Programs
At Sunflowers Academy, we believe that each student has unique needs, talents, and interests. Our range of comprehensive programs ensures that all our students have the support, opportunities, and experiences they need to reach their full potential. Learn more about each program below.
Dear Parents,
Welcome to Sunflowers Academy After School Program. Sunflowers Academy after school program provides quality after school care for children in Kindergarten through 8th grade. We offer a variety of extracurricular activities, homework assistance, literacy classes, fitness, and social skill building. Our goal is to provide children with a safe, caring environment that is influential to both learning and developing, as well as provide recreational activities that are fun, stimulating and challenging. Our program allows children the opportunity to grow within an environment that promotes physical, mental and emotional development.
Hours of Operation
2:00pm – 6:00pm (after school days)
8:00am – 6:00pm (full days/teacher work days)
Fees:
Registration
Registration for our After School Program is accepted throughout the school year. For additional information, including fees, please contact our school office at (305) 631-1284.
Meals:
A nutritious snack is offered daily during after school hours, and we offer breakfast for students enrolled in before care.
*Menus are approved by the USDA.
Activities:
Our program offers a variety of group and individual activities including:
For detailed information about our programs, please contact our school office at (305) 631-1284.
Reporting Suspected Cases of Child Abuse or Neglect
Staff members are required to timely and properly report to HRS any instances of suspected child abuse or neglect. Indicators of child abuse may include, but are not limited to:
Any instance of suspected child abuse or neglect should be reported to HRS at 1-800-96-ABUSE. The law protects staff members from lawsuits by parents for reporting in good faith any suspected child abuse or neglect to HRS. If you have any questions about whether, when, or how to properly report any instance of suspected child abuse, please contact the State of Florida Hotline.
We participate in the National School Lunch Program, ensuring that every student receives a nutritious lunch every day. We understand the important role that proper nutrition plays in a student’s ability to learn effectively.
Most of our families will qualify for their child to participate in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). This program provides a nutritional breakfast, a hot lunch, and an afternoon snack. In addition, our monthly lunch schedule offers delicious meals, with Latino dishes in mind, that our students truly enjoy.
Read more about the National School Lunch Program
The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools and residential child care institutions. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to children each school day. The program was established under the National School Lunch Act, signed by President Harry Truman in 1946.
School food service programs such as we have in 1971 did not just happen overnight nor during the past decade. Preceding today’s programs is a long history of more than a hundred years of development, testing and evaluating, and of constant research to provide the best in nutrition, nutrition education, and food service for the nation’s millions of children in school.
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
Our Advanced Academics program offers students an opportunity to learn at a faster pace and delve deeper into their favorite subjects. This program provides challenging coursework and a stimulating learning environment that encourages critical thinking and creativity.
Give your children the building blocks for a prestigious career with advanced academics from the professional staff at Sunflowers Academy in Miami, Florida. We offer a widespread selection of comprehensive morning and after school care, as well as educational programs. Our academic program is in tune and designed to meet the needs of our students and how they learn.
We integrate technology into the programs with a variety of methods, including the Smart Board™. Smart Board gives access to a whole global network of information at the touch of a button. As an interactive tool, the students and teachers may access the system together for global learning, international student exchange learning, and webinars.
The New Generation State Standards serve as the basis for our curriculum. These are the required goals for all the students in the State of Florida. They provide a guideline for us to ensure that the students are acquiring the mandated skills at each grade level.
By working with these goals throughout the school year, we ensure that each student has the opportunity to engage in educational experiences in academics, arts, and physical fitness. You may obtain a copy of the state standards for kindergarten through eighth grade from the Florida department of education at www.fldoe.com.
Title 1 students who have been recommended for our services must obtain a parental consent form to attend from 3:15pm to 4:00pm and 4:05 pm to 4:45pm. For advanced or gifted students, the administration places students in advanced classes based on ITBS (Iowa Tests of Basic Skills) scores and teacher recommendations. Some programs offered may represent an additional cost to the parent. Eligibility for the preparatory school program requires:
To request more information on our advanced academic programs, please contact Sunflowers Academy in Miami, Florida.
Our partnership with the Children’s Trust provides resources and support for children and families in our community. This program focuses on improving the lives of children and their families through a comprehensive approach to child welfare and enrichment.
Sunflowers Academy offers convenience to parents by offering after school services, as well as spring, winter and summer camps. Our after school hours services are sponsored by The Children’s Trust.
In the late 1980s, recognizing that the needs of children in Miami-Dade County far exceeded the resources and support systems available, a cadre of committed individuals spearheaded a drive to address the problem. Using a Florida statute that allowed for such an initiative, the group generated a two-part referendum in 1988. Voters overwhelmingly recognized the need to help area children, but declined to fund the remedy through tax revenues.
The Children’s Trust, our staff and a 33-member board remain committed to funding programs that offer the highest possible quality services, with the goals of implementing best practices and improving the lives of children and families in our community. Beginning in 2013 and over many months of 2014, The Trust, together with our board and with public input, generated the 2014 Strategic Plan. The revised plan maintains our funding focus on core programs while adding emphasis on collaboration and meeting the needs of the “whole child.”
We work with the Early Learning Coalition to provide early childhood education programs that ensure our youngest students receive the best start in their educational journey.
The Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe is a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring early care and education for children in Miami-Dade and Monroe counties. Through a variety of affordable and innovative early education and voluntary pre-kindergarten programs, the Coalition serves more than 50,000 children ages birth to 12 years old and their families.
We accept the Step Up for Students scholarship, which provides opportunities for low-income families to access private schooling or assistance for transportation to a public school in another county.
Many of our families apply for state assistance to help pay for our private school tuition. State programs, such as Step Up for Students, allow families to choose a school that is right for their child without the financial burden. Currently, Sunflowers Academy accepts Step Up for Students scholarships from families who are eligible and accepted for admission at our school.
Step Up For Students was created to help alleviate the enormous educational challenges faced by children in Florida who live in or near poverty. The program provides Tax Credit Scholarships to students in K-12 who come from low-income families. These scholarships allow the students to consider a participating private school or an out-of-district public school that may better suit their individual needs, an option which already is available to families of greater financial means. This choice is not based on whether the public school is judged as succeeding or failing. Rather, it recognizes that different children learn in different ways and that our collective struggle is to help the students who often are at the greatest disadvantage in modern education
Our Head Start program provides comprehensive early childhood education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to low-income children and their families.
The Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program – or VPK – is a free prekindergarten program for 4 and 5-year-olds who reside in Florida. Participating children must be 4 years of age on or before September 1st. Parents can enroll their child in the state’s free, voluntary prekindergarten (VPK) education program that year or wait until the following year when their child is 5. Click here for more information.
School is out for the summer! Are you looking for a fun and engaging day camp for your child? Look no further and join us for a fun-filled summer camp at Sunflowers/Arcadia Academy.
Summer camp and summer activities are critical to keeping our children engaged, safe and learning during the time away from the regular school year.
Sunflowers Academy offers a dynamic and fun-filled camp. Our summer team plans daily activities that include arts & crafts, outdoor sports, dance, games, waterplay, and field trips. Camp allows our students to socialize and develop strong relationships with their fellow campers. It is always a memorable experience.
Check back in the spring for more information on our 2024 summer program.
Follow Your Passions: No classroom required. Find the online courses that excite you and the support you need to crush them, in your way and on your time –because we know learning goes beyond the classroom. Enrollment is open for individual courses that you may need before applying to magnet high schools or any other advanced programs. See your counselor for more information.
Earn High School and College Credit at the Same Time!
Dual enrollment is a program that allows students currently attending Miami Dade County public schools, participating private and charter schools, or home school, to simultaneously enroll in college courses. The credits that students earn at MDC count toward high school graduation and can also be applied to a college degree or certificate.
Sunflowers Academy has partnered up with ABA Buddies to meet our students’ behavioral needs. ABA Buddies provides research-based, scientifically proven, applied behavior analysis technologies. ABA Buddies aims to provide ethical and comprehensive behavioral therapy to reduce socially-inappropriate behaviors in our young clients while cultivating socially-acceptable replacement behaviors. We are here to help you and your student!
www.ababuddies.com
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