Our Mission
To provide a Christian, preparatory preschool that promotes academic excellence and fosters an early awareness of God’s unconditional love.
About Bright Scholars
Bright Scholars Early Learning Academy is a beautiful well-appointed educational child care center located in St. Cloud, Florida just minutes south of Lake Nona’s Medical City. Within this newly constructed academy, we offer an innovative and affordable solution for parents and families who desire a safe, Christian environment for their little ones. With low teacher-student ratios, small class sizes, and all-inclusive tuition, Bright Scholars offers unmatched services for our families. We serve children ages 6 weeks through Private Kindergarten.
Our Core Values
Bright Scholars Early Learning Academy was established upon three core values that shape the way we work and operate within our academy. LOVE. LEARN. LAUGH. These words describe the experience each child encounters when parents entrust their children in our care.
We Believe we must first provide a LOVING and nurturing environment to build trust with both parents and children.
Our love is demonstrated by giving personal attention to each individual, caring for their physical and emotional needs, making positive affirmations daily to encourage self-confidence, and most importantly, ensuring our little ones are safe and free to explore the world about them with guided support.
We Believe the greatest LEARNING takes place once love has been established and children feel safe within their environment.
Our teachers engage students in learning experiences designed to stimulate growth in all key developmental areas: cognitive, physical, and social-emotional. Using a nationally recognized curriculum, students participate in theme-based learning activities throughout the day including language development, reading, math, science, music, sign language, foreign language and so much more!!!
We Believe LAUGHTER is equally important to the development of a child.
Children should be free to play, explore, build friendships and simply have FUN! We deliberately infuse fun within learning activities through arts and crafts, music and dance, dramatic play, digital technology, and outdoor play. What a joy it is to hear children’s laughter throughout the academy!
Here’s How Bright Scholars Is Redefining the Standards
Small Class Sizes
Enrollment is limited in each classroom to ensure safety and personalized care. With fewer students, teachers have more opportunities to observe learning, individualize instruction, and engage in direct interaction with each child.
Low Teacher-Student Ratios
| Age | Bright Scholars | State Ratios |
|---|---|---|
| Infants | 1:4 | 1:4 |
| Ones | 1:6 | 1:6 |
| Twos | 1:8 | 1:11 |
| Threes | 1:10 | 1:15 |
| Fours | 1:10 | 1:20 |
Christian Preschool
Early education is a perfect time to aid little ones in positively interacting with others. A key part of our daily instruction includes developing Godly character through the teaching of Biblical children’s stories. We begin our day with prayer and reading God’s word. Our students will understand the importance of being friendly and loving their teachers, classmates, family and friends. We are an extension of the home, supporting the Christian values parents are instilling in their children.
S.T.E.A.M. Exploration
We provide advanced learning and exploration through S.T.E.A.M. activities that focus on science, technology, engineering, art, and math. An example of a S.T.E.A.M. lesson includes students singing Row, Row, Row Your Boat as a precursor to building boats to learn about buoyancy. They then test their boats to see if they will float across our Tupperware-made streams. Teachers provide S.T.E.A.M. lessons daily during small group learning with 4-5 students to ensure they understand each lesson.
Mobile Lab
Our mobile labs are equipped with touchscreen tablets allowing students to become tech-wise scholars who can navigate virtually to explore the world around them. Teachers will use the mobile lab with students 2 days per week to engage them in fun educational games that reinforce skills learned throughout the week.
Ongoing Professional Learning
We have high expectations for our teachers. In order for teachers to meet these standards, they receive weekly professional development to hone their craft to deliver advanced learning and quality care for our Bright Scholars. Teachers also receive daily planning periods to prepare engaging lessons, collaborate with colleagues, and share new ideas.
Our Staff
Each child at Bright Scholars is greeted daily by certified, qualified teachers, who have been carefully selected to provide love, nurturing care and education for our children. Dr. Mia Young, owner and founder, has extensive experience in education as a teacher, school principal, and a program manager for a large childcare franchise. She is highly involved in the academy ensuring quality care and learning are provided.
Our Environment
We take pride in providing a clean, safe and educational environment for young children and their families. Our new facility is state of the art, offering advanced technology including secured video streaming for parental viewing, biometric fingerprint scanners to sign children in and out, and magnetic door locks for secured access to our center. Our outside play area offers safe fun with age appropriate equipment and organized activities.