“Everybody is a genius.  But, if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

--Albert Einstein

Our Philosophy

Children use higher levels of thinking if they are challenged according to their developmental abilities, stimulated in their areas of interest, and given the respect and encouragement to question, investigate, invent, and make connections

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Our Staff

Kinship Academy offers a low student-teacher ratio, with state certified and highly-trained, experienced faculty and staff to meet these needs.  We believe in our students, and it is our mission to help them realize their strengths and become passionate learners who have many educational opportunities open to them.

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Our Students

Kinship Academy in San Jose has been providing specialized education to children (grades 1-12) with special needs since 2004. Kinship Academy provides a unique environment with CDE approved individualized curriculum to support children with mild to moderate challenges ranging from Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and non-verbal learning disorder (NLD) to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and learning disorders such as Dyslexia/Dysgraphia.

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