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The Quirky Quibbler

The student news site of Stockholm International School

The Quirky Quibbler

The student news site of Stockholm International School

The Quirky Quibbler

Swedish Gymnasium: How to?

Swedish Gymnasium: How to?

Leticia L., Reporter January 17, 2023

The new year is fast approaching, and with it comes the time for gymnasium applications. Some ninth and possibly tenth graders are in the middle of making their decisions about what to do next and we at...

The QQ  print edition.

Some reflections.

João F., Reporter December 6, 2022
The Quirky Quibbler is of the community, by the community, and for the community.
Illustration by Gaëlle B.

Where There’s Smoke, There’s… Students?

Gaëlle B., Writer, Illustrator December 5, 2022

I think we all, at some point in our lives, have been informed by parents, teachers or media that smoking - and by extension, secondhand smoking - is bad. Studies on the physical and mental effects of...

Snow Day - Photo by Momo

Snow Days – An Analysis by 9P

Various grade 9P students, Guest writers November 28, 2022

Geet M  A snow day was called in Stockholm on November the 21. The weather network claims that snow days are a thing of the past… but are they?  As many may know, a snow day is a day when schools...

Where Are They Now? (Part 3)

Where Are They Now? (Part 3)

Mia A., Interviewer and reporter November 18, 2022

1. What is your best memory of the IB? My best memory of the IB is from the end of the first term of Grade 12, right before winter break. We were celebrating the fact that we only had a couple months...

Uppsala University bag, photographed by Beatrice

Where are they now? (Part 2)

Mia A., Interviewer and reporter October 24, 2022

Beatrice R. is now studying to get her masters in law in Uppsala University.  She talked to the QQ about her experience in the IB and shared some advice for the current IB students.   What...

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Where are they now? (Part 1)

Mia A., Interviewer and reporter October 12, 2022

Charlie G, who achieved an amazing  41 points in his IB exams, and is now studying Mathematics and Philosophy at Edinburgh university.  His best memory of the IB was laughing in History class and...

The ones who showed up will never see Humlegården the same way…

The ones who showed up will never see Humlegården the same way…

Joao F. September 26, 2022

SATURDAY, 17th of September – The ‘Trash Cleanup’ was from the start one of the most exciting events of the weekend. Organized by the Roots and Shoots Club, the meeting was a tremendous success,...

Subject Reviews. Illustrator Gaëlle B.

Subject review: What is group 1 – A languages?

Efoda A. and Shanmathi J. September 12, 2022

Whether you are approaching DP or still in your early MYP years, we are here to help guide you through the courses one by one and make choosing a subject easier. We’ll use our personal experience, advice...

Gradauate

2022 – Congratulations to the Graduates

Kimaya G and Jiyoon K. June 8, 2022

Hello to everyone present here today, I hope you guys enjoyed the graduation festivities so far. First of all, congratulations to all of our fellow students graduating today, and thank you to all the...

Utspring

Utspring 2022 – Rushing out in the Rain

Mariana P., Reporter June 3, 2022

Finally!  The class of 2022  officially ran out of school, in the Swedish tradition of  “utspring:” First the graduating class and the teachers eat lunch together and then the graduates run out...

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