<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;">• </span><a href="http://east.riverside-academy.net/">Riverside Academy East</a><span style="font-size: small;">  •  </span><a href="http://west.riverside-academy.net/">Riverside Academy West</a><span style="font-size: small;"> •</span></span></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/nextk12production/my_files/378/raj_front_picture.jpg" border="0" height="216" alt="raj_front_picture.jpg" width="289"></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Riverside Academy’s Early Childhood Center is located in Dearborn Heights, Michigan. It opened to students in 2007 and provides a preschool program on Monday through Thursday throughout the school year.  Riverside ECC receives funding through the Michigan Great Start Readiness Program.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The main objective of the program is to provide a high-quality preschool experience that will provide children with the knowledge and skills they will need to be successful in school. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">We believe children learn best when they are engaged in purposeful activities that allow them to interact with their environment in authentic ways, constructing knowledge through planning, exploration, experimentation, and reflection.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">We are committed to providing a rich learning environment that reflects the interests of the children and facilitates intellectual, social, emotional, physical, and language development.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">We are committed to building positive relationships between school and home and partner with families in promoting the growth and development of young children.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Transportation for students with siblings attending Riverside East and Bridge Academies is provided in the morning and afternoon.</span></span></p> <hr> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800080;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Mission</span></strong><br></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800080;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">To promote lifelong learning by nurturing academic excellence, positive character, and appreciation of cultures.</span></span></span></p> <hr> <p> </p> false false false 2009-03-26T23:13:43-04:00 false 2957 true 10001864 Home false false false true false <ul> <li><a href="faculty">Faculty</a></li> <li><a href="character_education">Character Education</a></li> <li><a href="gee">About GEE</a></li> <li><a href="contact_us">Contact Us</a></li> </ul> <pre><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><br>23713 Joy Rd.<br>Dearborn Heights, MI 48127</strong></span></span></span></pre> <pre><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Phone: (313) 730.9035</span></strong></span></pre> <pre><strong><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Fax: (313) 730.9045</span><br><br>Opened: </span></span></strong><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Fall 2007</span></span><strong><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br>Grades: </span></span></strong><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Pre-K</span></span><strong><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br>Educational Service Provider:<br></span></span></strong><a href="http://gee-edu.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Global Educational Excellence</span></span></a><strong><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br></span></span></strong></pre> false false false 2010-01-20T14:53:08-05:00 home 40000008 SchoolWebsite