Khan Lab School

Just another field trip...to Stanford University! Members of the KLS iGEM team visited Stanford’s Bioengineering Department for an incredible behind-the-scenes look at research in synthetic biology and CRISPR technology. Students toured an active Biosafety Level 1 teaching laboratory, spoke with the lab manager about lab operations and research practices, and met with Professor Engel to discuss our current iGEM project and receive feedback on our work.

The team also had the opportunity to visit Professor Stanley Qi’s CRISPR lab and learn more about cutting-edge applications of gene regulation technology. Professor Qi contributed to foundational work related to dCas9 technology stemming from the research recognized by the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, making it especially exciting for students to hear directly from a leader in the field.

We’re extremely grateful to everyone at Stanford who took the time to host and inspire our students.

We’re excited to share that the AI in Education Summit is returning to Khan Lab School on Saturday, October 24, 2026!

Last year, nearly 300 educators, researchers, founders, students, and school leaders joined us for a day of honest conversations about what AI is changing in education — and what should stay deeply human.

This year’s theme is: Intentional Innovation: Keeping Learning Human in an AI World

We’re now officially open for:
• Presenter & workshop proposals
• Student and research poster sessions
• Expo participation for startups and organizations
• Sponsorship opportunities
• Ticket registration
If you’re an educator, researcher, school leader, student, or builder doing thoughtful work in this space, we’d love to have you attend.

📍 Khan Lab School — Mountain View, California
🗓️ Saturday, October 24, 2026

More information, proposal submissions, and tickets:
www.khanlabschool.org/AIED

Happy National Teachers’ Day! As we write this, our teachers are building a greenhouse, exploring places such as Yosemite and Costa Rica with students, and even acting as venture capitalists in a student-created society complete with its own government. Every day at Khan Lab School, they inspire curiosity, creativity, and connection — and on this occasion, we especially celebrate them. Thank you, teachers!

Congratulations to our science teacher Vy, who has been named a California State Champion in the Presidential AI Challenge for building QTIgen, a tool that helps teachers create Canvas quizzes at scale.

QTIgen brings AI directly into the quiz-creation workflow, allowing educators to generate, edit, and upload questions in just a few clicks. Beyond assessment, it unlocks something more powerful: using quizzes as dynamic learning tools with instant feedback, multiple attempts, and endlessly variable practice.

It’s a thoughtful example of AI not just saving time, but expanding what’s possible for teaching and learning at Khan Lab School!

Way to go, Vy! Curious to see it in action? Check out the demo video from the competition or try it yourself: qtigen.com 🚀

This is going to be a good one: We're wrapping up this season's College Admission Lab webinar series with Caltech! Register now to join Dean of Undergraduate Admissions, Ashley Pallie in conversation with Sal Khan. Don't miss this event 🔜 https://links.kls.org/caltech

Our Kindergarteners had a very important mission of their own 🚀💫 sending heartfelt messages and drawings to our Artemis crew as they make their journey back to Earth. From “welcome home” notes to imaginative space art, their love for exploration was out of this world 🌎🛰️

Robotics showed out at the East Bay District Event, finishing 5th & captaining the 3rd Alliance. We also picked up the Autonomous Award for smooth, reliable auto!

Our rankings:
#25 in CA (out of 296)
#150 worldwide (out of 3,734)

Next: NorCal District Championships. Let’s go!

What does it really take to get into UCLA? In this conversation, UCLA’s Gary Clark breaks down holistic admissions and how students are evaluated in context. Watch the full discussion with Sal Khan: https://links.kls.org/replay-ucla

And don't forget to sign up for our last session of the season, featuring Caltech: https://links.kls.org/caltech

College Admission Lab - Sal Khan and Gary Clark - UCLA In this conversation, Gary Clark (UCLA) breaks down how admissions works at one of the nation’s top public universities in conversation with Sal Khan. Learn…

Belated Pi Day celebrations across our campuses! 🥧✨ A fun tradition filled with math games, tribute drawings of Einstein, and (of course) celebratory pie for students who memorized the most digits of π—shoutout to our champ who recalled 450(!) digits. And a fitting fact to top it off: Albert Einstein himself was born on 3.14.

We eventually got one good photo for the Aerospace Engineering Club team photo!