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KIPP Blytheville College Preparatory School inspires college-bound scholars to value learning and to work hard. Students develop proficiency on and exceed grade-level standards while independently exploring questions about the world. KIPP Blytheville provides opportunities for all students to pursue their passions, develop expertise in what they care most about, and use their knowledge to exercise responsibility in their community, country, and world.
Literacy
Having a strong foundation in literacy is essential to success as a scholar. In fifth and sixth grade, students will learn oral fluency skills, grammar, phonics, reading fluency, vocabulary and word study, the steps in the writing process, reading comprehension, and how to interpret, analyze, and evaluate texts. In seventh and eighth grade, students will read, write, discuss, and debate within and outside of class. Students will develop the skills to analyze and respond to high-quality literature.
Mathematics
In 5th Grade, students will learn the basic foundations of mathematics. Emphasis in mathematics will be put on problem-solving and developing a conceptual understanding of how mathematics is a tool to represent different aspects of our lives. In upper grades, students will develop algebraic skills necessary to be successful in high school mathematics courses.
Social Studies
In fifth and sixth grade, social studies will a nonfiction reading and writing class. While reading primary documents, textbooks, and historical novels, students will develop skills to comprehend, analyze, and evaluate nonfiction sources. In seventh and eighth, social studies will read and respond to texts independently, deepening the connections that students are able to make. Students will read a variety of sources and be able to investigate bias within texts.
Science
Students entering fifth grade receive a broad overview of science and learn the fundamentals of the Scientific Process. The school teaches content across the scientific disciplines including earth, life and physical sciences. Students will spend a lot of time in hands-on experiments or laboratory experience deepening their understanding of the way things work. Students matriculating into high school will have a solid foundation of science content and be able to design and conduct scientific experiments on their own.
Archeology and Research
In Archeology and Research, students will develop the three basic habits that all scholars have—asking original questions, seeking the answers to those questions, and communicating their answers. Students will be able to collect, interpret, and present information in new and original ways. When they matriculate to high school, students will be independent researchers.
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