I chose Khabele because I saw its huge amount of potential in changing the world. And it was so close knit, it was like a family, and all of the teachers are great. You can express your opinion without being judged."
-10th grade student

"The Khabele School is the best school in the universe!"
-11th grade student 

"The community's united attitude drew me in. Everyone acts like a family, and that is a welcome change from my old school where everyone was interested in themselves."
-11th grade student

"I like the lenience, yet responsibility given. People are more open."
-11th grade student

"Khabele is small, peaceful, and it has a good vibe."
-11th grade student

"I love the people, environment, and values. Khabele has helped me become independent and self accepting, and that's exactly what I want."
-11th grade student

"I think the freedom is amazing! Khabele knows how to reach students. I think that Khabele brings light to the deep, dark depths of being a teenager."
-12th grade student

"I needed something and someone that could help me to help myself. I needed something to help me realize who I really am; the freedom that is offered here has helped me so much."
-12th grade student

"Some of Khabele's strengths are how much it teaches you to be a leader for the future, and how open minded the school is. How nice and like a family the people are. Freedom of choice and so much more."
-10th grade student

"I like being a family and working together. There's not much drama, the teachers are excellent, and it allows students to be more independent."
-12th grade student

"Its ability to adapt, its ability to change people's lives. The teachers are dedicated and most of the students want to learn."
-11th grade student

"Everybody really knows each other and everybody really cares about each other. Whenever we've got a problem or just something to deal with, there's always somebody there to help you out, whether it's a teacher or a student. That's what keeps us moving, just a constant flow of help, awareness, and just compassion for everyone else."
-10th grade student

"This school is about making it on your own and taking on responsibility. I'm more outspoken and outgoing - because everyone is friendly. There's definitely a sense of community."
-9th grade student

"It's just more one on one because the classes are smaller, and the teachers are really more like your friends and not just this person in front of the class."
- 9th grade student

"What's the school about? It's about helping you achieve your goals in life. By encouraging you to look at what you really want, they help you decide what you can do to achieve those goals. Last year I was really antisocial and closed off to people, so I decided that I wanted to be able to be more open and not so - what's the word? Not so unsure and distant from people, so I could get up and talk in front of them and not be completely terrified. When the end of the year came I stood up and talked in front of about fifty people, most of them I didn't know. I didn't really get it until I was able to stand up in front of all those people. I just realized what I really wanted, and I went for it with the encouragement of others."
-10th grade student

"I like this school because everybody is so nice. There aren't a lot of kids. My first day, everybody accepted me, nobody left me out, and it's been the same ever since. It's a good place to learn. It's easy to learn here."
-7th grade student

"I love this school because everybody's nice. It's like a big family getting together for the holidays: some people like each other, some don't, some help teach others, some like to learn, but nobody is really mean to anybody and we all basically get along."
- 6th grade student