Uptown Children's Academy

All people have individual characteristics from birth, which progressively differentiate into unique personalities. Learning always occurs in the context of the learner’s unique characteristics. 

Because children come to our facility in all stages of readiness, they have different abilities and different needs.

Our unique program makes the teachers responsible to constantly evaluate and re-evaluate the total development of the child and to be aware of the progress of each child in each area of development at all times. A child develops in four areas; physical, emotional, intellectual, and social, but growth will not be balanced or equal in all areas at all times.

Growth in a child comes through development of a healthy ego, through accepting oneself as a worthwhile human being – needed, wanted, liked, LOVED – and at ALL times, in all things – BEING ACCEPTED AS IS. This means that differences are not taken for granted, they are recognized and appreciated. They are nurtured in this program. 

The child’s enthusiasm for many things is another valuable quality they bring to the process of learning. He/She starts life with eagerness about many things, and is open to the new and the different. He/She has the need to see, to touch, and to  try out what is around them. This willingness to try things is another characteristic we attempt to foster in children. I believe in letting a child have FIRST-HAND SUCCESSFUL KNOWLEDGE THAT SOMETHING DOES NOT WORK, thus we praise our children for trying all things, even the failures, because we believe that through many failures comes success. Because of this and a child’s willingness to try again and again, it helps them to learn how to be successful.

Our program supports the child’s self esteem and pride in family, community, ethnic heritage, and linguistic heritage. We encourage children to utilize their mother tongue as well as learn the English language. A dual-language heritage is a rich treasure, not a burden. Our program is geared to help children learn to function successfully in both the “dominant culture” and their “native culture”.