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Avant Garde Academy Morning & After School Program
For Grades K - 8
Program Overview
Avant Garde Academy offers a comprehensive Morning and After School Program to support working families by providing a safe, structured, and nurturing environment for students before and after school hours.
Before Care: Begins at 6:45 am before school starts.
After Care: Dismissal until 6:30 pm on school days.
Eligibility: Open to students in Grades K - 8 enrolled at Avant Garde Academy.
Enrollment: Space is limited; placement is first-come, first-served. A waitlist will be maintained once capacity is reached.
Before Care
Monthly: $70
Sibling Discount: 10%
Day Rate for Occasional Use: $15/day
After Care
Monthly: $196
Sibling Discount: 10%
Day Rate for Occasional Use: $15/day
Late Fee: $2 per minute per child after 6:30 PM
Program Highlights
Supervised care by Avant Garde Academy staff
Daily homework assistance
Outdoor recess and structured activities
Light snack provided each afternoon
Tuition & Fees
There is a non-refundable registration fee of $55 per student or $75 per family .
Mini Care
Dismissal until 3:30 pm for siblings)
Monthly: $69
Sibling Discount: 10%
Combined Before & After Care
Monthly: $233
Sibling Discount: 10%
Day Rate for Occasional Use: $45/day
Late Fee: $2 per minute per child after 6:30 PM
Parent Agreement & Program Policies
Handbook Agreement
Parents and students must read and comply with the Parent & Student Handbook.
Tuition Payments
Payments are due monthly online at www.app.jackrabbitclass.com. A $25 late fee applies after the 5th of the month. Students will be removed from the program after the 15th of the month if payment is not received, until the account is current.
Pick-Up Policy
Children must be picked up by 6:30 PM. After that time, a $2 per minute late fee (cash only) will be charged. After five late pickups, students may be dismissed from the program.
Emergency Contacts
Parents must maintain up-to-date emergency contacts and authorized pick-up information. Students must be signed out daily by an approved adult.
Conduct
Students must follow the school’s code of conduct. Three written violations will result in dismissal from the program.
Emergencies
Parents must promptly pick up their child in the case of illness or an emergency.
Withdrawals
To avoid charges for the upcoming month, a two-week written notice must be submitted to the Program Director at swashington@agabroward.org.
Contact Us
Selinda Washington
Program Director
swashington@agabroward.org
Melinda Young
Program Supervisor
myoung@agabroward.org
Phone
(305) 458-6847
Dismissal Plans for Lower School Students
The following plans were approved by the City of Hollywood Engineering Department as our traffic pattern. Please click on the following for information about our traffic pattern:
Transportation Information
Overview
The Bus Registration Information Form is intended to collect accurate and up-to-date transportation information for students requiring bus services for the upcoming or current school year. The information provided will be used to assign bus routes, designate centralized stop locations, and ensure safe and efficient transportation for all eligible students. Please complete all required sections carefully to avoid delays in route assignments. Bus registration for the upcoming school year will open in March of the previous school year. We encourage families to submit the form as early as possible to assist with planning and route coordination.
All students must be registered by July 27th for the upcoming school year.
To Be Eligible:
Student(s) must live in a 2 - 5 mile radius of the school campus, be fully registered and enrolled as a student, and submit a completed Bus Registration form by July 27th.
How It Works
Student bus stops will be assigned based on each student’s home address. Please note that individual house stops are not permitted. All stops will be designated at centralized meeting points to accommodate students residing within the same area. Please note that registration submitted after July 27th will be assigned to already existing stops. Upper and Lower School students must ride on their assigned busses at their designated times and may not mix.
How To Do Your Part
Please review the Bus Ridership Agreement with your student ahead of the start of the school year.
AM Pick-Up
Ensure student(s) are at their designated stop 10 - 15 minutes prior to the given time. Ensure student(s) are out of parents’ vehicles, at the stop, and visible to the driver. Ensure student(s) have their bus pass visible to the driver while boarding the bus.
PM Drop-Off
After dismissal, Upper School students have until 2:37 PM to board the bus.
Lower School students have an 8 minute period to board the bus once their name shows up on Silent Dismissal.
K - 2nd grade students may not exit the bus without a parent/guardian present at the bus stop.
If you have any questions or concerns, email transportation@agabroward.org.
What is STEAM Education?
STEAM is an interdisciplinary area of study to bridge the five areas of science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics. By integrating STEAM lessons in the curriculum, students learn and are able to apply understanding of how the world works within and across these five interrelated domains. A STEAM education ensures a new workforce of problem-solvers, innovators, and inventors who are self-reliant and able to succeed in the knowledge-based workplace and community.
In a STEAM classroom, students experience guided inquiry in which they must ask thoughtful questions, discover answers, apply what they learn and problem-solve creatively. STEAM projects involve teamwork and thoughtful dialogue where students are able to exchange ideas and discuss various solutions to a problem. In doing so, students learn how to delegate, compromise, and understand different points of view. This shifts students toward investigating and questioning the interrelated facets of the world.
STEAM projects require students to systematically think through problems, applying the information they learn along the way about technology and engineering to figure out the best solutions. Strategically placing students together in groups can create powerful teams in which students learn how to help each other and figure out how to use their different strengths and skill sets. Cross-curricular projects engage different parts of students’ brains so they are seeing the project through different lenses, focusing on details while also learning to take a step back and look at the bigger picture.
At Avant Garde Academy, we believe by providing students digital access and infusing technology across and within the curriculum that our students will become responsible digital participants in our society. We use technology to:
Create Active Listeners
Enhance Group Participation
Engage Learners and Enhance Feedback
Connect Students with Real World Experts
The Leader in Me
Leadership. Culture. Academics.
We are proud to be a school that fully embraces the Leader in Me program.
Students are taught social emotional standards by Broward County Schools:
Self-Awareness and Self-Management
Relationship Skills and Social Awareness
Responsible Decision Making
The Leader in Me Program Fosters:
Growth Mindset
Communication Skills & Manners
Bully Prevention and Conflict & Resolution Skills
Empowerment
Human Connection &
The Leader in Me is Franklin Covey’s whole-child and school transformation process. It is an evidence based, comprehensive school improvement model developed in partnership with educators to empower students. It teaches 21st century leadership and life skills to students and creates a culture of student empowerment based on the idea that every child can be a leader.
AGA strives to help students achieve their potential by encouraging all staff, students, and families to use the 7 Habits language regularly. Our mission is to develop active student leaders with creative minds, understanding, compassion, and the courage to act on their personal beliefs.
AGA prides itself on providing opportunities for students to develop their full potential. The Leader in Me is also aligned with many national and state academic standards. The program equips students with the skills needed for academic success in any setting. These skills include critical thinking, goal setting, listening and speaking, self-directed learning, presentation-making, and the ability to work in groups.