Challenger School
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| Scientia, Opus, Virtus (Knowledge, Work, Responsibility) |
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| Established | 1963 |
| School type | Independent |
| Founder | Barbara B. Baker |
| Location | San Jose, California, Las Vegas, Nevada, Salt Lake City, Utah, Boise, Idaho, Austin, Texas United States |
| Campus | multiple |
| Enrollment | approx. 10,000 systemwide |
| School colors | burgundy |
| Homepage | http://www.challengerschool.com |
Challenger School is a nonsectarian private school in the United States, offering education from preschool through eighth grade. Preschool is offered for children as young as two years and nine months old.
Challenger School operates ten campuses in the San Francisco Bay Area (California), three in the Las Vegas area (Nevada), six in the Salt Lake City area (Utah), two in Boise (Idaho), as well as a new campus in Austin (Texas).[1]
The curriculum includes literature, history, grammar, math, science, computers, speech, art, and music.
[edit] Curricula
Curricula as indicated by Challenger School is [2] :
- Literature/Grammar/Composition
- Critical Thinking
- Mathematics
- Science
- Computers (Logo, Typing, Fortran, Pascal) (testing a programming language with JavaScript syntax called CHIP)
- Speech and Debate
- History Geography Economics(only for 8th grade)
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