First KL College Fair Spans Five Cities

Gaining acceptance to highly selective US colleges and universities remains a goal of students across our entire network of KL Schools. Thanks to our innovative college counseling approach, we are helping each of our students foster their true identities, and guiding them through the process of finding their best-fit college.

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Bringing a Taste of Home to the Senior Community

China’s Mid-Autumn Festival, a traditional harvest festival, is typically a time for food offerings and family reunions. But what if your family can’t be with you?

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Shunde Elementary Starts English Radio Program

In an effort to give our students more fun and interesting opportunities to speak English, perform, share, and be creative, KL School SMS Shunde Elementary launched its first ever English radio program, called Voice of Kids (VOK).

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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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KL School Launches Business Simulation Competition

Students on our SMS Jiangsu campus got a taste of the business world this month during a simulation project aimed at fostering creative business thinking and some healthy competition.

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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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Celebrating a Wonderfully Successful School Year

We love having the opportunity to bring our KL International School (KLIS) community together to celebrate, and what better occasion than the end of another successful school year in Chongqing!

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Community-Building at KLIS: The Importance of School-Home Collaboration

As Academic Principal of KL International School (KLIS), Katharine Hummel is deeply aware of the unique educational, cultural, and language backgrounds and needs of her students and their famhttp://chongqing.klschool.orgilies, and believes strongly that communication is key. Read on to learn how she keeps KLIS parents involved in their children’s progress with touch points throughout the academic school year. “When parents and educators collaborate, students benefit.”

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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…)