Keystone Academy is a new model of education in China that blends distinctive traditions in eastern, western, and international education.
The Keystone Academy Primary School Curriculum Guide for the 2020-2021 academic year presents a framework designed to blend Chinese, American, and international educational traditions. The curriculum is structured around three keystones: bilingual immersion in Chinese and English, building character and community, and promoting Chinese culture and identity in a global context.
The guide details the schoolwide definition of learning and provides an overview of the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) Global Studies, Language Arts, Chinese Language Acquisition, Sciences, Mathematics, Visual and Performing Arts, and Physical Education. It further breaks down specific learning objectives and activities for each grade level from Foundation Year through Grade Five, alongside the Keystone Activities Program (KAP) and assessment methods.
This document offers a full summary of the curriculum of the Primary School at Keystone Academy for the academic year 2020/2021.
Keystone Academy Primary School uses the International Primary Curriculum as a structure to deliver integrated studies from Foundation Year through Grade Five, in a bilingual immersion context.
The curriculum is a living framework that will be enhanced and developed further by teachers, so some details might change.