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Horizon Academy staff presenting information to prospective families during a campus tour.

We Launched Our New Website!

A purple "Word Wizards" classroom bulletin board. The top header shows skateboarding wizards and star icons flanking the central title "Word Wizards" written in a stylized, branch-like font. Below the header, a tracking chart is divided into vertical columns labeled with teacher names: Kennedy, Fritsch, Hall, Vaughan, Orton, Boxx, Leopold, Dunn, Halsey, Crouch, and Burcham. Each column is filled with small round stickers of wizard hats tracking student achievements.

Word Wizards: An Engaging Vocabulary Initiative

Graphic banner titled "How to Help Your Student Reduce Stress Over the Holidays". On the left is an icon showing the word "STRESS" inside a red "no" prohibition symbol.

How to Help Your Student Reduce Stress Over the Holidays

Graphic banner featuring the italicized text "Gratitude. Start now and practice all year." at the top. Below the text, seven colorful autumn leaves transition in a gradient from green to yellow, orange, and deep red, hanging upside down from a thin twine string.

Gratitude: Start Now and Practice All Year Long!

Promotional banner on a red background featuring a cutout photo of a smiling young boy on the left. The text on the right reads: "FREE DYSLEXIA SCREENING, October and November 2024, FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN 4-6 YEARS OF AGE".

Horizon Academy is conducting free screenings for parents of children 4-6 years of age who are at risk for dyslexia.

Graphic banner featuring vintage wooden letterpress blocks spelling out the word "POETRY". Below the blocks, peach-colored text reads: "Poetry Builds Reading Fluency for Students with Dyslexia".

Poetry Builds Reading Fluency for Students with Dyslexia

A photo collage set against a light blue background featuring three photos of young students at Horizon Academy. On the left, a boy in a long-sleeved green shirt stands in a classroom. In the center, several young children gather around an outdoor Horizon Academy sign surrounded by flowers. On the right, a young girl wearing a red Horizon Academy shirt smiles while holding up a small painted rock.

Horizon Academy Announces First-Ever Enrollment of Kindergarten-Age Students (For Children At Risk Of Dyslexia)

Graphic styled like a blackboard featuring chalk lettering that reads "BACK TO SCHOOL" on the left. The remaining space contains a list of back-to-school tips written in white chalk script: Family Meeting, Backpack Checklist, Launching & Landing Pads, Family Calendar, School Supplies, Homework, Sleep Schedule, Extend Summer Fun, and Set Boundaries.

Preparing for Back to School Using Executive Functioning Best Practices

Graphic styled like a blackboard featuring chalk lettering that reads "BACK TO SCHOOL" on the left. The remaining space contains a list of back-to-school tips written in white chalk script: Family Meeting, Backpack Checklist, Launching & Landing Pads, Family Calendar, School Supplies, Homework, Sleep Schedule, Extend Summer Fun, and Set Boundaries.

Ten Essential Skills That You Have Never Been Taught

Graphic banner titled "Building Background Knowledge and Vocabulary Through Family Field Trips this Summer" on a dark blue background. On the left, stylized text reading "ADVENTURE AWAITS" is set inside a bright yellow circle with a red accent border.

Building Background Knowledge and Vocabulary Through Family Field Trips

Graphic banner featuring a circular portrait on the left of Meg, a young woman with blonde hair, framed in a dark blue border. The text on the red background reads: "Meg: One Alumna's Story".

Meg: One Alumna’s Story

Graphic banner titled "Burt's Story" with the subtitle "Told by his mom, Jamie". On the left is a photo of Burt, a young boy with dark hair and a bright smile, wearing an orange polo shirt.

Burt’s Story

Graphic banner titled "What You Need To Know About Sensory Processing Disorder". On the left is a Venn diagram with three overlapping circles labeled SPD in red, ADHD in light blue, and Dyslexia in yellow, highlighting their intersection in the center.

Sensory Processing Disorder: What you need to know.