About HPA Yuma

Harvest Prep - Yuma, AZ

Home of the sunniest place in America, and where our students shine even brighter. The Yuma Campus is a Kinder through 12th Grade Learning Facility that provides many opportunities to grow and advance. Come experience the harvest difference.

History of HPA Yuma

2001

The school opened in August 2001 in the Yuma Baptist Church. HPA leased this 4,500sq. ft. facility for its 1st year, serving K-6

2004

Due to student population increase, HPA moved to a 10,000 sq ft building in Downtown Yuma, serving K-8

HPA increased population in 2003 and struggled to get a larger facility but due to time constraints and funding; HPA had to lease an additional building now home to the University of Phoenix

HPA now had two leased buildings – one housing K-4th and another housing 6th-8th. Even though the surroundings were not the most fitting –staff made it work and parents stuck with HPA despite the obstacles.

2005

In January of 2005 HPA was able to move into their permanent location at 350 E 18th Street. However, the struggles for HPA did not stop there. Just three weeks before HPA was scheduled to open, Yuma County had a severe thunderstorm and flood that nearly wiped out all the classroom(s). Staff came in that following morning to find themselves standing in ankle deep water.

Despite the anguish, all the staff pulled together once again to get the building back in order – just in time to pass the state inspection and open the doors as scheduled!

HPA Yuma has been developed and improved to its current state of completion. We have added a new High School wing with state of the art equipment (smart boards, projectors, mobile lab, and brand new gym equipment). HPA staff and students are expected to take pride in their school and care for it like it was their own.

The HPA Way

Community Development

Because we care about our community and the people who live in our community, Harvest continually remains creative, planning events to support the cause.

Every year Harvest has hosted a Christmas Extravaganza ”Christmas around the world” for our students and family. Games, food tasting and prizes are given away each time. At the same event we raffle off bikes for the youth that we’ve collected over the precious year. Every year we do an Angel tree to help those families in need when at the same time we are working the Operation EggNog FOod drive to put together food boxes so those students and families won’t go hungry doing the holiday season.

Other events we do every year is Community clean up, we have adopted a road. Also, neighborhood yard clean up. This last summer we knocked on some doors offering to clean up the grass and rake the leaves.

Hispanic Heritage Day

HPA Food Drive

Community Clean Up

Why Harvest?

See the Difference.

The program at Harvest Preparatory Academy differs from those offered at other public schools. While the major objective in public schools is to provide an excellent educational experience for each child, the process used to achieve excellence varies widely from school to school.

Harvest Preparatory Academy is Different For Many Reasons:

Time-Honored Curriculum And Teaching Methodology

As a traditional school, Harvest Preparatory Academy uses time-honored curriculum and teaching methodology rather than fad, fashion, and educational innovations. Harvest Preparatory Academy has a sequential and consistent curriculum across the grades.

Strong Emphasis on Reading, Writing, Spelling, And Phonics

Reading, writing, spelling, and phonics are daily activities in the lower grades. As students progress from skill to skill, more emphasis is placed on application. Reading instruction incorporates challenging literature and emphasizes the classics.

Parent Involvement is Encouraged

Parent involvement in the development and implementation of the school program is critical. Parents are actively involved as volunteers through the Harvest Preparatory Academy Programs.

Discipline

Discipline is tightly structured, with a calm and orderly atmosphere. There is a strong focus on high standards of dress and behavior.

Traditional Teaching Techniques

Traditional teaching techniques are required, including direct instruction, daily board work, dictation, and drill. In addition, students are required to read and report on a number of books and memorize and recite prose or poetry on a regular basis.

Regular Homework is a Given

Regular homework is a given. The purpose of homework is to: (1) develop personal responsibility; (2) reinforce class lessons and practice; and (3) inform parents about what and how their children are doing at school.

Helping Build a Good Self-Image is Through Solid Academic Achievement

The best way for a student to build a good self-image is through solid academic achievement. Harvest Preparatory Academy challenges each child to do his or her best and turn in work on time.

Accountability

Accountability is expected. Examinations, grading, and reports are essential so that each student may come to know his or her own strengths and limitations.

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