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Why Challenge Island?

Challenge Island is a cross-educational STEAM-based enrichment program for kids. All programs are unplugged with no digital technology. Children are taken on unique "island" adventures where they work in collaborative groups to take on high-level thinking challenges on real world issues using only the materials in their treasure chest and their creativity.  Students have opportunity to build & strengthen their skills in all five aspects of STEAM – Science, Technology (invention & innovation), Engineering, Arts (language & creative), and Math - to successfully complete challenges as a team; while also strengthening their life skills in communication, collaboration, critical and creative thinking, flexibility, sociability, initiative, leadership, grit, and perseverance through difficulty. Challenge Island is dedicated to ensuring a brighter future for our kids and our communities by helping you prepare your child to succeed in the 21st Century and beyond!  

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Challenge Island - World Tour Island - Trip 1

Pack your suitcases for Challenge Island’s® World Tour!  We will learn about countries, cultures, and the geography of our world. You and a STEAM Team of friends will engineer your way around the globe - from Paris' Eiffel Tower to Sydney's Harbor Bridge and Rio De Janeiro's Maracanã Stadium. We'll travel by way of Hot Air Balloon where you’ll design a Kenyan African safari and even stir up some antics with your own Antarctic Penguins. An unforgettable journey across oceans and continents! This globe-trotting island will be an exciting CI adventure!  

This is trip 1 of a two trip (part) session.  Each session (trip) stands alone, and students can sign up for one or both.  Trip 2 will take place in Oct-Dec 2024 with different countries and different STEAM lessons.   

GTACS After-School Enrichment 

September - October 2024  ~ 6 classes 

@ Immaculate Conception Elementary 

-  Immediately after school, Time: 2:30 PM - 4:10 PM

-  Tuesdays: Sept 17, 24, Oct 1, 8, 15, 22

- Classes are once a week 

~ Students are placed in same-grade groups (STEAM Teams).

Participation

~ The 6-week program includes six 1-hour and 15-minute lessons, all five aspects of STEAM as well as Life Skills, all materials, and take-aways. 

~ Registration is on the IC Popsicle site.  Click the link to connect directly to that site.

In the event school is closed due to WEATHER, no after-school activities will be held per school policy. There is no guarantee of a make-up date in the case of inclement weather.  Missed sessions will be made up if schedules allow (which includes Challenge Island schedules, school room schedules, GTACS schedules).  Challenge Island will make all efforts to make up sessions cancelled due to weather when possible.