The former Khabele School began the 2016-17 school year as Headwaters School in an effort to rebrand as it retools its teaching philosophy.

The school, serving students age 18 months through 12th grade, begins with a Montessori program and ends with an International Baccalaureate program. School officials say its new name better reflects its mission.

“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,” head of school Ted Graf said. “We as educators can take advantage of the language of the anatomy of the river.”