Climate Change Hypocrisy
We acknowledge climate change, and we even call it the climate crisis. Yet, we roam freely in cars, travel on planes, and shamelessly...
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Maya Kumar
Oct 4, 20234 min read
"Hell Term": The self-fufilling prophecy?
Much like every grade twelve, I spent my first week of school saying how I couldn’t believe I was in “Hell Term”. I have now come to...
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Ria Pabby
Oct 2, 20234 min read
Mind over Matter? The Placebo Effect in our Everyday Lives
“Mind over matter”. “If you dream it, you can do it”. “When you believe you can do something, you are halfway there”. Whether it be from...
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Meredith Chang
Oct 2, 20234 min read
Making Sense of Contradiction in the UWC Movement
Picture this: An environmentalist movement campaigning for their goals of reducing fossil fuel consumption. Annually, the movement asks...
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Maya Kumar
May 16, 20235 min read
Is UWC too Political?
A few months ago, someone told me, “You know too much about politics”. I stared at him, a bit puzzled, wondering how someone can know...
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Maya Kumar
May 16, 20235 min read
Breaking the Chains of Learned Helplessness
As we as a society continue to place increased emphasis on mental health, it often highlights the idea that we as people, should have...
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Maya Kumar
Jan 22, 20234 min read
The Danger of the UWC Echo Chamber
Regardless of where you lie on the political spectrum, I can tell you with 100% certainty that you have experienced the echo chamber...
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Samantha Lee
Dec 4, 20223 min read
Dear Class of 2023...
What do new beginnings mean for us exactly? The heels of hell term is as unforgiving as fast-acting quicksand, but slowly and surely,...
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Boyi Li
Dec 4, 20225 min read
Faux College Application Advice
Applying to college is by far the most novel life experience I had this year, and the one I learnt the most from. It’s an introspective...
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Boyi Li
Oct 3, 20223 min read
What Short Form Means To Us
September has rolled around once again, which means Short Form season at UWCSEA Dover! Short Form is an annual production of mini-plays,...
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Samantha Lee
Oct 3, 20223 min read
The Tent Plaza Black Benches: Have we really progressed from typical high school chick flicks?
The start of a brand new school year is thrilling; new faces, new classrooms, new teachers. For most, deciding where to sit during lunch...
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Juno M.N. Pelczar
Oct 25, 20214 min read
TOK First Impressions - A Buzzword Bonanza
What is Theory Of Knowledge? So divisive among IB students, it eludes description, as everyone gives me their twopence: TOK learning...
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Aanya Sharma
Oct 25, 20212 min read
The Effect of Singapore Schooling Systems
In recent years, I have overheard students saying that they are not going to let themselves be defined by a number on their paper. This...
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Vishesh Poddar
Mar 8, 20214 min read
English - In School vs Real Life
It happens often that one is sitting during lunchtime in the Tent Plaza, eating naan with their friends and socializing without pausing...
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Rahul Sameer
Mar 8, 20213 min read
The Importance of Language in Connecting You to Your Home Country
As a third culture kid living in Singapore, I haven’t been able to be in touch with my roots that lie in India as much as I would have...
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Sydney Tsai
Feb 18, 20213 min read
Chinese New Year Holidays
Being ethnically Chinese, “Happy new year!” or “新年快乐” is always said on two occasions; once on the 1st of January and on Chinese New...
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Noyna Roy
Feb 9, 20213 min read
Being Mindful in High School
Source: https://psmag.com/social-justice/the-down-side-of-mindfulness The 21st century is one of high stakes and low energy. Information...
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Mia Shlaen
Feb 9, 20214 min read
Transitioning UWCs
Moving from one UWC to another has been a challenging albeit interesting experience. Moving country, or moving back from a different...
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Noyna Roy
Feb 9, 20213 min read
The 24 Hour Race 2018: Run it. Raise it. End it.
Blister Sisters: (Left to Right) Min Sik Eom, Noyna Roy, Ilana Fernandez, Anna Davies, Alessandro Chiang, Srishti Khanna, Elsa Wadhwa...
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Anjali Iyer
Feb 9, 20214 min read
Math Vision Through a Critical Lens
Source: http://mathvision.com.sg/results/university-placements/ In recent years, many children in international schools have employed the...
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