Lower School - The American Academy, K-12 College Prep Education for Students with Mild Learning Differences.

Lower School

Lower School American Academy provides:

individual and small group instruction
a full-time aide in all classes to ensure individual attention
experienced teachers who are ESE certified
Reading Specialists and classroom teachers who work together to support the students’ growth and remediation
professional development workshops for teachers to ensure they use the most current technology to design and deliver the best curriculum with the most effective teaching methods
a strong focus on developing each student’s executive functioning skills by providing opportunities to sharpen 21st century skills such as collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, and communication.

Character Development & Character Education

Enrichment & Extracurricular Program

The American Academy offers a complete enrichment and extracurricular program:

comparable to the largest public and private schools in the country
instruction in art, music, PE, research skills, and computers
hands-on learning in both our indoor science lab and outside Educational Environment Center
Fifth and sixth graders have additional enrichment course choices
Students participating in our distinguished Fine Arts programs will have the opportunity to participate in musical performances, drama productions, art exhibits, and competitions

Communication

At The American Academy, we believe frequent and effective communication is necessary. We offer a variety of ways to stay up-to-date on a student’s progress. A weekly progress report is posted on a secure, password protected portal. Lower school students will also receive a hard copy of their progress report in their Monday or Friday correspondence folder. Reading Specialists provide a bi-weekly progress report.

Parents/guardians are always welcome to call and leave a message or email their student’s teachers. Teachers will respond within 24 hours. Typically, teachers respond on the same day of the communication. If a child’s progress report shows a grade below a C-, teachers and/or guidance counselors will reach out to the family to ensure awareness of the grade(s) and discuss strategies for improvement.

Reports are issued at nine-week intervals with a Parent-Teacher Conference Day scheduled at the end of each quarter. Midway through the nine-week quarter, interim reports are issued to students.

Teachers post important information, such as lesson plans, in-class and homework assignments, test dates, and project deadlines on their individual secure portals.

After School Enrichment

The American Academy offers a multitude of after school enrichment opportunities. Recent offerings have included chess, robotics, musical theater, art, cooking, yoga, karate, dance, and physical fitness. Classes begin each quarter and usually meet once a week, giving students the opportunity and flexibility to explore and discover their talents and passions.

Before- school care is available beginning at *6:30 A.M. (Broward) *7:00 A.M.(Palm Beach)

After-school care is also available until 6:00 P.M. on both campuses