Exactly three years ago, on a cold January morning, I remember being nervous about transferring to my new school, Korea International School (KIS). I had moved from school to school a lot since I was young, both in the US and Korea, and it was always difficult to adjust to new environments. I came t
When we see stray animals on the streets, it’s hard not to appreciate their cuteness or feel sympathy for them. These days I have increasingly noticed numerous animals (stray, or even killed), myself, or through social media. This fall, I joined a school service club called CARE, which stands for “C
During the fall break, while I was staying in Jeju Island, I had an invaluable opportunity to work at a horse ranch for a week. It was an especially eye-opening experience because I am applying to study veterinary science, I was able to work at Arion Horse Riding Center by recommendation of the owne
In Seoul Foreign School, one of the classes that a student must take during the Primary Years Program (PYP) and Middle Years Program (MYP) is Design. Essentially, Design requires students to identify and develop a solution for a real-life design problem. Design is meant to develop a student’s proble
Each of the four schools in Jeju Global Education City has a student dormitory. At my school, St. Johnsbury Academy Jeju (SJA), students who do not live in the dorm are known as “day students.” There are pros and cons to being both a dorm and a day student. However, as a student who used to live in
Social media continues to overwhelmingly dominate our society, especially that of the teens. In a recent survey by the Pew Research Center of U.S. teens between the ages of 13 and 17, nearly every teenager (95 percent) has access to a smartphone, and 45 percent say they are online “constantly. ”Alth
The 31st Seoul Adult School Literature Event was held by the Accreditation of Elementary, Middle and High School Corporation Seoul City Council on October 24, 2019 at the Forest Stage of Seoul Children’s Grand Park. Approximately 3,000 students from elementary and secondary schools attended the even
I belong to a basketball team, which, as much as I wish it were, it is not a professional basketball team. We started out as a soccer team that was formed by the first grade parents when I was in elementary school. There were six classes in the first grade that year and, by the first week of school,
Trillions of plastic bags are used each year. The biggest problem with this, however, is that half of all plastic produced is only for single-use purposes. The use of plastic can easily be seen in daily life: coffee shops use plastic cups, straws, and bottles, and people tend to purchase them for pu
Color illustrates a huge aspect of our lives. All the different colors we encounter during everyday life influence our mood, behavior, and choices. Colors we see, such as the serene blue of the sky, the earthy green of roadside trees, and the vivid yellow of taxi cabs, can change our mood. Our exper
As a member of the varsity swim team and concertmaster of Chadwick International’s (CI) Grade 9-10 orchestra, I consider myself deeply immersed in a variety of extracurricular activities. The main reason that I participate in these sports and music programs is that I find them enjoyable. Being able
This past week, November 3-9, was the annual “Discovery Week” (DW) at Seoul Foreign School (SFS). During this week, SFS high school students are sent all over the world to participate in activities to serve local and international communities while discovering the cultural backgrounds of those commu
From mandatory seminars to assemblies, school constantly makes an effort to help students relieve stress. Unfortunately, these efforts are tedious and rather take a toll on students’ physical and mental state. From December 5th to 6th, however, High Schoolers at Singapore American School were given
The world of IT (Information Technology), including the Internet and smart devices, was considered to be exclusive to the young. These days, however, it is not uncommon to see senior citizens using technology. Increasingly more senior citizens are communicating with their friends and family via text
The Nobel Science Club (NSC) was founded by the author at Bongeun Middle School in 2017. The purpose of the NSC is to gather students who are interested in any area of science, such as robotics or physics, and encourage them to explore their interests and test out their ideas through hands-on experi
More than the sight of elaborate Christmas trees displayed on the footsteps of department stores and the annual red holiday coffee cup at Starbucks, rehearsing my favorite carols in the choir room is what really reminds me that Christmas is on its way. The Annual Winter Concert at Seoul Internationa
Amsterdam’s ‘WhiteBikes,’ Paris’s ‘Vélib,’ London’s ‘Boris,’ Copenhagen’s ‘Bycykler København,’ and Oslo’s ‘Oslo Bysykkel,’ these are some of the successful public bicycle sharing systems from major cities around the world. Public bike-sharing is a system where any citizen can rent a b
It is now common to see Japanese sports fans supporting their athletes by wearing clothes or using flags imprinted with a “rising sun,” a design that was famously used by the Japanese military during World War II. Because of the mired history surrounding the rising sun pattern, controversy on whethe
Ever since separate waste collection was made nationwide in 1995, the amount of waste decreased significantly (in general) while at the same time increasing the amount of recycled waste. According to the Korea Resource Recirculation Information System (recycling-info.or.kr), the amount of disposed w
One Friday afternoon in October, my family and I went to Itaewon for what we hoped would be an “exotic” culinary experience. We saw a lot of foreigners coming out of Itaewon Station, mostly headed in the same direction, and decided to follow them, leading us to a very foreign-looking area which I la