Skills like communication, collaboration, critical and creative thinking abilities, flexibility, sociability, initiative, leadership, and perseverance through difficulty. At Challenge Island, we are 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. 
At Challenge Island Phoenix, we believe that STEM is incomplete without the additional of an “A” for art. In fact many would say that STEAM is the new STEM. During our workshops, STEM and the arts naturally go hand in hand – from the background music to the art supply boxes in our tribal treasure chests to the amazing aesthetic touches our students add to their functional creations. 
Islands are the mainstay of Challenge Island with creative problem solving at each turn. Each session of Challenge Island takes place on a unique thematic island and consists of 8 or more action-packed afterschool classes – or destinations, as we like to call them. A class might “take place”, for example, at TIME MACHINE ISLAND’s Pinball Wizard Way, RAINFOREST ISLAND’S Anaconda Squeeze or MYTHOLOGY ISLAND’S Poseidon’s Seas. 
The tribe is at the heart of every Challenge Island experience. Far more than just a group of kids, our Challenge Island tribes function like families sharing ideas, hopes and mutual goals. They learn to negotiate, compromise and count on one another. They build bonds, friendships, tolerance and acceptance as they pool their combined strengths and resources to create a far richer product than any one of them could ever achieve individually. 
Welcome to Challenge Island of Phoenix, AZ!
Phoenix | Scottsdale | Paradise Valley | Fountain Hills | Cave Creek | New River | Carefree
We Are Excited to Offer Amazing S.T.E.A.M Learning Opportunities for Northeast Maricopa County Children!
In School Field Trips and After School Programs for Phoenix Schools
Every Challenge Island® Field Trip and Afterschool Enrichment Class is a HIGH ENERGY, HANDS-ON, Cross-Curricular STEAM Adventure featuring Project-Based Learning and 21st Century Skills. Our Award-Winning Curriculum is aligned with multiple Common Core, State, and Next Generation Science Standards, as well as Social Emotional Learning Standards. Safety is our highest priority during all on-site programs. Send your students on an unforgettable STEAM Adventure without ever leaving school grounds!
In School Field TripsWe bring the field trip directly to your classroom in preschools, elementary and middle schools in the Phoenix Northeast Valley! Grade level and School Wide Field Trips can be planned and arranged to ensure optimal quality and experience. Virtual Field Trips can be arranged where material and live instructions are provided. Teachers: Enter for a chance to win a FREE In-Class Field Trip! |
After School Enrichment ProgramsOur one-of-a-kind Challenge Island® after school enrichment classes are on the cutting edge of S.T.E.A.M. (science, technology, engineering, art, & math) education and 21st Century Learning. Each week kids visit a different island destination where they work in collaborative tribes to tackle various STEM/STEAM challenges using only the materials in their treasure chests and their boundless imaginations. We offer dozens of different thematic islands filled with hundreds of exhilarating challenges for children to enjoy. |
Phoenix Summer Camps
Challenge Island®, The World’s #1 STEM/STEAM program, is a high-energy, hands-on fusion of STEAM, 21st Century Skills, Problem-Solving Adventure, Project-Based Learning and our trademark STEAMbuilding® experience. Campers embark on fantastical themed STEAM journeys where they work in collaborative tribes to tackle various exciting challenges using only the materials in their treasure chest and their boundless imaginations.
Learn More About Our Summer Camps Register NowChallenge Island Juniors For Preschools
At Challenge Island we believe that you are never too young to start imagining, creating and thinking big! Our Challenge Island Jr. programs scale down our regular challenges to a level just right for Pre-K and K.
Pre-K and K students get to explore STEM and STEAM concepts through story-telling and adventure themes. Watch their imagination soar as they plan, build, and test their fun creations.
Challenge Island Phoenix can provide in-school field trips and regular weekly programs for your preschool.
“I just love my children’s preschool for including Challenge Island in their day! The director sent me a picture of my daughter learning all about wind power – at 4 years old! She actually built a car that goes when she blows it. My daughter comes home so excited to tell me everything she learned at Challenge Island each week.”
Jaime W., Challenge Island Jr. Parent
Girl Scouts Badge and Journey Workshops
A Girl Scouts of Arizona Cactus-Pine Partner
Challenge Island is a Corporate Partner with Girl Scout Councils from Coast to Coast. Our one of a kind virtual and in-person STEAM challenges and adventures fulfill a wide array of Daisy, Brownie, Junior and Cadette Journey and Badge requirements. Girls also receive a unique Challenge Island Fun Patch each time they do a Journey or Badge workshop with Challenge Island!
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A Fun Infused Learning Experience Like No Other!
21st Century Learning
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STEM + Art = STEAM
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Island Experience
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Tribes
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Local Partnerships
PROGRAMS
Fun, hands-on Programs where kids learn creative problem solving and thinking skills
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21st CENTURY LEARNING
Preparing kids for the 21st century with focus on creativity and critical thinking Learn More
STEM + ART = STEAM
We offer more than STEM Education by including art and creative skills. Learn More
AFTERSCHOOL CLASSES
Our Exhilarating Challenge-Based Afterschool Adventures Transport Kids to Action-Packed “Island “Destinations”, Worlds Away from their Regular School Experience Learn More
CAMPS
When School is Out STEAM is in! Our Whimsical Camps are Based on Pop-Culture Themes Kids Love and are Mini-Vacations in Their Own Right Learn More
IN-SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS
Our high interest on-site field trips for preschool through high school students uniquely intertwine ELA, Math, Science and Social Studies concepts into a One-of-a-Kind STEAM experience Learn More
GIRL SCOUTS
We are Corporate Partners with Girl Scout Councils From Coast to Coast. Learn More About Our Badge Workshops for Daisies, Brownies, and Juniors. Boy Scout Programming Also Available. Learn MoreLearn About the Challenge Island Program and Mission that Made Us the World’s Most Popular STEM/STEAM Franchise.
“There are a number of STEM and STEAM enrichment franchises, but one thing that makes Challenge Island stand out from the competition is what it lacks. You’ll find no screens or digital devices in a Challenge Island after-school class, camp or family night. Instead, kids, working in tribes, are encouraged to use imagination, teamwork and problem-solving skills to come up with creative solutions to challenges using only a treasure chest full of low-tech art supplies.”
-Entrepreneur Magazine, March 2020