Declaration of Independence
First Impressions: Students read through the Declaration by themselves and then wrote a paragraph with their first impressions. (4) My first impression of the Declaration of Independence was that it gave me a headache from being very long. It was also boring. And I didn’t know what half of it means. (2) Reading the Declaration…
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What Kishami Academy is NOT
Kishami Academy is not your typical school. We are independent: not connected to a school district or company. Therefore we do not have to betray our drive to learn, our unique approaches, or our individual differences to align with someone else’s. We are private: this means that we require tuition to function, to pay for…
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How do we teach? Aug 2024
What does Kishami Academy use for curriculum? It varies to meet student needs, individually or as a group. We often begin with Pikes Peak Library District, Kishami Academy’s accumulated library, and thrift stores. We analyze workbooks, do research on students needs, search for topics that cover what we are looking for (or student interests/requests), and…
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Autism & Punishments
This is an old-school vs new-world debate. The religious “spare the rod, spoil the child” is being replaced with new parenting that encourages natural consequences and a child focus that at times makes no sense at all. However, many of our children these days are unique and have needs that are more apparent than those…
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