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The Quirky Quibbler

The student news site of Stockholm International School

The Quirky Quibbler

Srgo Claude

Impressive Organisation

Sarra C, Reporter January 31, 2020

Bethan Roberts, a teacher from the Albanian College, Tirana gave us her thoughts on this year's SISMUN. She said that she was excited about all of the topic but in particular the Venezuelan economic...

MUN chairs: Saga and Dennis

Lively and Energetic Atmosphere

Anna S. and Sofia B., Reporters January 31, 2020

During the first morning break, the atmosphere was lively and energetic. This was a great opportunity for us to interact with some of the MUN chairs and do a small interview with them about the current...

Dan C. Chair of WHO

Vaccination Hesitation, Serious Debate

Junheok C., Reporter January 31, 2020

Discussion in the World Health Organisation committee centred around vaccination hesitation. Dan C. Chair of this committee said that 21 countries are represented by students in the conference. Representatives...

Mini MUN - Global Health is the Issue today

Mini MUN – Global Health is the Issue today

Sarra C, Reporter January 31, 2020

Mini MUN started with a guest speaker- Bruno Ciancio from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). He started off talking about the UN sustainable development goals and the talked...

Getting off to a Good Start

Getting off to a Good Start

Junheok C., Reporter January 31, 2020

The secretary general is responsible for coordinating the whole MUN conference. This year, Thabang R. has taken this role for SIS. There are more than 300 students participating in the conference and 120...

Robert

A Warm Welcome

Sarra C, Reporter January 31, 2020

To start off this morning, we spoke a  teacher from Lorentz College, Robert, to get an insight into his thoughts about SISMUN. QQ: There are many places where MUN conferences take place. What brought...

Seol Li

SISMUN 2020 has begun!

Anna S., Reporter January 31, 2020

To start this year's SISMUN conference off, we spoke to the Under Secretary General, Seol Li, to get an insight into yesterday's opening ceremony. This year's theme is Risks to Global Security. We are...

MUN-  Behind the Scenes with Viktor L. - Mini SISMUN Coordinator

MUN- Behind the Scenes with Viktor L. – Mini SISMUN Coordinator

Junheok C., Reporter January 30, 2020

QQ: What is the difference between normal SISMUN and mini SISMUN? Viktor: SISMUN talks about the issues that are ongoing in this world, but Mini SISMUN seeks to give the opportunity to 6th and 7th graders...

MUN: Behind the scenes with Seolli- Under Secretary General

MUN: Behind the scenes with Seolli- Under Secretary General

Saga M., Editor January 29, 2020

Seolli Kim, one of the Under Secretary Generals, has been a main driving force of SISMUN 2020. We asked her some questions about the last few days before the conference on Friday. How are the preparations...

MUN - Behind the scenes with Ms Khan - MUN coordinator

MUN – Behind the scenes with Ms Khan – MUN coordinator

Dan C., Reporter January 28, 2020

Finally, there are only a few days left until the SISMUN, on the 31st of January. As it is such an iconic event at our school, The Quirky Quibbler decided to interview some of the people in SISMUN to find...

Money for going to school? Really??

Money for going to school? Really??

Dan C., Reporter December 16, 2019

You may have heard from friends that they get money each month from the Swedish government. Perhaps you are wondering what this is all about. The Quirky Quibbler decided to investigate this student allowance...

Meet the New DP Coordinator

Meet the New DP Coordinator

Anna S., Author December 5, 2019

Mr. Ampuja took over as the Diploma Programme coordinator at SIS this year. The QQ interviewed him to find out about him and his plans in his new role. How many years have you worked at this school? 4...

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