Academics and fun finish the school year

Academics and fun finish the school year

Our students and teachers packed a great deal into April and May. Each activity gets a link, or a story below: STEM Day, April 1, Saturday: our students presented their fun studies Students took the national tests, the Iowa Assessments, and do stunningly well, April...
Students excel in national tests

Students excel in national tests

In the mornings of several days in mid-April all of our students in grades K-7 took the Iowa Assessments, Form E, a national standard exam covering many aspects of English, math, science, and social science. In each subject area each student achieved a rank as a...
How we stand out as a school

How we stand out as a school

Our students all know each other, across grades, and they treat each other well. They come from the US and from 9 other nations of Africa, Asia, and Europe.  Classes are small, 15 students or fewer. On the national Iowa Assessments in 2022 23% of our students scored...
Chinese New Year fun, January 20th

Chinese New Year fun, January 20th

Teaching the Chinese language (Mandarin) is fun for teacher Yulin Zhang and learning it is just as much fun for the students. It certainly is one of our flagship teaching efforts, and it us among all local schools. Yulin brings in the cultural insights, too.  She...