Horizons at Green Farms Academy

Inspiring Minds, Building Community, Transforming Lives

PreK-8th Grade program at Horizons

Preparing students for meaningful, choice-filled lives

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We believe in the promise of opportunity for all children

Our Mission

Horizons at Greens Farms Academy (GFA) helps underserved students from Bridgeport develop strong academic, social and emotional skills, habits of mind and the resilience to succeed in school and pursue a meaningful, choice-filled life.

Our Approach

In partnership with GFA, PreK-8 students attend a six-week summer program of small classes led by professional, nurturing teachers. Students engage with an individualized curriculum emphasizing reading, writing and math. Enrichment activities, including swimming and music, expose students to new opportunities. During the school year, Saturday Academy provides academic and social continuity. Horizons assists its high school and college students through one-on-one tutoring, mentoring, and college counseling.

PRE-KINDERGARTEN - 8TH GRADE: BUILDING THE FOUNDATION

Our PreK-8 Program starts students at a young age so they build the literacy and foundational skills critical to succeeding in school. PreK-8 programming not only prevents summer learning loss, a root cause of the achievement gap, it builds academic skill and a love of learning. In our nurturing environment of high expectations, our students build confidence, self-esteem, and a proud sense of belonging in our community.

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Horizons High School Program

HIGH SCHOOL: THE CRITICAL YEARS

To solidify and build on the gains of the PreK-8 years, Horizons at GFA supports its high school students with intensive, individualized academic and personal support during the school year. Each student is paired with an academic coach who acts as their mentor, teacher, counselor and advocate during the critical and sometimes perilous high school years. Our High School Program is a learning environment focusing on academic achievement and personal growth to prepare students to graduate from both high school and college.

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POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION: CROSSING THE FINISH LINE

Over two-thirds of Horizons at GFA high school graduates are first-generation college students. Due to academic gaps, cultural differences and financial obstacles, the post-secondary completion rate of first-generation students is as low as 11%. To tackle this issue, in 2016 a systematic college support program was piloted with the goal of making sure our students not only get into college, but also complete it.

Our  college success program assists Horizons at GFA students entering and currently in college with the transition to the post-secondary environment, as well as mentoring to assure degree completion and career readiness so they can attain a "meaningful, choice-filled life."

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Horizons College Pilot Program

SUCCESS IN THE NUMBERS

Student Retention 98%Student Retention
Attendance 97%Attendance
High School GraduationHigh School Graduation
Post-Secondary Enrollment 98%Post-Secondary Enrollment
College Persistence 91%College Persistance

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A Kid Like Me

Latest From the Blog

Winter Reading Event

We had a great turnout for our Winter Reading Celebration. Thank you to the GFA PreK-12 community for their generosity in donating hundreds upon hundreds of books to this event, and a very special thank you to GFA’s Horizons Club members for their efforts in collecting, leveling, and organizing the books! All students attending the event were able to pick out books at their reading level to take home, such wonderful gifts! Go to Instagram or our Facebook page to see pics!

 

 

Fall Saturday Academy!

Our fall session of Saturday Academy is off to a great start! Students are happy to renew friendships from the summer while getting some extra academic time. We have had a great response from GFA students to volunteer in our classrooms, and we can’t thank them enough! 

 

Horizons Sailing Through Summer!

Through an exciting new partnership with Longshore Sailing School in Westport, our Horizons GFA 6th & 7th graders are learning to sail and having a blast!