TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Khan World School @ ASU Prep will open its virtual doors to enthusiastic 9th grade students from around the world in August 2022.
This full-time online school will combine the expertise of Khan Lab School, Schoolhouse.world, and ASU Prep Digital
in a unique model based on the principles of the book The One World Schoolhouse: Education Reimagined by Salman Khan, the founder of Khan Academy. The core principles include mastery-based learning, personalization of each student’s experience and learning together as a community.
Each day will include a seminar where small student peer groups will have the opportunity to interact online and actively dive deep into society’s most challenging questions with support from mentors and world-class learning guides.
This inaugural class of 9th graders will work together solving real-world problems in a unique virtual school model that rewards curiosity, empowers agency and provides them with the skills and confidence needed to excel in college and careers.
Don't expect the teachers unions to be happy with this news. Monopolies do hate competition.
