The last month of 2018 proved to be a harvest season for Kaiwen Academy

On the night of December 20, after more than three months of rehearsals, the Musical Club unveiled its first play Hairspray. The little performers forgot themselves in singing and dancing on stage, presented their own version of the Broadway classic, and impressed the audience with their upbeat spirit and confidence in chasing dreams.

The last weekend brought much good news about the KWA secondary school math teaching group. For one thing, the KWA team did a brilliant job at the 2019 NSL China Full-Speed Smart Car Race; for another, Mr. Stephen Pattenden, lead teacher of the secondary school math teaching group, was awarded the certificate of the “2018 Excellent International Teacher Award” by Haidian District.

The arts and cultural study tour to Italy brought together 23 students of Grade 9-11 and three teachers. They spent one week traveling around the country, listening to stories about its history and culture, appreciating a wide variety of artworks, enjoying DIY activities and reflecting on the uniqueness of Italian culture which was itself a fruit of cultural diversity.

The highly-anticipated annual KWA Spelling Bee officially kicked off at the end of November. After a week of intense competition among Grade 6-8, including class preliminaries and grade semifinals, at last 11 students made it to the finals.

From November 10 to 11, 2018, the National Synchronized Swimming U Series Club Tournament kicked off at the Laishan Sports Park Swimming Pool in Yantai City. Yao Chengxi, a representative of Kaiwen team, made his debut and won three gold medals in the 2018 National Synchronized Swimming Tournament, including the required movement for Junior Group, 200m medley, and individual event.