NLCS Jeju Newsletter 22 April 2022 by North London Collegiate School Jeju

NLCS JEJU NEWSLETTER 22 APRIL 2022

HOUSE SINGING COMPETITION FOUNDER’S DAY UPCYCLE PROJECT STUDENTS

A Letter From The Principal Dear Parents, Students, Staff and Friends of NLCS Jeju Summer Term has begun brightly with beautiful weather and both students and staff being in good form, rested but raring to go for an action packed final term of this academic year. We are delighted that many COVID-19 precautionary measures and restrictions have been lifted which means that we can move forward with some measures such as RATs and and vaccination checks in place to widen participation: • More school based activities and events which parents and friends of NLCS Jeju may attend such as the Valedictory • Opportunities for parents to attend information sessions in person and to meet with faculty as well as us being able to attend similar information sessions for our parents on the mainland • More school visits and trips will be able to take place to enrich the curriculum • Community based opportunities in School will be more possible so that we can celebrate House for example. • The Arts Festival at the end of the term will be able to take place in its entirety. The term has begun with the internal annual examinations for years 7-10 and 12 and will be closely followed by the IGCSEs and IB Diploma examinations. We wish all students the best of luck in these examinations which we hope will reflect their academic talents and hard work. Your sincerely, Lynne Oldfield Principal

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HOUSE SINGING COMPETITION The eagerly anticipated return of the Whole House Song Competition at the end of Term did not disappoint. A wonderful evening that showcased the musical talents and vocal skills of our students as well as displaying teamwork, leadership and community spirit. Congratulations to all those who participated and well done to our winning Houses. Though we think you are all winners!

Winners of the Ensemble - Geoman Winners of the Whole House Song - Jeoji Live Stream

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FOUNDER’S DAY Founder’s Day is a very special date in the NLCS calendar. It is an opportunity for all four NLCS Schools to join together - to give thanks, to reflect and to celebrate our shared history. It is an occasion to honour our founder, Frances Mary Buss, who founded North London Collegiate School in London in 1850. As well as Ms. Buss, we also give thanks to her successors and others who were instrumental in shaping NLCS. Their vision, determination and legacy are apparent in everything we do at NLCS Jeju. The day was marked with the Principal’s address, Daffodil Procession, student recitals, the School Song, Prayers of Commemoration of the Founders and Benefactors, The Lord’s Prayer and shared messages of support from our sister schools as well as a Prayer of Thanksgiving and the Prayer of Rededication read by Ms. Helen Stone, Chair - NLCS Governing Body.

This Founder’s Day was particularly poignant and allowed us to show our appreciation for one of NLCS Jeju’s own founding members, Mr. Toby Waterson, Vice Principal, who will be leaving NLCS Jeju at the end of this academic year. Mr. Waterson has been an integral part of NLCS Jeju since 2011. Thank you to everyone who contributed to make this day special and memorable for all. You can watch our Senior School Ceremony here and our Junior School Ceremony here.

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VIRTUAL CHEMISTRY OLYMPIAD Congratulations to a team of NLCS Jeju students who came third in the Virtual Chemistry Inter-School International Olympiad, held at the end of March. A closely fought competition which saw five teams answer multiple choice questions, across four challenging rounds, on a range of topics, including: Stoichiometry, rates of chemical reactions, Organic Chemistry, Electrolysis and Redox processes. Thank you to Mr. Mahesh Warrier and Dr. Henry Liu from our Chemistry department for their arrangements and support of this enjoyable and valuable experience!

PSYCHOLOGY CREATIVE WRITING

How reliable are people’s memories in the context of eye witness testimonies? That is the question posed to our IBDP Psychology students who are studying reconstructive memory. Our students were presented with a scenario and tasked with writing a creative ending to the story “NLCS Jeju Crime Drama” and applying what they have learnt about the reliability of memory. Thank you to Ms. Darija Minic who shared two of our student’s endings. Read Jessica and Una’s work below and why not try to write your own creative piece. NLCS Jeju Crime Drama Jessica Zheng Una Ahn *Credit for the original task idea goes to Mr John Crane and InThinking website.

BASKETBALL AND VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT Following the delay of the Korean International Schools Activities Conference (KISAC), Mr. Masykur Pua kindly arranged tournaments at School for our Middle School and High School Basketball and Volleyball squads. The teams are ready and looking forward to the KISAC!

FOBISIA - ONLINE BATTLE OF THE BANDS Two NLCS Jeju bands competed in the recent FOBISIA Online Battle of the Bands Competition. There were 40 performances from 29 different schools. ‘Jazz You’ performed ‘Danza’ in the Lower Secondary Category, they came Third in the category and won the Gold Award! Watch their performance here. Congratulations to James Lim (trumpet), Justin Yoo (trumpet), Bonnie Kim (flute), Edward Cho (flute), Marc Chung (clarinet), Benjamin Han (trombone), Jason Bang (bass), Seaon Kim (piano) and Robert Park (drums). A fantastic performance. Congratulations also to ‘Limited Resources’ who took part and though they did not win this time, we are still very proud, see their guitar and drums cover of ‘Black Box’ by Intervals here. Well done Archie Tamlyn (drums) and King Hyun (guitar)

BEHIND THE SCENES SONITAS MEDIA TEAM Numerous events take place throughout the year, and there are many students who assist these events behind the scenes. Junho, who has worked for the Sonitas media team for a while, shared his thoughts and looked back on past events. We appreciate all his efforts!

Pictures from Sonitas Media Team

“It has already been three years since I started taking photos and videos at school events as a member of the Sonitas media team. It was hard and difficult at first to shoot photos with a heavy camera, but after editing the photos, the way I think about cameras has changed. While editing photos, I realise that memories that could be forgotten by someone could last as a photo that I took and presenting to them became more charming as the time passed. Nowadays for me, photography means a lot to me that I can record someone’s moment and present them with memories and therefore, recording my daily life and memories with pictures is now a part of me. As I became a graduating class of this year, I formed an NLCS Media team and we participated in Unplugged 2022 at NLCS on March 26th and I sang on the stage and took pictures and videos. I was depressed to think it was the last time for me to stand on the stage and take photos, but I am happy to convey my filming skills, editing methods and the way of thinking of photography in the last few years to my Media team members. In the upcoming ARTS WEEK 2022, we will work hard to make sure that the NLCS Media team presents beautiful memories of school students.”

Pictures from Sonitas Media Team

JUNIOR SCHOOL CASUAL CLOTHES DAY A record breaking donation of 3,028,400 KRW was raised by our Junior School Students in March. An impressive 2,799,900 KRW was raised by students on our Casual Clothes Day, with the additional 228,500 KRW from the School Garage Sale. Thank you to the Cultural Awareness Committee and the Social Service Ambassadors who worked hard together as a team to plan and run various activities with the focus on world peace and to Ms. Viv Brooks and the Eco Committee who organise the Garage Sale. Ms. Liz Sukyung Kim explained that the funds were used to help residents who are affected by wildfire damage in Gyeonsangbuk-do and Gangwon-do and a donation was also made to both ChildFund (1,514,200 KRW) and UN Crisis Relief Ukraine (USD 1,220). Ms. Kim thanked both staff and students who participated and showed their support with special thanks given to Ms. Brooks.

JUNIOR SCHOOL WORLD PEACE AND NON-VIOLENCE Our Junior School Students arranged a special day to encourage world peace and to show their support to the people of Ukraine. Inspired by the Senior Schools recent work on ‘The War between Ukraine and Russia’, our Junior School Cultural Awareness Committee and Social Service Ambassadors designated 25 March as a day for reflection on world peace and non-violence. A week of activities included participating in assemblies, tutor time, art projects, group singing and donations, with the aim of providing opportunities for our students to consider the true meaning of ‘peace’ and think about how this can be applied in the school, the local area and the world we live in. Inspired by an article about a violinist who played the violin for those gathered in bomb shelters in Ukraine, that was shared by Ms. Ruth Baker, our Year 3 students rehearsed and performed ‘Someone is Praying for You’. Listen to their heartfelt performance.

UPCYCLE PROJECT During the Easter Holidays NLCS Jeju received a wonderful and generous donation of furniture and decorative items. They were recently used at a global luxury brand event collaborating with a French artist, Charlotte Gastaut. This donation was accomplished according to the brand’s CSR policy and it was made by Seoha Han’s parents who run the agent company of planning upcycling resources.

You may have already seen the items in the PAC lobby, which will soon be rehomed and reused around the School. The donation and its upcycling purpose is in line with NLCS Jeju’s own environmental activity and we are delighted to be recipients and give new life to these items. Thank you to Mr. Han and Ms. Cheong for the arrangement of the kind donation and to Seoha for her inspiring article on Zero Waste, read here.

ART IN SWING We introduced the Art In Swing project in the March newsletter. For those who are interested in supporting them, here is their online concert video and account information for donation.

ZERO TO PEAK CHALLENGE For many, the Easter Holidays were a time to relax, but for Mr. Taehak Kim, from our MIS Team, this was the perfect time for a challenge. Taehak walked from 0 metres on the Jeju coast to 1947 metres at the peak of Hallsan, and back down. A massive 31kms in just 9 hours. Well done!

JEJU OLLE Olle Trails are a wonderful way to explore beautiful Jeju. A recent Olle promotional video featured our very own Admissions Officer, Kelly Kim, watch the video here. https://youtu.be/gvL_h_4Ohqo

ADVENTURE RACE Teams of NLCS Jeju and other GEC staff competed against each other in the inaugural ‘Dawn til Dusk’ adventure race. 48 hours before the race start, competitors were given a start location and tasked with planning a route to incorporate as many CU convenience stores as possible. A combined 1,040.89 KM was run by competitors - well done to everyone who took part. First Place - Mr. Mark Eyton Jones (77 stores, 81.71 KM) Second Place - Mr. Padraig Hogan (66 stores, 77KM) Third place - Mr. Dominic Atherton (45 stores, 72.36 KM)

GREEN STORIES WRITING COMPETITION UNDER 18S WINNER Read Taeyoon (Ryan) Lee’s fantastic, competition winning short story, Simple Bug Burger Story. Ryan says “It is a great honour to be selected as a winner in the under 18s Green Stories Writing Competition. Actually, it is my very first time ever going in a writing competition, and I did not even expect to be winning this”

WEDDING CELEBRATION Congratulations to Ms. Hyesang Yun, who married her Prince Charming, Seunggil, on 4 April in Jeju-si. Hyesang, our Operation Officer, looked radiant on their Disney, fairy-tale inspired day. We all wish them a long and happy life together!

PIONEERS BUSINESS COMPETITION Well done to Do Won (Kevin) Kim, Tae Hoon (Sean) Kim and Seung Yong (Alex) Yang who took part in the Pioneers Business Competition held at Branksome Hall Asia. The Year 9 trio won the most creative business idea.

FENCING COMPETITION Congratulations to Minhyeok (Max) Kim who was awarded a Bronze Medal at the Duel of the East Coast Spring RYC and RJCC USA Fencing Competition, held in April in Philadelphia, USA. What a great achievement.

MODEL UNITED NATIONS Model United Nations (MUN) teaches students about diplomacy, international relations and the United Nations. Enhancing their understanding of the world through research, public speaking and debating. The NLCS Jeju MUN is offered as part of our CCA programme, with participants taking part in an annual JEJUMUN conference within the GEC and hopefully, when COVID regulations allow, the GECMUN - which includes non-GEC schools from around the world. Ms. Alison Tuck (Director of MUN) is supported by Mr. Paul Ford, Mr. Jake Roden, Ms. Sarah Roberts, Ms. Lesley Gissane, Mr. Gareth Harrison and Mr. Anthony Quinn. A team of talented students help guide and mentor younger students, a special thanks to Eunice, Fred, Eunju, Jeslyn, Flora, Stella and Warrick 2021/22 and Joona, Geoff, Geon Ha, Steven and Chandler who will join Eunice and Jeslyn for 2022/23.

Why join the MUN CCA? • Everyone is welcome, there is a special group for beginners to learn the basics • Enhance your skills and your university application • Participate in exciting face to face conferences • Topics range from serious current affairs to more lighthearted discussions • Improve personal confidence and develop public speaking skills • Build knowledge which can help with studies, in particular; Geography, History and Global Politics • An opportunity to use conference participation for your IBDP CAS portfolio Email Ms. Alison Tuck (atuck@nlcsjeju.kr) to find out more or sign up to the MUN CCA.

BIOLOGY CHALLENGE & INTERMEDIATE BIOLOGY OLYMPIAD Take a look at two wonderful opportunities to participate in a Biology Challenge and an Intermediate Biology Olympiad.

Biology Challenge Are you interested in Biology? Sign up to challenge your knowledge!!

Victorian Ghost Stories

Date: Friday 13 May Year Groups: 8 - 10 Time: 16.00 - 17.00 Deadline for Signing Up: Monday 9 May 14.00 Register through following QR code below:

For more information, please contact Mr Patrick Youell: pyouell@nlcsjeju.kr

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Intermediate Biology Olympiad Are you interested in Biology? Sign up to challenge your knowledge!!

Victorian Ghost Stories

Date: Friday 10 June Year Groups: 10 - 12 Time: 16.00 - 17.00 Deadline for Signing Up: Monday 6 June 14.00 Register through following QR code below:

For more information, please contact Mr Patrick Youell: pyouell@nlcsjeju.kr

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