International Science Fair - Day Four - Finale!

What a productive week of excursions and challenge based

learning for each of the ten ISF activities! Today both visiting

and ASMS students are presenting their responses to this

week’s challenges. It was exciting to hear the visitors’

experience and how they found the different and unique

learning that is found here at ASMS. Towards the end of the

day, we had an Official Closing Ceremony of ISF, which

included a presentation of certificates to international

students and video presentations of ISF memories from the

week.

It is hard to admit that today is Friday, which means it is the last day of the ASMS International Science Fair 2018. It

is sad to say goodbyes to our visitors from Ritsumeikan Senior High School, Queensland Academy for Science,

Mathematics and Technology, Oak Park High School, Mahidol Wittayanusorn School, Laperouse High School,

Lameroo Regional Community School, Korea Science Academy, Gwangju Science Academy for the Gifted, GSC, Fort

Richmond Collegiate (Pembina Trails School Division), Craigmore High School, and Corinda State High School. The

fun and exciting memories and the new friendships that were made will be forever remembered and cherished. It

has been a pleasure having you here. We hope you enjoyed your stay here at ASMS. Stay in touch!

ISF Essentials - What’s in your bag?

International Music Recommendations We asked Students from around the world for recommendations of music that is popular in their country.

Australia (Kira Ferdinand Jacobs)

New Caledonia (Amelie & Florian)

Japan (Aoba)

Thailand (Piramon & Pakteema)

South Korea (Jiwoo, Seoui & Hyejin) Canada (Jared, Daphne & Claire)

Today the ISF Media Team interviewed some of our international guests

Hazel Hogan (Queensland Academy for science, Mathematics and technology, Australia):

How is the asms different from your school? There is more freedom, the classes are really different and we dont

call our teachers by their first name and you don't really do subjects like we do.

How did you get to school back home?

I drive 20 minutes to the train station, catch train then walk to school.

What is your favourite subject besides maths and science? Economics.

What is your dream job? Scientific research.

Jared Webber (Oak Park High School, Winnipeg, Canada):

How is the asms different from your school? Its alot more open than our school, we have got closed off classrooms

and everything has doors versus ASMS is just big open rooms.

How did you get to school back home?

Usually I either bike or drive to school.

What is your favourite subject besides maths and science? Gym class (PE)

What is your proudest achievement? Last couple years I have gotten 95+ average.

Jiwoo Koh and Seoui Kwag (Gwangju Science Academy for the GIfted South Korea):

How is the asms different from your school? Back at our school, we have separate classrooms , while here it is very

open.

How did you get to school back home? We use dormitories so we sleep at school but in general school they use

buses to get to school.

What is your favourite subject besides maths and science? sports.

What is your favourite app on your phone at the moment? Facebook

Aoba Tawa (ritsumeikan senior high school, Japan)

How is the asms different from your school? This school is really good and its classrooms are very different from

ours.

How did you get to school back home?

I use buses and trains to get to school.

What is your favourite subject besides maths and science?

PE/Dancing

Tea or coffee? Tea.

Nutchanon Jariyanurut (Mahidol Wittayanusorn School Bangkok, Thailand )

How is the asms different from your school?

In my school the classrooms is separated in various rooms while in the ASMS it is all open, my school has more

students and my school has a cafeteria.

How did you get to school back home?

My school is a boarding school.

What is your favourite subject besides maths and science?

I like art because it makes me relax.

Books or movies? I prefer books because it is more detailed and elaborate.

Eloi Gillardin (New caledonia):

How is the asms different from your school? It is really different because it is really big and it has a different

method of work and here you have open spaces while in we have classrooms, i found that this was the biggest

difference.

How did you get to school back home? In New Caledonia we don't use buses, we use small cars which we drive.

What is your favourite subject besides maths and science? My favourite subject is chemistry.

Cats or dogs? Cats.

Deputy Principal Glenys Thompson Interview

What role do you think ISF plays in the culture of the ASMS?

For me, the ISF really brings all of the best bits of the whole ASMS, the interdisciplinarity, the collaborative nature of what we

do - having stretch and challenge, really being able to follow our passions. For me they're are all the best bits of the ASMS and

we wrap them all up into this particular week.

What is the biggest challenge your face while plan ISF week?

It's always really challenging because there's so many different pieces of the puzzle that have to fit together but we are so

lucky that we have the amazing Julie who really pulls it all together brilliantly and not only that, the staff and the students are

also really onside. Even yesterday, when something went wrong with the opening ceremony, people from outside of our

school didn't even really know because they didn't have an expectation and the way the staff and the students all just made it

all work seamlessly was really good. While it is a huge job and there are many challenges, the overarching culture that we

have at this school makes events like this possible.

Glenys and Year 11 student Olivia were interview on FiveAA radio on Thursday, September 6 about the ISF. The audio from that interview can be accessed via tiny.cc/isf5aa

ISF Selfie Competition WINNER

Congratulations to Lopez for having the most creative ISF selfie!!

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