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Course Selection: Group 6 – The Arts

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The Beacon wants to help our sophomores with their IB course selection by offering them some helpful information about the courses. These video interviews are for Group 6 courses. We hope you find this to be informative and if you have any questions, feel free... More »

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AISG Thoughts: Mock and Semester Exams

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  The ‘Eat It’ team asked a couple of students about their thoughts on the mock and semester exams for the seniors. Are semester and mock exams beneficial? What do you think? Video filmed by Leoul W., Jimmy P. and David H Video Edited by Tiffany C. More »

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Education Trend in China’s Wealthy Class

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Education in Asian countries is changing. Education systems show their ability to focus on the rich and the overall educational trend is focusing on private education. China is not an exception. In China, the gap between the rich and poor is much more immense ... More »

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The Cuisine in Sichuan

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Sichuan, a province in Southern China, is famous for its diverse landscape and culture. Sichuan is also famous for its spicy cuisine. There are Sichuan restaurants all around the world. I will recommend some Sichuanese restaurants and review them. Spice is the... More »

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Dance Team Takes The Spotlight

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The Dance Team shocked the audience with an amazing performance during the APAC Pep Rally last week. I interviewed Gwen F., the captain of the dance team, to find out how they managed to pull off such a spectacular performance. When I asked her about their per... More »

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AISG’s Take on LGBTQ+

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One of the most pressing problems in the world today is the rights of those in the LGBTQ+ community. In some countries, the rights of LGBTQ+ are recognized and protected, but in others, being openly LGBTQ+ is illegal, and sometimes punishable by death. This to... More »

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Exam Schedule: Does it Influence Exam Results?

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Results of the final exams were given back after the new school year started and not all of the students felt good about it. I asked some students who were unsatisfied with their results and why. Most of them replied that the organization of the schedules were... More »

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The Month: January 2018

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Laurie Halse Anderson: Author and Activist The New York Times Bestseller author Laurie Halse Anderson, who wrote many YA novels such as Speak, Wintergirls, and Twisted, and has also written historical fiction novels such as Fever 1793 arrived at our campus on ... More »

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Habitat for Humanity’s Build in Cong Hua

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Habitat for Humanity is a well-known community service that helps people build houses. There are currently more than thirty people in this community service, which is a very big group compared to other service groups. Meetings are held every Wednesday after sc... More »

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Cancelled: Art Trip to Italy

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Originally, a group of students were going to go on an art trip to Italy, which would include exploring the cities of Rome, Florence, and Venice from February 9th to 18th this Chinese New Year. However, only 14 students signed up for the art trip while the min... More »

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GISAC Basketball Tournament: A Payoff of Season’s Sweat

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Last Saturday, on January 28, 2018, the GISAC basketball tournament was held in AISG’s Science Park campus. Six different international schools in Guangdong province gathered to compete and showcase what they have learned during the past three months of the ba... More »