Foreword by Malcolm McKenzie ......................................... 1
Learning is Fun
No Love like when the Sun Meets the Moon : Keystone Play Captivates the Audience .................................... 6
Is There A Formula to Understanding Math Better ?............... 10 I Love This Book : Grade 1 Pick their Favorites ......................... 12 Cities and Identities : A Grade 10 Exhibition ............................ 14 Grade 8 Designs A Green Future ............................................. 18
The Many Dimensions of Learning the Human Form : Grade 10 Goes Cross-Disciplinary ............................................ 20
What ’ s in a Verse ? Grade 3 Students Find Out ....................... 22
What is Your Point ? Learning the Essential Skill of Debating ................................... 24
Making Sense of Science : Experimenting and Exploring ................................................... 26
Bringing out of the Woodwork : Grade 7 Learns Product Design ................................................ 28
Plots , Podcasts and a Peculiar Door to Narnia : Grade 8 Solves Campus Mysteries ........................................... 30
Learning on the Wild Side : Grade 2 Explores the Rainforests ............................................. 32
No Child ’ s Play ! Grade 9 Students Become Coach for the Day ........................ 34
Exploring Earthquakes : Grade 6 Goes Beyond the Science of It All ............................. 38
Not Just for the Sake of Art : Grade 8 Seeks Meaning and Messages .................................. 40
Art with Passion . Art with Purpose : Grade 10 Lay Out their Canvas for the Future ......................... 42
Teacher talks
Elements : A Love Story : A Director ’ s Note .............................. 46
Grade 3 Gets Electrified ............................................................ 48 Parenting a Teenager 101 .......................................................... 50 Peer Assessment Goes Global ................................................. 54 Leadership Is Not In A Title ....................................................... 57
Make the Most of Your Child ’ s Summer : Ten Things to Keep in Mind ....................................................... 60
Beyond The Classroom
Mystery Hour with Aaron Reynolds ........................................ 66
Taking Steps to Being Themselves : Meet Some of Our Student Pioneers ...................................... 68
Theatre Brought to Life : Ista High School Festival Comes to Keystone ........................ 72
Reliving Shakespeare : Keystone Brings Macbeth to a Contemporary Stage .......................................................... 76
Three Destinations , One Purpose : Learning With A Difference ...................................................... 80
Echoes of Learning : Keystone Students Take their Lessons Beyond the Classroom ....................................... 84
Chinese Thread : A Keystone Signature
Grade 5 Molds Lessons for Life ................................................ 90
A Parley with the Pipa ............................................................... 92 Going Red : Celebrating Spring the Keystone Way ................. 94 Thunderstorm on Stage ............................................................ 98
Home Away From Home
Space , Face , Place : Becoming a Keystone Boarder ............... 106
Dorm Proctors .......................................................................... 110
Hungry for a Cause : Grade 10 Braves 30-hour Fast to Raise Money for WFP .................................... 112
Creativity and Collaboration to the Finish Line : A House Competition with a Difference ................................ 116
A Growing Community
We are the 1000th IB Program in Asia : Keystone Academy Receives IBDP Authorization .................. 122
Li Yundi , Chai Liang and Warren Mok on One Stage : Keystone Organizes Its First Open Air Concert ...................... 124
Music for a Cause : Wings of Music Sixth Anniversary Concert ............................ 126
In Two ’ s Company : A Concert ................................................. 128
An Evening with Tchaikovsky and the National Symphony Orchestra Of Ukraine ............................................ 130
Making a Slam Dunk ! Keystone ’ s Basketball Team Thrives ............................................................ 132
Keystone ’ s First Community Fair ............................................. 134
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