BUILDING BETTER PEOPLE, EVERY DAY
Palm Beach Gardens [K-8] Campus
FREE Public Charter School - Serving Students in Grades K-8
Campus
Palm Beach Gardens Campus
Our spacious 10-acre campus is located at 5651 Hood Road, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418. Our 100,185-square-foot facility includes speciality spaces for media, music, art, and computers, as well as science labs and locker rooms. Franklin students enjoy a beautiful campus including a gymnasium and athletic fields with jogging paths and fitness stations located throughout the path. We provide separate age-appropriate play areas for younger grade levels.
Mission Statement
Building Better People Everyday
Utilizing an intercultural-mindedness model and a standards-based curriculum, the mission of Franklin Academy is to create compassionate, engaged, life-long learners by promoting a culture of collaboration and high expectations that emphasizes character development through active service in the local, national and international community while adhering to the principle that all children can learn.
International Baccalaureate Mission Statement
"The International Baccalaureate® aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.
To this end, the organization works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment.
These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right."
Franklin Academy Palm Beach Gardens is a Candidate School* for the Middle Years Programme (MYP),. This school is pursuing authorization as an IB World School. These are schools that share a common philosophy—a commitment to high-quality, challenging, international education that Franklin Academy believes is important for our students.
*Only schools authorized by the IB Organization can offer any of its four academic programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), the Diploma Programme (DP), or the Career-related Programme (CP). Candidate status gives no guarantee that authorization will be granted. For further information about the IB and its programmes, visit www.ibo.org
Administration
Principal
Assistant Principal
Assistant Principal
Director of School Operations
8:00 AM-4:00 PM
Parent Newsletters
School Supplies
Summer Reading Program
PYP Summer Reading Assignment
K-2 Sunshine State Book Recommendations
Grades 3-5 Sunshine State Book Recommendations
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MYP Summer Reading Assignment
MYP SUMMER READING INSTRUCTIONS
MYP Summer Book Choices
Special Announcements
THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL, MAY 26, 2023, IS AN EARLY DISMISSAL DAY.
PYP DISMISSES AT 11:30 A.M. AND MYP DISMISSES AT 12:30 P.M.
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ANNOUNCING PAPER, FRANKLIN ACADEMY'S NEWEST ONLINE TUTORING SUPPORT FOR SCHOLARS IN GRADES 5-8.
GETTING STARTED VIDEO FOR STUDENTS
pyp Specials Teacher Rotation Schedule
PYP Specials Rotation Calendar
MYP A/B Schedule
Franklin's Covid Preparations
STUDENT POLICY RELATED TO COVID-19
(UPDATED 08/23/22)
Upcoming Events
May 29 No School/Offices Closed
May 30 No School/Teacher Planning
Jun 06 Kindergarten Experience
Jun 10 Tour on Saturday, June 10, 2023 at 9:00am
Jun 21 Tour on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at TBD
Jul 12 Tour on Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at TBD
Jul 29 Tour on Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 9:00am
View the Full Palm Beach Gardens [K-8] Events CalendarDownload the 2023-24 Academic Calendar
Download the 2022-23 Academic Calendar
Upcoming Tours
Campus Tour Presentation
Tour on Saturday, June 10, 2023 at 9:00am
Tour on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at TBD
Reserve Your Space TodayPalm Beach Gardens [K-8] Campus Tours
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School Hours
Elementary7:45 AM - 2:30 PM
Middle School8:45 AM - 3:30 PM
Early Release11:30 AM (K-5) & 12:30 PM (6-8)
Summer / Holidays8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Office Hours7:00 AM - 4:30 PM (Telephone Assistance)
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM (In-Person Assistance)
Contact
Address
5651 Hood Road
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418
Phone
(561) 348-2525
Fax
(561) 775-1899