The end of 2017 and the beginning of 2018 marked the peak of sexual discrimination awareness. Starting from the sexual assault incident at Shanghai American School Puxi to the Times Up Movement involving the whole world, gender-based problems have become a pop... More »
The most dreaded event of the year for many students is most likely the MAPS testing that takes twice a year. MAPS stands for Measures of Academic Progress. It is a test that is “a computerized adaptive test which helps teachers, parents, and administrators im... More »
This article is a collaboration between David Song and Henry Ye. On a Chinese video sharing platform, Douyin, over 30,000 videos related to cartoon character Peppa Pig are now banned from the app. Behind this censorship, it is clear that Peppa Pig has transfor... More »
When a student gets to high school, they most often feel the pressure that comes with moving into harder levels of work, which in turn causes stress. In an attempt to keep up with the immense workloads, students turn to the one thing that can ruin their academ... More »
Welcome to the new playlist of the month – MAY 2018! Just like the other playlists of the month, I have chosen the top new songs from this month and some old favorites in a small variety of languages this time. Please leave recommendations and requests by comm... More »
Anhui Cuisine is a special cuisine from Anhui, a province in East China. This is the final of the 8 major Chinese cuisines. It relies on passive cooking techniques such as steaming and stewing instead of stir-frying. This cuisine has a long history, as people ... More »
This article was written before we reassessed our recent interviews and decided to seek more diverse interviews. The Beacon sincerely apologises for not reaching out to more students, but future articles will include a much broader range of AISG student opinio... More »
On May 4, the 9th grade Chinese A class gave speeches in the theater about hospice and mental care. A total of 22 speeches were given, each with different speaking styles and perspectives. These speeches taught the students many things. Anna K. said that “givi... More »
The APAC girls’ soccer tournament was hosted in Seoul, Korea at Seoul Foreign School (SFS) from the 18th of April to the 22nd of April, 2018. The tournament lasted 3 days and involved 6 varsity soccer teams competing against each other in a round robin style o... More »
Dress codes are a common practice in most US public schools as well as American schools around the globe. In recent years, there has been increasing resentment for the sexist dress codes which target females and give them, some claim, unnecessary restrictions,... More »
Every year, AISG grade 10 students are required to do a speech on a research topic of their own choice. The speeches are presented throughout the course of a week and each speech needs to be within the time limit of 4-8 minutes, and there is a Q&A section for ... More »
This article has been posted anonymously to protect the students in this article who have given their opinions. Every year it is exciting to learn which teacher you have for your classes. Most want the ‘easy’ teacher, but do the teachers differ that much in th... More »