KEYSTONE SALON SERIES languages as diverse as Chinese and English? Would that not confuse students? Would not learning such distinct languages lead to social and neurological chaos?

SALON SERIES

鼎石教育系列沙龙

KEYSTONE

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UPCOMING SALONS教育沙龙预告

Patterns and Practices in English Language Acquisition英语语言习得模式与实践

8-11

9:30-11am, Thursday, 25th August | 8月25日（周四）上午9点30分-11点

Performing Arts Center | 表演艺术中心

Understanding Chinese Culture in 24 Segments: A Life Cycle Revealed二十四节气之 • 天象 • 地气 • 人事

12-15

6:30-8pm, Friday, 23rd September | 9月23日（周五）下午6点30分-8点


Choose a School, Choose Your Life Path“选择一所学校，更是选择一种人生视野”

16-21

6:30-8pm, Wednesday, 12th October | 10月12日（周三）下午6点30分-8点


Trends, Tales and More in U.S. Higher Education: An Insider View美国高等教育的发展趋势、故事及其他：圈内人视角

22-25

6:30-8:30pm, Thursday, 17th November | 11月17日（周四）下午6点30分-8点30分Multi-purpose Room | 多功能厅

Reading Between the Lines: An Interdisciplinary Dialectic on Chinese Literature文学，我们应该怎样读？

26-29

6:30-8pm, Wednesday, 7th December | 12月7日（周三）下午6点30分-8点

Multi-purpose Room | 多功能厅

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PREVIOUS SALONS: LOOKING BACK教育沙龙回顾

Taking a Closer Look at International Education美国顶尖私立学校校长谈“未来的教育”

32-35

4th August, 2012 | 2012年8月4日

Unlocking the Mystery of Admissions to the Elite Schools and Universities他们如何甄选学生？——对话美国顶尖名校招生官

36-39

17th November, 2012 | 2012年11月17日

Preparing Children For Success In A Global Society为孩子铺就成功之路

40-43

9th March, 2013 | 2013年3月9日

Discovering the Benefits of a Bilingual Brain当我们谈论双语、双文化教育时，我们在谈论什么?

44-47

16th January, 2014 | 2014年1月16日

Keystone Has Come At The Right Time, Says Dr. Li Jin建立起文化认同再出国

48-51

7th August, 2014 | 2014年8月7日

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Previous Salons: Looking Back | 教育沙龙回顾

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A Close-Up on International Education, Keystone Salon |“近距离看国际教育”鼎石教育沙龙

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Upcoming salons program | 教育沙龙预告

PATTERNS AND PRACTICES IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION英语语言习得模式与实践

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With over three decades of experience in

teaching and education administration,

Maureen McCoy is no novice to China. She

worked as Curriculum Coordinator, and then

Secondary Principal at the Dalian American

International School from 2011 through 2015.

She has taught for over 20 years in high

school and middle school in Hong Kong and

the Pacific Northwest of the U.S. Dr. McCoy

has a B.A. degree in History and a Master of

Arts in Teaching from Reed College in Oregon.

She also earned a Doctorate from Nova

Southeastern University with a dissertation on

‘Teachers’ Experiences with English Language

Learners’ Difficulty with Mastering Academic

Literacy’. Dr. McCoy has IB MYP experience,

and is an important player in Keystone’s work

with building secondary students’ bilingual

academic expertise.

Maureen McCoy女士在教学和教育管理领域拥有

30余年的工作经验。2011到2015年间，她先后在大

连美国国际学校担任课程协调员和中学部校长，

因此对中国也颇为熟悉。她曾在香港和美国太平

洋西北地区从事初中和高中教学20余年。McCoy

博士在美国俄勒冈州里德学院（Reed College）先

后获得了历史专业学士学位和教育文学硕士学

位，还获得了诺瓦东南大学（Nova Southeastern

University）博士学位，博士论文题为“以教学体验

论英语语言学习者掌握学术读写能力之难”。McCoy

博士对国际文凭中学项目(IB MYP)颇有经验，在

鼎石培养中学生双语学术能力的工作中发挥着重

要作用。

SPEAKER PROFILE嘉宾介绍

Maureen McCoy

9:30-11am, Thursday, 25th August

8月25日（周四）上午9点30分-11点

Performing Arts Center

表演艺术中心

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Language is a passage through, and of,

social knowledge. It not only enables us to

understand who we are through the dialectics

of culture, the semantics of history, and the

many manifestations of linguistics, but it

also allows us to connect with others. It is a

widely accepted fact that linguistic fluency in

more than one language has significant and

lifelong benefits. Bilingualism is fundamentally

important to Keystone Academy; it is a school

mission and academic philosophy. Our goal

is for graduates to think, speak, read, analyze,

and create with equal fluency in Chinese and

English.

But is it possible? Can students achieve native-

level fluency in two or more languages? Can a

student’s brain capture the syntactic nuances

of languages as diverse as Chinese and English?

Would that not confuse students? Would not

learning such distinct languages lead to social

and neurological chaos? Is a bilingual brain

different? How so?

Keystone’s Head of Middle School, Maureen

McCoy, who has been researching bilingualism

through the perspective of English Language

Learners, gives us a peek into the bilingual

brain. Dr. McCoy reveals some of the good

practices of English Language Acquisition in

the classroom and beyond. This lecture will be

valuable to parents, students and educators

alike. Come and find out how the bilingual brain

works, what you can do as teachers to scaffold

and support language learning, what parents

and students can do outside the classroom to

complement language acquisition.

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语言是通往社会知识的桥梁，也是传递社会知识

的途径。它不仅通过文化的辩证法、历史的语义

学和语言学的诸多表现形式使我们认识自己，还

让我们能够与他人建立联系。熟练掌握一种以上

的语言能让人收获良多、受益终生，这已经是公

认的事实。双语教学对于鼎石具有至关重要的意

义；它是我们的立校使命和学术理念。我们的目

标是让所有毕业生都能以同等熟练的汉语和英语

进行思考、沟通、阅读、分析和创造。

但这个目标有可能实现吗？学生对两种或更多语

言的掌握是否真的能达到母语的水平？学生的大

脑能否理解汉语和英语中千变万化、微妙难辨的

句法细节？这是否会令学生感到困惑？学习如此

独特的语言是否会导致社交和神经方面的紊乱？

双语人群的大脑有什么特别？为什么会这样？

北京市鼎石学校初中部校长Maureen McCoy一直致

力于从英语语言学习者的角度研究双语教学，她将

带领我们一窥双语大脑的奥秘。McCoy博士将介绍

课堂内外英语语言习得的一些优秀实践。此次讲座

对家长、学生和教育工作者都将大有助益。欢迎各

位参加本次讲座，了解双语大脑如何运转、教师怎

样做才能支持和促进语言学习，以及家长和学生如

何在课堂外进一步加强语言习得。

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UNDERSTANDING CHINESE CULTURE IN 24 SEGMENTS: A LIFE CYCLE REVEALED

二十四节气之

• 天象•

• 地气•

• 人事

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For Professor. Dong Mei Chinese classical

literature is not only an academic pursuit,

but also a passion and lifelong journey. She

has been researching and teaching Chinese

classical literature for years. Presently she

is an Associate Professor at the School of

Humanities, China Central Academy of Fine

Arts. She holds a Masters degree in Chinese

Literature. Through her teaching, she aims

to revive the vitality and appeal of Chinese

classical literature and culture, expose her

students to their beauty and essence, and help

people in modern society form more dynamic

and enriching values by alluding to ancient

Chinese culture and wisdom.

董梅老师长期从事中国古典文学研究和教学工作，

有着较深厚的专业积淀和学术修养，对中国文化充

满热爱和求知欲。在教学中，主张对中国古典文学

与文化的生命力与魅力的“唤醒”，以此来认识和

汲取中国文化的美与内在精神，使当代的我们有可

能在古典源泉和智慧的扶植下建立起更鲜活、丰

富、与完整的心灵和价值观。


Dong Mei董梅

6:30-8pm, Friday, 23rd September

9月23日（周五）下午6点30分-8点


表演艺术中心

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There are bonds that tether human beings, as

with other living things, to the laws of nature,

and the norms and practices constructed

around them. Many early civilizations existed

by these laws; some practices have remained,

some evolved naturally or technologically, and

others have dissipated, or simply fallen out of

practice. China is one such ancient civilization

that has a deeply rooted natural ethos that

forms an intrinsic part of the country’s culture.

The ancient Chinese lived in harmony with the

changing seasons, well known as the 24 solar

terms and 72 pentads (five-day intervals).

This system helped the Chinese manage their

lives on the basis of the seasonal variations,

and farm based on celestial movements and

events.

However the 24 segments were not only a way

of life, but also a way of knowing life. This is

evident in China’s rich language and literature

that has been inspired beyond measure by

nature and its extraordinary beauty. Far beyond

just words and meaning, China’s literati have

instilled the country’s intricate culture with a

value system from the essence of nature. As

Tao Yuanming, a renowned 4th century Chinese

poet wrote, “With the changing of seasons,

warm and beautiful mornings are upon us

again…all living things thrive by observing the

laws of nature.” This harmonious coexistence

between human beings and nature not only

resonates in words, but also brush strokes and

the unique tradition of Chinese paintings.

There is a deep well of knowledge that is

encapsulated in the Chinese system of the

24 solar terms. In this unmatched salon,

Professor. Dong Mei reveals its beauty and

magnificence, bringing you closer to Chinese

culture through literature and art. She believes

that by interpreting this natural cycle, and the

ancient calendars, we return to nature, and

find the key to understanding Chinese literary

traditions and Eastern philosophy better. Join

Professor. Dong as she peels off the layers of

Chinese culture through classical literature and

art, and takes you on a journey of discovery to

the origins of tradition. Come and be inspired

to rethink modern life.

春夏

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墙角一丛野花，东方的僧人看见了，内心生出瞬

间的愉悦，两相喜悦；

西方的诗人看见了，把它拔取下来细细观察它的

叶茎花，希望读懂它的生命。

由一丛野花而起，其中照见的是东西方内在两种

截然不同却无分高下的自然观与价值观。

人与万物其实都是天地规律之中的存在，人与自然

平等同在，这是深植于东方文化观与哲学观之中的

概念。自上古以来，中国的古人们就依四时春夏秋

冬的流转，自然的变化规律中提取了二十四节气、

七十二征候。因天时而有地气，而决定人事，“遵四

时以叹逝”，依“天象”而指导农耕人事。

不仅如此，历代文人雅士不仅从自然中汲取创作的

灵感，更是不断赋予自然以人文涵义与人格内涵，

由自然的山水之间，观望追求文化意义上的“理想

品格”。正如陶渊明诗中所言，“迈迈时运，穆穆良

朝”，“善万物之得时”。在中国文学、绘画作品中总

能够找到人的自我状态与时序、与自然之道之间和

谐而安然的关系。

“万物含情，众生有德”。由于对中国古典文学和广

义的中国文化怀有浓厚兴趣，随着多年的学习和追

问，董梅教授逐渐在中国文化精神的引领下发现了

一个广大与美好的世界。在董梅教授看来，解读节

气历法、将人重置于自然的语境之下，是对于我们

的文学历史乃至东方哲学观的解惑之路。

“天象•地气•人事”讲座将特邀中央美术学院

人文学院董梅教授与大家分享她对节气、乃至中国

文化的深刻见解。此次讲座将以“二十四节气”为

切入点，丝丝入扣地解析古典文学和艺术的美之中

所蕴含的中华文化属性和信仰，从中窥见更广阔、

更深远的传统文化源流；更深刻地理解在渊渊历

史长河中，中华文化传统中所蕴藏的丰富而美好的

意涵，更启迪身在现代的我们重新思考精神归属。

秋冬

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CHOOSE A SCHOOL, CHOOSE YOUR LIFE PATH

更是选择一种人生视野”

“选择一所学校，

6:30-8pm, Wednesday, 12th October

10月12日（周三）下午6点30分-8点


表演艺术中心

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CHOOSE A SCHOOL, CHOOSE YOUR LIFE PATH

更是选择一种人生视野”

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“Education means one tree shaking another

tree, one cloud pushing another cloud, one

soul awakening another soul.”

— German philosopher Karl T. Jaspers

Education is never about how much knowledge

you will learn or what degree you will receive.

Rather, choosing a college means choosing

how wide a horizon and how rich a life you wish

to achieve. Accordingly, finding the right college

has never been just about picking a school but

rather making a choice for your life, which is

why this topic is particularly meaningful and

far-reaching.

• Before submitting your application, do

you truly understand what an Ivy League

school is?

• What educational ideals do Yale, Harvard,

and other Ivy League schools embrace?

• Is college admission only about schools

choosing you? How do you find a school

that is the “perfect match” for you?

• What preparations do you need to make

before applying to top colleges in the

world?

• What can you learn from scholars’

reflections on elite education?

• What legacy do top schools give to their

graduates?

This October, we will welcome two Yale

graduates – Carol Li Rafferty, Managing

Director of Yale Center Beijing, and Colm

Rafferty, Vice Chairman of American Chamber

of Commerce in China and Vice President for

Vermeer Corporation – to join our discussion

on “Choose a School, Choose a Perspective

on Life” and share their views on education.

Carol Li Rafferty had served as an admission

officer at Yale for more than a decade. After

graduating from Yale with double majors in

Economics and International Studies, Carol

went on to receive her J.D. from Stanford Law

School. Colm Rafferty received an MBA from

the Yale School of Management; and before

that, he was an undergraduate student at

Brown University, where he completed his

Honors Bachelor of Arts degree in East Asian

Studies.

Our guest speakers will draw upon their

experiences from Yale, Stanford, and Brown

to present the true meanings and values of an

Ivy League education from the perspectives of

both Chinese and American students. They will

also share how these top schools have enriched

their lives as well as their understanding and

reflections on elite education.

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“教育的本质意味着：一棵树摇动一棵树，一朵

云推动一朵云，一个灵魂唤醒一个灵魂。”

——著名哲学家雅斯贝尔斯

教育的本质从来就不在于你学会了多少知识，拿

到什么学位。选择一所大学，意味着你所拥有的

视野与人生格局。因此，关于“择校”的话题也

从来都不仅仅只是选择一所学校，更是关乎人生

选择——这也使得关于“择校”的话题变得更加

重要而深刻。

• 在申请大学之前，你是否真正了解“常春

藤盟校”的真正内涵？

• 耶鲁、哈佛，以及其他常春藤大学各自所

秉承什么样的教育理念？

• 是否只能大学选择你，你又将如何选择

“最适合”你的大学？

• 对于想申请世界一流大学的学生，又该如

何做好准备？

• 对于精英教育，学者们又有哪些深刻的反

思值得您借鉴参考？

• 毕业于名校，将带给毕业生们怎样的精神

财富？

在金秋十月，我们将邀请两位耶鲁毕业生——耶

鲁北京中心董事总经理李恩佑，中国美国商会副

主席、威猛公司全球副总裁Colm Rafferty以“选

择一所学校，更是选择一种人生视野”为题，与

您分享教育观点。李恩佑曾经担任耶鲁招生官长

达10年之久；她在美国耶鲁大学获得经济及国际

事务双学士学位后，在美国斯坦福大学获得法学

博士学位。Colm Rafferty在耶鲁大学获得工商管

理硕士学位。在此之前，他在布朗大学获得了东

亚研究专业的荣誉学士学位。

两位嘉宾将以他们曾就读过的耶鲁、斯坦福、布

朗三所美国名校为例，从中美两国学生的角度为

您解析美国“常春藤名校”的真正教育内涵与价

值；以及学校赋予他们的人生财富，并分享他们

对精英教育的反思与理解。

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Carol Li Rafferty is managing director of

Yale Center Beijing, a convening space and

intellectual hub for Yale University’s activities

in China. As the inaugural head of the

Center, Carol is responsible for building and

maintaining relationships with key business,

government and thought leaders from all

disciplines and developing programs that

facilitate meaningful dialogue between China

and the world.

Prior to this role, Carol was senior vice

president at the China Investment Corporation

(CIC), China’s sovereign wealth fund,

where she worked on strategic and private

equity investments. Carol has a passion for

championing women’s empowerment in

China and co-founded the Lean In Beijing

organization in 2013, which has grown into a

network of over 80,000 women across China

and helps professional women from diverse

fields to advance into leadership positions.

Carol is a member of the founding family

of the Bank of East Asia (HKSE: 23), and her

grandfather founded the Hong Kong Stock

Exchange (HKSE).Carol received her J.D.

degree from Stanford Law School, where she

was articles editor of the Stanford Law Review.

She graduated cum laude from Yale University,

with dual B.A. degrees in Economics and

International Studies. Carol is a Fellow of

the Aspen Institute and has been selected

as a 2016 Young Global Leader by the World

Economic Forum.

SPEAKER PROFILES嘉宾介绍

李恩佑（Carol Li Rafferty），耶鲁北京中心董事

总经理。该中心为耶鲁大学在中国展开的一百多

个合作项目提供交流及活动平台。耶鲁大学是中

国第一位留学生就读的学校，也是与中国接触最

多的海外高校之一。作为中心的首任董事总经

理，李女士主要负责联系中国和全球地区的主要

政、商、学术以及社会各领域的领袖，通过举办

各种项目和活动，促进中外领袖的对话。此前，

李女士曾担任国家主权财富基金中国投资有限责

任公司的高级副经理，负责专项及私募投资项

目。2013年，她与一批中国职业女性创立志愿者

组织Lean In，旨在启发和支持年轻女性实现她们

的人生和职业目标。到目前为止，Lean In的微信

平台已有八万人订阅。李女士是东亚银行李氏家

族成员之一，其祖父为香港联交所创始人。她在

美国耶鲁大学获得经济及国际事务双学士学位，

并在美国斯坦福大学获得法学博士学位。她是美

国智库阿斯彭学院的学者，并在2016年被世界经

济论坛评为全球青年领袖。

Carol Li Rafferty 李恩佑

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Colm Rafferty is the Vice President – Asia

Pacific for Vermeer Corporation and is

Chairman of Vermeer China Limited.

Vermeer is an equipment manufacturer

from the Midwest of the United States, with

products used for agricultural mechanization,

environmental protection, infrastructure

development, and non-blast surface mining.

Vermeer’s CEO is the Co-Chair of the B20

Global SME & Entrepreneurship Committee,

is a member of President Barack Obama’s

Export Council (PEC), and is former Chair of

the National Association of Manufacturers

(NAM), the largest industrial trade association

in the United States.

Prior to joining Vermeer, Colm was Director of

China Distribution Operations for Cummins

(NYSE: CMI), with both operational and

P&L responsibility for the company-owned

distributors. During his time with Cummins,

Colm held a variety of other leadership roles

including Head of Emerging Markets Strategic

Planning, where he oversaw the company’s

strategy & business development efforts

in China, India, and Russia. Before joining

Cummins, Colm worked for Alibaba Group

(NYSE: BABA), where he was employee #120,

and Director of Business Development.

Colm received an MBA from the Yale School of

Management, and a Bachelor of Arts degree

in East Asian Studies from Brown University.

He currently serves on the Yale University

Asia Development Council, the Yale School

of Management’s Greater China Advisory

Board, the Executive Committee of the Beijing

Chapter of the Young Presidents’ Organization

(YPO), and is Vice Chairman of the American

Chamber of Commerce in China.

华刚林先生（Colm Rafferty），威猛公司（Vermeer）

全球副总裁，威猛中国董事长，负责管理和领导威

猛亚太区业务。威猛公司位于美国爱荷华州，是一

家集农业机械、绿色能源、基础设施和非爆破露天

采矿设备于一体的制造商。公司CEO为B20全球中

小企业和企业家联合会主席、美国奥巴马总统出

口委员会成员、美国全国制造商协会前任主席。在

社会职务方面，华先生现在是中国美国商会的副主

席、耶鲁大学亚洲发展委员会委员、耶鲁大学管理

学院中华区顾问委员会委员。他在耶鲁大学获得

工商管理硕士学位。在此之前，他在布朗大学获

得了东亚研究专业的荣誉学士学位。

Colm Rafferty华刚林

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TRENDS, TALES AND MORE IN U.S. HIGHER EDUCATION: AN INSIDER VIEW美国高等教育的发展趋势、

故事及其他：圈内人视角

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Nancy Chen is an Education Officer in the

United States Embassy in Beijing. She manages

EducationUSA and the Fulbright programs in

China. She has also served in embassies in

Australia and Mexico. Prior to her work with the

U.S. State Department, Ms. Chen worked for

an international NGO based in California. She

holds a Bachelors degree in Communication

Studies from Northwestern University, a

Masters degree in Communications from Wake

Forest University, and a second Masters degree

in International Relations from Yale University.

Ms. Chen is a native of South Carolina, and is

in China with her three children and husband,

who is also a diplomat in the U.S. Embassy.

Nancy Chen女士是美国驻华大使馆的一名教育专

员。她在中国负责管理EducationUSA项目和富布

莱特项目（Fulbright programs）。过去，她曾在

澳大利亚大使馆和墨西哥大使馆供职。进入美国

国务院之前，Chen女士曾在一家总部设在加利福

尼亚州的国际非政府组织工作。她持有美国西北

大学传播学学士学位、维克森林大学传播学硕士

学位和耶鲁大学国际关系学硕士学位。Chen女士

出生于南卡罗来纳州，目前同丈夫和三个孩子在

中国居住。她的丈夫也是美国大使馆的外交官。


Nancy Chen

6:30-8:30pm, Thursday, 17th November

11月17日（周四）下午6点30分-8点30分

Multi-purpose Room

多功能厅

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American universities and colleges are top

destinations for students in China. According

to the Institute of International Education, in

2014-2015 over 30% of international students

in the U.S. were from China, making Chinese

students the largest group to vie for admission

in the U.S. However, of the total number

of students enrolled in the U.S. – local and

international – only 4.8% are international

students. With an increasing number of

Chinese students and intensifying competition

for a limited number of seats, what can you

do to ensure that you get admitted to the

university of your choice?

Perhaps the first step is to choose the

universities you apply to wisely. But, how can

you make the right choice or put together a

list of options? What should you know to make

the right choice? Should you go for the big

names, or big cities when choosing where to

study? Should crime statistics and standard

of living weigh in on your decision-making

process? Or would a careful assessment of the

fields of study that align with your interests

and passion provide a better solution to your

higher education dilemma?

Making decisions about higher education is

not easy. Nancy Chen from EducationUSA

– an initiative of the U.S. Embassy in Beijing

– believes that all of the above factors may

be important when laying out one’s plans. If

you have unanswered questions about higher

education in the U.S., this is the lecture for

you. Ms. Chen will not only tell you what the

statistics reveal, but she will unpack the new

trends in U.S. admission, enrollment and

curriculum, and how to choose the most

suitable college. Having lived and studied

in the U.S., this insider will also share some

personal and professional advice on life on

campus and after graduation. Come and join

Ms. Chen, and let her make your passage to

U.S. higher education a little bit easier.

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美国高等院校是中国留学生的首选。国际教育协

会的调查显示，2014-2015年间，美国的国际学

生中，中国留学生的占比超过30%，是竞争美国

高校录取名额的最大群体。但是，在美注册的学

生总数中（包括本国学生和国际学生），国际学

生的比例仅为4.8%。中国留学生越来越多，而

美国高校的录取名额却极其有限，导致学生之间

的竞争愈演愈烈。为了进入自己心仪的大学，应

当做些什么未雨绸缪的准备呢？

最重要的事情可能是，我们需要明智地选择所申

请的大学。但是，如何才能做出正确的选择，或

者划定申请范围呢？为了做出正确的选择，你应

当了解哪些信息？在申请学校时，你是冲着学校

的名气而去，还是只关注学校是否位于大城市？

在做决定的时候，是否应当考虑当地的犯罪统计

数据和生活水平？或者，在您举棋不定的时候，

仔细评估您所感兴趣和决定投身的研究领域，是

否为一个上佳的解决方案？

申请高等院校，并不是一个简单的决定。Nancy

Chen是EducationUSA（美国大使馆在华项目）的

负责人。她认为，在制定申请计划时，上述各个

因素都可能具有重要意义。如果您对美国高等教

育存有任何未解疑问，本次讲座将为您提供答

案。Chen女士不但会告诉您统计数据所揭示的问

题，而且将全面解读美国高校的录取、注册和课

程设置的最新趋势，并就如何选择最合适的学校

提供建议。欢迎参加Chen女士的讲座，她会为您

的美国求学之路助上一臂之力。

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READING BETWEEN THE LINES: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY DIALECTIC ON CHINESE LITERATURE文学，我们应该怎样读？

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Gong Pengcheng, renowned scholar and

thinker, was born in Taipei in 1956 and graduated

with a doctorate from the Department of

Chinese, National Taiwan Normal University.

He served as the head of the Department of

Chinese Literature at Tamkang University,

the founding president of Nanhua University

and Fo Guang University, and was granted

the Taiwan Zhongshan Literature and Arts

Award, Zhongxing Literature and Arts Award

and the Award for Excellent Research. He has

served as a guest professor at Beijing Normal

University, Tsinghua University and NanJing

Normal University since 2004 and is currently

a professor in the Department of Chinese

Language and Literature at Peking University.

龚鹏程，江西吉安人，1956年生于台北。是当代

著名学者和思想家。台湾师范大学国文研究所博

士毕业，历任淡江大学文学院院长、台湾南华

大学、佛光大学创校校长、美国欧亚大学校长等

职。曾获台湾中山文艺奖、中兴文艺奖、杰出研

究奖等。2004年起，任北京师范大学、清华大

学、南京师范大学教授。现为北京大学中文系

教授。


Gong Pengcheng龚鹏程

6:30-8pm, Wednesday, 7th December,

12月7日（周三）下午6点30分-8点

Multi-purpose Room

多功能厅

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In the middle of the last century, French

philosopher, novelist and literary critic, Jean

Paul Sartre asked an important question

– What is Literature? In an over 150-page

book of the same title, he elucidated on this

existential conundrum. Towards the end of this

authoritative work, one phrase captures the

essence of his thesis:

“Literature is the subjectivity of a society in

permanent revolution.”

Sartre’s exposition of life in written form, as it

were, rests on the premise that literature, or the

written word is embedded in the continuum

of time and space. Though some of the best-

written works resonates across time, they have

to be written and read within a historical, and

socio-political timeframe. To be able to make

sense of a literary piece of work in the present,

one would have to engage in a cross-temporal

dialectic of meaning, significance and purpose.

But how do we go about achieving this? How

do we engage in literature by not only reading

and comprehending in the present, but also

delve deeper beyond just the written word?

We may not have Jean Paul Sartre to give us

the answers, but someone who has been

propagating a similar school of thought in

Chinese classical literature – Professor. Gong

Pengcheng.

His school of thought also advocates for an

interdisciplinary reading of Chinese literature,

which is missing in the present, academically

and socially, Professor. Gong bemoans. In

this edition of the Education Salon, Professor.

Gong will traverse the rich history and tradition

of Chinese classical literature, and help us

achieve linguistic depth by examining some

works through an interdisciplinary approach.

Come, and read between the lines, and

transcend literary and linguistic boundaries.

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“关关雎鸠，在河之洲，窈窕淑女，君子好逑。”不

少人将《关雎》里这一句经典的理解停留在一般意

义的“男女慕恋”。然而，《诗经》的时代，君的儿子

唤做君子，“君子好逑”讲的是“君子”的求偶。如

此，后面的“钟鼓乐之”、“琴瑟友之”这些寻常人家

听不到的器乐之奏才说得通。讲《关雎》如果只是“

发乎情”，做普通情诗读，却不能“以礼止乎”，深

入其中的人文礼义之教，那真是浅俗化了经典，只

见树木而忘记了森林。

台湾学者、北京大学教授龚鹏程先生一直反对这

种管中窥豹的文学学习方式。文学，是人类对自

然、社会和自我的总体呈现，其内涵浩若烟海，

要真正理解它，非要丰富的知识和手段不可；以

往分类琐细、文史哲楚河不犯汉界的授课窠臼也

要打破。

龚先生将文学和文化、社会的方方面面关联起

来，将文学作品放到几千年的社会和文化大格局

中详加考量，也透过文学的视角观察中国文化

和社会的内涵，天文地理、花鸟虫鱼、衣食住

行……纵横交错，包罗万象，成为一幅兼顾各方

知识的宏大文学图景。

“博学”便有悖于“专精”的传统。“博学”更

好还是“专精”有益，仁者见仁。鼎石素来主张

兼收并蓄，尊重不同的想法和观点。请您和我们

一起，以包容而好奇的心态，来倾听这样一位学

者不太一样的声音：

什么样的文学课才是更有知识的文学课？

什么样的文学课才是更有文化的文学课？

想要有知识、有文化地学习文学，我们要做怎样

的准备？

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What will the future of education look like?

Will education become more integrated into

the global environment? Will there be a push

to develop students’ individual personalities?

Will a new model of education cut across

cultural boundaries? Speakers at Keystone’s

inaugural education salon believe that the

future of education lie in all of the above and

more. A teacher, a student, a parent and three

distinguished educators presented their vision

of future education from their experiences.

They all pointed to one thing – a holistic model

of education.

Richard Todd, an arts teacher with more than

20 years international expereince, emphasized

the need for education to incorporate the

current challenges of a society. This, he

believes, will enable students to adapt to the

rapidly changing environments and come up

TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION

with their own solutions. Meanwhile, 16-year-

old April presented a teenager’s Education

Utopia. As a parent, Ms. Chen stressed that

international schools are capable of cultivating

student’s independent thought and problem-

solving skills.

However, Keystone’s President Dr. Edward

Shanahan advocated for a model of education

that combines the curriculum and practices of

America’s best schools with Chinese culture.

This model, he said, would allow students

to experience a world-class education, while

maintaining a strong foundation in their

own cultural identity. Connecting the local

and global is what Head of School, Malcolm

McKenzie, stressed, given his role as an

international educator in China. Concluding

the diverse array of speakers was Head of

Beijing No. 4 High School, Mr. Liu Changming.

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Mr. Liu believes, as an educator for over three

decades, that a good education must pay close

attention to developing a student’s abilities

and accomplishments.

Keystone Academy is an educational revolution

in that it transcends cultural boundaries, and

weaves together the best pedagogical practices

of American, international and Chinese

education. The result is a first-class education

that maintains Chinese language, history and

culture identities, cultivates appreciation for

other cultures, and leads students in a life of

service to the community.

Edward Shanahan has been in secondary and post-secondary education

in New England for over 40 years. From 1972 to 1981, he was Dean of

Students and member of the faculty at Wesleyan University; then he

became Dean of College and member of faculty at Dartmouth College,

from 1981 to 1991, and in the last 20 years till 2011, Dr. Shanahan was

Headmaster of Choate Rosemary Hall. He has also served as Chair of

the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (CIHE), and later

as President of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges

(NEASC). He is the Founding President of Keystone Academy, in addition

to being the Executive Director of the Eight Schools Association (ESA),

a consortium of distinguished New England boarding schools, as well

as a Life Trustee of Choate Rosemary Hall. And for the last decade, Dr.

Shanahan has been presiding over the Board of Directors of the Icahn

Foundation for Greater Opportunity.

Malcolm Mckenzie grew up in South Africa, and studied at the

Universities of Cape Town, Oxford and Lancaster. He has degrees

in Literature, Philosophy and Applied Linguistics. He was also the

first Bicentennial Fellow at Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts. Mr.

McKenzie started his academic career as a university lecturer, but moved

into school teaching, and school leading, nearly 30 years ago. He has

been Principal of three schools, Maru-a-Pula School in Botswana, The

United World College of the Atlantic in Wales, and The Hotchkiss School

in Connecticut, U.S. Mr. McKenzie has also served on the Board of the

Round Square Association, which numbers approximately 100 schools

worldwide. He was a co-founder of the Global Connections Foundation

in 1997 and is now Director of this confederation of schools. Although he

is a hands-on school leader, who loves spending time with students, Mr.

McKenzie still writes extensively on education.

SPEAKER PROFILES

EDWARD SHANAHAN

PRESIDENT

MALCOLM MCKENZIE

HEAD OF SCHOOL

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未来的教育趋势是什么？越来越融入国际大环境，

追求学生的个性化发展，跨文化教学体系的建立，

还是以上皆有？近日，北京市鼎石学校举办“近距

离看国际教育”沙龙系列之“未来的教育”。6位不

同背景的演讲嘉宾，从自己的经历和对未来教育的

认知出发，与50多位到场嘉宾一同探讨了精英教育

在中国的另一种可能。

有着20多年国际学校教学经验的资深艺术教师

Richard Todd着眼于人类目前面临的能源、污染、交

通、生存空间等种种挑战，认为学校应当结合实际，

着眼未来，创造性地对传统教学体系和课程设置做

出相应的改革。无论公立或私立，不管其规模的大

小，都应该真正把握未来的实际需求；帮助学生适

应多变的环境，寻找可行的方法解决问题，让他们

能够承受生活中可能面临的挑战。

16岁的April是一名从公立名校转到国际学校的学

生，游历过很多美国名校，并且刚刚结束在耶鲁大

学的暑期培训课程。她向大家讲述了一个少年心中

的“教育乌托邦”。一直关注教育发展的陈可蕾也

受邀参与本次沙龙，陈可蕾的女儿曾就读于北京的

一所国际学校，去年考入香港大学。她从家长的角

度着重分享了国际学校在培养孩子独立思考能力

和解决问题能力方面的优势。

美国顶尖私立学校校长谈

“未来的教育”

鼎石学校创校主席Edward Shanahan博士以他在

Choate担任校长20年的经验，与来宾分享了他所

倡导的全新教育模式。这种模式将美国百年名校

的全面教育、课程设置同中国文化紧密结合在一

起，让中国学生在享有一流国际教育的同时，保

有本土文化的根基。学习不仅限于传统的授课方

式，学生的参与性将受到更多的重视。而创造性

思维和探索解决问题新方法的冒险精神将始终

作为重点，贯穿教学过程。

鼎石校长Malcolm McKenzie向来宾详细介绍了美国

新英格兰地区顶尖大学预科学校的教学理念，以

及它们百年不衰的卓越所在。作为沙龙特邀嘉宾之

一的北京四中校长刘长铭，30年来一直注重教育的

长期效果，关注学生能力和素养的终身发展，在论

坛中也提出了他对未来教育的展望和思考。

“未来的教育”是鼎石系列公益教育沙龙的开始。

在以后的论坛中，还会有其他领域的嘉宾受邀前

来，分享与教育有关的思想、文化、艺术和行动，并

通过与嘉宾的交流互动唤起每个人对教育本身的

重新思考，激发想象力。

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嘉宾介绍

Edward Shanahan博士，生于纽约，初涉神学，后投身教育。1972-1981年

历任卫斯理大学Wesleyan University副教导主任/学务长。1981-1991年在

常春藤盟校之一、达特茅斯学院Dartmouth College担任教导主任。1991起

在美国“八校联盟”之一的著名私立寄宿高中Choate Rosemary Hall担任校

长一职，直至2011年光荣退休。他被选为第一任“八校联盟”主席，还曾

担任CIHE高等教育委员会主席和NEASC新英格兰院校协会主席。他机智、

风趣、学识渊博，深受师生爱戴。他是成功的学校管理者，热诚的教育

家，深邃的思考者，更是美国教育界的传奇人物。目前他是北京市鼎石学

校的校董会主席，兼任“八校联盟”的执行董事及Choate Rosemary Hall的

终身董事。

Malcolm McKenzie在南非长大，先后在开普敦大学、牛津大学和兰开斯特大学

求学深造。他拥有文学、哲学和应用语言学学位。在英国曼彻斯特的迪尔菲尔

德学院，他是该院第一位”两百周年校庆纪念访问学者”。Malcolm的职业生

涯从担任大学讲师开始。大约30年前，他转向中学教学和学校管理领域发展。

他先后领导过三所名校——博兹瓦纳的Maru-a-Pula中学、威尔士的大西洋联

合世界书院，美国康涅狄格州的寄宿高中The Hotchkiss School。Malcolm 是全

球中学的联合会Round Square Association的董事会成员，后者在世界范围内

拥有大约100个成员学校。他也是成立于1997年的中学联盟Global Connections

Foundation 的发起人之一，并担任该机构的现任理事。Malcolm凡事亲力亲为，

喜欢和学生打成一片，但他探讨教育问题依旧笔耕不辍。

EDWARD SHANAHAN

主席

MALCOLM MCKENZIE

校长

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What are international admission standards in

the US? Do different colleges and universities

have different standards? How do their

admissions processes work? How do their

education principles differ from those in China?

Keystone’s second education salon, “From

Top Prep Schools to the Ivy League,” revealed

answers to these questions and more. Head

of School, Malcolm McKenzie, facilitated the

discussion between the speakers – Keystone’s

Dean of Admission, Rachael Beare, and Mr. Karl

M. Furstenburg, former Dean of Admission and

Financial Aid at Dartmouth University.

Together with highlighting a student’s

individual traits, Ms. Beare emphasized the

importance of highlighting a student’s unique

qualities to be successful in the application

process. As someone with experience in the

American admission system, she notes that it is

imperative for applicants to do their homework

UNLOCKING THE MYSTERY OF ADMISSIONS TO THE ELITE SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES

on the schools to which they are applying.

This ensures that the school is a good fit for

the students and their interests. Meanwhile,

Mr. Furstenberg spoke about his experience

reviewing applications.

In his work at Dartmouth College, Mr.

Furstenberg said that he and his team looked

for answers to questions such as: What has

the applicant achieved to date? In what areas

or direction is this applicant likely to develop?

And, what are some future achievements the

applicant might strive for? He added that

during his tenure he added an additional

requirement: one recommendation letter from

either a classmate or friend. This, he believes,

strengthens the uniqueness and validity of an

applicant’s story.

However, the biggest challenge for parents is

in making the decision to send one’s child to

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study abroad even before college. Ms. Beare

feels differently. She advocates for studying at

home, being with the family and still getting

the best of a global education. She believes that

importing the U.S.-style boarding education

system to China gives parents and children the

best of both worlds: a child doesn’t need to

travel too far at an early age, while also learning

under the guidance of highly qualified teachers.

This gives the child more time to study, attend

school events or socialize with classmates. All

this facilitates a child’s growth, nurtures their

independence, and enables them to understand

decision making better.

Rachael Beare comes to Keystone Academy from

The Hotchkiss School, one of the top boarding

schools in New England, where she was the Dean

of Admission and Financial Aid from 2008-2012.

Her career in admission and financial aid spans

more than 20 years and has taken her to many

day and boarding schools in the United States,

including Lakeside School, a leading day school in

Seattle, Washington, where she was the Director

of Admissions & Financial Aid for ten years;

Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire;

Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts; and

Loomis Chaffee School in Connecticut, her alma

mater. Ms. Beare is also a founding Director of the

Board for the Association of Independent School

Admission Professionals (AISAP), and has been a

member of the Board’s Finance and Governance

committees. Ms. Beare graduated from Amherst

College with a B.A. in English, magna cum laude,

and earned her Ed.M. from Harvard University’s

Graduate School of Education.

Karl Furstenberg worked in selective university

admissions for 30 years. He served as Dean

of Admissions and Financial Aid at Wesleyan

University from 1977-1990 and held the same

position at Dartmouth College from 1990 until

his retirement in 2007. Karl also served as

Associate Provost at Dartmouth from 1998-

2007. As Associate Provost he was responsible

for the development of a centralized planning

function and the establishment and operation

of the Office of Institutional Research. He had

overall responsibility for implementation of a

new student information system for Dartmouth

undergraduate, graduate, and professional

schools. As a senior officer at Dartmouth, Karl

worked closely with the President and Trustees

on issues of academic mission, curriculum,

student enrollment, financial aid, and strategic

planning. For several years he was Chair of the

Ivy League Admissions Committee.

SPEAKER PROFILES

RACHAEL BEARE

DEAN OF ADMISSION

KARL FURSTENBERG

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较之中国“一刀切”的中考和高考，美国的精英

学校，比如常春藤联盟、和被誉为“小常春藤”

的8所顶尖私立中学，都有着错综复杂、令人捉

摸不透的录取标准。那么，这些名校的录取标准

究竟是怎样的？他们的招生工作如何进行？它们

所崇尚的教育理念与我们熟悉的公立教育有何

不同？

在第二期“近距离看国际教育”沙龙，创校校长

Malcolm McKenzie先生邀请了两位重量级嘉宾来

为中国家长解答这些疑惑。他们是曾在Hotchkiss

等同属“八校联盟”的名校负责招生工作、现

任鼎石招生主任的Rachael Beare女士，以及曾任

Dartmouth学院招生负责人、曾任常春藤盟校招生

委员会主席的Karl M. Furstenberg先生。

McKenzie先生邀请200多位出席此次活动的家长

们一起参与讨论“小常春藤”与常春藤名校的择

录标准。家长们的想法有一长串，比如：自信、

正直、热情、勤奋、创新、包容、开放、智慧、

他们如何甄选学生？

——对话美国顶尖名校招生官

自律、好奇心、领导力、自我激励、适应能力、

国际视野、人性关怀、社会责任感、优异的成

绩、团队合作精神、反思自我的能力以及对环境

问题的关注等等。

Beare女士非常赞同在座家长们提出的特质。知

晓“八校联盟”招生决策过程的她，还分享了一

些鲜为人知的“内幕”。比如每所学校所看重的

内容不同，有的学校偏向环保意识，有的学校极

为看重孩子的好奇心，还有的学校看重领导力。

她还举例，若学校乐队中有个担任小提琴手的学

生毕业了，那么这一年必然需要招收优秀的小提

琴手来继承和发扬学校的艺术传统。因此，申请

过程中了解学校，做足功课，是十分必要的。而

作为学生，更重要的是要在保证优异的学习成绩

之外真正地了解自己，才能展现自己独特的优势

和特质。

在座家长们提出的众多标准同样让Furstenberg先

生印象深刻。他强调在Dartmouth College，他和

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招生部的同事们会一起研究申请者已经取得了

哪些成就，他/她的发展方向是什么，未来可能

取得哪些成就，把所有的申请材料综合在一起，

把每个申请者作为一个完整的人来审视。他还提

到，在他担任招生负责人期间，额外增加了一个

要求：申请者要附上一封来自同学或者朋友的推

荐信。他认为常春藤盟校共同的招生理念是每个

人必然都有一个真实而独特的故事，没有人可以

伪造，所以给申请者的建议就是一定要用有限的

申请材料讲述属于自己的故事。

什么时候送孩子出国留学，是许多中国家长头疼

的问题。近年来留学低龄化的趋势愈演愈烈。

Beare女士提到自己也曾经面临类似的问题，但

作为一个母亲，她对太早把孩子送出去有很大的

顾虑，因为亲子关系还没有完全建立，孩子也还

没有达到完全独立的程度。从自己的切身经历出

发，她认为引入中国本土的西方寄宿教育体系完

全可以为家长和孩子提供一个两全其美的选择：

孩子没有必要过早地远渡重洋；平时又可以在众

多驻校老师的指导下，花更多的时间学习、参加

活动或与兴趣相投的伙伴交流，逐步学会独立地

解决问题。由于每天都要为自己大大小小的事情

做决定，寄宿的孩子往往会假设自己的父母面对

同样的事情会怎样做决定，从而了解、珍视父母

曾经教导过的家庭观念和人生价值。

两位嘉宾还回答了家长们比较关心的问题，比如

招生部的工作人员的工作流程是怎样的；如何辨

别充斥留学市场的申请材料包装、甚至作弊的现

象；以及“小常春藤”和常春藤联盟等名校对中

国留学生的录取比率是否有限制等。

嘉宾介绍

Rachael Beare女士在20多年的职业生涯当中，曾

在美国多所顶尖大学预科学校中负责招生和奖/

助学金的颁发。她在加入北京市鼎石学校之前，于

2008-2012年在美国新英格兰地区著名的私立寄

宿学校，八校联盟之一的Hotchkiss任招生办主任一

职。此前，她在西雅图名校Lakeside任招生办主任

长达10年，还在“八校联盟”中的另外两所，即新罕

布什尔州的Phillips Exteter Academy和马萨诸

塞州的Deerfield Academy，以及她的母校康涅狄格

州的Loomis Chaffee负责招生工作。Beare女士同时

还是独立学校招生专业协会（AISAP）的创始董事

成员，并一直担任该董事会的财务和管理委员会委

员。Beare女士以“Magna Cum Laude”（极优等）荣

誉毕业于美国顶尖文理学院安默斯特学院Amherst

College的英文专业，并取得了哈佛大学教育研究生

院的教育硕士学位。

北京市鼎石学校顾问委员会委员。毕业于艺术气

息浓郁的卫斯理大学Wesleyan University和哈佛

商学院。1977年至2007年的30年间，他曾出任卫

斯理大学和常春藤盟校之一的达特茅斯学院的招

生部负责人。他还曾多年担任常春藤盟校入学委

员会的主席。

RACHAEL BEARE

招生主任

KARL FURSTENBERG

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What does one mean by success, or being

successful? Is it the same for all children, or even

all parents? Keystone’s third salon led by school

President Dr. Edward Shanahan addressed

some of these issues, and put the discussion

on “success” into perspective. “There are two

doors,” started Dr. Shanahan. If parents chose

the first door, their child would be a bright,

articulate, intellectually curious, socially aware,

capable, ethical, moral, healthy and happy

student. And if parents chose the second door,

then their child would be guaranteed admission

to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, or Stanford.

“Which door would you choose?” Dr. Shanahan

challenged parents.

In getting parents to view success from

various perspectives, Dr. Shanahan was also

encouraging them to understand success

beyond the realm of academia. Reflecting on

his own 40 years experience as an educator, he

listed the 7 elements of a successful education:

1. Cross-cultural understanding and experience

2. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering,

PREPARING CHILDREN FOR SUCCESS IN A GLOBAL SOCIETY

and Mathematics) education 3. Independent

research 4. Collaboration 5. Communication

6. Willingness to act and effect change and 7.

Ethical and moral behavior. These, he believes,

are essential to success in the 21st century.

In this highly competitive 21st century,

Keystone’s Dean of Admission Rachael Beare,

added that children need to develop 5 key

qualities: self-awareness, self-confidence,

creativity, collaborative spirit and empathy.

Ms. Beare emphasized the importance of these

qualities to be able to stand out in the admission

pool.

The information age is an era of life-long

learning concluded the speakers. And this

salon provided parents and educators with

the opportunity to learn from each other, and

consider the challenges of preparing children for

success in a globalized world. As Dr. Shanahan

rightly said: “Education helps us walk from

reality into eternity and to better understand the

world and oneself, which is exciting.”

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Rachael Beare comes to Keystone Academy from The Hotchkiss School,

one of the top boarding schools in New England, where she was the Dean

of Admission and Financial Aid from 2008-2012. Her career in admission

and financial aid spans more than 20 years and has taken her to many

day and boarding schools in the United States, including Lakeside

School, a leading day school in Seattle, Washington, where she was

the Director of Admissions & Financial Aid for ten years; Phillips Exeter

Academy in New Hampshire; Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts; and

Loomis Chaffee School in Connecticut, her alma mater. Ms. Beare is also

a founding Director of the Board for the Association of Independent

School Admission Professionals (AISAP), and has been a member of the

Board’s Finance and Governance committees. Ms. Beare graduated from

Amherst College with a B.A. in English, magna cum laude, and earned

her Ed.M. from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education.

RACHAEL BEARE

DEAN OF ADMISSION

SPEAKER PROFILES

Edward Shanahan has been in secondary and post-secondary education

in New England for over 40 years. From 1972 to 1981, he was Dean of

Students and member of the faculty at Wesleyan University; then he

became Dean of College and member of faculty at Dartmouth College,

from 1981 to 1991, and in the last 20 years till 2011, Dr. Shanahan was

Headmaster of Choate Rosemary Hall. He has also served as Chair of

the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (CIHE), and later

as President of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges

(NEASC). He is the Founding President of Keystone Academy, in addition

to being the Executive Director of the Eight Schools Association (ESA),

a consortium of distinguished New England boarding schools, as well

as a Life Trustee of Choate Rosemary Hall. And for the last decade, Dr.

Shanahan has been presiding over the Board of Directors of the Icahn

Foundation for Greater Opportunity.

EDWARD SHANAHAN

PRESIDENT

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近距离看国际教育，使更多的人理解国际教育，参

与到教育理念的探讨中来，一直是鼎石从创校之初

就提出、并坚定奉行的举措。我们希望能够与家

长、教育工作者、孩子，以及一切关心教育的人一

起，共享优质的教育资源，促进对教育的思考与理

解。因此，我们与中国国际金融有限公司（CICC）

联手，为家长和孩子们奉献了一场主题为“为孩子

铺就成功之路”的教育分享会。

每个人对“成功”的定义不同，对孩子的期望更是

各异。鼎石创校主席Edward Shanahan博士的演讲就

从“成功”谈起。他假设有两扇通往不同人生道路

的“门”，邀请现场的家长选择其一：迈过其中的

一扇“门”，孩子将成为聪明、对事物充满好奇、

善于沟通、具有良好社交能力、有创意、有能力和

意愿去从事一项事业、且正直、健康、快乐的大学

生；另外一扇“门”则直接通往哈佛、耶鲁、普林

斯顿、斯坦福等顶尖学府。

这个小调查意在让大家一起关注教育的真正意义所

在。他引用诺贝尔文学奖得主托尼.莫里森在小说

《宠儿》中的一段话，来诠释自己对于好的学校教

育的理解：“她（学校）是我的心灵上的挚友，她

把我之为‘我’的所有特质都收集起来，组装好，

又还给了我。她帮助我成长为一个完整的人。”

为孩子铺就成功之路

作为一名在美国著名私立高中Choate担任校长长达

20年的教育家，也作为一位父亲，他与大家分享

了成功教育的7大要素：1.全球化背景下对不同文

化的理解；2.学好STEM（科学、技术、工程、数

学）这4门课程；3.独立工作；4.与他人合作；5.

沟通能力；6.把想法付诸实践；7.正直，关爱他

人，并回馈社会。并一一解释这些要素在21世纪的

背景之下，为何格外重要。

和曾在美国多所著名私立高中负责招生、现任鼎

石招生主任的Rachael Beare女士从更为直接的角

度——申请学校——对如何辅助孩子成功娓娓道

来：从“八校联盟”、“常春藤联盟”等美国名校

的招生角度来谈名校之所以成为名校，培养的学生

之所以成功，招生上有哪些与众不同之处。家长们

除了重视孩子的学习成绩之外，还需与学校配合，

共同帮助孩子发展5种对于成功而言十分关键的特

质：自制、自信、创造力、合作精神和同理心。

信息时代是终身学习的时代。通过这样的教育分享

会，被学生视为榜样的成年人（家长和教育者）共

同参与、互相学习，在为孩子们铺就成功之路的

同时，也成为了更加成功的家长和教育者。正如

Shanahan博士在此次教育分享会中所说的：“教育

帮助我们从现在走向永恒，帮助我们了解世界，也

了解自身……这个工作非常激动人心。”

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嘉宾介绍

Rachael Beare女士在20多年的职业生涯当中，曾在美国多所顶尖大学预科

学校中负责招生和奖/助学金的颁发。她在加入北京市鼎石学校之前，于

2008-2012年在美国新英格兰地区著名的私立寄宿学校，八校联盟之一的

Hotchkiss任招生办主任一职。此前，她在西雅图名校Lakeside任招生办主

任长达10年，还在“八校联盟”中的另外两所，即新罕布什尔州的Phillips

Exteter Academy和马萨诸塞州的Deerfield Academy，以及她的母校康涅狄

格州的Loomis Chaffee负责招生工作。Beare女士同时还是独立学校招生专

业协会（AISAP）的创始董事成员，并一直担任该董事会的财务和管理委

员会委员。Beare女士以“Magna Cum Laude”（极优等）荣誉毕业于美国

顶尖文理学院安默斯特学院Amherst College的英文专业，并取得了哈佛大

学教育研究生院的教育硕士学位。

RACHAEL BEARE

招生主任

Edward Shanahan博士，生于纽约，初涉神学，后投身教育。1972-1981年

历任卫斯理大学Wesleyan University副教导主任/学务长。1981-1991年在

常春藤盟校之一、达特茅斯学院Dartmouth College担任教导主任。1991起

在美国“八校联盟”之一的著名私立寄宿高中Choate Rosemary Hall担任校

长一职，直至2011年光荣退休。他被选为第一任“八校联盟”主席，还曾

担任CIHE高等教育委员会主席和NEASC新英格兰院校协会主席。他机智、

风趣、学识渊博，深受师生爱戴。他是成功的学校管理者，热诚的教育

家，深邃的思考者，更是美国教育界的传奇人物。目前他是北京市鼎石学

校的校董会主席，兼任“八校联盟”的执行董事及Choate Rosemary Hall的

终身董事。

EDWARD SHANAHAN

主席

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Bilingual immersion is one of three pillars

of Keystone’s academic model. The school’s

Head of Primary School, Mary Jew, and Dr.

Chang Ji-Mei of San Jose State University, USA,

facilitated by Head of School Malcolm McKenzie

unpacked this curricular ethos and revealed the

many benefits it provides.

Ms. Jew underscored the significance of

bilingual education today by quoting a Former

US Secretary of Education, ”we must expose our

children to languages, cultures and challenges

outside our borders. We must teach our

students to understand world issues and their

connections to them.” Keystone’s mission is to

make this a reality. Dr. Chang then explained

the model of bilingual education that is used at

Keystone. It is called ‘contextualized education’.

“The beauty of contextualized education is that

DISCOVERING THE BENEFITS OF A BILINGUAL BRAIN

you are learning many things in an integral

manner, the content, the languages and the

culture and vocabulary,” said Dr. Chang. It is

a mode of instruction that is not abstract but

immersed in a student’s daily life and existence.

Students experience transformations as they

progress from one grade to the next.

Previous Salons Review / 系列教育沙龙回顾

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The speakers further laid out the life-long

benefits of a bilingual education. It is the road to

being world citizens. This is why Keystone lays

the groundwork for bilingualism from the very

foundation years. Bilingual education enables

students to learn and absorb information in

complex ways thus pushing their cognitive

development further. This means that students

in bilingual education are also superior in

critical thinking. “Cognitive development and

critical thinking are deeply intertwined. Without

proper cognitive skills, students will drown in

the mountains of information at their fingertips

because of the kind of access we have today.

Relevancy and reliability of information is taught

from kindergarten these days this is critical

thinking,” said Dr. Chang.

Mary Jew, Head of Keystone Academy’s Primary School, has over 25

years of experience in education in the California public school system in

Grades K-12. As a distinguished leader in the United States in Bilingual

and Immersion education, she has developed and managed numerous

immersion programs in English and one of the following languages:

Cantonese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, and Putonghua. Ms. Jew is

a graduate of the University of San Francisco and the University of

California, Santa Barbara. She served most recently the Deputy Principal

of the Primary School and Director of the Immersion Program at the

Independent Schools Foundation Academy in Hong Kong. At Keystone,

she oversees the Primary School and its related language immersion

program.

Professor Ji-Mei Chang is a teacher educator and educational researcher

in the Lurie College of Education at San Jose State University. She has

conducted cross-language research on children’s reading processes

and comprehension in Taiwan with traditional writing system and

Singapore with simplified writing system. She has worked with Chinese-

English bilingual and immersion/dual language program teachers in

Northern California since 1990s on Chinese curriculum unit design,

reading instruction and assessment. She has engaged in professional

development on Chinese curriculum unit design among Chinese

teachers at ISB and Taipei American School since 2004. She is currently

supporting Chinese primary school teachers at CIS on integrated science

unit and Chinese curriculum unit design; she also works with Chinese

middle school teachers on MYP oriented unit design as well as reading

and differentiated instructions since January 2013.

Mary Jew

Head of Primary School

Ji-Mei Chang

Ph.D., San Jose State

University

SPEAKER PROFILES

Dr. Chang closed by reminding parents present

at the salon that they have a role in enabling their

children to become world citizens. They have to

sustain a caring home, cultivate perseverance

and common sense and create the child’s

empathy. These habits or the mind together with

the Keystone bilingual education model will put

students at the vanguard of a highly competitive

world.

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双语教育所带来的前景与机遇，使其成为当今广

受欢迎的语言教育形式。但有意思的是，当大家谈

论双语教育的时候，会发现其实对于“双语教育”

本身，至今也没有一个统一、明确的定义和标准。

而近年来，在全球一体化的过程中，不同文化间的

冲突、对话、坚守、与融合，又使得双语教育中本就

涉及的“双文化”话题，在家长和教育界中都引起

了极大的关注与热议。有鉴于此，近期，曾出任全

美双语教育协会（NABE）主席、现任鼎石小学部校

长周惠卿女士与她的好友、来自圣何塞州立大学

Lurie教育学院的张稚美教授，走进鼎石教育沙龙，

以“介于两个世界之间 ——破除双语教育中的迷

思，以及如何培养双语、双文化的下一代”为题，与

到场的140多名中外家长及教育工作者们分享了她

们在双语、双文化教育领域多年来的理念与实践

心得。

周惠卿女士以教育学、心理学乃至生物学领域在过去

半个世纪以来的研究成果，逐一厘清了关于双语教育

利弊的诸多迷思：“过去三、四十年的实践已经充分

当我们谈论双语、双文化教

育时，我们在谈论什么?

证明，学双语的孩子不仅多掌握了一门技能，而且具

有更灵活、更具创意的思考和认知能力，面对不同的

文化，也更加包容。”

那么，怎样才是“有效的”双语学习呢？周惠卿

女士说：“目前在诸多双语教育模式中，沉浸式

双语教学模式是最成功的，在培养出纯正的双

语能力之外，还使学生懂得欣赏、甚至热爱不同

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的文化。”现场她放映了一段视频，展示了在美

国加州的学校中，不同背景的孩子经由沉浸式的

双语教学项目如何兴致勃勃地同时学习母语及

外语。

随后发言的张稚美教授，也以加州小学生同时运用中

英文来学习地理知识为例，说明了沉浸式双语教育

的特点，即：1）透过学科内容学习语言；2）在相关文

化情境中学习语言；3）兼顾学科和认知的平衡；4）

促进认知的发展；5）发展批判性思考的技巧。“孩子

们会问老师‘如果是你，你会怎么说’，因为在相关的

情境中，孩子们的认知到了一定程度、懂得比较之后，

会发现自己词不达意了。”张稚美教授提到这个在沉

浸式教学中常会出现的现象，“在情境化的环境中，

语言不是灌输给孩子的，而是环境提升了孩子们对语

言的要求，也增强了他们在认知上的需求。”

在谈及家长们最关心的如何支持孩子发展双语、双

文化的能力时，张稚美教授坦言：“在双语、双文化

的教育之中，无论是孩子，还是教师、家长，都面临

着不断学习新知识的挑战，所以需要良好的心智习

性才能坚持下来。”她与参与者们分享了加州州立

大学荣誉教授Arthur Costa及私人顾问Bena Kallick

提出的16项心智习性（Habits of Mind），并强调父

母可以通过营造和谐关爱的家庭、打好双语双文化

的地基、以及有意识地促进语言和认知的发展等

方式，为孩子的成长创造一个积极美好的环境。她

还建议：“在孩子上一年级之前，家长最好能够带

领孩子阅读至少1000个小时。但这里的‘阅读’不

仅仅是指阅读书籍，而是包括阅读艺术作品、博物

馆以及周围的世界。”

嘉宾介绍

北京市鼎石学校小学部校长，曾在美国加利福尼亚州公立学校系统内(幼

儿园至高中)工作长达25年，拥有丰富的教学管理经验。作为一名美国沉

浸式双语教学领域的杰出领袖，她曾开发并管理过众多沉浸式双语教学项

目，包括英粤双语、英西双语、英日双语、英韩双语和英汉双语项目等。

周惠卿毕业于旧金山大学和加州大学圣巴巴拉分校。加入北京市鼎石学校

之前，周女士是香港弘立书院小学部副校长及沉浸式教育项目总监。在北

京市鼎石学校，她负责管理小学部和沉浸式双语教学项目。

张稚美教授执教于美国加州圣何塞州立大学的Lurie教育学院。历年来她的

研究项目包括：在台湾繁体字和新加坡简体字两种中文书写环境下，儿童

阅读过程和理解的跨语言研究；自90年代开始，她与加州北部的中英双语

及沉浸式/双语项目教师合作，共同进行中文课程的单元设计、阅读指导

和评估。

近年来，她与亚洲多所学校紧密合作：2004年起，为北京顺义国际学校

（ISB）、台北美国学校提供中文课程单元设计方面的教师职业发展培

训；2011年至今，协助香港汉基国际学校的小学部中文教师进行课程设

计，融合中文与科学；2013年1月起，她还指导中学教师进行MYP中文课

程、阅读和个性化教学方面的设计。

周惠卿

小学部校长

张稚美

美国加州圣何塞州立

大学教授

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A mama, papa and baby bear are trying to

catch fish for their dinner from a stream. The

baby bear, desperate to learn this basic survival

skill, tries but is not successful and gives up.

American 5-year old kids were more tolerant of

the baby bear’s inadequacy and still found it cute

and furry. But their Chinese peers would have

liked the bear if it had persisted instead of giving

up so easily. Dr. Li Jin says that the difference in

response, revealed through academic research,

is an indication of learning beliefs that come

from “parental socialization” and then “joint

socialization of parents and school” that are

all culturally rooted. At the end of Dr. Li’s story,

one person sitting at the back of the room

listening to her presentation at Keystone’s sixth

education salon was not happy with this cultural

distinction. Chinese student, Coco, walked up to

the front of the room and asked an interesting

question, “How can American kids be more

tolerant of the baby bear? And as Chinese

myself, which behavior should I choose?”

A scholar in the field of education and human

development at Brown University, USA, Dr.

Li couldn’t be happier with her questions. She

explained that one cultural approach is not

better than another. It is about developing a

cognitive ability to integrate different cultural

learning approaches and applying them in the

right moments. Keystone, with its uniquely

integrated education model and values, is best

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suited to enable integration and inculcate an

understanding of cultural variations in students,

says Dr. Li. “Keystone comes at the right time,”

she encouragingly notes, “with its world-

oriented focus, critical thinking pedagogical

style and inquiry-based learning.”

Dr. Li’s compelling talk was a wake-up call to

the unavoidable significance of understanding

culturally oriented learning beliefs. Her

extensively comparative and impressive research

reveals that a western learning approach

looks for objective truths through inquiry and

scientific discovery because the human mind

is supreme and enjoys such intrinsic inquiry

that will be put to ethical use. Meanwhile, the

eastern way approaches learning as a lifelong

process to learn about the self and continually

improve the self. This approach to learning

enables and legitimizes powerless individuals

and encourages a love for learning. In today’s

world, eastern and western learning cultures

meet through ever moving populations. Cultural

integration is inevitable. In Dr. Li’s words, “It is

quite possible to obtain knowledge and to retain

one’s soul…One can grow both with what has

been enculturated and assimilated in one’s

own culture, and what has been acculturated in

another.” And Keystone’s mission is in tune with

this dynamic and ever changing world.

Dr. Jin Li is Professor of Education and Human

Development at Brown University. She earned

her Ed.M. in education from the University

of Pittsburgh in 1988, her second Ed.M. in

Administrative Planning and Social Policy

in 1991, and her doctoral degree in Human

Development and Psychology from Harvard

Graduate School of Education in 1997. Dr.

Li’s research examines different cultural

learning models and how such models shape

children’s learning beliefs and achievement.

Dr. Li has published in leading journals such as

American Psychologist, Journal of Educational

Psychology, Child Development, Developmental

Psychology, Ethos, and Cognition and Emotion

among others. In 2012, Dr. Li published her

book Cultural Foundations of Learning: East

and West.

SPEAKER PROFILE

Dr.Li Jin

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有不少家长正在筹划送孩子去国外或国际学校读

书。然而，关于在国外或在以英语为主的国际学校

环境中就读，我们究竟了解多少？第六次鼎石教育

沙龙上，美国常春藤盟校布朗大学教育及人类发

展教授李谨指出，中西方的学习方式存在明显的差

别，它们拥有各自的关注点和文化倾向，如果对此

问题缺乏足够的思想准备，会令“空降”到国外或

国际学校的孩子陷于“文化认同的迷茫”，学习效

果与美好的初衷可能大相径庭。她建议：“应对这

些混淆可能造成的困扰，孩子最好先在鼎石这样的

融合中国和国际教育精粹的学校接受教育，建立

起文化认同再出国。”

李谨教授是在美国首位关注移民儿童学习模式和

学习效果的学者。近20年来，她追踪研究中国大陆

和台湾的儿童、美国的华裔和欧裔的儿童及其家

长，并和台湾、香港、英国、德国和以色列等各地学

者开展合作。

她的团队调查发现，关于学习，华人人群常常带有

强烈的情绪，愿望强烈且精神执着，相比之下，西

方人群对学习的看法就中性很多。”我们访问的美

国常青藤大学学生（非华裔学生），500个核心词

汇里，没有一个是hard work（努力学习），这让我

很吃惊！”李谨说。相应的，如果成绩出现波动，中

建立起文化认同再出国

西方人群也呈现出截然不同的情绪反应。如果成

绩上升，华人人群会表现得谦虚很多，如果成绩下

降，感到惭愧的华人人数会比西方人高出35个百

分点。

“西方的学习方式是心智取向，强调思维、探索、

智力、发现、好奇、挑战、创造性、开放态度、快速

学习、口头交流等等；而中国的学习方式是道德取

向，突出认真、勤奋、刻苦、毅力、专心、谦虚、和道

德发展。”李谨教授总结说。

两种学习模式差别明显，孩子到底跟从哪一种学

习模式会更适应社会发展、更具竞争力呢？这是沙

2014年8月7日

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龙现场家长们非常关心的问题。李教授分享道，学

习模式诸多不同的背后，是长达上千年的中西方文

化差异，不能简单判断哪一种学习模式更好，并且

大量实例表明，向孩子武断地论断某种学习方式

乃至其背后的文化，将造成其身份认同困惑，甚至

导致其在成长过程中遭遇种种挫败。“应该教导孩

子，以开放的心态和批判的思维面对两者，而不是

简单地告诉孩子，哪一种学习模式更好或是更加

不好……不过，我们要首先坚持中华传统文化的

精粹。”

“鼎石来的正是时候。”在李谨看来，类似鼎石这

样的教育弥补了小留学生遭遇文化缺失的风险，孩

子可以在鼎石这样的学校接受既具有国际视野，

又强调中国丰富而深厚的文化传统的世界教育，

从而避免了孩子与中国文化产生割裂，因为他们还

是在中国生活，也没有脱离家长的呵护。等他们完

成中学甚至大学学业，建立起清晰的文化认同，树

立起学习的信念后，再去国外学习，成功的可能性

更大。

嘉宾介绍

现任美国常春藤名校布朗大学教育及人类发展

学教授。1988年获得匹兹堡大学外语教育硕士学

位；1991年，获得哈佛大学行政规划及社会决策专

业第二硕士学位；1997年，获得哈佛大学教育学院

人类发展及心理学博士学位。李瑾博士曾在国际知

名专业学术期刊，如American Psychologist（美国心

理学家）, Journal of Educational Psychology（教育

心理学研究期刊）, Child Development（儿童心理

发展）, Developmental Psychology（发展心理学）,

Ethos（性格研究）以及Cognition and Emotion（认知

与情感）上发表多项研究成果。并由剑桥出版社出

版研究著作《Cultural Foundations of Learning, East

and West》（《学习的文化基础：东方与西方》）。

李瑾（Li Jin）

博士

A new WORLD SCHO OL 真正的世界学校 A new MODEL OF EDUCATION IN CHINA 全新的教育模式

加入鼎石，让孩子从此脱颖而出

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