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Ave Maria Prep School is a school that serves students ages 6-22 with learning challenges and their families in Sarasota, Manatee, DeSoto and Hardee Counties. Founded in 2004, its mission is to maintain a safe and caring atmosphere where students and staff are valued for their God-given gifts and dignity.
The Association began in 1949 as the Private Schools Association of Dade County and was incorporated as a non-profit organization in 1958. AISF schools serve more than 25,000 students in various programs: traditional and Montessori; boarding and day; pre-school, kindergarten, elementary, and secondary; special learning needs; experimental; religious, non-sectarian, non-denominational; and college preparatory.