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."
*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
Summer Reading Program
PYP Summer Reading Assignment
PYP (Grades K-5) Summer Reading
PYP (Grades K-5) Barnes & Noble Summer Reading Journal
5th Grade Summer Reading Assignment
MYP Summer Reading Assignment
MYP Year 1 (6th Grade) Summer Reading Assignment
MYP Year 2 (7th Grade) Summer Reading Assignment
MYP Year 3 (8th Grade) Summer Reading Assignment
Upcoming Events
Jun 30 Telephone Assistance Only
Jul 11 Business Day
Jul 11 In Person Tour on Friday, July 11, 2025 at 4:30pm
Jul 16-Jul 17 Kinder Readiness Testing & Signing Day
Jul 23 In Person Tour on Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 4:30pm
Aug 07-Aug 08 Kickstart Franklin
Aug 11 First Day of School
Aug 13 MYP Athletics Night
Aug 20-Aug 21 MYP Football Tryouts
Aug 20-Aug 21 MYP Volleyball Tryouts
Aug 25-Aug 26 MYP Cheer Tryouts
View the Full Palm Beach Gardens [K-8] Events CalendarDownload the 2025-2026 Academic Calendar
PYP Specials Rotation Calendar 2025-2026
PYP Specials Teacher Rotation Calendar 2025-2026
PYP HOUSE COLORS
Upcoming Tours
In Person Tour on Friday, July 11, 2025 at 4:30pm
In Person Tour on Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 4:30pm
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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