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The King Open Curriculum
The goals of the King Open curriculum are for all students to develop...
- A sense that they are valued members of a diverse learning community
- Intellectual, academic, and interpersonal skills
- Knowledge about the social and natural world
- Respect for and friendship with others
- A sense of fairness, social justice, and equity
The curriculum combines:
- Multidisciplinary units based on social studies and humanities themes
- Discipline-specific curricula for literacy and language arts, mathematics, science, art, music, second language, and physical education
The teaching philosophy emphasizes:
- Rich interactions and discussion between teachers and students
- Topics and activities that are meaningful to children and adolescents
- Respect for students’ background knowledge, interests, and skills
- Differentiated instruction to build on the individual strengths of each student
- Family participation and involvement
Two Programs--One School
There are two parallel programs at King Open--the regular King Open program (~400 students) and Olá, a two-way Portuguese-English bilingual immersion program (~80 students):
- Students in both programs are “King Open students.”
- Both programs follow the same basic curriculum and teachers from both programs work together as a single faculty.
- Olá and regular King Open students have separate academic classes but are together for some activities during the day.
- Although students in both programs are King Open students, parents must enroll their children in either “King Open” (the regular program) or “Olá.”
Read more about the King Open Curriculum...
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