Welcome To PPA!

ABOUT US

We are a public school with private school ideals. Our regular School hours 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.. All of the students are required to wear a uniform everyday to school. The students and teachers follow an extensive curriculum centered around CORE Knowledge. Specialties areas include:

• Foreign Language
• Art
• Music
• Technology
• Curriculum Connection Clubs

We have a highly skilled faculty:

• Certified Teachers
• Qualified Teaching Assistants

We started out as a K - 2 school in 2004 - 2005 and since then we have added a new grade each year. For the school year 2006 - 2007 we are a K - 4 school, next year we will be adding 5th grade to our family.

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of Peninsula Preparatory Academy Charter School (PPA) is to provide meaningful opportunities for each child to develop the desire to learn and reach high levels of achievement in a safe positive, nurturing learning environment that encourages creativity, respect, positive self-esteem and the sense that all dreams are possible. PPA strives to become one of the finest public schools in America. Our school is built on the philosophy that ALL CHILDREN CAN LEARN and we will ensure that students meet or exceed New York State performance standards.

Our vision is to create a school that has high expectations for every child and challenges each child to surpass all State learning standards. In order for our vision to be realized, we believe philosophically that every child must be provided first with a strong foundation in the "three R's" - reading, writing, and arithmetic. Our children learn by doing (performance-based instructional model). Students are required to prove, through their projects and presentations, that they have mastered skills and gained knowledge in language arts, social studies, mathematics, and science. Once the basics have been mastered, the child will have a strong foundation from which to tackle higher order skills, and to achieve at high levels. Our goal is for every child to become a critical thinker and life-long learner.