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Principal
Opal Dawson
Phone
502-485-8280
Fax
502-485-8709
Mailing Address
3800 Gibson Lane
Louisville, KY 40211
Board Member
Ann Elmore
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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








