Blog
Mateo has been an awesome person to work with this past semester. His joyfulness really illuminates what makes PBIA great. He is always excited about his coding course. Every Friday, he comes bopping into class with his I-pad and Virgo Robot, in hand, ready to program. At the start of the semester Mateo would program his Virgo to move through an obstacle course, jump ramps, and smash into blocks. As the semester progressed, he started using the program Code.org and had a fun time inputting code to make Minecraftcharacter move, with the code shown on the Right-side of the screen.…
Read moreLucas Bacariza and our tutor Avery had such a great Skype lesson on the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588. Since Lucas is from Spain and knew a lot about it, he came up with 5 fun facts to share with her as the "teacher" for the day. To make this more fun they also wore their Captain hats during their Skype lesson! Making online learning personal and interesting at it's finest Captains! Here are 5 fun facts about the Spanish Armada: 1. In 1588, The Spanish Armada lost 130 wooden ships to a storm, to reefs, and by…
Read morePBIA has been the proud leading alternative educational provider for the world of equestrians and tennis players for 30 years. This year, we are excited to announce that we have entered the arena of educating ice skaters and hockey players at our new center in Coral Springs located inside The Panthers IceDen. Ice sports are very competitive and require a lot of time to be spent in the rink. Students that are skating with big dreams and goals in mind, will find it difficult to do so while juggling a full-time school schedule. This requires more flexibility and independence…
Read moreStudy anywhere in the world! Follow your passion and explore your creativity! Are you thinking of taking a gap year? Why not! Today there are more opportunities than ever to do something unique and inspiring before heading off to college. From artistic and athletic programs, to pre-career internships, to service learning opportunities abroad, the options are nearly endless. Whatever your gap year plans, [email protected] encourages you to include some academic coursework as part of the mix. You’ve got your dreams, and we’ve got a way for you to start toward your degree and earn course credit while doing so. [email protected] allows you…
Read moreWe are currently in Week 4 of WEF and we are watching our students continue to thrive in all their academics while competing with their horses. Being able to balance academics and athletics is what we make possible for all of our students during this wonderful and exciting time of the year. We welcomed many new students from all over the world who come to study with us during these 3 months. It's an amazing thing that they can take all this time away from their home school and still be ahead in their academics once they return. Our students…
Read more