What is the KIPP curriculum? Is it broad-based or back to basics?
KIPP offers a rigorous, college preparatory education. Due to KIPP’s extended day, week and school year, KIPP students benefit not only from extra time in core subjects such as math and reading, but more instruction in courses such as art music and physical education. Each KIPP school operates autonomously, and teachers and principals have the freedom to design the curriculum to best meet the needs of their students. Several KIPP schools, such as the KIPP Academy in the South Bronx, have award-winning student orchestra programs, while other KIPP schools offer unique elective classes that are of interest to their students. One of the reasons that KIPP is successful is because of what we call the “joy factor.” To motivate kids for extra hours and days, KIPP schools work to provide an extra ‘hook’ that will get them excited about coming to school KIPP’s unique culture is something that begins from the first day students come to school, and is the ‘be nice’ part of our “Work hard, Be nice”
