Just Keep Breathing: A Perspective on Mindfulness and Meditation from the Keys Head of School
I am a meditator. I meditate twice daily – an essential ritual I use to fuel my day. My family has come to joke that if they can’t find me, “Mommie is probably meditating somewhere.” When my boys were little, they wanted a piece of the meditation action. They would ask me to meditate in…
Love is Love
Michael Genhart, psychologist and renowned children’s book author, visited our kindergarten, first grade, and second grade students to read two of his most beloved books, Rainbow: A First Book of Pride and Love is Love.
Climate Strike 2019
Middle School students, faculty, and staff joined millions of others around the world in the Climate Strike. Everyone walked off Keys campus in protest, chanting to urge transformative actions be taken to address the climate crises facing our planet. #strikewithus
Student Elections
Today our student nominees for Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Grade Class Representatives gave their speeches as part of our Student Government Elections 2019!
Mid-Autumn Festival
Today, in honor of the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival, our first grade students in Mandarin class learned to make mooncakes. Yum!
Emotional Intelligence Matters: A Perspective from the Keys Head of School
“How are we giving our students the best of ourselves?” This is a question that was posed to our teachers at the start of the school year. Many educators prepare with the best content in mind, but few educators, let alone an entire staff, prepare the best content and also prepare to share the best…
That Time of Year….Outdoor Ed!
And they are off! Today our Middle School students headed out for their grade specific Outdoor Ed trips.
Keys School Welcome Day
Today faculty and staff are so excited to welcome new and returning students for the upcoming school year. Heather, our new Head of School, was there with gloves on to greet students and families!
Middle School Dive in and Discover: A Reflection
Middle School students have finished their ERB testing, and today will participate in the Dive in and Discover Fair, where student groups will have the opportunity to share with the rest of our Middle School what they have explored and learned over the course of the last few days. This exchange of information shows students…
Middle School Dive in and Discover: Mini Golf Code
Fore! Many of us have known the great stress and anxiety that descends as we try to put our mini golf through that ever-challenging windmill, but this week our students took mini golf to a different level with coding. Students kicked off the week learning the fundamentals, not how to swing a golf club, but…