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Welcome to our FAQ page! Find answers to our most commonly asked questions about Fenworks, our high-tech programming, and how STEM activities benefit our schools and students.

Frequently Asked Questions

For School Leaders

Share with us which of our high-tech activities you want to bring to your school, and we'll build a plan together. After a quick intro call, we'll help you find a General Manager who's excited about the impact our High-Tech activities can have on your students and willing to take on the role. From there, we handle the rest: the competition platform, coaching, curriculum, scheduling, and officiating. Your school just shows up to play.

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Fenworks is built around your local community, schools, and athletics. We design our programs around the places we serve, so your teams compete close to home and your season builds toward a championship event: a state tournament for esports and regional tournaments for our Drone Racing and Golf Simulator leagues.

When you need us, we're a call away, and you'll talk to a real person on our local team who knows your school and your season.

Yes, in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota, esports is recognized for a sanctioned pilot season, with Fenworks operating as the league partner and officiating provider.

Our partner schools see higher attendance, stronger grades, and more confident students, and the research backs it up:

"Students who may never have considered themselves athletes are now representing their school with pride."Molly Hollenbeck, Principal, Bloomington Kennedy High School

Most of our schools are set up in three steps:

  1. Intro call. We learn about your school and map out the right program fit.
  2. Onboarding meeting. We finalize your program agreement and help you name your General Manager.
  3. Recruitment and setup. We give you the tools to help you recruit students and get your school ready to play.
Enroll before the fall season to start on time. Mid-year enrollment is open depending on program and state.

Fenworks runs a range of high-tech activities that connect your students to local career and college pathways:

  • Scholastic Esports. Our leagues for middle and high school students, who compete in school-appropriate titles and represent their school at a state tournament.
  • Collegiate Esports League. A next step for your graduating players, who keep competing after high school and connect with college programs building their rosters. Some of our season sponsors, like Mayville State's Comet Esports, have offered scholarships to a number of our Fenworks state champions.
  • Drone Racing. A competitive UAS program that can be paired with our Fenworks FAA Part 107 prep curriculum, so students can work toward their commercial drone pilot license before they graduate.
  • Broadcasting Academy. Students join our weekly virtual classroom, taught by broadcasting professionals, and build a live broadcast for their school.
  • Golf Simulator League. Keeps your golfers sharp in the off-season with weekly asynchronous play for both our boys and girls leagues and a hybrid regional Finals Tournament.
Frequently Asked Questions

For Families

Fenworks is an independent company that partners with our schools to run our high-tech activities as extracurriculars, the same way your school runs speech, theatre, soccer, or football. Whether it's Esports, Drone Racing, or our Competitive Golf Simulator League, the program runs through your school, with our team supporting it behind the scenes.

Yes. We work directly with your school to keep the space safe. Our coaches monitor and moderate the ecosystem and report any inappropriate behavior straight to the school. We use software that doesn't sell student data, we keep student last names truncated, and we vet every user with their school, so we know each person is who they say they are.

Each school sets its own rules for where students take part, whether that's in an approved space on campus or from home. Your school can let you know what they expect, and our team helps them get set up.

Our regular season esports leagues start in late fall, and our Drone Racing and Golf Simulator leagues begin in the spring. Practices and matches are scheduled around your school calendar and holidays, and each season builds toward a championship event: a state tournament for esports and regional tournaments for our other programs. For the latest dates, please check your state's league page below:

Your student needs a gaming console (Xbox, PlayStation, or Nintendo Switch) or a computer that can run the games, plus any device that can run Discord, like a phone, computer, or tablet. If your school doesn't have this equipment, students can play on their own setups.

Through our partnership with Nintendo, schools can also purchase Nintendo Switch consoles at a discount through Fenworks, and get free download codes for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Mario Kart, and Splatoon (including their DLC), plus a Nintendo Switch Online code.

Our high-tech activities give our students a place to belong and the skills to get ahead. Through accessibility, shared passion, and teamwork, our programs bring together students from all backgrounds, and your student builds leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills that carry into college and beyond.

Students who take part also tend to attend more days of school and earn a higher GPA. And because our activities open doors to technology and STEM-based fields, your student leaves with pathways toward college opportunities and future-proof careers.

Frequently Asked Questions

For Students

The fastest way to start is to reach out through our contact page. Our team will follow up, walk you through the options, and help your school build a program that fits.

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Schools can choose from up to nine titles, and the lineup differs by state based on state sanctioning. Nearly every title is free-to-play, with Minecraft and Overwatch as the only exceptions.

Our titles span team-based and solo games, so every student finds a fit. View your state's league page for the list of available titles:

Joining opens up more than game day. Our students can access:

  • Collegiate recruitment. Direct connections to college programs building their rosters.
  • Scholarships & grants. Chances to earn financial support for higher education.
  • Job-ready skills. Hands-on experience in STEM, broadcasting, and technology that carries into careers.

You don't have to compete to belong here. Plenty of our students join to practice and hang out with teammates, and that counts just as much as competing. You can also take part in our other high-tech activities, like our Broadcasting Academy, where you help produce the live broadcasts of our games.

Our coaches come from the top 5% to 0.01% of players in the titles they teach. All curriculum is built collaboratively, so even if one coach is less experienced than another in a title, students still learn from a qualified, expert coach in every title.

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Reach out and we'll connect with you quickly to answer your question and point you in the right direction.

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