The KL International School of Chongqing Bashu Announces Jason A. Moore Named Head of School

The KL International School of Chongqing Bashu (KLISCB) Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Jason A. Moore, Ed.D. has been appointed as Head of School. Dr. Moore will begin his term January 24, 2016. The Board’s unanimous decision to appoint Dr. Moore was based on his exemplary record of school leadership, both in the United States and abroad. (more…)

KL Launches International School in Chongqing, China

A global community of expatriate children pursue a true American-style education

With a population of 28 million people in its metropolitan area and an energetic attitude to foreign investment, the Chinese city of Chongqing has become the home of multinational corporations including Ford, British Petroleum, and BASF, among many others. (more…)

Young Leaders Gather at Harvard for “Emerging Global Leaders” Conference

Attendees from China, Mexico, and local Massachusetts public schools

Is “globalization” mostly good, mostly bad, or somewhere in-between? How can we as consumers use our purchasing power to help lift those in developing countries out of poverty? More broadly: how can people of different cultural backgrounds see beyond their differences to truly forge meaningful connections? (more…)

Chinese School Officials Undertake Cross-Country Tour of US Schools

KnowledgeLink Facilitates Knowledge Exchange between Chinese and US Educators
How can American instructional practices be successfully integrated into international curricula? What opportunities are there for schools, both in the United States and abroad, to collaborate and establish bi-directional links for knowledge exchange? (more…)

Headmasters of KL Partnership Institutes Had Successful Visit in China

The involvement of US institutions establishing global partnerships and branch campuses around East-Asia continues to rise. Overseas investors and educators have taken a keen interest in establishing international academic programs within their home countries. At the political level, additional government support provides and easier pathway for schools to make their transition as a globally focused institution. (more…)

Spotlight on Community Service in KnowledgeLink Programs

At our recent program at The Calverton School one of the most meaningful and exciting aspects of the trip was a community service event where the visiting students volunteered with a service organization, Food Link, which is dedicated to fighting hunger in underserved communities. Doing community service underscores the powerful idea that when students visit a school they do not just participate in the academic life of the school but truly become members of the community. (more…)

KnowledgeLink Held College Head Start Program

This past January, 18 students made the trek from the Guangdong Province in China to the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts to attend KnowledgeLink’s College Head Start Program. The College Head Start program aims to give students an opportunity to learn how to best approach the admissions process of US colleges and how to succeed in college once they are accepted. (more…)

Celebrating the Winter Holidays American Style

This past winter break, 8 international students currently enrolled at U.S. high schools traveled as far as 3,000 miles to celebrate the holidays and New Year with a host family as part of the KL Holiday Homestay Programs. From watching fireworks on a boat in Los Angeles to seeing the Miami ballet preform the nutcracker (more…)