Is Your Child Ready For The World? Harvard Graduates Inspired by Keystone's World School Model

BEIJING, May 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The world of international education is fast evolving. But is it changing for the better?  This was one of the pressing issues raised at Harvard's 2015 China Education Symposium titled, 'Reimagine: Better Education for All.' Are your children's schools only preparing them for for the best colleges and universities -- the Ivy Leagues -- and best jobs? Or are they being prepared for life? Are your children ready for the world? Learning for the world? Learning from the world? In today's every-changing world, educators and parents must ask these questions; they must search for a world school because education is changing and being reimagined constantly.

Participants, attendees, academics, graduates, practitioners and others listening to Malcolm McKenzie, Head of Keystone Academy, speak at the 2015 Harvard China Education Symposium could not agree more. That is the mission of Keystone Academy -- to prepare students for the world, to be a world school. "Students and teachers would be knowledgeable about the world, they would want to learn all the time from the world, but at the same time they would be learning for the world. They would, therefore, apply their learning to change our world for the better and to address the great challenges of our time. A deep sense of public purpose, of learning to serve, would be systemic in such schools. Above all, perhaps, they would develop a positive instinct for difference, and a desire to learn from otherness. World schools like this would most definitely be producing national and global citizens, comfortable in their local identity but also cosmopolitan, completely at ease with otherness," explains Mr. McKenzie.

Education for a Better Tomorrow
An emphasis on the self and the world -- the local and the global -- is one of three keystones of the school. The Chinese Thread, an educational philosophy that comes to life through pedagogy and practice, is fundamental to being a member of the Keystone community. For Chinese students it instills a sense of pride and belonging, and for expat students it creates and nurtures an appreciation for China's rich culture and long history. Rooted in this educational foundation are the two other keystones -- bilingual immersion and residential life. This sort of conscious blending of eastern and western pedagogies and educational practices is unprecedented, especially in China. This has not only drawn Chinese and expat students to the school, but also educators from around the world who are passionate about an international education with deep roots at home. Keystone graduates are not only prepared for the best universities around the world and the most competitive jobs, but they will also know how to apply their emotional intelligence, character, and zest for learning to help develop and improve the communities in which they live. And what is education, if not for a better tomorrow. Click here to find out how your child can be prepared for the world.

China Education Symposium
China Education Symposium is an organization officially recognized by The Harvard Graduate School of Education. They promote conversation and practice related to China's education by connecting and supporting young practitioners, scholars, and policy-makers. The 2015 symposium was titled Reimage: Better Education for All.

About Keystone Academy
Keystone Academy, in operation since 2014, is located in Beijing, China. It is a non-profit, philanthropic educational venture governed by a board of trustees. The school blends distinctive traditions in eastern, western, and international education, creating a "new world school" that is academically outstanding and a new model of education in China. We learn from and we learn for this enterprising, global community.

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