Kinship Academy

5629 Lean Avenue

San Jose, CA 95123

3 Reviews

School District
Grade

1-8
Type

private

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Submitted by parent on November 18, 2014

We placed our son, who has Asperger s and a visual impairment, at Skylar Hadden after 4 years of battling the IEP process with our local public school. His self-esteem and self-confidence were at an all-time low, and he was losing his resilience to keep trying in an environment that just too under-supported. With the expertise of the Skylar Hadden staff and low student-teacher ratio, he was able to get the consistency and immediate intervention he needed to learn, to regulate himself, and improve his social interactions. Not all of the students are on the spectrum, nor are they at the same developmental milestones. The multi-age, multi-ability environment gave him positive peer models and is enabling his growing academic and social cognitive successes.
Submitted by parent on August 29, 2014

This school has saved our family! Our son has learning disabilities (ADHD & bipolar) and was failing badly in the public school system. Skylar Hadden's nurturing and supportive environment has restored his self-esteem and love of learning, allowing him to thrive intellectually and socially. The school has an extremely small student teacher ratio, which places as much emphasis on the child's social and emotional growth as they do their academic skills. Children are grouped according to their abilities as opposed to specific grade levels, and teaching plans are customized for each individual. The school doesn't have the resources that a larger, well funded institution might, but the dedication of the staff to the well-being of the entire child far exceeds what we've seen in any other school.
Submitted by parent on January 20, 2011

I have a 9 year old son with ASD. My son has attended SHS since September and has had a wonderful experience. SHS has a truly individualized, whole-child approach to education. This is done by keeping the student population small and providing a positive, structured learning environment which emphasizes personal responsibility, strong study skills, and a sense of community. My son now looks forward to going to school each day. His self esteem has returned and his anxiety has decreased. He is proud of what he is learning at school and proud of himself. The increase in his self-confidence has made a huge impact in his progress. We asolutely love this school!