On a global scale, children, mainly in Less Economically Developed Country (LEDCs), face and are greatly affected by substantial challenges such as religious conflicts, shortage of resources, inadequate health care systems, and recently COVID-19. According to UNICEF, “about 1 billion children are mu
Participating in volunteering has been a real challenge over the past year as social distancing guidelines have sidelined most programs. While the impact of volunteering on a student’s college application is debatable, there is no argument of the impact volunteering has on the recipients. Last year,
Recently, I watched a Youtube video on the intensifying conflict between Chinese and Muslim ethnic groups. In the video, Muslim merchants refused to sell products to Chinese residents and often verbally abused Chinese passer-bys. I decided that I wanted to know more about the source of this antagoni
The COVID-19 situation has changed a lot since the initial breakout, and so did the school's learning schedule. As the positivity rates increased during the first few months after the breakout, including the mass infections in Daegu, everybody, including most of my friends and my parents, though
Visiting the eye doctor to check one’s eyesight is a common practice for children and adults alike. Many of us are unpleasantly surprised at how bad our eyesight has become at such visits, and it is not uncommon for doctors to tell even young children to start wearing glasses. Today, it is widely be
Since the sudden outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic last March, the governments of numerous countries have implemented lockdown measures, forcing many citizens to become “netizens”. Schools were considered dangerous as numerous students gather together in enclosed spaces; thus programs such as Zoom and G
Gift cards are considered godsend in today’s society; world renowned for their ability to salvage last minute shoppers and indecisive or poor gift givers, gift cards have been the most popular present of choice for 13 years. They are so popular that Americans purchased $171 billion worth of gift car
At the start of the 2nd semester, ideas for starting new school clubs that will be created for the next fall are submitted. Since my future major is going to be business related, I wanted to submit an idea for a business club that would create a startup business, obtain crowdfunding, and make mock s
Music. Creativity in its purest form, music is an art form that can express sentiments and emotions. It has existed alongside humans since prehistory, although back then it was mainly expressed through singing or humming. As humanity developed, interest in music also increased, leading to the creati
Last Christmas, I found a thin square box under the tree. It was a record by my favorite artist, Crush, and was given to me by my father. After reading the book The Secret of the Record by Young-ho Kwak, my father started to buy and collect records, record players, amplifiers, and other types of aud
The DMZ Youth ECO Club at Seoul International School explores scarce ecosystems near the DMZ (Korean Demilitarized Zone), which is a buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea that was formed after the cessation of the Korean War in 1953. Since the formation of the DMZ, civilians have been proh
Social media has grown to be one of the inevitable sources of our life over the past couple of decades. According to the Pew Research Organization, “roughly two thirds of social media users’...major reason behind their use of social media” is to stay connected and communicate with others. However, h
Recently, Spotify, a Swedish music streaming service, launched in South Korea. The reason why Spotify is loved by a lot of people around the world is because of the playlists that AI generates for the users. The AI(artificial intelligence) analyses the user’s music flavor and suggests new songs that
Various forms of art have sparked social change by evoking empathy and understanding through the tacking of a wide range of issues, such as social injustice, the stigma of AIDS, the refugee crisis, and even war. Today, art is being increasingly used to look critically at problems that threaten socie
In today’s teen world of Snapchat, Instagram, and TikTok, popularity has soared for an unexpected activity: community service. The number of students wanting to serve their communities has jumped, even during the pandemic, with many high school students donating to famous charities or seeking active
I have always been interested in government and politics so I was elated when I passed the screening process to be an intern at The National Assembly of the Republic of Korea for two months during the summer of 2020. Learning about how the government operates through a textbook is fine, but actually
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… these are the signature words of every Star Wars movie opening since its first showing in 1977. The Star Wars franchise is probably the biggest and most recognized franchise in cinema. Created by George Lucas, an “American film director, producer, s
Usually, people think about painters, photographers, or designers when they hear the word ‘artist’. However, people who enhance people’s facial features by putting on makeup and people who style people’s hair by changing the shapes and colors are also artists. Many people say it's hard to succeed as
February 6th, 2021. Sixty-four teams gathered via Zoom to participate in a global debate tournament hosted by Cambridge University and Learning Leaders. A lot of teams from Korean international schools such as SIS, SFS, KIS, YISS, CIS, DIS, BIS, GSIS, and NLCS participated in this tournament. Despit
A couple months back in December, I wrote an article outlining the changes made to cheerleading for the 2020-2021 winter sports season at Seoul Foreign School. At that time, COVID-19 cases had been decreasing, which made us hopeful that the season would continue even with the changes, such as Zoom K