After School Director (CLUB KAS), PART-TIME

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Kentucky Avenue School, a K-8 independent school in the Shadyside neighborhood of Pittsburgh is seeking a Part-Time After School Director for our Club KAS program this school year. Kentucky Avenue seeks to hire…

Elementary School Teacher

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Kentucky Avenue School, a K-8 independent school in the Shadyside neighborhood of Pittsburgh is exploring a potential need for amazing full- and/or part-time teachers to join our community this coming…

April was BUSY!

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These are a few of the wonderful things that transpired within the halls of KAS in the month of April. Poetry. Solar Eclipse. Earth Day. Performances. Celebrations. Field Trips. And…

A Story to Tell

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Have you ever sat at the red light on Fifth Avenue at the corner of South Negley in Shadyside? As you look straight ahead, you might be able to catch…

The Magical World of KAS Kindergarten

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As I was about to start a tour the other day, a mom asked why she should send her Kindergarten to KAS. Without a moment of hesitation, I listed a…

Morning Meetings Start the Day

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At 7:45 the first school bus arrives. A sleepy student descends the steps and is greeted by a staff member. For the next 15 minutes, students arrive by bus or…

Why Hands-On-Learning?

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As I was giving a prospective family a tour the other day, second grade was a flurry of activity. They were in the class, they were outside the class, with…

The Importance of Art

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When you open the doors that take you into KAS, take a moment and enjoy the art that adorns the main hallway of our school. It is an ever changing…

Enter with a sense of wonder…

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Through the halls of KAS and in every classroom, science is happening whether the students realize it or not.  From the youngest of the KAS community, the scientific process has…
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Financial Literacy In 4th and 5th Grade

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Be weary of borrowing money from a KAS 4/5th grade student. They might start charging you interest or they might lecture you on the importance of establishing good credit. This…

Looking for Summer Camps?

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For more information and registration: https://sites.google.com/view/creativeartcamp or email creativecamp2024@gmail.com

Celebration of Warmth and Light

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12/12/23 Tuesdays at KAS are for all school assemblies. Each student collects in their classroom to drop off their belongings and head to the social hall with their classmates and…

5th Grader Malena X. tries her hand at teaching!

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Hopscotch Songs is a YouTube channel of animated educational songs made by a teacher and musician duo, Matt and Joanna Pace. As a second grade teacher, Joanna, looks for ways…

Art for a Cause: 10/27 Healing Partnership

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When tasked with a memorial project for the 5th commemoration of the horrific attacks at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh to remember the loss of 11 special souls in…