KELLY'S SCHOOL
Vision
The fundamental vision of the institution is to aspire to shape an educated human being, capable of acting responsibly towards themselves and the democratic society in which they live. It is to mold a positive, productive citizen with knowledge, values, and practices that will contribute to the progress and socio-economic development of Puerto Rico and the world, from the dimension they choose to serve, ultimately cultivating global citizens.
Mission
We promote the comprehensive development and formation of the student based on the essential values of society. This mission is carried out by contributing to the development of values, knowledge, skills, habits, and attitudes in students that allow for the fullest human development in growth activities. Our aspiration is to achieve the highest possible degree of quality in education; to attain educational excellence, which will be the goal and aspiration in each and every educational offering.
KELLY’S SCHOOL PROFILE
Kelly's School is located in the town of Luquillo, 28 miles east of San Juan. It is an elementary and secondary institution, secular, multilingual and non-profit.
The institution was founded by the teacher, Esther Vargas Martínez (Mrs. Kelly). In its beginnings it was a tutoring center with an enrollment of six students, five of them Mrs. Kelly's children. In several years, a school from Pre-Kindergarten to first grade is formed. He obtained his first license in 1980 from the Department of Instruction, at that time.
Kelly's School gained prestige as an educational institution, thanks to its founder, an enterprising educational leader and lover of educational work. The school extended its services to neighboring towns and Luquillo, with great success. In its license renewal, it was granted up to the sixth grade, covering the entire elementary school. In 2004, the General Council of Education granted the seventh and eighth grades to the institution. We have developed in an elementary school until eighth grade. In 2011 it was granted to add the secondary level.
In 2002, Kelly's School obtained its accreditation from the Accrediting Commission of Educational Institutions, which gave the institution prestige. In our academic aspiration of excellence we operate in an institution from Pre-Pre Kinder to fourth year. Kelly's School is in its best educational moment. All involved and together we managed to build a school that is respectful of the interests of the student and society, truly an institution of academic excellence and education of values.
CERTIFICATES
AND AFFILIATES
Certifications:
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Basic Education Registry of the Department of State of Puerto Rico.
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School Opening of the Puerto Rico Department of Health.
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Bioportal Registry of the Puerto Rico Department of Health.
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Single Permit from the Department of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
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License from the Department of the Family.
AFILIATIONS:
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Department of Education of Puerto Rico.
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Association of Private Schools of Puerto Rico.
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Association of Child Services (ASENI).
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Department of Family, Administration for the Care and Integral Development of Children (ACUDEN).
Acreditación:
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Accreditation Commission for Educational Institutions (CADIE)
PHILOSOPHY
Kelly’s School is an educational center whose teaching management is aimed at satisfying the individual and group needs of the students. We promote a teaching and learning process within an environment of peace, cordiality, healthy coexistence and security. Learning is a natural human process.
We firmly believe that the development of knowledge and skills must occur parallel to the development of human values, whose purpose is the well-being and improvement of society.
This institution recognizes the basic and fundamental rights of students and encourages their participation in decision-making on important issues that impact the school community.
The institution encourages the integration of parents in the educational work of their children. It also considers community participation of utmost importance, since it contributes to the successful development of the vision and mission we pursue.
Kelly's School pursues educational excellence and its teaching is based on constructivist, creative, global and humanist theories. Knowledge through moral development is the most valuable thing that human beings inherit. Learning is oriented towards the act of thinking and the effective development of the student. The student is an active being, with critical, creative and constructivist thinking in his learning with a globalized approach. We prioritize the student as the center of the educational process, with varied, interesting and stimulating options to learn.
GOALS
The student will achieve mastery of excellent academic skills and develop as a responsible human being, full of values, eager to continue his lifelong learning, capable of understanding himself and the society in which he lives.
A dynamic, effective school that considers the diversity and needs of students in the educational offer, so that it is attractive, interesting, relevant and appropriate, promoting learning for both the student and the teacher.
An institution equipped with excellent human resources, aimed at providing high-quality services to the student body, which guarantee positive results and the satisfaction of all components of the educational process.
The systematic and effective administration of human, structural and economic resources that facilitate achieving the educational objectives of the institution.
The school will be a continuous activity and services through the systematic participation of all those who make it up: parents, teachers, support staff, students and other citizens.
Kelly's School at the forefront of the educational demands of the education of the future.
METODOLOGY
At Kelly’s School teachers have the ability to inspire interest and then create learning that allows students to explore, question and discover themselves.