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.
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.
3457 schools with this badge
Ten connections
Cambridge English Penfriends badge - given to teachers whose class make ten Penfriends connections with other Penfriends schools.
119 schools with this badge
Fifty connections
Cambridge English Penfriends badge - given to teachers whose class make 50 Penfriends connections with other Penfriends schools.
3 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.
1659 schools with this badge
Ten cards sent
Cambridge English Penfriends badge - given to teachers whose class sent 10 cards to other Penfriends schools.
864 schools with this badge
Fifty cards sent
Cambridge English Penfriends badge - given to teachers whose class sent 50 cards to other Penfriends schools.
446 schools with this badge
Two hundred cards sent
Cambridge English Penfriends badge - given to teachers whose class sent 200 cards to other Penfriends schools.
110 schools with this badge
Friends in Europe
Cambridge English Penfriends badge - given to teachers whose class have connected with a school based in Europe.
2896 schools with this badge
Friends in Africa
Cambridge English Penfriends badge - given to teachers whose class have connected with a school based in Africa.
80 schools with this badge
Friends in Asia
Cambridge English Penfriends badge - given to teachers whose class have connected with a school based in Asia.
432 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.
195 schools with this badge
Friends in South America
Cambridge English Penfriends badge - given to teachers whose class have connected with a school based in South America.
814 schools with this badge
Friends in Oceania
Cambridge English Penfriends badge - given to teachers whose class have connected with a school based in Oceania.
5 schools with this badge
Friends Around the World
Cambridge English Penfriends badge - given to teachers whose class have connected with schools in the six major continents: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America and Oceania.
1 school with this badge
Friends in Antarctica
Cambridge English Penfriends badge - given to teachers whose class have connected with a school based in Antarctica.
0 schools with this badge
Profile holidays
Cambridge English Penfriends badge - given to teachers who have completed their holiday information to make it easier for other schools to connect with them.
2167 schools with this badge
Power Profile
Cambridge English Penfriends badge - given to teachers who have completed all their profile information to make it easier for other schools to make successful connections.
1703 schools with this badge
