Graduation!

 
Congratulations to the Class of 2015! On Saturday, June 6th, The Kildonan School saw ten students (Khaled, Paige, Jonathan, Piterson, Brad, Patrick, Bull, Trey, Sarah, and Misha) walk across the stage to receive their diplomas.  Family, friends, faculty, Kildonan alumnus Ahmed al-Rahim, and Kildonan founder Diana Hanbury King all attended to celebrate this special day.  We will miss these students, but we wish them well in their future educational journeys at Goucher College (@gouchercollege), Curry College (@CurryEdu), Columbia College Chicago (@ColumbiaChi), Oxford Academy, LIU Post (@LIUPost), Full Sail University (@FullSail), and Marist College (@Marist)! For more coverage, consult an article released by local newspaper The Poughkeepsie Journal (@PokJournal).

Even though we have finished the 2014-2015 academic year, please expect further blog posts! The Edge /​ IP team plans to release updates concerning students' finished pieces as well as our unfolding professional development (PD) pursuits.  Check back soon!

College, Here We Come!

With only twenty-eight school days remaining in Kildonan's academic year, all graduating students (seniors and PG's) have their minds on college.  As they continue to announce their final decisions, we would like to celebrate with two statistics:

(1) Our 10 students have successfully been accepted to 30 institutions of higher education.  Please consult the full list below (and check out the sites and Twitter profiles to boot!).

(2) Thus far, our students have earned $1,121,000 in possible scholarship moneys.

Thank you, Kildonan, for encouraging these students in their educational pursuits.  A big thanks goes out to Joy Klvana (our indomitable college advisor) as well as the tutors of senior students; your guidance, organization, and support have proven invaluable.  Finally, we would like to thank the future graduates themselves.  You have won over interesting and exciting schools, and we look forward to seeing how you apply your intellectual and personal prowess in the future.

1. Berry College
   
   1. Twitter:  @berrycollege
2. Brevard College
3. Cazenovia College
   
   1. Twitter:  @CazCollege
4. College of St Rose
   
   1. Twitter: @CollegeofStRose
5. Columbia College Chicago
   
   1. Twitter: @ColumbiaChi
6. Curry College
   
   1. Twitter:  @CurryEdu
7. Duthchess Community College
8. Flagler College
   
   1. Twitter:  @FlaglerCollege
9. Florida Southern College
   
   1. Twitter:  @FSCadmissions
10. Full Sail University
    
    1. Twitter:  @FullSail
11. Goucher College
    
    1. Twitter:  @gouchercollege
12. Johnson and Wales University
13. Long Island University (LIU):  Post
    
    1. Twitter:  @LIUPost
14. Lynn University
    
    1. Twitter:  @LynnUniversity
15. Marist College
    
    1. Twitter:  @Marist
16. Marlboro College
    
    1. Twitter:  @MarlboroCollege
17. MECA(Maine College of Art)
    
    1. Twitter:  @mecaart
18. MICA(Maryland Institute College of Art)
    
    1. Twitter:  @mica_news
19. Mitchell College
    
    1. Twitter: @MitchellCollege
20. Naugatuck Valley Community College
21. Pace University
    
    1. Twitter:  @PaceUniversity
22. Quest University (Canada)
    
    1. Twitter:  @QuestUniCanada
23. Sarah Lawrence College
    
    1. Twitter:  @SarahLawrence
24. SCAD(Savannah College of Art and Design)
    
    1. Twitter:  @SCADdotedu
25. Sewanee:  The University of the South
    
    1. Twitter:  @univofthesouth
26. St Thomas Aquinas
    
    1. Twitter: @STAC_edu
27. Suffolk Community College
    
    1. Twitter:  @SUNYSFLK
28. Western Connecticut University
29. University of Connecticut:  Waterbury
    
    1. Twitter: @UConn
30. University of North Carolina:  Asheville
    
    1. Twitter:  @UncAvl

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Description of image:  Students at Reed College.  Photo located at http://www.reed.edu/.  Kildonan and its IP program claim no ownership over the picture above.

A Visit to Marist College

Minus Piterson, who is currently exploring Mitchell College, the IPians joined the rest of the Kildonan juniors and seniors in touring Marist College (@Marist) yesterday.  Boasting an eclectic mix of Gothic and modern architecture, finely manicured lawns, and easy access to the Hudson River and Poughkeepsie, NY, Marist College gave The Kildonan School a warm welcome.  Our students learned of the LD services available at Marist through the Director of Special Services and an Admissions Officer.  They also received a tour of the campus and enjoyed a meal of the College's fine lunch offerings.

Our students were engaged throughout and are very thankful for the trip.  For some, yesterday marked the first of many such college visits.  We must pay thanks, then, to Joy Klvana, who arranged this wonderful opportunity as Kildonan's own College Counselor!