Crossroads Christian School
Our mission is to uncover and develop the unique, God-given talents and abilities within each child.
The Broach School
Our mission is to provide a safe, nurturing learning environment where children are motivated to succeed.
In existence since 2009, CES has a strong presence in multiple markets within Florida.
CES’ mission is to provide an educational environment with a moral foundation to develop the whole child for a successful life.
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Academics
CES’ mission is to provide an educational environment with a moral foundation to develop the whole child for a successful life.
Scholarships
Florida provides a variety of school choice options, including the following scholarship programs
School News
Creative ways to make math fun for K12 learners
Math anxiety is a real problem that affects many students worldwide. Students face math anxiety when they are unable to do or understand math, coupled with low self-confidence and stress when facing tests....
After Summer Vacation making Reading a Priority
To help your struggling reader maintain the gains she’s made in school this past year, make reading a priority this summer. All students, but especially those with learning challenges are at risk for the “summer slide” or taking a step...
Learning Ideas for Kids: Kitchen Math, Garden Science, and Other Educational Activities
Everyone talks about the summer slide, but is it really a thing? Try these summer learning activities and tips to create a summer learning routine....
Tips and Tricks From a Special Education Teacher
Perfect hair and dress, lunch packed, materials organized, room cleaned, and you have been standing at the door of your classroom for half an hour eagerly waiting on your students to arrive....
9 Rad Resources for Students to Find New Books
Putting down a good book is hard—finding one shouldn’t be. You don’t want your students to stop reading because they can’t find a good book to read, yet this may be a reality in your classroom: 73 percent of boys and girls surveyed...
Summer Reading: Children’s Books That Foster a Love of Math
Storybooks provide a rich opportunity to build not only literacy skills, but also math understanding. Books with math concepts woven into the pictures and storylines can promote children's mathematical thinking and introduce...
16 books to keep pupils reading over the summer
The summer holidays await, and with the distractions of warmer weather, trips abroad or the latest Xbox game it can be difficult to make sure pupils read for pleasure. So ahead of the break, the National Literacy Trust has highlighted...
10 Non-Tech Summer Activities to Build Language, Literacy and Learning
The dog days of summer are here—and many kids have a lot more leisure time on their hands. To prevent overuse of tech devices, try these ideas for non-tech activities that are fun AND promote language, literacy and learning. Many of...
There Is a Better Way to Teach Students with Learning Disabilities
About five decades ago, scientists believed that our brains were fixed — either at birth or by the time we were adolescents. This led to the schooling approach that now fills schools: identifying learning disabilities, providing...
Why Special Education Is the Absolute Best Teaching Gig
I’ve been in the special education business for more than 15 years as a teacher and school leader, and if there’s one thing I’ve heard over and over it’s, “I don’t know how you do it.” My immediate reaction: I can’t think of anything...
3 Fast and Easy Math Tricks You Wish You Knew Before
Some people consider Mathematics as the hardest subject they can ever encounter all throughout their life as a student. There are even others who fail miserably with math and there are also who choose courses which does not require a...
7 Video Games To Help Make Teaching Math Fun
If you love maths and computer games, then you have come to the right place. Here we have gathered 7 math computer games that will help you, or your loved ones, get to grips with math and have fun at the same time....
Make Family Travel (This Summer) More Fun with Kids Math Learning Games
These are great as kids car games, airplane games, or train games!Kids who get bored while traveling......often start bickering or complaining, making every minute feel like an hour....
Summer Reading: A Grade-by-Grade Recommended Reading List for Kids
There are hundreds of thousands of books written for children. The challenge is trying to discover the best age-appropriate literature....
Top 10 Things to Look for in a School for a Special Needs Child
If you’re like me, you might find yourself surprisingly, woefully underprepared for your first special needs school search, especially if you are considering mainstreaming and attend tours that mainly consist of parents of typical children....
4 REASONS WHY SMALL CLASS SIZES LEAD TO BETTER STUDENT PERFORMANCE
Let’s play a little game. Class A has 30 students, and Class B has 15 students. The students are of equal ability and behavior, and the teachers are carbon copies of one another. Which one do you think will perform better, Class A or...
7 Simple Strategies for Teaching Math to Kids
Teaching math to your children is as easy as 1+1=2. Go beyond pencil and paper to make math a learning experience that’s fun for you and your kids....
Homework and Study Habits: Tips for Kids and Teenagers
Certain key practices will make life easier for everyone in the family when it comes to studying and organization. However, some of the methods may require an adjustment for other members of the family....
12 Strategies to Motivate Your Child to Learn
Most good students aren't born good learners. Yes, individual personality plays a big part in a child's willingness to learn and their overall disposition when it comes to schooling and education, but most children who are good...
8 Tips for Working with Parents of Special Needs Children
Knowing how to work with parents of students with special needs is just as important as knowing how to help the students. Robin Hartman, educator and mother of a son with Autism, says, “I know I am a difficult parent to deal with...
Eleven Free Reading Comprehension Exercises Online
When students have difficulty comprehending what they’re reading, not only could they have trouble in nearly every subject in school, but they miss out on the joy of exploring new worlds, traveling back in time, and solving mysteries...
9 Small Ways to Keep Kids Excited About School All Year Long
Going back to school after the summer is always exciting as kids prepare for their new classroom and meeting new friends....
7 Ways to Encourage Kids to Read More
Kids who enjoy reading are likely to turn into adults who regularly read for pleasure....
Parents, Try These 6 Tips from Special Ed Teachers
Special education teachers have specific training to work effectively with students with disabilities. But they also use simple classroom strategies that drive engagement and increase achievement. Learn how you can practice these at home...
7 Proven Ways To Help Kids Learn Math & Remember What They Learn
If a child struggles with math, chances are it isn’t because appropriate math concepts haven’t been taught. Although children might learn math concepts, the information might not “stick” – that is, the child may soon forget what she learned....
10 Ways to Be an Effective Advocate for Your Child at School
As a parent, you are your child’s best education advocate—until he’s old enough and informed enough to speak up for himself. You know your child’s strengths and challenges, and you can help identify and push for the resources your...
12 Strategies to Motivate Your Child to Learn
Most good students aren't born good learners. Yes, individual personality plays a big part in a child's willingness to learn and their overall disposition when it comes to schooling and education, but most children who are good...
50 Great Websites for Parents of Children with Special Needs
The following are 50 Great Websites for Parents of Children with Special Needs. This list of resources is great for parents of children with special needs. The list contains links for associations, councils, centers, and societies. It...
[Teacher Testimonial] – I Actually WANT to Go to Work
My name is Ray Villegas, known to the students as Mr. Ray or Mr. V. I am the new English and History teacher and have been at The Broach School for 3 months. Everything has been impressive at Broach starting with my interview, meeting th...
11 Tips For Selecting A School For Your Child With Special Needs
Selecting a school for your child who is coping with special needs can be a daunting task for any parent or guardian. In this article, we talk with the staff at the Episcopal Center for Children (the Center) about what factors to...
Recognizing Reading Problems
Learning to read is a challenge for many kids, but most can become good readers if they get the right help. Parents have an important job in recognizing when a child is struggling and knowing how to find help. Here are some signs to...
Back-to-School Tips for Parents of Children with Special Needs
A new school year means a new grade, new teachers, new goals, and maybe even a new school! In order to help you and your child with special needs be as successful as you can be, we’ve put together a list of eight helpful back-to-school...
10 Ways to Be an Effective Advocate for Your Child at School
As a parent, you are your child’s best education advocate—until he’s old enough and informed enough to speak up for himself. You know your child’s strengths and challenges, and you can help identify and push for the resources your...
Why Reading Books Should Be Your Priority, According to Science
More than a quarter--26 percent--of American adults admit to not having read even part of a book within the past year. That's according to statistics coming out of the Pew Research Center. If you're part of this group, know that...
How To Improve Language Arts Skills with Typing
Typing instruction has always been an important part of our homeschool. Not just for the sake of learning to type, but as an integral part of our language arts program....
15 Best Educational For Websites For Kids in 2018
It is quite difficult to imagine how we could ever live without the internet. While there are some of us who would like to believe that we’re a lot better off without these technologies, a great portion of the human race take to the...
101 Back-to-School Tips for Kids and Parents
As summer comes to an end and back-to-school season begins, it can be hard to get back into a regular schedule — both for kids and adults.
7 Secrets to Get Your Child Excited About Math
When you balance your checkbook, buy shoes, measure distance or check the time, you're using math. Use these tips to help get your child excited about math....
Why Reading Aloud to Kids Helps Them Thrive
“Go pick your bedtime book, right now,” I told my four-year-old. Afternoon meltdowns had turned into bedtime battles, and I was tired....
10 Fluency strategies for struggling readers
Literacy skills are one of the most important areas of ability children develop in their first few years at school. They begin by sounding out words and learning to recognize common vocabulary from books and classroom materials. With sig...
10 Benefits of Small Class Sizes
At EF Academy, a majority of our classes have an impressively low student-teacher ratio of 15:1. Small class sizes and an inspiring and highly qualified teaching faculty ensure that students get the absolute most out of their IGCSE, U.S....
10 Great Math Apps for Kids
These fun apps will reinforce basic arithmetic concepts and spark a love for learning math. When it comes to teaching your kids math skills, you’ve done it all: quizzes over breakfast, extra homework help, bedtime stories that sneak...
6 Simple Tips for Raising a Reader
I met a lot of reluctant young readers when I worked in the children’s department of my public library. I also met a lot of frustrated parents who were trying to instill a love (or at least a tolerance) for reading in a world that has ...
Does Class Size Really Matter?
Education reformers and researchers debate a lot of things, but shouldn’t it be easy for them to agree on the importance of small class sizes in PreK-12 classrooms?...
Twenty Ways You Can Help Your Children Succeed At School
As a parent, you are your child's first and most important teacher. When parents and families are involved in their children's schools, the children do better and have better feelings about going to school. In fact, many studies...
7 secrets to get your child excited about math
When you balance your checkbook, buy shoes, measure distance or check the time, you're using math. Use these tips to help get your child excited about math....
How to Use Flashcards with Children
As you may know, Brainscape is among the most popular adaptive web & mobile flashcards platforms among college students, medical students, and adult learners. The service is generally not sold in licenses to schools, but is directly...
10 Reasons Why Smaller Class Size Is So Important in Education
Let’s compare two classes. In terms of teacher ability, student levels, and student behavior, they are essentially identical. The only difference is that one class has 10 students and the other has 30. Which class would you want to...
20 Educational Websites for Kids That are Free and Fun
Your children can learn something new today in a safe online environment. These 20 free educational websites for kids are fun while offering online teaching games, printables, videos, and so much more....
Why it’s important to read aloud with your kids, and how to make it count
One of the most important things parents can do, beyond keeping kids healthy and safe, is to read with them. That means starting when they are newborns and not even able to talk, and continuing well beyond the years that they can read...
How to Help Every Child Find Success in Math
Source: https://www.education.com/magazine/article/mindset-success-math/ Many students believe that math is an inherited ability – either they have the math gene, or they don’t. But recent research shows that inborn talent migh...
4 Life Skills Children Need to Learn at Home and School
My parents are great people. I love them dearly and, as an adult, I have a great relationship with both of them. While they are great people, they weren’t always great pare...
Playing Math Games With Your Kids Can Make Them Stronger…Readers?!
Engaging in math-related activities at home could improve a lot more than your child’s math performance, according to new research. The findings, published in the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, suggest that preschoolers who...
10 Reasons to Enroll Your Child In A School With Small Class Sizes
Source: http://www.methodschools.org/blog/10-reasons-to-enroll-your-child-in-a-school-with-small-class-sizes Imagine how much more your child would benefit from an education in a small class. Consider how much better (s)he would learn...
Why Is Math So Important for Kids to Learn?
Source: https://www.livestrong.com/article/255620-why-is-math-so-important-for-kids/ Many kids ask their math teacher why learning a particular mathematical concept or skill is important. When helping kids out with their homework, many p...
Why Is English Language Arts So Important?
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the term English Language Arts (ELA)? Chances are, you remember a book you enjoyed (or didn’t enjoy!) reading, or the first oral presentation you gave....
What is School Choice?
School choice is a nationwide movement that empowers parents by enabling them to make the best possible choice for their children’s education....
6 Tips to Make Reading Fun, Not Frustrating
Source: http://www.readbrightly.com/how-to-make-reading-fun-not-frustrating/ For some kids, reading is like doing the hokey pokey upside down, underwater, in a clown suit. It’s freakishly hard. And not at all fun. So it’s our job ...
10 tech hacks to help a struggling reader
Source: http://time.com/10-tech-hacks-to-help-a-struggling-reader/ Kids who struggle with reading get an early lesson in one of life’s more sucky realities; the earlier a person falls behind, the harder it is to even want to catch u...
Study: FL private school choice students more likely to get to college, get degrees
The college enrollment rate overall is 15 percent higher for the low-income students who use Florida tax credit scholarships, the study found. That climbs to about 40 percent higher for students who use a scholarship at least four years....
Turn Students into Passionate Readers
Source: http://www.teachhub.com/turn-students-passionate-readers By: Jordan Catapano As soon as someone is told to do something, it stops being fun and starts being work. No matter what it is or how enjoyable it can be for a person, as...
Can school choice help students with special needs?
Providing school choice to students with special needs allows families unhappy with their assigned public schools to find a program that meets their children’s individual needs....
Reading for Engagement: How an emphasis on literacy can motivate students and transform school culture—and results
Source: http://www.advanc-ed.org/source/reading-engagement-how-emphasis-literacy-can-motivate-students-and-transform-school-culture One of the most comedic depictions of disengaged high school students is also one of the most telling....
Why Read 20 Minutes a Day?
Let’s face it… ...parents (and kids) are busy! It is difficult to “fit in” all that needs to be done in a day....
Principal Spotlight
Kellie Potter Principal, The Broach School – Bradenton My love for education began when I was a child. Being a part of my school community, getting to know other families, participating in school events, all while enjoying the challeng...
10 steps to building a bully-free school
Source: https://www.greatschools.org/gk/articles/building-schools/ Establish clearly defined school-wide behavior expectations rather than rules that describe only general principles. Here is an example of a clearly defined rule: “No ...
How Important is the Student-Teacher Ratio for Students?
There are many factors which come into play in determining the quality of your child’s education, but one thing that many parents overlook is student-teacher ratio....
Technology in the Classroom
As we sail through the 21st century, technology in the classroom is becoming more and more predominant....
What is School Choice?
School choice is a nationwide movement that empowers parents by enabling them to make the best possible choice for their children's education....
Excel Program
Students K-12 who have developmental delays or on the lower-functioning end of the autism spectrum....
10 Benefits of Reading (and Why Children and Adults Should Read Often)
Kids who read often and widely get better at it. This is pretty much just common sense....
Specialized Services
Students K-12 who require specialized equipment, services, or therapies. Students may have physical, visual, or hearing disabilities....
Foundations Program
Students K-12 who are functioning many years below grade level in core subjects. Students may be on our diploma or certificate track for graduation, seeking to enter college or pursue a career after high school....
Principal Spotlight
My story is one of pursuing 20 years of educational service around Florida and the United States. I have been blessed to work and teach at every grade level, and practically work at every position possible within a private school...
Traditional Program
Most students will be on our diploma track for graduation, seeking a career or college after high school. The student may be functioning below grade level in certain core subjects....
Student Spotlight
Do you remember what your High School years were like? Would you say it was a good memory… Or a bad one?...
What CES Academic Program is right for you?
Before I go into our programs… I want to mention why smaller class size is beneficial to your child’s learning....
Retention: It’s Not Your Decision
It’s that time of the year again: Parents are starting to receive notices that their children are at risk for being retained. So what do you do? Who do you talk to? In the State of Florida, the principal has sole decision making author...
ADHD: Most Kids Qualify For An IEP, But Schools Only Give A 504. Here’s Why…
There is a significant difference between an IEP and a 504 Plan. In the State of Florida, most 504 Plans only have accommodations on them. These are things like extra time for homework, extra time for tests, preferential seating. There a...
How I Approach Instructional Differentiation
Classroom management: we all know the very phrase conjures up a myriad of ideas, thoughts and how to improve upon it. One of the most elusive facets of managing a classroom is how to achieve diversification of student learning. Most of u...
What Makes My School Unique?
When I think of The Broach School in St Petersburg the first thing that comes to my mind is a huge and diverse family, one where anything and everything can and more than likely will be said and done. A family will not only seek the abso...
A Word of Caution to Parents of Children Going Into, Or Already In, Middle School…
When a child who has an IEP goes into middle school, there is a high probability that an effort will be made to change, decrease, or get rid of services that are on your child’s IEP. You need to be aware of this, know what to watch for a...
STUDENT SUCCESS STORY
One of our students recently made a breakthrough in a very unexpected way. Like many other discoveries, this one too came as a surprise. In my English class, we had recently begun practicing cursive so students would be able to not only ...
WHY I LOVE TEACHING
Easy, quick answer: THE STUDENTS!! The day-to-day interactions, the chance to teach them something I’m passionate about (history, social studies), the opportunity to be a positive male role model in their lives is something that makes...
CES testimonial
I am writing you because I want you to know that my boy, Roman, who is only in 11th grade, passed the admissions testing (PERK) at Pasco-Hernando State College...
Dedicated To Make All Students Better Readers
It’s been a great start to the school year so far and hard to believe 2 months have passed by already. Before you know it, Christmas will be here, and then everybody will be getting excited about Spring Break. I’m pleased to say that...
Is your child with autism ready to start school? Here’s some advice.
Source: Autism Speaks The post below is from school psychologist Dr. Peter Faustino, New York Delegate to the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) and member of the Autism Speaks Family Services Committee. Dr. Faustino co-...
“A Message from the Founder” – A New School Year & Life Lessons
With school starting back all across America, I’m reminded of the intrepidness I encountered with my first day back! Orientation, new teachers and students and the acclimation of another new year in which I would have to start all over...
“A Message from the Founder” – School Safety
In today’s environment, we live in an ever-changing world where wars, rumor of wars, terrorism, and the shootings of students at Kent State University rocked our world and seemed to be the norm. Not much has changed in life since I was...
New Resources
Introducing the ALL NEW Educational Resources through Crossroads: It’s with great pleasure that I am able to announce the introduction of brand new, high-level, educational resources across all Crossroads Schools. The introduction ...
Technology
CES prepares students “for life after High School by inspiring achievement, confidence, and a sense of accomplishment in an academic environment dedicated to nurturing mind, body, soul and spirit.” It is within this mindset that our ...
What Makes Crossroads Christian Schools Unique?
What makes Crossroads Christian Schools Unique in its Concept of Christian education? Crossroads Christian Schools was founded out of the need to provide an alternative to public and private Christian schools. Traditional Christian s...
It Is Books That Are the Key to the Wide World
It is books that are the key to the wide world; if you can’t do anything else, read all that you can. —Jane Hamilton Reading is essential for a child’s success. All too often, the barriers faced by children with difficulty reading ou...
We Develop Better Readers
We Develop Better Readers It is books that are the key to the wide world; if you can’t do anything else, read all that you can. —Jane Hamilton Reading is essential for a child’s success. All too often, the barriers faced by children ...
Testimonials
“As a parent whose son is a 2016 graduate and now a full time college student, I am continually grateful for the amazing work and preparation each of the teachers and staff invested to prepare him for the future”
“It is awesome! They have and still are doing wonders for my son. They have the absolute best teachers who love our kids and only want the best for them!”
“The level of personalized instruction provided to students in CES Schools is amazing. As a current state certified administrator and educator, former private school state accreditation chairperson, and full-time mom, I am truly impressed by the great lengths to which this company goes to serve the students and families of their schools. The level of integrity and care with which the schools are managed is above and beyond the norm. I am honored to be a part of this great team of educators. Thank goodness we have CES to help Florida families–such a blessing!”
“This is the most wonderful place for all students !!!! God has truly blessed this spot and these people who are providing a safe place and education they were not getting in public school . CES schools provided personalized instruction and smaller class sizes”
“CES is an amazing company who has multiple schools who excel in providing individualized education to their students. Their Traditional program helps students prepare for post High School education and their Foundations and Excel programs provide students with social and life skills to be successful in the work force. The passion that President Rich Wead exudes for education is inspiring as an educator. I am extremely thankful to be a member of CES and even more thankful that my children have the opportunity to receive a first rate education.”
“I find that CES gives all students a place to fit in and grow. As a mom with a child with learning disabilities I know how hard it is for them to find a group of people who will understand, care, and nourish them just as they are. CES gives all students a safe place to be themselves! The teachers and staff are truly there because they care!”
CES is a fully accredited educational organization through AdvancED.
AdvancED has conducted rigorous, on-site reviews of its schools,
and all CES schools are fully accredited.
