Academics in Action: Where the Value of Learning Comes Alive
Education at Ohana Prep goes far beyond the textbook. While our core curriculum provides a strong foundation in English, math, science, social studies, and world languages, students see the value of what they are learning. Through real-world projects, specialized STEAM electives, and immersive local internships, we help students turn knowledge into application.
What Project-Based Learning Means for Your Child
Project-based learning means your child doesn't just read about a concept, they apply it: designing, building, testing, and presenting real projects alongside teachers and, where possible, the working professionals near the Dania Beach campus. It's a hands-on complement to a strong academic core, not a replacement for it.
The college-preparatory curriculum stays rigorous and sequenced, and Kaplan's ACT, SAT, and AP preparation runs alongside it, with online classes and independent study options for students carrying a full schedule.
How a project worksSmall Classes and a Flexible Schedule
Every student is paired with a teacher or advisor who follows their progress year over year. Small class sizes mean support arrives before a struggle becomes a pattern, and a strength gets noticed instead of overlooked.
Students balancing competitive athletics, dance, music, or visual and performing arts training need a schedule that works with those commitments, not against them. Ohana Prep's small-cohort model is designed with that flexibility in mind.
- An 8 to 1 student-to-faculty ratio
- A faculty advisor who knows your child's goals, year after year
- Online classes and independent study options for a full schedule
- Flexible scheduling for student-athletes and performing artists
STEAM Electives
Students choose from STEAM electives designed around the industries shaping tomorrow's careers. Each one is a real course sequence with labs, builds, and a portfolio at the end.
Robotics Technologies
Hands-on, team-based design and engineering challenges
Required electiveArtificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
How AI systems work and how to build with them responsibly
Three-course sequenceAerospace Technologies
Flight principles and aerospace systems explored through simulation and real launches
Arts and designArt and Creative Photography
A design practice grounded in real materials, tools, and critique
Internships/Externships
Students start with short, immersive experiences like guest speakers and site tours, then move into hands-on internships and externships. These build employer connections, earn service hours, and offer insights that guide students through key decisions.
Early Exploration
Guest speakers and short externships connect classroom learning to real-world careers, often with the designers and business owners inside DCOTA.
Hands-On Experience
Non-paid workplace internships offer meaningful employer connections, service hours for college applications, and practical skill-building.
Personalized Growth
By strengthening the Ohana network, we help students make confident, incremental life decisions aligned with their individual strengths and passions.
Ohana Prep's Approach to AI
AI is already part of how work gets done, and at Ohana Prep, students learn to use it responsibly. Teachers set clear expectations per assignment, whether AI is a research partner, a drafting aid, or off-limits, so students build real judgment, not habits.
Study How It Works
Students learn how machine learning systems are built, where they fail, and what responsible development looks like in practice.
Use It with Disclosure
Clear, assignment-level expectations teach transparency rather than suspicion, guiding students to document how and why they used AI.
Defend the Thinking
Students present and defend projects in person to teachers and professionals, proving their understanding cannot be outsourced.
Be part of Ohana's founding class.
Applications open December 15, 2026. Join the waitlist to hear first about info sessions, showroom visits, and scholarship guidance.