At Kensington Elementary School, we work together with families and community members to Provide a safe learning environment that fosters academic,emotional, social and physical growth forall students.

VISION STATEMENT

It is the vision of the Kensington Elementary School families,staff,and community that our students are prepared to be contributing members of the ever-changing world by becoming independent lifelong learners.

BELIEF STATEMENTS

Kensington Elementary School beleives in:

High academic standards.
Celebrating the uniqueness of each child.
All children can learn.
Children learn best in a safe and nurturing environment.
Learning is best when students and teachers are passionate about education.
Learning can be fun.
Children learn best when they are active participants in their educational choices when appropriate.
That a partnership between community,family and school is necessary for learning.
Clear expectations are a foundation for success.
Holding children and adults accountable for their actions.
Respect, responsibility and citizenship.
Educating the whole child.
Fostering the creativity in each child.
Teaching children to understand themselves as learners.
Fostering a strong sense of self.
Promoting a healthy child.
Fostering cooperation.
Making students of Kensington aware of their place in the world.
Good communication skills are necessary to succeed.
Fostering social skills among students.
Creating a cohesive environment.
KES is a community.
Successful student will possess good study habits.

AND……

All Kensington Elementary students will leave prepared to meet the Challenges in their academic futures.

Key Priorities

To help students to know their own strengths and weaknesses to meet academic needs
To assist students to develop time management skills and good study habits leading to independence as a learner
To encourage students to set goals, take academic risks and to understand the process of learning
To assist students to become problem solvers by using technology, questioning techniques and data collection
To implement and improve the KES website so parents will access it to gather information