It was on March 13th, an hour or so after our final classes had ended, when the Hessen government announced the closing of all schools within the Hessen region. We had heard the news from friends in schools located in Seoul, Zurich, and more, yet it was still a shocking thought that took us time to process:...

On March 13th, the Hessen government announced the closing of all public schools in the state due to the rapid COVID-19 spread happening throughout the country. This led to our school closing down and the start of a period of self-quarantine and distance learning, something that would have been absolutely...

As the current crisis progresses, more and more countries have had to face massive lockdowns that have put a majority of regular economic activity on hold. Economists all around the world have been discussing the trade-off between the costs of social distancing in terms of production and the costs brought...

To be honest, at the start of the distance learning program, I was very excited because I saw it as an opportunity to become independent by managing my time personally, but after a few days, I realized that it wasn’t as easy as I expected it to be.

Akshath is a senior at FIS that has been at this school since the age of 5 and his mother, Mrs Gurtu, is a fellow member of the facultative community. She started as a substitute in 2013/14 and became an official teacher in 2015/16. She has been teaching computer science, especially for 6-9th grades,...

This learning tool was introduced to students in early January as “an online textbook and learning resource that offers comprehensive coverage of many Group 3-5 subjects. [Kognity] offers guidance in approaching exams and assessments as well as explaining key concepts and topics”. At first glance, this seems to be something that could be extremely useful for IB students, but just how useful is this software? 

After Ben Affleck decided to drop out of the solo Batman project with Matt Reeves in 2019, a new figure was needed to don the cowl. Who better to become the next caped crusader, than the face of Edward Cullen, Cedric Diggory, and Thomas Howard: Robert Pattinson I myself am an avid fan of superheroes....