Nabile Hernandez

The mission of the school is to prepare students with the 21st century knowledge and skill set needed to impact their surroundings from a local, national, and global perspective. This is accomplished by providing a nurturing and safe environment that promotes the development of the total child; where students are challenged intellectually, artistically, and personally. The vision of the School is to implement an innovative and creative, student-centered learning environment where students and teachers collaborate utilizing the latest technology and achieve high academic standards and skills that will allow them to succeed in a competitive global society. The School will implement a fully integrated, purposeful STEAM and LEADER IN ME educational program to help students engage with the content and curriculum, synthesize the grade level material with real-world experiences and develop moral and democratic values through leadership opportunities. The School’s guiding principles include: Educate the child holistically to promote academic, social, emotional and ethical growth and development Encourage student inventiveness and creativity Nurture student experiential learning and leadership skills Increase faculty freedom and creativity in instructional methodologies and classroom organization Promote a foundation for inquisitive, life-long learning Avant Garde Academy® is a public charter school, organized as a not-for-profit organization in the state of Florida. To learn more about our organizational structure, please visit our Governance Page. In order to support staff and Board members in implementing the best possible programs the school has contracted LBS Services Inc. and Alliance Education Services , Inc. as management companies to assist with our school's operations.