Birds Of A Feather Junior Academy

About Birds Of A Feather Junior Academy

Birds Of A Feather Junior Academy is a center-based child care and early education facility serving the students and families of Philadelphia! As a center, Birds Of A Feather Junior Academy provides a school-like learning and enrichment environment that gives students a taste of what they’ll experience at more formal school in the years to come. Students at Birds Of A Feather Junior Academy are provided the socialization opportunities that come with peers of similar ages, the enrichment opportunities that come with a center’s resources and structure, and the community that comes with experienced staff. With a full-time schedule, Birds Of A Feather Junior Academy further provides the best for the most formative years! Children at Birds Of A Feather Junior Academy have an environment where day in and day out they can learn something new and explore with their peers. Parents will have a front-row seat to all the learning and cognitive development that comes with the stimulation of a full-time schedule. The full-time schedule also provides a real community for families, as children get to know each other well! In addition, Birds Of A Feather Junior Academy teaches a mixed-age curriculum that facilities peer learning and communal growth. In a mixed-age classroom like at Birds Of A Feather Junior Academy, students receive open-ended, stimulating activities and are encouraged to move at their own pace. Younger students receive help and encouragement from older students, boosting their confidence and self-esteem, and older students get to lend a helping hand, teaching empathy and the joy of giving. Mixed-age learning replicates the best of a family or neighborhood group structure as children socialize with peers a little ahead or a little behind their own development path.