Keystone Academy

For other namesake schools, see Keystone College and Keystone School.

The Keystone Academy (北京市鼎石学校; alternatively Beijing City Dingshi School) is a private K–12 school in Shunyi, Beijing, China. It was founded in 2014. The school offers IB Middle Year Program for Grade 6–10 and IB Diploma Program for Grade 11–12.^[1]

Keystone Academy 北京市鼎石学校
The school's academic building (right) and the performing arts center (left)
Address
11 Anfu Street, Houshayu Town Shunyi, Beijing 132826 China
Coordinates	40°06′47″N 116°32′49″E,
Information
Established	2014; 11 years ago (2014)
Head of school	Emily McCarren
Color(s)	Blue, Red and Grey
Website	keystoneacademy.cn/en

Keystone Academy
Chinese	北京市鼎石学校
Traditional Chinese	北京市鼎石學校
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Běijīngshì Dǐngshí Xuéxiào

Malcolm McKenzie founded Keystone Academy, which opened in 2014.^[2][3] Beijing Meilian Wenhua Investment Co., Ltd. (Chinese: 北京美联文华投资有限公司) was one of the school's investors.^[4] According to the school, it employs a curriculum that mimics that of Sidwell Friends School.^[5] The Xinhua News Agency said that Keystone Academy charged more than CN¥200,000 (US$31,008) annually for each student, amounting to "four times the disposable income of an average Beijinger in 2015".^[6]

Accreditations

Keystone Academy is accredited or a member of the following organizations:^[7]

• IB Middle Year Program
• IB Diploma Program
• Round Square, an international network of schools
• Western Association of Schools and Colleges, a K-12 accreditation
• Principals' Training Center for International School
• Association of China and Mongolia International Schools
• International Schools Athletic Conference, a Beijing/Tianjin international schools league.
• East Asia Regional Council of Schools