This year’s Beyond King’s is one of the biggest issues we’ve ever produced! Perhaps this is partly a function of school getting back to normal after the two years of reduced activity due to the pandemic. But clearly, it also points to the fact that so much has been going on at King’s that we can barely keep up and cover it all. Towards the end of this year, we saw a transition in school leadership, as Peter Nilsson finished his fourth year as head of school and Penny Townsend took the helm in April. Read more
In October 2022, the King’s Academy Board of Trustees announced the appointment of Stephanie “Penny” Townsend as King’s fourth head of school. Townsend took the helm in April 2023, succeeding Peter Nilsson, who served as head since 2019.
Two Capstone courses designed specifically for King’s Academy prove to be a breath of fresh air for students and teachers alike.
A new dance production performed at King’s Academy marks 15 years of creative collaboration between the school and internationally acclaimed artist Yoshiko Chuma.
On April 13, King’s Academy celebrated the graduation of the first cohort of its students to complete an entrepreneurship program organized under the Tawfiq Fakhouri Chair for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Leadership.
Last November, the King’s Academy community pulled together to
raise money for the Student Life Fund.
South Korean students at King’s imbue campus with empathy, cultural understanding, and a plethora of fascinating life stories