- Hi, everyone, Sal Khan here.
- Hi, everyone, Sal Khan here.

And I just wanted to tell you all
And I just wanted to tell you all

that we've reached kind of several really cool milestones
that we've reached kind of several really cool milestones

at Khan Lab School, which you can learn more
at Khan Lab School, which you can learn more

about at khanlabschool.org or kls.org.
about at khanlabschool.org or kls.org.

A lot of folks are surprised to hear
A lot of folks are surprised to hear

that I started a physical school back in 2014
that I started a physical school back in 2014

when I'm so associated with online learning.
when I'm so associated with online learning.

But I've never viewed online
But I've never viewed online

as somehow a replacement for an in-person experience.
as somehow a replacement for an in-person experience.

The dream has always been
The dream has always been

that online can unlock the physical experience.
that online can unlock the physical experience.

It can allow students to learn
It can allow students to learn

at a pace that is appropriate for them.
at a pace that is appropriate for them.

It could allow for mastery-based learning
It could allow for mastery-based learning

where if you get an 80% on something,
where if you get an 80% on something,

you don't just get a C on your forehead
you don't just get a C on your forehead

and your permanent transcript
and your permanent transcript

and then you're expected to learn the next concept
and then you're expected to learn the next concept

that builds on that 20% gap.
that builds on that 20% gap.

Instead, you're expected to master the concept.
Instead, you're expected to master the concept.

So you always have a strong foundation.
So you always have a strong foundation.

That we can unlock a situation when
That we can unlock a situation when

human beings get to a classroom together,
human beings get to a classroom together,

both the students and the teachers,
both the students and the teachers,

they're able to interact with each other,
they're able to interact with each other,

they're able to collaborate with each other,
they're able to collaborate with each other,

they're able to have Socratic dialogues, have games.
they're able to have Socratic dialogues, have games.

They're able to do projects together.
They're able to do projects together.

We wanted to create a reality where students
We wanted to create a reality where students

aren't just accountable for their own gains
aren't just accountable for their own gains

or their own progress but also for each other,
or their own progress but also for each other,

that they're invested in each other,
that they're invested in each other,

that they are unusually collaborative.
that they are unusually collaborative.

We wanted to explore blurring the lines
We wanted to explore blurring the lines

between high school and college.
between high school and college.

If kids are able to learn more,
If kids are able to learn more,

be truly curious, be truly engaged.
be truly curious, be truly engaged.

Why can't they learn faster than you would normally expect?
Why can't they learn faster than you would normally expect?

The middle schoolers can learn high school concepts,
The middle schoolers can learn high school concepts,

high school students can learn college concepts
high school students can learn college concepts

and get credit for it.
and get credit for it.

So that by the time they graduate,
So that by the time they graduate,

they're already operating at a junior
they're already operating at a junior

or a senior level in college
or a senior level in college

and actually getting credit for it.
and actually getting credit for it.

And so the milestone that we're at
And so the milestone that we're at

is that we're actually now at a full K through 12 school,
is that we're actually now at a full K through 12 school,

over 200 students, we have our first graduates this year.
over 200 students, we have our first graduates this year.

And you could imagine in the early days
And you could imagine in the early days

a lot of people went,
a lot of people went,

well, these are all interesting ideas, Sal,
well, these are all interesting ideas, Sal,

but will this work?
but will this work?

And it's a lab school,
And it's a lab school,

there's all sorts of stuff that we're constantly trying.
there's all sorts of stuff that we're constantly trying.

But you know, when I look at this year's graduating cohort,
But you know, when I look at this year's graduating cohort,

I'm incredibly proud of them,
I'm incredibly proud of them,

mainly for who they have become as human beings,
mainly for who they have become as human beings,

but some of the traditional metrics
but some of the traditional metrics

by which we measure students, they're also crushing it,
by which we measure students, they're also crushing it,

I guess is the best way to say it,
I guess is the best way to say it,

which is really powerful to show that
which is really powerful to show that

you can create a learning experience
you can create a learning experience

where kids are intrinsically curious.
where kids are intrinsically curious.

They're intrinsically wanna collaborate with each other
They're intrinsically wanna collaborate with each other

and just wanna learn more.
and just wanna learn more.

But as a by-product of it, not as a goal of it,
But as a by-product of it, not as a goal of it,

they're able to do incredibly well on standardized tests.
they're able to do incredibly well on standardized tests.

Our students are scoring on average
Our students are scoring on average

better on standardized tests
better on standardized tests

than some of the very top universities in the country
than some of the very top universities in the country

or in the world.
or in the world.

They are getting in to
They are getting in to

some of the top universities in the world
some of the top universities in the world

even though they don't have traditional letter grades
even though they don't have traditional letter grades

because the universities are seeing that the grades
because the universities are seeing that the grades

of mastery based learning are even more powerful
of mastery based learning are even more powerful

because it's a higher standards,
because it's a higher standards,

it's expecting that all students really master the concepts.
it's expecting that all students really master the concepts.

We're deepening our partnership with Foothill College
We're deepening our partnership with Foothill College

which is a local college in the area
which is a local college in the area

to get the best of both worlds,
to get the best of both worlds,

the high school experience and the college experience.
the high school experience and the college experience.

And so they have some exciting things
And so they have some exciting things

that I can't announce it just yet also on the capacity side.
that I can't announce it just yet also on the capacity side.

And so that's why I'm out here telling folks
And so that's why I'm out here telling folks

normally we can only admit a few folks every year,
normally we can only admit a few folks every year,

but this year there might be an opportunity for more.
but this year there might be an opportunity for more.

So, if you're interested,
So, if you're interested,

if you live in the San Francisco Bay area in particular
if you live in the San Francisco Bay area in particular

within driving distance to Mountain View,
within driving distance to Mountain View,

Palo Alto Los Altos, encourage you to take a look at it.
Palo Alto Los Altos, encourage you to take a look at it.

And I'm happy to answer any questions
And I'm happy to answer any questions

in the message board below
in the message board below

that you might have about Khan Lab School.
that you might have about Khan Lab School.

My kids go there, I teach there, I work very closely
My kids go there, I teach there, I work very closely

with the faculty and the administration there.
with the faculty and the administration there.

And what's exciting about it for me,
And what's exciting about it for me,

is that not just creating a really
is that not just creating a really

unique learning experience
unique learning experience

for the students who attend,
for the students who attend,

but as a lab school, creating a model that can be replicated
but as a lab school, creating a model that can be replicated

throughout the world.
throughout the world.

So once again,
So once again,

happy to answer any questions that anyone might have.
happy to answer any questions that anyone might have.