Health & Fitness
Read or go to Jail
Did you know that if a child tests below grade level on their 3rd grade standardized reading test the state budgets to build another jail ceil?
Statistics state that 2/3 students who can not read proficiently by the end of 4th grade end up in jail or on welfare. 85 percent of all juveniles who interface with the juvenile court system are functionally illiterate. One child in four grows up not knowing how to read. Literacy is learned. Illiteracy is passed along by parents who cannot read or write. Parents help begin building Legacies of Excellence within your families by giving your child an educational foundation that keeps on giving a Foundations 4 adVANCEment education.
Program Description
F4A College and Career Readiness Academy will enable at risk students to improve their academic skills through the utilization of our innovative learning systems, hands on activities, and real life experiences.
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Goals & Objectives
The goal of F4A College and Career Readiness Academy is to enable all students including at risk students and student with learning and/or reading disabilities to improve their academic skills to the point where they can succeed in school and develop the skills necessary for high school and post secondary education.
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Foundations 4 adVANCEment (F4A) College and Career Readiness Academy is an elite private school with an emphasis on reading, entrepreneurship, performing arts, as well as college & career readiness. Our local communities have 100’s of children who are struggling academically, therefore the objective of F4A is to provide a rigorous curriculum designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, while embodying knowledge and skill mastery necessary for young children to succeed in college, careers, and entrepreneurialship.
Statistics have shown that poor readers, who are reading at a grade level or more behind, are more likely to be disruptive in the classroom, truant form school, and at risk of dropping out of school.
The main objectives include:
1. Providing a high quality education at an affordable price.
2. Providing each student with a strong educational foundation.
3. Offering low teacher/student ratio within the classroom.
4. Preparing students to be college graduates.
5. Providing parents with continuous support in order to ensure their child’s success.
For more information or to enroll your child for the 2012-2013 school year or summer camp please call 708-248-5926. Child care initiative accepted
