The Khabele School began the 2016-17 school year under the name Headwaters School in an effort to rebrand and reposition its teaching philosophy.

The school, serving students age 18 months through 12th grade, has two campuses in Southwest Austin. The school begins with a Montessori program and ends with an International Baccalaureate program.

The Khabele School was founded in 2001, followed by Primavera Montessori School in 2002, Head of School Ted Graf said. The two schools merged in 2011 and retained the Khabele name until Aug. 11, when the Headwaters School name went into effect.

“For us, the anatomy of a river, the birth of a river, the progression of a river is a lovely metaphor for thinking about education, particularly when you think about educating a child as young as 2 and as old as 18,” Graf said. “We as educators can take advantage of  the language of the anatomy of the river.”