the social media platform, our design team repeatedly outdo themselves with
presentations that ensure the best possible reading experience. For instance,
recently we added a soothing music track to our post in the hope that it would
add to the pleasure of reading.
Rewards for our hard work come not only with every click of our posts, or
every time a post is shared, but also when someone appreciates it in person.
For instance, a Keystone primary school mother once told us how much her
5-year-old daughter loved the post on ‘Discovering Keystone: Beauty in the
Details.’ This foundation year student was so captivated by the style and
creativity of each piece of school furniture that she repeatedly looked at the
pictures, and said that she couldn’t wait for the school to open to see all of it
in person. It was exciting and such a pleasant surprise to know that we have
followers as young as 5 years old. It was also encouraging that the message
of “beauty” was communicated accurately and successfully to our audience
– at least to this 5 year old and hopefully many more – and this is exactly the
kind of “communication” we are trying to achieve with our WeChat account.
Keystone’s social networking platform is not only a space for our voice, but it is
also a space for your voices. One very special instance comes to mind – a father’s
message to his son. We were fortunate to receive this father’s permission to
share a letter he wrote to his son on our account on the eve of Father’s Day in
2014. Here is a deeply moving quote from the letter titled ‘Why We Have Chosen
Keystone for Our Child: Letter to Our Son,’ “…without ceremony, the spring of
2014 recedes from our vision. My dear son, I recall the Italian poet Dante said
in his magnum opus Divina Commedia, “Midway upon the journey of our life, I
found myself within a forest dark, for the straightforward pathway had been lost.”
But the German philosopher, Nietzsche, was equally graceful about discovery,
“the spirit becomes a lion who would conquer his freedom and be master in
his own desert.” Without discontentment and without regret, we believe in our
choice, we believe the choice will make our family happier, and we believe it will
benefit you for life.” The priceless words from a father to a son were not only
encouraging and inspiring to his son, but also to us. Keystone students were
also quick to reciprocate their deep love for their parents. The 21 November post
published ‘Parents’ Affections, Children’s Appreciation,’ in which five students
from grade 6 shared their thoughts and gratitude for their parents’ love after
being touched by Long Ying Tai’s book Seeing Off.
We also post voices from beyond our gates in an effort to shape our account
into a platform for reflecting on education and life. Through our special
WeChat column Edutopia, we publish exchanges with our hypothetical
penpal, Zhu Xiaowei. It is an attempt at engaging Keystone parents, and the
wider social media public to share our experience, thoughts, and reflections
on education and life. This brings to mind Jing Wen’s moon pearls. Jing
Wen is the protagonist in Song dynasty official Pang Yuanying’s collection of
stories, Wen Chang Za Lu. Jing Wen would plant tiny grains of sand inside
the oysters when they