There is a natural predilection in American education toward enormity, and it does not serve schools well.
—William J. Fowler, Jr., 1992

Interesting research on school size. “Research has repeatedly found small schools to be superior to large schools on most measures and equal to them on the rest. This holds true for both elementary and secondary students of all ability levels and in all kinds of settings.”

Many TKA families took part in this past week’s Cultural Exchange with sister school Shanghai Shangde Experimental School. See pictures below…

Getting to know each other...

Practicing English

Playing Together

Hawk Mountain

The Intrepid Organizers

Shanghai Shangde Expermental School

Time for Goodbye

Cheesing for the Camera

Tearful Goodbyes

TKA Short Term Trip to Africa

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5th Grade students Erin Frederick and Elysia Martin proudly display the books in which their poetry has been published.

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