Our School

 

Our Mission

The Mission of KLA Schools is to provide a safe, innovative environment and high quality education for the students of our communities inspired by the Reggio Emilia Approach to education.

 

Vision & Values

Individuality
All children are honored as individuals who are intrinsically motivated and are active participants in their learning.

Collaboration
Families, educators and children are partners in learning and research.

Intentionality
Environments are safe, nurturing, and designed to promote experiences that invite children and adults to enter into meaningful dialogues that foster children’s innate curiosity, creativity, and thinking.

Relationships
Relationships are at the core of our educational approach and are built with our surroundings: people, materials, and environments.

Process
Through documentation, the learning process of teachers and children is made visible for furthering understanding, expanding on concepts, and celebrating ideas.

Our Leadership Team

Rocio Salinas

Director

Odalis Mirabal

Assistant Director

A Letter from the Director

Welcome to our website!

I personally invite you to navigate through our pages and learn about our school.

We believe that children are powerful, competent, curious, strong and rich in potential. Together we have built a place where children are respected, valued, given the opportunity to discover and are the center of this school. We also give great value to investing in professional development, especially in today’s world where we believe in the importance of finding innovation in education.

At KLA Schools of Palmetto Bay you will find dedicated educators observing, documenting, and learning with the children. Our staff works carefully to build strong, healthy relationships with each child and family, and to strengthen our school community. Thank you for visiting our website, and I look forward to meeting you in person soon.
 
Kindly,
Rocio Salinas
Director of KLA Schools of Palmetto Bay

 

A Letter from the Director

 

Dear Families, 

 

I would like to give you a warm welcome to KLA Schools of Palmetto Bay. 

 

My name is Kenia Sada I am the new Director, and I am very excited to be part of this beautiful community. As a school we are committed to providing a place where children feel respected for their individual qualities. One of my main goals as a Director has always been to create a place where families, children and staff feel a sense of belonging and harmony, and where a passion for learning and thinking is cultivated by all. 

 

I’ve been in the field of Early Childhood for about 15 years. As a teacher, as an adviser in a Quality Rating Scale program in Miami Dade County for Early Childhood programs, and as the Director of KLA Schools of North Bay Village from 2013 –2019. Today I am happy to bring my experience and passion for this field to KLA Schools of Palmetto Bay.       

The first five years of your child’s life are key to building a life-long foundation for the love of learning. We also strongly believe that social and emotional growth are essential components of a child’s development, giving them the opportunity to be the best citizens of a community and of the world. Therefore, children deserve a school that supports all aspects of their development.  

 

We welcome you to visit our school and learn more about our passionate staff and inviting environments. 

 

I look forward to meeting you,  

 

Kenia Sada 

 

“A child is a competent, capable, and natural researcher who has the desire for knowledge and life and is always ready for a challenge.” – Lella Gandini 

 

 

Our Educators

KLA Schools are staffed with caring, fun, and dedicated professionals. Participating regularly in professional development experiences, our teachers are constantly looking for ways to learn more about the best ways to teach our students. Observations of each child are taken throughout the day in addition to notes reflecting on weekly projections. Our educators are continually analyzing which ways children learn best as well as which teaching styles are most effective.

Facilitators in their interactions with children, our educators work to align children’s interests with the learning domains in loving, nurturing, and positive ways which support students in feeling safe, loved, and valued. Our curriculum addresses the whole child including academic, physical, social and emotional domains.

We encourage them to think deeper and ask questions as they research different theories. It is of utmost importance that teachers and children alike invest in researching and collaborating together in order to be a part of each other’s learning process.

Our Educators

KLA Schools are staffed with caring, fun, and dedicated professionals. Participating regularly in professional development experiences, our teachers are constantly looking for ways to learn more about the best ways to teach our students. Observations of each child are taken throughout the day in addition to notes reflecting on weekly projections. Our educators are continually analyzing which ways children learn best as well as which teaching styles are most effective.

Facilitators in their interactions with children, our educators work to align children’s interests with the learning domains in loving, nurturing, and positive ways which support students in feeling safe, loved, and valued. Our curriculum addresses the whole child including academic, physical, social and emotional domains.

We encourage them to think deeper and ask questions as they research different theories. It is of utmost importance that teachers and children alike invest in researching and collaborating together in order to be a part of each other’s learning process.

Parents as Our Partners

Parents are a crucial factor in our program. In fact, parents are our partners. Our teachers understand and respect that parents are their children’s first teacher. Their involvement in the school gives their children a sense of security and is deeply appreciated. We recognize that stable, quality relationships during the early years are fundamental for later developmental outcomes.

Collaboration between teachers, parents and the children is an integral part of the educational experience at KLA Schools of Palmetto Bay. Our goal is not simply to build a strong, warm and nurturing connection with each child, but to extend that connection to our community of parents. By working in a collaborative group setting, children learn critical life skills such as compromise, reasoning, respect for others’ opinions and enhancement of their sense of community. Through these partnerships, children benefit from experiencing many of the same principles at home that they do in school and thrive with this consistency. Teachers also offer frequent support our families and our communities through transparency and by being a source of information about educating a whole child and the various aspects of development.

Photo Tour

We would like to welcome you to your digital tour of KLA Schools of Palmetto Bay. From the moment you walk into any of our locations, you will know that you are in a KLA School. Each one of our schools has a modern feel and design unlike any other. Features such as wood floors and furniture, large picture windows for all classrooms and offices, large corridors and classroom sizes, soft tone colors, and play soft furniture brought in from Italy are some of the visual components that makes KLA stand out from all the rest.

Click the photo to launch the tour.

Safety and Security

KLA Schools are safe and secure by design. We work diligently to maintain the cleanliness of our facility as well as the safety of our furnishings and overall health of our children and their environment.

Parents log their children in at the reception area, where no outsiders are allowed. All doors leading outside of the KLA Schools grounds are kept locked and only able to be opened through sophisticated technology. Our school includes an outdoor play area designed with age appropriate materials, protective fences, and well-maintained grounds to insure the children’s safety.

The entire school is continually monitored utilizing closed-circuit cameras in all classrooms as well as hallways and outdoor spaces.

Staff members qualified to respond to life-threatening emergencies are always in attendance. Trained in pediatric first aid and CPR, staff members are always available to respond to a variety of emergency medical situations. In addition to our regularly instituted health and safety plan, emergency care products are also put in place for both minor and major incidents.

Whatever the situation, our staff is confident and qualified to keep your most prized possession safe at all times.

Safety and Security

KLA Schools are safe and secure by design. We work diligently to maintain the cleanliness of our facility as well as the safety of our furnishings and overall health of our children and their environment.

Parents log their children in at the reception area, where no outsiders are allowed. All doors leading outside of the KLA Schools grounds are kept locked and only able to be opened through sophisticated technology. Our school includes an outdoor play area designed with age appropriate materials, protective fences, and well-maintained grounds to insure the children’s safety.

The entire school is continually monitored utilizing closed-circuit cameras in all classrooms as well as hallways and outdoor spaces.

Staff members qualified to respond to life-threatening emergencies are always in attendance. Trained in pediatric first aid and CPR, staff members are always available to respond to a variety of emergency medical situations. In addition to our regularly instituted health and safety plan, emergency care products are also put in place for both minor and major incidents.

Whatever the situation, our staff is confident and qualified to keep your most prized possession safe at all times.

Community Service

As part of our philosophy and educational approach, we believe it is essential to make visible the fact that each child knows and understands that we are all different and can co-exist peacefully. We have different ways of thinking, a fact we embrace. In fulfilling this vision, KLA Schools has formed relationships with charitable organizations within each of the communities it exists. Read more about our involvement with the following foundation:

MAS Foundation

The M.A.S. foundation strives to make a positive impact on the less fortunate through compassion, respect and humility. They provide medical assistance, feed the hungry, clothe the poor and help educate young minds. We have continually supported this organization with the donation of food items during the Thanksgiving holiday and toys for Christmas. These donations were sent to St. Ann’s Mission in Homestead. We are proud to say that this school-wide fundraiser involves our children, parents, staff and community.

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