Palm Beach Gardens [K-8] Campus
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
Special Announcements
Family Technology Program Guide (2023-2024)
PYP Specials Rotation Schedule 2023-2024
PYP Specials Teacher Schedule 2023-2024
MYP A/B Rotation Schedule 2023-2024
Upcoming Events
Sep 22 School Picture Day
Sep 25 No School/Offices Closed
Sep 26 Flag Football vs Meyer - Away
Sep 26 MYP Cheerleading Tryout
Sep 26 Varsity Volleyball vs. Meyer - Away
Sep 27 JV Volleyball vs. Somerset Lakes @ Home
Sep 27 Varsity Volleyball vs. Somerset Lakes @ Home
Sep 28 Flag Football vs Veritas - Away
Sep 28 PYP Parent Academy - 5th Grade Exhibition - Virtual @ 6:00PM
Sep 29 Dress Down Day - PE Department
Oct 03-Oct 12 Fall Book Fair
View the Full Palm Beach Gardens [K-8] Events CalendarDownload the 2023-24 Academic Calendar
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