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World Builders Academy was founded by award-winning educator Panela Leung in 2018 at a small space at Hwy 169 and Vivion Road in Gladstone, Missouri.
We opened our doors to our new home in Parkville in the summer of 2021. Our maker school offers whole-child teaching strategies. We teach lessons in English, math, science, technology, and design thinking. Maker education means learning is intuitive and fun. We capitalize on the creativity in each student and bring their ideas to life. Our goal is to instill confidence and develop powerful young citizens who have the desire to ask questions, the skills to analyze, and the opportunity to act on their ideas. We do not believe in forced time lines and standardized expectations. Our integrated approach means we discuss subject matter utilizing symbolic childhood languages.
Our maker school offers whole-child teaching strategies. We teach lessons in English, math, science, technology, and design thinking. Maker education means learning is intuitive and fun. We capitalize on the creativity in each student and bring their ideas to life.
Our democratic approach means we discuss what interests the child and set learning goals based on their current abilities. While our educators remain informed about federal and state education standards. We do not believe in forced timelines and standardized expectations. However, we have found that when you facilitate learning by listening to the child they often surpass standard expectations.
Our school day starts at 8:30am and ends at 3:30pm. Early and late care options are from 7am – 5:00pm
Our ideal ratio 5 students to 1 teacher.
Our academy is for ages 3- 7 (pre-k to first grade). We can consider accepting 2 & 3 years old and require a non-formal playing interview for children at this age to ensure our program is a good fit.
Our workshop programs are open to ages 5 and up. We do not separate students in our lab by age so older students can lead by example to our younger students and lab members.
We teach reading, writing, math, science, history, geography, music, and a variety of afterschool programs and workshops including Chinese.
Our democratic approach means we discuss what interests the child and set learning goals based on their current abilities.We do not separate learning by subjects. While our educators remain informed about federal and state education standards. We do not believe in forced timelines and standardized expectations. Our integrated strategies means we cover literacy, mathematics, physics, biology, chemistry, engineering, and arts utilizing symbolic childhood languages. We have found that when you facilitate learning by listening to the child, they often surpass standard expectations.
Our goal is to instill confidence and develop powerful young citizens who have the desire to ask questions, the skills to analyze, and the opportunity to act on their ideas.
Our academy is for ages 3- 7 (pre-k to first grade). We can consider accepting 2 & 3 years old and require a non-formal playing interview for children at this age to ensure our program is a good fit.
Our workshop programs are open to ages 5 and up. We do not separate students in our lab by age so older students can lead by example to our younger students and lab members.
7004 N. State Route 9
Kansas City, MO 64152
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World Builders Academy admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and other school- administered programs.