Happy 牛 (Niú) Year! Keystone faculty and staff working on campus enjoyed treats and received festive goods to celebrate the upcoming Spring Festival. And speaking of celebrations, Primary School students had tons of holiday fun in their virtual classes this week. Scroll down for more.

春节将至，在校园里坚守岗位的鼎石教职员工们以各种形式欢庆中国传统佳节。在云课堂上，小学部同学们以精彩演出为大家送去节日祝福。

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Keystone Design Teachers Discuss: "Why Do We Need Design?"

「在鼎石我们如何开展深度学习？」第一场分享：我们为什么需要设计？

Head into the Secondary School basement and you will enter a space teeming with creativity. That is the location of our Design classrooms and workshops, and even bright ideas that will soon change the world. Yesterday (February 3), several Keystone Design teachers shared their takes on the relevance of design in academics and life outside of school in a roundtable discussion with the Office of Marketing and Communications. Check out the link below to watch the video.

昨天（2月3日），来自设计学科组的几位老师，在"我们为什么需要设计—走进鼎石设计课堂"的线上直播活动上，为家长们解读并梳理了设计课程的教学方式与培养目标，以帮助家长们更加深入而全面地了解鼎石的设计课程。点击链接，收看视频录像。

Primary School Celebrates Arts and Culture Week

小学部举办艺术周

The entire Primary School has been on a virtual celebration mode since Monday (February 1), or the start of the division's Arts and Culture Week. Earlier today (February 4), Foundation Year students joined a party while second graders performed in a virtual talent show. Meanwhile, English teachers shared their home countries' cultural holidays and traditions. These activities were part of the PS-wide online festivities that introduced children from different grade levels to Chinese New Year customs and other celebrations around the world.

本周一（2月1日），小学部开启了线上"艺术文化活动周"的帷幕，各年级学生从中国春节、世界眼中的中国以及中国风俗等不同主题开展艺术文化周的学习。今天上午（2月4日），二年级还举办了云联欢 - 牛年新春才艺展示庆典活动，学前班的同学们也一同参加。师生们度过了难忘的一周，共同迎接新年的到来。

Keystone's "Swift Ambassador" Published in The New York Times for Kids China

纽约时报儿童版刊载鼎石"燕雀女孩"故事

Our resident student birdwatcher, tenth grader Ariel Chen, lands on another publication! Ariel and her amazing birdwatching journey were recently featured in the digital version of The New York Times for Kids China (Xǔxǔ Duōduō). In the special article, the "Swift Ambassador" spoke about her foray into leading Keystone's first birdwatching club and environmental protection. Check out the feature (in Chinese) in the link below.

近日，《纽约时报》儿童版 -《栩栩多多》线上平台登载了鼎石十年级学生陈雁之观鸟的故事。在这篇特别报道中，"燕雀女孩"陈雁之分享了她的观鸟故事、她组织的观鸟社团以及她对自然保护的关注。

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"I like to play indoors better 'cause that's where all the electrical outlets are," a fourth grader in San Diego said. Within the space of a few decades, the way children understand and experience nature has changed radically. The polarity of the relationship has reversed: although kids nowadays are aware of the global threats to the environment, their physical contact and intimacy with nature are fading. Out of fear of potential risks, adults create a safe world believed to be better and suitable for kids. In Last Child in the Woods, Richard Louv brings together studies that point to direct exposure to nature as essential for a child's physical and emotional development. He also describes a possible future for us: the Fourth Frontier where humans and nature can live in harmony. At a time when education faces interruptions or setbacks, this book serves as an important reminder for all. As the marine biologist and writer Rachel Carson said: "Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life."

"我更喜欢在屋里玩，因为只有屋里才有电源插座。"圣地亚哥一名四年级的小学生说。短短几十年间，我们理解和体验自然界的方式发生了巨大的变化。孩子们可能知道环境所面临的全球威胁，但却看不到平日的生活环境与这种威胁有什么必然联系。对风险的恐惧，也使大人们小心翼翼地把孩子包裹在自己构建的安全世界之中。《林间最后的小孩》写于2005年，被视为可与《寂静的春天》比肩的开山之作。作者理查德.洛夫在书中探讨了儿童和自然之间不断扩大的裂痕，也满怀憧憬地描绘了人与自然共存的一种更美好的形式——"第四边疆"。在被疫情频繁打断的学习和生活期间，这本书对于我们都是一个重要的提醒："那些感受过大地之美与神秘的人，能从中获得生命的力量，直至一生。"（蕾切尔.卡森）