NLCS Jeju Newsletter 11 November 2022

North London Collegiate School Jeju

House Singing and Glee

Photo by Mr. Kyungmin Maeng

Dear Parents, Students, Staff and Friends of NLCS Jeju

For all of us in our community over the last few weeks there have been moments of tremendous elation and then moments of heartbreak and sadness. We witnessed the happiness, cooperation and fun experienced by our students as they participated in their House Music events, the camaraderie we see around the school and cooperation and fun seem in their passion in lessons as well as their social activities at breaks, lunchtimes and in CCAs. However as a community we have to support each other as well in moments of tragedy and pain as witnessed during the horrendous events at Itaewon which have impacted on so many of us. As a community we offer our condolences and deepest sympathy to the families of all who have suffered loss.

We are fully aware that parents’ circumstances change and we wish success and happiness for students who leave us to continue their education elsewhere. One consequence of this is that for those students for whom there may not have been places initially we seek permission to adjust the allocation of students and classes accordingly. In January after ‘Seollal’ we will be welcoming some students into a year 3 and a year 4 class.

For other students in year 9 and 11 they are deciding their choices for IGCSEs and the IB diploma Programme respectively. We encourage students to discuss with other students, their teachers as well as their families, suitable choices to make. At IGCSE they should also continue to take a broad range of subjects including the Arts as in the IBDP breadth is required.

The School is working closely with our sister schools on ensuring that we all share a common philosophy rooted in our aims and objectives as NLCS schools of ‘Diversity, Equity and Inclusion’. We therefore look forward to the events and activities organised by the Cultural Awareness Committee for Diversity Week beginning on Monday 14 November. We have many visitors joining us to work with our community from across the world and so I hope that all of our community will respond with interest, enthusiasm and participate in full.

Your sincerely, Lynne Oldfield Principal

The Main Event

Here are the biggest stories from around the School this week.

EUROPEAN LANGUAGES ENRICHMENT WEEK

Another wonderful, informative and fun week before the half term - thank you to the European Languages Department for organising this busy week. There were lectureswith topics such as ‘Don’t be a tourist’ and activities including tongue twisters, quizzes, word match, pinata breaking, karaoke - as well as delicious churros and ice cream! More pictures > Click here.

ART ENRICHMENT WEEK The Main Event

Our students never cease to amaze us and our Art Enrichment Week reminds us all of just how talented and passionate NLCS Jeju students are in all areas of their study. Thank you to everyone involved who helped create a special and enjoyable week.

During the week we enjoyed a Fine Art Film screening, learnt how to create origami, took part in a Procreate sketch challenge and workshop, had our photos taken in a DIY photo booth and had an opportunity to try wet printing!

At NLCS Jeju art is part of the curriculum for all year groups and is offered at IGCSE and IB levelwith a number of students securing places at prestigious art colleges after graduation.

NLCS Jeju Awards and Achievements

Congratulations to all our recent award winners! Click here!

JOHN LOCKE AWARD

Congratulations to a number of students who recently took part in the prestigious John Locke Essay Competition. Find out more about the competition here. All essays are judged by senior academics from the University of Oxford and require students to write with a depth of knowledge, demonstrating clear reasoning and critical analysis. Thank you to Mr. Maddison for his support.

NLCS Jeju Awards and Achievements

Eunju Seo

Geon Woo (Andrew) Kim

Heechan Jeon

NLCS Jeju Awards and Achievements

Juhyun (Jay) Kim

Sujeong(Crystal) Park

Young Ju (Theresa) Lee

The new Astro Turf was officially opened by our Chair of Governors, Ms. Helen Stone, on 26 October. Joined by our Governors and Big 8 - the pitch was used within moments of the ribbon being cut. The new Astro Turf replaces the old grass pitch which is located near the Medical Centre. The high spec, multi-purpose pitch is in addition to the other on campus sports facilities that all our students have access to and we know it will be the stage for many sporting triumphs in the future.

Other news

HOUSE SINGING AND GLEE

This is always such a wonderful event, bringing all students from our five Senior Houses together to perform a house song and glee. Everyone puts in a tremendous effort and we can hear them rehearsing around the School in the days and weeks before.

Watch the incredible performances here. Well done everyone! Congratulations to Geomun who were voted best performance by our judges.

Other news

JUNIOR SCHOOL OLYMPICS

An olympic torch led the procession of students dressed in traditional olympic attire. Adorned in white togas, with laurel wreaths around their heads our students competed against each other for olympic glory! More pictures.

THE WIZ

Our School Musical, the Wiz, is taking place later this month. We are delighted that parents are able to join us and be part of the audience in the PAC.

WORLD MATHS CHAMPIONSHIPS

We are delighted to have been selected as the host for the March 2023 World Maths Championship! This is an honour and a reflection of the calibre of stNLC udents at S Jeju - TBC NLCS Jeju. Find out more here. Thank you to Ms. Duygu Bulut who has arranged the event. Find out more here.

QUADRA - ZERO HEROES

There are many student and School led initiatives at NLCS Jeju, that all aim to make us become more environmentally friendly. Quadra, the School catering company, wants to support us with this endeavour and have stopped using single use plastic cups in their cafe! Thank you!

Quadra’s yearly stats!

• 650,000 meals are prepared

• 3.5 tonnes of rice is cooked

• 4.1 tonnes of kimchi is served

• 12,000 financiers are made

• 4,000 brownies are baked

Warning - if you follow them on instagram you will be hungry! Junior / Senior Quadra Dining Room and Smiley Cafe.

MUST-WATCH BOARDING SCHOOLS IN 2022

NLCS Jeju has been listed as one of ten schools to watch in 2022! Read the full article in the October edition of K12 Digest.

BE SANTA CLAUS FOR THE CHILDREN

If you would like to support one of our Bryant Service activities and in turn support two Jeju Children’s Centres, please find out more here. This is the 7th year that NLCS Jeju has arranged this project and it really does make a huge difference to the young children. Donation receipts for year end tax adjustment can be provided.

MIDDLE LEADERS CONFERENCE -DUBAI

During the first weekend of the recent term break, 6 members of the NLCS Jeju teaching team travelled to the UAE to visit the NLCS sister school in Dubai. Over that weekend, our teachers were joined by members of the NLCS families from London, Dubai and Singapore in an effort to share good practice and to learn more about educational leadership from some highly experienced educators. In total there were 31 teachers, each holding middle leadership positions, working together and learning to lead from selected senior leaders and established names from the world of education. Professor Dave Pedder and Dr Elaine Wilson, formerly of Cambridge University gave truly inspirational messages to the cohort and urged collaboration in pedagogical ideas and research methodology. Dame Alison Peacock, Chief Executive of the Chartered College of Teachers, also spent time with the group taking a deep dive into the world of teaching leadership. Members of the Senior leadership team in Dubai rounded off the conference with considered and applicable techniques and tools to develop the skills of the participants.

This conference was the opportunity to make a collaborative bond among faculty members and continuity to share best practices. There were one-to-one sessions among staff members to learn about the strategies used in different departments and cultures in NLCS family schools.

The conference was a clear success and the organisers have already begun discussing and planning the next one to be held in another of the NLCS stellar family of high achieving schools.

DOFE INTERNATIONAL AWARD - RECCE

A message from Mr. Chaddock “I have just spent 6 days in the northeast of Japan planning and hiking a route down the beautiful Michinoku Trail for our International Award programme. The journey is incredibly challenging but the scenery is spectacular, the food delicious and the people warm and friendly. The trip will be unforgettable for our pupilsanother great reason to join the International Award programme. If you were disappointed not to be part of the programme this year, then please apply again in spring when I hope to expand the programme further.”

Other news

JUNIOR SCHOOL LUNCHTIME MUSIC RECITALS

Before half term we were treated to live performances by our talented Junior School students. Parents were invited to join us and we all enjoyed the recitals. Thank you to Ms. Baker for arranging and to our musicians - Jay Jo, Yuna Ku, Yuin Kwon and Hayoon Cho.

TOP IB SCHOOLS

Once again we are delighted that our student’s hard work, determination and results place us in the top 100 IB schools in the world. This year we are ranked an impressive 58 worldwide and joint number 1 in South Korea. Well done to everyone - this is a real school effort. Visit the IB Schools Website for more information.

MEDITATION

As autumn sets in and Jeju turns a beautiful array of oranges and browns, pour yourself a mug of hot chocolate, sit back, close your eyes and relax with this peaceful meditation video from our Emotional Guidance Counsellors. There are many benefits to incorporating meditation into your daily life and our team offers sessions to our students on a regular basis. Thank you to Ms. Louise Jarvis for arranging and to Mr. Mike Kim for creating the video.

• Reduces stress

• Controls Anxiety

• Promotes Emotional Health

• Enhances Self-Awareness

• Lengths Attention Span

• Improves Sleep

JUNIOR SCHOOL STORY

Our Junior School students write some wonderful stories and we want to share them with you! Each newsletter we will include one short story for you to enjoy. This week’s story was written by Junu Hong (Y2):

ADMISSIONS Q&A

Join us online for an Admissions Q&A on 14 November at 3pm. Sign up here or email admissions@nlcsjeju.kr for more information.

FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT

Three NLCS Jeju students attended an event at Jeju City Hall, Traffic Centre, to contribute to the National Freedom of Movement Governance Establishment Agreement. Alex Yang, Benjamin Han and Kevin Kim (all Year 10) acknowledged that for those with mobility issues there are often ‘barriers’ in society which disadvantage them – particularly related to transportation. Keen to ensure that these barriers are removed, they have worked together on a project – compiling data in order to create a community map that informs everyone of areas that are accessible and which are not, detailing the barrier. Mr. Warren Neiland, who joined the students at the event, said “It’s an exciting project that the students have taken on as a team and will have significant benefits for the GEC community in which NLCS student are leading”

There were very strange goingson earlier this week, when our Year 2 students arrived at School to discover very large footprints along the corridor and furniture tipped over! With the help of their parents they looked high and low for clues to figure out what happened and who had invaded their classroom over the half term break. Take a look at the photos of our detectives hard at work!

BREAKING NEWS! YETI ON CAMPUS

BOOK DONATION

Our student-led English Literature Society (formerly the Lucida Enterprise) visited the Jeju Children’s Centre in Jeju City recently. Using the money raised by the School Casual Clothes Day in September, the team were able to buy and donate books as well as print magazines. Find out more about the society and the excellent work they do, here. Well done and thank you to Hyunsuh Koh, Ella Cha, Seoyoon Park, Jiwoo Shin and Jiho Lee, we are so proud that so many of our students take part in service activities.

KISAC GOLF

On 26 October a number of NLCS Jeju students competed against KIS, SJA and BHA at CastleX. ‘All students participated with great passion and conducted themselves in a disciplined manner. They have demonstrated courtesy and sportsmanship throughout the competition regardless of their scores’ - Mr. Hugh Kim.

Congratulations to:

Senior Varsity Boys : Han Seok Jung (Tommy) - Joint third (+3)

Junior Varsity Boys : Jaebaek Lee (Aiden) - First (+5)

KISAC VOLLEYBALL

Congratulations to our HS Girls Volleyball Teams - our A Team came third and our B Team came second.

The girls competed against 5 other international schools in Korea, including the GEC. The tournament was hosted by NLCS Jeju and Mr. Nam shared his praise for the teams - ‘Thank you for your passion and effort as School representatives, despite a number of injuries, busy schedules and a lack of practice time!’

JEJU SPORTS FESTIVAL

21 NLCS Jeju swimmers participated in the event - winning an incredible 18 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 3 bronze medals. Well done to everyone who participated, the Jeju Swimming Association and Jeju Sports Council were very impressed with our student’s enthusiasm for swimming. Thank you to Ms. Minsun Kang who accompanied the students.

LIFEGUARD TRAINING

NLCS Jeju have been organising lifeguard training for teachers and staff of the GEC schools annually for the last three years.

The course is over 4 days and is delivered by Lifesaving Korea. It involves first aid training and water rescue techniques.

After three years; NLCS Jeju now has 26 qualified lifeguards amongst its staff. These include PE & Sports staff, Boarding staff and teachers who coach swimming to our Senior & Junior students. This enables the school to provide many swimming opportunities to our day and boarding students.

Thank you to all the staff who undertook the training in their spare time.

DIWALI

Thank you to Mr. Nigam who made it possible for us all to enjoy Diwali celebrations the week before half term. Festive lights adorned the trees at the front of the School and we all enjoyed finding out more about the celebration and devoured some traditional sweets. We look forward to celebrating more with you in the future. More pictures.

RECENT AND UPCOMING GLOBAL HOLIDAYS

Thank you to Chandler Ahn for sharing this informative document detailing upcoming holidays, click here to read more.

• All Saints Day (1 November) is a Christian holiday that celebrates both known and unknown saints of the church.

• Guy Fawkes Night (5 November) also known as Bonfire Night, commemorates Britain’s most infamous story of failure.

• St. Martin’s Day (11 November) also called the Feast of Saint Martin, Martinstag, or Martinmas, is the feast day of Martin the Merciful, one of France’s most widely recognized Christian saints.

• Remembrance/Armistice Day (11 November) The Armistice, an agreement to end the fighting of the First World War as a prelude to peace negotiations, began at 11 a.m. on 11 November 1918 and is commemorated in the UK.

DIVERSITY WEEK

“Next week (14-18th November) is Diversity Week, our school’s annual celebration of the differences within our community and global cultures. We are excited to host a large number of expert guests, including Mr Gareth Weir, Deputy Ambassador from the British Embassy and Lucinda Walker from BCCK. Alongside this a huge number of student groups and staff members have planned activities, quizzes and displays to explore different types of fashion, languages and music.

All students and staff are invited to wear their cultural dress throughout the week, with a special focus on Tuesday 15 which will be the ‘opening ceremony’ assembly. We are really excited to be able to celebrate this week with you!” - The Cultural Awareness Committee

Here is a photo from last year’s event

ONLJ Profile

We love to hear from our graduates and find out what they have been up to since leaving NLCS Jeju. Thank you to Yunsoo Yoon who has been in touch and shared her news. Contact Ms. Shin (Alumni and Development Manager) alumnioffice@nlcsjeju.kr and create a profile of your own!

MOVEMBER

A number of NLCS Jeju staff are taking part in Movember activities, including: Growing a MOustache, Hosting MOments and MOving many kilometers in the month of November - all with the aim of raising money for male specific charities which work hard to prevent early death in young men due to suicide and to fund

research into testicular and prostate cancer. Thank you to Mr. Yates for coordinating, click here if you would like to donate to this worthy cause.

MARRIAGE

Congratulations to two members of the NLCS Jeju family, Mr. Fred Kim (Operations Team) and Ms. Miri Heo (Korean Language and History teacher) who tied the knot on 23 October during a beautiful sunset ceremony, before jetting off on a romantic honeymoon in Rome, Florence and Paris. We wish you both a lifetime of happiness together.

CHRISTMAS BAZAAR

Save the date! We are very excited to confirm that the Christmas Bazaar will be taking place for the first time in two years! We will share more information closer to the date, but add it to your diary and do not miss this wonderful community event!

Date: 12 December 2022

Jenam and Yehyangwon Children Centre Bryant

Jenam and Yehyangwon Children Centre Bryant are collecting unused items to help the children in the centres. Please feel free to donate your items in the boxes displayed along the corridor. Let’s be Santa Claus for the adorable children and give them memorable experiences!

Next to JS Library

Next to SS Library