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KNKLS empowers youth through fencing, STEM education, and community service
fostering cultural exchange and leadership

Who are we?

The Kids and Knowledge Learning Society (KNKLS) is a nonprofit organization based in Los Angeles, California, founded and funded by Andy Zhang, currently a sophomore at Brandeis University. Our mission is to eliminate cultural biases from an early age by fostering language and cultural exchange among youth worldwide, nurturing open-minded and inclusive global citizens.
In 2024, under the leadership of President Xilong Lin and vice president Aaron Zhang, we launched our flagship initiative, "Fencing for Dreams."This program uses fencing as a medium to embody KNKLS’s core values by:
- Providing a professional platform for fencers to learn, communicate, and improve
- Cultivating a shared and open sports culture
- Offering students a stage to showcase their talents and support their peers
- Enhancing young fencers' skills while promoting academic excellence
- Strengthening sports and cultural exchange between the U.S. and China
Participants not only receive expert fencing training but also engage in international exchange activities, building meaningful friendships with peers from diverse backgrounds and developing cross-cultural understanding through practice.
In an increasingly interconnected world, cultural understanding and cross-cultural communication skills have become essential for young generations. KNKLS is dedicated to building an international platform where diverse programs and activities help break geographical barriers, allowing youth to form friendships and mutual trust across borders.

What we do?

  • Oral communication

    • Introduce the status and knowledge of fencing in the United States and China through online or offline communication，promote the eastern and western cultural exchanges。

    • Meet more friends, master more fencing knowledge and culture, and improve your English proficiency.

  • Accompanying Fencing Practice

    • Physical training sparring

    • actual combat sparring

    • counterattack.

  • STEM Course Training

    • Doubt resolution and individual counseling

    • Sharing of Learning Themes

    • AMC Competition Training

  • Charitable activities

    • Nursing Home Service Volunteers clean rooms, chat with the elderly, and organize talent shows.

    • Environmental Protection and Animal Protection Participants clean public areas, sort garbage, and plant trees to raise environmental awareness. Animal rescue, caring for stray animals in animal shelters, promoting adoption services

  • Fundraising

    • Organize charity sales or launch fundraising initiatives through online and offline channels to provide tangible support for underprivileged children and cancer patients.

News

Our fencing family loves creating a space where kids with autism can learn, play, and just have fun together. Every moment is full of energy, growth and joy.More and more autistic children are joining our loving family, and more and more young fencers are becoming our volunteers.(Jul-Sep,2025)

“All together for Autism, every kid deserves a chance”-Many children with autism, often live on the margins of social life. Xilong Lin, along with some of the worlds top fencers and young athletes, is calling for greater attention to their development, using fencing as a way to create opportunities for growth and change.（July 23,2025）


In preparation for the upcoming National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals), Fencing for Dreams-KNKLS successfully conduct an "Foil weapon tip cleaning demo" in LAIFC OC on June 14 at 5 PM. The event was led by experienced speakers Lucas and Aaron, who demonstrated to all foil fencers and their families present how to properly clean and maintain foil weapon tips to ensure their equipment remained in top condition.This event not only ‌enhanced foil fencers' understanding of equipment maintenance‌, but also ‌provided them with a platform to exchange knowledge and learn together‌. The Fencing for Dreams-KNKLS stated that it ‌will continue to organize similar activities in the future‌, ‌aiming to promote the popularity and development of the sport of fencing .(June 14, 2025)

"Fencing for Dreams" – KNKLS is partnering with Aleteia to offer introductory fencing classes, technical instruction, and weekly training sessions specially designed for children on the autism spectrum. Through standardized technical protocols and engaging modular training, the program aims to promote athletic development and inclusive participation for children with special needs. (March – June, 2025)

During the 2025 California mega wildfire, the non-profit organization Kids and Knowledge Learning Society delivered emergency supplies to designated relief hubs. (January 11, 2025)


Join Fencing Across America as a participant or volunteer! (July 25,2024)

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