At Frontier Challenges, we believe that real learning happens when students are active explorers—asking questions, testing ideas, and building meaning for themselves. Our programs are designed around engaging, hands-on challenges that spark curiosity and connect knowledge to real-world experiences.

As Catherine Twomey Fosnot reminds us in How We Think and Learn:
“Most people assume that learning results from teachers transmitting knowledge: clearly explaining concepts, procedures to be practiced, and facts to be memorized; then testing to assess retention and application, with subsequent feedback. Yet this could not be further from the truth.”

Instead of memorizing facts, students in Frontier Challenges discover knowledge* through creativity, problem-solving, and reflection. Parents see their children grow in confidence, resilience, and imagination. Teachers gain a partner in bringing learning to life, transforming classrooms into places where curiosity guides the way and discovery becomes a shared adventure.

At its heart, Frontier Challenges is about more than lessons. It’s about the joy of exploration, the courage to take risks, and the excitement of reaching new frontiers—together.

For a more in depth look into how students construct knowledge see:

*Fosnot, Catherine Twomey; Perry, Randall Stewart, 2005 “Constructivism:  A Psychological Theory of Learning”, in Constructivism: Theory, Perspectives and Practice, Ed. Catherine Twomey Fosnot, Teachers college press, Columbia University, New York