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'{{Short description|Independent school in the United States}} {{Infobox nonprofit | name = Khan Lab School | logo = Khan Lab School logo.png | motto = Everyone's a teacher. Everyone's a student. | focus = Designing student-centered global learning experiences, accessible to the world. | established = {{Start date and age|2014||}} | type = [[Independent School]], [[Non-profit organization]] | founder = [[Sal Khan]] | location = [[Mountain View, California|Mountain View]], [[Palo Alto, California|Palo Alto]], [[California]], U.S. | key_people = [[Sal Khan]]<br>{{small|([[Organizational founder|Founder]] & [[Chairperson]])}} | affiliations = [[Khan Academy]] | students = 230 | website = {{URL|http://khanlabschool.org}} }} '''Khan Lab School''' is an [[independent school]] in [[Mountain View, California]], associated with [[Khan Academy]].<ref name="npr.org">{{Cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/01/05/461506508/sal-khan-on-learning-coding-and-why-virtual-ed-is-not-enough |title='A Bit Of A Montessori 2.0': Khan Academy Opens A Lab School |website=NPR.org |access-date=2016-08-07}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Khan Lab School reinvents American classroom |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/khan-lab-school-reinvents-american-classroom/ |language=en |access-date=2017-07-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://chronicle.com/article/How-Sal-Khan-Hopes-to-Remake/235895 |title=How Sal Khan Hopes to Remake Education |last=Young |first=Jeffrey R. |date=30 March 2016 |via=The Chronicle of Higher Education}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wired.com/2015/10/salman-khan-academy-lab-school-reinventing-classrooms/5 |title=The Tech Elite's Quest to Reinvent School in Its Own Image |last=Tanz |first=Jason}}</ref> It is a [[laboratory school]] founded by educator [[Sal Khan]].<ref name="npr.org 2">{{Cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/06/30/476193095/from-youtube-pioneer-sal-khan-a-school-with-real-classrooms |title='From YouTube Pioneer Sal Khan, A School with Real Classrooms |website=NPR.org}}</ref> == Teaching model == === Mastery-based learning === KLS uses a model which is based on [[Mastery learning|mastery]], which means students demonstrate competence in all skills before moving on in the course.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mastery-based Academics - Khan Lab School|url=https://www.khanlabschool.org/academics/the-kls-model/mastery-based-academics|access-date=2021-01-21|website=www.khanlabschool.org|language=en-US}}</ref> === Social and emotional learning === The school also teaches social and emotional skills which are based on these core principles: # Self-Awareness # Self-Management # Social Awareness # Social Management # Social Engagement<ref>{{Cite web|title=Social & Emotional Learning + Executive Skills - Khan Lab School|url=https://www.khanlabschool.org/academics/the-kls-model/social-emotional-learning-executive-skills|access-date=2021-01-21|website=www.khanlabschool.org|language=en-US}}</ref> === Mixed age groups === Unlike many schools, KLS places its students in [[Mixed-age classes|mixed-age]] settings in order to group students by academic progress.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mixed-Age - Khan Lab School|url=https://www.khanlabschool.org/academics/the-kls-model/mixed-age-learning|access-date=2021-01-21|website=www.khanlabschool.org|language=en-US}}</ref> === Extended days === The school's lower and middle school divisions also continue to run throughout the summer term.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Summer Term - Khan Lab School|url=https://www.khanlabschool.org/academics/the-kls-model/summer-term|access-date=2021-01-21|website=www.khanlabschool.org|language=en-US}}</ref> KLS also adopts an extended day model, in which students are expected to work independently. Students are not required to participate in [[Extracurricular activity|extracurricular]] activities, but those who stay after school are expected to focus on their learning and project goals.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Extended Day - Khan Lab School|url=https://www.khanlabschool.org/school-life/extended-day|access-date=2021-01-21|website=www.khanlabschool.org|language=en-US}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Education in California]] [[Category:Education in Santa Clara County, California]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in 2014]] [[Category:Education reform]] [[Category:Laboratory schools in the United States]] [[Category:Mountain View, California]] [[Category:Non-profit organizations based in the San Francisco Bay Area]] [[Category:Organizations based in the San Francisco Bay Area]] [[Category:Philosophy of education]] [[Category:Progressive education]] [[Category:Schools in Santa Clara County, California]] [[Category:2014 establishments in California]]'