As you all know, the semester exams account for 20% of your grade in any class, and summative and formative assessments counts for the remaining 80% of your semester grade. Approximately 64% of your grade is formed by summative assessments and 16% are formativ... More »
Music is an essential part of every (or at least most) teenagers’ life, and finding a great place to easily stream ad-free music is a need. Other than QQ, which is only really used in China, the top two companies that provide music globally are Spotify and App... More »
Buzzfeed. One of the most prominent, highly visited sources of news and personality quizzes alike. Their YouTube brand also boasts a whopping 35 million subscriber count over their 7 accounts: Buzzfeed Blue, Yellow/Boldly, Violet, Video, News, Celeb, and Ladyl... More »
HA, I got you there. This article IS about clickbait. Clickbait is the process by which content-creators use sensationalized titles or tempting thumbnails to grab the attention of their audience, enticing them to click on an article, video or post. In this new... More »
My Rating: 5/5 stars Milk and Honey is a collection of poetry and prose by Canadian author Rupi Kaur. The approximately 200-page book is composed of 4 sections: The Hurting, The Loving, The Breaking and The Healing. In her work, Kaur deals with topics like fir... More »
In a battle that’s lasted almost 10 millenniums, a group of rogue Catalan politicians once again build their fight against the oppressive Spanish government. This clash has been plastered all over international news outlets and is proving to be quite a controv... More »
The new seasons of Modern Family, How to Get Away With Murder, This is Us, (the list continues) are finally out, and spirits are high. However, let’s be honest, not all of us have a subscription to Netflix or Hulu, and we aren’t exactly watching these shows on... More »
Teacher-made China trip groups. One of the most controversial topics in the High School is whether or not teacher coordinators should be in charge of making China trip groups. While the teachers consistently state that they make groups to give students a chanc... More »
Every Friday, PE classes in the Middle and High School participate in a “highly anticipated, energetic” 40 minutes of workout time during their regularly scheduled class. There are varying opinions on the usefulness and amount of fun that students attain from ... More »
China Trips 2017 are finally over and done with! The 10th-grade trip is widely recognized as “one of the top two China trips”, and a new batch of tenth graders having finally gone through this heavily praised trip, are back with their thoughts and experiences.... More »
This playlist was compiled in collaboration by Sophie Morais and Prerna Kanji. Welcome to the second playlist of the year – September 2017! We have compiled the top, new songs from this month and some of our old favourites. If you have any recommendations for... More »
On Saturday 9 September at 1:30 pm, a group of 20 high school members of the Migrant Link community service group congregated at the Guangzhou World Trade Center, or the “Golden Lion” building, before heading to their first visit of the year. This school was i... More »