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"Kendellhurst Academy is nestled in the Village of Streetsville, Mississauga. We believe an exceptional education reaches beyond academic achievement. Our enriched curriculum combines strong academic foundations, daily French language instruction, innovative technology integration, and meaningful opportunities for personal growth. We prepare students not simply for the next grade, but for a rapidly evolving world that values creativity, adaptability, collaboration, and independent thinking. Technology is thoughtfully woven into the learning experience. Students develop digital literacy through educational software, research, and interactive learning. Our approach ensures technology enhances problem-solving, curiosity, and creativity while complementing essential human connections, at the heart of education! Rooted in a communities of inquiry model of education, our teaching approach encourages students to ask thoughtful questions, explore different perspectives, challenge ideas, and develop the confidence to think for themselves. Equally important, our character education and social responsibility initiatives foster empathy, integrity, leadership, and a strong sense of citizenship. Through purposeful instruction and a nurturing school culture, we create an environment where students feel valued, challenged, and inspired to achieve their personal best."
Kendellhurst's boutique Grade School Campus (JK-8) combines the warmth of a close-knit school community with the advantages of an enriched, innovative curriculum. Through small class sizes, personalized attention, and dedicated faculty, we provide an environment where every child is known, valued and encouraged to reach his or her full potential. Nestled in the beautiful Credit Valley, our “just the right size” campus fosters a strong sense-of-belonging and meaningful partnerships among students, families and educators. Our school campus has all the big school amenities such as a gymnasium with stage, large outdoor play spaces, a soccer field and basketball court, and numerous large, sun-filled classrooms. Here, academic achievement and personal growth go hand-in-hand, preparing students with the knowledge, character and essential skills to thrive in an ever-changing world. We provide an environment where every student is known, valued and encouraged to reach his or her full potential.
At Kendellhurst, we believe that exceptional education is personal. Our boutique size allows us to think bigger, connect more deeply, and deliver an exceptional educational experience where every child (and family) is known, valued, and inspired to thrive. As schools grow to accommodate larger student populations, we stay deeply rooted in the belief that small schools deliver exceptional successes. By staying small with all the big school amenities, we have forgone growth, but firmly believe this lends to our secret recipe of success. Our students are now university graduates from all paths including medical, business, engineering, journalism and more! Small can be exceptional and the proof is in the pudding, as is often said!
Founded by educators and parents, John Kendell and Paula Carrasco-Kendell, Kendellhurst Academy was created with a clear vision: to offer an exceptional educational experience where children are inspired to achieve academic excellence while developing confidence, creativity, and a lifelong love of learning. We started over twenty years ago as a preschool and continued to grow. In 2012, we opened our grade school division. With the idea, "if you build it, they will come", Kendellhurst grew organically from local community demand and parent voice. Just like founders, John and Paula, parents wanted something structured in order to see tangibly their children were learning at school, well-rounded, and engaging with well-intentioned, caring teachers. We are grateful and continue to marvel at how obstacles like the pandemic did not stop our growth. Just prior to a tough period in human history, we added technology to our program allowing us to continue student success seamlessly and fluidly.
We recognize that every child brings a unique combination of strengths, interests and perspectives to the learning environment. While academic excellence remains a cornerstone of our philosophy, we believe the journey toward excellence should be as individual as the learner. Our faculty challenge students to question, explore, take intellectual risks and push beyond what they believe is possible. Our responsibility is not simply to raise the academic bar, but to inspire students to reach for it with confidence, independence and purpose. At Kendellhurst, we don't simply prepare students for the next grade. We prepare them to think boldly, learn fearlessly, and thrive in a world that has yet to be imagined. We ask for partnerships and willingness to honour this journey. The mindset of change, evolution and progress comes at varying paces. Our spiral education collects, hones, accumulates and students think critically so we encourage, allow space and ask for participation at Kendellhurst.
Kendellhurst Academy runs from Preschool to Grade 8. Some families may be seeking a school that has a secondary division. We may not be the right fit as we firmly believe a change in schooling is necessary for children to make from elementary to high school.
As parents, ourselves, we believe this was not the right choice for our children who attended Kendellhurst, graduated and moved on to other high schools. We believe children should grow, learn and embrace change. These important junctures or milestones of change allow children the opportunity to learn how to adapt, manage change, become resilient and learn to build independence. These early experiences lead up to university where, as young adults, they will have to learn how to adapt and manage on their own. This skill set is important to develop over time, so children become confident and successful young adults when they are ready to leave us. This served both our children well as they are successful university graduates.
Overall, our parent feedback is their children became positive, engaged and confident learners through a supportive school community. It takes a village to raise a child, and parents confidently say our team nurtures their whole child. Our well-rounded program, engaged admin and teaching teams, and partnerships with parents are what make us great at Kendellhurst. Belongingness and connection are the underlying qualities that cultivate and lead to student success. Parents choose Kendellhurst for a supportive and engaging education. We also offer a consistent academic program with a honed curriculum plan, preparing students for a variety of choices as they move forward to high school. From French lessons to Grade 9 Reach Ahead Credits, we have our students and families covered for a variety of choices in future years. Families like to have choices for future years. We build on the premise that students are engaged, multi-faceted, well-rounded and evolving learners.
Kendellhurst offers a community of families environment to foster the important interpersonal connections outside the school context. We have specifically chosen to operate a small grade school (nine classrooms with a maximum of 150 students) to encourage the unique sense of a familial and small community environment. Our school is well-know for it's small boutique feel. Our unique educational philosophy integrates critical thinking, inquiry-based learning and meaningful interdisciplinary connections. From enriched academics in math, language arts, science and French language instruction to technology, the arts, athletics and hands-on environmental education, our program is thoughtfully curated to develop well-rounded, confident and independent learners. We are known for being whole child based and paying attention to traditionally "non-academic" facets such as manners, etiquette and virtues.
Kendellhurst is located in the quaint town of Streetsville, Mississauga. We have immense greenery surrounding us with the Credit River and parks close by. We are housed in a former public school building, so we are equipped with a stage, gym , school yards and soccer field. This setting within a community village allows for our winter skating and summer swimming programs at the Vic Johnston Arena, walks to local amenities like the Streetsville Public Library and more! The local park, ice cream parlour and coffee shop are where families meet up after school! Our students enjoy the Credit Valley trail system too. Along the trail, you will find towering trees planted by our students to shelter the path for people and the river system for fish and wild life. Our younger grades are directly involved with the annual Save the Salmon Project. Our environmental stewardship programs and connection to Nature are especially important as our society becomes more technologized than ever before.
Parents are often surprised at the level of engagement students have in school life with their friends and teachers. After the school day ends, students often don't want to go home. The question is why? We believe the connectedness of our admin and teaching team with our school pedagogy of nurturing the mind and spirit cultivates a culture of care and respect. This aspect coupled with a balanced day of lessons, clubs and events in a safe and robust environment translates into a happy life at school. Our program is carefully and thoughtfully curated by our passionate and invested team. We believe our students love school when we are mindful of who they are, what they need, and how they may thrive. This is always in a state of evolution as years and generations move forward!
As recent and proud members of the Private School Athletics Association, our students and coaches compete confidently and successfully against other private schools, allowing our students a chance to cultivate sportsmanship beyond our school walls. Our U12 team won first place in a basketball tournament last year and our U11 placed second for soccer this year against other private schools. Overall, we place well in competitions with small but mighty teams! Go Kendellhurst Griffins!
On a different note, over the years, we have improved our incentivization packages for our faculty through professional development, benefits, vacation time, etc. in order to retain long term teachers. Many of our faculty have been with us for 8, 10, 18 and 20 plus years as a result of invested care back. Grooming our faculty for success leads to student success! We are proud of our amazing admin and teaching teams!
Kendellhurst grows through student, parent, teacher and administrator voice. These important partnerships help us become better at serving the needs of our student population. We look forward o evolving and changing as the years unfold. Our 5 year goals include the following:
*increase our presence in academic competitions outside the school;
*increase our competition in PSAA as we are doing well;
*find a school site in our neighbourhood that may allow us to expand by two additional classrooms;
*expand upon our overnight trip repertoire.
Come and join us on the journey! We look forward to hearing from your family!
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