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The Quirky Quibbler

Meet the 2021 SISMUN team!

Meet the 2021 SISMUN team!

Elakkiya S., Reporter March 11, 2021

                          Every year, our school dedicates one day to MUN where students research...

Family Igloo

Sculptures in the Snow: Igloo edition!

Jiyoon K., Reporter February 27, 2021

For the past few weeks, Stockholm had been a winter wonderland full of snow. The Quirky Quibbler hosted the Sculptures in the Snow Photo Competition, where several members of the SIS community participating...

SISMUN during a Pandemic: What’s Changed?

SISMUN during a Pandemic: What’s Changed?

February 25, 2021

In late January 2021, SIS’s Model United Nations was to hold its annual conference where students got to debate about relevant, real-life issues going on in the world today. The conferences would have...

Vegan options are easy to find in your local supermarket

Veganism at SIS – What are the challenges and how can they be overcome?

Lia F., Guest writer for Personal Project February 24, 2021

Students at SIS generally believe in veganism: they are aware that veganism is beneficial for their health, common among teenagers, and good to start between the ages of  10-20 years. Despite such high...

A look inside the Personal Project Exhibitions new digital format.

Against All Odds: Grade 10 Student Shares Her Personal Project Experience

Josefine S., Editor and reporter February 22, 2021

As we all know, every aspect of our lives has undergone drastic changes as a result of COVID-19. This year’s Grade 10 Personal Projects were no exception. Projects that students might have dreamed of...

To Grow Up in a Gender Stereotyped Society

To Grow Up in a Gender Stereotyped Society

Molly L., Guest writer for Personal Project February 12, 2021

As teenagers growing up, we encounter multiple stereotypes of men and women in our society. We have created roles for women and men to show what they can and can't do. It is important that we question...

75-year-old vegan

Veganism for the Elderly – How is Veganism Related to Age?

Lia F., Guest writer for Personal Project February 10, 2021

My 75-year-old grandfather, Abraham Feffer has been vegan for 33 years. I conducted an interview with him to fully understand his lifestyle and the long term effects of veganism on him. Abraham first...

Young vegan, Thea

Veganism as a teenager — is it really as hard as it seems?

Lia F., Guest writer for Personal Project February 8, 2021

Thea, a 16-year-old girl, has been vegan for three years now and has been enjoying it so far. Despite the fact that it's only been three years, this lifestyle is not all new to her. She had been vegetarian...

Cake

Perfectly Baking the Imperfect Cake

Jiyoon K., Editor and reviewer January 27, 2021

Baking’s not as easy as it seems. You see a fancy patissier create a dazzling three-layered cake with the snap of a finger, follow the exact same recipe, and end up with something completely different....

4. Smile Through the Pain

Stockholm’s Best Snow Sculptures (So Far!)

Josefine S., Editor and reporter January 25, 2021

The snow is back and so are we! Though we had a bit of a setback with the warmer weather last week, this fresh batch of snow is allowing for even more entries in The Quirky Quibbler’s Snow Sculpture...

Mumin my own business

Sculptures in the Snow Photo Competition

Josefine S., Editor and reporter January 16, 2021
Great new competition!
Operation Smile: Life Changing Surgeries

Operation Smile: Life Changing Surgeries

Andrea L., Guest writer January 13, 2021

In EAL grade 10 we read a book called Words in the Dust. It was about a girl called Zulaikha from Afghanistan. She had a cleft lip, and this brought her major difficulties. Finally, she was able to get...

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