The Bodden Academy aims to provide a superior education through quality learning experiences in a safe, encouraging environment to foster lifelong learning and develop future leaders. It focuses on increased student achievement, effective teaching strategies, high expectations, and preparing students to be lifelong learners through curriculum grounded in child development theory that encourages learning through play, investigation, and hands-on experiences. The Bodden Academy relies on tuition, government funding, corporate and community donations to support students and aims to ensure education is accessible to all.

1. Victoria Bodden

3. The Bodden Academy, while partnering with
its students, families, community and
staff, guarantees that each child will
receive a superior education by providing
quality and challenging learning experiences
in a safe and encouraging environment
which will foster life-long learning and
future leaders of our nation.

4. At the Bodden Academy we believe that all children who have confidence in
themselves and work to the best of their ability will achieve success. To assure
that all children will reach their potential, we will...
 Create a supportive and nurturing school environment in which all children
and adults are respected, and trusted
 Promote open communication between parents, teachers, and students as
teamwork is encouraged
 Develop concepts of community through academic and extracurricular
activities
 Focus on increased student achievement through effective classroom practices
 Collaborate with students throughout the learning process to achieve academic
success and celebrate accomplishments
 Assure the development and improvement of teaching strategies through
professional development
 Commit to keeping parents informed about their students' progress and seek
opportunities to incite their active
 Maintain high expectations and promote academic
excellence
 Prepare students to become life-long learners

6. The Bodden Academy is designed to be both child-centered and exciting, and utilizes a curriculum that
is based on the premise that young children learn best through engagement. The Bodden Academy has
adopted a Curriculum that is scientifically based on research-tested models. Grounded in child
development theory and the research of Piaget, Vygotsky, Maslow, Gardner and Smilansky. This
Curriculum encourages teachers to use a variety of instructional approaches that range from child
initiated play to teacher directed instruction to teach content in literacy, math, science, social
studies, arts, and technology.
The Bodden Academy provides children with an environment that is highly stimulating and nurturing.
They are offered opportunities to investigate the world around them and to learn through purposeful
play.
The children learn new concepts and skills and have many opportunities to practice what they learn
each and every day. Children are encouraged to learn at their own pace and in ways that are best for
them.
It is our belief that is through play that children develop a curiosity and interest in their world. Play
enables us to help children become enthusiastic learners who are not afraid to try out their ideas and
to think their own thoughts. Moreover, we believe that play is the “work” of young children and
provides the foundation for academic learning. Learning involves interacting with one’s environment
and requires active thinking and experimenting to find out how things work and to learn about the
world we live in.
Through ongoing assessment, teachers are keenly aware of developmental
levels, individual strengths, and needs. This allows them to tailor lessons
and design tasks that meet the unique needs and interests of each
child, and to adjust instruction accordingly.

8. This is a For-Profit entity that relies on
tuition/fees, government grants/reimbursements, as well as
donations via corporations and/or communities to provide
excellent educational and life-long skills as well as support
for our students/families/community.
 Per capita charge will be determined on an “as need basis”
as per a regulated sliding scale so as to ensure that all are
welcome!

9. Fiscal Year Budget
Tuition
=50%
Gov. Grants
=15%
Corporations
= 20%
Community
= 15%

10. Fiscal Year Budgeted Expenses
Administration
Instruction
Activities
Facilities
Materials
Transportation
 Stable funding allows for appropriate future planning
 Follow yearly pattern to forecast upcoming school year

11. Graduates of the Bodden Academy will be equipped
with the key items to succeed in their future endeavors.
These students will turn into excellent young adults who will
strive in academia, have excellent self-esteem, and filled
with compassion and empathy for their fellow colleague.
They will have learned the golden lesson of cohabitating in
this home we call planet Earth, which is to always “treat
others as they would like to be treated.”
Their sense of self and success will not only be
measured in their academic or monetary
accomplishments, but on the connections they make with
one another as well as others, their reputations, and their
sincere care for those around them. They will be armed with
all the tools to overcome difficulties while maintaining a
positive and stable attitude.
Bodden Academy graduates will be
well rounded individuals capable of being the
greatest future leaders of tomorrow!