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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 - Mine Island 

Grab your pickaxe and dig into the most exciting program on the block! We’ll swap computers for creativity and mousepads for imagination as our STEAM Teams teleport into action-packed Mine Island hotspots. These are ALL NEW LESSONS!  We will not be doing any lessons we have ever done at Mine Island summer camp!  So if you are crazy for minecraft and want to bring it to life ~ this is for you!  Our massively popular Mine Island Camp is a Challenge Island Kids Choice favorite and this after-school session will soon be a hit as well! 

GTACS After-School Enrichment 

April - May 2025  ~ 6 classes 

@ Immaculate Conception Elementary 

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

-  Tuesdays: April 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6, 13

- 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.