Challenger School reviews

You will wear many hats for very low pay. As a preschool teacher you are with the kids much longer than an actual school day anywhere else because there are no extended day teachers. So you are responsible for teaching phonics, math handwriting and science, but also generally fill the role as a baby sitter as the school is open from 7am-6pm staffed by teachers. In elementary, you will be their PE teacher and music teacher and be responsible for programs that in other schools would be staffed by these set teachers. Don't get me wrong, teaching these is fine, but not for the amount of money vs the work load and high expectations. There is no communication between management and employees and yet you are still held responsible for things that you were never told. The ideas that Challenger integrates into their curriculum are sadly not there for their teachers, examples being integrity. Management one day tells you to do this and then the next day do something different , each time upset at your apparent failings whether it be classroom management or teaching style. They say they will come observe or have come observed yet they were never in your room and watching from the outside window does not count because you cannot hear anything. Management I believe actively seeks to find something wrong with you. Many employees dread coming to work but do so for their children. 30+ kids is a possibility per room. Can rotate you between campuses as they see fit, non-negotiable.

I wish there was more time in the day to do everything I need. It is hard work, but the results are worth it.