Kapka Open House

It’s open house time season for independent schools. With Baby Z no longer a baby, Family Wallyhood has been doing the tour of the local kindergartens. While we live across the street from the John Stanford School, we’re not guaranteed a spot there with the new school districting plan. Plus, JSIS doesn’t even offer tours until February, long after the deadline for applications to the area independent schools. It’s actually been quite a bit of fun checking out the schools and kind of makes me yearn to be a kid again (did you know UCDS has 3D printers and laser cutters?! And Evergreen is building an “Invention Lab” for the kids? I didn’t even have “shop” at my grade school!)

Barb Gordon asked us to let folks know about one local open house happening this Saturday, right across from the Woodland Park Zoo:

Kapka Cooperative K-5 School Hosting Open House for Prospective Families on Saturday, December 7 at 2 pm. 510 N 49th St.

Would you like your child to wake up each morning eager to go to school? Come learn about KapKa’s progressive curriculum, passionate teachers and close-knit community at our Open House, Saturday, December 7 at 2 pm.

With a 25 year history in the Woodland Park neighborhood of Wallingford, KapKa Cooperative K-5 School is a thriving learning community. KapKa is a Klamath word meaning young pine. Like forest soil, our community nurtures KapKa children in building the social, emotional and academic skills to become informed and caring contributors to our wider society. KapKa’s approach is based on small classes and differentiated instruction to challenge all levels of ability. Our theme-based, inquiry-driven curriculum excites children’s natural curiosity. This year, our Inventions theme has students exploring and building their own inventions while developing their literacy, math, design and science knowledge.

Being a cooperative, KapKa is distinct from other schools. At KapKa parents have the opportunity to take an active role in their children’s learning environment. Each family in the KapKa community contributes time and skills that fit their schedule and ability. KapKa kids get to know their classmates’ parents and siblings, and parents get to know all the teachers and Kapka families. The result is a truly nurturing learning community.

“Our daughter is thriving at KapKa. Things we love: small class sizes, top-notch teachers, rich curriculum that encourages investigation and independent thinking, strong community traditions, public service orientation, ample outdoor time, solid literacy and math teaching…“
– a current KapKa parent

Come take a look at KapKa for your family on Saturday December 7 at 2 pm (parents and caregivers only please). Tour the school, meet the teachers and hear the experiences of current parents. For additional information or directions, please visit www.kapkaschool.org or take a glimpse inside KapKa with this video. Need more information? Take a look at some of the parent reviews of KapKa on the Great Schools website.