The 2012 Khabele School Annual Report
Dear Khabele School Community,
BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2012-2013
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION
The Khabele School is a 501c(3) non-profit organization, and is run
by a Board of Trustees. The Board serves without compensation.
Our board members are professionals in the community who are
committed to The Khabele Mission.
Khotso Khabele, Executive Director
Jodi Zipp (Chair
Melissa Andrews, Middle & High School Director of Academics
David Gottfried (Vice Chair)
Ryan Phillips, Middle & High School Director of Culture
Jerry Aubin (Treasurer)
Amy Nylund, Director of Communications
Catherine Benouis
Jason Lewiss, Technical Director
Khotso Khabele
Margaret Rittenhouse, Business Office Manager
Zoltan Papp
Moya Khabele, Marketing Consultant
Joy Standefer
Georgie Georgákis,
Middle & High School Director of Admissions & Operations
Milad Taghehchian
Jennifer Tyson
Lori Lankford, Director of Finance & Advancement
Jennifer Tyson, Early Childhood & Elementary Director
Lisa Dubuque, Middle & High School Registrar and College Counselor
Jote Khalsa, Early Childhood & Elementary Operations Manager
Krista Phillips, Early Childhood & Elementary Enrollment Coordinator
Deborah Way-Salinas,
Early Childhood & Elementary Curriculum Coordinator
2012 was a year of strengthening our roots! As we came together as one school community, serving ages 18 months to
18 years, we further defined our goals and our vision. We chose “A Community for a Peaceful World” as our all-school
motto, and continued to focus on what those words mean for each of our age groups. We are grateful to everyone who has
supported our school this year, from parents to staff members to community businesses. I am happy to say that we are
financially stronger then ever before.
We are honored by the support of our parent community—90% of whom contributed to our school in 2012—and grateful to
the members of our Board of Trustees, who continue to guide the school in staying true to its mission while ensuring that we
remain on very steady financial ground.
We are also thankful for the support of some fantastic Austin businesses that contributed to our school in 2012. In particular,
Whole Foods Market donated $3000 towards our Khabele Forward (an annual 3-day retreat for our Middle & High School
community), which enabled us to purchase and prepare wholesome, delicious food for our students and staff. We are so
grateful for these meaningful community partnerships.
Our students remind us each day of the heart of our mission—to produce graduates who will continue to seek knowledge
throughout their lives, and who will bring a passion for learning, a desire for peace, and deep courage to whatever they
undertake. I am inspired every day by our students—from a Primary child learning how to express himself clearly, to an
elementary student tackling the science fair with enthusiasm, to a middle schooler who discovers a new passion for art, to a
high school student who tackles the college admissions process and gets into her dream school... Bravery, enthusiasm, and
deep curiosity are on display every day on our campuses, and it is a joy to witness.
We move into 2013 with a daily commitment to our vision of cultivating learning communities in which each and every
student, parent, and staff member falls in love with learning, realizes their profound beauty, and lives with courage and
authenticity. We are deeply grateful for your support on this journey.
Sincerely,
Khotso Khabele
letter from
KHOTSO KHABELE
executive director
THE KHABELE SCHOOL ANNUAL FUND
Virginia
Upper El
Sam
EE 2/3
Mike
EE 2
Marshall
K1 C
Jaclyn
K1 B
Eric
K1 A
Elena
Primary 4
David Y
100 80
60
40 20
Primary 3
David
Primary 2
Dave
Primary 1
Brandon
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0
Upper School Participation
by Advisory Class
The Annual Fund is the most important fundraising effort at Khabele. All
contributions raised through the Annual Fund go directly to our operating
budget to help fill the gap between tuition revenue and our operating
expense. The worthwhile investment helps support areas of the school –
from faculty salaries to financial aid to day-to-day classroom programs.
To meet our goals it takes the support of the entire community – parents,
trustees, faculty, staff, and alumni.
100 80
60
40 20
0
Lower School Participation
by Program
2012 marked the first year of a joint Annual Fund drive between our newly
merged schools. The Annual Fund was supported by nearly 40 parent
volunteers who coordinated with classrooms and advisories by sending
emails and making phone calls.
In 2012, 75% of our parents and staff members participated in the
Annual Fund drive. Congratulations to the K-1B class for hitting 100%
parent participation! More than 90% of our parents gave to the Annual
Fund, Spring Gala, or Fall Festival during the year. The Board of Trustees
continued their 100% participation this year.
Other Income
Fundraising
and Grants
Admin and
Supplies
Tuition
Income $6,278,371
Financial
Aid
Facilities and
Operations
Salaries and
Benefits
Expenses $6,278,371
We want to extend a special thank you to the parent volunteers who helped
support this year’s Annual Fund Drive: Carol Amador, Dora Arellano,
Roggie Baer, Trish Bennett, Marcela Billig, Stephanie Binder, Jana Bodeman,
Sarrah Bolin, Cliff Cintula, Stacia De Leon, Kara Dunleavy, Kristin Duke,
Ashley Edwards, Adriane Foster, Steve Harriman, Leslie Hirsch, Carey
Jung, Mary Lamoreaux, Katy Levit, Dawn Lindsey, Melissa Mather, John
McIver, Roy Mullin, Angie Payne, Robin Richard, Stephanie Shindler, Dana
Smith, Radhika Sud, Carla Thompson, Courtney Weynand, Michelle & Kay
Winowiak, and Ginny Woodruff.
2012 FUNDRAISING EVENTS
Spring Gala 2012: Harambee!
We thank each of you who attended our Spring Gala in
April 2012! Harambee was a night of friends, great music,
and celebration at the AT&T Center on the University
of Texas campus. We were thrilled to have Hard Proof
Afrobeat provide the night’s fabulous music. This Austinbased collective of musicians is the sole purveyor of
African funk in the state of Texas (and features Khabele’s
own Joe Sokolik!). Hard Proof was featured recently in
Tribeza magazine: “…Austin’s musical landscape truly is
limitless. And over the last few years, the all-star collective
known as Hard Proof Afrobeat has stretched it further, in
fact, all the way across the Atlantic. …this music should
really be a part of your life, and 2012 is as good a time as
any to make that happen.”
It was also a very successful night of fundraising,
with $88,000 raised for the Khabele School! We are so
grateful to each of our sponsors, attendees, and auction
donors. We couldn’t have done this without you.
Promavera
On February 25th, 2012, our Primavera campus
hosted Promavera, an unforgettable 80s prom-themed
fundraiser that raised $17,500. The Zilker Botanical
Garden was decked out in teal and fuchsia, we fired up
the hair crimper, donned yards of taffeta, and danced
the night away!
We are grateful to our fundraising committee members,
who did an incredible job of putting together such a
memorable night, and to all of the businesses and
individuals who donated to our event and to our
auction, including Whole Foods Market and the Whip
In Market.
Khabele Kick-Off Festival
We had our first all-school fall festival in September, and
the rainy weather didn’t stop us from having a great
event—we had a record crowd of more than 600 guests!
Our community gathered at the Texas School for the
Deaf’s Gamblin Field for a day of games, food, and fun.
The highlight of the day was the Kickball Tournament.
Congratulations to our first Khabele Kick-Off
Champions: The Big Red K-1C team! Our Middle &
High School students and Advisors did an excellent
job with their activity booths—the younger students
loved getting face-painted, hair-sprayed, and tattooed.
The rocket launch, photo booth, art wall, and pumpkin
painting were also huge hits!
We could not have held this event without the help of
our volunteers. We had more than 30 families volunteer
their time to help with the event. It was an excellent
party and a great way to kick off our Annual Fund Drive.
We look forward to planning Khabele Kick-Off 2013!
SPRING GALA 2012 | SATURDAY APRIL 21, 6-10 PM
F E AT U R I N G T H E B A N D H A R D P R O O F & B E N E F I T T I N G T H E K H A B E L E S C H O O L
VENUE
AT&T BALLROOM, 1900 UNIVERSITY AVENUE
PARKING
AT&T GARAGE FOR A FEE
THE BOB BOLLOCK MUSEUM FOR FREE
TICKET PRICES ADULTS $95 BEFORE MARCH 25, $125 AFTER
TEENS $50 BEFORE MARCH 25, $125 AFTER
SPONSORSHIPS $1000 TABLE FOR 10 (BEFORE MARCH 25, $1200 AFTER)
$1500 TABLE FOR 10+ PREFERRED WINE AND ADVERTISING
A L L F OR O N E
HAR AMBE E !
September 29
Kick off the year
with Khabele
Fall Festival/Kickball Tournament
and Annual Fund Launch
KHABELE SCHOOL REPORT CARD
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Early Childhood Enrollment: 122
Elementary Enrollment: 123
Middle School Enrollment: 88
High School Enrollment: 119
Faculty
Full-Time Faculty Members: 90
Average year of tenure of Faculty: 14 years of teaching experience
Faculty Retention: 90%
Performing Arts at the Middle & High School
Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving financial aid: 11%
Total dollars given in financial aid: $676,216 (13% of tuition
income)
Testing Summary
AP Exams
74% of our AP exams were passing, and 82% of our students
passed at least one AP exam.
SAT Scores
Reading average: 634
Math Average: 634
Writing Average: 610
Composite Average: 1,878
National Composite Average 1,509
College Matriculation
100% of our graduates are accepted to at least one of their top
choice colleges, with 95% of our graduates matriculating.
Athletics
The Middle & High School offered four extracurricular
competitive sports this year: Flag Football, Volleyball,
Soccer, and Basketball.
The goal of our Primary & Elementary Physical Education
program is to show each child how to possess the
healthiest body, spirit, and mind possible; with a focus
on building values, ethics, and character. Elementary
students have daily PE classes, and Primary students have
weekly classes.
The Khabele Jazz Band participated in the TPSMEA Competition in Dallas in April and had three
ensembles earn the highest score possible.
The Middle & High School Theatre Department staged four performances in 2012.
Our Visual Arts students participated in East Austin Studio Tour, had a record number of students
showing and selling work in the Spring Gala auction, took part in an all-school art show at Pump
Project, and participated in projects with Women & Their Work gallery and Fusebox contemporary
art festival.
After writing essays proclaiming their love of watching and making movies, fifteen Khabele film
students were chosen to attend the Austin Film Festival on scholarship in Fall 2012.
Our Middle School photography students had a show in April at Rio on the Eastside, and our
Advanced Photography and AP Art students put on a well-received show from visiting curators
called “Parallel Anatomies” at Big Medium Gallery.
AP Art students scored in the top range for their AP art portfolios, and two students won portfoliobased college scholarships: Emily Shubin to Pratt Institute in New York and Rachael Schimmoller
to Cornell University.
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Foreign Language Activities
Community Service
Four of our students won medals at the 38th Annual Poetry Declamation
at UT in April. Dana Hutchins received 2nd place in the 9th-10th grade
category; Izabella Bastidas received 3rd place in the 9th-10th grade
category; Maxine McQuarters won 3rd place in the 1st-3rd grade category;
and Naledi Khabele won 3rd place in the 4th-5th grade category.
Students contributed more than 10,000 hours of service work to the Austin
community.
Our launch of the “1-4-1 Program”—designed with the goal of helping
children in other countries increase their access to education—enabled
us to bring our first student from another country (Diego Cadena, from
Ecuador) to study for a year at The Khabele School.
Outdoor Leadership
The Khabele Outdoor Leadership Program stayed
busy all year with backpacking trips to Texas
destinations like Big Bend, along with weekly
outings around Austin and Central Texas for
hiking, rock climbing, and ropes coursing. Now
in its fourth year, the program’s goals are to instill
confidence, environmental awareness, ease and
comfort in the outdoors. OL training focuses on
self-awareness, group dynamics, and specialized
skills, including camping, backpacking, rock
climbing, canoeing, mountain biking, caving,
ropes course, NOLS (National Outdoor
Leadership School) 16-hour Wilderness First Aid
course, and CPR.
Early Childhood & Elementary
Gardens
Our gardening classes focused on cultivating
ecoliteracy, good nutrition, mindfulness, and
persistence. The children maintained our garden
classroom and received hands-on lessons on
sustainability, nutrition, botany, weather, and
ecology.
Donors
Toni & Jeff Albrecht
Sally & Bukka Allen
Nicola & Chris Allen
Nora Dock & Sean Allen
Julia & JC Alva
Carol Amador
Amy & David Ancira
Paula & Lon Anderson
Lanell Coultas & Lucy
Anderson
Melissa Andrews
Sarah & Jorge Angulo
Susan Archer
Betty Arellano
John Armstrong
Erin Matwey & Chris
Armstrong
Kerry Joyce & Jerry Aubin
Christine Aubrey
Heather & Mehron
Azarmehr
Roggie Baer
Guy Barnes
Mary Barras
Jessie Bartholome
Sandy & Dave Bartholome
Pat & Al Bastidas
Erick Baumueller
Brenda Bazaldua
Leslie & Mark Begert
Noel Bell
Christine Benham
Trish & Joe Bennett
Catherine Benouis
Lucille & Oscar Berrones
David Berry
Tally Beskrowni
Meghal Mehta & Andre
Beskrowni
Michele Bibby
Marcela & Eric Billig
Stephanie & Jeffrey Binder
Jana Bodeman
Sarrah & Brandon Bolin
Lee & Helena Bomblatus
Boston Foundation
Larisa Bourgeois
Kari Branch
Holly & Chris Brewster
Julie & Christian Briggs
Barbara Buchleitner
Becka Spellman & Jeremy
Burks
Julie & Adam Butler
Lori & Lonnie Byerley
Sarah & Zach Campbell
Tracy & Jeff Canning
Tracy Levins-Canning &
Jeff Canning
Leslie & James Caplan
Betty Caplan
Lisa & Bob Carlton
Lynn Carter
John Cazares
John Cazares
Cadey & Alex Charfen
Jeanne Cheng
Vasudha Chiluka
Mi Kuong Cho
Preston Chrisman
Alice Clark
Jote Khalsa & Matt
Clawson
Carla Cook
Traci Corn
Barbara & Chris Cosart
Shirley & Rodney Cramer
Emily Crumley
Jeannie & Dan Currie
Toya & Tim Dale
Lindsey & William Davis
Judy De La Rosa
Stacia De Leon
Elizabeth Decker
Amber & Joshua Deford
Agnes Seebass & Hector
Delgado
Nora Deveny-Valiela
Lexi Diamond
Linda & Kelly Dickens
Rita & Robert Digneo
Sara & Pleurat Domi
Douglas Drane
Scott Dubois
Lisa Dubuque
Kristin & Jonathan Duke
Lauren Dunagen
Catherine & Dan Dunlap
Kara & Kevin Dunleavy
Tai Duong
Jack Edery
Elizabeth Edmundson
Kerry Edwards
Ashley & Billy Edwards
Jodi & Owen Egerton
Deanna Engber
Susan & Robert Epstein
Sheila Harmon & Edward
Esposito
Lisa & Corey Evans
Andrea Fiore & Scott Ewen
Jennie Burger & Bill
Fagelson
Robert Fagelson
Thomas Farrell
Jaclyn Faulkner
Sarah & Clay Ferguson
Andrea Fiore-Ewen
Andrea & Sean Fleming
Sandra Fontenot
Michael & John Fortkort
Adriane & Kevin Foster
Teresa & Edward Fox
Mike Franz
Melissa Mather & Erich
Fritz
Vanessa & Patrick
Gallagher
Tara Galloway
Theresa Burke-Garcia &
Gil Garcia
Eileen Garcia
Sara & Ryan Garcia
Theresa & Gil Garcia
Georgie & Georgios
Georgakis
Danelle & Michael Gerber
Maria Gibbs
Erin Kane Gildersleeve &
Matt Gildersleeve
Jenn Wooten & Dan
Gilkison
Jane Gindin
Jennifer Giroux
Jennie Glass
Lizzie Martinez &
Hawkeye Glenn
Lisa Goddard
Nina Miller & Mike Gold
Carla & David Goodman
Ben Gordon
Elaine Gordon
Kathy & Gavin Goss
Patricia Goss
Temple & Ryan Gossett
Anita Stoll & David
Gottfried
Barbara & Anthony Gray
Brian Grayson
Adam Green
Green Bank
Kami Wilt & Matt Grubb
Laura & Mark Guenther
Noe Guevara
Mary & Allen Gulledge
Melanie HaighHutchinson
Bryan Hale
Jessica Hammes
Marty & Joaquin Hancock
Patricia Hansen
Zoey Hanson
Sheila Harmon
Jennifer & Steve Harriman
Megan & Michael Hart
Mai & Jim Haselman
Beth Adams-Havens &
Paul Havens
Jan Heimlich
Tina & Gary Hellsten
Skye Henize
Erica & David Heroy
Bettina Dahl & Eric Hess
Eric Hess
Leslie & Roger Hirsch
Penina Horowitz
Traci Hughes
Clarissa Hulsey
Ann Young & Richard
Hurley
Dottie Wagner & Mike
Hutchins
Veronica & Ryan Hyma
Nico & Rani Ilai
James Jalenak
Paige & Dean Janeff
Kelley Janes
Susan Bremer & Peter
Jeffe
The John Mackey &
Deborah Morin Charitable
Fund
Tricia & Mark Jones
Darla & Lance Jones
Ann Jones
Mary & Jason Joubert
Carol Amador & Ramsey
Jump
Carla & Carey Jung
Kathleen Mittmann & Don
Karschnik
Jane Keehn
Moya & Khotso Khabele
Joan Khabele
Amy & Adam Kice
Sung-Eun Kim
Carly Price & Josh Kimmell
Margaret & Jonathan Kini
Susan & Joseph Kittleson
Suzanne Koett
Cory Lock & Dennis Ku
Rebecca & Farrell Kubena
Anne Marie & Tommy
Landry
Jean Landry
Lori & Todd Lankford
Mark LeFebre
Jeneke & Juniper Lesak
Meghan Faulkner & Sirr
Less
Alice & Robert Levins
Katy & Clay Levit
Lindsey & Cristian Lieneck
Dawn & Mark Lindsey
Marc Lionetti
Cynthia & William Locke
Shannon & Keith Lowry
Mary & Richard Lutz
Kevin Lyons
Karen & Eric MacInerney
Anita & Terry Main
Eric Mann
Marianne McHale & Vladimir
Marin
Emily Martin
Eduardo & Debra Martinez
Meredith & Higinio Maycotte
Julie McClure
Meagan McDevitt
Christine & John McIver
James McKinney
Andi & Bryan McNeal
Donna Jarrett & Paul McPhail
Carol Midboe
Heather & Dave Middleton
Carol & Peyton Middleton
Lisa Miele
Marye & Deron Miller
Shontae & Johnny Moeller
Erin & Michael Moffitt
Holly & Michael Moffitt
Laura & Mohammad
Mohammad
Amrita & Ezra Moor
Kristen & Eric Moore
Kathleen & Jeff Mulhausen
Diana & Roy Mullin
Monique & John Mulvany
Amanda Myers
Kelly Inselmann N’Jie & Chiddi
N’Jie
Kuntal & Miten Nagda
Jillene & Rodolto Najar
Hyacinthe Naraguma
Liz & Reuel Nash
Karen & Mark Nattinger
Micah Nelson
New Hampshire Charitable
Foundation
Karen Neyland
Janet Ngo
Ghulam Farid & Fehmeda
Nizami
Amy & Rob Nylund
Elsie Nylund
Maureen O’Connor
Michele Macky & Doug Orr
Liz & Tim Osting
Misty & Ezra Pagel
Suzette Emberton & Manoj
Panicker
Tamara & Zoltan Papp
Angie & Brett Payne
Laura & David Payne
Cindy Pearson
Peg Peterson
Jennifer Phillips
Sonya & Michael Phillipson
Shirley Pinkerton
Claire Coats-Pinkston & Barak
Pinkston
Alwyn & Jeff Pinnow
Misty Mathis & Justin Poag
Jane & Bill Pollard
Elizabeth Pollard-Grayson
Monica Poss
Courtney & Mark PowerFreeman
Kyle Pratt
Mikki & Ryan Prescott
Carson & Traci Rademacher
Suzanne & Steve Ravel
Vasudha Chiluka & Sumanth
Reddy
Nicole & Charles Reed
Virginia Reeves
Robin & Dale Richard
Paul Richardson
Margaret Rittenhouse
Jennifer Moore & James Rizkalla
Zoe Roadhouse
Zack Roadhouse
Kelly Roadhouse
Ruby Rose
Wanda Kay & Jim Rudden
Heather & Ernest Salaz
Deborah Way-Salinas & Daniel
Salinas
Elizabeth Salisbury
Abby & Mark Salter
Heather & Owen Samuels
Molly & John Sanders
Libby Santos
Rachel & Cruce Saunders
Lara Schmidl-Simandi
Holly & David Schneider
Suzin Sciabarasi
Janet Scott
Leigh Sebastian
Skye Henize & Roddy Seekins
Joseph & Donna Shands
Laura & Lance Sharp
Vanessa & Thomas Shaw
Jane Shepard
Stacey Sheridan
Roslyn Sherman
Stephanie & Greg Shindler
Betty Shindler
Candice Shrout
Jariatou Sibi
Samara Siegfried
Ewa Sim-Zabka
Jennifer Skiffington
Melissa Smith
Laura Smith
Jenny Medford & Dirk Sonniksen
Delbert Spinks
Lisa Lavender & Nichelle Staes
Joy & Brian Standefer
Michele Solberg & Oliver Steck
Darien & Francis Stefani
Laurie Steffano
Barb & Jeff Steinberg
Iektje van Bolhuis & Matt
Stephens
Stillwater Foundation
Laura Stough
Radhika & Akash Sud
Darlene & Kevin Sullivan
Susan Vaughan Foundation
Roseana Auten & Roland
Swenson
Sarah & Alseny Sylla
Shannon & Brian Szymczak
Milad Taghehchian
Joseph Tait
Rosalie & Bob Tharp
Catherine & John Thomas
Alex Thomas
Sara Thomas
Gary Thompson
Natalie & Terry Tocker
Tocker Foundation
Topfer Family Foundation
Rachel Tovar
Rebekah Gainsley & Jasen
Trautwein
Teresa & Kenny Trice
Elena Trombetta
Renee Peterson Trudeau & John
Trudeau
Carolyn Vale
Ginny Woodruff & Tom Vale
Norma & Jeff Van Horn
Tracey Vasquez
Jean Pierre Verdijo
Elizabeth Vickers
Madicyn Villalobos
Elissa & Robert von Czoernig
Melinda & Michael Von Ohlen
Sabrina & Johnathon Vought
Frances Walker-Baptist
Shannon Walthall
Yurtei Wang
Lindsey Warren Davis
Susie Way
Genesis Webb
Ginger Webb
Holly & Will Webber
Shweta Shah & Chad Weintraub
Kelly & Richard Weiss
Jennifer & Stephen Westerman
Courtney & Nick Weynand
Julia Bower & Andrew Wheat
Jennifer Wiebrand
Christi Wilson
Megan Winget
Sabrina Wingfield
Michelle & Kay Winowiak
Morgan & Suzane Witthoft
Dave Wofford
Sandy & Lynn Yaklin
Julie & Paul Yioutas
Barbara Starcke-Yoas & Tim
Yoas
Shelly Leuzinger & Tim Ziegler
Jodi & Fred Zipp
Sunni & David Zuniga
A Community for a Peaceful World
Vision Statement
Our Operations
Our vision is to cultivate learning communities in which each and every
student, parent, and staff member falls in love with learning, realizes their
profound beauty, and lives with courage and authenticity.
Our school is run in a dynamic, efficient, compassionate, and sustainable
manner. We continually develop and perfect a model that can be successfully
replicated in varied environments. Our goal is for our students, parents, and
staff members to be consistently delighted with their interactions with the
school operations, events, and programs.
Mission Statement
Our mission is to provide an effective, transformational, and communityoriented educational experience for children ages 18 months through 18
years. Our school is a community center in which people of all ages evolve
in their relationship to themselves, each other, and the world. As a true
community, each and every member’s full participation is honored and
required.
Parents
We deeply appreciate the sacred role of parents and aim to create true
partnerships based on trust and love. We desire to create a community
tremendously supportive of the family characterized by mutual respect,
creativity, and diversity. Our parents are fiercely committed to consistently
modeling personal responsibility, conflict resolution, and direct
communication practices.
Staff Members
Our staff members are master educators – immensely talented, exceptionally
loving, highly self-aware, and joyful. We relate to our staff members with
the honor they deserve. Our staff members are known for consistently
demonstrating excellence in the areas of personal responsibility, conflict
resolution, and direct communication.
801 Rio Grande
Students
Our school provides exceptional academics as well as a well-rounded
educational experience, including the study of the arts, music, foreign
languages, and physical education. Our Early Childhood and Elementary
Schools have a foundation significantly influenced by Dr. Maria Montessori’s
philosophy of education, while our Middle and High Schools integrate
traditional, progressive and 21st century practices and methodologies. We
provide a “right-action, right-time” approach, based on a pragmatic response
to global trends, as well as to the particular needs of each child and classroom
environment. Our long-term objective is to have each and every graduate
be proficient in demonstrating the 5 Attributes: Well-being, Environmental
and Cultural Awareness, Self-Generated Learning, Self-Expression, and
Leadership.
We purposely nurture the community’s contextual elements. These elements
include school culture and teacher authenticity, as well as individual
contextual elements like character, mental models, and self-concepts. As a
result, we care for the spirit and heart of each child by providing preeminent
character development, conflict resolution and mindfulness curricula.
Austin, TX 78701
www.khabele.org