Show BioHide BioPrerna Kanji is an eleventh grade student at AISG, and this is her third year in China. She has lived in 3 countries prior to moving to Guangzhou - India, New Zealand and Singapore. This is her second year writing for the Beacon as one of the co-editors in Chief. Prerna looks forward to contributing music, opinion and world news articles.
Recently, sophomore, Neo A, was featured in the Guangzhou Daily Newspaper in an article about his work with drones. The article is titled “航拍魅力广州 飞手还在读高中” or “Aerial Photography of Guangzhou, Photographer is Still in High School.” It highlights 2 teenagers who... More »
Learning new languages can be really hard. Especially when you don’t have the opportunity to practice that much. Learning Chinese obviously can be easier to practice while living in China, but other languages are not as easy. So, I take Spanish at school and I... More »
There are always concerts coming around the Guangzhou – Shenzhen – Hong Kong area and so here’s a quick update on some recent concerts and some that are coming soon. John Legend Last Saturday, on the 10th of March, John Legend performed at the AsiaWorld-Expo.... More »
On the 28th of February, 2018, a group of 16 students left for Hanoi, for the 10th annual session of the UNIS Model United Nations or UNISMUN X. This group included 2 freshmen, 7 sophomores, and 7 juniors. From the original 18 students planned to be attending,... More »
Welcome to the second playlist of 2018! Sorry that there was no February playlist, we had some technical difficulties 🙁 However, we are back for March’s playlist. Just like the other playlists of the month, we have chosen some top new songs from this month and... More »
On Friday 9 March (or this Friday!), Connect4Cancer will be hosting its first Showcase in the SP theatre. It will include various artistic performances by students from middle and high school; however, it is certainly not like StuCo’s talent show. It’s not a c... More »
After 9 months of mystery and anticipation, the news of Kylie Jenner’s pregnancy and baby girl has finally been revealed. On the 1st of February, 2018, Kylie Jenner of the famed Kardashian-Jenner clan gave birth to a healthy girl. She only revealed this news t... More »
In this current #MeToo phase, it seems that more and more cases of sexual assault and harassment are constantly being revealed, hurting the reputation of popular, admired celebrities. Aziz Ansari, however, is just one step further. He is a well-known supporter... More »
On the 21st of April, at International Day, held at Ersha Campus, Connect4Cancer (C4C) will be holding their 8th annual Pantene Beautiful Lengths (PBL) event. PBL is a part of the P&G Pantene Hair Care brand, and the company has been supporting this event at A... More »
In a new age of almost no privacy where young people are becoming increasingly unaware of the significance of their personal privacy, they are publishing posts with their exact location and revealing personal things online. If you haven’t heard of Ask.fm, it i... More »
Uniforms. Simply the word “uniform” seems to have become a controversial topic in of itself, and whether to have them or not has always been a widely debated topic within schools. As someone who has experienced both ways, there seem to be pros and cons to eith... More »
In an ever-modernizing world, where financial success seems to have become the definition of overall success, and the expectations from parents have been increasing, it seems that some of the more “artistic” or “less practical” college majors have experienced ... More »