5th Annual WinterKids Winter Games Photos, Results, and More!

Competitive Track

Top 3 winning schools:

GOLD MEDAL WINNERS: Jonesport Elementary

SILVER MEDAL WINNERS: West Bath School

BRONZE MEDAL WINNERS: Leroy H. Smith School

This year’s 4-week series of challenges included outdoor physical activity, nutrition, family engagement, and winter carnival, and we celebrated the Olympic Winter Games just as our inaugural Winter Games did in 2018. All competitive track schools received a cash prize based on how they finished.

Our top 3 schools are taking home the biggest prizes with $10,000 (Gold Medal), $7,500 (Silver Medal), and $5,000 (Bronze Medal) for their schools. In addition, our top 3 winning schools were treated to an inspirational live awards ceremony rally led by Elec Simon and Friends!

CONGRATULATIONS to everyone who participated!​ ​​ ​Every​ ​school​ ​is​ ​a​ ​winner​ ​in​ ​this​ ​competition.​ ​You​ ​lead​ ​the​ ​charge​ ​to​ ​have​ ​students,​ ​faculty,​ ​staff,​ ​and​ ​others​ ​to​ ​MOVE!​ LEARN!​ ​EXPLORE!​ ​outside​ ​this​ ​winter.​ ​You​ ​are​ ​all true ​champions!

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Find more details on how the scoring worked for our Competitive Track schools, in our Winter Games 2022 Rules & Regulations.

The​ ​smiles,​ ​laughter,​ ​and​ ​cheers​ ​are​ ​why​ ​we​ ​bring​ ​WinterKids​ ​to​ ​Helen​ ​Thompson​ ​School.​ ​This​ ​week​ ​was​ ​full​ ​of​ ​planning,​ ​promoting,​ ​competing,​ ​and​ ​celebrating​ ​as​ ​we​ ​ended​ ​our​ ​WinterKids​ ​2022​ ​experience.​ ​As​ ​the​ ​fire​ ​department,​ ​state​ ​troopers,​ ​journalist,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​entire​ ​school​ ​celebrated​ ​together,​ ​I​ ​asked​ ​one​ ​of​ ​my​ ​students,​ ​who​ ​had​ ​just​ ​won​ ​bronze​ ​in​ ​bobsledding,​ ​what​ ​he​ ​was​ ​thinking.​ ​He​ ​looked​ ​at​ ​me​ ​with​ ​tears​ ​in​ ​his​ ​eyes​ ​and​ ​said,​ ​”I​ ​think​ ​this​ ​is​ ​the​ ​happiest​ ​moment​ ​of​ ​my​ ​life”​ ​We​ ​are​ ​so​ ​grateful​ ​to​ ​have​ ​been​ ​a​ ​part​ ​of​ ​WinterKids​ ​this​ ​year.​ ​Thank​ ​you​ ​to​ ​all​ ​who​ ​made​ ​it​ ​happen!

Meghan​ ​Colby

Helen​ ​Thompson​ ​School,​ W. Gardiner ME

5th Annual WinterKids Winter Games Photos, Results, and More!

2022 WinterKids Winter Games Awards Ceremonies

2022 Winter Games Gallery of Play-Along Champions

Winter Games Week 4 Moment of the Week

Winter Games Week 3 Moment of the Week

Winter Games Week 2 Moment of the Week

PLAY ALONG Track

In 2021 we offered a pandemic-friendly, non-competitive version of the Winter Games—the Play-Along edition. Many of the participants liked the easier-to-implement version of the Winter Games, and so, in 2022 we offered two ways to play!

The result? Over 7,000 participants across the state of Maine (and beyond) participated in 4 weeks of fun Winter Olympics-themed challenges at their own pace as part of our Play-Along Track, with chances to win weekly prizes from WinterKids and our partners at Central Maine Power.

This Gallery of 2022 Winter Games Play-Along Champions is made up of photos submitted by individual families and educators as part of our Play-Along photo contest. Enjoy!

thank you to our sponsors

The 2022 WinterKids Winter Games were made possible, thanks to generous support from:

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