Good character is what will get you farther in your future career, often more so than your academics. Therefore, teachers and schools should model and teach good character to their students. It is crucial that students are learning the value of character and why being...

At Challenge Discovery, we work with a variety of groups, from middle school students, to high school sports teams, to church youth groups. In addition, we oftentimes work with leadership programs or leadership teams in the community, hoping to give the students an...

The Dangers of “Pay for Play”: Challenge Discovery vs. Go Ape and other adventure parks   In August 2016, a woman tragically fell 35 feet to her death from a zip line platform at the Go Ape Tree Top Adventure Park in Delaware....

On a recent road trip, I listened to an American Radioworks podcast called Beyond the Blackboard: Building Character in Public Schools. The podcast starts off with a scene of a group of students from a school in New York on an outdoor trip in upstate New York. The...

About a month ago, we gathered at the course for a week to meet and train a new group of facilitators. These people arrived eager to learn, ready to be challenged, and excited to grow. A few of them had experienced Challenge Discovery before or had a son or daughter...

Graduating to high school can mean larger classes, bigger school buildings, more responsibility, and more freedom. Students are almost always excited, but they can also feel anxiety and frustration. As a teacher, here are 5 things to consider in your middle school...

Welcome Back Students! With the school year starting, it’s that time of year for students of all ages to start a new chapter in their lives. Challenge Discovery begins each school year by working with various colleges, who bring out their leadership groups such as...

Real World Skills #3 For the past few weeks, we’ve shared about some skills participants may not realize they are taking back to the “real world” at the end of a Challenge Discovery program. Groups come to Challenge Discovery for a field trip or corporate event and go...

Real World Skills #2   Last week we started to examine some skills participants may not even realize they are taking back to the “real world” at the end of a Challenge Discovery program. If you haven’t had a chance, check out last week’s post with insights about...