Parking Lot flow and Good Character
Starting next Monday, September 2, KCP will start implementing a new traffic flow plan that we hope will help ease the flow. We are asking that only students from Preschool to grade 2 (and their siblings) get dropped off in the old parking lot. Students from grade 3 to 12 must be dropped off in the new parking lot (please refer to to the diagram above). With your cooperation on this, we expect to see a better traffic flow. Please only park in designated parking spaces.
All vehicles that enter the campus must have a school sticker. Please see Ms. Silvana DeAndreis, in the Business Office for a sticker, if you do not have one.
Gate 7 is the entrance to the new lot, Gate 8 is the exit and you can turn right or left out of Gate 8. Gate 1 is the entrance to the old lot. You may only turn right out of Gate 4 but you may proceed to Gate 2 to turn left out of the old lot.
Together, Everyone Achieves More (T.E.A.M. KCP!)
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We welcome our new Career and College Counselor!
We welcome Ms. Laura González to our family as the new Career and College Counselor and wish her the best occupying this key role at KCP, where she will be our student’s main ally when it comes to choosing the right career path and the best university for each student to flourish and exploit their talents, reaching their maximum potential.
“My mission for this school year, as a college counselor is to enable students to dream, to raise awareness of themselves and to become independent adults that will pursue their goals”
-Laura González, KCP’s Career and College Counselor.
COLLEGE APPLICATION CALENDAR
August
– Schedule an appointment with your college counselor to develop a college admission plan
– Request teacher recommendation letters
– List your top college choices
– Continue brainstorming about your college essays
– Stay focused on maintaining your GPA
September
-2-5 university visits in Bogotá.
-Deadline for October SAT if needed.
-Mark your calendar with registration, admissions, and financial aid deadlines and fees.
-Edit your essays
-Start Early Admission college applications
-Attend college fairs, financial aid/college planning information sessions
-Meet with college representatives who visit KCP
-Ask for letters of recommendation.
October
-Take the SAT
-Complete early admissions application(s) by their deadlines
-Research the schools’ financial aid websites to determine which forms they require. Some schools may require special forms
November
-Register for December SAT/ACT if needed
-Check the college admission/financial aid application deadlines
December
– Finalize and submit regular admissions applications
– Take December SAT
– Watch for early admission decisions
January
– Regular decision – US Deadline
– Regular Decision – UK Deadline
February
– Follow up on college responses and your application status.
April – May
– ICFES
– Final transcripts are forwarded to the college to which you will enroll
- Follow up on applications opening day and deadlines for Colombian Universities.
– Collect documents needed for Colombian Universities.
SPAIN🡪 Application can start on October or March, but most Universities have a rolling admission policy. Students must start their application as soon as possible, in order to complete the paperwork.
UK🡪 can apply via UCAS that let students apply to different schools with only one application.
US🡪 Students should apply via common app and link it to maialearning.
US Citizens- FAFSA + CSS profile (Financial Aid)
NON US Citizens – CSS profile and International Scholarships.
FAFSA https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/
CSS PROFILE https://cssprofile.
College Board (PSAT, SAT, AP Scores): https://www.collegeboard.org/
SAT: https://collegereadiness.
TOEFL https://www.ets.org/toefl/ibt/
School Software for US Application: https://www.maialearning.com/#
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Some New Faces and Roles at KCP
KCP is excited and proud to have a great team of experienced professionals committed to our School and to building a Positive School Culture through collaboration and capacity building! We are very happy to introduce some new faces and announce some important role changes that support our growth on the road of excellence! Welcome to all!
Check out a short summary of who they are below!
Mr. Joseph Levno – Director
Mr. Joseph Levno has ten years of professional teaching experience in California public schools, an additional nine years’ international school experience at Brent International School Manila (5 years as an administrator), two years as a freelance consultant – including working for IBO as a New Service Design Manager, three years as the Secondary School Principal at the American International School in Egypt-West, one year as Secondary School Principal at Colegio Karl C. Parrish and is now the Director at KCP. He feels he has been blessed as an educational leader!
Believing in establishing an empowered community of learners requires respect for differences, global-mindedness, positive expectations for all and ethical standards. He has moved from being a teacher-leader to a school administrator while holding true to those values in an effort to establish a collaborative atmosphere at Brent. Initiatives that he has been directly involved in include: UbD Curriculum Development on Atlas Rubicon (and feedback on such); Common Formative Assessments Book Study; and, developing and implementing Teacher Supervision and Feedback systems.
Specialties: collaborative capacity building, pre-K-12 Curriculum Development, Staff Development, High School Administration, Instructional Use of Technology, School Improvement and Accreditation
Kristine Stamp- Jerabek – Secondary School Principal
Mrs. Kristine Stamp-Jerabek has a Master’s Degree in Special Education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Bachelor’s Degree in English from the University of North Texas. She also possesses a teacher’s and principal’s license from the state of Texas. Mrs. Stamp-Jerabek began her career as a secondary English Teacher and has taught in the USA, Bulgaria, and Taiwan. Most recently, Mrs. Jerabek served as the Academic Head and High School Principal at Korea International School, Jeju. There, she was a founding member of the leadership team and was responsible for all academic programs, teacher professional development, and teacher recruitment.
Jared Tabita – Preschool and Elementary School Principal
Mr. Tabita’s career has spanned the globe. He has held leadership roles in Preschools and Elementary schools as a principal, vice-principal, and curriculum leader in India, Turkey, and Kazakhstan, over the last ten years, and is now happy to be living in beautiful Barranquilla. Before he became an administrator, he spent six years as a second-grade teacher in Phoenix, Arizona, and is originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He studied teaching, curriculum, and educational leadership at the University of Pittsburgh and Arizona State University. Mr. Tabita is married with two young daughters who will both be attending KCP’s preschool. It is an honor and a pleasure for him to be a part of the KCP community.
Pamela Zipper – Director for Teaching and Learning
Ms. Zipper is a National Board Certified Educator with eighteen years of experience. This year she is moving into the role of Director for Teaching and Learning. She has a strong background in Instructional Design, Curriculum Development, and Pedagogy.
Previously, she spent fourteen years in the classroom as a Secondary Science Teacher. More recently, she was the Blended Learning Instructional Coach at KCP. She has extensive experience with designing professional development workshops, coaching teachers, flipped classroom methods, and blended learning.
She is a Google Certified Educator and is also well versed in the AdvancED accreditation process. She is currently working on her Educational Leadership degree and will complete it in summer 2020.
Ms. Zipper is passionately committed to supporting, engaging, student-centered learning activities, and helping teachers leverage technology to differentiate instruction and connect students with authentic audiences and problems.
Patricia Galdames – Preschool and Elementary Vice-Principal
This is Ms. Galdames’s first year as Vice Principal at KCP, but she has taught 1st grade for seven years at our School. Before coming to KCP, she taught 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade in Naples, Fl for six years; where she was also the Response to Intervention Coach for a year. She has an Associate’s degree from the University of Central Florida in Elementary Education, with a minor in Psychology. She also earned a Master’s degree in Elementary Education, emphasis in Reading, at Florida Gulf Coast University. She is now pursuing a second Master’s degree in Educational Leadership from St. Leo University.
Eny Vanegas – Secondary School Dean of Students
Ms. Eny Vanegas is a Psychologist from Universidad del Norte, with 27 years of experience working at KCP as an assistant, counselor, and psychologist for Preschool, Elementary, Middle and High School. She was certified by the Tri Association Conferences of Schools and Colleges in Central America, the Caribbean, and Mexico, has a certificate in Advanced Diagnosis in Learning Disabilities (O.M.N.I.) from the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, was certified as a CHARACTER COUNTS Trainer, Chicago, Illinois, and participated in the Red Bird Blended Learning workshops and the Innovative Schools Summit 2019, Atlanta, Georgia.
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KCP’s Peter Pan: A Platform for Talent
“I’ll teach you to jump on the wind’s back and away we go!” … KCP students have been working all year long to bring the magic of Peter Pan to life! With only a few days before May 16th, this wonderful musical show promises to amaze us all! The School extends an invitation to all students, parents and their companions to come and see this great show, which will showcase the best of KCP’s talent.
It’s no wonder that we are so excited about this great show! This will be an amazing opportunity for more than 150 of our students to exhibit their artistic talent in our School’s state-of-the-art theatre, set to fit 500 people, also featuring professional audio and video systems.
The main cast will be wearing beautifully tailored costumes, to help transform them into these beloved characters. With light and sound systems designed by experts, these young musical promises will offer one of the most important shows of the year. ” I have seen with great admiration the talent and dedication of KCP students and their love for the arts”, says Emily Martin, Director of the English program and Secondary teacher who, after working for four years at KCP, was inspired by their interest in performing arts and the carnival spirit of Barranquilla: “This is a city that loves dance and music and many of our students are interested in the arts; I knew then that this would be the ideal place to have a musical show, “adds Martin.
Taking her role at heart as the musical’s director, Emily Martin is working with students from grades 2-12, who will be singing and dancing, playing in the Orquestra, directing, and flying as part of the whole theatrical experience, using a custom made orchestra pit wiring system.
The main cast is comprised of 19 talented high school students, who have demonstrated enthusiasm and great work ethic from the very beginning. Starring as Peter Pan, Ana Carolina Pérez, is taking the lead in her third theatrical experience, alongside María José Fernández, who is playing Wendy. Both their angelic voices are sure to astound audience members. Sofía Atique and Salwa Jaller beautifully execute the roles of Wendy’s sisters Jane and Michelle with humor and skill. Playing their parents Mr. and Mrs. Darling are Alejandro Roca and Mariana Tcherassi. Oriana Lamboglia, playing the role of Captain Hook, will terrify and entrance audience members with her character and band of pirates made up of Nicolas Acosta, Sebastian Urena, Daniel Carbo, and Sergio Karagumechian. Playing Indian Princesses Tiger and Lily as well as choreographing much of the show, Liliana Cuello and Paulina Espinosa bring athleticism and beauty to the stage. As Lost Children, Sofia Herrera, Mariana Martinez, Nicole Amastha, and Valeria Ruiz will have all children hoping to run away to Neverland. Students are also working behind the curtain. High schoolers are participating by directing, stage managing, choreographing, and playing in the orchestra.
Songs: Over 15 total- 7 performed live by the band
“The Darlings”
“Come Away”
“Wendy’s House”
“Braves to War”
“Goodbye Peter Pan”
“Gotta Believe”
“Going Home”
“Don’t say Goodbye”
Choir- 5 songs
Dancers:
2nd- fairies
3rd Indians
4th- Pirates
Make sure to come and enjoy the show and “with faith, trust, and a little bit of pixie dust” this will be the best musical yet to grace the KCP stage. #KCPisflyingtoNeverland
Buy your tickets ($10.000 each) at the Elementary or Secondary School offices! See you all on May 16th at KCP’s Alumni Hall Auditorium! Doors open at 6:00 p.m.
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Día del Idioma en KCP
KCP celebró hoy el Día del Idioma con una hermosa asamblea dirigida por los Departamentos de Español y de Danza. Con una interpretación de la obra de teatro Don Quijote De La Mancha, nuestros estudiantes de 5° grado nos deleitaron con una gran actuación y diversas interpretaciones de danza con vestuario y accesorios de la época.
Nuestros estudiantes llevaron a cabo los siguientes bailes:
- Los Soldados
- Las Dulcineas
- Las Españolas
- Los Molinos
- Los Campesinos
- Cortesanas con Cintas y Flores
En honor al Día del Idioma, los niños tuvieron la oportunidad de practicar y desarrollar habilidades de expresión oral, adquirieron mayor fluidez y vocabulario. Desde el punto de vista teatral, también desarrollaron sus habilidades de expresión corporal y la conciencia de sus cuerpos, expresando sentimientos y sensaciones a través de esta obra interpretativa.
KCP lleva a cabo este tipo de actividades buscando desarrollar también las habilidades de relacionamiento entre los estudiantes, enfocándolos hacia un objetivo común. Ensayar para este tipo de obras los ayuda a entender y valorar la constancia en el trabajo, esfuerzo y a trabajar para lograr una meta.
“Esta experiencia de hacer teatro fue una actividad muy completa que potencia muchas aptitudes, favorece el desarrollo psicomotor, emocional, cognitivo y social de los estudiantes de KCP, bajo un escenario de juego y diversión,” explica María Palencia, nuestra profesora de Danza.
“Durante los ensayos, los estudiantes se conectaron en sus emociones, hicieron reflexión al ponerse en el papel de los personajes, el suyo y el de los otros. Esto permite que se sientan más seguros y desinhibidos, ganando más confianza en sí mismos,” añade la profesora.
Excelente trabajo, Go Tigers!
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Rocking our 3rd Edition of the Music Festival
Last week we enjoyed an evening of music and talent during KCP’s Music Festival, an amazing competition that brings families and friends together year after year to celebrate young talent, bringing out the best in all the participating bands that came over from different schools, both nationwide and in Barranquilla.
This musical competition, now in its third year, has been possible thanks to our students who wanted to establish a yearly event of these characteristics, that would allow them to exhibit their talent and compete with other students.
The festival was a unique opportunity for these young groups to have an important and unforgettable artistic experience. This year, the competition brought together 8 school bands from Barranquilla and one from Pereira: Gimnasio Inglés, Colegio Altamira, Colegio San José, Berckley School, Colegio Galileo Galilei, American School, and KCP. Each band presented 3 rock or pop musical pieces that included interpretations of songs such as Bohemian Rhapsody, Crazy and Pa’Maité, among many others.
We would like to recognize New Business, KCP’s band, for their hard work, discipline, and dedication over the past few months of intense rehearsals. The band was made up by students from grades 9 to 12, who had been designing their musical work for quite a long time, featuring strong female voices. They had the chance to demonstrate their interpretative skills in the electric guitar, bass guitar, and drums, among other instruments. Great work Tigers, you rocked!
Congratulations are in order for Gimnasio Inglés for winning 1st Place in this year´s Music Festival and to Colegio Altamira for winning 2nd place!
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KCP Participates in ASMUN III at American School
KCP wants to congratulate our 13 students who participated in the ASMUN III Model United Nations at American School in Barranquilla.
These were our participating committees:
BEFORE UNITED NATIONS:
Nicolás Calero
José Macías
Pedro Blanco
Fiorella Dajud
SECURITY COUNCIL:
Isabel Maday
Christina Daw
DISEC:
Andrés Castro
CONGRESO:
Mariana Char
Alfredo Tcherassi
Arturo Char
Manuela Juliao
ONUDD:
Luis DiazGranados
We would like to congratulate the following students who received special recognitions during this Model
Pedro Blanco: Best Junior Delegate
Arturo Char: Best Junior Delegate
Sebastián Peña: 2nd Outstanding Delegate
Christina Daw: Best Junior Delegate
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Drop Everything And Read Day
It’s that time of the year again when KCP celebrates its traditional Drop Everything And Read Day (D.E.A.R.)! Today, April 30th, we will be commemorating World Book Day (an international celebration created by the UNESCO in 1995) and Día del Idioma (or Spanish Language Day that commemorates the death of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra -author of “Don Quijote de la Mancha”) with Drop Everything And Read Day (D.E.A.R.)!
So here is what we all should keep in mind to be part of this bookish fun:
Today, everyone should always have a book on hand. (In other words, carry it with you at all times: lunch, bathroom breaks, hallway supervision, etc.). When you hear music play (This year we will be using Peter Pan music to stir excitement over our wonderful upcoming play!), stop what you are doing, open your book and start reading! When you hear music play again, it is time to stop reading and resume your normal activities. This will happen at random times during the day and each reading session will last no longer than five minutes. Everyone is invited to participate!
Office Staff: Remember that the idea is to have an entertaining book on hand. Reading work on your computer or reading work papers is a no-no.
Teachers: Please remind your students to have a book on hand! If you have scheduled a test for today and/or do not want interruptions, please let your students know they will have other opportunities to read in other classes during the day.
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Building Character with our Housing Project
Our Housing Project, the main activity of KCP’s Community Service Program, took place this past Saturday, April 6th! Our students, staff members, and some parents visited one of the rural areas of Puerto Colombia to construct 8 homes for vulnerable families, with the help of Fundación Catalina Muñóz and the Alcaldía de Puerto Colombia authorities. This was an amazing learning experience for the more than 150 volunteers who built these houses, shoulder to shoulder with the new proud owners to help them forge the next steps of their future!
KCP interviewed some of the families who benefited from this project and each one was deeply moved by the idea of having a brand new home, upon which they can build to realize their dreams. These families only had words of gratitude and appreciation. Students also expressed how lucky they felt for having the chance to live this experience and said they were deeply moved by the precarious living conditions of some of these families.
This was the first year that KCP worked along with Fundación Catalina Muñóz in this wonderful project, that has been providing hundreds of families around Colombia for more than 10 years with dignified homes that have, both, concrete walls and floor and aluminum windows and doors to withstand the hardships of weather and time.
“This activity is a part of our Character Counts! And Community Service Program. We are doing this to help others so students understand that the values you have are the values you have to apply in life”, said Ms. Horbal, the School’s Director during the activity.
“For us, I have to say, this is an amazing opportunity. The thankfulness of the families is amazing and for us as a learning institution, this is an opportunity to see another side of life and how it is for the majority of people around the world. It is a chance for our students to develop compassion and character,” added Joseph Levno, KCP’s Secondary Principal.
Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers and to everyone who made this dream possible! GO TIGERS!
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