About Challenge Early College High School

The Challenge Early College High School mission is to graduate confident, ethically responsible, lifelong learners who are prepared to succeed in higher education and be productive citizens in our world.

Goals and Objectives of the HISD/Challenge Graduate Profile

  1. Effective Communicator: (1)Develop intrapersonal and interpersonal skills with emphasis on group communication; (2) Consider delivery of a message and use different forms of communication; (3) Apply basic skills including reading, writing, and speaking to daily life situations; and (4) Develop ways to communicate articulately, effectively, and efficiently.
  2. Proficient Problem Solver: (1) Develop organizational skills; (2) Analyze a problem and break it into its component pieces; (3) Determine pros and cons of a problem’s many solutions; and (4) Interpret and deconstruct symbols in the world.
  3. Independent Worker and Thinker: (1) Set goals and create a plan of action to accomplish those goals; (2) Routinely evaluate the effectiveness of the action plan; (3) Prioritize goals and desires by weighing the importance of each; (4) Identify what s/he values; (5) Identify personal strengths and weaknesses through self-exploration; (6) Determine ways to focus oneself; (7) Self-assess his/her work; (8) Explore multiple frames of reference (e.g. testing pros/cons of a decision, forcing yourself into another point of view, examining the power of peer pressure); and (9) Monitor his/ her health, both mental and physical.
  4. Cooperative Team Member: (1) Develop leadership skills; (2) Know himself or herself and others; (3) Develop the skills to support positive group dynamics; (4) Demonstrate kind, cooperative, yet assertive behavior; (5)Strengthen cultural awareness; (6) Identify social proprieties; and (7) Understand power and cooperate with authority figures.
  5. Responsible Citizen: (1)Identify and link together global, national, and local issues; (2) Contribute through the democratic process; (3) Create a relationship to money and determine how his/her money will affect the global economy; (4) Consider his/her own welfare as s/he contributes to the greater society; (5) Make a positive impact on the world around him/her (after helping him/herself); (6) Cultivate sound judgment, and (7) Create a “rubric” to apply to his/her life and his/her self-exploration.