Orientation

Healthy Learning Academy Parent Orientation Information


School Hours

7:45 a.m.-1:45p.m.; 12:30 p.m. on Wednesdays.

 

After School Program

The Girls Club provides after school care for girls. Students may ride a bus to the Boys and Girls Club, YMCA and Sunshine House.

 

Lunch

Healthy Learning Academy will receive meals from Glenn Springs Elementary School. The daily cost for Breakfast is $2.00 for full paying students, $.40 for students who qualify for reduced fee, and free for those who qualify. The daily cost for Lunch is $2.00 for full paying students, $.40 for students who qualify for reduced fee, and free for those who qualify. Milk is available for $.50. Application forms for free or reduced lunch fees will be sent home at the beginning of school. Parents may opt to prepay for school lunches via credit card. Visit www.mylunchmoney.com for details.

 

Dress Code

Healthy Learning Academy is committed to a drug and violence free environment. All violent images and pictures that represent violence are inappropriate at school. HLA requests that clothes, shoes, backpacks, lunch boxes, and notebooks be free of violent images. HLA works to develop in its students a sense of responsibility, respect, and concern for all people, all other living things, and property. HLA also works to help children resolve conflicts peacefully with words. Violence is unacceptable and is not tolerated. Sneakers are required. Clothing should be comfortable for outdoor activity.

 

Volunteers

Children are most likely to be successful in school when parents are committed to their education. Our charter school program is based on a cooperative type of learning that will involve a family and community spirit. Therefore, commitment to the School’s mission and educational philosophy will manifest itself in the signing of the Parent Agreement, which will include a requirement of at least 20 hours of participation per year from each family. A volunteer survey will be distributed in the first weeks of school to find out your areas of interest and expertise. We want to make it easy for you to fulfill your volunteer commitment and will provide a variety of opportunities.

 

Educational Program/Curriculum

Healthy Learning Academy uses a hands-on developmental educational program that melds physical fitness, sport, and exercise into the daily curriculum. The school will use the following instructional programs:

  • Harcourt Trophies Reading, SRA, Additional reading materials
  • Harcout Mathematics, Cuisenaire Math Materials
  • Harcourt Science
  • Montessori materials
  • Music & Movement
  • Information Technology


School Calendar

Healthy Learning Academy follows the same school calendar as Alachua County.

Parent Resources

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Board Members

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Girls Place, Inc.

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No person shall, on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, marital status, disability, age, religion, or on the basis of the use of language other than English by Limited English Proficiency (LEP) students, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity, or in any employment conditions or practices conducted by this school, except as provided by law.