The Academy of Preschool Learning is also known as the “Apple School,” because “APL” is the phonetic for apple and it is shorter and easier to say. The apple is part of our registered logo. APL opened its doors in the fall of 1981 in South Milwaukee and has grown to include Greendale, Franklin, and Wisconsin. Our goal was and still is to develop the total child, academically, socially, emotionally, and physically, through a variety of exciting activities.