Our elementary schools are places where curiosity is contagious, reading is sacred, and character is paramount. Each day, we make learning come alive for students through an intensive academic program that places children in the driver’s seat of their education, and empowers them to become lifelong learners. Stop any student in our hallways and ask them what they’re reading–then prepare yourself for a long conversation–they’ll probably list several books!
KIPP NJ elementary schools implement highly-rated curriculum literacy programs to help support reading engagement and growth. In grades K-2, we offer Magnetic Reading Foundations, an early literacy program that earned perfect scores on EdReports. For students in grades 3-4 who would benefit from building foundational literacy skills, KIPP NJ has implemented a program called Phonics for Reading. These approaches emphasize the joy of reading through read-alouds, hands-on activities, songs, and asking big questions to help bring the text to life. To track student reading proficiency and growth, we use iReady ELA and mCLASS DIBELS literacy assessments. Students participate in several independent and guided reading sessions each day and also have frequent opportunities to select books from classroom or school libraries.
Our math curriculum is centered around real-world problem-solving. Through the tough problems they tackle and the culture of collaboration in the classroom, our kids fall in love with the study of mathematics. We reject “I do, we do, you do” teaching where students imitate the teacher’s approach to a problem. Instead, our lessons require kids to use what they know to attack a new problem that is one step beyond what they have ever done, but still possible for kids to tackle with hard work. Our math curriculum utilizes the Illustrative Math program, which empowers students to progressively build on what they know about math to infer solutions to problems and represent their thinking in multiple ways.
Our middle schoolers enjoy a challenging and immersive academic program that prepares them for success in both high school and college. The curriculum encourages students to think critically, develop claims, and debate ideas, and to always support opinions with evidence. Middle school students also have access to extracurricular opportunities that help them develop confidence, creativity, and independence.
In English Language Arts classes, we use a balance of close reading, guided reading, and independent reading to build student mastery of fiction and nonfiction texts. The KIPP Wheatley literacy curriculum presents students with texts that provide meaningful exposure to important periods in history, as well as contemporary works that are must-reads for kids today. As a result, our middle school students gain insight into important social justice issues by grappling with texts that highlight issues of race, class, and power in our society. Students are encouraged to challenge each other’s thinking and participate in constructive debate.
We also encourage middle schoolers to build upon their math and science knowledge. In math courses, students balance skill mastery with deep conceptual understanding of math. We urge students to explain their reasoning, debate different approaches, and describe how they arrived at an answer. In science, we utilize cross-cutting concepts to help kids recognize patterns, explain phenomena, and see the infinite connectedness of our world. Our Amplify Science curriculum melds technology with hands-on components, building on kids’ natural curiosity about the world around them.
KIPP New Jersey’s high school programming is dedicated to fulfilling our promise to students to support them to college, career and beyond. From day one, students are challenged inside and outside the classroom, from a large roster of Advanced Placement and honors classes, to varsity athletics and a variety of clubs for different student interests. Our KIPP Forward counselors are there every step of the way to ensure that students reach their post-graduation potential.
Whether it’s honing the writing skills that help them critically examine complex texts, or learning about managing personal finance in a Financial Literacy class, every student is encouraged to forge real-life connections with classroom learning.
Our high schools offer students a wide range of programming, from career academies to honors academics, from exposure to innovative post-secondary opportunities to traditional college prep coursework, we ensure that all of our students are matched to a pathway that helps them meet their full potential and their personal aspirations. All of our high schools have strong extra-curricular programming and athletics, as well as strong community partnership that allow students to experience future careers first-hand. One hallmark of our high school program is our approach to dual enrollment. When students take a dual enrollment course, they have the opportunity to earn college credit from prestigious universities like Howard and Brown, credit they can take with them to any college. Colleges who review our students’ applications know that KIPP NJ high school students have received a well-rounded, rigorous education.
At KIPP NJ, we believe that developing our students as people is as important as their academic growth. Our school values form the basis of our approach to character education, and we include families in the conversations about these values and how to embody them in our daily lives. Each week, schools gather as a community to celebrate progress, engage in group goal-setting, and establish an intention for the week. We believe in the importance of teamwork and refer to our classes as teams. Each of our schools has traditions and events that support this idea and foster a spirit of teamwork across the building.
Shule zetu za msingi ni mahali ambapo udadisi ni wa kuambukiza, kusoma ni takatifu, na tabia ni muhimu zaidi. Kila siku, tunafanya kujifunza kuwa hai kwa wanafunzi kupitia programu ya kitaaluma ya kina ambayo huweka watoto kwenye kiti cha dereva wa elimu yao, na kuwawezesha kuwa wanafunzi wa maisha yote. Kuacha mwanafunzi yeyote katika vyumba vyetu na kuwauliza nini wao ni kusoma kisha kujiandaa kwa ajili ya mazungumzo ya muda mrefu wao pengine orodha vitabu kadhaa! KIPP NJ shule za msingi kutekeleza programu za elimu ya mtaala wa juu ili kusaidia kuunga mkono ushiriki wa kusoma na ukuaji. Katika darasa la K-2, tunatoa Magnetic Reading Foundations, programu ya kusoma na kuandika mapema ambayo ilipata alama kamili kwenye EdReports. Kwa wanafunzi wa darasa la nne na la nne ambao wanaweza kufaidika na kujenga ujuzi wa msingi wa kusoma, KIPP NJ imetekeleza programu inayoitwa Phonics for Reading. Njia hizi zinakazia furaha ya kusoma kupitia kusoma kwa sauti, shughuli za mikono, nyimbo, na kuuliza maswali makubwa ili kusaidia kuleta maandishi maishani. Ili kufuatilia ufundi wa kusoma na ukuaji wa wanafunzi, tunatumia iReady ELA na mCLASS DIBELS tathmini za ujuzi wa kusoma. Wanafunzi wanashiriki katika vikao kadhaa vya kusoma vya kujitegemea na kuongozwa kila siku na pia wana fursa za mara kwa mara za kuchagua vitabu kutoka kwa maktaba za darasa au shule. Mpango wetu wa masomo ya hisabati unazingatia kutatua matatizo ya ulimwengu halisi. Kwa njia ya matatizo magumu wanayoshughulikia na utamaduni wa ushirikiano darasani, watoto wetu wanapenda kusoma hisabati. Sisi kukataa <unk> mimi kufanya, sisi kufanya, wewe kufanya<unk> kufundisha ambapo wanafunzi kuiga mbinu mwalimu wa tatizo. Badala yake, masomo yetu yanahitaji watoto kutumia kile wanachojua kushambulia tatizo jipya ambalo ni hatua moja zaidi ya kile walichokifanya hapo awali, lakini bado inawezekana kwa watoto kushughulikia kwa kazi ngumu. Programu ya masomo ya hisabati ya Illustrative Math inatoa fursa kwa wanafunzi kujenga hatua kwa hatua juu ya kile wanachojua kuhusu hisabati, kugundua suluhisho la matatizo na kuwakilisha mawazo yao kwa njia nyingi. Wanafunzi wetu wa shule ya kati hufurahia programu ya kitaaluma yenye changamoto na yenye kuvutia ambayo huwaandaa kwa mafanikio katika shule ya sekondari na chuo kikuu. Mpango wa masomo huwatia moyo wanafunzi kufikiri kwa ukali, kuendeleza madai, na kujadili mawazo, na daima kuunga mkono maoni na ushahidi. Wanafunzi wa shule ya sekondari pia wana fursa za ziada za masomo ambayo huwasaidia kukuza uhakika, ubunifu, na uhuru. Katika madarasa ya Sanaa ya Lugha ya Kiingereza, tunatumia usawa wa kusoma kwa karibu, kusoma kwa kuongozwa, na kusoma kwa kujitegemea kujenga ustadi wa mwanafunzi wa maandishi ya uwongo na yasiyo ya uwongo. KIPP Wheatley Literacy Curriculum inatoa wanafunzi na maandishi ambayo kutoa madhumuni ya kuambukizwa kwa vipindi muhimu katika historia, pamoja na kazi za kisasa ambazo ni lazima kusoma kwa watoto leo. Kwa sababu hiyo, wanafunzi wetu wa shule ya sekondari wanapata ufahamu wa masuala muhimu ya haki ya kijamii kwa kukabiliana na maandishi ambayo yanaangazia masuala ya jamii, darasa, na nguvu katika jamii yetu. Wanafunzi wanahimizwa kupinga mawazo ya kila mmoja na kushiriki katika mjadala wenye kujenga. Pia tunawatia moyo wanafunzi wa shule ya sekondari kujenga juu ya ujuzi wao wa hisabati na sayansi. Katika kozi za hisabati, wanafunzi wanalinganisha ustadi wa ustadi na uelewa wa kina wa dhana ya hisabati. Wanafunzi wanaombwa waeleze sababu zao, wazungumze kuhusu njia tofauti-tofauti, na kueleza jinsi walivyopata jibu. Katika sayansi, tunatumia dhana za msalaba kusaidia watoto kutambua mifumo, kuelezea matukio, na kuona uhusiano usio na kikomo wa ulimwengu wetu. Mpango wetu wa masomo wa Amplify Science unachanganya teknolojia na vipengele vya vitendo, ukijenga juu ya udadisi wa asili wa watoto kuhusu ulimwengu unaowazunguka. KIPP New Jersey ni mpango wa shule ya sekondari ya kujitolea kutimiza ahadi yetu kwa wanafunzi kuwasaidia katika chuo kikuu, kazi na zaidi. Kuanzia siku ya kwanza, wanafunzi wanakabiliwa na changamoto ndani na nje ya darasa, kutoka kwa orodha kubwa ya Advanced Placement na madarasa ya heshima, hadi riadha ya chuo kikuu na vilabu mbalimbali kwa maslahi tofauti ya wanafunzi. KIPP Forward inatoa ushauri wa kila hatua ya njia ya kuhakikisha kwamba wanafunzi kufikia uwezo wao baada ya kuhitimu. Kama ni kusafisha ujuzi wa kuandika ambayo kuwasaidia kuchunguza kwa ukali maandishi tata, au kujifunza kuhusu usimamizi wa fedha binafsi katika darasa la Uandishi wa Fedha, kila mwanafunzi ni kuhamasishwa kuunda uhusiano wa maisha halisi na kujifunza darasani. Shule zetu za sekondari hutoa wanafunzi mbalimbali ya programu, kutoka chuo cha kazi kwa heshima ya wasomi, kutoka kufunuliwa kwa fursa za ubunifu baada ya sekondari kwa kozi ya jadi ya chuo kikuu, tunahakikisha kwamba wanafunzi wetu wote wanalingana na njia ambayo inasaidia kukidhi uwezo wao kamili na matarajio yao ya kibinafsi. Shule zetu zote za sekondari zina programu kali za ziada za masomo na michezo, pamoja na ushirikiano mkubwa wa jamii ambao huruhusu wanafunzi kupata kazi za baadaye. Moja ya sifa ya programu yetu ya shule ya sekondari ni mbinu yetu ya uandikishaji mbili. Wanafunzi wanaohitimu masomo ya uandikishaji wa mara mbili wana fursa ya kupata mikopo ya chuo kikuu kutoka vyuo vikuu maarufu kama vile Howard na Brown, mikopo ambayo wanaweza kuchukua na wao kwenda chuo chochote. Chuo kikuu kinachokagua maombi ya wanafunzi wetu wanajua kwamba wanafunzi wa shule ya sekondari ya KIPP NJ wamepokea elimu kamili, kali. Katika KIPP NJ, tunaamini kwamba kuendeleza wanafunzi wetu kama watu ni muhimu kama ukuaji wao wa kitaaluma. Maadili ya shule yetu huunda msingi wa mbinu yetu ya elimu ya tabia, na tunajumuisha familia katika mazungumzo juu ya maadili haya na jinsi ya kuyaweka katika maisha yetu ya kila siku. Kila wiki, shule hukusanyika kama jamii kusherehekea maendeleo, kushiriki katika kuweka malengo ya kikundi, na kuanzisha nia kwa wiki. Tunaamini katika umuhimu wa kazi ya timu na kutaja madarasa yetu kama timu. Kila shule yetu ina desturi na matukio ambayo huunga mkono wazo hili na kukuza roho ya kazi ya timu katika jengo.