08/24/2026
Meet the Ivybrook curriculum: the Ivybrook Way
Most preschools pick one educational philosophy and build the whole day around it. We built ours around multiple proven methodologies to create a tailored learning path for every child.
❇️ From Montessori, we take independence, self-directed activity, and respect for the child’s pace.
You’ll see children choosing their own work, moving through it at their own pace, and learning to trust themselves along the way.
❇️ From Reggio Emilia, we take creative expression and the idea that the environment itself teaches.
Our classrooms are designed with natural materials, open-ended projects, and space for collaboration, because how a room is built shapes how a child learns in it.
❇️ From the Theory of Multiple Intelligences, we take the belief that there isn’t one way of learning. Some children think in words, some in numbers, some in movement, some in images.
All are working toward the same kindergarten-readiness goals: academic foundations and the social-emotional skills to use them.
Weddington was the first Ivybrook Academy, created by former first-grade teacher Jennifer McWilliams, who you’ll often see on campus. She designed the curriculum from experience, drawing on years in the classroom and research about how children actually learn.
Ivybrook Academy Preschools
