Kunskapsskolan and The KED Program
November 28, 2011
Kunskapsskolan – an independent
operator of innovating schools
● Private company founded in 1999
● First schools started in 2000
● Structured model for personalized education
● Strong emphasis on joint processes,
bench-marking and best-practice
● Student results above comparable schools
and national average
● Operating UK Academies from September 2010
● First US charter school opened in September 2011
● Largest shareholder: Magnora (the Emilsson
family) and Investor AB (the public holding
company of the Wallenberg family)
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Kunskapsskolan in Sweden
● 25 Secondary Schools
(ages 12-15)
● 8 Upper Secondary
Schools (age 16-18)
Täby
Falun
Saltsjöbaden
Uppsala
Enköping
● ~10,000 students
Kista
Spånga
Botkyrka
Västerås
Nacka
● ~ 800 employees
Norrköping
Internationella
Nyköping
Globen
Enskede
Fruängen
Göteborg
Borås
Jönköping
Helsingborg
Landskrona
Malmö
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Lund
Ystad
Trelleborg
Gamleby
Hägerstensåsen
Tyresö
Above average student results
(Secondary school, Sweden)
Points
320
Kunskapsskolan
240
National average
160
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Kunskapsskolan in the UK
The Learning Schools Trust
● Three Academies operated, through the
Learning Schools Trust;
- Hampton Academy in Richmond
- Twickenham Academy in Richmond
- Ipswich Academy in Suffolk
● Approx 2500 students and
300 employees
● KED Program adapted to English
curriculum and exam system
● Academies: non selective
and state financed schools
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Kunskapsskolan in NYC
Innovate Manhattan Charter School
● Public middle school in
downtown Manhattan
● Opened in September 2011
● Provides non-selective, unique
educational opportunity
● KED Program adapted to NYS
and common core standards
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The idea: Finding an educational concept
for this century
We replace the rigid
structures of the
traditional school…
…with modern
techniques for coaching
and empowering each
individual student
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Skills most desired from future employees
by Fortune 500 companies
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Team work
Problem solving
Interpersonal skills
Communication skills
Listening
Personal development
Creativity
Leadership
Source: Fortune Magazine
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● Goal setting
● Organizational
effectiveness
● Computation
● Reading skills
Kunskapsskolan’s Mission
To develop and operate outstanding schools
where students, through personalized learning
and clear goals, will stretch their boundaries and
learn more than they thought possible
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The goal for every KED school is to be the best
school. We define “best” in four dimensions.
● The best academic performance
● The most satisfied students and parents
● The best and most satisfied teachers
● Operational excellence; Generating an
operational surplus for long term
development
Kunskapsskolan’s primary goals
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Each goal should be defined, measured and provides
the basis for our planning and management
processes’. This is also the key tool for the
board/managements’ governance of the school
The KED Program
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Kunskapsskolan’s Business idea
Business models
• Operated schools
• Licenced schools
• JV and partnerships
To develop, implement and operate a coherent
program for personalized education
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Core Educational Concept
The KED Program
Starting with the individual student and her
needs, ambitions and educational goals
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A great emphasis on goals
①Goals lead one to assume
responsibility for one’s own life.
①Goals lead to better results,
provided that the goals are clear,
challenging and reasonable.
Refer to: Goals – KED Core Manual 2011-12
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Personal coaching
– the center of gravity in the KED Program
Progress tracking
review and
development
discussion
Individual
study plan
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Logbook
Weekly Personal
coaching
session
Every resource, process and building block of the
school is designed to support the
educational program and to liberate high quality
teacher time to be used for high quality
student coaching
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Personalized Schedules
National standards
and curriculum
Student ’s
goals &
learning plan
School
schedule
Student
schedule
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Curriculum in Steps and Themes
UK example
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The Learning portal - anywhere, anytime,
any way
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The Learning Portal
- a resource for learning
● All steps and courses easily
accessible 24/7
● One access point for texts,
illustrations, assignments,
instructions, encyclopedias and
news
● Clear goals and marks criteria
● Student, teachers and families
can follow progress through the
logbook and on-line
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Themes
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Steps
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Goals and criterias
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To learn and to do
To do
To
learn
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Assessment and Progress Tracking
● Students’ individual
study plans and
progress towards
goals documented
on the Educational
Documentation
System (EDS).
● Allows for mastery
tracking over time
and real time insight
in learning
progression for
families
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Teachers have multiple roles –constituting a
partnership in learning
● Personal coach for
number of students
● General coach and
team member
● Subject teacher
● Contents and
methodology
developer
● Significantly more
time with students
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Rooms for learning
Activity centre
Creative workshop
Openness,
light and
bright colours
Study room
Lecture hall
/theatre
Cafeteria
The school is not a teaching factory
it is a work place for learning
● Design of facilities are an
integral part of our educational
program
● Environment to support the
learning process
● Efficient use of space
● Facilities characterized
by openness, light and
bright colors
● No corridors or dead space.
Every space is a learning space
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Proven results with the KED Program
Academic advantages
● Strong academic achievement, outstanding with “the tails”
● Pleasant social environment and less problems with bullying
● Students learn responsibility, collaboration, inter social skills,
goal orientation and work discipline = better preparation for
higher education and modern work life
Operative advantages
● Better utilization of teachers- and facilities resources
● Replicability
● Cost efficiency
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Kunskapsskolan Education Sweden AB
www.kunskapsskolan.com