Most of our students come from international schools. The school and the school's curriculum influences student ability, but it does not define it. There is a false dichotomy amongst educators that subjects are either skills or content based. We include these of course, but we are interested in building deeper concepts and principles. As a result, we've seen many of our students transfer from local to international schools after building both skills and conceptual understandings with us. Also, classes are small, allowing the teacher to cater to the strengths and weaknesses of each student. Finally, our rubrics and other methods of feedback are very dynamic and allow students to target weaker skills and strengthen them.