Firm Foundations Academy
Love God Love Others Reach the World
International Praise Church of God, Elgin, SC
OUR VISION
At Firm Foundations we strive to provide a faith based, standards driven education, while utilizing top notch facilities and loving staff. We dedicate ourselves to providing families with safe, fun and educationally advanced learning opportunities to equip their student(s) to be lifelong Christ centered learners.
OUR MISSION
At Firm Foundations we partner with parents to achieve academic success, encourage children’s spiritual growth and link arms with families as they move from destruction to victory in Jesus.
CURRICULUM
We use ABC Jesus Loves Me in conjunction with ASQ-3 and ASQ-SE 2 assessments!
ABC Jesus Loves Me is a research based, play based curriculum. We are excited to utilize their resources to offer "research-based curricula for ages 1-5 that focus on academics, development, and Bible learning through play." - the way that children learn naturally!
From their site "Each curriculum was created based upon research and professional expectations by the American
Academy of Pediatrics Developmental Milestones and State Standards for Preschool, and the
requirements set by kindergarten teachers. Every curriculum is also approved by two former 1st grader teachers with a combined 85 years of experience."
You can view scope & sequence along with samples at https://www.abcjesuslovesme.com/curriculum-samples/
The ASQ assessments will enhance our academic assessments and provide the additional information many of you indicated you would love to see - how is my child doing beyond the academics?? How are they doing developmentally and social/emotional wise?
Additionally these assessments are easy to use for both parents and teachers and allow for accurate and timely monitoring of a child's development so that we can ensure they have access to the tools they need to be successful as they grow!
From their site: "The Ages & Stages Questionnaires®, Third Edition (ASQ®-3) is a developmental screening tool that pinpoints developmental progress in children between the ages of one month to 5 ½ years. Its success lies in its parent-centric approach and inherent ease-of-use—a combination that has made it the most widely used developmental screener across the globe.
Evidence shows that the earlier development is assessed—the greater the chance a child has to reach his or her potential."
Firm Foundations Academy offers morning programming, M-F, 9-1 for ages 1 year old to 5 year olds (leaving us to go to kindergarten).