“Education today needs to be more tailored to the individual child and their unique skills and strengths. All of our programs are designed to promote your child’s individual abilities and talents. Our schools operate like an extended family, where your child’s development and well being are our Number 1 concern.”

JFH Owners

Georgia (Gigi) Schueler-Bowie, M.A. – Graduate of National-Louis University, Masters in Early Childhood Administration

Robert (Bob) Bowie, B.A. – Graduate of St. Mary’s College, Moraga, California,
Certified Early Childhood Development Teacher, Advisory Board of Directors for Early Childhood Education at Oakton Community College

The JFH Professional Staff

Our staff is comprised of fully certified teachers. They are state certified teachers who are qualified by their formal education and chosen for their ability to teach and respond in a warm and understanding manner. For many, their backgrounds include Associate or Bachelor of Arts Degrees in early childhood or elementary education. Our experienced staff directly assists in planning and implementing a developmentally appropriate curriculum for each age level. We strive to maintain consistency among teachers in the development of all students and encourage a stable, nurturing and uninterrupted learning experience throughout the academic day.

Our students have achieved great results. Strong academic performance on standardized tests, on average, place our students in the top percentiles nationally. To contribute to learning, an assistant teacher is added in the multi-graded classrooms whenever the class sizes reaches 15 or more. We monitor your child’s progress carefully, report test results, and apply best practices to improve our teaching techniques and your child’s learning abilities. JFH teachers are constantly improving their skills, techniques and practices through frequent in-service seminars and on-and-off-site training.

Certifications

JFH employs over 80 staff persons with an emphasis on experienced teachers with Associates and Bachelors degrees in Early Childhood or Elementary Education.

Certifications, Accreditations, Licenses and Memberships:

• The National Childcare Association (NCCA)
• National Early Childhood Program Accreditation Commission (NECPA)
• National Association Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
• National Private Schools Association Group (NPSAG)
• National Private Schools Accreditation Alliance
• PSO-Illinois Child Care Association
• Chicago Metropolitan Association for the Education of Young Children (CAEYC)
• Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS)
• Chicago Board of Health
• Wheeling – Prospect Heights Chamber of Commerce

JFH Educational Academy West 
 1001 Oak Avenue, Prospect Heights, Illinois– (847) 541-5577, 
 Fax – (847) 541-3834
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 7642 West Irving Park Road, Norridge, Illinois– (708) 456-5512
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