Keystone Academy

Keystone Academy
北京市鼎石学校
The school's academic building (right) and the performing arts center (left)
Location
11 Anfu Street, Houshayu Town Shunyi, Beijing 132826 China
40°06′47″N 116°32′49″E / 40.112925046351634°N 116.54698011674769°E / 40.112925046351634; 116.54698011674769,
Information
Established	2014 (2014)
Head of school	Emily McCarren
Colors	Blue, Red and Grey
Website	keystoneacademy.cn/en

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

Malcolm McKenzie founded Keystone Academy, which opened in 2014.²³ Beijing Meilian Wenhua Investment Co., Ltd. (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

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