American Academy is a private nonsectarian college preparatory school for students with average to gifted intelligence who are working below grade level.
Congratulations to American Academy students Silmore Dalaway and Jeremy Gaskins. Both students recently signed with universities to play football. Silmore signed with St. Joseph's College, and Jeremy signed with Florida Atlantic University. We wish you both the best!
David Wilcox is one of the best know acoustic folk guitarists in the country. He is an incredibly talented musician and lyricist. Come enjoy his music and support several good causes!
Location: American Heritage Theater Plantation Campus
Tickets may be purchased at www.ahconcerts.com
Date: February 4
Time: 7-10 PM
Outer Doors - will call, refreshments and concessions open at 6:30 PM—Theater Doors Open at 7:00 PM
Wishing you a safe and happy new year from all of us at American Academy!
Wishing you a happy holiday season from your friends at American Academy
At American Heritage Academy, we believe learning to be a whole body experience. Innovative teaching methodologies are infused with brain-based learning. Students of all ages and grade levels are encouraged to move throughout the day in each class, integrating learning and movement. At American Academy, teacher’s consistently enhance each child’s school performance through movement and hands on activities.
Teachers integrate motor development into their daily class routines. Lessons are structured to help develop or refine a student’s body and space awareness. Movement based learning experiences help strengthen auditory and visual perception skills and, most importantly, develop positive self- esteem. In the same way that we know physical activity is invaluable to the body, it is also beneficial to the brain’s development and plasticity. Oxygen is essential for brain function, and exercise-improved blood flow increases the amount of oxygen delivered to the brain. This creates a positive cycle of moving and learning
Lessons in each classroom are presented with hands-on exploration of concepts, often utilizing the body do demonstrate ideas. For example, first graders may work cooperatively to form letters on the floor or jumping on a number line, while high school students may artistically recreate a model of an atom while standing at a laboratory table.
We at American Academy subscribe to the notion that movement improves academic performance and diminishes negative behavior. We believe learning and retaining of information is a whole body experience that can not simply be accomplished sitting statically in a chair.
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