Strong Foundations
Platte River Academy is an award winning elementary school that offers a unique learning environment where your child will be supported to become a well-rounded student. PRA knows the importance or laying a strong foundation for learning in the elementary years. By following the Core Knowledge sequence and using time-tested curriculum programs PRA teachers produce strong readers, writers and mathematicians. Science and Social Studies are taught in a spiraled fashion where topics are revisited throughout the grade levels. Students participate in a broad set of specials courses including art, music, PE, Spanish and 21st Century Skills.
Technology
PRA provides a shared 1 to 1 technology platform and utilizes the most current educational software on the market. Assessment and adaptive lessons supplement classroom instruction to provide an individualized learning path for each student. Students receive technology instruction in the classroom and the technology lab on a weekly basis. The school provides Google Apps for Education accounts to all students and incorporates with our learning management system, Schoology.