Digital Badges
Digital Badges
A Digital Open Badge shows others what you have accomplished. They are fully digital and you can show them on social networking profiles, online CVs, job sites and more. When using your digital badges, consider linking them back to our Penfriends home page so more people can discover how to make friends through learning English.
Why take part?
Join Therefored Penpals to:
- access new, fun classroom activities
- help your students practise reading and writing in English
- connect to a school in another part of the world, safely and easily
- develop a relationship with another school, possibly by exchanging more letters, arranging a video conference or even a school exchange
- take a break from the usual course of studying English
- show students that English is practical, helping them communicate internationally
- build your students’ confidence as they communicate in English with another student.
Available badges
Cambridge English Penfriends uses Digital Open Badges to recognise your Penfriends achievements. Here you can see a list of all the digital badges available on Penfriends, how you can earn them, and how many badges have been issued.
First connection
Cambridge English Penfriends badge – given to teachers whose class makes their first Penfriends connection with another Penfriends school.
4212 schools with this badge
Ten connections
Cambridge English Penfriends badge – given to teachers whose class make ten Penfriends connections with other Penfriends schools.
171 schools with this badge
Fifty connections
Cambridge English Penfriends badge – given to teachers whose class make 50 Penfriends connections with other Penfriends schools.
4 schools with this badge
One-hundred connections
Cambridge English Penfriends badge – given to teachers whose class make 100 Penfriends connections with other Penfriends schools.
1 school with this badge
First card sent
Cambridge English Penfriends badge – given to teachers whose class sent 1 card to another Penfriends schools.
2097 schools with this badge
Ten cards sent
Cambridge English Penfriends badge – given to teachers whose class sent 10 cards to other Penfriends schools.
1156 schools with this badge
Fifty cards sent
Cambridge English Penfriends badge – given to teachers whose class sent 50 cards to other Penfriends schools.
609 schools with this badge
Two hundred cards sent
Cambridge English Penfriends badge – given to teachers whose class sent 200 cards to other Penfriends schools.
152 schools with this badge
Friends in Europe
Cambridge English Penfriends badge – given to teachers whose class have connected with a school based in Europe.
3597 schools with this badge
Friends in Africa
Cambridge English Penfriends badge – given to teachers whose class have connected with a school based in Africa.
102 schools with this badge
Friends in Asia
Cambridge English Penfriends badge – given to teachers whose class have connected with a school based in Asia.
518 schools with this badge
Friends in North America
Cambridge English Penfriends badge – given to teachers whose class have connected with a school based in North America.
217 schools with this badge