In this session, four IB students from UWCSEA East spoke about an individual story they wanted to share. James talked about his Youtube channel which is based on his ant collection. Zubin talked about his hobby of writing blogs about politics. Arman talked about his experience with East Talks and how it changed him as […]

Mr. Hunter shared his experience of surviving a tsunami when he was on holiday in Bang Tao, Phuket. He was with his two children Kyle and Callum, and his wife. They were in Phuket celebrating Christmas. They were staying in a hotel near the beach on a hill. The tsunami hit them on boxing day, […]

Five questions I would have liked to ask the speaker, Mr. Huntington, are: After spending time in a prison and working with the sort of people you did, has the way you interact with people on a daily basis changed at all? What made you want to work there in the first place? You explained […]

Personally, I think that the disadvantages of the Three Gorges Dam outweigh the advantages. Although the dam is able to control flooding, the rising water level is weakening the banks and causing landslides. This destroys all the infrastructure and land near the dam. Around 1.4 million people have lost their homes due to living near […]

During my conversation with my mentor teacher, I decided that my main goal that I want to work towards this year is to prioritise and balance my tasks more efficiently. I would like to easily balance my school work, social life and football. I think that this would help me be more organised and therefore less […]

When creating my language map, I decided what to include by asking myself; What are the most important factors of my language to me? This is why I included things like what influences the way I speak, my family background, idiolect, sociolect, dialect, what language means to me and my regional background. I tried to […]

The concept of music is something which is valued across the entire globe. People listen to music for pleasure, to take a break from reality and for so many other reasons. There are currently many well known artists around the world which have played a big part in the lives of the newer generations. Some […]

By the end of grade 9, I want to achieve independence. I would like to be able to work both in a group and individually. I think this is important as it prevents habits such as procrastination and improves my self management. This is a very significant skill to have as it teaches a person […]