Graduate Profile
Global Citizenship and
early acceptance to a top ranked liberal arts school
Looking Towards the Future
in the United States, Middlebury College. Despite
learning of her early admissions in December,
Not only has Phoebe harnessed leadership roles Phoebe chose to not disclose her results to fellow
at Keystone, but she has also expanded her lead- classmates for fear of adding external academic
ership prowess beyond the borders of China. pressure onto them.
Experiential Learning Programs, a critical com-
ponent in Keystone’s curriculum, have afforded Humble, ambitious and considerate, Phoebe is
Phoebe the opportunity to participate in a ser- a student leader who leads by compassion as
vice learning trip to Botswana with Head of School she pursues her interests within academia and
Malcolm McKenzie and primary teacher Kat through various service learning activities. When
Kiddell, as well as a Math, Science and Humanities asked about the opportunities for self-growth at
camp in Russia. By her own volition, Phoebe’s Keystone, Phoebe’s response is simply: “When
investment in experiential learning and service we are at home we have access to information and
learning trips has led to deep personal growth and resources from all over the world because we have
has aided with informing her decisions for life the internet now. If you ask any one of the other
after Keystone. students who also participated in those trips, it
A student unafraid to embrace challenges, Phoebe global trips, I did not limit myself as a global cit-
broadened our horizons. By participating in those
has not allowed her academic and extracurricu- izen in only a Chinese way. I learned about new,
lar merits to intimidate her fellow Grade 12 peers. different ways of life that really inspired me to
During the complex US college and univ