Grades four and five are grouped together in one homeroom for all academic subjects. Students attend lunch and recess with their respective grade levels.
Students also participate in all of their special grade level activities.
All curriculum is both accelerated and enriched at a higher, more complex level than in the regular classroom. Grades two and three are grouped together and meet for approximately one and a half to two hours daily. In most buildings these students are clustered together in one or two regular classrooms for the remainder of the day. Math is also accelerated in most buildings, but is usually not taught by the Challenge teacher. The Challenge teachers also serve as resource teachers for regular classroom teachers and students in those classes.