Teaching Learning Leading K-12

Kai and Warren Kushner: Balancing Academics and Athletics through a Personalized Education. This is episode 714 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Kai Kushner is a competitive surfer who lives in Manhattan Beach, California and travels the world to compete and train. He is 17 years old and has been doing this since he was 10. Kai has been surfing in Southern California since he was six. A competitive surfer like his father Warren Kushner, Kai has become one of the top junior male surfers in the nation with the hopes of participating in the Olympics in the future. While Kai spends more time in the ocean than on dry land, his education remains a high priority for both him and his parents. Mother Dana Kushner credits Kai’s success academically and in athletics to a personalized approach to his education. Having been with Fusion Academy since middle school, Kai has been able to succeed in his grades while also finding time to train. Often traveling, Kai’s attendance doesn’t falter with both vir