Anime—around school, that word seems to have a negative connotation. Tell anyone that you watch it and their reaction will most likely be something like: “Oh, you watch…anime?” Followed by laughs and jokes about how you watch anime, or being called a “weeb.” A... More »
On Wednesday afternoon, an eerie and tense atmosphere surrounded the collaborative workshop elective of the Yearbook class. In the far corner of the room, the five-person template-and-design team rushed to make last-minute edits, scampering over graphic design... More »
Stress is a universal language when it comes to surviving life’s ultimate challenges. While the word ‘stress’ has always maintained a negative connotation, the right amount of stress can largely benefit a person’s lifestyle or routines. Instead, stress can be ... More »
There’s a saying that two things that are certain in life: taxes and death. Well, for us students, we can add tests to that list of inevitable things. I wrote about AISG’s grading system before, but now I want to write about our makeup and late work policies, ... More »
Having to juggle six IB courses is already stressful enough: but on top of that, IB decides to give students even more stress with their add-ons: extended essay, TOK, and CAS. Out of the three extra components of work students have to do to earn their diploma,... More »
At the beginning of 2018-2019 school year, AISG added the highly anticipated International Baccalaureate (IB) Computer Science SL/HL course to our program. I thought of this addition as a great sign that AISG cares about the demand of the students and that AIS... More »
gymnasium | jimˈnāzēəm | noun (plural gymnasiums or gymnasia): a room or building equipped for gymnastics, games, and other physical activities I have been kicked out of the gym twice — once for playing volleyball during my free period, and once for playing vo... More »
Satisfying the whole student body is an ongoing dilemma that Pulse, the community group in charge of organizing student-related events, has to deal with each time a new event approaches. The goal Pulse has in mind is to satisfy the students and allow them to e... More »
This week, there have been dozens of reports on the insane college admissions scandals released on the internet, where almost 50 individuals spent millions of dollars in a bribe scheme to get into elite universities. Among these mostly high-profile individuals... More »
What are your thoughts on international schools? Does attending international schools give you more benefits? Is it truly worth the high tuition fees? An international school provides an international education and environment, both for local students (sometim... More »
Sometimes, in essays such as IAs, people with relatively poor grammar, unsophisticated word choice and incoherent sentence somehow score the same with people who are extremely intricate in their use of language. Today, a phenomenon has been spreading in high s... More »
Language courses are some of students’ most dreaded courses. Students tend to put minimal effort into their language courses, don’t understand the purpose of language courses as well as sometimes don’t continue their language courses in university. Frequently,... More »