We succeeded in getting a gold medal in the presentation of a sustainable creativity challenge by arguing the negative consequences of"fast fashion".’In our presentation we strongly argued that fast fashion is the largest contributor of global pollution due to its expendable qualities of production,
On December 10th, 2022, the Global Education City(GEC) hosted a VEX IQ robotics competition at KISJ, where I competed as one of the SJA teams and experienced what to do in difficult/new situations in robotics. The competition was where students from SJA, BHA, and KISJ all got together to compete wit
Are you interested in cute characters? Then this is the perfect fair to visit. The 2020 Winter Seoul Illustration Fair was held in Coex for 4 Days. Before visiting, my mom and I were concerned about how many people would be there since it is a popular event that so many people try to get entrance ti
Prom is a day when students can let go of everything related to school work and enjoy the time with friends, which is definitely what they are waiting for their whole junior year. It is where juniors and seniors dress up, gather at a place, usually at school or a hotel, and do fun activities such as
In the recent years of South Korea, the “Donghak ant” phenomenon has led the Korean stock market to prosperity. In this phenomenon, the individual investors are referred to as “ants”, and “Donghak” -the protest movement of farmers in the late years of the Joseon Dynasty- is used to describe the nove
The 8th of March is International women’s day. The day is to celebrate achievements from women despite the glass ceilings. The theme of 2022 is #breakthebias The day was first created in 1910 by Clara Zetkin, a German communist and women’s rights activist, and the purpose was to protest against the
Since early 2020, people all over the world have been living through the coronavirus pandemic. Every country has their borders, and wearing a mask has become a normal custom in peoples’ daily lives. To build immunity against COVID-19, many scientists have been researching how to create vaccines, fin
In February 2020, the pandemic of COVID-19 landed in Korea. Since then, my life, which had never seemed to change, turned in ways I had never thought of before. Everyday life in a chaotic, crowded classroom and hallway was gone all of a sudden. Because of COVID-19, schools closed their doors and mov
As I was looking for volunteer opportunities to take part in over summer vacation, I came across an activity that caught my eye: the Jamsil Youth Center was recruiting teenage mentors to teach younger mentees between the ages of eight and sixteen. I decided immediately that I want to participate.The
Since the middle of March 2020, my school has begun online classes through zoom due to a COVID-19 pandemic. And after I came back to Korea, I started my junior year online, watching recorded classes instead of zoom live classes because of the time difference. So, instead of getting ready for school
Many high school students attend business classes in their schools, trying to learn various concepts and theories in business. However, students rarely get to apply them in real-life. I was no exception and I wanted to experience the business side of things as I had only been a consumer all my life.
Music. Creativity in its purest form, music is an art form that can express sentiments and emotions. It has existed alongside humans since prehistory, although back then it was mainly expressed through singing or humming. As humanity developed, interest in music also increased, leading to the creati
It has been almost a year since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Italy. Even though I am a devout Catholic, I didn’t go to the church for a while to avoid gathering. However, as the government of Lombardy eased the restriction from orange zone to yellow zone, involving the daytime reopening of bars and r
High school students across the globe participate in a yearly competition where they show off their research and writing skills in the fields of humanities and social sciences. The ISSCY (International Social Science Conference for Youth) was a new challenge for me as I did not have much free time d
The 2020’s holiday season was drastically different for me and my family as well as for so many worldwide. I saw a lot of people who ignored government recommendations to stay at home but, I tried my best to follow these rules throughout the holiday season. To combat this depressing environment and
I am not a big fan of roller coasters nor any other amusement park rides due to my fear of heights. However, last Tuesday, I decided to go to the Lotte World, a major amusement park in Seoul, with my friends for one reason: high school uniform experience. Although hanbok, South Korea’s traditional c
“El Mayor Premio es Compartirlo.” This is the slogan of the annual Spanish Christmas lottery, which means, “The greatest gift is to share it”. As a Korean family living in Spain, we decided to participate in this lottery ourselves this year!The Christmas lottery, called “El Gordo” (The Fat), is a cr
I grew up watching Disney princesses since I was a young toddler. The flamboyant dresses, their adorable animal companions, and sparkly crowns were the epitome of awesomeness as a young girl. As a toddler, I chose which princesses we wanted to be with my friends, buying coloring books filled with th
With my past six years of playing flute, I would say that I am at an advanced level in this area. I first started playing flute in the start of the fourth grade, when my new school in America required me to play one instrument. It was my first time ever playing an instrument, which made me exhilarat
The COVID-19 pandemic, for a long time now, has been considered as a global pandemic. It has even spread to Rwanda, my current country of residence. However, the cases in Rwanda are not as severe as some other nations around the globe, with less than 100 daily cases. Whilst this long-lasting pandemi