The World's #1 STEAM Franchise designed to foster critical and creative thinking, problem solving skills, and core STEAM principles in children.
Education , Children's Franchises
About Challenge Island
With over 150 franchises and a critically-acclaimed children's STEAM book series, Challenge Island is the World's #1 STEAM Franchise. Boasting dozens of Entrepreneur Magazine rankings and Parents Picks Awards, Challenge Island has enriched the lives of over 5 million children in over 10,000 schools and community organizations. An established, proven franchise system with a nurturing, family-like franchise culture, Challenge Island was founded and created by its CEO, Sharon Duke Estroff, an award-winning educator, internationally-syndicated parenting journalist and Random House parenting author. Challenge Island learning adventures are set on an archipelago of whimsical island settings like Super Star Island, Cool Careers Island, and Dazzling Decades Island. Wrapped in whimsical trimmings (colorful headbands, team spirit, and the beat of the Challenge Island drum), kids work collaboratively through Challenge Island’s signature STEAMbuilding® process to tackle challenges, using only a treasure chest full of low-tech supplies and their boundless imaginations. A sense of excitement and wonder fill the air as children enter new worlds of learning and adventure through Challenge Island field trips, classes, camps, scout workshops, family fun nights and STEAMbuilding® events. With the release of the first book in the Challenge Island book series on National STEAM Day 2021, kids will be able to experience the magic of Challenge Island programs and the magic of reading all at the same time!
2012 (13 years)
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Franchise Fees
$39,900
$44,910 Veteran's Fee
7.0%
Gross Sales
2.0%
Gross Sales
Why Challenge Island?
Challenge Island is a franchise opportunity like no other. We are a caring, creative and cohesive community of 100+ franchise owners who are changing the world one child at a time while building personally and financially rewarding home-based businesses and careers. Whether you are an educator looking for your next step, a corporate mom trying to find balance, or a seasoned professional seeking a new career path that will fulfill you personally as well as financially, Challenge Island is worth a visit.
Franchisee Benefits:
- World’s #1 STEAM Franchise with over 150 Franchise Units
- Large Protected Territory based on Zip Codes
- 100’s of Common Core and Next Generation Science Standard-Aligned Lesson Plans
- Works Well in Rural, Suburban and Urban Franchise Locations
- Project-Based Learning Curriculum Works for Every Age Student
- Award-winning, One-of-a-kind, Standard-Aligned Experience that is Enthusiastically Embraced by Public and Private Schools, School Districts, and Non-Profits
- Programs Can be Run Onsite or Virtually
- Year-Round Income Potential
- Extensive and On-Going Training with Continuous, Fresh Curriculum and Programming
- Owners Enjoy Partnerships Nationwide with Non-Profit Organizations Including the Girl Scouts and Boys and Girls Clubs
- Multiple Profit Centers include afterschool classes, in-school field trips, camps, scout workshops, birthday parties, virtual programs, corporate STEAMbuilding and Challenge Island Senior
- Unparalleled Support
Ideal Candidate
Our Challenge Island owners come from a range of backgrounds with 50% being former educators and the other 50% coming from sales, marketing and other corporate careers. While there is no one-size-fits-all profile, our owners tend to share the following core characteristics:
- Visionary and passionate, aiming to make a difference AND an income.
- A love working with children coupled with an entrepreneurial spirit.
- Fun and outgoing personalities and strong communication skills.
- Team Players Who Enjoy Collaborating with our Owners' Tribe
- Creative Thinkers with Big Dreams and a Fundamental Growth Mindset
- Like Our Icon, the Palm Tree, Our Owners are Fundamentally Flexible, Resilient and Grounded in Their Purpose
- Full Time but can be run Semi-Absentee
- Someone looking for low controllable overhead costs
- Desires a home-based business
- Looking for scalability and multiple profit centers
- Still Can’t Believe That a Franchise Like Challenge Island Actually Exists!
$47,600 - $62,450
$40,000
$100,000
Testimonials
Challenge Island’s comprehensive Common Core and Next Generation Science Standard aligned curriculum in combination with its definitive focus on building 21st Century skills in kids, and its playful, whimsical island spirit allow it to uniquely address the needs of both today’s child and tomorrow’s adult. “One thing that makes Challenge Island stand out from the competition is what it lacks. You’ll find no screens or digital devices in a Challenge Island after-school class, camp or family night. Instead, kids working together in tribes, are encouraged to use imagination, teamwork, and problem-solving skills to come up with creative solutions to challenges using a treasure-chest full of low-tech art supplies.” -Entrepreneur Magazine
