High School (9-12)
The main goal of Kaleidoscope’s high school program is to prepare students for life after high school. We accomplish this through our AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) approach. AVID “fosters a safe and open culture, high expectations for teachers and students, and collaboration in all classrooms.”
Another unique way Kaleidoscope prepares high school students is our Real World Ready Program. Throughout the program, students learn interview skills, how to complete employment applications, and how to draft cover letters and resumes. Other topic areas include the following:
- Grade 9: Character development, using the Character Development and Leadership curriculum
- Grade 10: Interest inventories to determine potential career areas; exploration of careers and the paths necessary for future success; college tours
- Grade 11: Personal finance, guided by experts and Foundations of Personal Finance: High School Edition (Dave Ramsey)
- Grade 12: Development of an executable plan for life after high school
Students also participate in a Career Day and Job Shadow Day to learn about possible career opportunities.
All Real World Ready concepts are embedded within our core classes of math, science, social studies, and English, each year of a student's high school experience.
What You See When Walking Our Halls
As a public school, Kaleidoscope Charter School’s curriculum is guided by the Minnesota Academic Standards, which lay out expectations for what students should learn and be able to do during each year of their schooling. The Minnesota Department of Education creates the standards, which you can view by visiting the Minnesota Academic Standards (K-12) website.
Language Arts
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Real World Ready
Electives