Welcome to Challenge Hour!
While having fun, your child will be learning teamwork, critical thinking, and executive functioning skills!
Challenge Hour is a free, weekly online meet-up on Wednesdays for curious kids ages 8 - 17 interested in meeting other curious kids from around the world. The sessions last one hour, and we have a new focus every week. Homeschoolers and homeschool co-ops welcome!​​​​​
Wednesdays
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)​
12:00 PM and 6:00 PM
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U.S. Eastern Time
8:00 AM and 2:00 PM
U.S. Central Time
1:00 PM
U.S. Mountain Time
12:00 PM
U.S. Pacific Time
11:00 AM
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Hawaii Standard Time
8:00 AM
​​​Challenge Hour is FREE, but you must register!
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In addition, so that we may comply with relevant U.S. laws governing online child protection, you must pay a one-time $0.50 (50 cents) fee to confirm that a parent authorized the registration. If you have questions, please let us know!​​​​
Challenge Hour
September 2024
Mnemonics Challenge
4 September 2024​​
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See which team can develop the most and best mnemonics as we explore how to help our brains retain critical information.
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Tech Your Interests​
11 September 2024
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Dive into the intersection of technology and your interests, daring to anticipate and design revolutionary advances!
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Tallest Tower
18 September 2024​​
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What can you design and create, looking at the intersection of art, architecture, engineering, and functionality?
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Astrobiology
25 September 2024​​
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Let's bring biology and physics to bear anticipating what life on different worlds could look like, given environmental constraints.
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December 2024
Challenge Fest
4 December 2024​​
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Join us for a challenge mystery, and fitting farewell as we break for the remainder of the calendar year due to the holiday season!
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November 2024
MeaningFULL
6 November 2024​​
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Test the strength of your team's lexicon as we battle to see which team has the most MeaningFULL vocabulary!
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The A to Z Race
13 November 2024​​
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Buckle up as you, and your team race around the globe, putting your geography knowledge to the ultimate test!
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Chess Challengers
20 November 2024​​
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We'll have competitive formats for seasoned players, and a collaborative format perfect for those new / newer to chess!
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No Challenge Hour
27 November 2024​​​​
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October 2024
Fun with Fermi
2 October 2024​​
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Fall in love with the world of approximation as we tackle Fermi problems that will change the way you look at the world!
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Eye Witness
9 October 2024​​
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Join us as we explore how good our memories are, individually and collectively, in this eye-opening challenge!
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Dream Dezigns
16 October 2024​​
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Get out your pencil, and we will be challenging you to come up with dream designs for items you probably take for granted!
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Spelling Spree
23 October 2024​​
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Forget old fashioned spelling bees, our spelling spree keeps everyone in the mix to the end, and is more fun for it!
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GeoGauntlet
30 October 2024​​
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Race around the world in an immersive opportunity that will make geography come alive as you race to find your place.
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To be unveiled December 2024
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