Teacher Orientation Fosters Community-Building, Mentoring & Friendship

Each year, we welcome hundreds of students from across China to our K-12 global campuses. They come to us in search of something new in education. They come wanting to learn and grow as global citizens, and so do our teachers.

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Making Questioning a Top Priority

Kimberly Page Adams, a KL educator at SMS Haimen in Jiangsu, came to China both to experience the country and to help prepare her students for life and work at US colleges and universities.

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KL Educator Dixie Beadle Takes a Personalized Approach

Teaching since 2002, KL Educator Dixie L. Beadle offers a personalized approach in her SMS Pinghu classroom, one that motivates her students and keeps them interested in learning.

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Community Service Day in Guiyang: A Teacher Reflection

Jim Fielder, KL Science Educator on our SMS Guiyang campus in Guiyang, Guizhou, China, recently took his 12th graders on a Community Service Day to a local elementary school to participate in their Special Olympics. “It sweetly reminded us that we have far more in common than the fact that we have differences.”

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Student as Teacher: Lessons from Volunteering

Frida Erichsen, an 11th grade student from KL’s SMS Wuhan campus, shares her inspiring story of leading a tutoring and enrichment program at the Wuhan City Library. When I was offered the opportunity to work in a library as a volunteer, I never thought I was going to have a transformative experience learning the joys and difficulties of teaching. One weekend, when I was organizing books in Wuhan City Library as usual, the staff asked whether I could volunteer to teach English classes for primary school children. Without a moment’s hesitation, I agreed. (more…)

From the College Counselor: Finding Best Fit

Doreen Liu is the Director of College Counseling for KnowledgeLink (KL) network schools. Over the past few years, Doreen has seen graduating seniors come and go through her doors, all with different experiences and expectations. In the college counseling team’s work, they must deeply consider the individual they are working with, temper the aspirations of their parents, and help uncover the best path forward for the student. “Counseling” truly defines the work they do. With each student, time is spent alleviating fears, giving advice on the choices that would most benefit them, and providing insight into the college admissions process. (more…)

Lost in Translation

David Langenmayr is the Academic Dean for the John Carroll Bashu Ivy Program in Chongqing. 2016 is his first year working at the freshly opened school. David has spent 4 months in Chongqing and has used his experience in a foreign environment to relate to the students he guides each day. He shared his story with us.

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A Teacher’s Journey: Heading There

Miranda Robinson serves as the Academic Dean for St. Mary’s (SMS) Wuhan. Miranda has spent over 5 years in China, with 3 of those years on the Wuhan campus, where she has guided the Wuhan team and students to great success. Over 40% of last year’s graduating class went on to study in top 50 universities in the US. Miranda shares her story with us.

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A Teacher’s Journey: And Back Again

Glen and Lisa Ritter served for 3 years at the St. Mary’s (SMS) Pinghu campus. In fall of 2016, they transitioned back to the US, where they now are a part of the SMS home campus community.
One of the most important things we do as teachers is to provide opportunities to students who are eager to change the course of their lives…

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St. Mary’s Holds Teacher Training Conference in Shanghai

As high school campuses across the U.S. opened their doors for the start of a new school year, an eager group of American teachers convened to design a strategy for teaching an American curriculum to students in China. (more…)