Contact Information

Principal
Opal Dawson

Phone
502-485-8280

Fax
502-485-8709

Mailing Address
3800 Gibson Lane
Louisville, KY 40211

Board Member
Ann Elmore

Directions to School
JCPS School Calendar

John F. Kennedy Montessori
Elementary School

School Profile

Kennedy offers the Montessori Magnet Program for students from Kindergarten through Grade Five. This program operates on the philosophy that students are born with the desire to learn, and along with this belief, students are often allowed to choose their own work. The school also boasts a student-operated bank, stock market, and post office, and the curriculum emphasizes environmental awareness and humanities like art and music. Kennedy also offers the Advance Program, Extended School Services, a Family Resource Center, and is a Health Promotion School of Excellence.

School Programs

Advance Program, (Before- and After-School) YMCA/JCPS Childcare En-richment Program, Extended School Services, Family Resource Center, Health Promotion School of Excellence, Early Childhood Jump Start, Magnet Program, Montessori, School-Based Decision Making


Last Update: 10/16/09

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