THE ACADEMY AT RIVER RIDGE PROVIDES AN EXTRAORDINARY, PROGRESSIVE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION WHERE YOUNG CHILDREN SPARK AND CULTIVATE THEIR NATURAL CURIOSITY AND LIFELONG LOVE FOR LEARNING. WE UTILIZE AN EMERGENT CURRICULUM, WITH A PROJECT AND PLAY-BASED APPROACH. ADDITIONALLY, WE UTILIZE LEADING RESEARCH-BASED CURRICULA AS RESOURCES FOR PROVOCATION AND INSPIRATION OF OUR STUDIES. OUR CURRICULUM IS DEVELOPMENTALLY-APPROPRIATE, AND RICH IN LITERACY, MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS AND THE CREATIVE ARTS. WITH OUR APPROACH, CHILDREN DEVELOP THEIR EXECUTIVE FUNCTION SKILLS, WHICH WILL PREPARE THEM FOR KINDERGARTEN AND LIFE.