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

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

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

PlaygroundIntentionality
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.

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

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

Vision & Values

Image

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

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

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

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

PlaygroundIntentionality
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.

 

Our Leadership Team

male castro

Director

pilar rodriguez

Co-Director

A Letter from the Director

Welcome to our School Community!

My name is Patricia Monaco, and I am the Director and one of the founders of KLA
Schools of Pembroke Pines. My educational and professional background is in business
and early childhood education. I have two children, Mikel and Valentina, who taught me
how to become a mom and to be passionate about the early years of life. They inspired
me to search for an approach to education that would be respectful of their
personalities, interests and abilities; that is how I found KLA Schools and their very
human and intelligent educational philosophy. Alongside KLA Schools and my partner
Cristina Muci, I was able to create a school environment that acknowledges children as
capable individuals, that celebrates their curiosity, and that sees the extraordinary within
everyday experiences.

Inspired by the Reggio Emilia Approach to Early Childhood Education, our team of
wonderful educators believes that children have their own personality, intelligence, and
innate abilities. Our mission is to support the development of these abilities and instill a
love for learning in all our students by allowing them to express their ideas and thought
in many different and unique ways.
As a school, we recognize and understand the importance and responsibility of caring
for your little one. We absolutely love what we do and put forth all our knowledge and
effort to guarantee your child is cared for with love and challenged to learn and solve
problems, while respecting his own pace and interests.
We respect every member of our community and believe in values of inclusion, diversity
and compassion. We invest in the professional development of our team to support the
concept of a progressive approach of education.

We welcome you to visit our school and learn more about what we do.
Hope to see you soon,
Patricia Monaco
Managing Director

Our Educators

KLA Schools are staffed with caring, fun, and dedicated professionals. Participating regularly in professional development experiences, our teachers are constantly learning 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. They support students in feeling safe, loved, and valued. Our curriculum addresses the whole child, including academic, physical, social and emotional domains.

We encourage children to think deeper and ask questions as they research different theories. 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 learning 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. They support students in feeling safe, loved, and valued. Our curriculum addresses the whole child, including academic, physical, social and emotional domains.

We encourage children to think deeper and ask questions as they research different theories. 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. Parental 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 crucial for developmental outcomes in the future.

Collaboration between teachers, parents and the children is an integral part of the educational experience at KLA Schools. 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 life skills such as compromise, reasoning, respect for others’ opinions and enhancement of their sense of community. Children benefit from experiencing many of the same principles at home that they do in school, and they thrive with this consistency. Teachers also offer frequent support for our families and our communities through transparency and by being a source of information about childhood education and development.

Photo Tour

We would like to welcome you to your digital tour of KLA Schools. 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 School of Pembroke Pines is safe and secure by design. We work diligently to maintain the cleanliness of our facility, the safety of our furnishings, and the overall health of our children and their environment.

All doors leading outside of the KLA School of Pembroke Pines grounds are kept locked and can only be opened through sophisticated technology. Our school includes an outdoor play area designed with age-appropriate materials, protective fences, and well-maintained grounds to ensure 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. Staff members are trained in pediatric first aid and CPR, and are always available to respond to a variety of emergency medical situations. In addition to our regularly instituted health and safety plan, emergency care procedures are also put in place for both minor and major incidents.

Our staff is confident and qualified to keep your most prized possession safe at all times.

Safety and Security

KLA School of Pembroke Pines is safe and secure by design. We work diligently to maintain the cleanliness of our facility, the safety of our furnishings, and the overall health of our children and their environment.

All doors leading outside of the KLA School of Pembroke Pines grounds are kept locked and can only be opened through sophisticated technology. Our school includes an outdoor play area designed with age-appropriate materials, protective fences, and well-maintained grounds to ensure 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. Staff members are trained in pediatric first aid and CPR, and are always available to respond to a variety of emergency medical situations. In addition to our regularly instituted health and safety plan, emergency care procedures are also put in place for both minor and major incidents.

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 that 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 foundations:

Toys for Tots

Toys for Tots is a charity lead by the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve. The objectives of Toys for Tots are to help less fortunate children throughout the United States experience the joy of Christmas; to play an active role in the development of one of our nation’s most valuable resources – our children; to unite all members of local communities in a common cause for three months each year during the annual toy collection and distribution campaign; and to contribute to better communities in the future.

Susan G. Komen for the Cure

Susan G. Komen for the Cure is an association that promotes awareness about breast cancer through supporting education, research, screening and treatment, among others.

Prostate Cancer Foundation

Prostate Cancer Foundation was founded to give men and their families hope. The institution supports a broad range of innovative, world-class programs in the areas of awareness and education, survivorship and research.

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