Just as pieces of glass in a kaleidoscope can take the ordinary and make it a colorful, energetic image, so does McKinley's exemplary project, The Kaleidoscope Project. Through this arts-integrated program academic achievement is enhanced through the use of Readers Theatre, puppetry, WMCK News programs, creative writing, guest artists, musical theater, building, visual arts, singing and dancing. Students learn through creativity, experimentation, creative thinking, practice, reasoning, collaboration, risk-taking, and the use of higher-order thinking skills.