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for themselves, Altschuler said, noting that students score in the 90 plus percentile on national standardized tests. For the 2011-12 school year, the students at sister preschool Planet Kids at Wellington scored at the 95th percentile for children ready for kindergarten, according to data from the Florida Department of Education. There are currently approximately 270 students at Planet Kids and 30 at Wellington Prep. Beyond the academics, Wellington Prep provides a sense of family. Vanessa Quigley’s six-year-old son is in first grade and is thrilled to be at Wellington Prep. “My son loves the school. He loves his teacher, he loves his friends and he loves what he’s studying,” Quigley said. “It’s like a little family here. Everybody knows each other, and because the class sizes are so small, the kids have the ability to really interact with the teachers.” Coming from Planet Kids, it was a natural choice for Julie Khanna to continue her son at Wellington Prep. “This place has perfected the balance of nurturing him still as a 6-year-old, but yet giving him the fuel to challenge him academically as far as he will go,” she said. The administration has been sensitive and open to feedback, which makes the parents feel like it is a family. “We’re all on the same page,” Quigley said. “We’re all involved with each other. I feel like I’m part of my children’s edu-
cation, because the school allows me to be part of their education. It’s a great school, and we want everyone to know that.” Wellington Prep Principal Sandy Montoya is also the director of Planet Kids at Wellington. “The children and the families — that’s number one for me,” Montoya said. “We’re not just educators here, we’re a big family. One of the most important things for children to be successful in school is to feel comfortable and feel like they belong. To me, that is the most special thing about the school.” Applications are currently being accepted for students entering kindergarten through third grade. The new building is designed to house classes for kindergarten through fifth grade. “I’d like the school to continue growing with our current classes,” Altschuler said. “I’d like the school to go up through middle school and potentially to high school.” The Wellington Preparatory School is fully accredited by the National Independent Private Schools Association (NIPSA). NIPSA evaluates a school’s faulty, facilities and curriculum before granting a school accreditation status. Wellington Prep is located at 9135 Lake Worth Road. For more information, call (561) 649-7900 or visit www.wellingtonprep.org.