Thousands of prizes to be won
The Big Challenge is a motivational tool that must always be a positive experience for your students. That’s why every participant is rewarded with a diploma and a poster, whatever their result. In addition to these two gifts, over 50% of students receive an additional prize. Then there are the prestigious departmental/regional and national first-place awards, and the medals awarded to the top performer in their school. Not forgetting the thousands of Boost and Challenge Award prizes.
On this page, you’ll find the prizes for the next contest. The Big Challenge team is constantly on the lookout for new prizes, which will be added to this page as they become available.
The official certificate
The contest is first and foremost a way of finding out how well you measure up against a national benchmark. The Official Certificate provides proof of this level, and is useful for students in their schooling.
Two new posters showcasing two extremely different versions of the United States: the iconic Flatiron Building in New York and a landscape scene from the Mojave Desert.
Each student, regardless of result, receives a diploma as a reward for having taken part in The Big Challenge.
All participants can print out their personal OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE with their own score and rankings from their Big Challenge account. This official Big Challenge document attests to their level in English and is a useful addition to a student’s school records.
Prizes for all
Whatever the result, each participant receives a diploma, a pencil and a superb poster representing several English-speaking towns or places.
Additional prices
Over 50% of students receive an additional gift. Schools receive a set of prizes to be distributed among participants according to their results.
With this keychain in the colors of the United Kingdom or the United States, English will always be at hand!
With this colourful power bank, your students will be able to charge their mobile phone everywhere. Useful, practical and ultra light, this accessory is essential in a teenager's digital world.
A calendar featuring 12 English-speaking countries around the world. Learn how English has travelled across the globe and about the places where it is spoken. Each month showcases a different country with all text in English.
Superb cloth UK and US flags (90 x 60 cm) to celebrate success in The Big Challenge.
Thousands of UK flag pencils will be won this year in addition to all the other prizes.
Four brand new stories from Black Cab Readers, each filled with mystery and adventure in very British settings. These short stories are specially written for English learners and contain helpful glossaries and colourful illustrations.
Spend the year in Los Angeles with this school diary! With photos and facts about the coolest city in California, this 100% English diary will keep kids entertained at the same time as being a practical classroom tool.
Your students are going to love this holiday-themed puzzle book. Learn and revise words and phrases in English with mulitple-choice questions, crosswords, quizzes and puzzles. This is a fun way to discover or review the vocabulary used during the holidays in places like restaurants, hotels, beaches an much, much more!
A plastic and reusable cup will be part of this year's gifts!
For the first of the school
This year, each student who finishes first in his or her level in the school will win a diploma and an electronic prize, regardless of the number of participants.
The first in each level will also win a medal if there are at least 20 participants in the level or 80 participants in the school.
The awards
With the Awards, the motivation of each participant is rewarded. This year, over 2,500 super prizes will be distributed to the winners!
A super smartwatch with GPS, an alarm, health tracker and sleep monitor.
In each school with 20 or more students participating per level, the best-scoring student for each level will receive The School Award medal.
This tablet can be used everywhere. Easily connected to the internet, its 7-inch screen will allow for a fantastic viewer experience whether you are watching a movie, surfing the web or playing games. What an amazing reward for a great English school year!
In addition to all the other prizes, the top students in each grade level in each region receive the REGIONAL SUPER CUP.
With this fabulous wireless Bluetooth speaker, your students will be able to listen to their favourite music at home or on the go. Compact, easy-to-use and stylish, this speaker is sure to be a hit with music fans.
In addition to all the other prizes they receive, the regional and national winners in each level are awarded The Big Challenge T-shirt.
These stylish Bluetooth headphones are comfortable to wear and allow your students to listen to their favourite music from any smartphone or Bluetooth device.
The prestigious First Class National Honours diploma is awarded to students achieving the best results in their region and in the country.
In addition to all the other prizes, the top students in each level in the national ranking receive the prestigious NATIONAL CUP.
Prestige for ranked students
Every year, more than 2,400 students in the 6 levels of the competition receive the prestigious Big Challenge awards for their outstanding results, in addition to all the other prizes: the cup, the T-shirt and the beautiful « First Class National Honours » diploma.
For teachers
Participating teachers receive a certificate and access to workshops.
Prizes
With this fabulous wireless Bluetooth speaker, your students will be able to listen to their favourite music at home or on the go. Compact, easy-to-use and stylish, this speaker is sure to be a hit with music fans.
A calendar featuring 12 English-speaking countries around the world. Learn how English has travelled across the globe and about the places where it is spoken. Each month showcases a different country with all text in English.
Two new posters showcasing two extremely different versions of the United States: the iconic Flatiron Building in New York and a landscape scene from the Mojave Desert.
Spend the year in Los Angeles with this school diary! With photos and facts about the coolest city in California, this 100% English diary will keep kids entertained at the same time as being a practical classroom tool.
In addition to all the other prizes they receive, the regional and national winners in each level are awarded The Big Challenge T-shirt.
In each school with 20 or more students participating per level, the best-scoring student for each level will receive The School Award medal.
Superb cloth UK and US flags (90 x 60 cm) to celebrate success in The Big Challenge.
Thousands of UK flag pencils will be won this year in addition to all the other prizes.
These stylish Bluetooth headphones are comfortable to wear and allow your students to listen to their favourite music from any smartphone or Bluetooth device.
Each student, regardless of result, receives a diploma as a reward for having taken part in The Big Challenge.
In each school, the top student in each level receives the prestigious First Class Honours diploma, regardless of how many students are registered at that level.
The prestigious First Class National Honours diploma is awarded to students achieving the best results in their region and in the country.
Four brand new stories from Black Cab Readers, each filled with mystery and adventure in very British settings. These short stories are specially written for English learners and contain helpful glossaries and colourful illustrations.
In addition to all the other prizes, the top students in each level in the national ranking receive the prestigious NATIONAL CUP.
In addition to all the other prizes, the top students in each grade level in each region receive the REGIONAL SUPER CUP.
This tablet can be used everywhere. Easily connected to the internet, its 7-inch screen will allow for a fantastic viewer experience whether you are watching a movie, surfing the web or playing games. What an amazing reward for a great English school year!
All participants can print out their personal OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE with their own score and rankings from their Big Challenge account. This official Big Challenge document attests to their level in English and is a useful addition to a student’s school records.
With this colourful power bank, your students will be able to charge their mobile phone everywhere. Useful, practical and ultra light, this accessory is essential in a teenager's digital world.
A super smartwatch with GPS, an alarm, health tracker and sleep monitor.
The CLASS Challenge medal for the most deserving student in the class!
The awesome CLASS Challenge trophy for the classes that advanced to the Platinum League in December!
Each teacher who participates in the organization of the contest receives a certificate in his/her account. This recognized certificate will allow him/her to justify his/her involvement in the organization of this national event.
A plastic and reusable cup will be part of this year's gifts!
With this keychain in the colors of the United Kingdom or the United States, English will always be at hand!
Your students are going to love this holiday-themed puzzle book. Learn and revise words and phrases in English with mulitple-choice questions, crosswords, quizzes and puzzles. This is a fun way to discover or review the vocabulary used during the holidays in places like restaurants, hotels, beaches an much, much more!
A diploma for classes that participated in The Big Challenge CLASS Challenge 2023.
High quality postcards depicting the English capital will be given to participants in this year's CLASS Challenge.
Filled with facts, maps, quizzes and pictures, this 32-page book is guaranteed to entertain (and educate!) its young readers.
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