Our Teachers:

…visit students and their families in their homes at the beginning of the year to discuss each child’s goals

…are available by phone until 9pm every weeknight for homework support

…sign a Commitment to Excellence agreement with each student’s family to ensure joint accountability for every student’s success.

…teach electives such as Tai Kwan Do, Drama, and Knitting, which enable them to build even stronger relationships with students.

…engage in a culture of continuous professional development, self-evaluation, and peer feedback.

Positive reinforcement and earning rewards is the core of our methodology. Everything at KIPP is earned.

Each student receives a weekly progress report based on achieving goals, completing homework, behaving well, and helping the community.

We call these reports “paychecks,” to reinforce the idea that rewards directly correlate to students work and effort. Students rely on paychecks to earn trips and other rewards i.e. recess, electives, and KIPP apparel.

Trips include visits to historic, cultural, athletic, and fun sites around New England, such as the Museum of Fine Arts, Project Adventure, Plymouth Plantation, the Massachusetts State House, and the Federal Reserve Bank, 6 flags, and more.

We incorporate movement, song, chants, and experiential learning into our daily curriculum. Our students:

…learn about our ecosystem on a trip to the Lynn shore
…build character traits when hiking in Utah, and team skills while camping in Maine
…learn about American history when they visit the Statue of Liberty, and government while standing on the steps of the Nation’s Capital.

At weekly "Songfest," students sing, dance, and celebrate, giving "shout-outs" to those who have done well or pushed themselves.

KIPP-sters who have earned it participate in trips to places far removed from the day-to-day life of Lynn and offer them views of the world they would most likely not encounter otherwise.

5th Grade: Washington DC
Students get a real-life glimpse into American politics and visit sites of historical interest.

6th Grade: Utah
Students spend a week in the wilderness where they camp, make all of their own meals, and hike in Bryce and Zion Canyons while engaging in a hands-on extension of their earth science and geology curriculum.

7th Grade: New York City
Students continue their studies in American arts, culture, and history as well as tour top-ranked private high schools and universities.

8th Grade: West Virginia & The Smokey Mountains
Students continue their studies in American arts, culture, and history as well as tour private high schools and universities.

Our student classrooms are identified by the college name of their teacher and the year they will matriculate to college.

Every student in every grade visits at least two university campuses and several college-preparatory high schools each year.

High School Options:

About half of our 8th graders earn partial scholarships to attend independent or private college preparatory high schools. There are currently one or more KAL alumni attending the following schools:

Malden Catholic
St. Mary's
St. John's Prep
Phillips Academy Andover
Pingree School

Many receive partial scholarships to these schools, and we work hard to raise money to cover the additional costs.  We offer $2500.00 scholarships to the 8th graders that earn them to supplement the generosity of our school partners.

I’d like to help send a KIPP-ster to high school.

For KAL alumni who return to Lynn Public High School, we offer the CHAMPS program (Choosing to Honor and Achieve My Potential for Success). 
For more information on our CHAMPS program click here.

CHAMPS offers:
Individual learning assessments
Tutoring
Supplemental assignments
A stipend and weekly work hours
College admission assistance

We provide evening adult education classes and workshops to KAL parents and to adults in the Lynn community. We are open three nights a week until 9:30pm during the week. Courses offered include Citizenship, English, and Computer Literacy. KAL also facilitates additional workshops on the weekends, such as parenting skills, personal finance and job interviewing.

Check out the It Takes A Village article from The Connector

For more information, visit our Parent and Community Outreach section.