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- Each student is a valued individual with unique physical, social, emotional, and intellectual needs who deserves the opportunity to reach his or her academic and intellectual potential.
- Key School creates an atmosphere of support that is designed to help students cultivate an appreciation for the ethnicity of others and an acceptance of physical and learning disabilities.
- Assessments should be fair, conveyed with a lucid explanation so parents and faculty clearly understand the goals and results, and utilized as a mechanism for developing expectations for student learning.
- Appropriate and integrated curricula, which fulfill the requirements for academic credit, are modified, augmented, and enriched for the unique learning style of each student and specifically designed to maximize each student's potential and serve as a catalyst for the internalization of concepts.
- By using diverse methodologies in the classroom setting, students are provided a variety of opportunities to apply learning strategies, to demonstrate academic achievement, and to develop new skills.
- Students learn in different ways and are provided an individualized schedule designed to meet his or her specific strengths, weaknesses, and academic goals.
- Students deserve encouragement from trusted mentors to guide them in making good decisions.
- Students deserve a caring staff that will direct all efforts toward continuous improvement.
- Academic growth is the result of a strong emphasis on the basics, a well-rounded curriculum, and appropriate academic challenges.
- The school encourages a strong work ethic, a high standard for personal accountability, and a keen sense of moral understanding.
- Students should exhibit high ideals of citizenship: take responsibillity for personal actions; respect authority; value the diversity and interdependence of all people; act ethically with honesty, fairness, and integrity.
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Our Mission
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- Key School's primary objective is to provide a positive, nurturing, structured, and effective learning environment where students feel secure in their ability to learn.
- Key School motivates students to develop time management skills, organizational skills, learning strategies, and effective study skills.
- Key School facilitates optimal learning for students who need specialized remediation.
- Key School enhances students' self-esteem and confidence by designing a success-oriented learning process.
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Our Philosophy
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Key School recognizes each student as an individual who deserves the opportunity to reach his or her academic and intellectual potential, regardless of previous educational experience, learning difference, physical limitations, race, color, national origin, sex, religion, or age.
Small group and one-to-one instruction in language and other academics gives each student the opportunity to reach his or her educational, professional, vocational and personal goals.
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Our Goal
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The goal of Key School, to provide a positive and effective learning environment for each student, is accomplished through efficient organization of intellectually exciting curricula, effective instructional methods, and specially trained teachers who assist each student in successful achievement of personal and academic goals.
Through small group and one-to-one instruction, each division of Key School is directed toward returning the student to the mainstream of education and independent learning.
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Statement of Non-discrimination
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Key School, Inc. does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, physical disabilities, or national and ethnic origin in the administration of its educational and admission policies.
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