What Some Parents Have Said About Move-N-Learn Academy

With all the recent economic turmoil in our country, many people have been holding tightly to their money, choosing not to invest, spend, or risk losing any more than they possibly can.  For the last three summers, I have experienced a risk-free, sure-fire, solid investment in my son's education and development through the Move-N-Learn classes at Academy of Fine Arts.  Five year-olds can be tough to keep entertained and actively engaged in learning during the summer months.  With the Move-N-Learn program, my son is actively learning about subjects related to music, reading, science, and physical movement.  In addition, he has learned to swim and gained much confidence in this area. He no longer swims with floaties, jumps bravely into the pool alone, loves to float, go underwater and pretend to be a fish!  It thrills me to watch my son growing so confident in himself and his own abilities.  As a teacher, the quality education of my children is a top priority.  What better monetary investment can I make for them? 
Sonya Covalt

  The move-n-learn program has been the most viable choice for my child. We weren't sure how she would do considering she is very attached to her mother. So, the first two weeks she cried, but I was determined to keep her in there but it was good for her and for mom.  She excelled with her colors and now even after  summer move-n-learn is over she still wants to go to class. So, it has been very beneficial.  It has not only helped the detachement problem with mom but also she has now started talking more, wanting to play with others, and she has grown mentally too.  I am a proud parent of a move-n-learn student.
Susan O'Handley

The summer Move-n-Learn program has been extremely beneficial to my 3 year old daughter.  What better place for them to learn than a one-on-one experience within a small class.  Of course she was ecstatic about the swimming lessons but she also loved the music, dance, and curriculum they learned.  It was proven after every class of her acceleration within these areas - she is no longer afraid of water, she knows her "powerful words" and can tell you what they mean, she is constantly singing and dancing around with songs and moves they learned in class and she shows courtesy for others.  This is hands down the best investment in your child’s life and future that you could spend.

Angela Reid (mother of Whitley Reid)

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What Comes After Move-N-Learn Academy?

Families since 1986 have enjoyed having their children in Move-N-Learn Academy.We are actually now very proud to say that we have a second generation with us in Move-N-Learn Academy! But the big question for years has been, "what do we do after Move-N-Learn Academy?". The majority have taken their children to public schools, others have went to a private Christian school and even some have opted to home school. Knowing that our students would outgrow our little school, we have always worked hard to provide them with the best possible education that they would succeed with, no matter where they chose to transition to. But there have been times that we have heard that our students have had a hard time transitioning to other learning environments. They loved Move-N-Learn Academy and nothing compares to it when you bring in the arts, as we do. Hearing this for years sent us on a search towards possibly starting our own private elementary school. But that again, leads once again to transitioning to a middle school later. Then along came virtual schools for K-12. So we started our research in that direction and found new opportunities growing for our current students and future students. And then came virtual public schools. Once again, we started looking at the different virtual public school available to families in Oklahoma. This then led us to trying to make the right contacts to see if there was a way of bringing the virtual public school into our facilities for our families. Months and months of trying turned to success in March 2013 when we were able to get an appointment with the principal of Oklahoma Connections Academy, Tammy Shepherd. In meeting with Tammy, I was able to point out that many families might want to attend Oklahoma Connections Academy Virtual Public School, but because their system assumes that all families have the ability of a parent staying in the home and being the "Learning Coach", it limits what families are in position to make the move. After some discussion, a conclusion was made that it was possible for families to choose to enroll with OKCA and outsource the learning coach position to us. Parents are still involved in their child's education because it is the parent that will take care of the enrollment procedures with OKCA. Parents are also still involved with the Parent Teacher conferences and other situations, such as field trips and clubs, that are available for their children. Our position as "Learning Coach" for your child means that we are the ones that will work with your child to complete their assignments.Learning coaches are limited to only five students, unlike your brick and mortar teachers that have 20-30 students. Our learning coaches will also sit in on the Parent Teacher conferences as well, thus meaning there are three people working together for your child's success, parent, virtual teacher and learning coach. But the best part of this situation is that children that are enrolled with OKCA and with Academy of Fine Arts (Move-N-Learn Academy), can complete their educational studies in a shorter day than attending a brick and mortar school, and then move into our performing and fine arts programs to fine tune and progress faster in their craft. We even have a plan for those students that have a desire for sports as well. Registration and transfer into OKCA is this spring. The process is simple and again, Oklahoma Connections Academy Virtual Public School is FREE. The only fees you pay are to Academy of Fine Arts for the learning coach position and your performing and fine arts or sports. As always, we fully qualify our teachers for their positions and they undergo a national background check and drug tests. We also hire for personality to be able to communicate well with children. Oklahoma Connections Academy is for grades K-12 which transitions well with our from our part time private Preschool and Pre-K programs. It is also an easy transition back to a brick and mortar school is you find that this setting is not right for your child or family. We will be offering a meeting, either onsite or at another location for parents that want to know more, meet a representative of OKCA and give consideration to this new learning environment. Please watch our BLOG as well as our Facebook page and website for more information. This is an exciting journey for us as we transition into a private education (with a public virtual school) situation for our students. We hope that you will be willing to investigate it further by going to the OKCA website at www.connectionsacademy.com/OKCA as well as our website at www.academyoffineartsok.com Please watch for more posts to this blog.

Pre-Registration for Second Semester is Now Available

Second semester begins January 6, 2014 and we are currently receiving pre-registration on line at www.academyoffineartsok.com or in person at our Woodward location and Enid Location.

Move-N-Learn Academy offers an educational program that is enhanced by the arts. We do not offer daycare services and are only a part time program. Please see our website at www.academyoffineartsok.com for more information.

Can Move-N-Learn Academy Help Home Schooled Children?

We believe that Move-N-Learn Academy can be a great supplement to your homeschooling! Home schooled children are more than welcomed at Move-N-Learn Academy. By being part of a small learning group, your child will enjoy the fun of developing friendships with the other children as well as enjoy the extra classes of dance, gymnastics, art, music and more.

Informed parents know the value of learning about the arts and being a part of the arts. Time and time again, you will find all kinds of articles on line that outline the value of being in an arts program. Move-N-Learn Academy is a nice blending of the preschool and pre-k academics needed for children ages 2-4 yrs and 4-5 yrs with the arts instruction, thus giving each child a great beginning in life.

As a private program, we offer even more than you could even imagine such as our computer lab, foreign language, American Sign Language, dance instruction, music instruction (actual instrument playing and theory), art, gymnastic and in the summer enhancement session, swimming lessons!

We invite all families to look into Move-N-Learn Academy as an option for their child's early learning. Visit our website at www.academyoffineartsok.com or our Facebook page at Move-N-Learn Academy of Woodward and Enid OK.

*Enid Move-N-Learn Academy opening January 2014
*Move-N-Learn is a non-accredited private learning opportunity

Science Fun with Bugs'

Science can begin for all ages of children. Young children love to explore and learn new things everyday at Move-N-Learn Academy.