How We Teach
What makes the Keys academic program unique is the way in which students are taught. Throughout the school day, children work individually and in groups, learning that inquiry and interaction can lead to exciting new discoveries. Interdisciplinary projects involve students in problem-solving investigations that foster and teach collaborative learning skills.
Teachers work collaboratively to create integrated projects with multiple opportunities for students to show their knowledge and learning. We provide hands-on learning opportunities at every level throughout the curriculum and as such, learning is meaningful, messy and memorable.
Students discern and decode information, seeking knowledge and experiences and create meaningful, authentic products, which demonstrate their depth and understanding of a topic. While students consume information throughout the process of learning, they continually analyze, critique and create information, all the while becoming experts in their field of study.
As students grow at Keys they also discover how they learn best and equip themselves with the tools and self-awareness necessary for lifelong learning. Our students are thinkers, doers, creators and learners; engaging in the process and journey of discovery from the first moments they enter Kindergarten well into high school, college and beyond.