Meet the Teacher Night will be held on July 27^th from 5:00-7:00 PM.

First Day of School is August 2^nd; classes start at 8:00 AM!

See you there!

As the academic school year comes to a close, Ahwatukee Foothills Prep, a charter school in Phoenix, Ari., would like to invite parents to enroll their children in the school for the 2010-2011 school year.

Enrollment is now open to all students residing in the respective school district. Ahwatukee Foothills Prep can accommodate students entering into kindergarten to 7th grade. It is imperative that parents submit enrollment applications for each student planning to enroll, as early as possible.

Ahwatukee Foothills Prep implements a thematic, interactive program that incorporates multiple learning styles. Mornings are dedicated to building solid skills in the core subject areas of reading, writing, math and science. While the afternoons are reserved for foreign language, music, physical education and a daily 90-minute block of Ahwatukee Foothills Prep’s Paragon curriculum.

The Paragon curriculum is interdisciplinary, engaging, discovery-based and multi-cultural. The hands-on approach of Paragon addresses the multiple intelligences and individual learning styles. This enhances students’ communication skills, analysis and self-expression.

Ahwatukee Foothills Prep also offers an emotionally and physically safe learning environment, access to computers and technology, committed and qualified teachers and staff and encourage parental involvement. Teachers will conduct regular goal setting conferences with individual children and their parents, to ensure the student’s success.

To pre-enroll, click here.

The third annual Ahwatukee Foothills Prep Idol boasted more talent than ever, and in case you missed it, you can read a write-up at the Ahwatukee Foothills News website! Read More.

Ahwatukee Foothills Prep invites you, your family, and friends to our Community Carnival – Saturday, May 22nd from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Hosted at the Ahwatukee Swim and Tennis Club on 4700 East Warner Road, Phoenix, AZ 85044. (One block west of 48th Street on Warner Road.)

Bouncy Houses • Face Painting • Interactive Games • Sports Challenge • Cake Walk • Sno-cones • Hot Dogs • Nachos • Cotton Candy • And More!

All families with school aged children are welcome to attend! Come find out more about our proven educational program and receive FREE game tickets!

See the flyer.

Ahwatukee Easter Parade

Come out and see our students marching in the Ahwatukee Easter Parade at 10:00 AM on 48^th Street between Elliot and Warner Roads.

Afterward, make sure to stop by our table at the Ahwatukee Spring Fling, located in the Ahwatukee Tennis and Swim Club Park.

See here for a map and directions.

AFP’s 4^th graders and teachers were on ABC15’s “Smart Shopper” segment Sunday night:

Fourth-grader Briana told me she saves up all her money in a piggy bank! She didn’t spend any of it just in case she wanted to buy something expensive.

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Who knew prep schoolers were so money savvy?

It may have pleasantly surprised ABC15, but we know how smart our kids are!

Read More + Video

Current AFP Student Re-enrollment

Current students must submit a complete registration packet to the school no later than Friday, February 26, 2010 to ensure a space for the student for the 2010-2011 school year. 

Registration Night for returning students has been scheduled for Thursday, February 25, 2010, from 6:00 – 7:00 pm.  Re-enrollment packets will go home with students on Tuesday, February 16th.  Families may also download a complete registration packet from the school website pick up a packet at the front office, or attend the registration night. 

Current AFP families who are enrolling siblings must return their completed registration packets no later than Friday, February 26, 2010, to ensure a space for the student.

The Ahwatukee Foothills Prep Cross Country Club (The AFP Roadrunners) participated in the Susan G. Komen Race
for the Cure on Sunday, October 11, 2009.
All AFP Participants completed the 3.1 mile run.

AFP Roadrunners ready to run
(Aaron Goga, Jaden Cole, Amani Benn, Devan Mooney, Jared Goga
(Edward Adcock, Monica Clouse – not pictured)

6th Grader Amani Benn crosses the finish line

Welcome Back Students and Families!

Monday, August 3rd begins an exciting new school year at Ahwatukee Foothills Prep.  School begins promptly at 8:00 AM and ends at 3:30 PM.

Please note that school lunch will NOT be served the first week of school so make sure to pack a sack lunch this week.

Bus route information is posted under About Us, News/Blog

We look forward to seeing you all on Monday!

A group of teachers, curriculum specialists and Mosaica executives gathered for the Mosaica Math Summit on May 4 and 5. The summit focused on ways to increase math achievement at Mosaica schools around the world. Dawn Linden, Mosaica’s Director of Education explained the purpose of bringing these educators together: “Mathematics achievement is high on our list of priorities and we’re looking for innovative, effective strategies to increase conceptual understanding, and to ensure that we’re reaching each student every day.”

Referencing the Final Report of the U.S. Department of Education’s National Mathematics Advisory Panel (2008), summit attendees reviewed various math programs’ strengths and weaknesses and explored successful methods used in the United States and by countries that performed well on TIMMS, with the goal of adopting best practices from around the globe, raising math interest, and making math an integral part of school culture. Michael J. Connelly, Mosaica’s Chief Executive Officer, announced the rationale at the beginning of the summit: “Literacy and numeracy are the twin tools for international success on the global stage of the 21st century. Our schools are committed to high levels of student achievement and the development of life-long learners who are comfortable participating on that stage. Following our Literacy Summit, which launched our highly successful Literacy Initiative two years ago, this Math Summit is the both the culmination of years of research and planning and the beginning of the implementation phase.”

As a result of the decisions taken at the summit, Mosaica Education will implement a system-wide Math Initiative beginning in the fall of 2009. This initiative focuses on placing Math Coaches in every school, increasing the number of high-quality math teachers at every grade, exploring ways to offer alternative certifications to math teachers coming from science and industry, and bringing math specialists to upper elementary grades. The initiative will also adjust the daily schedule to allow for 90 minutes of uninterrupted math in all grades; provide additional professional development for teachers to cultivate confident implementation of the new program; develop math clubs and competitions in all schools; and – perhaps most importantly – ensure that learning math will be FUN!

Dr. Dawn Eidelman, Mosaica’s Co-Founder and President of its Paragon Division commented, “The beauty of our new initiative is that it will augment project-based learning by linking mathematics more integrally to the history of great ideas and great people in world culture through our Paragon curriculum. To innovate purposefully and to design the future, we must build upon the lessons from our past.”