Video Quiz: How much do you remember from school?
Wake up, go to school, sleep. Wake up, go to school… A great majority of the population’s days look like just like this for approximately 11 years of their lives. But how much of those long hours in class do we actually retain? In order…
Reality Bites: Understanding AISB’s Mysterious Bunkers
In this episode of Reality Bites, hosts Alan and Shaun take a deeper look into one of the biggest mysteries on AISB’s campus, the bunkers. While this is a bit of a spoof on true crime podcasts, the hosts find a balance between humor and…
Reality Bites: How Safe are we here in Romania?
Since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, many of us in neighboring Romania have wondered how safe we are. To find out, podcast hosts Dominick and Luca talked to the Chief Military Liaison Officer Attaché and the Regional Security Officer from the US Embassy in…
G9 Podcast: Finding your Passion At School
Hello, and welcome to Alky and Daria’s first addition to the podcast section of The Bite. In the first episode of You Ask, We Answer, Alky and Daria talk about the DP program, the Personal Project, and how to deal with stress relating to your…
Amnesty International Human Rights Week: ‘My Body My Rights’ Interview with Girl Up President Ingrid Z.
As part of Amnesty International’s Human Rights Week, 11th graders Ana A. and Maria A. interview 12th grader Ingrid Z, who is the president of Girl Up Romania and a founding member of the FILIA service group at AISB. In this conversation, Ingrid talks about…
Bucharest’s Best Restaurants? A Video Food Review
Haven’t you ever wanted to spend an entire day restaurant-hopping in Bucharest? Well, we did just that. In this video, 9th graders Sofia and Petra ask three of AISB’s “foodie” teachers to give their recommendations for the best breakfast, lunch and dinner spots in Bucharest….
The Bite Tested: Battlefield 2042
Described as “the next generation of all-out war,” I was pretty excited to get my hands on the newest installment of the Battlefield franchise, Battlefield 2042. But after many hours playing, I realized the game is nothing like what I had imagined. In this video…
Reality Bites: Understanding the Ongoing Covid Situation in Romania
Hello, listeners, and welcome to Dominick and Luca’s very first podcast of the year. In this episode, they’re interviewing two people in hopes of better understanding the country’s current pandemic situation: a representative from the American Embassy in Romania and a manager of a pharmaceutical…
Watch: Our Broadcast Team Visits Bucharest’s Christmas Market, ‘Târgul de Crăciun’
The Christmas Market, also known as “Târgul de Crăciun” by Romanian speakers, is a festival organized in Bucharest’s University Square between the 26th of November and the 26th of December, which hosts hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. The Bite’s news anchors Carla and…
Reality Bites: Vaccine Hesitancy
Hello, Reality Bites enthusiasts, and welcome back to Alan and Shaun’s second addition to the podcast. In this episode, hosts Alan and Shaun talk to students about vaccine reluctancy within the school and within Romania. We hope you enjoy and gain some valuable insight and…
Reality Bites: Life at the AISB Cafe
Hello, Reality Bites listeners, and welcome to our first podcast of the school year! In this episode, hosts Alan and Shaun hang out at the AISB cafe and talk to customers about their orders, life, and general musings. We hope you enjoy. Reality Bites ·…
Watch: Terry Fox Event Brings AISB Community Together Again
The Terry Fox Run made its return to AISB’s campus on Saturday morning, once again raising awareness for cancer research, and reminding the entire community what it’s missed the last 18 months. Approximately 600 participants gathered to complete the race around the school grounds. And,…
Watch: The Morning Bites’ End-of-the-Year Music Video
For this month’s video, the news broadcasting team decided to wrap up the year with a longer and more exciting broadcast, featuring AISB’s staff and the graduating class of 2021. We hope you enjoy of final video of the 2020-21 school year! Have a great…
Reality Bites: Chats about the Supernatural, Unsolved Mysteries, and Conspiracy Theories
Welcome back to another edition of Reality Bites. In this two-part series, Florian, Sikander, and Alex L discuss some well-known and not-so-well-known supernatural events and conspiracy theories. Part I: Ghost Stories In the first episode, our hosts talk about the ghosts from the Tower of…
Watch: The Morning Bites Team Reports on AISB’s Earth Week
In celebration of Earth Day, the News Broadcasting Team reached out to a variety of AISB teachers and students to see how they’re making positive environmental changes in their classrooms and communities. In this video, MYP Science Teacher Luke Scholtes shows us his 8th grade…
Watch: The Bite’s News Broadcasting Team Reports on AISB Teacher Vaccinations
Almost a year after the pandemic changed our lives, teachers here at AISB will be receiving their COVID-19 vaccines. In this month’s video, The Bite’s news broadcasting team interviews Dr. Anita Pop and Catalina Gardescu to better understand Romania’s vaccination process, as well as Director…
Almost Home: A 3-Episode Podcast About A Third Culture Kid’s Quest to Find Herself
For her personal project, 10th grader Jaden W. created a podcast series to illustrate what it’s like to be a third culture kid (TCK). “This series was meant to help me understand my identity,” says Jaden. “By talking to people from different chapters of my…
Reality Bites: An Interview with Up-and-Coming Rapper Brayke
When Reality Bites host Alexandru L. discovered Braydon “Brayke” Elgar on Instagram earlier this year, he knew he had to introduce him to the AISB community. Known for his high energy, heavy drums, and melancholy lyrics, Brayke’s music will appeal to a wide range of…
Reality Bites: An Interview with Ian Edwards about Teaching in the Time of Coronavirus
In this year’s first ‘Quarantine Bites’ episode, podcast hosts Alex L and Sikander talk to AISB Secondary Teacher Ian Edwards about what it’s like to teach online and in-person during the COVID-19 pandemic. “When teachers don’t feel like they’re succeeding, they tend to internalize it….
WATCH: YOAV’S QUARANTINE DIARIES, VLOG EDITION PART 2 (The End)
This is it! We have officially made it to the end of the strangest school year ever. If you’ve been following The Bite reporter Yoav’s video diaries, you know that he’s tried his best to stay entertained during quarantine. But since there’s just so many…
WATCH: Middle School Production ‘Game of Tiaras’ Turns into ‘Quarantine of Tiaras’
The week after school closed was supposed to be the opening of the middle school production, Game of Tiaras–a play about an aging king who decides to split his empire between his daughters Belle, Cinderella, and the Snow Queen. “I’m a huge Game of Thrones…
Reality Bites: RuPaul’s Drag Race
Podcasters, start your engines and may the best podcast win! For this week, we are giving you a special episode about a show that some of us may be familiar with: RuPaul’s Drag Race! One of our hosts, Eilene, interviewed the wonderful Ms. Marlowe to…
WATCH: A Virtual Tour of the DP Art Exhibitions
Due to restrictions caused by COVID-19, the Class of 2020 DP Visual Arts students were unable to showcase their work at school. Fortunately, they decided to display their exhibitions at home or create digital renditions for us to view virtually. “Showing the art exhibition digitally…
‘Quarantine Bites’ Podcast Series: Part 3
Welcome back to another episode of our Quarantine Bites series! For this segment, we decided to focus on one country in particular: Vietnam. We interviewed several students from international schools across the country to find out about their experiences with distance learning and isolation. The…
Quarantine Quiz Show: AISB English Teacher Edition
Believe it or not, today marks the end of our eighth week of distance learning. And while we’re pretty sure you’re sick of all things Zoom by now, we thought it’d still be fun to host a series of online quiz shows, staring AISB’s secondary…
WATCH: YOAV’S QUARANTINE DIARIES, VLOG EDITION PART 2
Still bored in quarantine? So are we. The Bite reporter Yoav has been documenting his lockdown experience, and this is the second part of the quarantine diaries series. Enjoy this video as we enter the final month of online school!
‘Quarantine Bites’ Podcast Series: Part 2
Hey, Reality Bites listeners! Welcome back to another episode of Quarantine Bites. For today’s episode, we have interviewed three students from Uganda, Germany, and Turkey on what their quarantine experiences are like and how they feel about their current situations. We hope you are enjoying…
Watch: Yoav’s Quarantine Diaries, Vlog Edition
What have you been up to this quarantine? The Bite reporter Yoav has captured his experience during the first month of lockdown in vlog form. More to come (unfortunately). Stay safe, wash your hands, don’t touch your face, and have a great vacation!
‘Quarantine Bites’ Podcast Series: Part 1
Hey, Reality Bites listeners! Welcome to our first episode made during quarantine! As we’re on week 5 of distance learning (we’re starting to lose count), the Reality Bites team wanted to give you a little something different. We’re not alone in our quarantine days, as many…
Environmental Activism in Romania: A Podcast Interview with Mădă Scarlat
For AISB’s Earth Week, “Call to Action” day focuses on the action we as individuals can take to care for our environment on a local, national and global scale. Following this theme, Gaby W. put together a podcast with climate activist Mădă Scarlat, on her role…
Human Rights Week Podcast: The Journey of Freedom of Expression in Romania
As part of AISB’s Human Rights Week, students from a variety of service learning groups are working together to educate our community about issues around the world. Today is dedicated to Freedom of Speech, and Amnesty International members Ioana D, David S, and Mara T….
Watch: AISB’s First-Ever Zoom Broadcast
Can you believe we’ve only been distance-learning for three days?? Feels much longer. In an attempt to connect our community during the next five weeks, The Bite staff will be putting together a variety of news stories about what our students and teachers are up…
Reality Bites Valentine’s Podcast: Part 10
Hey, Reality Bites listeners! Welcome back to our Valentine’s Day Podcast series. We have a very special story today. In this episode, we’re celebrating the love story of two of our beloved Canadian teachers: Mr. Powers and Ms. Connolly! We’re quite sad to see them…
Reality Bites Valentine’s Podcast: Part 9
Happy Valentine’s Day to our amazing readers and listeners! In celebration of this wonderful holiday, the Reality Bites team is bringing back the popular Reality Bites Valentine’s Podcast series! Today, we’re sharing with you the sweet story of Spanish teacher Ms. Escobar and math teacher…
Reality Bites: The Personal Project
Hey, Reality Bites listeners! With the Personal Project FINALLY wrapping up for 10th grade students, we wanted to discuss our own experiences and challenges, and offer tips for future sophomores. We hope you enjoy this episode. Comment below if you have any ideas for upcoming…
DP Wellness Week Videos: How to Deal with Stress
This week is all about DP Wellness: how to deal with stress, how to be successful, and how to not, well… fail school. 🙂 We produced two videos–the first, showcasing the many techniques AISB students and teachers use to deal with stress, and the second,…
The Bite’s First-Ever ‘DP Wellness Week’ Starts Monday
At the beginning of the year, CAS Journalism students were asked to plan a week of content for The Bite. It could be any type of media on any subject, just so long as it was something they were collectively passionate about. It didn’t take…
Watch: Vlog Coverage from Varsity Girls’ Football Trip to Budapest
Last week, we published the boys’ vlog, and now it’s the girls’ turn. Here’s a video to recap their CEESA champion’s trip, courtesy of Bite reporter and third captain, Selina.
WATCH: Vlog Coverage from Varsity Boys’ Football Trip to Bratislava
One of The Bite’s reporters, Yoav, went to Bratislava, Slovakia with the AISB football team. Here is a video to recap our boys’ CEESA champion’s trip. The team had a fantastic time and are excited to share this with all of you!
Reality Bites: “The Vampire of Bucharest” Ion Rîmaru
Welcome back to a new school year and a new episode of Reality Bites! In the spirit of Halloween, the Reality Bites team is giving you something that’s a little darker than previous episodes. This week, Eilene, Wiebe, and Ege introduce the infamous “Vampire of…
WATCH: Bite Reporter Yoav Vlogs from UEFA Qualifying Match Romania vs. Spain
The UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) qualifiers are in full swing. And since Romania is slated to host its first Euro 2020 games, there’s more pressure than ever on our local team. Last Thursday, on September 5th, Bite reporter Yoav headed to the National…
Reality Bites Mental Health Series, Part 2: An Interview with AISB Parents
Hey, Reality Bites listeners! Our final episode for this year is up! As many of you will transition next year to MYP and DP, we have recorded this episode in order to provide insight into the family support that exists around you. In this episode,…
Reality Bites Mental Health Series, Part 1: Interview with AISB Counselors
Hey, Reality Bites listeners! Today we are back with the first of three podcasts on a serious topic: mental health. A few weeks ago, we conducted an anonymous survey on the subject, and took your questions to the AISB Counselors: Michaela Young, Lindsay Kehl and…
Reality Bites Valentine’s Podcast: Part 8
Hey, Reality Bites listeners! Here’s the second-to-last episode from our Valentine’s series. Today’s touching story follows the lives of Ms. Gardescu and Ms. Amza. What started out as friendship developed into a beautiful relationship, and their story will for sure pull on some heart strings….
REALITY BITES VALENTINE’S PODCAST: PART 7
Hey, Reality Bites listeners! The 7th episode in our Valentines Edition is finally out! The story we share with you today is one of Mr. Alex Sota and his wife, Mrs. Bianca. They first met at a wedding in 2011, and instantly fell head-over-heels for…
REALITY BITES VALENTINE’S PODCAST: PART 6
Hey, Reality Bites listeners! We hope you’ve enjoyed your break. To wrap up the week, we’re bringing you the beautiful and inspiring tale of Mr. & Mrs. Whitney. Their story begins in the “concrete jungle, where dreams are made of”(New York), and takes them through…
REALITY BITES VALENTINE’S PODCAST: PART 5
Hey, Reality Bites Listeners! Thank you for sticking around with us! <3 Now, the long awaited episode…*drum roll*… the love story of Mr. & Mrs. O’Hanlon! All we can say is that the “biochemistry” between them will really touch you (: Notice: JavaScript is required…
REALITY BITES VALENTINE’S PODCAST: PART 4
Hey, Reality Bites listeners! If you’re reading this, then you must’ve really enjoyed our Valentines Series so far, huh? Well, let’s hope so; because after this one, we have another 5 episodes in store for you. For today’s episode of Love , we feature Mr. and…
REALITY BITES VALENTINE’S PODCAST: PART 3
Hey, Reality Bites listeners! We’ve finally made it to February break. As the Reality Bites podcasting team, of course we couldn’t leave you without content this week. So, to kick off the the start of this holiday, we bring you the story of Mr. Stanley…
Reality Bites Valentine’s Podcast: Part 2
Hey, Reality Bites listeners! In today’s episode we continue the “Month of Love,” with our second Valentine’s Day themed podcast, featuring Mr. & Mrs. Hughes. The couple have quite an endearing love story, that begins here in Romania. And when it comes to the proposal……
Reality Bites Valentine’s Podcast: Part 1
Happy Valentine’s Day to all our lovely readers! Whether today is a day full of flowers, or a day (and belly) full of chocolates (hello, bake sales!), we’re bringing you some Love Day Realness–with stories from AISB’s teaching couples. Today, we’re releasing the first of…
Reality Bites Episode #1: The Personal Project
Welcome to our very first episode of The Bite’s new podcast, Reality Bites. This week, Niki and Mominah sit down with guests Jade, Gaya and Irina from 11th grade. As the tenth graders are finishing up their final products, this week’s episode discusses the Personal Project….
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SoundBites: Listen to AISB’s New Podcast
A new ASA has come to AISB, and the group is calling themselves “SoundBites,” playing homage to the school’s news website, The Bite. Students Luca (grade 6), Iona (9), Deniz (9), Maria (9) , Vlad (11) and Rui (11) come together each Wednesday to put…