Keys School
Encyclopedia
Keys School is an independent school for grades K-8 located in Palo Alto, California
. Established in 1973, it is accredited through the California Association of Independent Schools and National Association of Independent Schools
. Keys offers a hands-on curriculum with strong academics.
four times a week to improve their understanding and fluency in the language.
Music for K-8th is twice a week. There are Spring And Winter concerts. Seventh and eighth did not have music in the past, but will during the 2010-2011 school year.
Palo Alto, California
Palo Alto is a California charter city located in the northwest corner of Santa Clara County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, United States. The city shares its borders with East Palo Alto, Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Stanford, Portola Valley, and Menlo Park. It is...
. Established in 1973, it is accredited through the California Association of Independent Schools and National Association of Independent Schools
National Association of Independent Schools
The National Association of Independent Schools is a U.S.-based membership organization for private, nonprofit, K-12 schools. Founded in 1963, NAIS represents independent schools and associations in the United States, including day, boarding, and day/boarding schools; elementary and secondary...
. Keys offers a hands-on curriculum with strong academics.
Mission
Keys school is an independent, K-8 school that offers a broad, hands-on curriculum. It fosters high academic achievement and emphasizes balanced growth—intellectual, physical, emotional, and social—for every student. Within in a diverse and supportive community, Keys provides a caring and creative environment that encourages children to love learning, to take intellectual risks, to act as global citizens and to treat others with respect and empathy.Student body and teachers
Keys School is in the process of expanding to double-sections in every grade. This process will be finished in 2015. The student to teacher ratio is around 15:1. In the middle school, students often have the same teachers for 2 years, (5th and 6th grades and 7th and 8th grades) which allows students to create strong connections with their teachers.Facilities
Keys has two campuses. The lower school campus is located at 2890 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto (37.4311°N 122.1272°W), and the new middle school campus is at 3981 El Camino Real (37.4161°N 122.1283°W).Integrated projects
Integrated Projects at Keys School are projects that include more than one subject. These cross-curricular include a bridge project in 6th grade, the Renaissance Fair in 7th grade, and in 8th grade, multiple debates and a Trial, which focuses a controversial topic in the news.Specialty Classes
Seventh and eighth grades have SpanishSpanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
four times a week to improve their understanding and fluency in the language.
Music for K-8th is twice a week. There are Spring And Winter concerts. Seventh and eighth did not have music in the past, but will during the 2010-2011 school year.