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…)

Shrinking the Gorilla in the Classroom

Every day in our international classrooms here in China, there is gorilla in here with us.

We don’t ignore this gorilla, yet we sometimes have difficulty overcoming the challenges of his presence. (more…)

Growing Pains and Growing Gains

Students are in a constant state of change from the day they enter PreK to the day they finish their university studies. Education is tasked with providing the guidance and platform for that change to be positive growth – where students are happy, realize their potential, and go on to thrive as educated citizens of the world, self-sustaining learners and ethical leaders. Students transferring between completely different education systems face an even greater challenge – how to adapt? How to succeed? Who am I going into this program and who will I be coming out of this program? KL has one such student that shared his story from struggling in middle school to excelling in high school.

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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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Thanksgiving and Recent Events in China: Around the KL Network

This past month, all campuses celebrated Thanksgiving, and the two campuses in Barstow took part in outside activities. Learn more about the events around the country.

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Change of Place: From Apathy to Enthusiasm – My Experience at St. Mary’s Wuhan

Frida is an 11th grade student on our Wuhan campus. She is the class president, chief editor of the school newspaper and yearbook, and the lead organizer of the movie club. After moving from a traditional Chinese education to St. Mary’s, Frida found her voice and wants to share her experience with readers. Find out more about Frida’s life in Wuhan.

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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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A US Student in St. Mary’s Guiyang

Meet Madeline, a 10th grade American student studying on our Guiyang campus. She bravely traveled to Guiyang to experience education in a vastly different academic environment and has since grown into a rather unique role there.
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St. Mary’s – China 2016 Graduates Gain Admission to Top US Universities, Liberal Arts Colleges

For the 104 graduating students across five St. Mary’s campuses in China, spring is an exciting time of completing final academic and extracurricular projects, enjoying time with friends, and eagerly anticipating admissions decisions from colleges and universities across the United States and world. (more…)