Experiential Learning: Away At Camp
SOS! Science Wonderkids to the Rescue of “Egg Planets”!
Ideas and innovation are central
to our WeChat account. In this
post from 17 September 2014,
we turned a fun egg-drop science
experiment into an interesting
comic for our readers. Here is a
gist: Keystone Aeronautics and
Space Administration (KASA)
in the last few days revealed
Camping was one the highlights of Keystone’s first semester. This post that
appeared on 23 October 2014 gave subscribers a taste of our experiential
learning initiative, which is integral to the school’s academic program.
Grades 4-9 participated in this camping experience, and bonded with
nature, learned new skills, and grew stronger and closer as the first cohort of
students and teachers. It was a special trip for all as Song Jingming, a middle
school librarian teacher, expressed, “After seeing them coming ashore from a
swim in the freezing cold pond, putting on their heavy jackets and backpacks
and calling out to their friends, I couldn’t help but being reminded of a scene
from the Analects of Confucius: ‘’twas the end of spring, a few adults, along
with six or seven children, took a pleasant swim in the river and sang in
the warm breeze on their way back.’ This sums up perfectly my reason for
coming to this camping trip and my perception of the ideal student-teacher
relationship.”
One-of-a-Kind Museum Trip
that five “egg planets” orbiting at a distance of 200,000 kilometers from the
Earth are at risk of crashing into the Moon! Due to their close proximity, the
flying debris from the crash may cause great harm to our planet. Realizing the
urgency of the situation, KASA immediately organized an emergency task force
in Keystone’s Middle School Lab with Science teacher Amanda Narkiewicz in
command of a cadre of grade 7 science superkids to rescue the egg planets.
Giving Life to Life: the Inaugural Edutopia Article
Edutopia is a dialogue of learning between two friends - Sabrina Liu and Zhu
Xiaowei - in a collection of letters. Through candid and reflexive exchanges, they
deliberate on a plethora of subjects, including the highs and lows of raising
children, the ups and downs of parenting, education, and life itself. Three such
exchanges have been posted thus far. The inaugural article was posted on 1 ā)ձ