NLCS Jeju Newsletter 25 November 2022

North London Collegiate School Jeju

Dear Parents, Students, Staff and Friends of NLCS Jeju

What an exciting few weeks we have had. Students all over the school have been actively involved in activities! We have Junior School students performing for their lunchtime recitals as well as their participation in Enrichment weeks. It has been inspiring to see the children engaged even at the youngest age in academic enrichment activities. In both schools Diversity Week was a resounding success with all students participating in a range of events and we were able to welcome into the School some illustrious guests from the Embassies as well as the community for lectures and seminars with students. As usual the students have also been active in sports events and competitions with tremendous success.

The student leadership in events such as Diversity Week is of the highest quality and they have motivated and reached out to our community with clear messages. Their commitment to DEI (Diversity Equity and Inclusion) is inspiring and their work is clear from our new Charter which articulates NLCS Jeju’s commitment to DEI. Student leadership is crucial in all our sports teams as well as our societies as seen in the enrichment week plans. We thank all the teachers for their roles in guiding and supporting our students in this.

At NLCS Jeju we have hundreds of students who play a key role in the Performing Arts, be it in school productions or orchestral and other musical events. All this takes commitment and enthusiasm and our students exhibit this in bucketfuls! I have watched the cast, production teams and orchestra for the Senior School Production of ‘ the Wiz’ develop, grow and learn to collaborate over the term and I, like many, feel fortunate to then be able to watch the production in all its glory! If you have not yet seen it, the last opportunity is tonight at 7pm. I am conscious that over these last few weeks of term students are tiring after a long term but around us we still have the energy and commitment to participate in so many events. We all look forward to the winter concerts in both schools over the next couple of weeks.

We look forward to welcoming many of you into school over these final few weeks to celebrate the achievements of NLCS Jeju students.

Yours sincerely,

Lynne Oldfield Principal

The Main Event

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

THE WIZ

Incredible! There are no other words to describe this year’s school musical production. Months of preparation lead to four spectacular performances - so much commitment, hard work and talent - a delight for us all! Well done and thank you to everyone who contributed, we hope you have a restful weekend. Enjoy the final show tonight. Here are some photos.

The Main Event

DIVERSITY WEEK

What a wonderful week, packed full of exciting and informative activities and events. A massive thank you to everyone who helped arrange such a brilliant week for us.

Why Do We Celebrate?

“Diversity is central to the CAC’s mission of creating a welcoming environment for all members of the NLCS community. Diversity Week reflects the CAC’s belief in the power of experiencing new cultures and worldviews, and enables us to grow in our understanding and support of one another. The more diversity and inclusion we embrace, the more unique perspectives and bright ideas we share.” - CAC. More pictures.

DIVERSITY WEEK The Main Event

Special Guests

It was a pleasure to welcome a number of guests to our campus, including: Lucinda Walker (BCCK), Gareth Weir (Deputy British Ambassador), artist Jamila Benson, Mr Daniel Ahifon & Co., and Dr Yunhee Choi (Researcher from Sookmyung Women’s University).

Dr. Choi

Gareth Weir

Lucinda Walker

Jamila Benson

The Main Event

A message of thanks from Ms. Alex Gellersen - “The CAC would like to extend our utmost gratitude to all the guests who helped make Diversity Week the experience it was.

Ms. Lucinda Walker from the British Chamber of Commerce in Korea gave an insightful lecture on how to thrive while studying and working overseas, which ‘helped put into perspective the unique rewards and challenges of international living’ (Hai Kim Y11).

Mr Daniel Ahifon & Co. awed KS3 students with their energetic performance, which was ‘an enjoyable departure from forms of dance I knew, into dances of different cultures and origins. Being able to interact with the music also made the performance fun!’ (Alynn Kim Y9). Dance students also appreciated the cultural dance workshops: ‘it was unlike any dancing I’ve ever done before and it was very exhilarating to dance with all their cultural instruments’ (Georgina Downes Y11).

Deputy Ambassador Gareth Weir from the British Embassy set the bar for next year’s Diversity Week with his poll on diversity and inclusion within the school. He answered questions about diversity in the context of diplomatic work, and gave students food for thought with his witty adages. ‘His dance-party slogan—’ according to Mr Weir, diversity is getting an invitation to the party, while inclusion is being invited to dance ‘—helped me look at diversity and inclusion in a completely different way from before’ (Michelle Choi Y11).

Ms Jamila Benson’s workshops with KS3 art classes made inroads in promoting understanding of creativity and mental health, ‘two subjects I came to appreciate much more deeply thanks to Ms Benson’s insights on how one could influence the other’ (Dahye Lim Y9).

Dr Yunhee Choi, a researcher from Sookmyung Women’s University, discussed the importance of Cultural Diversity education for young people in her talk. ‘It was fascinating to hear about the approaches of different nations to the intentional teaching of intercultural skills’.

Thank you to everyone who took part in this year’s Diversity Week. We hope the experience has helped you appreciate the importance of adopting open-minded attitudes towards people of all backgrounds!”

Daniel Ahifon & co

DIVERSITY

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Poster created by the CPP society and members Angela Lee and Erin Kang.

Junior School Celebration Assembly

NLCS Jeju Awards and Achievements

Congratulations to all our recent award winners! Click here!

THE PENGUIN VILLAGE - WIN 2ND PLACE!

Our Service Team - The Penguin Village won 2nd place - Prize of the Superintendent of the Gyeongsangnam do Province Office of Education. Thank you to Penguin Village leaders (Eugene Lee, Luna Park and Yena Cho - Y12) who explain more here (https://bit.ly/ penguinvillage )

NLCS Jeju Awards and Achievements

SAMSUNG SOFTWARE DEVELOPER CONFERENCE 2022

Early October we shared the news that Soohwan (Benjamin) Jun won the Samsung Junior Software Cup – Sustainability Award. As one of the winners, he was invited to the Samsung Software Developer Conference 2022 last Wednesday and gave a presentation about his work. You can watch his presentation HERE( https://youtu.be/BnLXdgj_Bz8 ).

ASIST TRAINING

Milestone training delivered at NLCS Jeju

Livingworks Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is considered to be the ‘gold standard’ in training for members of the general community for suicide intervention. NLCS Jeju is now the first school in Korea to have its own faculty members, Mr. Richard Washington and Mr. James Caudle, trained to deliver ASIST here in South Korea in English. The inaugural two day training course was completed on Friday and Saturday 11-12 November for twelve members of NLCS Jeju’s Boarding and Emotional Guidance Counselling teams. The training was met with ringing endorsements from participants. Most importantly, the completion of this training continues to advance the School’s agenda of striving to destigmatize open discussion about suicide, address suicide as a community issue and also to contribute to the wider task of making the world suicide safer by acting locally: ‘Think global, act local’. The commitment of NLCS Jeju faculty members to this training and the sharing of their existing knowledge and expertise with one another highlighted the quality of the teachers we have here. It also underscored the importance of the strategic approach to safeguarding professional development put in place by our VP Staff Relations and Designated Safeguarding Lead, Dan Coll.

NLCS Jeju has been shortlisted for an ISAward within the safeguarding category for ASIST training. We are pleased to inform you that more staff undertook training recently.

BLOOD DONATION INITIATIVE: SAVE LIVES - OTHERS, OURS, YOURS

In collaboration with the Korean Red Cross, on the 10 December a Blood Donation Bus will be coming to NLCS Jeju Senior School to provide easier access to its facilities for blood donation. This initiative aims to proliferate the accessibility of the donation centres for potential donors who were unable to donate blood due to the lack of time or lack of transit. Currently, the technology is such that blood cannot be artificially made to replace real blood, and donating blood is the only way to save a life of a patient in need of transfusion.

We ask for your support and participation in our inaugural Blood Donation Initiative which will bring a remarkable opportunity and a rewarding experience to the NLCS Jeju Community.

Thank you to Stella Han (Y12) for bringing this project to fruition. Click for more information - Korean (https://bit.ly/blooddonationk ) and English (https://bit.ly/blooddonatione ).

Sixth Form students and all staff (faculty and support) can sign up here (https://bit.ly/bldosignup ).

DEBATING

‘Debating Society vs Conservative Politics Society - UK Premiership Debate’.

“It was wonderful to see the Debating Society’s first school debate. Each student passionately debated their arguments and came to some intriguing conclusions. We are hoping to do more of these over the year so please keep an eye out for them.” - Mr. James Munday

JUNIOR SCHOOL PARENTS

This Academic Year has seen the return of a number of in person events in our Junior School. We recently hosted a Year 3 Coffee and Chat, and a Year 5 Parents as Partners. We enjoy these events and we hope you find them useful too. If you have a suggestion for a topic please do not hesitate to contact the Junior School.

SENIOR SCHOOL PARENTS AS PARTNERS

Thank you to the Year 10 and 11 parents who joined us for the Parents for Partners session on Thursday. The event consisted of three small working groups, focusing on the NLCS Jeju tutor programme, benefits of the House system and how to support teenagers. Working together as a community we can ensure the best support for all our students.

Other news

NEXON TRIP

Our Year 7 students visited the Nexon Computer Museum in Jeju City as part of their Computer Science class, with the aim of developing their knowledge of computer hardware, they all enjoyed a tour of the Museum with an experienced guide, had an opportunity to make their own mouse using computer hardware and undertook a number of tasks created by our teachers.

Everyone had a great time and learnt so much! Thank you to Mr. Tajvir Singh and the Computer Science team for arranging the trip and sharing photos.

KOMODO

Wellbeing is a priority at NLCS Jeju for all our students and the community. We are pleased to announce that we will be working with Komodo Wellbeing (https://www. komodowellbeing.com/ ).

Mr. Richard Washington says “by using Koodo, our students will build their understanding of self-reflection, and the impact and importance that their wellbeing has on their lives. They will develop resilience, and become more adaptable to the on-going challenges that our modern and ever-changing world will reveal in the future.

Komodo allows us to enhance the overall school experience for a child’s needs by using informed data to drive our ‘Seeds for Success’ social emotional learning programmes within the Junior School. One of North London Collegiate’s three pillars is Pastoral Care and Komodo allows wellbeing to be at the forefront of a child’s education and development”

JUNIOR SCHOOL LUNCHTIME RECITAL

Thank you to four talented Junior students (Doyun Kim, Lucy Kim, Sally Cho and Rael Lee) for another wonderful lunchtime recital, thanks also to Ms. Ruth Baker who arranges such special treats for our students, staff and parents to enjoy.

HIP HOP NIGHT

WE LOVE GEOGRAPHY

Have a look at this brilliant video, capturing our students at Hamo beach on a Geography field trip. We offer Geography at both IGCSE and IBDP - if you are considering studying it further, please contact the Head of Geography, Mr. Dorian Brown, who would be delighted to hear from you.

A great photo from our recent Hip Hop night! Thanks to all the performers!

CRAZY CHEMISTS

Stella Han (Y12) explains more about this inspiring Bryant - “The Crazy Chemists Bryant team aims to raise students’ interests and to help them gain access to engaging science concepts by exploring ways in which it can be practically applied in real life. With the Junior School, our group constantly tests and plans out new experiments to bring beyondclassroom experiences. Last week, in collaboration with the Jeju Aerospace Museum, the Crazy Chemist Brant team shared the exciting experiments with the local children visiting the museum.”

LOST PROPERTY

Thank you to everyone who helped sort the Junior School lost property recently and to all parents who visited and collected their child’s misplaced items.

Please write your child’s name in their school uniform and any belongings that they bring to school, this will allow us to identify items quickly and reduce the amount of unclaimed items needing to be sorted.

GRADUATE ASSISTANTS

The application process for August 2023 Graduate Assistant Programme is now open. If you or someone you know may want to be considered for this varied and exciting role, please encourage them to apply. NLCS Jeju alumni are also welcome to apply if they have completed their university study. Find out more and apply here (https://bit.ly/ graduateassistants ).

ADMISSIONS

We are still accepting applications for Year 3 and Year 4 starting on 31 January 2023, we have a small number of female places available. Get in touch with Admissions today to arrange assessment and join the NLCS Jeju family. Admissions@nlcsjeju.kr

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!

SONGDO 7S

What a fantastic weekend we had at Chadwick International School. Four NLCS teams took part in the Songdo 7s and played brilliantly - Congratulations to our U11 girls, U11 boys and U12 boys teams who all won their games! Well done also to our U9 boys who put in a sterling effort! We are very proud of you all. More pictures.

SPORT

Year 3 and year 4 Swimming and KISJ

Some great photos from the recent competition. More photos.

KISAC football - Girls won

KISAC football - Boys came second

The Cultural Awareness Committee at NLCS Jeju has been hard at work with the recent Diversity Week and other activities. Such a committee takes time and dedication to runwhich is on top of their day jobs and studies. Thank you to the committee members:

Link teacher: Ms. Alex Gellersen

[Chair] Eunju Seo, Y13

[Vice Chair] SeongJoon (Steven) Yang, Y12

[Events Officer] Geonwoo (Geoff) Kim, Y11

[Events Officer] Freya Paliwal Nigam, Y10

[Publicity Officer] Geumbee (Chandler) Ahn, Y11

[Junior School Link] Harin Moon, Y12 Sungbin Brian Yoon, Y12 Jiyu (Irene) An, Y11 Lyulf Tuffs, Y11 Daeun (Chloe) Lee, Y10 Suhyeon (Stella) Kang, Y10

UPCOMING GLOBAL HOLIDAYS

American Thanksgiving (24 November)

American Thanksgiving is a holiday of the United States, celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. Thanksgiving is regarded as the beginning of the fall and winter holiday season, which lasts through Christmas and into the New Year. Read more about Thanksgiving here (https://www.britannica.com/topic/Thanksgiving-Day ).

Cultural Awareness Committee news

St Andrew’s Day (30 November)

Saint Andrew’s Day is the feast day of Andrew the Apostle. Saint Andrew is the disciple in the New Testament who introduces his brother, the Apostle Peter, to Jesus. Read more about St Andrew’s Day here (https://www.scotland.org/events/st-andrews-day ).

Advent

(27 November - 24 December)

Advent is a Christian season of preparation for Jesus’s birth, or Nativity, at Christmas. Read more about Advent here (https://www.christianity.com/wiki/holidays/what-is-advent. html ), and about 2022’s best Advent calendars here (https://www.vogue.com/article/bestadvent-calendars-to-buy ).

ONLJ

ALUMNI REUNION

A reunion will take place on Friday 16 December in Seoul. A great opportunity to reconnect with old classmates, network with those you may not know, take part in a career sessionending the night with a raffle. Email Ms. Yuri Shin (Alumni and Development Manager) for more information - alumnioffice@nlcsjeju.kr.

STAFF SUCCESS

Mr. Steve Nam is a busy PE Learning Assistant and also supports a number of extracurricular activities at School, but he has somehow found time to complete several professional development courses

In September and October of this year he successfully completed the ASCA (American Swimming Coaches Association) Level 1, 2 and 3 and a Lifeguard course with the Korean Red Cross - as well as being awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (International) with Merit!

As a school we believe that education is lifelong learning and Mr. Nam has proven that with hardwork and determination you can continue to grow and learn! Well done, you have inspired us all.

MARRIAGE

Another newsletter and another wonderful wedding to share with you. Congratulations to Kyungran Kim (Kelly) - Admissions Officer, who married Seunghwan on Sunday 13 November in Seogwipo. A beautiful ceremony - a match made on a tangerine farm - we wishyoubothalifetimeofhappiness.