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About Us |
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Kids Learning Academywas founded and incorporated in 1998 in San Rafael, California by
Jennifer and Symon as a nonprofit independent educational institution encompassing
elementary and middle school levels with students ranging in age from 5 to 14.
The school has been designed to meet the needs of the area's large population of
academically talented students whose families seek for their children an academically
challenging education in a supportive and enriching environment. The school was
founded out of the love for children and concern for the often-overlooked educational
needs of gifted children.
Jennifer is a Master Teacher with over seventeen years of experience teaching
gifted students. She holds a B.S. in Elementary Education with minors in both
Art and Music from William Jewell College in her home state of Missouri. She earned
a Masters Degree in Gifted Education from Johns Hopkins University in Maryland.
Her ongoing relationship with Johns Hopkinss Center for Talented Youth, the premier
national organization active in identifying and serving the needs of gifted students,
has been instrumental in the design of Kids Learning Academywas and providing
opportunities to her students. Jennifer has been recognized for having a profound
impact on the development of her students by combining solid subject-matter
instruction with encouraging student initiative and engaging intellectual curiosity.
Her prominence in the field of gifted education has resulted in demand for her
services as an independent consultant in the design and implementation of programs
for the gifted.
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Symon Jennifers husband, retired early from his successful career in nuclear
engineering to help her realize her dream of creating a school for gifted students.
Symons business experience has been applied toward management of school finances,
facilities and the like. His extensive classroom experience as an instructor
in the nuclear science field has been redirected toward teaching advanced
science and mathematics to the Middle School students. Symon received his education
from the U.S. Navy.
Our Mission
- No more than 12 students per class in multi-age groupings to enhance learning rates and styles
- An environment which recognizes and encourages excellence and provides intellectual stimulation and challenge
- An enriched and integrated curriculum that values and enhances intellectual abilities, talents, creativity, physical development, and decision making
- A safe and nurturing atmosphere where students can explore, take risks, discover a sense of self and personal responsibility, and develop sound social and moral behaviors
- An enthusiastic, resourceful faculty dedicated to the complete development of each child's unique abilities
- The latest multimedia technology with which to learn and experiment
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