Outdoor Education: A Time to Inquire, Connect, and Understand
Outdoor Ed! We all know of the excitement and anticipation surrounding those two words. For students these trips represent that coveted opportunity to be independent, and for parents the experience can often be filled with a lot of nerves, and the simple hope that everyone returns home in one piece! At Keys School, Outdoor Ed…
Lower the Drawbridge!
With nothing but their imaginations and materials from The Builder Barn, students stretched their thinking to create a fort worthy of royalty. Students even pieced together rope, wood, and clamps to create a back fence and a front facing drawbridge, ensuring all would be safe within the walls of this mighty structure.
Kindness Matters
Keys welcomed guest speaker Kelsey Tainsh to our Lower School and Middle School campuses. Kelsey, a survivor of two bouts with cancer and a life-changing stroke, talked to students about sharing their differences instead of hiding them, why kindness matters, and the importance of accepting others’ uniqueness. Along with talking about these lessons, students also…
Lower School New Student Welcome Lunch
Every year we are so excited to welcome new students to our school. The new students recently enjoyed a special welcome lunch with their buddies. Sharon Diamond, our Lower School Counselor, joined our new students during lunch to see how their first full week of school went. Sharon’s focus is to make sure our students…
Keys Fall Picnic
The entire Keys community is still reeling from the fun times that were had at last Friday’s Fall Picnic. Between chowing down on some delicious barbecue and partaking in friendly hula-hoop competitions, parents, students, faculty, and staff savored in the opportunity to catch up with each other and enjoy the cool Summer weather.
First Week of School!
After a Summer of preparing lesson plans, painting classrooms, drafting emails, and waiting in anticipation, faculty and staff at Keys are so excited that the students are finally here! We welcome the familiar sounds of students playing and laughing on our two campuses once again. Students new to our Middle School campus have found their…
Head of School for The Day
Hear ye, hear ye! Introducing, for one day and one day only, our new Head of School, Sherry Shao. Last Thursday Sherry filled in for our beloved Alona Scott as Head of Keys School. Once Sherry was settled into her new office, she set off to say good morning to all her teachers and students.…
All School Spring Picnic
Last Friday we hosted our annual All School Spring Picnic at the Lower School. The sun was shining and the grill was sizzling as the entire Keys community played, danced, and chowed down on delicious food. This energetic bash was the perfect hoorah to commemorate the closing of the school year. Thank you to all…
Middle School Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Middle school erupted with cheers and applause yesterday as Larry Purcell and Alona Scott, with the help of the eighth grade class, unveiled the new microphone system and spirit-booting mats that were made possible by the amazing generosity of the Class of 2018 families. These fantastic and impactful additions to Keys School will benefit Keys…
Keys Lower School Science Fair
Last week the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade classes wowed us all with their innovative science projects at the Lower School Science Fair. Some of the amazing projects on display included a trash detector to save the oceans, roads with built-in solar panels to power street lights and cars, a more supportive and effective reading…