Where is kwajalein high school

Environmental Awareness. Safety Awareness. George Seitz Elementary School serves approximately children kindergarten through the sixth grade. Kwajalein Junior-Senior High School serves approximately students in grades 7 through KSS teaches an American curriculum aligned to DoDEA standards CCSS and is designed to equip students to become life-long learners, effective problem-solvers, responsible citizens, and caring contributors to humankind.

Teachers must have U. Demographically, KSS serves mainly dependents of U. Through government sponsorship called the Ri-Katak Program, specially-selected students of the RMI also attend our school system. S Army. Most parents have professional and technical backgrounds. Due to resource limitations, Kwajalein schools cannot provide formal programs or services for students who have more than mild learning disabilities or serious deficits in speech, reading, or language development.

There is an K ELL program. Although isolated, Kwajalein appears similar to many American communities. In addition to it being a Military installation there are some notable differences between our communities and stateside ones. There are no privately owned automobiles. Bicycles and walking are the standard means of personal transportation and traffic is far lighter than in most small towns. As a result, the air-quality is cleaner and nightly star-gazing is far clearer than in the States.

Since school year, three kindergarten students have been selected into the Ri-Katak Program annually. School lunches are currently provided through the Dining Facility to these students through donations from the community. During the school year, one of the High School Guest Students, Timothy Samuels, wrote an article in the High School Newsletter stating the name Guest Student Program did not identify these students properly as Kwajalein is the native land of the Marshallese.

Also, the term "guest" suggested the program was free; however, the students' families were paying tuition. Timothy suggested changing the program name to Ri-Katak Student Program, meaning those who are learning, which better identifies the purpose of the program. Within the year, the name was officially changed to the Ri-Katak Student Program.

Kwajalein Jr. High School George Seitz Elementary School K Vision Statement The Kwajalein School System develops productive, successful and responsible students committed to academic excellence and lifelong learning. Instruction was originally offered in grades one through eight. In , the school was converted from a Navy Dependent School to the present contractor operated system. In , the system was expanded to provide for a kindergarten and a high school program.

Elementary and High School Kwajalein schools are highly academic, with strong emphasis on basic skills at the elementary level and on college prep at the secondary school. School is in session days a year from late-August to early June.

Classes are held Tuesday through Saturday. George Seitz Elementary School serves approximately children kindergarten through the sixth grade. Most levels have one teacher with approximately 18 to 22 students.