If you are searching for a school to enlightening your children's potential in academic, Challenger is the one for you. I'm not...  Read More

If you are searching for a school to enlightening your children's potential in academic, Challenger is the one for you. I'm not talking about having a 3 yr old writing an essay, it is the fun in reading and learning that they will find and also be beneficial for their whole lifetime. I have 3 young children, and 2 have/ are going with Challenger ( 2 different campuses). I wholeheartedly vouch for Challenger, especially the Saratoga campus. In the 4 years I sent my kids with the Saratoga branch, nothing I'd complain, even when there have been 3 different school directors. I held back writing this review for quite some time, because I would hate this site got filled up quickly, due to the capacity limit. It's also the capacity constraint makes me loving this site even more! The staff and the teachers are WONDERFUL and they know almost each kiddo even when they are not in the teachers' class. Both my kids who went to Challenger were shy in the beginning, but one thing they keep telling me throughout the years even starting the first week is they love the school, the teachers, and the environment. One of mine had to do stay-at-home learning due to COVID, and each day he told me he misses Challenger for the whole year! It's such a relief to see your children love learning, be very proud of themselves exceling, feeling loved, and happy in a school. I thank the Saratoga teachers and staff providing such a great place, memory, and impact to my children.  Read Less

I attended Challenger School for preschool and kindergarten. While I feel funny writing this, I saw someone wrote about their o...  Read More

I attended Challenger School for preschool and kindergarten. While I feel funny writing this, I saw someone wrote about their own personal experience in 1971! I was at Challenger in 1990-1992 and LOVED IT. Obviously I was 4-5 years old so my memory from back then isn't crystal clear, but I can honestly remember loving school, my teachers, and my classmates. I was a very shy child and the teachers helped me adjust to life at school. My mom said I was always about to cry when I got out of her car, but then I would see my teachers and be happy to go in. Over time, I was excited for school! Both my brother and I attended Challenger school for Pre-K and K and then transitioned to public elementary school in Saratoga. We both agreed that we learned NOTHING NEW until 3rd grade because we were so ahead of our classmates due to Challenger's curriculum. (This ruined me a bit because school was so "easy" that I didn't realize I had to work at learning new things later on..if that makes sense). This is not to say that Saratoga's elementary school wasn't great or rigorous, it was just that we learned so much naturally at Challenger. Can't believe I have such great memories from 30 years ago, and I also love that the front of the school still looks exactly the same :) No clue what school is like now, but hopefully they have kept their values consistent!  Read Less