Our Programs
At Tamiami Academy, we tailor our curriculum to meet the growing cognitive, emotional, and social needs of each of our students.
As educators and parents, we know the importance of getting it right and we look forward to helping your child flourish.
Curriculum
Science
As a child, science can seem like magic. Using age-appropriate activities and allowing children to explore scientific concepts through multiple sensory experiences, we introduce the wonder of science in a way that will ensure they’re hooked for life.
Play
The incomparable Mr. Rogers said it best when he said play is really the work of childhood. We believe that play should be a part of all that children do in order to cement the learning and make it fun for them. Play should be about simple joys and finding adventure in everything.
Language Arts
Reading and Writing skills are being developed as early as infancy with early literacy skills that build on every child’s innate love of stories. We start by nurturing that love of stories and build on that until students are joyously and confidently reading and writing themselves.
Art
We believe creative thinking and expression are important domains of early childhood education. With art, we are able to tie together the other areas of focus in the curriculum in a fun, think-outside-of-the-box way.
Math
From learning numbers and counting to addition, subtraction and telling time, math can be a fun challenge. Students will learn mathematical concepts in ways that are developmentally appropriate and engaging.
Scouts (3 months – 1 year)
The Scouts are just starting to experience the world outside their family and home. This class will focus on making the children feel safe and loved. A routine is built so the child can feel comfortable in the environment and learn to follow the adult’s lead. Scouts get plenty of floor time to explore and build their muscles for all the important work they’ll need to do in their first year. The teacher also spends lots of time talking, reading and singing to the babies so they can begin to develop and understand language and sounds.
Ramblers (1 year – 2 years)
A rambler is “a person who walks for pleasure” according to Oxford Languages, and that’s just what our ramblers are doing. During this second year in their life, children are aware of themselves and their surroundings and starting to explore more. They should be using language more and they are able to understand simple instructions. Teachers will spend time starting to teach the alphabet, the parts of the body and numbers through songs and activities, and will encourage the children to explore.
Explorers (PreK2)
The Explorers are usually experiencing huge thinking, learning, social, and emotional changes that will help them to explore their new world, and make sense of it. During this stage, children should be able to follow two- or three-step directions, sort objects by shape and color, imitate the actions of adults and playmates, and express a wide range of emotions. Their fine motor skills are also developing so that they can begin holding pencils and crayons to scribble and color. The teachers will focus on these milestones as well as encourage pretend play and work on important milestones like potty training.
Adventurers (PreK3)
The Adventurers are now moving beyond parallel play and realizing how fun it can be to play with other children in associative play. While they don’t quite set rules yet and there’s no formal organization, they will interact more with other children during play than they did before. During this stage, the children are learning to be a little more independent and also to express themselves and hold longer conversations. Teachers will ask open-ended questions and encourage recall and analysis.
Builders (PreK4 – VPK)
The Builders are now really socializing and flourishing. They will begin to share ideas and toys and establish rules and organization for their play. In this social play, they begin to learn about cooperation and collaboration and problem solving. They can express themselves well and hold conversations. During this stage, they are usually very curious about others and about how things work. The teachers will leverage that to create engaging activities that will keep them interested and learning.
Inventors (Kindergarten)
The Inventors are ready to start learning to read and spell. At this stage, children are learning sight words, as well as how to sound out and write simple words. They can focus their attention on things for at least 15 minutes at a time as well as grasp and retain simple academic concepts. Children this age have usually reached a level of cognitive ability that means they can argue and reason with others, as well as tell jokes and puns.
Scholars (First Grade)
The Scholars are now able to learn from what they read and hear, not just from what they see and do. Their thinking is slowly getting more abstract, so that they can understand more complicated concepts. They are usually more independent but still need a lot of approval, not just from the adults in their lives, but also from their peers. Teachers will continue to work with students on reading and on improving penmanship.
Notices for Reporting Abuse and Misconduct
Section 1006.061(1), Florida Statutes, requires each district school, charter school and private school that accepts scholarship students under ss. 220.187 or 1002.39, Florida Statutes, to post in a prominent place a notice that pursuant to chapter 39 all employees and agents of the district school board, charter school or private school have an affirmative duty to report all actual or suspected cases of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect.
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