Welcome to the King Philip Middle School web site!  I hope you find a variety of helpful information here to familiarize you with our dynamic school. 

King Philip is an inclusive learning community of approximately 880 students and more than 90 faculty.  We educate sixth, seventh and eighth grade students, who are divided into eight academic teams to create smaller, more intimate learning communities.  The team organization at KP is designed to integrate students coming from six different West Hartford elementary schools and from other communities.  We at KP take pride in all of our students and utilize our team approach to create supportive learning environments for all.

Students transition into school each day through Morning Advisory.  These small intimate groups focus on the character traits, team building, and getting ready for the day. On team, students learn core academic subjects: language arts, mathematics, science, social studies and world language.  In addition to core academics, students participate in a Unified Arts program consisting of art, health, music, physical education and technology courses.  The Quest Program for identified gifted students, and performance music options of band, choir and orchestra round out KP’s comprehensive educational offerings.

At King Philip, students choose from a variety of co-curricular activities including cross country, track and field, intramural sports, select music groups, drama, yearbook, news video club, Student Council as well as a variety of other clubs and activities.

To foster good citizenship, King Philip recognizes students who demonstrate one of our ten character traits: trustworthiness, respect, perseverance, self-discipline, citizenship, caring, honesty, responsibility, integrity, and fairness, with monthly Character Counts at KP awards.  In addition, each month teams nominate two Students of the Month to be recognized with certificates by me for their hard work, educational progress, and enhancement of the learning environment in classes.

Parents are active partners in our learning community through the PTO, as volunteers, by tutoring students and through frequent communication with team teachers.  Parent involvement is one of the strengths of King Philip Middle School.     

The staff and I welcome you to call to arrange a meeting or a visit to our great school!

Sincerely, 

Michael Renkawitz
Principal