 About Us
We build the foundations of your child's academic excellence by veering away from rigid abstracts and focusing instead on making learning an experience in itself. We build on children's natural curiosity to fuel their desire to learn. We are an alternative grade school. Keys is committed to providing progressive elementary education in the rich tradition and research-based standards of Bank Street College of Education . Some of our children were asked why they think the school was named Keys. Here are some of their ideas: “ Because it means opening kids’ minds ”
– Yumi Briones of 6’s and 7’s, SY 2006 “ Keys to open up and put in and to take out wonderful things ”– Tanya Yoon of 7’s and 8’s, SY 2006 “ The treasure is in your mind.”– Noah Soriano of 7’s and 8’s, SY 2006 See how you can send your child to our school. Click here
Dear Parents, Before opening our doors to welcome the children, we spent the summer building. Literally, we have added a new building and new rooms to accommodate 145 children. But of greater consequence, we spent the summer building and consolidating skills to educate along 21st century standards and to lay down common ground and vision for the children we aim to educate. There is a popular book by Malcolm Gladwell, entitled, “The Outliers”. An “outlier” is a statistical observation that is markedly different from the others of the sample. This year as in all years, we set out to educate “Outliers”. To educate our Keys outliers, the entire faculty, staff and families will insist on persistence and excellence, without forgetting respect for the individual, imagination, empathy, kindness, collaboration and fairness. What a formidable but exhilarating task! Welcome to school year 09-10!  Didi ManahanDirectress
 2nd Quarter Newsletter!
Keys Admin and Faculty Engage in Various International Work.
In a continued effort to maintain a world-class school, Keys engaged in various international work this quarter. Teacher Wena in Bank Street, NY Keys Co-founder Teacher Wena Soberano visited the Bank Street School for Children in New York last December 8. The visit was aimed at observing classroom activities and exploring the possibility of institutional tie-ups. Teacher Wena spoke with Ms. Dana Bengzon, the person in charge of collaborations at Bank Street, opening the channels for future partnerships between Keys and Bank Street. Bank Street College is ground zero for the educational philosophy that drives Keys Grade School.... learn more, click here.  Maggie Moon, a literacy coach from New York recently gave a talk to teachers and administrators last November at Fort Bonifacio. She is part of Columbia University’s Reading and Writing Project which is a renowned think-tank, developing state-of-the-art methods, and a provider of professional development for hundreds of schools in the US... click here for more on this. |
