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It is in moments like these that
we become aware of the kind of
school and community we want
to, and hope to, be as our journey
continues. It is especially defining
because of the realization of the
self and the whole simultaneously.
It is both enabling and humbling,
and in the words of Aristotle, it is
the knowledge of the self that is the
beginning of wisdom.
Wisdom:
A Thinking Reed
Every initiative, program or aspect
of Keystone Academy feeds our
learning, enriching us with wisdom
each day. Grade 5 student, Xian
Jitong’s remark on her defining
moment when reading and reflecting
on a famous quote on the wall of her
Chinese classroom exemplifies this.
The quote by Blaise Pascal says, ‘a
man is but a reed, the most feeble
thing in nature, but he is a thinking
reed.’ Students, teachers, staff and
parents are all on this journey to
become a thinking reed – in the
pursuit of wisdom – and there is a
strong commitment to be so. We
have, perhaps, always been on this
pursuit. This is something that
Keystone’s admission counselors
often witness when speaking to
prospective parents and students.
“While interviewing two primary
school students, I asked them to
describe their understanding of
the words ‘nice’ and ‘mean’ using
pictures or words,” remembers
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admission
counselor,
Zadok
Huang. These young candidates
demonstrated their wisdom, t