KIPP’s focus on character first drew Andrea McCormick to KIPP six years ago. Now as the Dean of Instruction at KIPP Dream Prep, she knows that a dual focus on character and academics helps develop young minds that are conscious of the world around them. Learn how she infuses character in her school.
By Lori Warren, Senior Communications Manager, KIPP Foundation Fifty years ago, Dr. Walter Mischel, then a professor of psychology at Stanford, conducted a series of trail-blazing experiments on self-control that…
By Dave Levin, KIPP Co-Founder “Positive institutions facilitate the development and display of positive traits, which in turn facilitate positive subjective experiences.” This quotation, shared in Chris Peterson’s, A Primer…
By Raquel Vincent, Communications Associate, KIPP Dallas-Fort Worth From our inspiring students, to our rock star teachers, to our go-big-or-go-home mentality, I could not possibly count the ways in which…
By Ric Zappa, School Leader, KIPP Summit Academy Since its origins, KIPP has placed equal emphasis on academics and character development. As educators, we want our students to have grit,…
By Mitch Brenner, Assistant Principal, KIPP Academy Middle School Work hard. Be nice. The dual-purpose nature of KIPP’s mission in four simple words is that BOTH character and academics matter. But how…
By Dave Levin, KIPP Co-Founder On Saturday, Max, our three-year old son, received a new animal puzzle. Max loves puzzles and usually stays focused on any given puzzle as long…