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Portrait of a KC Learner - elementary

Kids Connection graduates leave with an indelible mark of intellectual excellence and kindheartedness. Their academic journey combined with the school’s educational tenets prepares them to enter middle school with a growth mindset and willingness to self-challenge, achieve, and succeed.

ACADEMICS

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The Portrait of a Kids Connection Kindergarten Learner displays a curious and eager student who possesses an inquiring mind, displays infinite joy, and is a confident and enthusiastic communicator.

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Learners hone their skill set with a variety of math manipulatives and leveled centers. Students apply new strategies and tools to build analytical skills and knowledge in diverse math competencies.
The Portrait of a Kids Connection First Grade Learner displays an enthusiastic and creative student who embodies academic stamina, creative exploration, and respectful communication.

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Learners reach a high level of proficiency in their ability to compute multiple-step word problems. By applying their skills in visual and tactile strategies, students are able to grasp complex mathematical concepts such as regrouping and borrowing, using base ten blocks, sorting money, and measuring length in multiple units.
The Portrait of a Kids Connection Second Grade Learner displays an inventive and cooperative student who exhibits academic tenacity, mindful citizenship, and thoughtful communication.
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Learners hone their mathematical skills by applying accuracy and speed. Students become fluent in multiplication and division, place values, regrouping, number patterns, area and perimeter, and geometric concepts.
The Portrait of a Kids Connection Third Grade Learner displays a responsible and empathetic student who embraces academic exploration, self-reflection, and effective communication.
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Learners express mathematical thinking and reasoning through multiple modalities. Students apply multi-digit addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to solve more complex problems and use higher-order thinking and analysis. Students understand angles, area and perimeter, and units of measurement conversion.
The Portrait of a Kids Connection Fourth Grade Learner displays an agile and independent student who exhibits academic confidence, boundless curiosity, and empathetic leadership.
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Learners develop proficiency in applying math concepts in real-life scenarios and adeptly address higher-level questions with a critical thinking mindset. Through inquiry-based and scaffolded instruction, students cultivate confidence in the five domains: Operations and Algebraic Thinking, Number Operations in Base Ten, Number and Operations of Fractions, Measurement and Data, and Geometry.
Learners are immersed in the rich tapestry of California history, including the study of topography, Spanish missions, the Gold Rush, and other influential pivotal moments and diverse cultures. Through this exploration, students gain a deeper understanding of their place in the world through primary sources and multiple perspectives and are empowered to become informed, engaged citizens who positively contribute to their communities.
The Portrait of a Kids Connection Fifth Grade Learner displays a poised and confident philomath who embodies the pinnacle of academic mastery, creative ingenuity, and ethical leadership nurtured within KC’s vibrant learning community.
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Graduates appreciate the art of problem-solving and the connection between abstract concepts and practical real-world contexts. They extend the application of the five domains, from fourth grade, with proficiency and analytical acumen. Therefore, graduates are poised to successfully tackle the challenges of tomorrow's increasingly quantitative and data-driven world.
Graduates are analysts of literature, exploring diverse genres and literary forms, and enhancing their abilities to analyze texts with depth and insight. They express complex ideas eloquently and persuasively, supporting assertions with evidence, constructing compelling narratives, and engaging in thoughtful debate and discourse. Graduates view language as an art form with a profound appreciation for its capacity to inspire, inform, and transform.
Graduates are equipped to navigate the complexities of history and culture with individual agency and collective consciousness. They evaluate sources, examine divergent viewpoints, and synthesize multifaceted narratives. Graduates emerge as informed global citizens, capable of confronting contemporary challenges with empathy, wisdom, and a profound understanding of the forces that shape our shared human experience.

Upon graduation, Kids Connection students are informed global citizens capable of confronting contemporary challenges with empathy, wisdom, and a profound understanding of the forces that shape our shared human experience. Graduates value life-long learning, skillfully analyze complex information, synthesize diverse perspectives, think critically, articulate well reasoned arguments, and are intrinsically motivated to create positive change in their lives and the world around them.

At Kids Connection, we believe young children learn best through meaningful, joyful play. Our preschool program nurtures the whole child—physically, cognitively, socially, and emotionally—while laying the groundwork for a lifetime of learning. Each learner is celebrated for who they are and supported in who they are becoming.

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