The Month: January 2018

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 January 11th. During her time in AISG, she gave speeches to a lot of high school English classes as well as hosted an assembly for the entire high school. You can read more about it on Abby Paras’s article.

Is AISG Sober or Tipsy?

Even though the legal age drinking age in China is 18 and even though there are laws passed to enforce it, but it’s often not enforced. Alex investigates the question of whether our school sober or tipsy in his article. It includes interviews and research on the subject as well as statistics from a survey that many of our students filled out. You can read more about it, on Alex Kwon’s article.

Lang & Lit Student TED Talk

In Mr. Sinclair’s Lang & Lit HL classes, students were asked to perform their Further Oral Assessment as a TED talk. All of the presentations were amazing, we posted some of the best on our Beacon, take a look. You can watch the full speech and more on Jacky Liu’s article.

Profanity In AISG

Do students in our school use profanity? Many people in our school including both students and teachers admit to uses various amounts and degree of profanity, but what’s the big deal about it? You can find out what our teachers and students feel about our use of profanity and more in David Song’s article.

A Staycation in Guangzhou: Books & Shows for CNY

With the Chinese New Year break coming soon, many students are planning their trips and their activities, but what about those who aren’t going anywhere? Don’t worry, we have a few great suggestion of TV shows and books for you like. Shows like Atypical and books like The Girl Fell From The Sky. You can find out more about what you can watch and read over the break on Elly Atwood’s article.

Remember to check out our other monthly installments like our Beacon Spotify Playlist, Fun Facts, and AISG Thoughts.