Genesis School

During the last week of school at Genesis, we love to CAP our growth! 🎓 Here’s how we’re honoring our students:

🎉CELEBRATING our Kindergarteners as they step up to 1st grade!

🎖AWARDING the incredible academic performance and growth and exceptional character of our 1st–7th graders!

🚀PROMOTING our 8th graders as they take on their next big chapter: high school!

Press play, to see a few of the many memorable moments we managed to squeeze into these 3 videos. Parents, thank you for showing up and showing out for our students every step of the way this year.

Have a wonderful and blessed summer!

Heading into Memorial Day weekend, our Genesis team came together for our final staff dinner of the year to celebrate both the holiday and an incredible year of hard work. Thank you to our amazing staff, students, and families for making this another successful year. Have a wonderful and safe Memorial Day!

Today is a bittersweet day at Genesis.

It’s bitter because we hosted our final Lead to Read KC visit of the school year. Every Tuesday at noon, Gail and a dedicated group of 20 volunteers—a mix of retirees and professionals spending their lunch breaks with us to read with our students. Over the past year, countless books were shared, but even better, lifelong friendships were formed.

It’s sweet because we got to celebrate our final Tuesday together with a Kona Ice party! 🍧

To our Lead to Read KC volunteers: Thank you for your time, your consistency, and your hearts. You’ve made a lasting impact on our students!

The 6th graders in Mr. Love’s class had a blast dressing up just like him to kick off Teacher Appreciation Week.

"We are thrilled to congratulate our very own Lauren Allen on being named a (in partnership with the The Kansas City Royals Foundation ndation) 2026 Excellence in Education Award Finalist. While the winner will be announced this August, we already consider ourselves winners to have her on our team. We are immensely proud of Lauren and deeply grateful for her continued dedication to the Genesis School community year after year."

We closed out our final Sankofa Friday of the year last week! Rooted in the belief that we must learn from the past to improve the future, we spent the day honoring that mission through the power of mentorship.

Scholars Mentoring Scholars ✍️📖
Our 8th graders stepped into leadership roles today by mentoring our 4th graders on paragraph construction. It was a win-win: our older students got a great refresher on the fundamentals, while our younger scholars thrived with the individual attention. At Genesis, we know that sharpening academic skills and building a strong community go hand-in-hand!

Connecting with Our Community 🤝🏙️
We were also honored to host leaders from the OAK PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, Kansas City Missouri Police Department, Lutheran Family and Children's Services of Missouri and City of Kansas City, MO. They visited to share their wisdom and answer student questions about the challenges facing our city and how we can work together to solve them. Thank you to our community partners for giving back and inspiring the next generation of leaders!