About Us
Our Mission
Our mission is to encourage scholars to reach their full potential by providing stem focused hands-on interactive learning.
OUR VISION
Our vision is to bridge the gap of enrollment in STEM fields. We aim to help teach children how to think, not what to think. To use their natural ability, creativity and energy to build, and create which is all part of STEM learning and STEM-related careers for the future.
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Founded by a stem professional, turned public school educator. Stem Prep Academy is a micro school, which aims to equip scholars to learn through stem engagement. This will help them in STEM careers in the future. While bridging the gap in the skill shortage by producing a generation of free thinkers, who are tech- savvy and not afraid to go forward and be counted.
OUR VALUES
- Infinity: We believe our scholars' potential is boundless. We integrate foreign language daily and expose scholars to multicultural experiences.
- Integrity: We instill hard work, honesty, respect and courage into our scholars so that they develop their own values and beliefs and make the right decisions even no one is watching.
- Innovation: We constantly expose our scholars to hands on learning, experiments and entrepreneurship. We develop our scholar’s creativity and problem-solving skills to encourage them to explore, and research to uncover something new.
our differentiating factors
FLEXIBLE HOURS
Full-time hours: 8:30 am-3:30pm Monday through Friday (JUNIOR PRE-K, PRE-K & KINDERGARTEN)
Part-time hours: 8:30 am-3: 30 pm Mon/Wed/Fri or Tue/Thu, 1/2 day 9-11:30 am, 9- 12 pm
(JUNIOR PRE-K & PREK )
Regular Early Drop off: 7:30-8:30am (PREK & KINDERGARTEN)
Afterschool: 3:30-5:30 pm (PREK & KINDERGARTEN AFTERSCHOOL ENRICHMENT)
year round education
Junior Pre-k & Pre-kindergarten (Sep-June)
Early Drop Off & Late Pick Up (Year round)
STEM Saturdays (Oct-March)
8 week-Stem Summer Camp (June-August)
Full-Day Kindergarten (Sep-June)
Early Drop Off (Sep-June)
Kindergarten After school STEAM Enrichment (Sep-June) ADAIRE PICKUP
EXCEPTIONAL CURRICULUM
Our scholars learn by doing! We provide interactive hands on learning. Our curriculum is aligned with Pennsylvania Learning Standards. Our curriculum provides opportunities for scholars to be engaged, maximize their full potential in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics while meeting their social and emotional needs.
Highlights:
Coding Mondays
Weekly Stem Career Connection
French Language Instruction on Fridays
personalized education
As a micro school we offer a multi-age classroom setting for our pre-k scholars. They are grouped by age to ensure they're receiving relevant content and are involved in small group learning daily. In a separate classroom, kindergarteners are exclusively grouped together:
Junior Pre-K & Pre-K
At least 2 years old
Kindergarten
At least 4.7 years old
state of the art SCHOOL
Micro school. Interactive smart board for scholars to learn. Electronic, sign-in, parent-teacher and parent-director interaction channels, electronic files. Parent association with monthly meetings for parents voices to be heard.
MEALS
Meals consist of a healthy breakfast snack and afternoon snack. An additional snack will be served to scholars enrolled in our after-school program. Lunch must be packed.
INCLUSIVE SCHOOL: Early SUPPORT & INTERVENTION
No student is excluded based on their type or degree of disability. We welcome students with IEPs. Our educators have experience with the special education field and know the process to accommodate most children.
Amazing Educators
All of our teachers are certified, bachelor degreed and trained in education. We also have a teacher to student ratio of 1:10.
AFTER SCHOOL
Scholars can attend our after school program dismissal -5:30 pm, click the after school tab for more details.
Professional Staff
On-call certified school counselor.
UNIFORMS
No need to worry about what to wear everyday. All scholars wear a comfortable school emblem top and grey bottom. Uniform top provided by SPA. Fridays are spirit day!
Click our shop button above to place an order.
OUTDOOR PLAY AREA
Outdoor play area attached to school.