Nesting Grounds
Where most administration nest at Lower School.
What is the Little House?
Flamingos turn pink because their main food source is this tiny, salty seafood.
What is brine shrimp?
The absolute bane of teachers' existence this year. If you accidentally say these two numbers next to one another, the room will instantly erupt into chaos.
What is 6 7?
This recess hotspot became the ultimate "nesting spot" for first graders to dig, discover, build, and problem-solve?
What is the sandbox?
Lower School math instruction builds a deep conceptual foundation by following this specific, three-step country-named approach.
What is Singapore Math?
When a flamingo stands on one leg, the joint that looks like a backward-bending knee is actually this part of the leg.
What is the ankle?
This smash-hit Netflix animated movie about a musical girl group fighting monsters had kids singing its soundtrack all school year.
What is K-Pop Demon Hunters?
This classic recess game has players sprinting to the court to fiercely guard their grid, treating the coveted square like a kingly nest while trying to knock challenging opponents out.
What is Four-Square?
According to the school's mission statement, Keys challenges students to develop a "keen intellect" alongside this kind of "spirit."
What is generous?
Created in 1957 by Don Featherstone, this classic pink item is famous for decorating American front yards.
What is a plastic lawn flamingo?
In April 2026, NASA made history by launching this specific lunar mission, sending a crew of astronauts to fly around the Moon for the first time since 1972.
What is Artemis II?
A complex playground society in Hoover Park, complete with levels, systems, and its own currency, sparking wild arguments that had faculty and families comparing the space to The Lord of the Flies.
What are The Huts?
Keys students, faculty, and staff are sorted into these "nesting grounds," creating a rainbow of competitors for at least two whole school events.
What are Houses?
Keys School families nest in many Bay Area communities; this city holds the greatest number.
What is Palo Alto?
This is the colorful, fancy name for a group of flamingos.
What is a flamboyance?
Tetherball
What is number of balls?
The Andean and Chilean flamingo species live high up in this famous South American mountain range.
What are the Andes?
Keys School was originally founded in 1973 by Betsy Danon and Inge Zumwalt with an initial enrollment of just this many students.
What is 17?