At first, a Lego figure is still, but then it moves. One snap to another, the figure moves like a person. It sounds as if the lego figure is alive, but all of this is done by stop motion. Stop motion animation is a “traditional cinematographic technique that was first used to give illustrated figure
Soroptimist at NLCS Jeju is a small service group in our school devoted to promoting gender rights throughout the community, especially focusing on aiding the young single mothers around us. Although our local group is independent and student-led, the name Soroptimist originates from the worldwide v
The outbreak of COVID-19 has made museum and gallery visit more challenging. As an art student, this was more devastating because many inspirations and creative thoughts came from looking at various artworks in these visits. Due to this, I was more excited to hear that Louis Vuitton Seoul was hostin
Trends have been changing quicker than ever, and new things are becoming trendy and going out of style every month. But there is one trend that has been in magazines and on Pinterest boards since the beginning of the pandemic: retro style. This old-style fashion has started spreading among adolescen
The coronavirus pandemic is lasting a lot longer than anyone, including myself, has ever expected. Starting back in December of 2019, it has been over a year slowly approaching two. Personally, as the pandemic started, I realized a great change in my lifestyle as I often found myself sitting at my d
Since early 2020, we have been restricted from engaging in many activities. Some examples are going to school, watching a movie at the theater, and going shopping. On top of that, wearing masks has become normal and an essential part of our lives. Yet, this did not stop me from being active and doin
As a high school business and management student, I did various business case studies, such as researching McDonald’s marketing strategies and writing a business internal assessment where I looked into a cleaning company and their struggles in hiring employees. It allowed me to study different busin
It has been almost a year since I have been on an actual vacation. I thought it was time for me to get out and refresh myself for more productivity later on. But, of course, I could not go somewhere far away. By chance, I came across an exhibition called ‘Shall we go on a trip?’(여행갈까요 in Korean). De
In February of 2020, the teacher assigned the students in my Computer Science class at Seoul Scholars International to create a melody using a website called Earsketch. We were to apply the coding skills and functions that we had learned over the last quarter. The project was meaningful in that it c
Our school, the American School of Milan (ASM), provides an opportunity for senior students to paint a concrete brick on a wall before we leave the school. Except for a few students who are not in Milan, the vast majority of our class volunteered to participate in this year’s senior brick-painting e
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
As I sped down the sidewalk on a rented electric scooter (also referred to as “e-scooter”), I was sure I would make it to school on time in October 2020. I zig-zagged through people, with some of them yelling curses for how close I passed them by. Rounding the final corner before school, a woman sud
Every year, Chadwick International school students have to face a particular challenge; learning more about the world around us through experiencing them. Before the COVID-19 breakout, our school had sent students on bus rides that would sometimes even take a few hours. Considering that the Chadwick
In the COVID -19 era, people are restricted from doing certain everyday activities, which causes boredom and even depression. The Youth Arts Council (YAC) of the Andy Warhol Museum, however, shows that there are opportunities to be had even with the disadvantages posed by the pandemic. I was fortuna
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, hate crimes against Asians have been increasing. Against these hate crimes, there is ongoing movement in social media, #Stop_Asian_Hate. The #Stop_Asian_Hate movement is centered in America because of the rising rate of hate crimes against Asian Americans in the count
Seoul Foreign School is an International Baccalaureate (IB) school hence there are required programs such as the Personal Project (PP), Theory of Knowledge (TOK), Extended Essay (EE), and Creativity Action and Service (CAS) that must be fulfilled within the 4 years of high school. Being a sophomore,
During the midterm season a few weeks ago, I witnessed two types of students: students who procrastinate, and students who don’t. Some of my peers claimed that they had other work that was overwhelming them during the exam season, which left them with no choice other than to procrastinate. Others sa
While I was FaceTiming my friend, who moved to Korea a few months ago, I was curious about how Korean public schools and international schools are different. So, I decided to interview my friend, Siyeon Lee. She went to Dongshin Elementary School (Korean public school) from grades 1 to 5. She then m
Whenever I went to see a dentist for an appointment, I observed my dentist’s procedures. Other than the common sense of treating people’s teeth, I wondered about the details of their work. Talking in jargon with dental hygienists, my dentist was busy making a diagnosis for each of his patients. Afte
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.