Student Programs

Kent ISD offers a range of programs and resources for students including career exploration and training, early college, online high school courses and much more.

High School Programs

Kent Career Tech Center Get ready to experience an entirely different way of learning. We offer real life, real learning in 20+ programs with free college credit, all taught by teachers who have worked in that field. By integrating the learning environment with real-world applications, we arm students with knowledge and experience they can apply directly to college and career. The Tech Center

Kent Innovation High Innovation High focuses on project-based learning and collaboration between students and teachers and the community. This school demonstrates some of the best thinking in the country about teaching and learning. Innovation High also serves as a learning "lab" for teachers and administrators who want to innovate in their own schools. Kent Innovation High

Kent Transition Center Kent Transition Center is a unique high school program offering hands-on learning and career exploration. The program helps at-risk students or those with special needs learn what it means to be successful employees and gain valuable skills they can use at work and in life. Kent Transition Center

Launch U This new hands-on early college program was created in collaboration with Grand Rapids Community College. Beginning in 10th grade, students who love to take things apart and understand the mechanical world can begin a career path providing industry connections, skill certificates and a tuition-free Associate Degree in just one year after high school. Launch U

MySchool@Kent MySchool@Kent combines interesting, online learning, with the best part of school - the caring relationships. In addition to online studies, students experience just-in-time learning and tutoring in our learning labs, in a comfortable, café-style environment. My School at Kent

Career Readiness

Career Chats 30-minute virtual career conversations with professionals from a wide variety of industries Career Chats

MFG Week. Opening Doors & minds

Manufacturing Week Discovering Manufacturing Week is going virtual in 2020! The date is being moved to November. Check back for updates! Manufacturing Day

Talk & Tour Career Series - Virtual Employers are eager to share valuable career information with students. For Fall 2020, we will be going virtual with these career exploration events. Talk and Tour Series

VIRTUAL - Health Career Immersion Program Due to COVID-19 and hospital restrictions, we are offering a VIRTUAL version of our health care job shadow experience for Fall 2020. Students will explore a wide variety of health careers through 30-min Zoom Career Chats. Health Career Immersion Program

Adult Education

GED, Career Technical Education, English Language We help adults build brighter futures by helping them get their high school equivalency (GED), gain English Language and through Career and Technical Education (CTE). There are multiple with morning, afternoon and evening sessions to meet the needs of students and their work and family schedules. Adult Education

More Great Opportunities for Students

Academically Talented Youth Program (ATYP) ATYP is an highly accelerated Math or Language Arts program designed for students who need to learn at greater depth, complexity and at a much faster pace than the sending school is able to provide. Open to public, non-public, charter and home school students who meet the criteria, usually starting the three year sequence in 6th, 7th, or 8th grade. ATYP Math Jr. is open to 5th or 6th graders who meet the criteria and are invited to apply by their school principal. Academically Talented Youth Program

Close Up High school students can make a once in a lifetime trip to Washington, D.C. to see government in action through the Close Up program. Scholarships available. Close Up

Spelling Bee Students in grades 3-8, from schools in Allegan, Barry, Kent, Muskegon, Newaygo, and Ottawa counties compete in school, then regional spelling bees culminating in The Greater Grand Rapids Spelling Bee in March. The winner of The Greater Grand Rapids Bee goes on to compete at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. Spelling Bee

Summer Camps Kent ISD's Kent Career Tech Center is excited to offer a variety of Summer camps in 2019. Camps are for students entering 7th - 9th grades in fall 2019, and are held at Kent Career Tech Center from 9:00 am - 2:00 pm. Check out all the camps here. Summer Camps

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