“We’re not harnessed by legacy—we leverage it,” says Principal Kirkup. “Our founders set out to create a space that was inclusive, not elitist, and driven by community needs. That’s even more relevant today.” A TRULY INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY Knox’s campus reads like a microcosm of the modern world: 54 nationalities represented and 42 languages spoken. The school’s international culture is not simply a demographic reality—it’s a pedagogical asset. Students learn to collaborate across cultures, communicate authentically, and build the kind of global fluency that modern employers expect. Since 2020, Knox has grown enrollment by roughly one-third, reaching 830 students on its way to an optimal 960—while several nearby schools saw simultaneous declines. That growth tracks with what families say they want in a post-pandemic world: a values-driven education that prioritizes student agency, wellbeing, and authentic, real-world outcomes alongside academic achievement. THE THREE JOURNEYS: HOW KNOX PERSONALIZES LEARNING Kirkup highlights that Knox reframes schooling as a journey rather than a destination. She notes that the school is guided by a signature model based on Three Journeys which personalizes each student’s growth across three integrated domains: an academic Journey, which rests on a mastery of traditional disciplines and subject knowledge, a skills Journey based on the deliberate development of the “4Cs”—collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, and communication—with growth measured, not guessed and by way of a Character Journey. This looks like character and contribution through service, leadership, ethics, and purpose—answering the question: What kind of person am I becoming, and how am I contributing? Unlike schools that hope students “pick up” transferable skills implicitly, Knox treats skills as explicit learning goals. In partnership with leading university researchers, the school has invested in new ways to measure growth in skills and character— alongside grades in maths or English—so learners can see, own, and communicate their progress. That evidence lives in a Learner Profile, a dynamic, digital portfolio that captures each student’s growth across all three journeys—projects launched, ventures started, service undertaken, teams led, goals set (and met). It’s a richer, more human record than a transcript alone. “Content is ubiquitous.What differentiates a graduate is the skill to apply knowledge, the character to use it well, and the agency to create change,” says Kirkup. 61 BUSINESS VIEW OCEANIA VOLUME 07, ISSUE 11 THE KNOX SCHOOL
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