The Khabele School http://www.khabele.org The Khabele School, now integrated with Primavera Montessori, is a private non-profit school in Austin, Texas that blends traditional, Montessori, and progressive practices to provide a transformational, community-oriented educational experience for children 18 months through 18 years. Wed, 16 May 2012 15:20:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Summer Camp 2012: Where Einstein Meets Picasso http://www.khabele.org/2012/05/summer-camp-2012/ http://www.khabele.org/2012/05/summer-camp-2012/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 15:45:02 +0000 scottdubois http://khabele.org/dev/?p=728 Read more...]]> Khabele has just announced its camps for Summer 2012. Take a look below for more info.

YCC & Primary Camp

Get your “Passports” ready and join us for a worldwide adventure, as Primavera’s Summer Camp takes a six-week journey around our amazing planet, Earth! This year’s Summer Camp will run the week of June 18 through the week of July 23. Learn more…

Elementary & Middle School Camp

At Camp Khabele, 1st-8th grade students delve into the inspiring world of Science and Art. Each week, kids explore an Arts theme (from photography to drama) or a Science theme (from astronomy to tinkering). Whichever themes they choose, you can be sure that your child will relish the Khabele experience – one in which creativity, curiosity, and caring are balanced with challenge and responsibility. Camp will run the week of June 18 through the week of July 23. Learn more…

 

 

]]> http://www.khabele.org/2012/05/summer-camp-2012/feed/ 0 MayFest This Saturday! http://www.khabele.org/2012/05/mayfest-this-saturday/ http://www.khabele.org/2012/05/mayfest-this-saturday/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 15:44:59 +0000 amynylund http://www.khabele.org/?p=2253 Read more...]]>

The school year is almost over, and we want to celebrate with a giant party!

We’re hosting our annual Primavera MayFest this Saturday May 19, from 3-7 p.m. on our Primary playground (1934 Berkeley Ave.). MayFest is always a blast—live music from some of our favorite musicians, including some Primavera parents and students! There will be face painting, a bouncy house and slip-n-slide, a silent auction, and all of our favorite summery treats—watermelon, ices, hot dogs, and (for the grownups, of course) some of our favorite local beer. This year we’re also setting up a toddler playland in the YCC courtyards, to make MayFest easier for our youngest friends.

We hope to see you there! Admission is $10 for adults, and kids 12 & under are free.

]]> http://www.khabele.org/2012/05/mayfest-this-saturday/feed/ 0 Middle and High School Open Houses http://www.khabele.org/2012/05/middle-and-high-school-open-houses/ http://www.khabele.org/2012/05/middle-and-high-school-open-houses/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 17:15:23 +0000 amynylund http://www.khabele.org/?p=2214 Read more...]]> Curious about the next steps towards middle or high school? Interested in finding out more about the Khabele School? We host several open house events throughout the year on our Middle and High School campus (801 Rio Grande) to give our students a chance to show off their work, and welcome the public to our school to learn more about our educational approach.

Please join us for the next Open House events on May 2nd, 2012:

  • High School Transitions Open House at 8:45am
  • Middle School Transitions Open House at 10:30am

Please Rsvp to m.khabele@khabele.org.

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Top 5 Things to Know About Harambee

1. Today is the final day to buy tickets and tables! Last year we sold out and we expect to again, so here is one last nudge to get your tickets while you still can.

2. The auctions are packed with very cool items, and the live auction will be excellent entertainment, with the help of MCs Jason Daniel and Eric Mann.

3. Raffles will be held for a brand new Apple iPad and an iPod Touch!

4. The music at Harambee will be unforgettable. Hard Proof Afrobeat is a “…genre-busting supergroup of strong performers…Hard Proof excels in putting on high-energy, dancey shows that betray a careful ear toward a diverse subset of musical styles and approaches.”—The Onion A.V. Club

5. The Gala is our most important annual fundraising event. All money raised at Harambee will go towards supporting Khabele’s ongoing mission to be the absolute best school in Austin.

Click here to buy your tickets!

]]> http://www.khabele.org/2012/04/last-day-for-harambee-tickets/feed/ 0 Preliminary Course Catalog for 2012-2013 http://www.khabele.org/2012/04/preliminary-course-catalog-for-2012-2013/ http://www.khabele.org/2012/04/preliminary-course-catalog-for-2012-2013/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:12:51 +0000 amynylund http://www.khabele.org/?p=2194 Here is a link to the Preliminary course catalog for 2012-2013:

http://www.khabele.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Preliminary-Course-Descriptions-for-2012_2013.pdf

]]> http://www.khabele.org/2012/04/preliminary-course-catalog-for-2012-2013/feed/ 0 Harambee: Hard Proof Afrobeat! http://www.khabele.org/2012/04/harambee-hard-proof-afrobeat/ http://www.khabele.org/2012/04/harambee-hard-proof-afrobeat/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:17:20 +0000 amynylund http://www.khabele.org/?p=2167 Read more...]]>

Don’t miss Hard Proof at Harambee! The event is Saturday, April 21 from 6 to 10 p.m. at the AT&T Center. Tickets are discounted until April 9.

Click here to buy your tickets!

The music at Harambee will be provided by Hard Proof Afrobeat. This Austin-based 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:

“We’re fortunate to live in a city blessed with a seemingly unending amount of talent. On any given night, we can drive short distances to find that memorable country band, sizzling blues outfit, exciting Latin ensemble or vivacious punk group. 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. The band was officially founded in 2008 after a few successful brunch meetings between Joe Woullard (Ocote Soul Sounds, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears), Derek Phelps (BJL & the Honeybears), Michael Faircloth (Sea Legs) and Stephen Bidwell (The Calm Blue Sea). By fall of that year, the foursome had recruited a number of capable instrumentalists, and together, they cut a 4-song demo at Cacophony Recorders in town. Faircloth departed the following year, but HPA soldiered on. In early 2010, the band recorded its truly amazing self-titled debut album, fusing funk, jazz, and elements of traditional African music to conjure up mesmerizing medleys that take turns to soothe and exhilarate. It’s the soundtrack to that daily rush-hour drive, the setting for that enticing exotic voyage and the backdrop to your next psychedelic trip, all rolled into one. In fact, this music should really be a part of your life, and 2012 is as good a time as any to make that happen. Hard Proof’s second full-length is due later this year.”

Click here to buy your tickets!

]]> http://www.khabele.org/2012/04/harambee-hard-proof-afrobeat/feed/ 0 Primavera Parent Summit Recap http://www.khabele.org/2012/02/primavera-parent-summit-recap/ http://www.khabele.org/2012/02/primavera-parent-summit-recap/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:46:00 +0000 amynylund http://www.khabele.org/?p=1949 Read more...]]>
On a bright and sunny Saturday morning in late January, Primavera parents and staff gathered in a theatre at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in South Austin to hear from Primavera Director Jennifer Tyson, Executive Director Khotso Khabele, and some of the wonderful teachers from Primavera and Khabele. Our hope was for everyone to gain more clarity, a deeper and richer understanding, and a true feeling of excitement about our united school. It was a time to come together as a community and hear more about the broad vision that our school directors have created, and the detailed ways that this vision will be made real in our daily life as a school.

We also unveiled our newly redesigned full-school website, viewed the Emergent Education video, and announced the new name for the Primavera campus: Primavera Montessori at the Khabele School.

Here are some video clips and written transcripts from the event. We invite you to view/read them, and join in our excitement about the incredible school community we are working to build for children 18 months through 18 years old!

Thank you to Film teacher Alex Thomas and film student Liam Pope for filming and editing these clips!

Jennifer Tyson, Primavera Director, speaks about the current school year and the merger.

Read Transcript

Khotso Khabele, Executive Director, speaks about the history of the Khabele School and about Emergent Education.

Read Transcript

The Emergent Education film was shown.

Amy Nylund, Communications Director, speaks about the 3-year merger timeline.

Read Transcript

Scott Dubois, Technical Director, speaks about the newly redesigned website: www.khabele.org

Alex Thomas, Khabele Middle School and High School Teacher, speaks about her experience teaching at Khabele and the relationships between teachers and families.

Read Transcript

Deborah Way-Salinas, K-1 Guide, speaks about building the Elementary program and why the merger was the perfect next step for our school.

Read Transcript

Ryan Phillips, High School Teacher, speaks about what led him to Khabele and what makes Khabele different than other schools.

Christi Wilson, Upper Elementary Guide, speaks about our Upper Elementary curriculum and the curriculum bridge we’re building to Middle School.

Read Transcript

Sam Jones, High School Teacher, speaks about the balance of joy and fear in life, and how Khabele walks its talk.

]]> http://www.khabele.org/2012/02/primavera-parent-summit-recap/feed/ 0 Big Bang Open House http://www.khabele.org/2012/02/big-bang-open-house/ http://www.khabele.org/2012/02/big-bang-open-house/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:58:11 +0000 scottdubois http://www.khabele.org/?p=1920 Read more...]]> Thursday, March 1st, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Come see Khabele School students and staff showcase their talents and passions! Big Bang presentations tend to span all disciplines and include everything from poetry, dance and music, to mathematics, genetics, and history. The event is a celebration of our school community and our mission of helping people fall in love with learning. This open house is also wonderful opportunity for folks who are interested in the Khabele School to come by and tour our campus.

Please RSVP to Moya Khabele at: m.khabele@khabele.org

 

]]> http://www.khabele.org/2012/02/big-bang-open-house/feed/ 0 Khabele Music Celebration: February 18, 7:30 p.m. http://www.khabele.org/2012/02/khabele-music-celebration/ http://www.khabele.org/2012/02/khabele-music-celebration/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:53:44 +0000 amynylund http://www.khabele.org/?p=1848 Read more...]]> The Khabele Music Celebration is an annual concert for our Jazz Bands and Chorus. This year’s event will be our fourth celebration, and it will be held for the first time at the beautiful Central Presbyterian Church on Saturday, February 18 at 7:30 p.m. The gorgeous sanctuary has amazing acoustics and will be a perfect setting for our student musicians. Featured that night will be all of our jazz bands—Middle School Jazz Band I & II, High School Jazz Band I & II, as well as some independent groups—and both student choruses. We would love for you to join us!

Visit our Facebook event page here:

https://www.facebook.com/events/379865712039137/

]]> http://www.khabele.org/2012/02/khabele-music-celebration/feed/ 0 A Night for Progress http://www.khabele.org/2012/02/a-night-for-progress/ http://www.khabele.org/2012/02/a-night-for-progress/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:32:31 +0000 amynylund http://www.khabele.org/?p=1844 Read more...]]> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

The Global Human Progress Foundation and The Khabele School Host Event Benefiting Children in The Democratic Republic of the Congo

AUSTIN, TX- The Global Human Progress Foundation and The Khabele School present A Night For Progress* (*Global Human Progress, that is). The fundraiser benefiting students in the Democratic Republic of the Congo will take place on Friday, February 24, 2012 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at The Khabele School, located on 801 Rio Grande Street, Austin, TX, 78701. There will be art, live music, and food.

There will be live music performed by Atash, Michael Stevens, and Sorne. Photography donated by Eric Morales , Elis Avellan , John Turpin, Suzanne Koett, and Kari Branch. Original artwork donated by Kelly Pharis, Kelley Janes, Lesedi Khabele-Stevens, and Katie Carlton, and original prints donated Callie Carson. Auction items include original Congolese paintings, voice lessons, gift cards, and gift baskets. If you would like to donate, participate, or volunteer, please contact Lesedi Khabele-Stevens at lesedi.ks@gmail.com.

The Global Human Progress Foundation is a non-profit organization founded to promote and assist the development of basic human rights for those living in conditions considered unacceptable and lacking basic human needs. The Global Human Progress Foundation is currently working in The Democratic Republic of the Congo, a nation experiencing over twenty years of intense conflict. In addition to working with women, the Global Human Progress Foundation is currently operating two schools in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. By operating schools, children whose only options were to be either war victims or soldiers, are now given the third option of education.

CONTACT:

Joshua DeFord
The Global Human Progress Foundation
512.233.9480
joshua@globalhumanprogress.org
www.globalhumanprogress.org

http://www.facebook.com/GlobalHumanProgress

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