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Jacksonville's Minds of the Future Academy offers a variety of programs for kids from pre-K3 through kindergarten as well as summer camp programs.
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The Pre-K3 program lays the foundation for academic success and charter development.
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The VPK program is designed to meet the needs of individual students within a nuturing environment.
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The Kindergarten program promotes exploration and social growth.
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At Minds of the Future Academy, our primary concern is to provide quality child care services to families with young children. We are proud of the contribution that each member of our staff makes in providing a safe and happy environment where young children are able to grow in mind, body, and spirit.
Minds of the Future Academy, offers the opportunity for each child to develop physically, socially and cognitively according to their individual learning style. Each child is considered unique in temperament and rate of development. Curriculum is planned to enhance and challenge particular, distinct individual needs, interests and abilities. Activities and relationships occur in a healthy, positive and relaxed environment in which well-qualified staff provide personal attention, guidance and nurturing to each child.
The Academy will strive to maintain continuity and consistency throughout the program by conducting cooperative staff planning, training and a variety of joint activities involving the various groups of children. In this context, all caregivers at Minds of the Future Academy are encouraged to express their individual educational strengths as they work with children and in their cooperative efforts with other staff members.
What is STEM?
STEM is an educational curriculum that combines science, technology, engineering, and math. It is meant to be a comprehensive approach; instead of teaching each subject separately, educators aim to incorporate some or all elements of STEM into each project.
Common STEM projects include things like bridge building and basic computer programming, though the opportunities are seemingly endless.
While the objectives of any particular school’s STEM program may vary, two overall goals of STEM are to broaden STEM literacy and participation, particularly among young women and people of color, as well as to strengthen the STEM workforce by increasing the number of students who pursue a career in a related field.
President Obama was a particular advocate for the advancement of STEM education, saying that American students must “move from the middle to the top of the pack in science and math.”
What is STEAM?
STEAM incorporates all the elements of STEM, but adds art to the mix. Examples of common STEAM projects include growing crystal gardens and creating seed necklaces. These projects are science-based, but also incorporate artistic expression.
Established in 2016, our school provides exceptional child care and early childhood education through our infant care, preschool and other age-specific programs. In 2018, Minds of the Future Academy was accredited with the Florida Department of Education for private school.
Our owner, has more than 16 years of educational experiences. As a product of the Duval County public school she believed that all students deserve academic excellence. Our school is passionate commitment to academic excellence combined with the development of articulate, confident, responsible citizens of the world.
In May 2019, Minds of the Future Academy opened its 2nd location which is designated to be a STEAM Academy for Pre-k and Kindergarten. The academy has partnered with community advocates for education, Microsoft Technologies, and local STEAM schools.
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