Preschool 2's Tea Party

Preschool 2 had such a great time at their Pretend Tea Party!  This month our High Reach Learning curriculum theme is "Let's Pretend". We have loved using our imaginations, and creating our fun!!

To learn more about the importance of pretend play, and how to pretend play, check out these blog articles.

http://thelittlestories.com/whats-so-great-about-pretend-play-anyway/

http://thelittlestories.com/how-to-pretend/

If you would like to learn more about our High Reach Learning Curriculum check out their website at 

www.highreach.com.

If you would like to learn more about The Academy please call 615-890-5885, and ask for Ms. Jennifer or Ms. Brittany.  We would love to answer any questions you have about our program!

Branches Bolt

We had our 2014 Branches Bolt on Thursday, January 23.

Branches is a non-profit Christian Ministry focused on reaching in and out to the staff, families and community of Never Grow Up, Inc. Their mission is to provide programs, events and community connections to build a Godly Legacy. They serve to see needs met, lives changed, faith developed, families enhanced and equipped. Believing that they will connect lives to the "Source of Life" through branches of hope. 

It was very cold out so we did it inside. Miss Jennifer and Mrs. Brittany quickly transformed our Enrichment room into a track and it was a huge success!

Here are a few videos from the Bolt!

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Mural Mania

Miss Christie, Miss Andrea and their terrific two year olds decided to make a beautiful mural for their classroom!

Emma Kate, Salena, Anthony, Ethan, Eliot and the rest of the class worked very hard, and it definitely shows!

These guys are such a great team! 

They showed such great team work and were sharing amazingly with each other.

Miss Christie and Miss Andrea are so very proud!

So much concentration

Look at that team work!

What a handsome little artist Kyson is!

Ethan is working hard, and looks so cute doing so!

Emma Kate and Salena are sharing so well!

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Call us at 615-890-5885 

Miss Jennifer and Miss Brittany would love to give you a tour of our beautiful facility!

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Meet our Infant Teachers

Mrs. Jessi DeFoor -- Infant 1

Mrs. Jessi is the lead teacher in our Infant 1 classroom, she has been in child care for over 5 years and with The Academy for just over a year now. She started out as our Assistant Teacher in Toddler 2. Mrs. Jessi has always had a passion for infants and when the opportunity came for her to be the Lead Teacher in our Infant class she was ready! She always has a smile on her face and knows exactly what the babies need.. 

She has her Bachelor's Degree from Harding University! 

In her spare time she enjoys camping, hiking, crafting and reading. 

Miss Linda Park-- Infant 2

Miss Linda is our Lead teacher in Infant 2, she has been working in child care for over 14 years and has been with The Academy since we opened in October 2012. However, she has been with Never Grow Up, Inc. for over 3 years, she transferred from The Academy of McKay's Mill where she worked with the toddlers. The babies love Miss Linda's calmness and all the love that she gives everyday! We are very grateful to have her! She graduated from a two year Bible College in 2000. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with family, going to the movies and reading! 

Miss Autumn Mendicino-- Infant 3

Miss Autumn is our Lead teacher in Infant 3, she has been working in childcare for 2 years and has been with The Academy since May 2013 and has loved every minute of it. Miss Autumn started out as a floater/closer and has worked hard to become our Lead Teacher. Miss Autumn has a little one of her own and she comes in every morning with a big smile on her face. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her daughter, fiancee', family and friends!

**The many faces of our AoG Babies**

Here at The Academy we use The Nationally Accredited High Reach Learning curriculum. In our Infant classrooms it is called Bright Baby. Mrs. Jessi, Miss Linda & Miss Autumn use baby signs and also do baby yoga with the little ones in their classes! To learn more about High Reach and Bright Baby, you can visit the website here. Each month the teachers use a different Bright Baby box with lots of fun things to do as well as a new sign for each month. This month Miss Jessi is using the I Go! box and Miss Autumn is using the My Trips! box. 

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Adventures with ACE

Miss Tessa and her PreK 1 class found ACE (our mascot) today and have been working with him all day!!

They are calling it "Adventures with ACE"

Ryman, Cole and Houston are building a town with ACE in Block Center

Misha and Olivia are coloring with ACE

The kiddos wanted to take ACE for a walk around the center!

ACE loved the Enrichment Room!!

Logan and Jacob wanted to read to ACE

Charleigh  is playing with ACE in the Home Living Center!

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Happy New Year from The Academy of Gateway!

The Academy of Gateway currently has a few openings in some of our classrooms!!

Here at The Academy you aren't just getting a preschool, you are also getting an extended family! We consider all of you our family!

Our Director Miss Jennifer and Assistant Director Miss Brittany would love to talk with you and schedule a tour for you and your family!

Call us at 615-890-5885 today to see how you can become part of our Academy Family!

To learn more about The Academy visit our website here