Preschool Curriculum

High Point Academy's preschool curriculum is evidence-backed,

research-bound, and based on the following:

Florida Early Learning Development Standards for Birth through Kindergarten

These standards are broken down into eight domains:

Physical Development, which includes Active Physical Play, Safety, Feeding and Nutrition, Personal Care, and Motor Development (Gross, Fine, and Perception)
Approaches to Learning, which includes Eagerness, Curiosity, Persistence, Creativity, Inventiveness, Planning, and Reflection
Social and Emotional Development, which includes Emotional Functioning, Managing Emotions, Building and Maintaining Relationships with Peers and Adults, and Sense of Identity and Belonging
Language and Literary, which includes Listening, Understanding, Speaking, Vocabulary, Sentences and Structure, Conversation, Emergent Reading, and Emergent Writing
Mathematical Thinking, which includes Number Sense, Operations, Patterns, Geometry, Spatial Relations, Measurement, and Data
Scientific Inquiry, which includes Exploration, Discovery, Life Science, Physical Science, Earth/Space Science, Environment, Engineering, and Technology
Social Studies, which includes Culture, Individual Identity, Individuals and Groups, Spaces, Places and Environments, Time, Continuity, and Changes, Governance, Civic Ideals and Practices, Economics and Resources, and Technology in our World
Creative Expression Through the Arts, which includes Sensory Art, Music, Creative Movement, Imaginative and Creative Play, and Appreciation of the Arts

For more information on the Florida Early Learning Development Standards, please click here.

The Creative Curriculum for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschool

The Creative Curriculum by Teaching Strategies is an educational program designed using the "whole-child" approach through hands-on and project-based learning principals. The curriculum and associated activities is purposefully curated assist our instructors in:

Fostering community amongst students, teachers, and families
Advancing students literacy, mathematical, and social/emotional skills through hands-on play
Navigating project-based learning opportunities with firsthand studies of topics that interest them, utilizing materials that are both familiar and novel to them
Advocating for students' strengths, bolstering things they need assistance with, and encouraging exploration of their interests

More information about the Creative Curriculum can be found on the Teaching Strategies website, located here.

Accreditation Guidelines and Standards

All of our High Point Academy locations are nationally accredited. Although each program may be accredited with different entities, the journey to certification with any organization is a rigorous process that analyzes every aspect of our program to ensure that it is high-quality and worthy of this badge.

Programs, including their students, staff, and families, that are accredited, on average, experience:

Unmatched support of language, problem solving, and social-emotional competencies
Higher rates of school readiness and future successes
Greater rates of staff commitment and satisfaction, with lesser rates of turnover
Familial confidence that children are recieving the highest possible level of care and education during such a pivotal period of life.

For more information on the specific accreditation utilized at each location, please speak with on-site administration.

For more information on how we use these standards and guidelines to create an engaging preschool program for your child, please click here!