This further oral assessment is the first of many. I chose to do mine on the accent of Boston and surrounding area to the greater New England. The presentation talked about the unusual pronunciation and lexicon of the accent, along with how it was utilized within today’s society. Reflection What did you DO as your […]
Mentor Video
I was tasked with creating the 11GPs mentor video, the point of the activity was both to team bond in our mentor class and also introduce our mentor class to the grade. At first glance the task seems simple, we (as a mentor class) quickly found that it was not. Our first challenge came with […]
Maths and Me
Hello. My name is Gus O’Brien, this is my 10th year at UWCSEA East. Answering the last question, there’s nothing you really need to know about me, but I am on the swim team, so throughout the year I sometimes will be absent to swim around South East Asia. I did quite well on my […]
Critical Essay and Emphatic Response
Through English IGCSE we are assessed on our ability to read, interpret and evaluate texts through the study of literature in English. We develop an understanding of literal meaning, relevant contexts and of the deeper themes or attitudes that may be expressed. Through our studies, we learn to recognize and appreciate the ways in which […]
IGCSE Final Project Coursework
This is my submission of the final project, I decided to recreate and improve a Bluetooth speaker to suit the needs of my target client. The final project is a amalgamation of the learning in IGCSE Design Tech throughout the 18 months of learning. The coursework happens over a time period of a year in […]
All Essays and Assessments
A collection of all the essays of my global perspective assessments during IGCSE. Real world issues such as human rights, over fishing, immigration laws, minimum wages, and more are all researched and discussed in depth. Assessments range in not only a variety of topic but also forms in which they are expressed, this could be […]
Zero Waste
“Waste and pollution is fast becoming one of the most important issues in the world, affecting everyone, human and animal. In Singapore alone, in 2014, threw away more than 7.5 million tonnes of rubbish. That’s 1,370kg per person!” (Geise, Hannah) So what? Well, a lot of this trash eventually ends up in the ocean. […]
Essential Questions on Environmental Unit
What is the environment? The environment is the world we live in, from the soil we build on, the oceans we sail, the sky we fly in and the forest and mountains we explore. It is the natural world around us, as a whole, especially areas in which humans have interfered. Why are some environmental […]