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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The Role of Standards and Effective Planning in the International Classroom

From the eyes of a teacher on the ground at St. Mary’s School of Shunde, China: How standards and effective planning can help teachers in international schools make sure that their students’ education is similar to that of their peers across the United States.

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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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KLIS Welcomes 7 Soccer Stars to the KLIS Campus

The KL International School of Chongqing was pleased to welcome 7 international soccer stars to visit the KLIS campus, tour the facilities and meet the students.
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