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Challenger School—an American Private School In 1960, while teaching in a public school, Challenger School founder and CEO Barbara Baker became alarmed that her first grade students had received no academics in kindergarten, wasting the best years for establishing a foundation for learning.
by integrating concrete facts into concepts through their shared essential similarities among apparent differences. It is our emphasis on independent reasoning skills so rarely practiced in today’s world that results in our students’ extraordinary academic performance. Essential Curriculum Challenger’s curriculum and philosophy embrace the value of life. We teach students
Breathtaking Results Challenger’s curriculum and proven teaching methods help each student gain the skills needed to excel. As students learn foundational concepts and apply reasoning skills, the results are spectacular. Challenger students achieve scores that average above the 90th percentile on the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS). This means that our average student outperforms nine out of ten students who take this test.
OUR MISSION is to prepare children to become self-reliant, productive individuals; Barbara decided to leave the comfort of the public schools to start her own preschool where she could teach phonics to children before they went to public school. “I figured that if they learned phonics in preschool, no one could take that away from them.” In Barbara’s first class, there were only six paying students. Two years later, as fascinated parents witnessed their children singing songs and bubbling with excitement about learning, the tiny preschool had grown to 100 half-day preschool students with 100 more waiting for admission. Today, Challenger School educates more than 10,000 students annually. Traditional Methods Challenger School teaches students early on that they are responsible for their own learning and success. Our students become independent, conceptual thinkers
to teach them to think, speak, and write with clarity, precision, and independence; to lead them to recognize and value their individuality and unalienable rights; and to inspire them to embrace challenge and find joy and self-worth through achievement. to respect and protect the unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness expressed so brilliantly by our Founding Fathers in the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. From preschool on, Challenger students regularly speak and perform before their peers, teachers, and parents. This invaluable experience helps them gain the confidence necessary to communicate effectively and with purpose. Challenger graduates often point to these experiences as the basis for success in college and the workplace. Advertorial
Education is much more than a good classroom environment, adequate school supplies, fun playgrounds, and a nice teacher. Challenger School’s educational philosophy (why we do what we do) and methods (how we do what we do) are what set us apart from other schools.
Challenger School offers preschool through eighth grade programs. There are three campuses in the Las Vegas area: Summerlin, Los Prados, and Silverado. To find one near you, visit ChallengerSchool.com.