Q: Where is the Phoenix School located?
A: Our 3000+ sq. ft. facility is located at 1778 Park Avenue North, Suite 200, Maitland, Florida. (about 200ft beyond Winter Park city limits).

Q: Will the Phoenix School accept high school students in the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 school years?
A: The Phoenix school is accepting students at all grade levels.

Q: How well do students perform after having an education like this?
A: There is increasing research to show when students learn in a non-competitive, non-threatening atmosphere and are encouraged to learn at their own pace, they are very well prepared to thrive in any learning environment. Our students become self-motivated learners and take pride in their work. They have an enthusiasm for learning and display strong interpersonal and intrapersonal skills. As a research facility, we collect and analyze data to create curriculum and share teaching techniques with schools throughout the nation.

Q: Where are the desks?
A: The community space is divided into learning centers, each of which has been arranged to foster maximum student engagement appropriate to the tasks and activities of learning. When students need a traditional work surface, those spaces are available to them. However, confining students all day to a desk may be restrictive to individual learning styles and productivity.

Q: What is the student –teacher ratio?
A: 12:1 in the primary grades. 15:1 in intermediate elementary and above.

About our curriculum…

Q: When and how do you teach the basics?
A: The basics are integrated throughout the day. In addition, there is specific time allocated every day where basic skills (reading, writing and math) are addressed.

Q: Do students participate in cooperative groups?
A: Students at the Phoenix School work together and learn from each other. In all cooperative group activities, there is both group and individual accountability.

Q: Are textbooks used?
A: Yes, however, the Phoenix School is not textbook driven. The highly qualified staff at our school use textbooks as one of the many instructional resources available to them.

About our assessment and reporting practices…

Elementary School (1-5) – progress is reported using content area rubrics and is based on learning objectives.

Middle School (6-8)- Progress is reported based on learning objectives. Letter grades are assigned as a means of transitioning students to high school.

High School (9-12)- Progress is reported based on learning objectives. Letter grades are assigned to each course and credits are earned, as a means of transitioning students to college.

Q: When do students/parents receive these reports?
A: The Phoenix School uses four (9-week) quarters for reporting.

Q: Do you give the FCAT?
A: As an independent, private Educational Research Facility, we are not required to use the FCAT. However, we analyze student work and monitor progress on a daily basis.