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Now, kids in Orange County can experience the magic of Challenge Island, the world's #1 STEAM program, from the safety and comfort of home. All Home Island Virtual Camps, Field Trips, and Enrichment Classes are taught live by certified Challenge Islandteachers. Children interact with their peers throughout all of our programs. During this time of COVID, you may wish to form a small study group with other families whom you know well, and create your own "learning pod." Choose a home where you'd like your group to meet, and we'll come to you. The minimum enrollment is 6 children per group for a minimum of 3 hours. Two Challenge Island teachers and all supplies will be provided. STEM Education and MORE STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) is a big buzzword in education of late. It has, after all, been tied to ensuring our children's future in the 21st century marketplace and to the future of our society on the local, national and global levels. Both private and public sectors report that 21st-century workers require skills that many of today's graduates don't have. Students need more in-depth knowledge of math and science, plus the ability to integrate and apply that knowledge to solve the challenges facing our nation. Children who study a STEM curriculum also develop a variety of skills that are essential for success: critical thinking and problem solving, creativity and innovation, communication, collaboration, and entrepreneurship, to name a few. When kids enter the Challenge Island classroom, they are transported to a cross-curricular learning environment worlds away from the regular school experience. The ambience feels positively party-like as our adventurous tribes tackle high-level thinking challenges at whimsical weekly destinations like Jaguar's Claw (Rainforest Island), Medusa's Pet Rock Playground (Mythology Island), Wizardry Academy (Hollywood Island) and Kenyan African Safari (Challenge Island World Tour). Kids count down the seconds until Challenge Island day rolls around! STEAM education, problem-based learning, and critical 21st Century Skills are at the heart of every Challenge Island Afterschool Class. But we don't stop there. Our proprietary curriculum seamlessly intertwines ELA, STEM, History, Social Studies, Arts, Geography and much more into one thrilling Island adventure! Each session of Challenge Island takes place on a unique thematic island and consists of 8 to 14 action-packed hour-long afterschool classes.… Read more