Preschools in Waterford Lakes FL — Inspiring Creativity in Kids

Every child has creativity inside of them. Some just haven’t learned how to express it yet. As one of the leading preschools in Waterford Lakes FL, The Amazing Explorers Academy is experienced at helping children discover the creativity that lies dormant within their minds. Our skilled, professional educators have the knowledge and experience to help even …

YES, IT IS ROCKET SCIENCE!

JACKSON, Mississippi – How does wind work? What does skin do to protect us? What is an “intelligent home”? Students in second through eighth grades at Jackson Academy are not only asking these types of questions, they are answering them in tangible ways through experiences in three STEM labs installed by Pitsco Education last summer. […]

Day Care in Waterford Lakes – Brighten Up Lunches with ‘Love Notes’

Sending your children off to preschool, day care, or even a day with the babysitter or nanny can be a traumatic experience for some parents. When you love your children as much as you do, even spending a few hours separated from them can be heartbreaking. But now there’s a way you can keep in touch …

Early STEM Education: Nurturing Future Innovators Through Hands-On Learning

Nurturing Future Innovators Through Hands-On Learning Early STEM Education – Picture a first-grade classroom, maybe even your own. Kids gather around the sand table, exploring the sand, letting the grains run between their fingers. The teacher passes out some props—marbles, rulers, boxes and cups—and lets students explore freely for a few minutes. The kids excitedly …

Preschoolers make play time scientific in new STEM LAB

The Amazing Explorers Academy in Waterford Lakes cut the ribbon on a brand new STEM LAB built and designed by the Orlando Science Center. Preschoolers make play time scientific in new STEM LAB. Playing in the sandbox doesn’t cut it anymore in preschool. “We’re preparing our students for good careers,” Amazing Explorers Chief Learning Officer. …

10 Summer Reading Programs for Kids

School is just about out for summer. We know you and your students are ready for the break. However, these long summer breaks can take their toll with students losing skills you worked so hard to teach! We put together this list of free summer reading programs to help keep kids reading and learning all …

Six Characteristics of a Great STEM Lesson

STEM is more than just a grouping of subject areas. It is a movement to develop the deep mathematical and scientific underpinnings students need to be competitive in the 21st-century workforce. But this movement goes far beyond preparing students for specific jobs. STEM develops a set of thinking, reasoning, teamwork, investigative, and creative skills that …

Innovative educators preparing the Next Generation

For the digital generation, kids who don’t remember life without the internet, answers are immediate, no more than a click away – and a wifi connection. Now, Amazing Explorers Academy Waterford Lakes is taking that one step further, embracing the digital generation and their zest for learning by bringing the answers up close and personal, …

Building A Loving Relationship With Your Children

A loving relationship with you is the most important part of your child’s environment. Tuning in and responding to your child with warmth and gentleness lays the foundations for your child’s development and helps to shape the adult your child will become. Why loving, nurturing relationships are important Children’s relationships shape the way they see …