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The Kalon Approach
Our Mission
To meet students where they are and guide them where they want to go. We will do so by listening, leading and launching them on a path to become the best version of themselves.
At Kalon Prep, we strive to ensure each student is:
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Healthy
Each student learns about and practices a healthy lifestyle.
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Kalon Prep Academy will offer:
- Daily physical indoor and outdoor activities
- Healthy breakfast and lunch options
- An on-campus food shelf
- Wellness curriculum
Local Partnerships
- Aagard Group
- Alex Vision Source
- Alexandria Industries
- Alexandria Technical & Community College
- Andria Theatre
- Douglas County Food Shelf, Alexandria Food Shelf
- Geneva Capital
- Henry’s Foods
- Raw & Co. Medical Clinic
- Solutions Behavioral Healthcare Professionals
- Thrivent
- WELL & Company Direct Primary Care Medical Center
- West Central Counseling
Safe
Each student learns in an environment that is physically and emotionally safe for students.
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Kalon Prep Academy will have:
- A welcoming campus culture
- Trained staff in the areas of diversity, restorative practices, and trauma
- A secure entrance
- A crisis plan
Engaged
Each student is actively engaged in learning and is connected to the school and broader community.
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Kalon Prep Academy will ensure student engagement by:
- Identify student strengths using the Clifton Strengths Finder assessment
- Use StrengthsQuest curriculum
- Create partnerships with area businesses, service organizations and Alexandria Technical & Community College.
- Integrating curriculum whenever possible.
- Using curriculum-related experiences such as field trips and outreach projects to complement and extend our curriculum and instruction.
- Deepening student understanding of what they are learning and why they are learning it.
- Guiding students in effective decision making, goal setting, and time management.
Supported
Each student has access to personalized learning and is supported by qualified, caring adults.
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Kalon Prep Academy will accomplish this by:
- Committing to a small student:staff ratio
- Hiring staff that is passionate about working with teenagers
- Providing on-site therapy
- Facilitate access to health care
- Using the Next Generation Assessment Portfolio System for grading
Challenged
Each student is challenged academically and prepared for success in college or employment.
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Kalon Prep Academy will include:
- Opportunities for students to take college credit courses
- Have students complete career inventories
- Take students on industry tours
- Time to observe at sites of interest
- College tours