Keystone Prep High School Inc

Why is Keystone Prep Needed?

Our current education system provides students with a standardized, one-size-fits-all education, not recognizing or adapting to the notion that students are individuals with unique learning needs, each of whom is on an individual journey. Put simply, some try to force "square pegs into round holes," and in doing so, they may cause long-lasting damage to the psyches of our future dreamers, innovators, and thinkers, squandering their talents.  KPHS prides itself as an institution that applauds the uniqueness of each student.  The Keystone Prep Solution: Keystone Prep High School seeks to nurther those students who are the "square pegs," who think and learn differently.  We want to develop an academic environment where students can thrive.

 

The KPHS Educational Model 

•       Celebrates the unique gifts and interests of all individuals

•       Curiosity, collaboration, compassion, confidence, critical thinking, and respect

•       Develop a center for educational excellence and professional development to disseminate best practices to educators by providing access to the latest, research-based curriculum, technology, and training

•       Driven by the belief that children who learn differently, challenge conventional ways of thinking and have an advantage over their peers when it comes to essential 21st century skills for success, they need to learn how to use their learning challenge to their advantage, by teaching students not only to cope with their differences but to capitalize on them

•       Executive functioning skills

•       Focus on college preparation and skill development

•       Frequent feedback

•       Helping students to be aware of the times in which they lose focus, so that students learn to identify such situations and cope with them in and out of class

•       Individualized learning plans

•       Multiple intelligence and multi-modal techniques

•       Open communication between students, teachers and parents

•       Safe environment

•       Small, supportive classroom environments with low student to teacher ratio

•       State-of-the-art technology

 

Core Values

ACHIEVING

We always focus on removing the barriers, not lowering the bar.  We provide a personalized learning environment and evidence based instruction which engages teens and creates self-motivated learners.  We never stop challenging students to achieve individual success.

HONORING

We always honor individual uniqueness.  We believe in each child’s potential to learn and his ability to succeed and in helping provide supports for them to explore their personal passions.  We never give up!

UNDERSTANDING

It’s always our priority to understand each student’s strengths, weaknesses, interests, and what motivates each individual. Our continuous desire to help each student realize his or her full potential and to create a personalized learning environment.  We never underestimate the value of continuously adapting to the educational which best support each student.