Graduations are one of the biggest events during a lifetime that brings an end to one phase and a beginning to another. On June 2nd, the class of 2018 graduated from Chadwick International. This was CI’s third official graduation. All the girls wore white dresses while the boys wore a suit with whit
This May 26th, Seoul International School held its 41st graduation ceremony on its artificial turf at 5:30 PM. As the sun shone under a cool breeze, it was as if even Mother Nature wanted the occasion to go by without a hitch. A momentous day for the class of 2018, myriad family members, teachers, a
On April 6th, 2018, the first ever Mr. KIS event took place at Korea International School (KIS). Mr. KIS is a male talent competition featuring 12 male seniors who represented the diverse departments of sports, music, forensics, and theatre throughout their years in KIS. The Mr. KIS event was KIS St
For the past few decades, the SIS end-of-semester concert featured the school orchestra, band, strings ensemble, and multiple choirs. However, this made the concert drone on for hours and hours, costing too much time for both the performers and audience members. Additionally, the choirs would always
“Eyy….we want some new faces!”“Eyy….we are the new faces!” With enthusiastic pep rally chants, the Phoenix Gym in Korea International School was crowded with new faces of rising freshmen. All students were excited to start their four-year journey in high school. On August 4th, when onl
On February 23rd to the 24th, the honor students of Korea International School attended the Korea International Music Educators Association (KIMEA) Honor Festival. This festival has been held since 2012; it was organized by the music teachers at international schools all throughout Korea. They belie
On December 4th, John Tummon visited Indian Mountain School.It was during “community,” a period of whole school gathering, when he introduced himself to the entire student body. Coming from an organization called FCD(Freedom from Chemical Dependency), he came with a purpose of raising awareness and
Based on articles published in the Science and Intelligence journal, student tutors generally score higher on exams and show a greater degree of mastery than their peers who learn for their personal benefit. This phenomenon is known as the protege effect. Despite such research, however, students are
Friday, 6:00 P.M., high school students in Korea International School (KIS) gathered in the conference hall, huddled up together with bean bags facing the sunset in the patio. The space was filled with booths selling cotton candy, churros, drinks, and many more snacks, and there were photo booths do
Students from ninth to twelfth grade at Asia Pacific International School embarked on the school’s annual Retreat, which occurred from September 11th to 15th this year. The Retreat trips strive to have students be more “bonded” together so that they aspire to know each other better, both genders ali
Students from sixth to twelfth grade at Korea International School all embarked on what the school calls Experiential Education (EE) trips between August 30 and September 1. These trips strive to help students engage in action-focused experiences by connecting what they learn in the classroom to the
On Thursday May 4th of 2017, a crowd of people swarmed into a theater of Seoul Foreign School (SFS). People of mixed ages, race, and culture were in one place to enjoy the show, except for the SFS middle school students. It was their night to perform to welcome the spring. At 5:30pm, the loud theate
The Gender Sexuality Awareness club, GSA, is a relatively small student club in Seoul International School (SIS). Working to support both gender equality and the LGBTQ+ community, GSA strives to create a community where people of different orientations could feel safe. In tandem with the concept of
The National High School Mock Trial Championship (NHSMTC) was hosted at Hartford, Connecticut on March 12-13, 2017. Approximately 30,000 students took part in regional high school mock trial competitions throughout the United States, Guam, South Korea, and the Northern Mariana Islands. The best team
These days, the influence of media has grown so much that even education has been highly affected. Especially when it comes to education, TEDx is one of the most powerful media organizations that distribute online talks for free. According to TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design), the TEDx Program
At the end of each term, the Andover Aviation Club steps out onto the lawn with model airplanes and remote controls in their hands. Anxiously, they let their model airplanes soar through the air, make sharp turns, rotate vertically and horizontally, and dive to the ground. Through this end-of-term e
On March 19th 2017, 9th grade students from Korea International School Jeju departed to Hanoi, Vietnam for SLL (Service Leading and Learning) trip. The trip provided an opportunity for students to directly experience Vietnamese culture through building a classroom for a local school and sightseeing.
Living within a community involves a lot of work: cooperation, perseverance, adaptability, and more. Regardless of such difficulties, few of us choose to live without community. I believe an ideal community is one in which everyone is committed to the well being of others. In Branksome Hall Asia, a
On March 23, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) club from Seoul International School (SIS) hosted its annual talent show at SIS. Fourteen groups showed off their talents through singing, dancing, and drum battle performances. Many of the performers were students
On March 24th and 25th, 2017, the Korean Mock Trial Association (KMTA), in conjunction with the Yale Mock Trial Association (YMTA), hosted Korea’s national mock trial competition in the Coex Convention Hall. Twice a year, the two associations coordinate their efforts to fund two to three members of