Keystone Magazine Learning the Keystone Way 2015-2016 EN | Page 72

Beyond The Classroom
culture to Keystone’s teachers
and students, and keep it alive,”
notes Lyndon. He prepared for
each weekly session with care
and deliberation. “Preparing for
each session helps me improve
my own skill and knowledge,”
he adds.
Tea Ceremony
Tea Ceremony: A Cup of
Lyndon Sun has a penchant
for Chinese culture and intro-
duced the Tea Ceremony group
Culture
with the aim to keep alive a
fading tradition. “I wanted to
introduce traditional Chinese
Green Club: The Eco-Crew
“We want Keystone Academy will invest more time and effort
to be eco-friendly,” begins high into improving it. Vincy says that
school student Vincy Nie one of the Green Club and its coopera-
the founders of a Green Club.
Now there are about 15 stu-
dents in the group, and she is
confident it will grow. The group
has plans to grow roof gardens,
maybe even in the shape of the
Keystone Logo that can one
day be seen on Google maps.
The Green Club’s main objec-
tive is to raise awareness about
environmental issues amongst
the students, and they hope to
make a video centered on the
idea of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle –
3Rs. As a first step, the students
have placed a box for recyclable
paper outside each classroom.
Meanwhile, the students have
also started a green house. They
The group now has eight mem-
bers who are equally interested
or curious about the tradition
and way of the tea, and hopes
that they can help carry on the
beautifully delicate and ancient
Chinese custom that is known
to be an expression of beauty,
peace, truth, gratitude and re-
spect. “I think it is important to
spread traditional knowledge
amongst my peers. I fear that if
we lose our culture bit by bit,
then we won’t be able to call
ourselves Chinese any more,”
worries Lyndon.
tion with other students and
faculty in making it possible
make her very happy.
Green Club
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