Challenger School - Traverse Mountain

I love Challenger. I went there from pre-school through 6th grade in Sandy and now my son has gone three years of pre-school and kindergarten. He absolutely loves it. My son can read over 30 books on his own and he is 5. He can already add, subract and do other math as well. He is learning and growing so fast and we are grateful for his Challenger education. It is a well-rounded education with music and art combined with all the other subjects. I totally reccomend it!

We really loved preschool and kindergarten. The uniform was a little stressful for me in first grade because it's impossible to keep a white oxford shirt clean on my son. I really like a lot of the teachers there. Public school has been a big step backwards, but we have a caring and thoughtful teacher.

Our daughter attended this school since kindergarden. Unfortunatelly the quality of the teachers they hire is not what was a couple of years ago. The school is more focused on making money than on having and paying the best teachers. The most concerning for me is their morals and that they are too strict. My daughter had a couple of teachers that played favorites, didn't take positive criticism feedback, answer questions coming from the kids, and were teaching kids by making them memorize or do the work for them. The reason for choosing Challenger was that we were looking to develop critical thinking in our daughter and hard work while today teachers come and go every year which shows lack of leadership in the school.

Although we have enjoyed our preschool and kindergarten experience, the elementary is nothing special at least not better than public. We saw improvements last year, but this year with all the teacher changes and poor replacements have made the experience undesirable. The elementary director comes across as fake and immature, and the headmaster clueless. They say the right things, but do nothing to address concerns. My advice, enroll in preschool and kindergarten, but find a good public or charter for elementary , and save your money.

I have 2 girls attending this school. My wife and I are constantly blown away by the things they are learning. After reading some of the negative reviews about the change in leadership, I can honestly say that it has not changed the experience for my kids. The most telling thing for me is that they would rather be at school than daycare. They love it. They are not stressed out or overwhelmed in the least. One review said "But if you want your child to be self-confident, love learning, and to think independently, Challenger should not be your school." Our experience has been different. Even as preschoolers our kids were speaking in front of the class and correcting the teachers when they intentionally made mistakes.