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Keystone Joins the Round Square Community

Keystone was inducted as a full , global member of Round Square in the fall of 2016 at Louisenlund , Germany . This , as our Head of School , Malcolm McKenzie , remarked is a “ great honor , and responsibility .” Round Square is a truly international forum that brings together like-minded schools from around the world . They offer students opportunities not only to learn through experience by engaging in various service initiatives and adventure activities , but also to share in the experiences and lives of other students , teachers , scholars and experts . Annually , Round Square organizes over 1700 service projects , in which more than 25000 students engage . Students also benefit from attending international conferences in which over 7000 delegates attend . Members are also offered exchange opportunities ; in a year at least 1500 students apply for Round Square exchange programs .

Artistic Synergies : A Global Vision

On 24 October , Yale Center Beijing hosted ‘ Artistic Synergies at Keystone Academy : A Global Vision for Future Leaders .’ This event featured a music performance and a dialogue between Robert Blocker , Dean of Music and Professor of Piano at the Yale School of Music , and Malcolm McKenzie , Keystone ’ s Head of School . These leading global educators exchanged views about creativity , its place in education , and its importance at Keystone . The Arts has the potential to bring out leading skills in students , which are the capacity to collaborate and the ability to introspect . “ I think it is the kind of combination that you get across the range of the Arts , the collaboration on the one hand and the focus on individual introspection on the other , which really makes for significant leading skills ,” said Mr . McKenzie .

An Eclectic Education Salon Season

Through the first semester of 2016-2017 , Keystone hosted a diverse array of experts from the field of education in our Salon Series . From our own Head of Middle School , Dr . Maureen McCoy , presenting her views on bilingualism , Prof . Dong Mei exploring Chinese culture through nature , and Prof . Gong Pengcheng advocating for an interdisciplinary reading of Chinese literature , to Ms . Nancy Chen laying out the vast arena of US college admissions , and Ms . Carol Rafferty of the Yale Center in Beijing giving parents insights into this and other Ivy League colleges , it was an interesting and informative Keystone Education Salon season .

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