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FROM THE EDITOR 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.

Elizabeth Rivas Editor-in-Chief

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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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.

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College Decisions are in.

8 Celebrating 90 Years

CEA

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Directory of Premier Schools in South Florida

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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 16 Westminster Christian School 16 The Growing Place School 19 KLA Academy 20 Miami Country Day School 20 Summit-Questa Montessori School 36 Westminster Academy 36 Pine Crest School 37 St. Thomas Aquinas High School 39 Posnack School 40 The Green School 40 Meyer Preparatory School 41 St. Mark's Episcopal School PBG 42 Spanish River Christian School 42 Palm Beach Day 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

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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

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

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

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

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Conchita Espinosa Academy

Celebrating 90 years 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,

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.

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earning is a necessary part of life, but it may become dull

very little skepticism. They're worried about asking 'dumb'

dren start with an intense curiosity to learn things, but by the

don't pose follow-up questions; the room is awash with sidelong

because people tend to be results-driven by nature. Chil-

time they graduate, learning becomes less practical and more

abstract (which the brain needs to grasp quickly) and which

questions; they're willing to accept inadequate answers; they

glances to judge, second by second, the approval of their peers."

can make it monotonous and soporific. Carl Sagan described

To bring back the love of learning and the impassioned curiosi-

ural-born scientists. "My experience is, you go talk to kinder-

nique that can drive change in the learning experience--play!

it perfectly when discussing how most young children are nat-

garten 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, import-

ant 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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ty that follows, educators are turning to an active learning techAfter 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

all: games are not valuable because they can teach someone a

beyond necessity and accessibility to fun and immersive. The

tural expression, games and play are important because they

friends and through gamification, their relationship extends

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 increasing-

ly 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

skill or make the world a better place. Like other forms of culare 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 in-

creasingly 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 de-

sign 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 gam-

the variable the game is supposed to adapt for, such as knowl-

essence of gamification is using elements from board, card, and

known as the curb-cut effect, which posits that designing for

ing experiences. While it can involve playing a video game, the 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 ed-

ucational task. Mendeleev was an avid card player who used

elements from card games to devise the periodic classification

edge, ability, capacity, or other variables. The concept is also 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 ev-

eryone with improved safety and ease of movement, including those pushing strollers or carts, riding bicycles, and even running/walking.

of chemical elements. He looked for order in these chemical ele-

Another example of this is closed-captioning and voice-to-text

and physical information about that element. He then lined up

forms is particularly beneficial for neurodivergent children, who

ments by arranging a stack of cards listing each known element

each card in order of increasing atomic mass (weight). By play-

ing 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

technology. The level of immersion in game-based learning platbecome more engaged in their lessons thanks to highly senso-

ry experiences. Gamification provides a safe and fun learning environment where students can feel more comfortable explor-

ing, 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.

learning regardless of their prior academic achievements.

Reinforces the competitive and collaborative spirit

What are the Benefits of Using Gamification Principles in Learning?

of civilization. The idea of winning, receiving rewards, or receiv-

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

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Competition has been a part of the human psyche since the dawn ing recognition has been a motivating factor from the earliest days of human history in contests of physical strength, endur-

ance, 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 motiva-

tion 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. continued on page 18 

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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

allow people to connect through socio-emotional messages such

7.

Promotes autonomy and agency

tips or strategies. Having a community within an initiative has a

8.

Develops a sense of mastery

9.

Offers a first-hand look at real-world experiences without

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 simultaneous-

ly to interact with each other. Games provide social spaces that as "Thanks for the help" or task-oriented messages like sharing 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.

to reflect and improve on failures

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

Immediate feedback and Skill-based assessments

experience at home. Understanding the principles and techniques

a challenge, a response, and feedback. These notifications of ac-

tasks are struggles. Is it homework? is it household chores?

then require new responses, followed by more measures of prog-

1.

Identify the goal of the task and make sure it is clear, achiev-

cycle the Magic Circle of playful learning, describing it as engage-

2.

Identify what motivates your family.

3.

Determine gaming mechanics you will use to motivate your

4.

Add time-based challenges and include surprise rewards

5.

Make levels easier in the beginning

is a form of assessment or evaluation of a student's ability and

6.

Adapt old-school games such as bingo and scrabble or create

most crucial components in education are technology and assess-

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

The design of almost all games consists of three key elements: complishments and achievements create new challenges, which

ress based on these responses. Educational psychologists call the ment 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

level of proficiency for each skill. It is undeniable that two of the ments. 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.

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of game theory is important to do this. Start by identifying what

able, and visible to everyone.

family.

a quest or scavenger hunt.

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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HONOR Miami Country Day School empowers every student, e v e r y d a y , e v e r y w h e re t o l e a r n w i t h v i g o r, e x p l o re w i t h p u r p o s e , strive for excellence, a n d s e r v e w i t h h o n o r,

RESPECT

re s p e c t , a n d c o m p a s s i o n as global citizens.

We d o t h i s i n a c o m m u n i t y w h e re e v e r y s t u d e n t is known and Included by engaging the whole child, i n a n d o u t o f t h e c l a s s ro o m

COMPASSION

WISDOM

as they discover their full potential.

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KinderCare Learning Centers Multiple Locations | Grades NS-K 888-525-2780

La Petite Academy Daycare/Preschool | Grades NS-K 888-330-3479

KLA Schools of West Kendall 3 months to 5 years 8950 SW 137th Avenue Miami FL 33186 305-387-2480 Offers VPK & SR

La Piazza Academy V Progressive School Preschool - 5th Grade Reggio Emilia Inspired 3100 South Dixie Highway Coconut Grove, FL 33133 305-443-0066

www.lapiazzaacademy.com La Prima Casa Montessori School Montessori 6 Months - 9 Years Old 305-854-8001 Lago Mar Preschool Preschool | Grades K-3 305-382-9796 Little Wonders Learning Academy and Preschool Daycare/Preschool | Grades NS-PK 305-253-7451 Miami Baptist Preschool Daycare/Preschool (Baptist) | Grades PK-K 305-388-8059 MCM Early Childhood Institute v Reggio Emilia Preschool | 12 Months – 5 Years 305-373-KIDS (5437)

Riverside Baptist Child Development Center Daycare/Preschool (Baptist) | K 305-279-3637

Christ-Mar School Grades K-8 305-823-6515

St. Faith Episcopal Church Daycare/Preschool (Episcopal) | Grades PK-K 305-235-3621

Conchita Espinosa Academy

Sunshine Childcare Preschool Center Daycare/Preschool | Grades K 305-364-8006 The Tauber Academy Daycare/Preschool (Jewish) | PK-K 305-931-0010 Thumbelina Learning Center Daycare/Preschool | Grades PK-K 786-520-3630 Universal Academy Private School v Daycare/Preschool | Grade NS-PK 305-626-0010 Wayside Baptist Preschool Daycare/Preschool (Christian) | NS-PK 305-595-0570

nonsectarian / traditional

Independent Private School Grades PreK3-8 12975 SW 6th Street Miami, FL 33184 305-227-1149

conchitaespinosa.com The Cushman School College Preparatory Grades PK3 - 12 592 NE 60th Street Miami, FL. 33137 305-757-1966

Cushmanschool.org Edison Private School Grades 1-10 305-824-0303 Fairglade School Grades PK-5 305-274-6645

Miami Shores Baptist Academy Daycare/Preschool (Baptist) | NS-PK 305-757-8353

Academy for Young Learners Grades PK - 4 305-698-0202

Fisher Island Day School

My First Place School Daycare/Preschool | Grades PK-K 305-271-6633

Allison Academy v Grades 6-12 305-940-3922

The French American School of Miami

New Horizons Private School Daycare/Preschool | Grades K 305-229-8292

American High School Academy Grades 9-12 305-270-1440

Olympia Heights United Methodist Daycare/Preschool (Methodist) | Grades K 305-226-9126

Arlington Academy of Miami Grades K -12 305-624-5656

PK2 - Grade 8 305-531-2350

PK3 - Grade 5 786-268-1914

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Paradise Christian School Daycare/Preschool (Christian) | Grades PK-8 305-828-7477

Aventura Learning Center Grades K - 2 305-940-0408

Parkway Baptist Church Wee Care Daycare/Preschool (Baptist) | Grades PK-K 305-623-1536

Beacon Hill Preparatory School Grades NS-8 305-621-3604

Pinecrest Presbyterian Day School Daycare/Preschool (Presbyterian) | Grades NS-K 305-666-3377

Biltmore School v Grades PK-8 305-266-4666

Princeton Preschool and Child Care Center Daycare/Preschool | Grades PK-K 305-666-5575

Brito Miami Private School Grades PK-12 305-448-1463

River of Hope Day School Daycare/Preschool (Christian) | Grades K 305-228-0630

Centner Academy Grades PK-K (Grades 1-12 Coming Soon) 786-378-8646

GulliverPrep v Grades PK - 12 Marian C. Krutulis PK-8 Campus 12595 Red Road Coral Gables, Florida 33156 305-665-3593 Upper School Campus 6575 North Kendall Drive Pinecrest, Florida 33156 305-666-7937 Upper School Miller Campus 8000 SW 56 Street Miami, Florida 33155 305-274-9535

www.gulliverprep.org Hope and Light Academy Grades K - 8 786-803-8122

Highpoint Academy v

Ransom Everglades School

Bilingual Education Grades PK2-8

College Preparatory Day School Grades 6-12

Main Campus 12101 SW 34th Street Miami, FL 33175 305-552-0202

Middle School 2045 South Bayshore Drive Coconut Grove, FL 33133 305-250-6850

Coral Way Campus 9850 SW 24th Street Miami, FL 33165 305-552-0208

highpointacademy.com Jose Marti Schools Grades PK-8 305-856-9044 Just Kids Centers Grades PK-5 305-221-0011 Keystone National High School Grades 9 - 12 (305) 688-5599

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

KLA Academy

www.rivieraschools.com

Private School

Roblanca Academy Grades K-9 305-557-3871

Infant to 5th Grade 375 SW 15th Road Miami, FL 33129 305-377-0391 Admissions

klaacademy.org Killian Oaks Academy Grades Pre-K-12 (305) 274-2221 Loyola Elementary & Arts Preschool Preschool and Elementary (305) 471-4417 Masters Preparatory Grades K - 9 305-887-4233

Miami Country Day School v Independent School Grades Pk-12 601 NE 107th Street Miami, FL 33161 305-779-7230

miamicountryday.org Pinewood Acres School Grades PK-6 305-271-3211

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 3 12th 305-446-5673 Champagnat Catholic School Roman Catholic | Grades K-12 305-642-4132 Christ Fellowship Academy Baptist | Grades PK-6 305-238-1833

Florida Christian School Christ-centered Education Grades PreK2 to 12th

Roman Catholic (All-boys) Grades 9-12

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

3000 SW 87th Ave. Miami, FL 33165 305-223-5650 x2256 www.columbushs.com

www.floridachristian.org

Clara Mohammed School Islamic | Grades K-3 305-757-8741

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

Colonial Christian School Baptist | Grades PK-12 305-246-8608

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

Congregation Beth Medrash Levi Jewish (All-boys) | Grades 7-12 305-673-5664 Coral Park Christian Academy Christian | Grades NS-8 305-559-9409

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

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

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

Dr. John A. Mckinney Christian Academy Baptist | Grades K-6 786-318-3818

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

Emmanuel Christian School Baptist | Grades 1-6 305-625- 0383

Greater Miami Academy Seventh Day Adventist | Grades PK-12 305-220-5955

Epiphany Catholic School v Catholic | Grades PK-8 305-667-5251

The Growing Place School

Faith Lutheran School Lutheran (LCMS) | Grades PK-8 305-885-2845

Christian Education

Toddlers - 2nd Grade (Growing to 5th)

536 Coral Way Coral Gables, Fl 33134 305-446-0846

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

welovecoralgables.org/tgp

Kingdom Academy Christian Private School | Infants to 8th Grade 305-385-3761

First Baptist School Baptist | Grades PK-12 305-888-9776

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

La Progresiva Presbyterian School Presbyterian | Grades PK-12 305-642-8600

First United Methodist Christian School v Methodist | Grades NS-8 305-248-7992

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

Landow Yeshiva/Lubavitch Educational Center Jewish | Grades 1-11 305-653-8770

First Assembly Christian Assembly of God | Grades PK-12 305-248-2273

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

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

St. Brendan Elementary SchoolV Catholic School | Grades Pre-K2-8 305-221-2722

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

St. Hugh Catholic School Catholic | Preschool - 8th Grade 305-448-5602

Our Lady Of Lourdes Academy Roman Catholic (All-girls) | Grades 9-12 305-667-1623

St. James Catholic School Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8 305-681-3822

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

St. John Neumann Catholic School v Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8 305-255-7315

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

St. John The apostle School Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8 305-888-6819

Palmer Trinity School

St. John’s Episcopal School Episcopal | Grades PK-8 305-247-5445

Episcopal Grades 6-12 7900 SW 176 Street Miami, FL 33157 305-251-2230

www.palmertrinity.org

St. Joseph’s School Roman Catholic | Grades K-9 305-866-1471 St. Kevin Catholic School Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8 305-227-7571

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

St. Lawrence Elementary School Roman Catholic | Grades K-8 305-932-4912

Monsignor Edward Pace High School v Roman Catholic | Grades 9-12 305-623-PACE (7223)

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

St. Louis Covenant School Roman Catholic | Grades K-9 305-238-7562

Mother Of Christ Catholic School Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8 786-497-6111

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

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

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. 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. Brendan High Schoolv

St. Philip's Episcopal School

Catholic High School Grades 9-12

Independent Episcopal School PreK3 through 5th Grade

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

1121 Andalusia Avenue Coral Gables, FL. 33134 305-444.6366

www.stbrendanhigh.org

www.saintphilips.net

St. Stephen's Episcopal Day School

Westminster Christian Schoolv

Episcopal PreK 3 - Grade 5

Christian Grades PK3 - 12

3439 Main Highway Coconut Grove, FL 33133 305-445-2606

6855 SW 152 Street Palmetto Bay, FL 33157 305-233-2030

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 Schoolv 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

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

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

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

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

Montessori Learning Center Montessori | Grades PK-1 305-388-9016

We Love Kids Special Emphasis/Alternative | Grade K 305-885-2490

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

Winhold Montessori Schools Montessori | Grades NS-K 305-253-3225

Mrs. Payan’s School Montessori | Grades PK-K 305-661-2780

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

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

special education

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

A.K.T.I.V. Learning Academy Special Education | Grades K - 6 786-293-7000

McGlannan School V Language-based Learning Difficulties | Gr 1-8 305-274-2208

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

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

Metropolitan International School World Based Curriculum | PK2-8 305-576-6070

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

Beyond Expectations Academy Special Education | Grades 2-12 305-378-5775

Miami Nature Playschool Forest Kindergarten | Ages 3 - 8 years old Text: 786-499-2939

Stone Coast Academy Special Emphasis/Alternative | Grade 12 305-515-2826

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

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

Montessori Children’s House Montessori | Grades NS-K 305-380-0513

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

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

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

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

Broward early childhood education

KLA Schools 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

Special Education K-12

& Adult Continuing Education Program

Developmental Preschool Kindergarten v Daycare/Preschool | Grades PK-K 954-472-4673

5651 SW 82nd Ave Rd Miami, FL 33143 305-275-5900

Discovery Preschool Center Daycare/Preschool | Grades K 954-481-9500

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

KinderCare Learning Centers Multiple Locations | Grades NS-K 888-525-2780

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

United Cerebral Palsy Transitional Learning.

Special Education | Grades 8-12 305-325-1080

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

Vanguard School Of Coconut Grove Florida Special Education | Grades 1-8 305-445-7992

Hollywood Hills Private School Daycare/Preschool (All-girls) | Grades PK-K 954-983-1866

The Victory Center Special Education | Grades NS 305-904-764-7781

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

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.k la scho o ls.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

Pine Crest School Independent College Preparatory Grades PK4 - 12 1501 NE 62nd Street Fort Lauderdale, FL 33334 954-492-4100

www.pinecrest.edu

Temple Sinai Early Childhood Learning Center Infants (6 weeks) - 5 years old 954-987-1694

Precious Kidz Too Grades PK-5 954-784-0087

Windsor Park Preschool Daycare/Preschool (Christian) | Grades NS-2 954-970-3756

Premier Academy School Grades 6-12 954-969-7172

Winfield Christian Academy Daycare/Preschool (Christian) | Grades NS-2 954-970-3756

The Randazzo School Grades NS-12 954-968-1750

nonsectarian / traditional

The Sagemont School PK-12 954-389-2454

Academic School 4 Arts Fine Arts Conservatory School | Grades K - 12 954-237-6021

School Of Excellence Grades K-12 954-792-6118

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

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

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

Hochberg Lower School v Posnack East Campus

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

A Jewish Day School Grades K - 5

Parkway Christian Schoolv

412 SW 11th Street Hallandale Beach, FL 33009 954-299-3600

Christ, Character, Community Grades Pre-K2 - 8

www.posnackschool.org

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

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

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St. Bonaventure Catholic School Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8 954-476-5200

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

St. Coleman Catholic School Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8 954-942-3500

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

St. David Catholic School Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8 954-472-7086

Little Flower Catholic School Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8 954-922-1217

Potential Christian Academy Christian | Grades PK-8 954-434-1550

St. Gregory The Great School Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8 954-473-8169

Mary Help Of Christians Catholic School Roman Catholic | Grades K-8 954-323-8006

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

St. Helen Catholic School Roman Catholic | Grades PK-8 954-739-7094

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

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-K2-12 5601 North Federal Highway Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 954-771-4600

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

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Lifetime Learning Ahavat Limud Special Emphasis/Alternative | Grades 4-12 954-785-1711

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

Little Flower Montessori School Montessori | Grades PK-6 954-565-8205 Lycee Franco-American International School v

Immersion School | Grades PK-5 special emphasis / alt method Language 954-237-0356 Academy High School Special Emphasis/Alternative | Grades 9-12 954-752-5038

Marblue Montessori Academy Montessori | Grades PK-6 954-923-7100

AEF Preparatory Schools v Alternative Education | Grades K-12 954-581-8222

Maria’s House Montessori School Montessori | Grades K-2 954-421-9220

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

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

Conservatory Prep Senior High School v Special Program/Alternative | Grades 6-12 954-680-5808

Pine Island Montessori Montessori | Grades PK-5 954-434-6337

Coral Springs Montessori Montessori | Grades NS-K 954-344-0027

Rainbow Montessori School Montessori | Grades PK-K 954-989-1977

Score Academy v Flexible Scheduling/ 1:1 Teaching | Grades K-12 954-510-0600

Harvard International Academy Special Education | Grades 4-12 954-301-5828

Sunset Sudbury School Sudbury | Ages 4-18 954-404-7785

Paladin Academy College Prep Special Education | Grades K-12 954-431-4224

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

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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

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.

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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 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

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

The King's Academy Grades PK-12 561-686-4244

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

Oxbridge Academy College-Prep Grades 7-12 561-972-9826

Boca Raton Christian School

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Independent Christian School Pre-K3 – 12th Grade

College Prep Grades Junior K - 8th

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

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Palm Beach Day AcademyV 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.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

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

Unity for Kids School Grades K-12 561-578-8270

Good Shepherd Episcopal School Episcopal | Grades NS-5 561-746-5507

Unity School Grades Toddler - 8 561-276-4414

Greenacres Christian Academy Christian | Grades PK-12 561-965-0363

Wellington Collegiate Academy Grades 3-8 561-784-1776

Haverhill Baptist Day School Baptist | Grades NS-3 561-683-1780

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

Spanish River Christian School Presbyterian Grades PK3-8 2400 Yamato Road Boca Raton, FL 33431 561-994-5006

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

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Jupiter Montessori School Montessori | Grades PK-K 561-575-4331

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

Le Petit Prince: The French School of Boca Raton Language Immersion | Grades PK-5 561-727-0221

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

The Shepherd’s School Church of God | Grades PK-12 561-924-9578

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

Solomon Schechter Day School Jewish | Grades K-4 561-750-4240

French American International School Language Immersion | Grades K-6 561-479-8266

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

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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

Neurodiversity refers to the natural variation in the

be overwhelming and complicated for anyone, but

range of conditions, such as ADHD, autism, dyslexia,

they prepare for college. The college experience can for a neurodivergent student, navigating unfamiliar environments and systems can be extremely daunt-

ing. 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.

human brain and nervous system. It encompasses a

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 interac-

tions 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 neurocontinued on page 43 

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divergent students, such as tutoring, counseling, and as-

Lastly, and perhaps the most important way to support

these resources and determine which colleges have the

them, just like you would have of a neurotypical stu-

sistive technology. Encourage your student to research

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

neurodiverse students is to have high expectations of dent. It is crucial in promoting agency and self-advoca-

cy. 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.

difficulty with time management or sensory processing

As students transition from high school to college, many

modations, and resources. For example, students who

essential to be aware of the unique needs of neurodiver-

issues, can help you provide targeted support, accom-

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 accommo-

dations. These may range from assistive technology to

face new challenges and require additional support. It is gent students and to provide accommodations and re-

sources as needed. By taking into account neurological differences and needs, you can effectively help neuro-

diverse 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. ▪

extra time on tests or note-taking assistance. Technolo-

gy can be a powerful tool for neurodivergent students.

These accommodations can give neurodivergent students an equal opportunity to demonstrate their knowl-

edge 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 communica-

tion. By offering students multiple modes of instruction

and information content, we ensure that all students have access to the information they need to succeed.

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