Challenge A
Attention Leads to Ownership
Ages 12–13 · Science Fair
Attention Leads to Ownership
Challenge A is the bridge between parent-directed elementary years and the more self-directed years to come. Students learn to take ownership of their work — and discover the joy of being responsible for their own learning.
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What's Covered This Year
Every Challenge year integrates the same six strands — woven together by a single Director.
Logic
Mathematical foundations and reasoning about numbers, operations, and laws.
Research
Natural science research — recording findings, illustrating, building models.
Reasoning
Constructing analogies, identifying fallacies in argumentation.
Debate
Drawing the world from memory and exploring the principles that shape nations.
Grammar
Latin vocabulary, declensions, and conjugations.
Exposition
The art of persuasive writing — literature analysis and essay composition.
Science Fair
The final five weeks of the semester give students the chance to put their research skills into practice — designing, executing, and presenting their own science fair project using the scientific method.
See Challenge in Action
A look at how Directors guide students through dialectic and rhetoric across the Challenge years.
What You'll Need for Challenge A
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Books for Challenge A
The Challenge A booklist — guides, literature, Latin, science and more.