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KnoPro is 100% free and gives high school students meaningful work-based learning experiences they can highlight on resumes and college applications. Sponsored by top companies, each challenge helps students build in-demand skills, confidence, and opportunities to win large cash prizes.

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Teachers & Students - Sign up for the Lenovo Second Life, Smarter Tech Challenge today and you could win!

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Join the Lenovo Second Life, Smarter Tech Challenge for about a 1-in-6 chance to instantly win a gift card up to $150!

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Real-World ProjectsDo short, fun projects from top companies in fields like AI, Business, and Healthcare.

Cash PrizesWinners earn cash, and everyone earns points for major prizes and raffles.

Build Your ResumeShowcase your work to potential employers, colleges, and scholarship committees.

MentorshipWork solo or in teams, and get feedback and support from industry professionals.

More than $300,000 awarded to students and schools

KnoPro celebrates student creativity and problem-solving by awarding cash prizes to students and schools for outstanding industry project submissions. These rewards recognize hard work, innovation, and skill development—helping students gain confidence and real-world experience for resumes and college applications.

New Challenge Alert!

Looking for real-world experiences to make your college application and resume stand out? Challenges are competitions you can do on a team or solo—in school or out!—where big money's on the line just by helping solve a pressing industry or community problem with your real-life knohow.

Second Life, Smarter Tech

Look around you. Your phone, laptop, earbuds, and game console all took materi... More

Earns

+400 Points

Winner

$10000

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Daily Skillbuilders

10 minutes a Day. Earn Points & Skills.

Level-up your skills and career knowledge by creating TikTok videos, persuasive emails and more!

OtherCollaboration

House Rules

Effort: 10 minutesAt SouthTech Prep in Boynton Beach, Florida, every student is sorted into a house as soon as they arrive. The idea was borrowed from a famous book series, but the houses belong to the school. Each one has a name from a different language and something it stands for. There is a house of friendship from Spanish, dreamers from French, courage from Zulu, and givers from Portuguese. Each house mixes sixth, seventh, and eighth graders, so older and younger students end up on the same team. "Everybody's a family," the principal said. Students earn points for their house through attendance, grades, and test scores, and every house has its own color and chant. The principal says the houses help cut down on bullying. One parent says her kids now get to school on time and read more. Your Task: Imagine you are on the student team for your high school's new house system. The houses, names, and colors are already set. Your job is to decide how houses earn points. 1. Part of the Team Think of a time you felt like part of a team with people outside your grade or friend group, or a time you felt left out of one. Say what made the difference. (2 sentences.) 2. Points on the Board Invent one competition or activity that earns house points and comes from something you love, like a sport, a game, or cooking. Say how it works and how it mixes older and younger students. Then say how a student who is not good at it can still help their house. (3 to 4 sentences.) 3. Fair Play SouthTech gives points for attendance, grades, and test scores. Name one student who could almost never earn points under those rules or yours, like someone who works after school or who struggles with tests. Say one change that would give them a real way to help their house. (3 sentences.) More

Earns:
10 pointsAwarded:
(1) $100 e-gift card

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Testimonials

"KnoPro provides students with fun and exciting opportunities to creatively tap into their thoughts and get rewarded for their ideas. It is an engaging site that keeps students coming back for more!"

Maira Jamil

Urban Assembly Gateway School for Technology

“I was really impressed with the creativity... they made me feel good as a teacher. Experiences like these are what make teaching so rewarding.”

Mark Godinez

South Dade Senior High

“The KnoPro project was relevant to them because it made them think about how they could apply technology in their future careers."

Guilia Matarasso

Monarch High School

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Healthcare

Ilyas G. & Kartheek K.

Healthcare is Hiring

You're in charge. How would you fix the healthcare worker shortage? Healthcare is running ou...Learn more

5 weeks ChallengeEarns: +400pts

Problem SolvingCommunicationSocial Awareness

Awarded:
$5000

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