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Moving During a Global Pandemic: Our New Secondary Principal’s Experience
Under his mask, facial expression hidden, AISB’s new principal Viktor Novakovski recounts his experience of moving to Romania this summer. “It was very difficult at first because you can’t remember people’s faces,” he says. “You only are going on a third of what’s visible, [so]…
Back to Normal? A Q&A with Romanian public school students about returning to campus
Schools in Romania welcomed students back on the 14th of September — six months after closing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With little-to-no use of technology within the framework of Romanian state education, public schools struggled to keep students engaged during this time, and local…
Going Back to School During a Pandemic: A Look at AISB’s New ‘Adapted Model’
AISB students returned to campus on September 14th, nearly six months after the school first shut its doors due to COVID-19. Younger students are attending in-person classes in the morning, while older students arrive in the afternoon, as part of the new “adapted model.” Strict…
Can you really gain closure with an online goodbye?
As a student who has moved around her whole life, I know from personal experience how difficult it can be to say goodbye to friends. Will it be even worse when we have to do it online? “Transitions are events of significant change,” says G9…
Black Lives Matter: A Summer Reading List for AISB Students
We’ve all been following the news about the protests following George Floyd’s death. We’ve been engaging in conversations at school. Many have signed this petition to demand justice for Breonna Taylor and posted black squares on our Instagram accounts. So, what’s next? As President of…
#Dronestagram: A Glimpse into AISB Music Teacher Thomas O’Grady’s Passion for Photography
“I think this is a good time to reveal that the Instagram account under the username @tjogr is me,” Thomas O’Grady says with a mischievous smile. He shyly opens his phone and scrolls through his page, full of drone shots of the Hong Kong skyline,…
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AISB’s New Director: Who is Mr. Welch?
If you saw Peter Welch’s first speech to the student body, then you may recall that he introduced himself three times. And his introductions went somewhat like this: Hello, my name is Peter Welch. I am the new director at AISB. I have spent my…
