“We are in this together- and we will get through this together.” COVID-19 is a global challenge that goes far beyond the implications of the pandemic for health and wellbeing. Aside from the suffering caused by the virus itself, the pandemic has exposed complex global interdependencies that highlig
As a child, I often imagined myself as one of the main characters of a fantasy hero book. Lying flat on the living room’s cozy carpet, I was sometimes a twelve-year-old girl with metaphysical powers levitating devils and bending space, or a demigod with supernatural control over water defeating mons
The 2020 HOBY Leadership Seminar in Seoul was held at COEX in preparation for the World Leadership Conference (WLC) later in July. The seminar was sponsored by the Seoul Metropolitan Government for the first time this year. I was fortunate enough to be offered a chance to serve as a counselor for th
“Take me back to your favorite memory,” the teacher asked. I nodded, my 8-year old body comfortably engulfed by the wide chair, eyes closed. “I’m at the beach.” “Think deeper. Do you hear the waves crashing on the shore or smell the salty breeze of the ocean?” As she continued, my beach turned into
Imagine having your college entrance exam canceled not once but twice, consecutively at that. Sounds unimaginable, right? But that has been the case for international school students in South Korea as both the March 2020 and May 2020 Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) were canceled due to COVID-19. The
Is Coronavirus-19 pushing us to a digital world? We always knew that we were heading toward a world where students would connect to a virtual classroom. Many movies, including Ready Player 1, portrays our apocalyptic future, in which humanity destroys the world and has no choice but to live in a loc
What’s TOK and EE? Then there’s CAS. These are words you would most likely hear if you happen to pass by IB students. IB stands for International Baccalaureate, a 2-year curriculum taught in various high schools across the globe. In Korea, there are currently 11 international schools that offer the
My summer break was no break at all. I had tons of homework from my tutors, had to fill out boarding school applications, and prepare for SSAT. Seeing me suffer, my English tutor asked me if I was interested in participating in a Stress-management seminar held somewhere in the countryside near Seoul
With cultural globalization and the internet being accessible to a large part of the world today, communication between people of different cultures and societies has become ubiquitous, leading people to want to learn more languages. As of 2018, according to ilanguages.org, 43 percent of the world’s
Summers are always busy. For as long as I can remember, every summer vacation was a testament to how well I planned out the year. From family vacations to SAT crash courses, there is always an endless list of things to do and so little time. The pressure hits the fan when you are a rising junior bec
Over the past few decades, the popularity of debating has increased tremendously between students for all ages. It has become so popular that it seems almost weird to be unknowledgeable about it. There are so many programs, camps, competitions, and championships around the world. Debating is a type
This year, my friends and I participated in the World Scholar’s Cup (WSC). The World Scholar’s Cup is an international competition in which teams of three compete against each other in four different categories: collaborative writing, scholar’s challenge, team debate, and scholar’s bowl. The collabo
Summer break officially started for every international schools and boarding schools. Students who went to study abroad all came back to South Korea to have a reunion with their families as well as to study for next year’s classes. Some students did go on a vacation with their family members, especi
*This is the first article of what will be a series of articles on the Korea Young Physicists’ Tournament (KYPT). When one thinks of a physics competition, one might think of a big crowd of students sitting at their own desks, quickly moving their pencils. Only a couple of months ago, I would have t
You might have heard of quantum mechanics: a relatively recent and innovative field in physics. Quantum mechanics grants us so many things, including telecommunications devices and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology. At the forefront of this scientific wave, theoretical physicist Richard Fe
From August 4th to 5th, the 2018 Summer Session of HU MUN (Highschool United Model United Nations) opened in the Global Education Center for Engineers which is located in the most prestigious Korean university, Seoul National University. Students of various international and foreign-language high sc
For high school students, summer vacation may very well a busy time, occupied with responsibilities like school assignments and extracurricular activities. To take a break from the usual hecticness of summer break, going to a camp can be a nice and refreshing experience. The 2018 WLSA Student Confer
Throughout the year, I have taken AP psychology class due to my personal interest. Before I took the course, I thought psychology was merely a study of how to control and read people’s mind. I imagined if I took this course I could trick and play with people’s mind. Now, as I finished my AP exam, ps
The words spurted out by my mother still hung around my head. She got some information about a EPGY Stanford writing camp and asked me if I wanted to try to enter there. This is 8th grade, a part of me said, I wouldn’t want to go unprepared to High school. However another part of me holds me back, D
From March 2nd to 4th, in KIS (Korean International School) Jeju, the fourth event of GECMUN (Global Education City Model United Nations) took place. It was a major MUN event that was attended by various international schools, such as YIS, SSI, St. Paul, KIS, and more. There were a total of twelve s