10th Graders Complete the Personal Project!
Alva S., Editor
March 16, 2018
Filed under Featured Articles, School, Stockholm
In light of the completion of the Personal Projects by the 10th graders, the Quirky Quibbler wanted to showcase a few of this year’s projects. The exhibition when students get the chance to finally show their hard work to parents, teachers and other students was Tuesday evening and Wednesday mor...
MUN : Crisises Introduced
Milou V., Editor
February 2, 2018
Filed under Featured Articles, School, Stockholm
There seem to be multiple crisis introduced by the undersecretary Sugar S. to the committees. These are being introduced to keep the debates going and interesting. These crises keep the tension, and resemble the usefulness of having encyclopaedic knowledge. It simulates that in the UN everyone needs...
WHO – Crisis
February 2, 2018
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There is currently an ongoing crisis in the WHO. The committee has to solve the problem of aids being discovered at the International Space Station. The QQ spoke to Undersecretary General Sugar S, the crisis was introduced after one of the WHO committees finished. Chair Erik L, responded to th...
SISMUN – International Delegates
Milou V., Editor
February 2, 2018
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SISMUN is not only for the students of SIS. There are a total of 75 delegates from other Schools. We spoke to delegates from a school in France and a school in London. The students did not have previous MUN experience, delegates from London said that " we only have a MUN club in our...
Crossing Borders for MUN – London to Stockholm
Milou V., Editor
February 2, 2018
Filed under Featured Articles, School, Stockholm
At this years SISMUN our school was able to welcome 17 students from an IB School in London. We spoke to their accompanying teacher about their experiences. The school, located west of London only has only a small MUN Club. Although this years Grade Elevens were very keen on going to co...
MUN through the Eyes of the Delegates
Milou V., Editor
February 2, 2018
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Standing in a small cluster by the lockers, other delegates still in their rooms. MUN is a busy and at times stressful day. Speaking to Kaat, Freya, Eva and Maria we gained a insider eye on what MUN is like for delegates. MUN is a learning experiences for all students, although it is, "stressf...
Disarmament Committee : Small Arms and Terrorism
Milou V., Editior
February 2, 2018
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Weapons? Small illegal arms? What to do about them? How do we regulate them? These are questions that are being raised within the Disarmament Committees at todays SISMUN. The purpose of the disarmament committee is to discuss the situation of the illegality of weapons in the Republic of Congo a...
MUN : Mini MUN, What is it?
Zuzanna O. and Milou V.
February 1, 2018
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MUN is coming up very soon. It is an exciting time not only for older students, but the younger ones too. At the same time as our MUN, 6th and 7th graders will take part in a mini MUN. It’s a fun experience for younger kids to learn about debating and introduce them to the idea of MUN. To find out...
Building for the Future, Moving SIS
Milou V., Reporter/Editor
January 15, 2018
Filed under Featured Articles, School, Stockholm
Arriving at school in the mornings do you feel that it is crowded? Trying to squeeze through the crowd to get to your locker? Many students experience this, as over the past years SIS has increased its student population. There is a solution. Stockholm International School will be moving to a new ...
Scrumptious Sushi Just Around the Corner
Hannah Ö., Guest Reviewer
December 8, 2017
Filed under Featured Articles, Reviews, Stockholm
My first impression from walking into the restaurant was that it was quite cozy with an environment which seemed more welcoming than the average sushi restaurant. After inspecting the menu, I saw they had a wide selection of dishes varying from fresh sushi to flavoursome noodles to Thai salads. I ordered...
Afghanistan is Not Safe For Anyone
Sophie B., Editor
October 9, 2017
Filed under Featured Articles, Stockholm
At 15.30 on a Wednesday, 40 people are gathered on Norra Bantorget. Men and women in small groups of two to five people sit on benches, lie in tents, or stand around the great statue that represents the Social Democrats in Sweden. A Swedish lady, originally from Iran, speaks to us while we wait to speak...
Bellevue Farm: How the Future of Farming Looks
Zuzanna O., Reporter
September 28, 2017
Filed under Featured Articles, Stockholm
The environment is the topic we’re currently talking about in English B class. Recently, we read a text about communal gardens and inner-city farming. These are revolutionary ways of farming that help make food production in the cities more sustainable, at the same time reducing the amount of carbon d...