Independent Schools in Texas: Private schools in Grand Prairie, preschools in Dallas Fort Worth area, private elementary school, early childhood education, kindergarten programs in DFW metroplex
Anna May Daulton Elementary School: Anna May Daulton Elementary School, located in Grand Prairie, Texas, is an Elementary school offering Pre-K through 4th grade programs. Anna May Daulton taught school in the Mansfield school district for 30 years and passed away on June 1, 2006. Anna May Daulton Elementary opened August 2006. Mrs. Daulton was born Feb. 10, 1918, in Dallas, the daughter of Carl B. and Beulah Blevins Howard. She graduated from North Texas State Teachers College in Denton in 1939, with a degree in Elementary Education.
Formal Tests: State-mandated testing will be administered during the school year. The test results of the individual students are made available soon after the results are received.
Students in kindergarten through second grade will participate in the Texas Primary Reading Inventory (T.P.R.I.). Students in grades three and four will take the Texas Assessment of Knowledge & Skills (TAKS) in the spring semester. These tests are a diagnostic tool to be used for classroom instruction and assist in determining individual student skills.
Test results will be reported to students and parents. Parents may review an assessment test that has been released by the Texas Education Agency.
Certain students, such as students with disabilities and students with limited English proficiency may be eligible for exemptions, accommodations, or a deferment. For more information, see the principal, counselor, or special education director.
Located in Garrison Park in South Austin in Travis County, Texas, Strickland Christian School serves grade K4 to 8th students from Sunset Valley, Garrision Park, Oak Hill, Shady Hollow, West Congress and surrounding South Austin communities. In the early 1960’s, Corine Strickland began teaching first grade in Texas with her own phonics and memory program.
Since that time, Strickland School has been dedicated to training children in godly character while providing them with the academic skills necessary to make them successful students and leaders in their communities.
We believe each child is a gift from God, and our curriculum is intended to develop both mind and spirit. The Strickland School curriculum emphasizes strong Phonics & Math skills in the early grades, and in the upper grades, students benefit from the basics learned in those earlier grades.
* Kindergarten programs
* Lower School programs
* Middle School programs
- Students benefit from the basics learned in the early grades.
- The Strickland School curriculum emphasizes strong Phonics & Math skills in the early grades, teaching memorization for proper Spelling, Grammar, Speech, and higher Math skills.
- Upper grade subjects include Grammar, Math, History, Music, P.E., Spanish, Computer, Science, and Literature & Composition.
Providing San Antonio's premier private tutoring and test preparation service, Parliament Tutors covers all academic subjects, tutoring and standardized test preparation. With private tutors based throughout San Antonio, TX, Parliament Tutors is dedicated to bringing students the most customized learning experiences from the most highly qualified tutors.
Parliament Tutors offers K-8 tutoring and high school tutoring in math, science, English, social studies and foreign languages with special tutoring in maths and English, college courses help, assistance in writing essays and admissions counselling, as well as college preparation courses including AP Test Prep, ACT Prep, SAT Prep, PSAT Prep, LSAT Prep. We also offer postgraduate preparation courses including LSAT, GRE, GMAT and MCAT Tests, as well as language training, TOEFL and ESL programs.
We develop individualized lesson plans, geared to meet the particular needs of each student. We sharpen students’ learning skills and teach them how to solve new problems independently. This enables students to acquire the abilities and the confidence they need to succeed.
Tutoring programs:
* Special tutoring in Math & English
* K-8 tutoring & high school tutoring in English, Math, Science, Social Studies & Foreign Languages
* College preparation, SAT Prep, PSAT Prep, LSAT Prep, AP Test Prep, ACT Prep writing essays & admissions counselling
* Postgraduate preparation courses including GRE, GMAT, LSAT & MCAT tests
* ESL & TOEFL programs
* Language courses in Spanish, Italian, Chinese & more...
* College courses tuition for Math, Economics, Computer Science, & Essays
Adirondack Learning Academy - Accredited Homeschool Online Programs
Courses / Programs
• Adirondack Learning Academy (ALA) provides high-quality, NCAA-approved homeschool programs for K-12 students in Texas, throughout the United States, and internationally.
• Accredited by the National Independent Study Accreditation Council (NISAC), we have offered online homeschool, independent study and distance learning programs since 1997.
• At ALA, we are committed to providing a positive learning environment for every student. We recognize that each child is an individual, and provide customized instruction for students of all levels.
• The primary benefit of homeschooling is the one-to-one student-teacher ratio. Each educational program is tailored to meet your child's learning styles, strengths, and interests to maximize learning. Each child is assigned their own personal learning coach who monitors their progress.
• We use Acellus Curriculum, which includes core and elective courses, and allows for comprehensive, customized programs for each student. In addition, we offer a diverse range of electives, administrative tools, and assessment applications to facilitate learning and teaching in an online environment.
• Our program also provides clubs and special events which are held live online so that your child or teenager can interact with other students in real time.
• On successful completion of the program, high school seniors are awarded a homeschool diploma and an official transcript stating they have completed the requirements for graduation in their state.
Crossing Borders, Pearland TX / South Houston area
Courses / Programs
Crossing Borders is a leading provider of quality Spanish language instruction for toddlers, kids, teenagers and adults. At our school in Pearland, Brazoria County TX, we offer quality Spanish language classes for children of all levels - from complete beginner to advanced.
Private Spanish lessons can take place at our Pearland center, your home or office or other location of your choice. We also offer Spanish classes in Central Houston, Katy, Spring/The Woodlands, and in San Antonio.
We are dedicated to enriching the lives of our students through bilingualism, and our age-appropriate teaching means that your child will learn Spanish in a fun and effective way.
In our Spanish immersion preschool, our students become bilingual quickly, as they participate in traditional preschool activities with a teacher who delivers the majority of instruction in the target language.
This is ideal for any parent who wants to develop their child’s second language in an effortless and natural way. Our immersion language curriculum is unmatched.
Parent Testimonial: “Not only does Anya understand and communicate in Spanish now, she is also learning how to write letters and words in Spanish.” - Lana, Parent
Monart Art Studio is located in Pearland, within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area in Brazoria, Fort Bend, and Harris counties, Texas. We offer art and drawing classes for children of three years upwards based on the acclaimed Monart Method. Subjects include basic and intermediate drawing, drawing fundamentals, graphic design, watercolours, cartooning. Monart is more than a method that teaches people how to draw. Leading educators recognize Monart as a teaching system that helps students to focus and concentrate, make decisions, solve problems, sequence and develop hand-eye coordination.
Classes can be taken as group courses or private tuition. We also provide a comprehensive preschool curriculum, summer camps as well as birthday party events. In a peaceful environment students learn that drawing is a teachable subject in which anyone can be successful. Just as we are taught how to combine basic phonetic rules to read, musical notes to play an instrument, and dance steps to dance, the Monart Method teaches the individual to draw using the five basic elements of shape.
- Art and drawing classes for children of three years upwards with subjects including basic and intermediate drawing, drawing fundamentals, graphic design, watercolours, cartooning
- Preschool Programs
- Summer Camps
- Birthday Party Events
- We also offer programs for adults
Located in McKinney, Collin County, Texas, McKinney Christian Academy is a Christian, interdenominational, college preparatory, coeducational, independent, nonproft PreK-4 through grade 12 school. It is the only one of its kind in McKinney and draws students from numerous North Texas communities. MCA was founded to work in concert with Christian families but also to ensure that students receive a rigorous, college preparatory curriculum that will prepare them for the college or university of their choice.
We offer prekindergarten, kindergarten, lower and upper school programs with college prep courses PSAT, PLAN, SAT and ACT, honors and advanced placement courses. We also offer an extensive fine arts and athletics programs. McKinney Christian Academy is committed to a biblically-based philosophy of education which integrates Christian principles and scriptural truths into the academic, athletic, and social programs of every student. MCA is accredited through the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) and through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
- Programs from PreK-4 through 12th grade
- Prekindergarten and Kindergarten Program
- Lower School
- Upper School
- College Preparatory Curriculum with English & Literature, math, science, social studies, foreign languages, fine arts, athletics and a wide range of electives
- College Preparation Courses PSAT, PLAN, SAT and ACT
- Honors and Advanced Placement Courses