Vision: Learners today, leaders tomorrow

Coming in 2017/2018, the current Benavides Kindergarten Center will be transformed into the Benavides STEAM Academy. This modern, high-tech facility will serve approximately 500 Kindergarten and first grade students.

S.T.E.A.M. education at our academy will:

• Promote a child’s critical thinking and hands-on learning
• prepares a student for the real world and future careers
• is based on the natural ways students learn
• is a fun and creative approach to learning

Additional STEAM focused highlights of our school include:

• 1:1 iPad program
• State-of-the-art Dunham STEAM Lab
• Robotics & Coding programs

The school will carry the names of an administrator and a student who understood the power of early education. The building is named in honor of Anne Garcia Benavides, a former East Aurora administrator. The school’s media center is dedicated to Aries “Jaybird” Gonzalez, a former kindergarten student at Beaupre Elementary School.

Academic Offerings

At the Benavides STEAM Academy, our teaching staff will be focused on integrating the S.T.E.A.M elements: Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics in our daily academic life.

Highlights our educational program include:

• Technology Integration: technology and its devices are infused into classroom instruction daily
• Intervention: Small-group targeted instruction to help our levels of learners
• Data: Assessment data and student rates of improvement surpasses national norms in math and reading

Mission:

Each and every day, the Benavides Kindergarten Center staff will collaborate with students, families, and the community to inspire each and every child to exceed his or her optimal potential on a path of life-long learning in a safe and nurturing environment.