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King/Robinson International Baccalaureate Interdistrict Magnet

150 Fournier Street, New Haven, CT 06511    MAP
203-691-2700

Grades: Pre-K 3 & 4 – 8th grade
School Hours: 9:15 am – 3:30 pm
Principal: Dr. Iline Tracey
Enrollment: 477 students

Open House

Thursday, January 14, 2010: 10:30am
Thursday, February 4, 2010: 5pm

Families are invited to visit on Thursdays from 10 am - 12 pm during the month of January

Shadowing, with an appointment, is available during the months of January and February

School Overview

King/Robinson aims to develop internationally minded people who, recognizing their common humanity and shared guardianship of the planet, help to create a better and more peaceful world.

The school’s mission is to help students become critical thinkers and to develop positive attitudes for lifelong learning through a curriculum that emphasizes the International Baccalaureate's inquiry-based learning philosophy, literacy, foreign languages (Spanish and French), and technology.
Students participate in projects that develop the whole person to grow intellectually, aesthetically and culturally.

King/Robinson is the only school in CT authorized to offer the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) Program in the primary and middle grades. The Primary Years Program is organized around six themes: Who we are; Where we are in place and time; How we express ourselves; How the world works; How we organize ourselves; and Sharing the planet. The Middle Years Program is organized around five areas of interaction or lens: Approaches to Learning; Environment; Health and Social Education; Human Ingenuity; and Community and Service.

The school building was constructed in 2004. Its design incorporates the natural beauty and views of the site, with sunlight entering the halls and rooms through floor to ceiling glass walls.

Students at King/Robinson are encouraged to wear uniforms. Research has found that students are more focused and perform better in school without the distraction of keeping up with fashion trends.

Additional School Features

  • Full-day Pre-K 3 and Pre-K 4 programs (7:30 am - 5:30 pm)
  • Before, After, and Saturday school enrichment programs
  • Uniformed School
  • Foreign Language Pre-K through 8
  • School Band
  • School Planning and Management Team (SPMT) consisting of the principal, teachers, parents, and support staff that monitors curriculum, instruction, and assessment
  • Library-Media center
  • Staff includes one full-time guidance counselor, school psychologist, social worker and speech pathologist
  • School Based Health Clinic
     

King/Robinson’s Education Partners

  • Boy Scouts of America
  • Hill Health Center
  • The International Baccalaureate Organization
  • Southern Connecticut State University
  • Yale University
     

What our students are saying...

"King/Robinson is a great school to attend because we learn about many cultures and have French and Spanish classes from Pre-K to 8th grade. We learn about many global issues such as poverty, war, racism, violence, human rights, and the economy. Our school helps us understand the needs of others through IB's Community and Service Program. IB also teaches children to be accepting, tolerant, and internationally minded." -Daijah S.,  6th Grade