The Learning A-Z Star Donation Challenge is a month-long event that gives students the opportunity to help communities in need through reading and completing Learning A-Z activities.

Extended product trials are available for the duration of the challenge so that every student has the chance to participate and help communities in need around the world.

Teachers: Start a free, extended trial to join the challenge.

Administrators: Request a free, extended trial for multiple teachers.

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"I loved how the Star Donation Challenge made my students feel like they could help people in need. It educates and builds character simultaneously!"

Derek Larner

Teacher

Gunma Kokusai Academy

Gunma, Japan

Students who have participated in the Learning A-Z Star Donation Challenge:

• Read 3x as many books
• Complete 4x as many activities
• Achieve reading gains faster
• Make a life-changing impact on communities around the world and model good citizenship
  

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Students earn stars by reading books and completing activities within Kids A-Z .

From April 1 to May 3, students donate their stars toward healthy meals, clean water, or school supplies to help communities in need. For each category, students can choose to make a regular donation (4,000 stars) or a mega donation (11,000 stars). 

All donations are made within the Kids A-Z Star Zone.*

After stars are donated,
Learning A-Z makes a monetary donation, up to $20,000, on behalf of participating students to support a children’s humanitarian organization that works worldwide.

Learn, earn stars, and donate. It’s that simple.

The top-donating classroom in each of the 50 U.S. states and D.C., as well as in five different countries, will win a class pizza party. Check out the resources in our teacher kits!

We’re challenging students to donate 1 billion stars to unlock up to $20,000 in donations from Learning A-Z to
a children’s humanitarian organization.

Students decide how many donations are made to each category:

Healthy Meals

Clean Water

School Supplies

Donations provide highly nutritious food for children facing severe hunger.

Donations provide water tablets to ensure communities have access to clean water.

Donations provide communities without sufficient infrastructure with school supplies and building materials to give every student access to education.

Roster, Assign, and Learn!

Start an extended free trial then make sure students are rostered and the Incentives setting is turned on.

Assign books and activities or set up the Reading Room so students have plenty to work on during the challenge.

Encourage students to keep reading and completing activities. Once students earn enough starts to donate, they can make their donation within the Kids A-Z Star Zone.

Rebecca Hayter, a Customer Success Manager, shows how easy it is to get started with Learning A-Z by going over implementation and rostering. Let's go!

Sharmia Jones, a Professional Learning Manager, shows how our student portal makes learning fun. Check it out!

Nicola Homy, an Account Specialist, shows us how easy it is to get started with Learning A-Z by exploring premade lesson plans and resource packs.

Keep students motivated with our Learning A-Z Star Donation Challenge Kits.

Learning A-Z Star Donation 
Challenge Classroom Kit

Learning A-Z Star Donation 
Challenge Administrator Kit

Keep students motivated with collaborative goal setting, family letters, and donation tracking available in our Classroom Kit.

Access communication templates, resources to celebrate accomplishments, and more in our Administrator Kit.

The top-donating classroom in each of the 50 U.S. states and D.C., as well as in five different countries, will win a class pizza party to celebrate the impact they’ve made.**

Students have donated 7.7 billion stars to help communities in need since the start of the Learning A-Z Star Donation Challenge in 2020.

7.7 Billion

1.1 Billion

600,000

Stars Donated
Since 2020

Total Student Donations
Since 2020

Healthy Meals Donated Since 2020

4 Million

114,228

Days of Drinking Water Donated
Since 2021

School Supplies Donations
Since 2023

Participation in The Learning A-Z Star Donation Challenge is free for customers and participants who sign up for a free trial of Foundations A-Z, Raz-Kids, Raz-Plus, Raz-Plus ELL, Raz-Plus Español, Science A-Z, Writing A-Z, or Vocabulary A-Z. Sign up for a free trial for the duration of the challenge.

The 2024 Learning A-Z Star Donation Challenge will run from April 1 through May 3.

This year's challenge is running for one extra week to make up for the potential of school Spring breaks happening during the donation period.

Students read books and complete various learning activities to earn stars to donate.

Students need to earn 4,000 stars to donate a healthy snack, 10 days of clean water, or school supplies to communities in need.

Students can also make a MEGA donation of 11,000 stars to donate a healthy meal, 30 days of clean water, or to help build a school.

To earn enough stars to make a donation, students can listen to a book (10 stars), read a book (50 stars), pass a quiz (100 stars), complete a vocabulary game (100 stars), and more in their Kids A-Z portal. Check out other ways students can earn stars.

Students have the option to donate towards three causes: healthy meals, clean water, and school supplies.

After students donate the stars they’ve earned, Learning A-Z makes a monetary donation, up to $20,000, to a worldwide children’s humanitarian organization.*

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The top-donating classroom in each 50 U.S. states and D.C., as well as in five different countries, will win a class pizza party. The teacher of the winning classroom will receive a giftcard to a local pizza restaurant to use towards their pizza party.

See contest rules.

Learning A-Z will contact winners through the email address associated with their account within 30 days after the challenge has ended.

We will also celebrate the winning classrooms by devoting a blog post to their accomplishments and will publish the name of the classroom teacher, as well as the classroom's school and district. Student information will NOT be shared.

Register for a product orientation hosted by our Professional Learning team. Or, follow the step-by-step walkthroughs available within the Guided Help feature in your account.

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**No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited. The 2024 Learning A-Z® Star Donation Challenge Contest runs 04/01/2024 12:00:01 am ET to the earlier of: (1) 05/03/2024 11:59:59 pm ET or (2) the Target Donation is reached. Open only to School Teachers, 21+, who currently use a Sponsor Product. All eligible Teachers using a Sponsor Product will be entered into the Contest by virtue of using the Product. To learn how to opt-out of the contest and to see Official Rules, including how to participate and prize details, click here: https://www.learninga-z.com/user_area/content_media/raw/stardonationcontestrules1.pdf. Sponsor: Learning A-Z.