Be Unique Academy, Southwest Miami:
Be Unique Academy is a K-8 educational institution that provides services to children with a variety of intellectual and developmental disabilities. Based in Southwest Miami (Miami-Dade County), Be Unique Academy is a loving, nurturing and unique place for children. Our qualified staff create life-long relationships providing consistency and stability in the student’s life. As well as core academics; students are also exposed to a wide variety of extra-curricular activities.
Be Unique Academy was created to provide services to those children that need us the most. Founder Johana Sarmiento and Felix Cardenas envisioned a place where all children no matter their disabilities could share one common place where they could learn, share and laugh all while becoming productive members of their community. They have combined 20+ years of experience making this vision come true.
Our Mission:
To create and provide a nurturing and educational environment for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities addressing the whole child: mind, heart and soul. We encourage close relationship development between teachers and students, providing a kind of consistency and stability that is rare in other settings.
The goal of Be Unique Academy is to provide a nurturing environment where students feel accepted and loved for who they are, while maximizing their full academic, physical and social potential.
Educational Programs:
- Kindergarten through 8th Grade
School features & facilities:
- Hours: 8:30am-3:00pm (M-Th) and 8:30am-2:00pm (Fr)
- Individualized curriculum
- 3:1 student to staff ratio (Core curriculum taught on a 1:1 ratio)
- Highly-qualified teachers
- Specially-trained staff
- Spacious classrooms
- Integrated / SMART Board Technology
- Speech, occupational, and physical therapists
- Music, art, karate, physical education, and cooking classes