To duplicate public libraries that parents have already paid for with tax dollars—and can easily access within their communities—doesn’t make fiscal sense for Challenger or our customers. We choose to avoid the significant investment, which would translate into a substantial increase in tuition—something we fervently strive to avoid.
A Challenger education includes dozens of books that students read, study, and keep. Students actually begin to build their own personal libraries with the books provided by Challenger.
Furthermore, we use our time with students carefully and make the most out of the short instructional time we have with them. Rather than spending valuable, scarce teaching time to have students select books for personal reading, we suggest that families manage this outside of school time. We maintain and distribute a Recommended Reading List to encourage students to read independently during the summer and outside of school time.