While many of us probably spent our summers vacationing or working on our extended essays, some students were busy with more monumental things. One student who did something great over the summer is current sophomore, Belinda Tang. Belinda was one of the Ignit... More »
This article is a collaboration between writers Chirag Asnani and Nina Sepahi. At long last it’s finally here—our senior year. Because the Class of 2018 is about to go through the stress of college applications, IB Exams, and deciding their fate for the next f... More »
Welcome to the first episode of Eat it, a brand new series on The Beacon. On Eat it students get to taste different food ranging from the cafe to the upcoming video, Starbucks. In this episode, students tested out three different cakes from our very own cafe... More »
Over the summer, the library underwent some significant changes. Along with the addition of a new club, STEAM (see Tanya’s article), in the library, other modifications have been made to the appearance of the space. In past years, students weren’t allowed to b... More »
On September 6th, 2017, the varsity volleyball team played their second game of the season as they visited the International School of Dongguan (ISD) for a friendly match. After an hour of warming up, their opponents arrived and the match went underway. Enteri... More »
Amanda Cavalcante, Antonette Liao, and Maggie Ma collaborated to write this article. Whether it is moving to a new country, switching schools, or learning a new language, you are bound to face some challenges. Adjusting to a new environment isn’t alway easy. O... More »
On Tuesday August 22, students gathered in the new theatre to learn about the various community service groups they can join for 2017-2018. Assisted by Ms. Volz, coordinators of the different community services introduced students to the core idea of the commu... More »
Sophie Morais and Elly Atwood collaborated to write this article. The Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) is a new community service group at AISG created by sophomores Katie Bauer and Zoe Cheng with junior Maria Elena Little Endara. The teachers in charge of this new... More »
On Wednesday 15 August, I experienced my first day at AISG and felt very welcome in the community. My name is Sophia Anna, and I’m a Russian-born citizen who’s lived in Ukraine for the majority of my life. I attended The Anglo American School of Moscow when I ... More »
Over the summer, Michelle Zhuang and Ryan Bott, both students at AISG, and JuHo Seo, who attends the Shanghai American School Puxi, participated in the PolyU Innovation and Entrepreneurship Global Student Challenge at the Polytechnic University of Hong Kong an... More »
This year many new groups have debuted onto AISG’s list of community service groups. The new Design and Making STEAM Club is one of them. Intiated by Ms. Kresak, this club allows technology to meet creativity in the new makers’ space set up by Ms. Navis in the... More »
This article was written in collaboration by Elly Atwood and Prerna Kanji. Summer vacation is a time of relaxing, rejuvenating and travelling. We are lucky enough to go to an international school like AISG where the diversity of nationalities means students vi... More »