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Athletics

Competitive Sports

Athletic endeavors provide the opportunity for students tobring balance to their education through creative physicalmovement. While improving personal fitness, studentswill develop values of goal setting and team building.Furthermore, in support of the overall education offeredat Khabele, students will learn about the well-beingexperienced through teamwork, discipline, determination,and achievement. Each team sport at the Khabele School has two co-ed teams,one for middle school students and one for high school students.These programs are a series of co-ed league games held afterschool, with practices occurring late in the day throughout theseason. The teams will compete with the Austin Private School Association, which is a league of local small private schools.Students may choose to participate in one, two, three, or all foursports.

$50 FEE PER SPORT , $200 FEE FOR TENNIS

  • Quarter 1: Co-Ed Volleyball (Aug. 31 – October 15, 2010)
  • Quarter 2: Co-Ed Basketball (Oct. 18 – Dec. 3, 2010)
  • Quarter 3: Co-Ed Soccer (Jan. 4 – March 4, 2011)
  • Quarter 4: Co-Ed Tennis (March 21 – May 31, 2010)

Yoga/Dance/Martial Arts

Since well-being is a key attribute that students must develop at the Khabele School, physical fitness is a priority.  We offer sports for students who value athletics and team work, but also offer P.E. classes for those students who are not interested in team sports.  Our current “non-sports” fitness courses include Yoga, Modern Dance, and Martial Arts.  This year’s Martial Arts focus is Capoiera, an Afro-Brazilian martial arts, dance, game, and practice.

Outdoor Leadership

Admission: OL admissions is based upon application and limited to 14 students, grades 8th-12th. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis starting in the spring for the fall enrollment (starting late August).

Intention: OL has three areas of focus: (1) leadership, (2) environmental awareness, and (3) specialized outdoor skills. OL provides safe opportunities for students to actually lead – thereby discovering their innate leadership ability and building self-confidence and a sense of connection to people and Nature. Environmental awareness includes both detailed knowledge of and appreciation for our world. Specialized skills include a level of expertise in at least one area, including (but not limited to) minimal impact camping, backpacking, canoeing, kayaking, caving, rock climbing, mountain biking, and nature appreciation (botany, bird watching, etc.), where students lead their own trips in their area of specialty. Skills also include wilderness first aid and CPR.

This program is modeled after the Outdoor Education program, perhaps the best program of its kind in the nation. OL Leader David Heroy’s experience includes a 4 weekNOLSOutdoor Educator Course in Wyoming, Outward Bound backpacking and rock climbing trip in the Appalachians,WFA First Aid and Lifeguard Training certifications, and field research in Bangladesh and Antarctica. He also founded Blackwood Nature Camp, a three-week overnight camp for ages 8-17 in Hempstead, TX.

Training: Training includes 16 hour Wilderness First Aid training and CPR (taught by NOLS instructors), an extended solo (24 hour), rock climbing, belay certification, low and high elements ropes course, hiking, canoeing, kayaking, caving, mountain biking, using help from Khabele teachers, parents, and local experts. Graduation is also dependent on adequate participation and ongoing commitment throughout the course.