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n anthropologist by training and passion, Dr. Sally Booth has an eternal curiosity for all things
new. You will always find Sally with a notebook and pen, even during a casual lunch. She is
able to draw on every conversation and every resource as a source of not only personal enrichment
but also professional enlightenment. And for Keystone, this means that Sally eats, breaths and sleeps
the curriculum.
This passion translates into an energetic and magnetic Curriculum Coordinator – exactly who
Keystone needs and wants. Though in her interview she says she is lucky to work with such
distinguished educators…it is they who are lucky to have her because she will translate their vision
into reality. In her role, Sally ensures that there is a smooth flow in what the students are studying
and learning from their foundation years all through high school.
In this conversation, Sally tells us more about her role at Keystone and what it means to develop a
school’s entire curriculum.
Q:
You were already working at an interesting
and vibrant institute, THINK Global School,
before coming to Keystone. Why did you decide to join
Keystone, a new school in Beijing, China?
A:
First, I want to say that I feel truly fortunate to be working
with this remarkable team on this exciting project starting
up a new kind of school in Beijing. What we are doing at Keystone
Academy reflects some of the most important and promising
changes in the world of education today. What a privilege to be
involved with the implementation of these innovative approaches
to curriculum and pedagogy, employing the most effective
models in different cultural perspectives, bilingual immersion
and inquiry-based learning in a boarding school environment.
A couple of years ago, I signed up with THINK Global School, a
traveling school, to help start the school and design a