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General BackgroundBorn in South Africa in 1974, in the midst of an apartheid government, Conrad Hughesattended an all-boys school with…
Many thanks to Ian Shaw for this wonderful interview! Interviewers: Harper Park and Andrea Papacotsia Filming/Editing: Benjamin Berkley
article by Sianna Ephrem Zewdie (Y10) There is a moment in every theater class when the teacher announces the rules…
Thank you Anna Mcnuff for coming in to speak with us today about her life as an athlete and a…
a short story written by Arhan Deshpande, Y12 “This war’s never ending, is it?” Resting his back up against the…
article by Katerina Schneider Y12 Following the tragic loss of her son Joshua in 2013, who died at the age…
article by Kevin Werner Y12 Following a 6-day trip to Lisbon as their CAS Project, eight of our Year 12…
article written by Patricia Comninos Y12 The “Pay It Forward” movement was inspired by the author Catherine Ryan Hyde who…
a delightful spring poem by Camille Cigognini (Y8) from our Junior Update! . Bushes bristle in the wind Flowers shimmer…
article by Andrea Papacotsia Y12 In honour of Neurodiversity week, Michael Barton, an autistic speaker, joined us at La Châtaigneraie’s…
Thank you to Thomas Sparrow for joining us! Interviewers: Tessa Julia Protopapa and Tara Mavroidis Filming/Editing: Benjamin Berkley and Josephine…
Many thanks to Michael Barton for this insightful take on Neurodiversity Week! Interviewers: Harper Park and Andrea Papacotsia Filming/Editing: Benjamin…
Thank you to Dr Jim Down for joining us for this fascinating interview! Interviewers: Harper Park and Andrea Papacotsia Filming/Editing:…
Where/When: 24th of March 2024 at the Primary building Bike Sale: The Parent Teacher Organization’s Parents4Planet is organising yet another…
movie review by Katerina Schneider Y12 1. The Soundtrack From “Hypnotize” to “Cruel to be Kind” to “Can’t Take My…
Many thanks to Nichola McKee for joining us for this interview! Interviewers: Isla Johnson and Tessa Julia Protopapa Filming: Benjamin…
Thank you to Alison Cope for joining us for this touching interview! Interviewers: Katerina Schneider and Aimee Kennerley Filming/editing: Benjamin…
review by Camille Cigognini 8D Impossible Creatures is a captivating and moving book, with magical creatures you’ve never heard of…
article by Aimee Kennerley Y12 What is International Women’s Day exactly? You may find that you are asking yourself this…
Many thanks to the Ratcliffe family for this extraordinary opportunity! Interviewers: Harper Park, Aimee Kennerley and Patricia Comninos Filmer/Editor: Benjamin…
Thank you to Emily Howard for taking the time to do The Update 2024 team’s first interview! Interviewers: Arhan Deshpande…
film review by Beatrice Kellet from our Middle School Writers’ Corner! “IT” Is a thriller and horror movie directed by…
article by Tessa Julia Protopapa and Aimee Kennerley, Y12 Currently, in Gaza, a humanitarian tragedy takes place. As winter is…
an enchanting and humorous story written by Camille Cigognini from our Middle School Writers’ Corner! I don’t understand . I…
an unlikely love story by Sophia Pell from our Middle School Writers’ Corner! It was a bright spring day. The…
review by Camille Cigognini 8D from our Middle School Writers’ Corner Here is a book which I really enjoyed reading…
review by Beatrice Kellet (8C) from our Middle School Writers’ Corner! The Return of the King is the third book…
In honor of Ecolint’s 100th anniversary, the Alumni World Reunion, held from Thursday 13 June to Sunday 16 June, will…
The Update is pleased to announce a new section in our newspaper for our younger cohort: the Middle School Writers’…
Do you happen to be in Year 10 or Year 11 and having trouble understanding trigonometry concepts? Or maybe you’re…
A rare planetary conjunction is when the Moon, Venus and Jupiter are aligned all together in space. Venus moves rapidly…
David Attenborough will be ninety-seven on the 8th of May 2023, so this is the perfect time to doa recap…
I am inspired to write an article about the new Middle Years Programme (MYP), because it seems confusing for students…
On May 6, during the live stream of King Charles’s coronation, the ‘Grim Reaper’ was spotted walking past the doorway…
Introduction When you think of chess you think of intellects, knights, strategies, and mathematicalformal environments. Now it has taken a…
“Hey, what sports do you play?”“Oh well, my favourite sport is Netball,”“Oh ha, that’s not a sport, you barely run.”…
General BackgroundBorn in South Africa in 1974, in the midst of an apartheid government, Conrad Hughesattended an all-boys school with…
Walking around in the hallways of the school you begin to notice a couple fashion trends going around. For example,…
The book Cinder, written by Marissa Meyers, is the first book in the Lunar Chronicles series. It isbased on the…
By Meera Shroff Feldman The Oscars just happened a few days ago, and Everything Everywhere All at Once won 7…
The Irish holiday St. Patrick’s Day is Friday, March 17. When someone says St. Patrick’s Day, there are common things…
By Meera Shroff Feldman The Glacier Initiative is a Swiss campaign to pass crucial climate laws that will fight against…
Each year, year 10s raise money through a winter bake sale and other events for a trip to Indiato donate…
This week, Film Fridays presents 5 classic crime films. Although there’s many many more, these are a couple of our…
La Chat was joined by journalist, and author of Difficult Women (an imperfect history of feminism and women’s rights). She…
La Chat was joined by talented musicians Fergus McCreadie, David Bowden, and Steven Henderson. In this interview they share knowledge…
This week’s Film Fridays is our boldest yet! These five films examine the female experience, told through the lens of…
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