•            Reading Program

     

     

    In Kindergarten through 3rd grade, nearly 100% French Immersion for all academic content instruction. 4th and 5th grade students’ academic instruction is taught in a combination of English and French.

    Ecole Kenwood bases its language instruction on the Science of Reading. French language instructional resources include CEC Editions (a Canadian publishing house) curriculum and AlphaGraphe.  Kenwood uses CCS district approved English Language Arts curriculum of HMH Into Reading, Fundations and Heggerty.

     

    Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)

    Ecole Kenwood has adopted the PBIS Model that encourages our students to be respectful, responsible, helpful, and kind. These are Kenwood’s core values.

    Each month, students work towards meeting core value goals. Students are taught lessons in empathy and self-regulation. Our school counselor leads engaging social-emotional lessons to each class. 

    In addition, students receive white tickets for meeting expectations in behavior, blue tickets for speaking in French, certificates for meeting the monthly goal, and incentives to celebrate their progress. 

     

    Multi-Tiered Systems of Support

    When a student is struggling academically or behaviorally, Kenwood teachers will refer a student and invite their family to a Student Assistance and Intervention for Learning (SAIL) & Multi-Tiered Systems of Support meeting. After research-based interventions are attempted for up to 6 weeks (or longer) and no appropriate progress is made, the child may be determined to have a suspected disability.  The school district would then evaluate the student at no cost to the parent within 90 days. 

    Ecole Kenwood uses a variety of research-based interventions to help students get back on track for success. These include but are not limited to CCS Instruction and Intervention Documents (for example letter/sound correspondence, Fundations, Integrated Picture mnemonics, encoding and decoding words, Structural Analysis, Elkonin Boxes, sight word recognition, Just Words for 4th & 5th grades) as well as iReady Tools for Instruction. 

     

    Gifted & Talented

    Students who exceed mastery on specific state-approved assessments receive enrichment opportunities through Gifted and Talented programming.  To support excelling students, programs and assistance beyond the traditional curriculum are offered. These include the extension of coursework as well as intra-school and inter-school opportunities.  Teachers receive specialized training for implementation of these practices. 

     

    Special Education

    Academic and behavioral services to support students with disabilities, based upon each student's individual needs in academics, life and social skills, and beyond, are provided at Ecole Kenwood.  Kenwood is fortunate enough to have three school-age units for students with multiple disabilities in addition to an inclusive Pre-Kindergarten classroom.  For further information, please contact Kami Bean.

     

    Enrichment

    Beyond the classroom, students are offered a variety of enrichment opportunities based upon their grade level and the school year in question.  Programming includes Chess, Debate, Martin Luther King, Jr., Oratorical Competition, Momentum, field trips, musical performances, robotics club, the arts and more.