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I am excited to bring you the latest edition of our magazine. We hope that this issue will be a valuable resource as you make some of the most important decisions for your child's future.

We would like to first extend our heartfelt congratulations to Conchita Espinosa Academy as they celebrate 90 years of providing a worldclass education to countless generations of students. The co-educational independent private school has earned an outstanding reputation in South Florida as a strong community of learners. Since 1933, CEA has fostered a strong academic foundation strengthened by the arts and humanities which continue to be at the core of the curriculum. This is an incredible milestone and a testament to the strength and dedication of your school community. May you continue to inspire and empower students with a transformational, forward-thinking educational experience for many more years to come!

In addition to our comprehensive directory, we wanted to share ways to address college admissions decisions and remind students and parents that there are many paths to success. We know this time of year can be overwhelming for high school seniors who have just received letters from universities, so we reached out to Way Finder Educational Consulting and spoke with Dr. Tania about ways to support and navigate this emotional stage of your child's education journey, from choosing the right university to managing expectations and responses. If your student or family could use some advice on college applications, school selection, or academic planning, an educational consultant can provide a world of benefits and support. In addition to their extensive knowledge and experience in education, these professionals offer insight and guidance that will help you make informed and confident decisions.

In my role as editor, I am proud of the effort and dedication that went into this issue, and I hope you find it informative and useful. We appreciate your feedback on this issue and would love to hear what you think. It is our pleasure to continue supporting you and your family on your educational journey, and may it be filled with success.

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April 2023 - Volume 15 #1

PUBLISHER /EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Elizabeth Rivas

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Monica Pitts

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Elisabela A. Valls, Ed.D. Dr. Tania Abouzeide

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For 90 years, Conchita Espinosa Academy has given its students an exceptional academic curriculum partnered with a sophisticated arts and humanities foundation, sensitivity to the arts and human needs, a sense of self-worth, and strong human values.

Alexander Montessori School The Cushman School

3 St. Brendan High School

4 Riviera Schools

9 Conchita Espinosa Academy

10 Palmer Trinity School

10 Gulliver Prep

11 Scheck Hillel Community School

15 La Piazza Academy

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College Admissions Decisions Are In. Now What?

By Dr. Tania Abouzeide

Accepted! The obvious highlight of the college admissions process is receiving those college acceptance letters. Witnessing the joy that college acceptance notifications bring is always a memorable experience. At this point in the college admissions cycle, high school seniors are hopefully experiencing this joy. Let's talk about the next steps after receiving the college acceptance offer. Accepted students should:

1. Wait to receive notifications before making a decision

2. Reconsider college decision factors including cost, location, college preference, etc. for each acceptance received

3. Compare acceptance offers

Rejected. There is no sugarcoating the feeling of being rejected. Although receiving a rejection decision sucks, it is a real part of the process and life itself. At highly selective institutions, rejections are the norm. Highly competitive schools are often perceived with academic rigor and quality. In fact, college application rejections are a reality for almost one out of three students. However, receiving a rejection letter does not indicate the end of college prospects. Students should not take a rejection notice personally but rather focus on the acceptance decisions they have received or hope to receive. Having a solid admissions strategy improves your chances for your college application being accepted.

Prospective college students who receive rejection letters should:

1. Understand that most students receive a rejection notification

2. Evaluate and reassess the college list

3. Focus on the acceptance offers

4. Consider appealing the decision if there is new and compelling information to disclose

Deferred. Two common reasons that students are deferred are (1) The school may need more time to review applications or (2) The admission committee believes that an application needs a boost, which means they want to give prospective students a chance to do so. Deferred students should:

1. Complete the college's deferral instructions

2. Submit updated test scores recommendation letters, transcripts, and a letter of continued interest.

3. Evaluate and update the college list

4. Stay positive, a deferral is a second chance for admission.

Waitlisted. College waitlists include qualified students who might be admitted if space in the freshmen class becomes available. The chances of being selected from the waitlist will vary by institution, however, NACAC (National Association of College Admission Counseling) reports that 20% of all waitlisted students were ultimately admitted. Waitlisted students should consider the following:

1. Evaluate the backup plan

2. Decide if they want to remain on the waitlist and find out where they rank on the waitlist, if possible and consider financial aid deadlines

3. Continue to demonstrate interest and communication

4. Confirm enrollment at another university as part of the backup plan

Way Finder Educational Consulting can help you start your college journey. Connect for a free 30-minute consultation, call us at 786-4963091, click on the link below, or email us at hello@yourwayfinder. com

Dr. Tania Abouzeide is the founder and lead consultant of Way Finder Educational Consulting. She is a teacher, a higher education practitioner and a counselor that is dedicated to serving individuals seeking post-secondary educational opportunities. Her entire professional life has been dedicated to higher education, college advising, student advocacy, personal counseling, and academic research. One of her most passionate pursuits is helping others make major life decisions. Her mission is to assist our community in discovering, learning, and embarking on their own unique paths to joy, fulfillment, and passion. Dr. Tania Abouzeide currently resides in sunny South Florida with her husband and their two daughters.

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Conchita Espinosa Academy (CEA) is entering its 90th anniversary year. Throughout these years, CEA has been a pillar in providing a complete and well-rounded education to its students. Beyond its curriculum that establishes a solid academic foundation, CEA helps students develop well-rooted values and ethics, and has been a leader in arts education since its inception. Since 1933 in Cuba, and for the past 60 years in Miami, Conchita Espinosa Academy and Conchita Espinosa Conservatory of the Arts have been a home to established musicians, scientists, dancers, historians, artists, philosophers, actors, mathematicians, poets, athletes, and makers of all kinds—who have a passion for educating and nurturing the realms of critical thinking and creativity in our youth. The dynamic and collaborative work among educators, artists, and students within an environment of creativity and care makes CEA more than a school. CEA is a community that helps students discover a wider world and realize their potential to be multi-faceted individuals with the confidence, discipline, and work ethic to grow, and the humanity to live in a peaceful community. CEA’s unique educational experience begins with a dynamic, age-appropriate,

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and caring environment, and leads to productive, fulfilled, and responsible young adults ready to contribute to a better world.

Family is at the center of CEA’s institutional history, legacy, and culture. Currently in its third generation of a consistent family leadership, Carol Diaz-Zubieta and Ana Diaz-Zubieta, Ph.D. continue their grandmother’s legacy, their great-aunt’s and mother’s lifelong work, and remain faithful to Espinosa’s philosophy that for children to thrive, they must be seen, respected, and loved. Open communication coupled with the support and involvement of families has helped foster the school’s mission and ensures that students feel at ease and have the continuity they need during the formative first fourteen years of life.

The 90th anniversary celebrations began this February, on Conchita’s birthday, with the 2023 Family Affair, which brought together alumni, faculty, students, and families, followed by the Conchita Legacy Concert, which showcased the Conservatory’s music faculty and select student musicians. The celebrations will continue into the 2023-2024 school year.

"We believe in the power of the spirit, the wealth of the mind, the sacredness of childhood, and the strength of following one’s dreams.”"

Differentiation Through Gamified Education

is a necessary part of life, but it may become dull because people tend to be results-driven by nature. Children start with an intense curiosity to learn things, but by the time they graduate, learning becomes less practical and more abstract (which the brain needs to grasp quickly) and which can make it monotonous and soporific. Carl Sagan described it perfectly when discussing how most young children are natural-born scientists. "My experience is, you go talk to kindergarten kids or first-grade kids, you find a class full of science enthusiasts. And they ask deep questions. What is a dream, why do we have toes, why is the moon round, what is the birthday of the world, why is grass green? These are profound, important questions," he explains. "They've never heard of the notion of a 'dumb question'. But when I talk to high school seniors, I find something different. They memorize 'facts.' By and large, though, the joy of discovery, the life behind those facts, has gone out of them. They've lost much of the wonder and gained

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very little skepticism. They're worried about asking 'dumb' questions; they're willing to accept inadequate answers; they don't pose follow-up questions; the room is awash with sidelong glances to judge, second by second, the approval of their peers."

To bring back the love of learning and the impassioned curiosity that follows, educators are turning to an active learning technique that can drive change in the learning experience--play! After all, play ensures that young mammals, including humans, learn the skills needed to survive and thrive in the world. While playing and gaming are very different (one is open-ended while the other has confinements such as rules and tactics), great games compel us to play! Throughout history and cultures, games have played an essential role in human society, tracing social change through the games that people play and often reflecting the culture in which they exist.

In recent years, as Education and Technology have become fast friends and through gamification, their relationship extends beyond necessity and accessibility to fun and immersive. The gaming industry has a tremendous ability to engage audiences. According to the latest data from leading industry researchers, there are approximately 3.09 billion active video gamers worldwide (for reference, the world's current population is 8.05 billion people). While motion pictures and film dominated culture in the 20th Century, information has taken a playful turn in the last few decades. Eric Zimmerman, American game designer and the co-founder and CEO of Gamelab, believes that video games will be the dominant medium of the 21st Century. In his Manifesto for a Ludic Century, Zimmerman argues, "When information is put at play, game-like experiences replace linear media. Media and culture in the Ludic Century are increasingly systemic, modular, customizable, and participatory. Games embody all of these characteristics in a very direct sense. Being playful is the engine of innovation and creativity: as we play, we think about thinking and we learn to act in new ways. As a cultural form, games have a particularly direct connection with play...The problems the world faces today require the kinds of thinking that gaming literacy engenders. How does the price of gas in California affect the politics of the Middle East affect the Amazon ecosystem? These problems force us to understand how the parts of a system fit together to create a complex whole with emergent effects. They require playful, innovative, trans-disciplinary thinking in which systems can be analyzed, redesigned, and transformed into something new... Game design involves systems logic, social psychology, and culture hacking. To play a game deeply is to think more and more like a game designer – to tinker, retro-engineer, and modify a game in order to find new ways to play. As more people play more deeply in the Ludic Century, the lines will become increasingly blurred between game players and game designers...This above

all: games are not valuable because they can teach someone a skill or make the world a better place. Like other forms of cultural expression, games and play are important because they are beautiful." The book "The Gameful World: Approaches, Issues, Applications" contains the complete manifesto.

Simply put, gamification is the process of applying game-like elements and mechanics to non-gaming tasks and activities to create a high situational interest that encourages participation. Many educators are turning to gamification because it makes learning engaging, motivating, and interactive for students. Games produced specifically for enhancing cognitive development have been dubbed "brain games" and have become increasingly popular as they can improve the rate at which the brain processes and maintains the information.To understand this increasingly popular teaching/learning method, one needs to start with gamification principles and how they can create a more immersive learning experience.

Introduction to Gamification

Gamification has been implemented in many fields (marketing, advertising, health and wellness, enterprises, and education) to motivate participation and increase engagement (think customer rewards programs). The idea of gamification in the classroom is to make lessons more fun and appealing to learners while motivating them to create and understand meaning from systems, play, and design. Experts have long acknowledged that play is critical to cognitive development and learning. Gamification uses the principles of game design (clear goals, rules, feedback, rewards, and collaboration or competition), game design elements such as incentive structures (points, ranks, stars, and reward cycles), and game mechanics (racing, collecting, roll and move, timed-challenges, resource management) that students enjoy and find interesting.

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Gamification tends to conjure images of digital and video gaming experiences. While it can involve playing a video game, the essence of gamification is using elements from board, card, and video games to enhance non-game activities. Gamification is ultimately about understanding what motivates learners and using it to create better experiences.

Take, for example, Dmitri Mendeleev, the Russian chemist who is one of the first to apply gamification to accomplish an educational task. Mendeleev was an avid card player who used elements from card games to devise the periodic classification of chemical elements. He looked for order in these chemical elements by arranging a stack of cards listing each known element and physical information about that element. He then lined up each card in order of increasing atomic mass (weight). By playing his game of cards, Mendeleev discovered patterns and even predicted the future discoveries of other elements (and their accurate properties) that led to publishing of The Periodic Table of Elements. Although he was denied acceptance at Moscow University, Mendeleev formulated the periodic law and earned the nickname "Father of the Periodic Table." A significant argument for gamification and how students can benefit from game-based learning regardless of their prior academic achievements.

What are the Benefits of Using Gamification Principles in Learning?

Game-based learning is becoming increasingly popular in classrooms, and it is easy to see why. Integrating gaming principles into educational practices transforms how students grasp and retain knowledge. The benefits of gamification are substantial in education and rich in experience.

Aids in Adaptivity and Accessibility in the classroom

Gamification is an effective tool that improves accessibility for students of all ages and learning abilities. Game designers create features with all students in mind, allowing teachers to customize the material to suit each student's learning style. By adapting automatically to each learner's specific knowledge, cognitive skills, and emotions, games facilitate engagement among all learners. Therefore, a game's adaptive design must first measure

the variable the game is supposed to adapt for, such as knowledge, ability, capacity, or other variables. The concept is also known as the curb-cut effect, which posits that designing for disabilities leads to improvements for everyone in the process. The term comes from sidewalk ramps (curb cuts) constructed initially to make communities more accessible to wheelchair users. This curb-cut design became universal as it provided everyone with improved safety and ease of movement, including those pushing strollers or carts, riding bicycles, and even running/walking.

Another example of this is closed-captioning and voice-to-text technology. The level of immersion in game-based learning platforms is particularly beneficial for neurodivergent children, who become more engaged in their lessons thanks to highly sensory experiences. Gamification provides a safe and fun learning environment where students can feel more comfortable exploring, asking questions, and making mistakes leading to greater creativity and innovation. This adaptive and universal design concept aids in creating an inclusive educational experience and increased accessibility in the classroom.

Reinforces the competitive and collaborative spirit

Competition has been a part of the human psyche since the dawn of civilization. The idea of winning, receiving rewards, or receiving recognition has been a motivating factor from the earliest days of human history in contests of physical strength, endurance, and intellect. Creating a learning environment of reward for the effort through competition triggers emotions that create positive user experiences. When students enjoy their learning experiences, their brain releases dopamine, increasing motivation to continue doing what gives them pleasure. The spirit of competition is a powerful motivator that encourages a student's desire for success, helps to sustain their efforts, and drives them to stay persistent and committed to their goal.

Collaboration has become one of the loudest buzzwords in education over the past years. From collaborative classrooms to collaborative tools and technology, research supports that connection and relationships significantly impact learning outcomes.

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There is also a deeper level of connection and collaboration achieved through gamification, especially in blended classrooms where students do not have to be physically present simultaneously to interact with each other. Games provide social spaces that allow people to connect through socio-emotional messages such as "Thanks for the help" or task-oriented messages like sharing tips or strategies. Having a community within an initiative has a powerful effect on how students collaborate. Certain game-based learning activities incorporate social components that require collaboration and teamwork, ensuring students share in a common experience and learn through teaching as they rely on each other as valuable resources. Gamification fosters this critical life skill that can help them build relationships and work better together in the future.

Immediate feedback and Skill-based assessments

The design of almost all games consists of three key elements: a challenge, a response, and feedback. These notifications of accomplishments and achievements create new challenges, which then require new responses, followed by more measures of progress based on these responses. Educational psychologists call the cycle the Magic Circle of playful learning, describing it as engagement optimized to facilitate learning. It is the core learning mechanism in game-based learning. This sense of progress - propelled by feedback - is the force that motivates learners to keep pushing forward. It can be the difference between a task being a chore or an experience. Embedded in this Magic Circle of playful learning is a form of assessment or evaluation of a student's ability and level of proficiency for each skill. It is undeniable that two of the most crucial components in education are technology and assessments. The integration of these two components allows teachers to aid in the learning progress by having a source of data that helps evaluate students' competencies and skills. Some benefits of having game-based assessments are engagement through reward and recognition, reduced bias, measurable progress, and highly personalized learning and development plans. This immediate type of feedback allows teachers to asses students' who are new to a skill and those who have mastered it while they are still engaged in the learning process.

Gaming will never replace teachers, or at least it never should. Integrating it alongside classroom-based instruction, scaffolding it with guidance, and providing real teacher support can optimize the use of this incredible tool.

Here are some other benefits when the gamification of learning is done right:

1. It makes learning visible, interactive, and immersive

2. Makes Learning entertaining and fun

3. Improves knowledge retention

4. Improves Engagement

5. Aids in cognitive, and in some cases physical, development

6. Allows for learning through mistakes by providing a chance to reflect and improve on failures

7. Promotes autonomy and agency

8. Develops a sense of mastery

9. Offers a first-hand look at real-world experiences without huge risks.

10. It makes Learning a personalized experience

How to Implement Gamification Principles at Home

Implementing gamification principles in learning environments can be a great way to create an engaging and immersive learning experience at home. Understanding the principles and techniques of game theory is important to do this. Start by identifying what tasks are struggles. Is it homework? is it household chores?

1. Identify the goal of the task and make sure it is clear, achievable, and visible to everyone.

2. Identify what motivates your family.

3. Determine gaming mechanics you will use to motivate your family.

4. Add time-based challenges and include surprise rewards

5. Make levels easier in the beginning

6. Adapt old-school games such as bingo and scrabble or create a quest or scavenger hunt.

7. Make use of online puzzles, trivia, and games

8. Make use of gamification apps.

9. PARTICIPATE! Play the game with your family, whether it is to motivate them through competition or to engage through collaboration.

Gamification at home is also a good way to get involved in your child's education! The idea of gamification is to transform activities and environments into games. Creative thinking, collaboration, and play are all required to make the hard stuff in life fun. ▪

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305-779-7230

miamicountryday.org

Pinewood Acres School

Grades PK-6

305-271-3211

Ransom Everglades School

College Preparatory Day School

Grades 6-12

Middle School 2045 South Bayshore Drive

Coconut Grove, FL 33133

305-250-6850

Upper School 3575 Main Highway

Coconut Grove, FL 33133

305-460-8800

ransomeverglades.org

Riviera Schools

Riviera Day School

Grades PK-5

6800 Nervia Street

Coral Gables, FL 33146

305-666-1856

Riviera Preparatory School

Grades 6-12

9775 SW 87th Avenue

Miami, FL 33176

786-300-0300

www.rivieraschools.com

Roblanca Academy

Grades K-9

305-557-3871

Shelton Academy v Grades K-8

305-599-9967

South Florida School of Excellence v

Grades PK-12

754-204-3738

Sunflowers Academy

Grades PK-8

305-631-1284

Sunset Preparatory School

Grades K-9

305-274-5111

Three Flags Academy

Grades PK-2

305-821-5964

UCP Diamond Minds

Grades PK-8

305-623-4438

Valor Academy

Grades PK-12

305-629-9799

Vann Academy

Grades K-6

305-223-3241

Village Pines School

Grades PK-5

305-235-6621

Wonderful Paradise Learning Center

All-girls | Grades 3

305-278-9090

religious affiliations

All Angels Academy v Episcopal | Grades PK-8

305-888-9483

Archbishop Coleman F. Carroll High School

Roman Catholic | Grades 9-12

305-388-6700

Asbury Christian School

Methodist | Grades K-6

305-823-5313

Belen Jesuit Preparatory

Catholic College Preparatory

Boys Grades 6-12

500 SW 127th Avenue

Miami, FL 33184

305-223-8600

www.belenjesuit.org

Betesda Christian School

Assembly of God | Grades K-12

305-685-8255

Beth Jacob High School v Jewish (All-girls) | Grades 6-12

305-957-1670

Bethel SDA Elementary School

Seventh Day Adventist | Grades K-6

305-248-4973

Bible Baptist Christian Academy

Baptist | Grades K-4

305-836-9747

Blessed Trinity School v Catholic School | PK2 - Grade 8

305-871-5766

Calusa Preparatory School

Christian | Grades PK-12

305-596-3787

Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart

Roman Catholic (All-girls) | Grades PK 312th

305-446-5673

Champagnat Catholic School

Roman Catholic | Grades K-12

305-642-4132

Christ Fellowship Academy

Baptist | Grades PK-6

305-238-1833

Roman Catholic (All-boys) Grades 9-12

3000 SW 87th Ave. Miami, FL 33165

305-223-5650 x2256

www.columbushs.com

Clara Mohammed School

Islamic | Grades K-3

305-757-8741

Colonial Christian School Baptist | Grades PK-12

305-246-8608

Congregation Beth Medrash Levi Jewish (All-boys) | Grades 7-12

305-673-5664

Coral Park Christian Academy v Christian | Grades NS-8

305-559-9409

Cutler Ridge Christian Academy Christian-based Education | Grades PK4 - 8

305-251-1534

Dade Christian School Baptist | Grades PK-12

305-822-7690

Delta’s Christian School Of Excellence Christian | Grades K-9

305-688-9226

Divine Savior Academy v Christian | Grades Pre-K3-12

305-597-4545

Dr. John A. Mckinney Christian Academy Baptist | Grades K-6

786-318-3818

Emmanuel Christian School Baptist | Grades 1-6

305-625- 0383

Epiphany Catholic School v Catholic | Grades PK-8

305-667-5251

Faith Lutheran School Lutheran (LCMS) | Grades PK-8

305-885-2845

First Assembly Christian Assembly of God | Grades PK-12

305-248-2273

First Baptist School Baptist | Grades PK-12

305-888-9776

First United Methodist Christian School v Methodist | Grades NS-8

305-248-7992

Florida Christian School

Christ-centered Education Grades PreK2 to 12th

4200 SW 89 th Avenue Miami, FL 33165 305-226-8152

www.floridachristian.org

Gateway Christian School Baptist | Grades NS-6 305-271-1213

Gladeview Christian School Baptist | Grades NS-8 305-551-6143

Good Shepherd Catholic School v Roman Catholic | Grades VPK-8 305-385-7002

The Gordon School v Jewish School | 12 months - 5th grade 305-854-3282 Ext. 242

Grace Academy International Christian | Grades K-12 305-681-2500

Grace Baptist Academy Baptist | Grades PK-12 305-238-7332

Grace Christian Preparatory Baptist | Grades PK-12 305-259-1929

Grace Lutheran Learning Center Lutheran (LCA) | Grades PK-8 305-888-3220

Greater Miami Academy

Seventh Day Adventist | Grades PK-12 305-220-5955

The Growing Place School

Christian Education Toddlers - 2nd Grade (Growing to 5th)

536 Coral Way

Coral Gables, Fl 33134 305-446-0846

welovecoralgables.org/

Hebrew Academy (RASG)v Jewish Day School | Infant - Grade 12 305-532-6421

Holy Cross Lutheran School

Lutheran (LCMS) | Grades PK-8 904- 919-6071

Holy Family Catholic School

Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8

305-947-6535

Homestead Assembly Christian Academy

Christian | Grades 2-12

305-259-2022

Horeb Christian School Baptist | Grades PK-12

305-557-6811

Immaculata-La Salle High School

Catholic High School

Grades 9-12

3601 South Miami Ave

Miami, FL 33133

305-854-2334

www.ilsroyals.com

Immaculate Conception School

Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8

305-822-6461

Jacobson Sinai Academy v Jewish | Grades PK-8

305-932-9011 Ext. 231

Kendall Christian School

Preschool - Elementary PK2 to 5th Grade

8485 SW 112 Street Miami, FL 33156

305-271-3723

www.kendallchristian.com

Key Point Christian Academy v Christian Preschool - Middle 305-755-9258

Keystone National High School

Church of God | Grades 9-12

866-257-6011

Kids Learning Center of South Dade

Christian | Grades PK-4

786-573-3017

King’s Christian School

Christian | Grades PK-8

305-221-2008

Kingdom Academy

Christian Private School | Infants to 8th Grade

305-385-3761

La Progresiva Presbyterian School

Presbyterian | Grades PK-12

305-642-8600

Landow Yeshiva/Lubavitch Educational Center

Jewish | Grades 1-11

305-653-8770

tgp

Lehrman Community Day School

Jewish | 18 months - 5th Grade

305-866-2771

Mechina of South Florida

Jewish (All-boys) | Grades 7-12

305-534-7050

Miami Christian School

Christian

Grades PK-12

200 NW 109 Avenue Miami, FL 33172

305-221-7754

www.miamichristian.org

Miami Lakes Christian Academy Baptist | Grades PK-12

305-823-3888

Miami Shores Community Church School

United Church of Christ | Grades PK-5

305-757-5866

Miami Shores Presbyterian Church School

Presbyterian | Grades NS-5

305-759-2548

Miami Springs Adventist School

Seventh Day Adventist | Grades K-8

305-888-2244

Monsignor Edward Pace High School v Roman Catholic | Grades 9-12

305-623-PACE (7223)

Mother Of Christ Catholic School

Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8 786-497-6111

Mother of Our Redeemer Catholic School

Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8

305-829-3988

New Jerusalem Christian Academy Baptist | Grades PK-6

305-691-1291

New Testament Church Of Transfiguration

Pentacostal | Grades 1-12

786-262-2965

North Hialeah Christian School

Baptist | Grades PK-6

305-557-2821

Northwest Christian Academy Christian | Grades NS-12

305-685-8734

Our Lady Of Charity Private School v Roman Catholic | Grades NS-12 305-556-5494

Our Lady of the Lakes Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8 305-362-5315

Our Lady Of Lourdes Academy

Roman Catholic (All-girls) | Grades 9-12 305-667-1623

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Elementary School Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8 305-386-8446

Our Lady of The Rosary School v Roman Catholic | Grades NS-6 305-271-8389

Palmer Trinity School

Episcopal Grades 6-12

7900 SW 176 Street

Miami, FL 33157 305-251-2230

www.palmertrinity.org

Perrine SDA Elementary School v Seventh Day Adventist | Grades PK-8 786-429-3942

Princeton Christian School

Church of the Nazarene | Grades PK-12 305-257-3644

Rambam Day School Temple Beth Am V Jewish Day School | 15 months - 5th Grade 305-665-6228

Redland Christian Academy v Church of Christ | Grades PK-12 305-247-7399

St. Agatha Parochial School v Catholic | Grades PK2-8 305-222-8751

St. Agnes Academy

Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8 305-361-3245

St. Brendan High Schoolv Catholic High School Grades 9-12

2950 SW 87th Avenue Miami, FL 33165 305-223-5181

www.stbrendanhigh.org

St. Brendan Elementary School V Catholic School | Grades Pre-K2-8

305-221-2722

St. Hugh Catholic School

Catholic | Preschool - 8th Grade 305-448-5602

St. James Catholic School

Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8

305-681-3822

St. John Neumann Catholic School v Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8

305-255-7315

St. John The apostle School

Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8

305-888-6819

St. John’s Episcopal School

Episcopal | Grades PK-8

305-247-5445

St. Joseph’s School

Roman Catholic | Grades K-9

305-866-1471

St. Kevin Catholic School

Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8

305-227-7571

St. Lawrence Elementary School

Roman Catholic | Grades K-8

305-932-4912

St. Louis Covenant School

Roman Catholic | Grades K-9

305-238-7562

St. Mary Cathedral School

Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8

305-795-2000

St. Michael The Archangel Catholic School

Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8

305-642-6732

St. Patrick Elementary School

Roman Catholic | Grades K-8

305-534-4616

St. Paul Lutheran School

Lutheran (LCMS) | Grades K-9

305-271-3109

St. Philip's Episcopal School Independent

St. Stephen's Episcopal Day School

Episcopal PreK 3 - Grade 5

3439 Main Highway

Coconut Grove, FL 33133

305-445-2606

www.sseds.org

St. Theresa Catholic School v

Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8

305-446-1738

St. Timothy Parish School

Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8

305-274-8229

Saint Thomas Episcopal Parish School PK-5 Episcopal School.

305-665-4851

Saint Thomas the Apostle Catholic School v Catholic Pre-K 2 - 8th Grade

305-661-8591

Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic School

Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8

305-858-3722

Scheck Hillel Community School v

Jewish College Preparatory School

18 Months-Grade 12

19000 NE 25th Avenue

North Miami Beach, FL 33180

305-931-2831

eHillel.org

Sierra Norwood Calvary Child Center

Baptist | Grades K-3

305-770-3733

Sunset Christian Academy

Assembly of God | Grades PK-8

305-595-7558

The Thinking Child Academy

Christian | Grades K-8

305-247-3036

Toras Emes Academy Klurman Elementary School

Jewish | Grades PK-5

305-947-6000

Trinity Christian Academy

Christian | Grades PK-12

305-819-8999

West Dade Academy

Christian | Grades 1-12

305-553-1000

Westminster Christian Schoolv

Christian Grades PK3 - 12

6855 SW 152 Street

Palmetto Bay, FL 33157

305-233-2030

www.wcsmiami.org

Westwood Christian School

Baptist | Grades PK2-12

305-274-3380

Worshiper’s House Of Prayer Academy Christian | Grades K-8

305-200-3245

Yeshiva Elementary School

Jewish (Special Emphasis) | Grades K-7 305-867-3322

Yeshiva Toras Chaim Toras Emes Jewish (All Girls, All Boys) | JPK - 12th Grade 305-947-9477

special emphasis / alt method

Alexander Montessori Schoolv

Montessori Method

Palmetto Bay Campus

Preschool 18 mos.-6 y/o 17800 Old Cutler Road Miami FL 33157

305-969-1814

Old Cutler Road Campus

Preschool/Toddler Ages 2-6 y/o 14400 Old Cutler Road Miami FL 33158

305-233-4540

Ludlam Road Campus

Elementary Ages 6-12, Grades 1-5

14850 Sw 67th Avenue Miami FL 33158

305-235-3995

Red Road Campus

Preschool Ages 3-6 y/o 6050 Sw 57th Avenue

Miami FL 33143

305-665-6274

alexandermontessori.com

American Academy of Pinecrest Home Study Program | Grades 10-12

305-251-5723

American Worldwide Academy

Flexible Schedule (Christian) | Grades 9-12

305-456-5948

Apple Seed Montessori Montessori Method | Grades PK-K

305-557-5111

Atala Montessori School for Creative Expression Montessori Method | Grades PK – 8

786-738-1210

Casa Dei Bambini

Montessori Method | Grades PK-4

305-534-8911

Cattiora Montessori School

Montessori Method | Grades PK-6 305-274-6509

The Children’s House Montessori School Montessori Method | Grades PK-6 305-665-4686

Coconut Grove Montessori School v Montessori Method | Grades PK-5 305-444-4484

The French American School of Miami Language Immersion Program | Grades PK-5 786-268-1914

Fusion Academy Miami v 1:1 Teaching | Grades 6-12 305-831-0041

Gables Montessori School Montessori Method | Grades K-1 305-567-1900

The Glory of God Christian School v Accelerated Christian Education | Grades K-12 305-884-4000

Golden Mittens Montessori Montessori Method | Grades PK-5 305-817-8888

Hollywood Education Literacy Project v Study Technology Method | K-12 305-752-4003

IMACS Learning Center Home Study Program | Grades 5-8 305-933-8992

International Bilingual Montessori School

Montessori | Grades NS-K 305-661-6434

Kid’s Haven Academy

Special Emphasis/Alternative | Grades K 305-621-0990

Kids for Kids Academy

Special Emphasis/Alternative | Grades NS-K

305-232-0606

Kingswood Montessori Academy

Montessori | Grades PK-6

305-248-2308

Le Petite Papillon

Montessori | Grades PK-5

305-867- 4244

Lively Stones for Jesus

Special Emphasis(Christian) | Grades 1-4

305-362-3991

MCA Academy

Special Emphasis/Alternative | Grades 2-12

305-442-2283

McGlannan School V

Language-based Learning Difficulties | Gr 1-8

305-274-2208

Metropolitan International School

World Based Curriculum | PK2-8

305-576-6070

Miami Nature Playschool

Forest Kindergarten | Ages 3 - 8 years old

Text: 786-499-2939

Miami Shores Montessori School

Montessori | Grades PK-3

305-756-7733

Miami Springs Montessori School

Montessori | Grades PK-K

305-883-0012

Montessori Academy at St. John’s Montessori | Grades NS-3

305-534-8234

Montessori Achievement Center

Montessori | Grades 1-8

305-893-5994

Montessori Children’s Academy

Montessori | Grades PK-2

305-225-3070

Montessori Children’s House

Montessori | Grades NS-K

305-380-0513

Montessori Children’s House of Miami Lakes All-girls Montessori (Christian) | Grades K-7 305-823-2522

Montessori Learning Center

Montessori | Grades PK-1 305-388-9016

Montessori School of North Miami Montessori | Grades PK-6 321-639-2266

Mrs. Payan’s School

Montessori | Grades PK-K 305-661-2780

Palmetto Bay Academy v Special Emphasis/Alternative | Grade 6-12 786-293-5353

Peterson Montessori Academy Montessori | PK-K 305-463-9085

The Roig Academy v Preschool Ages 2-4 | Grades K-8 305-235-1313

St. Christopher’s By-the-Sea Montessori School Montessori (Episcopal) | Grades PK-5 (305)361-5080

Stone Coast Academy

Special Emphasis/Alternative | Grade 12 305-515-2826

Sunrise School Of Miami

Special Emphasis/Alternative | Grades PK-8 305-297-6562

Sunset Montessori School Montessori | Grades NS-PK 305-666-2008

Temple Beth Shmuel Montessori All-girls Montessori (Jewish) | Grades PK-K 305-604-9101

Temple Menorah Jewish Montessori Montessori (Jewish) | Grades NS-PK 305-866-2156

Village Montessori at Killian Montessori | Grades K 305-239375

Village Montessori Day School Montessori | Grades PK-1 305-898-9199

Von-wedel Montessori School Montessori | Grades PK-3 305-893-9876

We Love Kids

Special Emphasis/Alternative | Grade K 305-885-2490

Winhold Montessori Schools

Montessori | Grades NS-K 305-253-3225

Xceed Preparatory Academy v Special Emphasis/Alternative | Grade 6-12 305-901-2115

special education

A.K.T.I.V. Learning Academy

Special Education | Grades K - 6 786-293-7000

Atlantis Academy

Special Education | Grades K-12 305-271-9771

Beyond Expectations Academy

Special Education | Grades 2-12 305-378-5775

Carpe Diem Academia

Special Education | Grades K-12 305-971-1230

The Carrie Brazer Center for Autism

Special Education | Grades 7-12 305-271-8790

Children’s Resource Fund Special Education | Grades K-1 305-596-6966

Cyrstal Academy Autism/Developmental Delays

Ages 5 - Adolocent 305-567-5881

Debbie School

Special Education | Grades PK-2 305-243-3226

Easter Seals Demonstration School & Child Development Center

Special Education | Grades PK-12 305-547-4715

EDC Academy Of Excellence

Special Education | Grades 1-12 305-758-9910

Educational Alternatives

Special Education | Grade PK 305-221-5035

Faith Fellowship School

Special Education | Grades 3-9

305-246-5534

Gospel Tabernacle Christian Academy

Special Education (Pentacostal) | Grades 2-10

305-626-9162

I Smile For Children

Special Educationl | Grades K-4

305-302-5840

Kesher L.D.

Special Education (Jewish) | Grades 3-12

305-792-7060

Killian Oaks Academy

Special Education | Grades PK

305-274-2221

Marian Center School and Services

Special Education (Roman Catholic) | Gr 1-12

305-625-8354

Miami Learning Experience School

Special Education K-12 & Adult Continuing Education Program

5651 SW 82nd Ave Rd

Miami, FL 33143

305-275-5900

www.mleschool.org

Neytz Hachochma

Special Education (Jewish) | Grades Pk

305-945-7443

Our Pride Academy

Special Education | K-12

305-271-2678

Schoolhouse Academy

Special Education | Grades 10-12

305-552-1200

South Florida Child Development Center

Special Education | Grades 2-9

305- 882-8119

United Cerebral Palsy Transitional Learning.

Special Education | Grades 8-12

305-325-1080

Vanguard School Of Coconut Grove Florida

Special Education | Grades 1-8

305-445-7992

The Victory Center

Special Education | Grades NS

305-904-764-7781

Broward early childhood education

Adventure Bay Early Learning Center

Daycare/Preschool | Grades PK-K 954-441-4488

Andover Academy

Daycare/Preschool | Grades NS-PK 954-577-9701

Cambridge School

Daycare/Preschool | Grades NS-PK 954-430-3388

Care & Share Christian Academy

Daycare/Preschool (Christian) | Grades NS-1 954-630-3333

Creative Child Learning Center

Daycare/Preschool | Grades NS-PK 954-389-8245

Developmental Preschool Kindergarten v

Daycare/Preschool | Grades PK-K 954-472-4673

Discovery Preschool Center

Daycare/Preschool | Grades K 954-481-9500

First Steps Just for Kids

Daycare/Preschool | Grades K 954-564-5437

Foundations Christian Academy

Daycare/Preschool (Church of Christ) | Grades PK 954-667-0852

The Goddard School

Daycare/Preschool | Grades NS-k 954-443-2480

Hallandale House of Learning v Montessori Preschool | Ages 18 mos - 5 years old 954-454-5494

Happyland Day School

Daycare/Preschool (Presbyterian) | Grades PK-K 954-463-6051

Harvard Academy

Daycare/Preschool | Grades PK-K 954-748-0006

Hollywood Hills Private School

Daycare/Preschool (All-girls) | Grades PK-K 954-983-1866

Kids of Promise Preschool

Daycare/Preschool (Assembly of God) | Grades K 954-989-7998

KinderCare Learning Centers

Multiple Locations | Grades NS-K 888-525-2780

KLA Schools

Reggio Emilia Preschool

KLA Schools of Pembroke Pines

8 weeks to Kindergarten

18055 NW 8th St. Pembroke Pines FL 33029 954-469-9905

Offers VPK

KLA Schools of Fort Lauderdale

3 months to 5 Years

2857 E Oakland Park Blvd. Fort Lauderdale FL 33306 954-530-1960

KLA Schools of Coconut Creek

3 months to 5 Years

6310 N State Road 7 Coconut Creek FL 33073 954-571-8019

Offers VPK

www.klaschools.com

Larson Academy

Daycare/Preschool | Grades K-1 954-561-2555

The Learning Center for Children

Daycare/Preschool | Grades PK-K 954-384-4884

Little Me Preschool

Daycare/Preschool | Grades K-1 954-433-5269

New Mirawood School

Daycare/Preschool | Grades NS-PK 954-983-4321

Plantation Methodist Preschool

Daycare/Preschool | Grades PK-k 954-792-1710

Precious Promise Academy Preschool

Daycare/Preschool (Assembly of God) | Grades K-1 954-731-1616

Showers of Blessing Christian Daycare/Preschool (Pentecostal) | Grades PK-K 954-730-8775

Southwest Ranches Christian AcademyDaycare/ Preschool (Assembly of God) | Grades PK-K 954-434-5252

Summit-Questa

Montessori School v

Montessori Philosophy

Toddler - Middle School

5451 SW 64th Avenue

Davie, Florida 33314

954-584-3466

www.summitquesta.com

Temple Sinai Early Childhood Learning Center

Infants (6 weeks) - 5 years old

954-987-1694

Windsor Park Preschool

Daycare/Preschool (Christian) | Grades NS-2

954-970-3756

Winfield Christian Academy

Daycare/Preschool (Christian) | Grades NS-2

954-970-3756

nonsectarian / traditional

Academic School 4 Arts

Fine Arts Conservatory School | Grades K - 12

954-237-6021

American Heritage School v

Grades PK-12

954-472-0022

American Preparatory Academy v

Grades K-12

954-434-8936

Beacon Hill School

Grades PK-8

954-963-2600

Candil Jacaranda School

Grades PK-5

954-473-4400

Emerald Hills School

Grades K-6

954-964-9163

Fort Lauderdale Prep School v

Grades PK-12

954-485-7500

North Broward Prep School v

Nord Anglia Education School | Grades PK3 - 12

954-247-0179

NSU University School v

Innovative & College Prep Curriculum

Preschool (PK1) - Grade 12

3375 SW 75 Avenue

Davie, FL 33314

954-262-4506

www.uschool.nova.edu

Pine Crest School

Independent College Preparatory Grades PK4 - 12

1501 NE 62nd Street Fort Lauderdale, FL 33334

954-492-4100

www.pinecrest.edu

Precious Kidz Too Grades PK-5

954-784-0087

Premier Academy School

Grades 6-12

954-969-7172

The Randazzo School Grades NS-12

954-968-1750

The Sagemont School PK-12 954-389-2454

School Of Excellence

Grades K-12

954-792-6118

Tanglewood Academy

Grades PK-1

954-431-8805

West Hollywood Private School Grades 5-12

954-983-7424

Westlake Preparatory School v Grades K-12

954-236-2300

religious affiliations

Abundant Life Christian Academy v Christian | Grades PK-8

954-979-2665

Advent’s Early Childhood School Lutheran | Grades NS-PK

561-395-3631

Advent School Boca v Lutheran | Grades K-8

561-395-3631

Alazhar School Islamic | PK-8 954-722-1555

All Saints Catholic School

Roman Catholic | Grades K-9

954-742-4842

Annunciation School

Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8

954-989-8287

Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy High School

Roman Catholic | Grades 9-12

954-434-8820

Beth Emet School

Elementary - Middle Kindergarten - 8th Grade

4807 South Flamingo Road

Cooper City, FL 33330

954-680-1882

www.bethemetschool.org

Bethany Christian School

Presbyterian | Grades NS-8

954-522-2554

Brauser Maimonides Academy v Jewish | Grades NS-8

954-989-6886

Broward Junior Academy

Seventh Day Adventist | Grades K-8

954-316-8301

Calvary Christian Academy v Christian | Grades PK-12

954-905-5100

Cardinal Gibbons High School

Roman Catholic | Grades 9-12

954-491-2900

Chaminade-Madonna

Catholic (Marianist) | Grades 9-12

954-989-5150

Christ Church School

Methodist | PK-5

954-771-7700

Cooper City Christian Academy

Pentecostal | Grades PK-12

954-779-6221

Coral Springs Christian Academy

Presbyterian | Grades PK-12

954-752-2870

Covenant Teaching Fellowship

Christian | Grades 2-6

954-649-3584

Excelsior Artz Preparatory School

Christian | Grades PK-7

954-721-3471

Faith Baptist Academy

Baptist | Grades PK-12

954-974-2404

Faith Lutheran School

Lutheran (LCMS) | Grades PK-8

954-581-2918

Five Star Academy

Christian | Grades 1-2

954-680-7724

Fort Lauderdale Christian School

Christian | Grades PK-4

954-972-3444

Gateway Christian Academy

Assembly of God | Grades PK-5

954-485-7012

Glades Christian Academy

Baptist | Grades K-8

954-755-6405

Gloria Dei Lutheran Academy

Lutheran (LCMS) | Grades PK-8

954-475-8584

Hebrew Academy Community School

Jewish | Grades PK-8

954-978-6341

High Expectations Education Center

Christian | Grades K

954-881-9677

Highlands Christian Academy v

Baptist | Grades PK-12

954-421-1747

Hochberg Lower School v

Posnack East Campus

A Jewish Day School

Grades K - 5

412 SW 11th Street

Hallandale Beach, FL 33009

954-299-3600

www.posnackschool.org

Hollywood Christian School Baptist | Grades PK-12

954-322-4375

Holy Temple Christian Academy

Christian | Grades PK-8

954-467-0758

Lighthouse Christian School

Presbyterian | Grades K-8

954-941-7501

Little Flower Catholic School

Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8

954-922-1217

Mary Help Of Christians Catholic School

Roman Catholic | Grades K-8

954-323-8006

The Masters Academy Baptist | Grades PK-8 954-434-2960

Mount Bethel Christian Academy v Christian | Grades PK-8 954-462-0255

Mt. Olivet SDA School

Seventh Day Adventist | Grades PK-9 954-792-6010

Nativity Elementary School

Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8 954-987-3300

New Hope SDA School

Seventh Day Adventist | Grades K-8 954-587-3842

New Life Christian Academy Pentecostal | Grades 8-12 954-625-0251

Nur Ul-Islam Academy Islamic | Grades PK-12 954-434-3288

Our Lady Queen Of Martyrs School

Roman Catholic | Grades K-9 954-583-8112

Our Savior Lutheran School Lutheran (LCMS) | Grades NS-8 954-370-2161

Parkridge Christian Academy v Baptist | Grades NS-8 954-346-0236

Parkway Christian Schoolv Christ, Character, Community Grades Pre-K2 - 8

1200 S. Flamingo Road Davie, FL 33325 954-424-6425

www.pcs-fl.net

Phyl’s Academy Preparatory School Christian | Grades PK-8 954-731-7524

Point Of Grace Christian Academy Baptist | Grades K-12 954-649-0145

Potential Christian Academy Christian | Grades PK-8

954-434-1550

Pride and Joy Learning Center Christian | Grades NS-1 954-561-0175

Posnack School v Jewish Day School Grades JrK-12

5810 S. Pine Island Road

Davie, FL 33328

954-583-6100

www.posnackschool.org

Redeemer Christian Academy

Pentecostal | Grades 4-7 954-854-9983

Redeeming Word Christian Academy Christian | Grades K-5 954-485-1435

Rohr Bais Chaya Academy

Jewish (All-girls) | Grades 9-12 954-788-8781

St. Andrew Catholic School

Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8 954-753-1280

St. Ambrose Elementary School

Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8 954-427-2226

St. Anthony School

Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8 954-467-7747

St. Bartholomew Catholic School Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8 954-431-5253

St. Bernadette Catholic School v Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8 954-432-7022

St. Bonaventure Catholic School

Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8 954-476-5200

St. Coleman Catholic School

Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8 954-942-3500

St. David Catholic School

Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8 954-472-7086

St. Gregory The Great School

Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8 954-473-8169

St. Helen Catholic School

Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8 954-739-7094

St. Jerome Catholic School

Roman Catholic | Grades K-9

954-524-1990

Saint Mark Catholic School

Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8

954-434-3777

Saint Mark's Episcopal School v Episcopal | Toddler - 8th Grade

954-563-4508

St. Stephen School

Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8

954-983-2636

St. Thomas Aquinas High School

Catholic College Prep High School

Grades 9-12

2801 SW 12 Street

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312

954-581-0700

www.aquinas-sta.org

Salah Tawfik Elementary & Middle School

Islamic | Grades PK-8

954-741-8130

Sawgrass Adventist School v Seventh Day Adventist | Grades K-8

954-473-4622

Sha’arei Bina Torah Academy for Girls

Jewish (All-girls) | Grades 6-12

954-927-5544

Shepherd Of The Coast Christian School

Lutheran (LCMS) | Grades PK-8

954-772-5468

Sheridan Hills Christian School v

Classical Christian | Grade Pre-K -12th

954-966-7995

Soaring Eagles Academy Christian | Grades 1-12

954-709-0930

South Florida Christian Academy

Pentecostal | Grades 2-12

954-655-3170

Sunrise Christian School Of Academic Studies

Pentacostal | Grades K-6

954-358-0497

Temple Kol Ami Emanu-El Day School Jewish | Grades K-5

954-358-4200

Temple Beth Am Jewish | NS-PK

954-968-4545

Trinitas Academy

Baptist | Grades K-12

954-581-2744

Trinity Christian School Methodist | Grades PK-5

954-941-8033

Trinity Lutheran School

Lutheran (LCMS) | Grades K-8

954-463-7471

Westminster Academy v Christian College Preparatory

Grades Pre-K 2 - 12

5601 North Federal Highway Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 954-771-4600

www.wa.edu

Weston Christian Academy

Classical Christian | Pre-K3 - 8th Grade 954-349-9224

special emphasis / alt method

Academy High School

Special Emphasis/Alternative | Grades 9-12

954-752-5038

AEF Preparatory Schools v Alternative Education | Grades K-12

954-581-8222

Anew-Generation Christian Leadership Academy

Special Emphasis (Christian) | Grades 6-12

954-306-3720

Apple Tree Montessori School

Montessori | Grades PK-8 954-252-9250

Aventura Montessori School

Montessori | Grades K

954-456-5609

BB International School

Language/Cultural Immersion | Grades NS-5

954-946-2229

The Blake School

Montessori | Grades PK-8

954-584-6816

Christi / STEPSS Academy v Special Program (Christian) | Grades K-12

954-749-6869

Conservatory Prep Senior High School v Special Program/Alternative | Grades 6-12

954-680-5808

Coral Springs Montessori

Montessori | Grades NS-K

954-344-0027

Elite Behavioral Health Center

Special Emphasis/Alternative (All-boys) | Grades 4-9

954-444-6287

Fidelis Academy

Alternative Christian | Grades PK-8

954-712-1707

Green Children’s House Montessori School

Montessori | Grades K

954-946-7215

Gulfstream Montessori School

Montessori | Grades PK-6

954-455-2781

Lifetime Learning Ahavat Limud

Special Emphasis/Alternative | Grades 4-12

954-785-1711

Little Flower Montessori School

Montessori | Grades PK-6 954-565-8205

Lycee Franco-American International School v Language Immersion School | Grades PK-5 954-237-0356

Marblue Montessori Academy

Montessori | Grades PK-6 954-923-7100

Maria’s House Montessori School

Montessori | Grades K-2

954-421-9220

Miami Lakes Montessori Christian Center Montessori (Christian) | Grades 6-7 954-443-3975

Montessori Academy

Montessori | Grades PK-8 954-435-4622

Montessori Institute of Broward Montessori | Grades PK-4 954-472-9620

Montessori Ivy League Academy

Montessori | Grades NS-PK 954-438-8808

Paideia Classical Academy

Classical Education | Grades PK-12 954-974-1121

Pembroke Park Montessori School

Montessori | Grades PK-K 954-893-0077

Pine Island Montessori

Montessori | Grades PK-5

954-434-6337

Rainbow Montessori School

Montessori | Grades PK-K 954-989-1977

Score Academy v

Flexible Scheduling/ 1:1 Teaching | Grades K-12

954-510-0600

Sunset Sudbury School

Sudbury | Ages 4-18

954-404-7785

Tamarac Learning Center

Special Emphasis/Alternative | Grades 2-12

954-724-6287

Three Village Montessori Montessori School | Grades PK-3

954-581-2744

Woodlands Montessori School

Montessori | Grades PK-3

954-722-4880

Xceed Preparatory Academy v

Special Emphasis/Alternative | Grades 6-12

954-361-3405

special education

Abi’s Place

Special Education | Grades NS

954-752-4441

Access School

Special Education | Grades 3-7

954-680-9494

AEF Westham Academy

Special Education | Grades 6-12

954-581-8222

Atlantis Academy

Special Education | Grades K-12

954-752-7571

Bright Steps Forward

Special Education | Grades K-12

954-376-3911

Broward Academy

Special Education | Grades K-12

954-434-2980

Casablanca Academy

Special Education | Grades K-12

954-415-1149

Center Academy Prep v

Learning Differences College Readiness

Grades 5-12

4700 Riverside Drive, Suite 100

Coral Springs, FL 33067

954-575-1231

www.centeracademy.com

Divine Academy

Special Education | Grades 5-12

954-499-4638

Harvard International Academy

Special Education | Grades 4-12

954-301-5828

Paladin Academy College Prep Special Education | Grades K-12

954-431-4224

Sharon School of Excellence

Special Education (Pentecostal) | Grades K-12

954-391-6080

South Florida Jewish Academy

Special Education | Grades K-12

954-427-7788

Westlake Academy

Special Education | Grades K-12

954-236-2300

Palm Beach

early childhood education

Bluffs School Daycare (Christian) | Grades PK

561-775-1430

Cambridge School Daycare Grades NS-K

561-791-0013

The Goddard School Daycare/Preschool Grades NS-K 561-333-2020

Imagination Station Early Learning Center Daycare/Preschool | Grades PK-K 561-642-4262

Jupiter Academy v Daycare/Preschool | Grades PK-K 561-747-1003

KLA Schools

Reggio Emilia Inspired Private School

KLA Schools of Boynton Beach

3 months to 5 Years

1601 N Congress Ave. Boynton Beach FL 33426

561-735-1042

Offers VPK

KLA Schools of Lake Worth

6 weeks to 5 Years

4945 Via Bari Lake Worth FL 33463

561-432-9559

Offers VPK

School Age for summer camp/ school recesses available.

www.klaschools.com

Palm Beach Preschool Daycare/Preschool | Grades PK-K

541-968-4332

Peter Pan Preschool v Daycare/Preschool | Grades NS-PK

561-622-3628

Primary Learning Place

Grades PK-1

561-482-3772

Seacrest Christian Preschool

Daycare/Preschool (Presbyterian) | Grades NS-PK

561-276-5552

Temple Beth El of Boca Raton Daycare/Preschool (Jewish) | Grades PK-K

561-391-9092

nonsectarian / traditional

American Heritage School of Boca/Delray v Grades PK-12

561-495-7272

Baldwin Prep School v Grades K-12 561-844-7700

The Batt School v Grades PK-12

561-625-2288

The Benjamin School v Independent Day School Grades PK3-8 11000 Ellison Wilson Road North Palm Beach, FL. 33408 561-472-3451

Grades 9-12 4875 Grandiflora Road Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418 561-472-3451

www. thebenjaminschool. org

Boca Prep International Preschool - 12th Grade 561-8521410

Forest Trail Academy Grades K-12

800-890-6269

Glades Day School v Grades PK-12

561-996-6769

Grandview Preparatory School

Grades NS-12

561-416-9737

The Greene School

Independent Day School

Early Childhood 4 yrs - Grade 10

2001 South Dixie Highway

West Palm Beach, FL 33401

561-293-2888

www.thegreeneschool.com

Gulf Stream School

Grades PK-8

561-641-7435

The King's Academy

Grades PK-12

561-686-4244

Oxbridge Academy College-Prep Grades 7-12

561-972-9826

Palm Beach Day Academy V

Independent Private School

Lower Campus

Pre-K2 – 3rd Grade

1901 South Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach, FL 33401

561-832-8815

Upper Campus

4th Grade – 9th Grade

241 Seaview Avenue, Palm Beach, FL 33480

561-655-1188

www.pbday.org

Pine Crest School

Independent College Preparatory

Grades PK4-8

2700 St. Andrews Blvd

Boca Raton, FL 33434

561-852-2800

www.pinecrest.edu

Unity for Kids School

Grades K-12

561-578-8270

Unity School

Grades Toddler - 8 561-276-4414

Wellington Collegiate Academy

Grades 3-8

561-784-1776

The Wellington Preparatory School

Grades PK-5 561-649-7900

religious affiliations

Advent Lutheran School v Lutheran (AELC) | Grades K-8 561-395-3635

All Saints Catholic School v Roman Catholic | Grades Pre-K4 - 8 561-748-8994

Belle Glade Christian Academy Christian | Grades PK-11 561-261-4146

Berean Christian School v Christian | Grades NS-12 561-798-9300

Boca Raton Christian School

Independent Christian School Pre-K3 – 12th Grade

470 NW 4th Ave. Boca Raton, Florida 33432 561-391-2727

www.bocachristian.org

Cardinal Newman High School v College Preparatory (Catholic) | Grades 9-12 561-683-6266

Daughter Of Zion Junior Academy v Seventh Day Adventist | Grades PK-8 561-243-0715

Divine Savior Academy v Christian | Preschool - Elementary 561-359-3090

Donna Klein Jewish Academy Jewish | Grades K-12 561-852-3300

Ephesus Junior Academy Seventh Day Adventist | Grades PK-8 561-841-0033

Garden Of The Sahaba Academy Islamic | Grades PK-11 561-395-3011

Gold Coast Jr Academy Seventh Day Adventist | Grades PK-8 561-364-7388

Good Shepherd Episcopal School

Episcopal | Grades NS-5 561-746-5507

Greenacres Christian Academy

Christian | Grades PK-12 561-965-0363

Haverhill Baptist Day School

Baptist | Grades NS-3 561-683-1780

Hillel Day School of Boca Raton

Jewish | Grades PK-8

561-470-5000

Jupiter Christian School

Christian | Grades PK-12

561-354-1917

Lake Park Baptist School v Grades Pre-K3-8

(561)844-274

Lake Worth Christian School

Calvanist | Grades PK-12

561-586-8216

Maranatha Christian Academy v Church of God | Grades PK-8

561-622-8377

Methodist Early Childhood Education

Daycare/Preschool (Methodist) | Grades PK-K

561-368-1215

Meyer Preparatory v College Prep Grades Junior K - 8th

5225 Hood Road

Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418

561-686-6520

www.meyerprep.org

Nativity Lutheran Church & School

Lutheran | Grades K-4

561-622-4998

New Horizons Christian Academy v Assembly of God | Grades 4-12

561-433-5933

Northern Private School

Christian | Grades PK-2

561-585-4053

Our Savior Lutheran School

Lutheran (LCMS) | Grades K-6

561-582-8624

RJ Hendley Christian Community School

Baptist | Grades PK-8

561-842-1349

Rosarian Academy

Independent Catholic School

Age 1 through Grade 8

807 North Flagler Drive

West Palm Beach, FL 33401

561-260-5104

www.rosarian.org

Sacred Heart School v Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8

561-582-2242

Saint Andrew’s School

Episcopal | Grades Pre-K - 12

561-210-2000

St Ann Catholic School v

Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8

561-832-3676

St Clare School

Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8

561-622-7171

St. David’s Episcopal School

Episcopal | Grades PK-1

561-793-1272

St. Joan of Arc School

Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8

561-392-7974

St. John Paul II Academy v

Roman Catholic | Grades 9-12

561-314-2100

St. Joseph’s Episcopal School

Episcopal | Grades Pre-K3 -8

561-732-2045

St. Jude Catholic School

Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8

561-392-9160

St. Juliana Catholic School

Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8

561-655-1922

St. Luke School

Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8

561-965-8190

St. Mark's Episcopal SchoolV

Episcopal Grades PK2-8

3395 Burns Road

Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410

561-622-1504

www.stmarkspbg.org

St. Paul Lutheran School

Lutheran (LCMS) | Grades NS-8

561-395-8548

St. Vincent Ferrer School

Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8

561-278-3868

The Shepherd’s School

Church of God | Grades PK-12

561-924-9578

Solomon Schechter Day School

Jewish | Grades K-4

561-750-4240

Spanish River Christian School

Presbyterian Grades PK3-8

2400 Yamato Road

Boca Raton, FL 33431

561-994-5006

spanishriverchristianschool.com

Suncoast Christian Academy v Church of Christ | Grades K-5 561-641-1446

Torah Academy of Boca Raton Jewish | Grades PK-8

561-465-2200

Trinity Christian Academy Pentecostal | Grades PK-12 561-967-1900

Trinity Christian School v Methodist | Grades NS-8 561-253-3950

Trinity Lutheran School Lutheran (LCMS) | Grades NS-8 561-276-8458

West Palm Beach Jr Academy Seventh Day Adventist | Grades PK-8 561-689-9575

Yeshiva High School v Jewish | Grades 9-12 561-417-7422

special emphasis • alt method

Academic Private High School v Alternative | Grades 6-12 561-929-7990

Children’s House of Boca Raton Montessori | Grades PK-K 561-391-0074

The Children’s House of Wellington Montessori | Grades PK-K

561-790-3748

Children’s Learning Center Montessori | Grades PK-K

561-988-8288

Claremont Montessori School Montessori | Grades 1-8

561-394-7674

Coastal Middle & Senior High School

Grades 9-12

561-842-6349

Education Place v

Flexible Scheduling | Grades 1-12

561-753-6563

Emerging Minds Montessori Academy v Montessori | Grades PK-8 561-487-3535

French American International School Language Immersion | Grades K-6

561-479-8266

Fusion Academy Boca Raton v 1:1 Teaching | Grades 6-12

561-953-9365

The Harid Conservatory

Special Emphasis Dance | Grades 9-12

561-997-2677

Jupiter Montessori School

Montessori | Grades PK-K

561-575-4331

Le Petit Prince: The French School of Boca Raton Language Immersion | Grades PK-5

561-727-0221

The Learning Foundation of Florida v Alternative | Grades 2-12

561-795-6886

Montessori Independent Learning Center

Montessori School | Grades PK-1

561-968-2642

Royal Palm Montessori Academy

Montessori | Grades PK-K

561-483-3838

Score Academy v

Flex Schedule/ 1:1 Teaching | Grades K-12

561-345-2855

Space of Mind

Social Homeschool | Grades K -12+ College Prep

561-894-8772

Sunshine Tree School

Montessori | Grades K-8

561-622-4173

Turtle River Montessori School v Montessori | Grades NS-12

561-745-1995

The Weiss School

Accelerated/Gifted Program | Grades PK-8

561-627-0740

West Glades Montessori School

Montessori | Grades K-2

561-479-4629

special education

Atlantis Academy Palm Beaches

Special Education | Grades K-8

561-642-3100

Coates Learning Center

Special Education | Grades 6-12

561-689-2323

The Elles School

Special Education | Grades 2-12

561-588-1954

Kentwood Preparatory School

Special Education | Grades 1-12

561-649-6141

The Open Doorway

Special Education | Grades K-12

561-434-2788

The Seal Academy

Special Education | Grades 9-12

561-706-1004

A Strong Tradition Of Cultivating Faith & Intellect

Westminster Academy has a strong tradition of competitive athletics, award-winning fine arts, and Christian scholarship—all in a caring community where each student is known and loved. It is within this community that lessons are learned, life is lived, friendships are forged, and worldviews are formed. All of this comes together to create a unique opportunity not found anywhere else in South Florida—the Westminster Academy experience.

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Navigating the Transition Supporting

Neurodiverse Students from High School to College

High school students often face unique struggles as they prepare for college. The college experience can be overwhelming and complicated for anyone, but for a neurodivergent student, navigating unfamiliar environments and systems can be extremely daunting. Neurodivergent students have unique learning abilities, and educators, families, and other support systems need to understand and accommodate these differences and provide the necessary guidance and resources to ensure that these students succeed in school and beyond.

Neurodiversity refers to the natural variation in the human brain and nervous system. It encompasses a range of conditions, such as ADHD, autism, dyslexia, and others. Neurodivergent students may need help with traditional learning methods, including sitting still, taking notes, and processing information linearly. They may also need help with social interactions and communication. One of the most critical steps in supporting students, in general, is to provide them with information and resources that help them make informed decisions about their college journey. Many colleges offer support services for neuro -

• Graduates are accepted into prestigious universities including: Cornell University, Emory University, Princeton University, New York University, Tulane University, University of Central Florida, University of Florida, Northwestern University, Northeastern University, University of Miami, Vanderbilt University, and Washington University in St. Louis

• Low student-to-teacher ratios

• 95% pass rate on AP Exams

• Posnack School offers a full Judaic Studies curriculum based on study of Torah and classical Jewish sources as well as modern Hebrew instruction.

• Over 24 sports teams

• MakerSpace Innovation and Design Lab

• Middle and high school electives include Digital Photography, 2D/3D Art, Debate, Robotics, Forensic Science, Pre-Med, Pre-Law, Pre-Engineering, Internships, Human Genetics, Scientific Research, Creative Writing, Holocaust Studies and more!

Performing and Visual Arts 2021-2022

• Posnack School Performing and Visual Arts Department has won over 170 awards, including 25 in the district and state drama competitions and 4 CAPPIE nominations

• The most high school photography awards nationally with 80 in our high school and 25 in our middle school. These awards include 15 from drawing and painting.

divergent students, such as tutoring, counseling, and assistive technology. Encourage your student to research these resources and determine which colleges have the services that best fit their needs. When transitioning to college life, neurodivergent students may face some unique challenges. However, there are several ways to make the process more manageable and effective for them.

The first step in supporting neurodivergent students is to identify their strengths and challenges, as well as their preferences and needs. These students may be exceptional in creativity, problem-solving, and pattern recognition. Learning methods must be tailored based on their strengths to assist students in building on their natural abilities. At the same time, identifying the challenges that neurodiverse students face, such as difficulty with time management or sensory processing issues, can help you provide targeted support, accommodations, and resources. For example, students who struggle with time management may benefit from a coach or mentor who can help them prioritize tasks and develop a schedule that works for them. By identifying and leveraging these strengths and providing targeted support to overcome their challenges, you provide targeted ways for them to succeed in college and beyond.

Another essential step is to ensure there are accommodations. These may range from assistive technology to extra time on tests or note-taking assistance. Technology can be a powerful tool for neurodivergent students. These accommodations can give neurodivergent students an equal opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge and abilities, creating an equal playing field. For example, visual learners usually benefit from diagrams and videos, while auditory learners tend to prefer lectures or discussions. A multimodal world includes visual, linguistic, aural, spatial, and gestural communication. By offering students multiple modes of instruction and information content, we ensure that all students have access to the information they need to succeed.

Lastly, and perhaps the most important way to support neurodiverse students is to have high expectations of them, just like you would have of a neurotypical student. It is crucial in promoting agency and self-advocacy. Believing in a student's ability to succeed can inspire them to take ownership of their learning and advocate for themselves. Encouraging neurodiverse students to set high goals and providing them with the necessary resources and support can help build confidence and self-efficacy. Empowering students to communicate their needs and accommodations can help them feel more in control of their education and advocate for themselves in other areas of their lives. By setting high expectations, we can help neurodiverse students reach their full potential and prepare them for success in college and beyond.

As students transition from high school to college, many face new challenges and require additional support. It is essential to be aware of the unique needs of neurodivergent students and to provide accommodations and resources as needed. By taking into account neurological differences and needs, you can effectively help neurodiverse students create environments where they have the capacity and opportunity to excel academically, emotionally, and mentally regardless of any intellectual disabilities, mental health conditions, or other special needs they may have. ▪