About Us
Welcome to Ahwatukee Foothills Prep!
We believe in our responsibility to partner with parents, creating a safe environment in which students from diverse backgrounds and of varied abilities:
- Strive for academic excellence
- Explore a culturally diverse curriculum
- Prepare to succeed in a global environment
- Provide service to a growing community
- Participate in character education, developing a respect for others through exemplary mentorship
- Experience cooperative educational communities in all content areas from fine arts to technology
- Develop into life long learners
Design:
We offer an extended school day and academic year to allow for true mastery rather than cursory coverage of the curriculum.
Curriculum:
Student success stems from continuous and challenging instruction in all subjects. Ahwatukee Foothills Prep combines the rigors of solid skill building in the core content areas of English/Language Arts, Math, and Science with an award-winning, interdisciplinary humanities and social student curriculum called Paragon©. Each student is also enrolled in Physical Education, Spanish, and Music as part of the regular school day.
Our content-rich Paragon Curriculum converges high tech with the humanities, combining the rigors of a classical education with the relevance required by contemporary culture. Our interdisciplinary program instills in students a captivating conceptual understanding and chronological picture of history, as well as an awareness of the interrelationships between different domains of knowledge.
Assessment:
The barometers that gauge Ahwatukee Foothills Prep’s success include higher student standardized test scores, marked progress in the quality of performance-based assessments, improved student attendance, and retention as well as enhanced motivation, satisfaction, and morale on the part of students, teachers, and parents.
Teachers:
Ahwatukee Foothills Prep hires, trains, and is committed to retaining star teachers and talented leaders in educational management. All teachers are highly qualified, experienced individuals who have a strong sense of purpose, and a willingness to challenge themselves as life long learners, as they would challenge their students. They compel all students to excel by concentrating on engaging every child in learning and by holding students to high standards.
Parents:
Because every child needs stability, continuity and a champion who believes in his or her human potential, Ahwatukee Foothills Prep works to foster a close connection between home and school. Specifically, Ahwatukee Foothills Prep works with parents and other adults with positive influence to improve attendance, to assist with homework, and to intercede at the first hint of difficulty.
