Weekly Newsletter 28 May 2021 by North London Collegiate School Jeju

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28 May 2021

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A Letter From The Principal Dear Parents, Students, Staff and Friends of NLCS Jeju The pace has not lessened as we approach our short half term break, whether it be at Junior School Sports Day, the Boarders’ Fun Run or the academic assignments currently being produced! Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 have had well deserved special days where they have been faced with a variety of challenges including teamwork exercises. It has also been delightful to see the opportunities presented through our Dance Enrichment Week. Year 8’s participation in this has been talked of and the visuals of the groups are testament to their efforts. We will share other groups next week. We still have much to learn and experience in the final weeks of term and so I hope that all of you will take this opportunity during the half term break to relax and enjoy the time spent with families. For those who have now completed their IB Diploma examinations and also the majority of their IGCSE examinations this rest is a necessity. Although we have a few IGCSE examinations remaining in the next couple of weeks, targeted revision plus relaxation will ensure that success will follow. Please take care over this break and we ask that you follow closely our guidelines to ensure the safety of our community. There are links below so that travel surveys and any results for COVID-19 tests for travel off the island are sent to us prior to re-entry to school. Please mail covid@nlcsjeju.kr as usual. Student Survey HERE Parent Survey HERE Staff Survey HERE Yours sincerely Lynne Oldfield Principal

JS SPORTS DAY On Friday May 21 our Junior School held their Sports Day. It’s no mean feat to accommodate all our students safely and to ensure that we still have a festive atmosphere and a sense of friendly competition. The students were all dressed in their House colours so it looked amazing! The year groups were divided up so the numbers were controlled and safe and each House and Year group cheered each other on. Mr Dien Wooler, Head of PE in the Junior School said “All the hard work in their PE lessons paid off for the pupils in Junior School as everyone put in strong performances on the track and in the field. The weather was kind to us all and the Year 3 and 4 students started the day in excellent fashion. Elvin Kim of Ju Jak ran a storming 600m to win. This was followed by a great run by Nayoon Kim in the girls 600m to gain maximum points for Baek Ho. In the Year 4 races, some excellent performances from DiDi Machin of Hyeon Mu saw him win the 60m and the 600m! Best friends, Becky Lin and Ella Kim pushed each other to their limits and were the standout performers.

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HOUSE FUN RUN On Sunday, May 23 we held the very successful House Fun Run for our boarding community. The event was organised by Ms Claire Washington and Mr James Tuffs and it celebrated Mental Health Awareness. Mr Tuffs explains that the point of the day was not necessarily to race but to connect and consider and to have fun. “Although there were some runners, of which Head Boy, Nick Oh took first place (covering the 6.5km course in 31 minutes,) this was not the focus of the event which was designed to reflect the areas one needs to look after to maintain mental health. This was about fun - taking time to relax, to connect with people and enjoy yourself as you progressed from stage-to-stage. There was the psychedelic volcano of flying powder with the band rocking amongst the swirling colour-run madness. Immediately followed by the plunge into running the gauntlet of water guns which both rinsed the eyes and helped the coloured dyes set nicely in the once-were-white shirts. A stop for silly framed photos and other laughter fuelled activities and some more water guns. The water guns were everywhere, keeping people cool, driving them forward encouraging the participants to be active, even if only to escape… It was hot work and the fuel stops – bananas and iced tea were both welcome and emphasised the connection between ‘food and mood’, the importance of keeping hydrated and eating a balanced diet. At the finish students hurled wet sponges at teachers, games of frisbee flying between the many pockets of people enjoying both the sun and re-stoking energy levels by partaking of the delights on offer from the excellent bake sale. And all was well with the world.

Some pictures posed or taken at different times over the last year with changing guidelines

You can proactively help look after your mental health by pursuing an active lifestyle – do something every day; by connecting with friends and having fun; by eating well and sleeping well – try the recommended nine hours and see how good you feel. At times this can be hard to manage. Remember mental health issues are real, common and treatable. Do not hesitate to come and talk to us.” https://youtu.be/7-PWXqmlqoA No one should have to make excuses to look after their mental health. NLCS Jeju #HERE4YOU

HOUSE FUN RUN

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PSYCHOLOGY A Message From Ms Jessica Laughton Our Heads of Department are all very busy right now ensuring every assessment is done, all the students have reached their potential and that all ends are tied up. Ms Jessica Laughton, Head of Psychology, has a message for the community - and in particular, her Year 12 students. “I would like to say a HUGE well done to all Year 12 Psychology students who have been exceptionally busy conducting their Internal Assessments for their IB Diploma this half term. Students are required to carry out their own investigation, which involves creating a hypothesis and scientific procedure to test it, conducting the investigation on their peers (thank you to everyone who participated!), and analysing their results. Investigations included • Are negative words remembered more often than neutral words? • Does lyrical vs non-lyrical music have a different effect on memory? • Does holding a warm drink vs a cold drink affect the impression one may form of someone? • How might different factors such as prior exposure and knowledge provided affect judgements made by people? • Does giving participants certain information at the beginning of a task affect how much information they can remember? The quality and variety of investigations have been impressive and students have gained communication, scientific and critical thinking skills in conducting these experiments. Students have enjoyed the process, from ironing out their procedures through to conducting their studies on participants. The professional manner in which all students approached this has been outstanding and I’m proud of every single one of them. Keep up this fantastic work, Psychologists! “

TRANSITION DAY - MAY 24 This week was very important for our Year 6 students. After weeks of preparation they finally arrived in Senior School for Transition Day. Hosted by Ms Kate Sommerville - AVP - Pastoral and Mr Padraig Hogan - new Head of Year 7, the day was exciting and practical. Sessions included our Beyond the Curriculum Senior Prefects explaining the wealth of activities awaiting the students in CCA and Bryant next year. Students also met their new form tutors and found out all about their new classmates. Thank you to the 24 Year 7 students who acted as Transition Ambassadors and took the rising Year 7 students on tours of the Senior School. They also answered lots of questions and reassured the new Year 7 students about the fun in store. Teaser classes such as Art and Biology have also taken place over the last weeks. Thank you to Ms Kate Sommerville and the whole team for creating such a great day.

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YEAR 8 DANCE Year 7 - 10 have all had special afternoons this week.Year 8 went first on Tuesday afternoon. Their Head of Year, Mr Max Karamalla organised a Bonanza Afternoon to reward them for a very hard year of study, challenge and effort! The students practiced dances and then enjoyed a Carousel of Crystal Maze Activities both inside and out! Activities included What’s In The Box and Would You Believe It? A final Dance performance took place at the end of the afternoon in the Boys’ School. We will be sharing more pictures of Years 7, 9, and 10 next week. Dancers, you were all amazing.

Dance Enrichment Week Dance Enrichment Week is one of our favourites. It’s a chance for us all to appreciate the benefits of Dance - the pure pleasure and the challenge that it brings. Each year group in Senior School created a group dance and you can see some visuals here. A highlight was Ms Paula Johnson’s lecture in the PAC on Wednesday. She talked about Dance as the ultimate collaboration. Her presentation was lively and fun featuring dancers on stage (thank you Year 12, Ginger Kim and Gap, Caitlin Walker,) on film and zoomed live from Thailand. She used TikTok to demonstrate how dancing connects the world - even showing a crowd in Perth, Australia dancing to K-Pop. All the students were invited to learn Hand Dances for Arts Week when there will be lots of incredible dance performances and a Zoom Hip Hop Dance Party. You can find out more very soon when we release the Arts Week App.

YEAR 6 MATHS Mr Simon Downes is having great Maths fun with his Year 6 classes. They have started a ‘Uniform Polyhedra’ unit, where part 1 includes students making the entire family of the shapes. The children are all completely engaged - and the result will look stunning so stop by and take a look!

JS ART Ms Krista Merrill has been working on two projects with her Year 5 and 6 classes. Inspired by Grimm’s Fairy Tales and What’s The Story? Have really inspired the Junior School artists. The artwork is displayed in the foyer of the Junior School now. There is so much great artwork going on and lots of it looks forward to Arts Week and a very special installation. We can’t wait!

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MINISTRY OF UNIFICATION AWARD

Year 7 student, Benjamin (Soowhan) Jun is an aspiring student journalist. He has been honoured by the Ministry of Unification for actively participating and showing excellence in the 2020 Ministry of Unification Junior Reporters Group. This consists of students from around the country, aged 11 - 12 and succeeding in an assessment. In the Reporter’s society students must post an article, video or drawing every month on a given subject. One of his articles also got published in the Korean Times Junior (Hankook Ilbo Junior). Writing skills are incredibly important for all elements of our lives so we compliment Ben on his application and commitment. Ben joined NLCS Jeju in Year 7 and tells us “ I love writing - English is one of my favourite subjects. “

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Year 7 student, Benjamin (Soowhan) Jun

DRUMLINE

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DRUMLINE It was a real treat last Friday to hear (and see) our Drumline performers out in the Quad. Students and teachers gathered to listen to this talented group. Drumline was introduced to School in the Spring of last year and has proved to be very popular. Take a look at these pictures of our students and look out for a full performance during Arts Week.

DRUMLINE

LITTLE 8 Jianyuan (Max) Ma This year, I have been very fortunate to have been chosen to be on the Little 8 team, as part of the student leadership at North London Collegiate School Jeju Junior School. This year, our team has made good progress to make our school a better place. We have made inspirational and educational videos, we thought of ideas that will benefit the whole school, and we put some of them into action. For example, the Little 8 was asked to feed into the induction program for the new students. The experience of being a Little 8 member has been very enriching. Our teachers value our ideas and I just feel happy overall for helping everyone in the school and suggesting ideas that everyone will like.

IB LITERATURE AND PERFORMANCE Our IB Theatre students are always busy and always look like they are really enjoying their work. Drama Teacher, James Hamilton Scott tells us “On our exciting Literature and Performance course here at NLCS Jeju, we are required to look at the work of different writers, their literary forms and then transform these into pieces of theatre. The students have been investigating the techniques and practices of 3 different practitioners this year as they studied William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The images you see are part of that exploration process. Frantic Assembly incorporates the use of movement in their work for non dancers or choreographers. The students had to use the movements and transfer of weight in a fight and transpose this into a movement sequence. “

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PODCASTING Thank you to our Junior School Podcasting CCA run by Mr James Tipney. The students are full of enthusiasm and are keeping us well supplied with original work! Give yourself a five minute break and listen to Year 6 student, Jane Kim who reads her own original fiction - Shattered and Healed. This is a lovely story and a creative use of the podcasting form. HERE

PODCASTING

SERVICE TowerAid - Ice Pack Recycling Angela Seo, Service Ambassador has let us know that the Ice Pack Collection initiative has been extended to June 18. If you have any leftover ice packs that you find when cleaning out your fridges and freezers then please bring them into School and leave them in the collection box in the Senior School - Ground Floor opposite the Library.

VALEDICTORY We are very excited to be holding our Valedictory Ceremony next weekend on June 5 in the PAC. Our Year 13 students will be returning to School to be presented with their graduation certificates and to hear their tutors speak with pride about their School careers. We cannot invite parents this year but we will be streaming the ceremony live HERE at 13.30 on Saturday June 5. Please contact Mr Simon Cox, Head of Sixth Form if you have any queries.

P4G SEOUL SUMMIT Seojung (Jeslyn) Park - Year 11 and Seungah (Rosa) Oh - Year 8 2021 is the first year when the international society kicks off its actions to achieve greenhouse gases reduction goals by 2030, as per the Paris Agreement adopted in 2015.The 2021 P4G Seoul Summit will be the first-ever multilateral environmental Summit to be hosted by the Republic of Korea. We are excited to share that Jeslyn Park and Rosa Oh,two NLCS Jeju students, will participate in this big event. You might remember the news we shared earlier this academic year that Jeslyn was appointed as a representative of future generations for ACT4R Platform and gave a brilliant speech at the platform launching ceremony. She has worked hard on environmental issues continuously and this time she gave an opening speech at the P4G Seoul Summit Green Future Week last Tuesday. You can watch her speech HERE. Rosa has also shown outstanding results at 2020 UN Environmental Conference of Youth last year and is invited to deliver the Environmental message at the Voice of Teens, the preevent of the Summit as a representative of Korean Youth. We are very proud of these two students who raise their voice as a young generation for a better future. Please refer to the 2021 P4G Seoul Summit homepage for more information.

KOREAN SECOND LANGUAGE A famous Italian movie director, Federico Fellini once said that a different language is a different vision of life. Most of our brilliant students study and communicate in a second language every day here in NLCS Jeju. Some of them are not satisfied with getting just one new vision but also trying additional languages such as Latin, Mandarin, Spanish and French. Among those interesting language classes offered in NLCS Jeju is Korean as a Second Language class for Non-Korean Students. Ms Hyehyang Kim has worked at NLCS Jeju from the opening of the school and is teaching Korean Second Language to around 26 students. She tells us “Korean is one of the 8 hardest foreign languages for English speakers to learn. We have a range of students in my KSL classes. For complete beginners we start to teach the Korean alphabet and then expand to basic topics including family, numbers, shopping and so on. We teach not only Korean language but also Korean culture including important Korean holidays. For intermediate students we focus on how they can prepare for the TOPIK (Test of Proficiency in Korean) which is recognized by Korean government. We discuss Korean history and read short stories.” There is a very great difference in each students’ fluency level, and it is really difficult to prepare a class curriculum to cover all levels of students. Despite this challenge, she said she enjoys teaching these students and watching their progress. “My greatest pleasure is when students actually use the learned expressions with local Korean people and share their achievements. Especially when they went to the five day markets and restaurants around Jeju Island and spoke Korean with locals there, I felt very rewarded. Also when students pass the TOPIK test I am very proud and happy for their achievements.”

Ms Hyehyang Kim

Georgina Downes (Year 9) participated in the Korean Speaking Competition early this year. She chose the topic and wrote about it by herself. It is surprising that it has been only three and a half years since she started learning Korean! “I started taking a KSL class in August 2017 when I joined NLCS Jeju in Year 6. There are a wide range of students in the class, so there are lots of parts I had to study by myself. I wrote down the pronunciation in English and learned the Korean alphabet by myself. In Senior school, I have one on one classes and I think I have improved a lot. Also, by reading various Korean texts in the class, I got more familiar with Korean culture as well.” She recommends students who are studying Korean to try speaking in Korean more often in daily life. Try “Annyeonghaseyo” and “Gamsahamnida” instead of “Hello” and “Thank you” when you go to the local store.

Georgina Downes (Year 9)

Archie Tamlyn (Year 10) is one of the students who has learned Korean for the longest term in NLCS Jeju as he is a founding student. He is now taking KSL as one of his elective subjects in Year 10. He even passed the first level of TOPIK and is preparing for higher level. The first level of TOPIK requires the ability to carry out basic conversations related to daily survival skills such as self-introduction, purchasing, etc., and to understand the contents related to very personal and familiar subjects such as hobbies, weather, etc. It is targeted to Adult learners, so it must be really challenging for him to study unfamiliar vocabulary and grammar. “I am able to learn formal Korean in class and informal Korean outside of the classroom. When you learn a foreign language, it is important to make friends and get familiar with the culture. By doing so, you can learn a living language.” Thank you Georgina and Archie for sharing your inspiring stories with us! Learning a new language requires a lot of time and effort, but it can be fun at the same time. Why don’t you find your new vision by trying a new language?

Archie Tamlyn (Year 10)

TREE ADOPTION PROJECT Ahyoung (Bella) Kim - Year 7 Bella is an active student environmentalist and has participated in several environmental projects. Now she is leading “Tree Adoption Project” which she worked very hard on to reduce carbon dioxide. You can learn more detail through the article Bella wrote in the local newspaper HERE or the English article she translated HERE.

MUSIC CORNER Well done to two of our very musical students. Eunbie Ko (Year 6, Violin) won a Grand prize and prize money in the recent National Online Music Competition. Lucas Jang (Year 3, Violin) won a Special prize in the same competition.

Eunbie Ko (Year 6, Violin)

Lucas Jang (Year 3, Violin)

MUSIC CORNER INSTRUMENTAL LESSONS - SUMMER TERM 2021 Please find the link for the Instrumental Lessons timetable for the summer term starting on Monday April 12th. SUMMER TERM TIMETABLE ABRSM EXAMINATIONS Please find the latest information including dates for the online ABRSM Examinations ABRSM EXAMINATIONS

PARENT CODE OF CONDUCT Please see the attached Parent Code of Conduct Policy which has been updated and approved for the benefit of our entire community HERE If you have any questions about this then please contact our Parent Relations team.

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Ms. Margaret Baird and Ms. Sandra Coll are so lovely in their Togas.