Our Curriculum

The curriculum at BHPS is unique in that it combines the Sunshine State Standards with the Core Knowledge® Curriculum. This strong academic platform supports expression through creativity. This combination exposes students to everything they need to achieve a working knowledge of the world. This broader vision insures that our students perform well in standardized tests of knowledge in mathematics, science, language arts, and social studies. Our scores are very strong, yet we have never had to “teach to the test”. 

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Arts and Sciences

All BHPS students participate in creative activities like visual arts, drama, music, and creative writing. Our curriculum requires students to creatively express their knowledge of mathematics, science, language arts, and social studies. The skills gained in creative expression enable our children to speak well, to present themselves with composure, and to communicate effectively with writing and graphics. The students achievements are manifest in the Season of Arts and Sciences, a year-long program of theatre and music performances, art shows, and the science fair. These events are open to the public and receive wide support from the business community as well.

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Preparation for High School and College

Our academic and behavioral standards are rigorous. Thus graduates of Betton Hills Preparatory School are well prepared to enter the finest high school programs. Our students are recruited for International Baccalaureate and other advanced programs by the directors of such programs in area high schools. We are confident that our graduates have skills and knowledge that will support their choices in post-secondary education as well. 

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Spanish Language

Instruction in Spanish begins in preschool and runs through eighth grade. This exciting program combines speaking, writing, music, dance, culture, and art. The program gives students access to the great range of Hispanic cultures in the Western Hemisphere.

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Technology

Betton Hills Preparatory School uses technology-based instruction with the curriculum whenever it provides a unique capability or a real advantage over traditional instructional methods. We recognize that technological literacy is an essential tool for modern life, and so we give students the opportunity to use computer for obtaining information and generating ideas. 

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Physical Education and Sports

All students take physical education classes that are tuned to age and ability. Students often use their free time for athletic games, but always under supervision. Starting this year, we are offering  seasonal sports activities in baseball,  softball, soccer, and cheerleading. We also direct our families toward the rich variety of youth sports programs available elsewhere in the Tallahassee region, and link with those programs when we can.

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Character Development

Betton Hills Preparatory School teaches the social values of love, courtesy, respect, cooperation, empathy, and compassion. We practice them in every school activity. The outcome we see in the children is a steady growth in security, personal responsibility, self-confidence, and effectiveness in social interactions.

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The Betton Hills Family

Parent involvement virtually insures a child’s academic success. Parents who also contribute to the Season of Arts and Sciences, and to the PTO-sponsored Season of Service, get an extra measure of satisfaction for themselves: they enable the school to do its job better. Parent volunteers work in the good company of each other and school staff. Parents and their children experience a real sense of family at Betton Hills School.

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Community

Betton Hills Preparatory School is a community school in every way. We  participate in drug awareness ( the D.A.R.E. program), Red Ribbon Week honoring the courage of law enforcement officers, Second Harvest to bring food to area needy families, and so on.

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Non-discrimination

Betton Hills does not discriminate based on gender, race, religion, or ethnicity.  The school is unable to accommodate students who cannot function in a traditional setting (academically and/or behaviorally).

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McKay Scholarship

Betton Hills is offering educational help to McKay students who are capable of meeting the school's academic challenges.

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