The Productivity Trap: Why Social Media’s “Grind Culture” is Burning Out Students
You’ve seen the productivity videos on TikTok. Students waking up at 5 am, hitting workouts, and studying nonstop, creating this...
Neurodivergence at AISB: What’s Going Great and What Needs to Change
I’m sure you’ve heard the word neurodivergent before. But do you know what it means? According to Webster’s Dictionary, neurodivergent...
AISB’s Headphone Policy: Enhancing Focus or Distracting?
Have you ever experienced a situation where you struggled to focus on your work due to the loud conversations or...
Switching to Toddle: A Change that Missed the Mark
At the start of the 2024-25 school year, the Secondary school experienced a major change: We switched to a new...
Open Letters to the AISB Community: Student Voices from Grade 8
Recently, in a grade 8 English Language & Literature unit entitled, “Fighting Injustice,” students inquired into the nature of social,...
The AISB Attendance Policy: Is It Too Strict?
Every student is familiar with the struggles of getting to class on time, whether it’s rushing through the halls during...
Why AISB Needs to Change Its Start Time
“Waking a teenager up at 6 am is the biological equivalent of waking an adult up at 4 am” —Sleep...
All You Need to Know About Senior Year
The DP is tough. If you’re a junior, you’ve probably come to terms with this pretty recently. You feel like...
Should You Take a Gap Year?
It’s that time of year: seniors are starting to apply for universities, deciding on programs, getting conditional offers, and planning...
Environmental Impact of CEESA Trips: How Can AISB Make A Difference?
AISB gives its students the amazing opportunity to travel and participate in CEESA tournaments across Eastern Europe. However, flying hundreds...
Sex Education: is AISB doing enough?
Technically, one could argue that sex education is being taught at AISB, but in the form of advisory discussions. Basically,...
Advisory at AISB: What Should Change?
While the advisory program has changed a lot over the last couple years (most would argue for the better), many...
IB Stress: Why we need to stop being 7-obsessed and start setting realistic expectations
“If I don’t get a 7, they’ll be disappointed in me.” “I have to get a 7 because that’s what’s...
Paper Wastage: Why we need to be doing more to stop it
According to AISB’s Environmental Change Agent Marion Siekierski, the school wastes around 1.5 million sheets of paper every year. She...
This Year’s Later Sports Practice Schedule: Why it Needs to Change
Since the beginning of fall sports season, AISB students have been complaining about the later practice times. Whether it’s not...
Which Language Should You Be Learning?
A student stares coldly at a block of text. The bitter aftertaste of coffee lingers on their tongue, their shoulders...
Opinion: Should We Get Rid Of Google Classroom?
AISB’s addition of Google Classroom into its educational resources has been met with a mixed response from the student body...
Should AISB implement Uniforms?
Schools across the United States and Europe are implementing new policies aimed at creating a better environment for students. One...
Homework: Is it Actually Bad for Us?
Most high-school students can agree that homework isn’t exactly the thing we look forward to most when returning from summer...