About Our School
BridgePrep Academy South opened it’s doors in 2010.
BridgePrep Academy South follows the standards and objectives stated in the Language Arts Florida Standards, Mathematics Florida Standards, and the Science and Social Studies Next Generation Sunshine State Standards. The curriculum encompasses the core subject areas of English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. In addition, we offer Art, Music, and Physical Education. We also provide one hour of Spanish instruction daily.
In the subject of Elementary English Language Arts, the McGraw-Hill Wonders series is being utilized as the core text. In Middle School, the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Collections series is being utilized. Instruction in our ELA classes is often supplemented with rich novels and mentor texts as well as Lucy Calkins for writing. In Elementary Mathematics, Go Math! Florida Common Core Edition (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) is being utilized. In Middle School Mathematics, Carnegie Learning is our core program. For Elementary science, Florida Science (Houghton-Mifflin Harcourt) is being utilized. For Elementary Social Studies, our teachers utilize a variety of resources, including Time for Kids magazine. In Middle School Science, we use Elevate Science (Pearson). In Social Studies we use Glencoe/McGraw Hill books, Discovering our Past: A History of the World- Early Ages in 6th Grade, Civics, Economics, and Geography in 7th Grade, and Discovering our Past: History of the United States in 8th Grade.
Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS)
BridgePrep Academy South personnel will provide a system of multi-tiered supports for students designed to maximize each individual student’s academic potential. These supports include opportunities for remediation and academic support through targeted interventions as well as for acceleration through participation in our classes.
Intervention
Academic support intervention is intended as a resource for educators to assist in integrating academic and behavior supports and services for all students. The MTSS model for instruction and intervention is based on the principle that academic and behavioral supports are first provided at a core or universal level to effectively address the needs of all students in a school (Tier I). However, not all students respond to the same curricula and teaching strategies. As a result, some students with identified needs will receive supplemental or targeted instruction and intervention at Tier II. At Tier III, a few students with the most severe needs will receive the most intensive and individualized behavioral and/or academic support. The supplemental materials and programs that we use are as follow: I-Station, WonderWorks, Inside (Cengage Learning), GO Math! Intervention component, Carnegie Skills Practice, Algebra Nation, Imagine Learning.
Gifted Program
Our Gifted program offers acceleration and enrichment for our gifted students. Project-based learning is encouraged to build organization skills and to stimulate the students’ minds. The aim of the gifted program is to teach the standards with in-depth knowledge of the topic while challenging the students in the process. We envision that this program will assist our students in fostering a love for science, social studies, and technology.
STEAM
At BridgePrep Academy, the STEAM program is infused throughout the day. Students will be exposed to an interdisciplinary curriculum that includes Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM). The curriculum will address multiple intelligences and individual learning styles to meet the diverse needs of the 21st century. Students will be challenged with project-based activities and real-world connections throughout the academic school year.