EDITOR IN CHIEF’S NOTE:

Hey guys! So I ran for President with the idea of starting up a school newspaper. I wanted this newspaper to be a platform that students could use to write articles on subjects that they felt passionate about and in this way inspire and inform others. I also wanted the newspaper to highlight the achievements of BSB students because we’re not always aware of the wonderful accomplishments beyond our immediate year group.

The Buzz has incorporated these aims and much more and this wouldn’t have happened without the hard work the CAS team has done. I want to thank them and all our other contributors including the Subject Captains and columnists.

I really hope that you enjoy reading the first edition of the Buzz. We hope to publish more frequently next year. We want more pieces by more students especially those in younger years. We would also really appreciate any feedback you might have. What are your thoughts about the newspaper? If you have any suggestions or contributions to make, you can contact us at thebuzzsubmissions@outlook.com

Karen Borges School President

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From Left to Right (below): Cyrus Nabili, Charles Vincent, Karen Borges, Becca Thumwood,

Ellie Basford, Monica Korakula, and Jack Morgan Jones

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF – Karen Borges

LAYOUT DESIGNER – Monica Korakula

IMAGE EDITOR / PHOTOGRAPHER – Charles Vincent

INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST – Cyrus Nabili

ART EDITOR – Ellie Basford

LAYOUT EDITOR – Becca Thumwood

FILM EDITOR – Carla Thomas

POLITICAL EDITOR ­– Jack Morgan Jones

TECHNOLOGY EDITOR – Deep Shah

Carla Thomas Deep Shah

1st EDITION

‘VENEZIA!’

ART STUDENTS

ENJOYING ITALY.

- page 4

WORLD AIDS DAY;

CAN FINALLY BE

CURED?

-page 5

THE REAL

CHARACTER OF THE

UNITED NATIONS.

-PAGE 3

PAPA TINO SOLVES

YOUR PROBLEMS!

-page 7

TEDx NOW IN BSB!

Written by: Karen Borges

27 March 2014 is a date for everyone’s diaries, as on that Thursday evening BSB is hosting its first ever TEDx event. TED talks have become ubiquitous in school; used in classes ranging from Physics to PSHCE. At their core, TED talks are all about the spreading of ideas, and BSB’s upcoming TEDx event is focusing on the theme of ‘Access to Education.’

The idea of hosting an event that centred on women’s education was proposed to the TED organisation; however, it was deemed too limited a theme. So this was how the theme ‘Barriers to Education’ came about, which was then altered to the more positive ‘Access to Education’.

The event will feature presentations from

both external speakers as well as BSB’s very

own students. After a preliminary audition,

Year 11’s Ryan Jordan and Scott Pierce along

with Year 12’s Eliska Vojakova, Ramya Monica

Korakula and Rosalie Minnitt were all selected

to speak. They will be joined by Lode de Wulf,

a doctor whose talk will deal with access to

medical education. Cheryl Miller will also be

attending; she promotes the

participation of girls and

women in areas of STEM or

science, technology,

engineering, and

mathematics. Anita Sheehan

will give us an insight into

appreciative inquiry, a process

that involves focusing on the

good instead of the bad in

order to improve in life. And

we will also hear from Emma

Stellman, whose organisation 'Spire' focuses

on education in developing countries such as

Kenya.

The TEDx group is led by enthusiastic teachers Sue Munday and Laura McDonagh and they are joined by a group of lively senior section students. These students are integral to the organisation of the event and as such are split up into teams with specific responsibilities. One group of ‘speaker curators’ cater to the needs of the speakers; another is responsible for marketing the event by producing posters, writing articles and presenting assemblies. Other students manage the technology and social media side of things. And lastly there are those who form the production team;

they will take charge of logistics and, of course, the all-important goody bags! These students gain invaluable experience in what it takes to put together a professional, large scale event.

TO BE CONTINUED ON PG..3

BSB’s inaugural TEDx event – 27

March, evening, Brel theatre – tickets

will be available online/through

Families Online.

THE REAL CHARACTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS. - page 8

PAPA TINO GIVES

ADVICE

- page 10

‘VENEZIA!’

ART STUDENTS

ENJOYING ITALY.

- page 6

WORLD AIDS DAY; CAN HIV FINALLY BE CURED? - page 7

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Nikhil Goyal at TEDxYouth@BFS

Written by: Rebecca Thumwood

Year 7:

The Rugby team B, led by Victor have won against British School of Paris by 13 tries!.

The BSB dolphins came first in the Brussels junior championship, narrowly beating St. Johns.

The BSB Bluelines hockey team have performed very well in outdoor season, and they’ve moved up a league in indoor season too.

Year 8:

Max Collins, Ruben Koster and Harry Eyres have been selected for the Flanders rugby team.

Stephanie Quezada has won the Belgian football league with Standard Liege.

Alvaro Cravero Baraja has won a football league with Vossem FC.

Zoe Adams has achieved the Baden Powell guiding award.

Tancrede Du Monceau has been selected for the Wallonia Hockey team.

Ross Campbell won an ISST Cross Country Silver Medal.

Mollie Quick has been asked to return to Wales to collect a Gold award for athletics from Swansea Harriers.

Luke Stagno Navarra for his virtual wind tunnel in DT.

Year 9:

Sam Copner Jacques Solvay, Jan Alonso for their involvement in Jesus Christ Superstar.

Kaushik Kuralla, Joseph Ryan, Gabriela van Bergen, Emma Brown for Top of the Bench.

Joseph Ryan, Kaushik Kuralla, Gabriela Van Bergen,Tabitha Munyaka, Ryan Ossendorp, Yutaro Taniguchi, Archana Dugar, Minseo Kim, Nieve Greene for taking part in the Inter-House Competition.

Aisling Vallely, Juliette Mennicken, Katie Vallely won the team first place in the November Cup Gymnastics.

Also Katie Vallely won the Individual first place.

Emma Moriyama, Matila Vocea and Jasmine Kenny for ISST football.

Minseo Kim, Jonas Raes, Carolina Parekh, Joseph Ryan, Max Walk, Alex Goodall for ISST cross country.

Year 10:

Winner of the Poetry Slam - Lilly Menear

ISST Cross-Country team

ISST Girl’s Football team

Poetry Slam Winner

LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENTS

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Smiley word-search!

THE BUZZ SPECIAL CARTOON– THE BSBee! Created By: Eleanor Basford & Rebecca Thumwood

Give us your ideas, or articles on what you love! Have questions, or need advices? Want to know how to make

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PUNS OF THE ISSUE:

Q: What do physicists enjoy doing the most at sporting

events?

A: The Wave

Q: What did the Zero say to the Eight?

A: I like your belt!

A neutron walked into a bar and asked, "How much for a

drink?"

The bartender replied, "For you, no charge."

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To be continued….

Written by: Matthew Andrew Howe

Name: Muay Thai Roundhouse Kick

Situation: A mugger is walking towards you with a weapon in hand

Technique:

1. Get into fighting stance, hands up to protect face and strongest leg back about shoulder width apart

2. Bring the knee of your strongest leg up and pointing towards your attacker’s stomach or head so that you’re now standing on one leg.

3. Now twist your hips towards the leg you’re kicking with and use that as the momentum to swing the raised leg around in a baseball bat swing motion and into the attacker’s ribs or head. Try to hit with your shin to be most effective. Also turn with your entire body with your hips to get your body weight behind the kick.

(Model: Matthew)

Dear Papa Tino,

Anonymous#1 The IB is destroying my social life! What can I do?

Bill Gates once said “I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.” Be smart with work, prioritize and choose which homework to invest 120% of your effort in and which to invest 80% in.

Anonymous#2 It’s winter but I still want to wear Summer fashion. Any advice?

The following pictures show the latest Summer-winter fashion:

(Models: Tino, Sahil and Defne)

Anonymous #3

Cristiano Ronaldo is a tank and I want to develop a body similar to his. How can this be done Papa Tino?

There is this workout called “Bring Sally Up” that will guarantee a Ronaldo-esque body. Youtube the workout and try to last the whole video. If you can- holla at me!

Anonymous #4

It’s winter and I’m not sure whether I can wear leggings or not?

If you’ve been squatting, then you have no problem!

Font design: Rebecca Thumwood & Eleanor Basford) Written by: Josie Ella Morrison

Fair-trade honey biscuits

Ingredients:

120g Softened butter,

120g Caster sugar,

1 Tablespoon fair-trade honey

1 Egg yolk

180g Self-raising flour.

Method:

Preheat the oven to 175°C

Firstly, beat (with an electric mixer or a whisk) the butter and sugar until they are light and fluffy, they should be a pale yellow in colour.

Next add the honey and egg yolk then beat until it is fully combined.

Add the self-raising flour bit by bit, after adding each bit of flour whisk together.

It should form a large dough ball; don’t worry if it is sticky as this will mean the biscuits are not dried out!

Roll into small balls and place onto a baking tray, bake for 15 minutes or until they are golden brown on the outside. It is okay if they are still a little bit soft, as they will harden up on the outside once they have cooled.

Place on a cooling rack and unless you want to eat them straight away, put them in an airtight container so they will stay fresh!

If you want to mix it up a bit you could add chocolate chips or dried raspberries to the mixture, or serve with fresh fruit and ice cream for a delicious desert.

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BEST OF BOTH

CHARITY:

Written By : Rosalie Minnitt & Cyrus Nabili

A Ghanaian student talks about a normal day in his life:

‘I wake up early in the morning, around 4.00am.

I sweep the house and its surroundings. I prepare my breakfast quickly, eat, and wash. I reach school around 6.30am and sweep my classroom – my normal task.

Our first lesson starts at 7.00am. We have seven lessons each day, and each lesson lasts an hour and a half (90 minutes). There are about 75 students in every class.

When I go home it's about 6.30pm. I collect water for our house, then help my mother prepare food for supper.

My day ends at 10.00pm when I go to bed. I go to bed early because I have to wake up at 4 am. Even though my life is tough, I am grateful because many children my age in

Ghana can’t go to school at all. Most of these children do labour, working in the fields under the scorching sun.’

A BSB student talks about a normal day in his life:

‘I wake up at 8:00am, wash and eat breakfast. My parents drive me to school every morning, and our car is warm no matter how cold it is outside.

School starts at 8:45. We have a break in the morning and an hour’s break for lunch.

I get home at 4.00pm and either listen to music, play video games or just chill. Sometimes, I have homework, but usually not more than an hour a day. The only chores I have at home are making my bed and tidying my room.

I go to bed late because I don’t have to wake up very early’.

The ‘Best of Both’ is a charity led by BSB students that helps four schools in Ghana. The charity has been around for 3 years, and every year we have raised money to make school life better for Ghanaians. In our first year, we made sure that all the schools had clean water. The next year, we raised money so they could join the World Food Programme plan, which would give students one warm

meal a day. Last year, we planted gardens in each school, so they could have better access to food.

This year, we want to grow as an organisation by helping more schools in Ghana. We are linked to the Antwerp International School, who also work for the Best of Both programme.

This term, we hired a field worker in Ghana to do work on the ground and help organise developments at all member schools.

Our aim this year is to raise money for a student sponsorship programme, which will support 40 students across the four schools. Our contact in Ghana did a study to show how many students want education but can’t always get it because of . We offered a range of hampers and prizes kindly donated by local businesses. The money will help us begin paying our field worker in Ghana and start the sponsorship programme.

We also have 14 students travelling to Ghana in the summer to work at the schools. The rest of the year will be focused on growing the charity and branching out to other schools, as well as training the students heading off to Ghana so they can help the Ghanaians study for their exams.

HERE’S AN IDEA...-

CONTINUED Written by: Karen Borges

The TEDx group is led by enthusiastic teachers Sue Munday and Laura McDonagh and they are joined by a group of lively senior sec-tion students. These students are integral to the organisation of the event and as such are split up into teams with specific responsibili-ties. One group of ‘speaker curators’ cater to the needs of the speakers; another is responsi-ble for marketing the event by producing posters, writing articles and presenting as-semblies. Other students manage the technol-ogy and social media side of things. And lastly there are those who form the production team; they will take charge of logistics and, of course, the all-important goody bags! These

students gain invaluable experience in what it takes to put together a professional, large scale event.

The aim of hosting an ‘Access to Education’ themed TEDx conference is to highlight the privileged position that BSB students are in. We are so lucky in that we have such easy access to education. The question being asked isn’t 'Can I go to school?', but rather 'What subjects at school should I take and which enrichment activities should I attend?' This easy access to education shouldn’t be taken for granted but it can be easily forgotten amongst the homework deadlines and youth clubs that take top priority in our minds. The live event will be supported by the screen-ing of the film ‘Girl Rising’ on 5th March at 7pm in the Brel theatre, which is about girl’s educa-

tion globally and is essential viewing for all humanitarians and those passionate about education. In hosting the event, the group have arranged for a significant donation to the educational charity behind Girl Rising, but will also be raising funds for another wor-thy cause at the screening itself: the charity Facing the World. This UK-based charity pro-vides life-changing surgery for children with severe facial disfigurements in the developing world.

The TEDx group also hope to broaden peo-ple’s outlooks and expose them to the more unconventional challenges to getting an edu-cation. In summary, as year 12 student Ed Belfield elegantly puts it, “we want to stimu-late and inspire people.”

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BSB FOCUSES ON

FAIRTRADE Written by: Charles Vincent

Everyone can sympathise with the

greens, blues and blacks of the

eponymous Fairtrade symbol, but other

than the Dutch founders, under the name

of Max Havelaar, who else knows what it

actually means to be Fairtrade?

Well, basically, the Fairtrade Foundation

was conceived in a bid to help the farmers

of poorer, developing countries earn an

income from their produce by

guaranteeing a ‘fair’

commercial price.

This scheme has

helped to get many

farming

communities out of

poverty by ensuring

a charitable and

sustainable living.

The money gained

by the purchasing

of Fairtrade goods

is put into local community projects, such

as cleaner wells, promoting a happier

outlook and better quality of life. So you

can buy Fairtrade products in shops, but

what does that have to do with school?

BSB is committed to the ideals of the

Fairtrade Foundation, selling and using as

much Fairtrade produce as it can,

promoting social and ethical awareness.

By investing money gained from the

purchase of products carrying the

Fairtrade symbol, BSB can help make a

difference to the lives of the farmers and

communities who matter most.

BSB has its own Fairtrade group

spearheading these concepts. From the

ideas they have encouraged, BSB now

has both the Cafeteria and the Tuck Shop

stocking more Fairtrade produce, notably

chocolate bars in the form of Dubble

Bars, Divine Milk Chocolate and Divine

Milk Chocolate Orange. The Cafeteria

also sells Chocolate Rice Cakes and

Oxfam bars (Sesame, Coconut & Mango,

etc.). The coffee (for which there is a

special new machine

situated in the cafeteria) and tea available

to staff and parents has also been

changed to a Fairtrade brand. The

concept of Fairtrade and sustainability is

taught in various subject courses at BSB,

including Textiles and Geography.

Awareness of the BSB’s project has been

raised throughout the school, particularly

in Primary and at the Christmas Market

through various stalls. Having achieved so

much already you may be thinking, well,

where else can BSB proceed with its

Fairtrade scheme? This year, Fairtrade at

BSB hopes to get its policy signed by the

Principal, as well as the Board of

Governors. There is also going to be

contact with Nike and other sports

companies to see if it is possible to get

our officially endorsed PE Kits and Sports

Equipment to be manufactured with

Fairtrade cotton and other materials.

There is also the idea to organise a

Fairtrade Group in Upper Primary, a

Fairtrade Easter Egg Hunt and other

scavenger hunts.

Many women from continents such as Africa and South America and parts of South Asia have their main occupation as tea leaf collectors & coffee bean cultivators .

The new Fair-Trade coffee machine installed in the school cafeteria to provide organically made beverages .

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LATEST FILM REVIEWS Written by: Carla Thomas

Frozen Moonrise Kingdom The Matrix

Disney’s latest 3D release, Frozen, creates a

longing for snow after the disappointingly

warm Christmas and New Year period. The

film remains true to the numerous other

Disney princess films and yet also inspires

and encourages young girls to support and

stay loyal to each other – an important

message in today’s society. The animated

film tells the story of Anna and Elsa, two

sisters, inseparable until Elsa’s special power

– her ability to turn anything into ice and

snow – suddenly is not so special after she

accidentally zaps her sister. Elsa’s parents

lock her away from her sister Anna, until it is

Elsa’s turn to take the throne where the two

meet again. A heart-warming watch with

Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel. The musical

has been said to make its debut on Broadway

soon.

I give Frozen:

Wes Anderson, who some may recognise

from his earlier work, such as his film

adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr. Fox,

has beautifully depicted young love in his

latest piece, Moonrise Kingdom. Combining

the use of peculiar locations and his typical

pastel palette, Anderson follows the lives of

Sam and Suzy, two young lovers attempting

to make an escape from their mundane and

otherwise dissatisfying lives in the small,

coastal New England town of New Penzance.

The invincible duo run away: Suzy from her

less-than-supportive parents played by Bill

Murray and Frances McDormand, and Sam

from his turbulent life moving from foster

home to foster home. Moonrise Kingdom is a

fantastic watch for those with adventurous

souls and open hearts, with a soft spot for

strangeness.

I give Moonrise Kingdom:

Larry and Andy Wachowski’s The Matrix truly

provides for an intense watch. Its visually

dazzling aesthetics combined with the high-

energy plot will leave you on the edge of

your seat watching the thrilling cyber-

adventure. The film, starring A-list actors

such as Keanu Reeves and Hugo Weaving

among others, the film gives room for a leap

of the imagination, only to lead to an

obligatory climax: a shootout. The set-up for

this climax however is incredibly intriguing.

The Matrix suggests the idea that there is a

matrix in place, an illusion of everyday life, a

framework set up by a computer program,

which the cyber-rebels aim to destroy. Truly

a fantastic watch, leaving the audience

reeling, wondering if anything is real, if there

truly is a Matrix in our lives.

I give The Matrix:

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HAS THE ACTIONS

OF THE UN BEEN

USEFUL IN RECENT

YEARS?

Written By : Jack Morgan Jones

The 26th of August, 2013. A Syrian fighter jet

drops an incendiary bomb on a playground in

the north of the country. Ten children were

immediately incinerated while dozens more

suffer gruesome wounds. The degree of burns

inflicted exceeds 50% on children as young as

six. They now bear weeping disfigurements of

the Syrian Civil War. This is just one tale of the

many atrocities which are unimaginable to

people such as ourselves.

The charter of the UN dictates two basic

functions. Firstly, to maintain global peace

through the facilitation of nation-states.

Secondly, to encourage international co-

operation through a variety of liberal

principals ranging from human rights to

freedom of determination. It would seem that

the time had come for reform.

Like the League of Nations before it, the UN

has become a redundant body that cannot

fulfil its primary purpose of maintaining

peace. It acts now as merely a vessel from

which states squabble, while humanitarian

crises develop unaided. The UN’s history is

also thoroughly tarnished with failure. The

Rwandan Genocide of 1994 is evidence of not

only inaction, but of deliberate inaction, that

abandoned the lives of up to one million

innocents.

The UN failed the people of Sri Lanka, it failed

the people of Iraq, it failed the people of

Bosnia. Currently, it still fails the helpless in

areas such as Darfur, Somalia and Syria; all

the while remaining utterly paralysed in the

face of the Palestinian-Israeli turmoil.

Structurally it is also inept. If the US forces

had not entered Iraq in 2003 then Saddam

Hussain would have thereafter chaired the

Disarmament Committee - a ridiculous

prospect in respect to maintaining

international peace. Thus, it can be concluded

the UN has and is failing to maintain global

peace.

The UN also consistently fails in its task of

encouraging international co-operation

through human rights and freedoms. The UN

Commission on Human Rights includes the

states of Cuba, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Sudan,

and Zimbabwe - authoritarian regimes of the

most repressive nature that use such a

position to shield themselves from

international justice. The system is so flawed

as to have allowed Gaddafi’s Libya to chair the

meet in 2003, a regime from which

Revolutionary Committees carried out acts of

torture.

In the 2005 session, the Commission passed

four resolutions condemning the state of

Israel - a number equal to the total of its

resolutions against all other states in the

world. While it is right and necessary to

criticise Israel, the obsessive demonisation of

Zionism from Arab states leads to a continued

hijacking the detracts from issues such as the

copious, impeachable and culpable misdeeds

of Assad.

By UN rule, even debating Islamic Sharia is

now tabooed in Human Rights Councils due to

consistent protest from Islamic states. This

snowballed into an attempt to pass an ‘Anti-

Blasphemy Resolution’ that would have been

binding on all member states and criminalise

defamation of Islam. What mandate can the

UN possibly have for upholding the values of

freedom globally when it cannot even

preserve the freedom of speech within its own

walls.

The UN’s apparent failure in its objectives

does not mean that multilateral NGO’s, which

are very necessary, cannot achieve such aims.

However the UN needs to change. The

Security Council’s veto is currently used, such

as in Syria, to hold the international

community to ransom and needs to be

reformed to a majority vote or to at least a

minimum of two votes. This on its own would

empower the UN to act. The Security Council

would also benefit from including more

permanent members such as India - a secular

democracy with a huge economy that will

increasingly become an important global

player.

Lastly, the UN needs to be militarily activated.

As former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan

said: the UN is “the only fire brigade in the

world that has to wait for the fire to break out

before it can acquire a fire engine”. The UN

has no standing reserve force and this has

limited their capability to respond by up to six

months in the past. Investment must be

heavily provided by nations to finance a force

all can depend upon.

This, in turn, will reduce the necessity of

private defence measures and unilateral

intervention. However, this can only be

guaranteed if the UN structurally reforms

itself through, primarily, the Security Council.

Until this happens the UN will remain a

useless waste of time according to its own

standards.

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Ban Ki-Moon: a new age for UN?

DID YOU KNOW??

1. Apple was founded as a partnership on April Fool’s Day 1976 by three people who originally worked at Atari: Steven Gary Wozniak, Steven Paul Jobs, and Ronald Gerald Wayne.

2. The first ever mention of "Microsoft" was in a letter from Bill Gates to co-founder Paul Allen in 1975. Gates initially wrote the company name as Micro-soft, which made sense considering it's a portmanteau of "microcomputer" and "software."

3. The name ‘Google’ was an accident. A spelling mistake made by the original founders who thought they were going for ‘Googol’.

4. For the first 30 years, Apple was called Apple Computer, Inc. On January 9, 2007, it removed the word “Computer” to reflect its expanding electronic market’s.

5. Google has the

largest network of

translators in the

world.

Written by: Deep Shah

Edited By: Monica Korakula

Our school has implemented the use of various Apple

technology, including a Mac suite, iPads and iPad

Mini's . This enables the students to do creative work

related to the subject areas for example: music

composition, graphic design and filmmaking. Other

Apple devices include the iPads which were introduced

to the Primary section , which us used to offer a more

interactive learning experience for the younger

students of the school.

THE RELEASE OF THE NEW iphone5 S & c

The iPhone 5s is a new high-end smartphone, which

has been produced by Apple Inc. The new smartphone

is a new part in the iPhone line and has been released

on 25 September 2013. This touch screen mobile has

many features including a fingerprint identity sensor

that can give you access to your entire system not only

do you have a fingerprint system, but the New A7 chip

gives you a CPU and Graphics Performance 2 times

faster than the A6 chip. The A7 chip makes the iPhone

5s, the first smartphone to have a 64 bit smartphone in

the world so make’s the smartphone even more

fascinating. Josephine

Vermout, a student

from year 13 who is a

proud owner of the

new iPhone version

says “ The new iPhone

5 has helped me out in

keeping in touch with all

aspects of my life and

allowed me to become

more organised and

well rounded.”

SOFTWARE OF THE ISSUE

Windows 8 has been developed and updated into the

new Windows 8.1, which is a new member of the

Windows Family, which has released on the 17 October

2013. This has many features including additional stock

apps including the Calculator, Sound Recorder,

Reading List, Scan, and Help + Tips, that has an

interactive tutorial on how to use Windows. The

additional customisation options such as more colour

choices, new tile sizes, new backgrounds, and the

ability to use the desktop wallpaper as its background.

Many updates were made to the windows' bundled

apps including Mail, SkyDrive, Internet Explorer 11).

The windows will download. The windows 8.1 can be

received by downloading it though the windows store.

Windows 8.1 will be a adventure for you since you will

have access to new apps, internet explorer and much

more.

PROGRAM OF THE ISSUE

The IOS7 is the 7th version of the IOS Mobile Operating

system and this was built inside the iPhone 5s that has

given the users many features for the day-to-day basis

such as greater multitasking, Airdrop and Control

Center. Chris Pavelic, a student from year 11 thinks that

it’s quite helpful. “At the beginning, I found it quite

apprehensive but later on it becomes more aesthetically

appealing and helps one to multi-task better”. The new

program will be full of enjoyment so get ready to buy

an iPhone.

eBOOK TRAILS STARTING IN BSB

The BSB has started trialing with the eBook system

using a pilot group of students, to see if the school

could improvise in using technology in the libraries and

whether there were enough people using it already

outside school. The school librarian tells us that she

looks forward to making accessibility of library books

more efficient and help both monitoring overdue

books . The school already has Questia, which is more

useful for secondary and senior students for research

and homework, so using the Overdrive website would

be targeted towards the primary and lower secondary

kids with their ever so increasing demands in specific

novels and storybooks, that may not always be

sufficient to all. eBooks are also “durable” compared to

the easily damaged traditional books. We look forward

to this new system and to see its use soon, as the

system will fully be functioning by next academic year.

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VENTURING INTO

VENICE Written by: Shitika Agrawal

Edited by: Eleanor Basford

The art trip to Venice was an amazing

experience; we saw so many things that

inspired all of us, from video art to interaction

to installations. There was such a wide range

of influences, which allowed us to explore

different techniques and methods of working.

For the first two days we visited the Venice

Biennale, this year entitled ‘The

Encyclopaedic Palace’. There were two main

locations where 150 artists exhibited their

work - each representing their country.

The Venice Biennale is very well known and it

was really worth seeing as it opened my mind

to all the various types of art. Every piece was

fascinating and I personally discovered how

art is interpreted in these many forms. I was

particularly interested in the ‘Curiosity Shop’

exhibition, which was not incorporated with

the Biennale. This exhibition was set up like a

curiosity shop, with many pieces of intriguing

art with intriguing, often fictitious, stories

behind them. I gained lots of inspiration from

this exhibition, especially the stories behind it

all, it was definitely one of the most

interesting exhibitions I have ever visited. The

artwork made me feel confused but at the

same time interested and excited, I began to

open up to more absurd ideas for my project

and I started noting down as well as

photographing all the styles of art.

Previously I had been very conservative about

the materials I should use in my own art,

however the trip opened my mind and now I

understand that art can literally be anything

and it can be explained in absolutely any way

you want. It must relate to you as an artist

and what you want to put across, which is

what we are currently focusing on in our

projects.

In contrast to the contemporary art of the

Biennale we got to explore the Renaissance

art in the churches of Venice. We explored

the history and meaning behind all the

compositions, sketching and taking notes

along the way, enriching our insight into the

theory of art. During our free time we

travelled into the heart of Venice, enjoying

soaking up the culture, and eating lots of ice

cream along the way. Walking the streets of

Venice, photographing every occasion and

observing all the incredible work had to be

one of the best a0nd most memorable

experiences; I’d love to do it all over again!

ART OF THE WEEK

Photographs (above and left) from the Venice trip, 2013, Taken by: Laura Olljum

AS & A2 art sessions (right), Taken by: Charles Vincent

Artwork by: Tom Groom yr8

Artwork by: Elaine Dewulf yr8

Artwork by: Fritz Benz yr8

Artwork by: Tom Groom yr8

Artwork by: Tom Groom yr8

Artwork by: Patrick Bethan yr8

6

POSTMAN PAT GOES PRIVATE

Written by: Francesco Moro

Edited by: Rebecca Thumwood

The United Kingdom has lost another of its

great traditions. From the legendary cartoon

figure Postman Pat to Britain’s iconic post

boxes, all this could be lost due to the

privatisation of one of UK’s greatest postal

companies. On the 15th of October 2013, the

Royal Mail shifted from the Public Sector to

the Private Sector. The government has

stated that privatization has been an ongoing

thought for many years, with its legislation

passed in 2011.

In the first month of the Economics course,

we distinguished the difference between the

Private Sector and the Public Sector. The

Private Sector can be found in both free

market, and mixed economies. The private

sector is a company that is owned by either

an individual or a firm, and makes its own

profit. For example, IKEA or Pizza Hut. On

the other hand, the public sector is found in

planned and mixed economies. The public

sector is anything that is owned by the state,

so for example road works, or the NHS, or the

Police Force. Whilst the private sector

focuses most on making profit, the public

sector generally provides a service. So the

Royal Mail has shifted from being owned by

the state, to now being shared by many firms

and individuals.

However, the shares do not only go to the

rich who can afford them. 10% of the Royal

Mail shares go to Royal Mail employees at no

cost. Up to 62% of the business will be sold to

either firms or individuals, who started

buying shares on the 8th of October. This

means that the other 28% of the Royal Mail

will still be owned by the state. However, no

one expected the demand for these shares to

be so high, 62% simply was not enough.

Therefore the government sold an extra 15%,

and this is called an overallotment option.

There are several reasons for why both the

Government and the Royal Mail were willing

to privatize this company. The first is due to

competition.

Competitors such as TNT or the UK Mail are

rapidly growing so the Royal Mail

Management believes that the company

needs access to private capital in order to

stay and to compete with the other

companies. Furthermore, internet shopping

is becoming more and more frequently used

therefore parcel delivery has become more

important than delivering letters. The Royal

Mail believes that with investment from firms

and individuals, they can improve the

business of the delivery of letters.

However, there are also some that are

opposing this transition. Mostly campaigners

and the Communication Workers Union

(CWU) are against the sale. Royal Mail

workers, which are part of the CWU, believe

that this change may lead to a majority of

them losing their jobs. They also believe that

the general spirit and their working

conditions could be ruined. Because of this,

the CWU members had a vote on the 16th of

October on whether they should organise a

strike in protest of what has happened. In

addition, the CWU believes that the Royal

Mail can receive more investment within the

Government, and at the moment is a

profitable company so there is no need to

privatize it.

Over these past few weeks there has been an

ongoing debate on whether it was a good

decision to privatize the Royal Mail. As listed

above there are it's pro's and con's,

influencing a great amount of people in either

positive or negative ways.

EXCITING NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN

THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV

Written by: Sophie Corrigan

HIV stands for human immunodeficiency

virus. The virus attacks the immune

system, weakening your ability to fight off

infections and disease. For the time being

there is no definite cure. According to

“Worldometer” and the World Health

Organisation, currently there are almost 36

million people in the world living with HIV/

AIDS. To put this into context, this number is

more than three times the population of

Belgium. The number of people infected is

still rising and it remains in the world’s top ten

causes for death. However there is promise

that this number will not continue to rise for

long.

Over the past few months there have been

major breakthroughs in working on vaccines

against the virus. The possibility of the vaccine

emerged in a new light when scientists were

able to determine an atomic structure of HIV’s

‘envelope protein’. What does this mean? It

allows scientists to see how the virus enters

human cells and therefore how they should

develop a vaccine to imitate this.

There are already numerous vaccines being

developed and tested worldwide. Recently

one of the most promising results from an HIV

vaccine was found in a test on monkeys.

Professor Louis Picker, from the Vaccine and

Gene Therapy Institute at Oregon Health and

Science University with a team of scientists,

eradicated the monkey equivalent of HIV in

more than half of those which were tested.

This now gives promise to similar tests on

humans, using an injection that has been

modified to prompt the immune system into

fighting infection. But of course first they

must ensure it is completely safe and enquire

further as to why there was not a 100%

success rate in the monkeys.

Although we will probably have to wait

another couple of years before we can test

HIV vaccines on humans, the results from the

research not only look promising

but inspire great hope in eliminating

the virus somewhere in the future.

Technology and knowledge in this

area are advancing at a great pace

and this can only shorten our

impatience into conquering HIV.

7

VENTURING INTO

VENICE Written by: Shitika Agrawal

Edited by: Eleanor Basford

The art trip to Venice was an amazing

experience; we saw so many things that

inspired all of us, from video art to interaction

to installations. There was such a wide range

of influences, which allowed us to explore

different techniques and methods of working.

For the first two days we visited the Venice

Biennale, this year entitled ‘The

Encyclopaedic Palace’. There were two main

locations where 150 artists exhibited their

work - each representing their country.

The Venice Biennale is very well known and it

was really worth seeing as it opened my mind

to all the various types of art. Every piece was

fascinating and I personally discovered how

art is interpreted in these many forms. I was

particularly interested in the ‘Curiosity Shop’

exhibition, which was not incorporated with

the Biennale. This exhibition was set up like a

curiosity shop, with many pieces of intriguing

art with intriguing, often fictitious, stories

behind them. I gained lots of inspiration from

this exhibition, especially the stories behind it

all, it was definitely one of the most

interesting exhibitions I have ever visited. The

artwork made me feel confused but at the

same time interested and excited, I began to

open up to more absurd ideas for my project

and I started noting down as well as

photographing all the styles of art.

Previously I had been very conservative about

the materials I should use in my own art,

however the trip opened my mind and now I

understand that art can literally be anything

and it can be explained in absolutely any way

you want. It must relate to you as an artist

and what you want to put across, which is

what we are currently focusing on in our

projects.

In contrast to the contemporary art of the

Biennale we got to explore the Renaissance

art in the churches of Venice. We explored

the history and meaning behind all the

compositions, sketching and taking notes

along the way, enriching our insight into the

theory of art. During our free time we

travelled into the heart of Venice, enjoying

soaking up the culture, and eating lots of ice

cream along the way. Walking the streets of

Venice, photographing every occasion and

observing all the incredible work had to be

one of the best a0nd most memorable

experiences; I’d love to do it all over again!

ART OF THE WEEK

Photographs (above and left) from the Venice trip, 2013, Taken by: Laura Olljum

AS & A2 art sessions (right), Taken by: Charles Vincent

Artwork by: Tom Groom yr8

Artwork by: Elaine Dewulf yr8

Artwork by: Fritz Benz yr8

Artwork by: Tom Groom yr8

Artwork by: Tom Groom yr8

Artwork by: Patrick Bethan yr8

6

POSTMAN PAT GOES PRIVATE

Written by: Francesco Moro

Edited by: Rebecca Thumwood

The United Kingdom has lost another of its

great traditions. From the legendary cartoon

figure Postman Pat to Britain’s iconic post

boxes, all this could be lost due to the

privatisation of one of UK’s greatest postal

companies. On the 15th of October 2013, the

Royal Mail shifted from the Public Sector to

the Private Sector. The government has

stated that privatization has been an ongoing

thought for many years, with its legislation

passed in 2011.

In the first month of the Economics course,

we distinguished the difference between the

Private Sector and the Public Sector. The

Private Sector can be found in both free

market, and mixed economies. The private

sector is a company that is owned by either

an individual or a firm, and makes its own

profit. For example, IKEA or Pizza Hut. On

the other hand, the public sector is found in

planned and mixed economies. The public

sector is anything that is owned by the state,

so for example road works, or the NHS, or the

Police Force. Whilst the private sector

focuses most on making profit, the public

sector generally provides a service. So the

Royal Mail has shifted from being owned by

the state, to now being shared by many firms

and individuals.

However, the shares do not only go to the

rich who can afford them. 10% of the Royal

Mail shares go to Royal Mail employees at no

cost. Up to 62% of the business will be sold to

either firms or individuals, who started

buying shares on the 8th of October. This

means that the other 28% of the Royal Mail

will still be owned by the state. However, no

one expected the demand for these shares to

be so high, 62% simply was not enough.

Therefore the government sold an extra 15%,

and this is called an overallotment option.

There are several reasons for why both the

Government and the Royal Mail were willing

to privatize this company. The first is due to

competition.

Competitors such as TNT or the UK Mail are

rapidly growing so the Royal Mail

Management believes that the company

needs access to private capital in order to

stay and to compete with the other

companies. Furthermore, internet shopping

is becoming more and more frequently used

therefore parcel delivery has become more

important than delivering letters. The Royal

Mail believes that with investment from firms

and individuals, they can improve the

business of the delivery of letters.

However, there are also some that are

opposing this transition. Mostly campaigners

and the Communication Workers Union

(CWU) are against the sale. Royal Mail

workers, which are part of the CWU, believe

that this change may lead to a majority of

them losing their jobs. They also believe that

the general spirit and their working

conditions could be ruined. Because of this,

the CWU members had a vote on the 16th of

October on whether they should organise a

strike in protest of what has happened. In

addition, the CWU believes that the Royal

Mail can receive more investment within the

Government, and at the moment is a

profitable company so there is no need to

privatize it.

Over these past few weeks there has been an

ongoing debate on whether it was a good

decision to privatize the Royal Mail. As listed

above there are it's pro's and con's,

influencing a great amount of people in either

positive or negative ways.

EXCITING NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN

THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV

Written by: Sophie Corrigan

HIV stands for human immunodeficiency

virus. The virus attacks the immune

system, weakening your ability to fight off

infections and disease. For the time being

there is no definite cure. According to

“Worldometer” and the World Health

Organisation, currently there are almost 36

million people in the world living with HIV/

AIDS. To put this into context, this number is

more than three times the population of

Belgium. The number of people infected is

still rising and it remains in the world’s top ten

causes for death. However there is promise

that this number will not continue to rise for

long.

Over the past few months there have been

major breakthroughs in working on vaccines

against the virus. The possibility of the vaccine

emerged in a new light when scientists were

able to determine an atomic structure of HIV’s

‘envelope protein’. What does this mean? It

allows scientists to see how the virus enters

human cells and therefore how they should

develop a vaccine to imitate this.

There are already numerous vaccines being

developed and tested worldwide. Recently

one of the most promising results from an HIV

vaccine was found in a test on monkeys.

Professor Louis Picker, from the Vaccine and

Gene Therapy Institute at Oregon Health and

Science University with a team of scientists,

eradicated the monkey equivalent of HIV in

more than half of those which were tested.

This now gives promise to similar tests on

humans, using an injection that has been

modified to prompt the immune system into

fighting infection. But of course first they

must ensure it is completely safe and enquire

further as to why there was not a 100%

success rate in the monkeys.

Although we will probably have to wait

another couple of years before we can test

HIV vaccines on humans, the results from the

research not only look promising

but inspire great hope in eliminating

the virus somewhere in the future.

Technology and knowledge in this

area are advancing at a great pace

and this can only shorten our

impatience into conquering HIV.

7

HAS THE ACTIONS

OF THE UN BEEN

USEFUL IN RECENT

YEARS?

Written By : Jack Morgan Jones

The 26th of August, 2013. A Syrian fighter jet

drops an incendiary bomb on a playground in

the north of the country. Ten children were

immediately incinerated while dozens more

suffer gruesome wounds. The degree of burns

inflicted exceeds 50% on children as young as

six. They now bear weeping disfigurements of

the Syrian Civil War. This is just one tale of the

many atrocities which are unimaginable to

people such as ourselves.

The charter of the UN dictates two basic

functions. Firstly, to maintain global peace

through the facilitation of nation-states.

Secondly, to encourage international co-

operation through a variety of liberal

principals ranging from human rights to

freedom of determination. It would seem that

the time had come for reform.

Like the League of Nations before it, the UN

has become a redundant body that cannot

fulfil its primary purpose of maintaining

peace. It acts now as merely a vessel from

which states squabble, while humanitarian

crises develop unaided. The UN’s history is

also thoroughly tarnished with failure. The

Rwandan Genocide of 1994 is evidence of not

only inaction, but of deliberate inaction, that

abandoned the lives of up to one million

innocents.

The UN failed the people of Sri Lanka, it failed

the people of Iraq, it failed the people of

Bosnia. Currently, it still fails the helpless in

areas such as Darfur, Somalia and Syria; all

the while remaining utterly paralysed in the

face of the Palestinian-Israeli turmoil.

Structurally it is also inept. If the US forces

had not entered Iraq in 2003 then Saddam

Hussain would have thereafter chaired the

Disarmament Committee - a ridiculous

prospect in respect to maintaining

international peace. Thus, it can be concluded

the UN has and is failing to maintain global

peace.

The UN also consistently fails in its task of

encouraging international co-operation

through human rights and freedoms. The UN

Commission on Human Rights includes the

states of Cuba, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Sudan,

and Zimbabwe - authoritarian regimes of the

most repressive nature that use such a

position to shield themselves from

international justice. The system is so flawed

as to have allowed Gaddafi’s Libya to chair the

meet in 2003, a regime from which

Revolutionary Committees carried out acts of

torture.

In the 2005 session, the Commission passed

four resolutions condemning the state of

Israel - a number equal to the total of its

resolutions against all other states in the

world. While it is right and necessary to

criticise Israel, the obsessive demonisation of

Zionism from Arab states leads to a continued

hijacking the detracts from issues such as the

copious, impeachable and culpable misdeeds

of Assad.

By UN rule, even debating Islamic Sharia is

now tabooed in Human Rights Councils due to

consistent protest from Islamic states. This

snowballed into an attempt to pass an ‘Anti-

Blasphemy Resolution’ that would have been

binding on all member states and criminalise

defamation of Islam. What mandate can the

UN possibly have for upholding the values of

freedom globally when it cannot even

preserve the freedom of speech within its own

walls.

The UN’s apparent failure in its objectives

does not mean that multilateral NGO’s, which

are very necessary, cannot achieve such aims.

However the UN needs to change. The

Security Council’s veto is currently used, such

as in Syria, to hold the international

community to ransom and needs to be

reformed to a majority vote or to at least a

minimum of two votes. This on its own would

empower the UN to act. The Security Council

would also benefit from including more

permanent members such as India - a secular

democracy with a huge economy that will

increasingly become an important global

player.

Lastly, the UN needs to be militarily activated.

As former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan

said: the UN is “the only fire brigade in the

world that has to wait for the fire to break out

before it can acquire a fire engine”. The UN

has no standing reserve force and this has

limited their capability to respond by up to six

months in the past. Investment must be

heavily provided by nations to finance a force

all can depend upon.

This, in turn, will reduce the necessity of

private defence measures and unilateral

intervention. However, this can only be

guaranteed if the UN structurally reforms

itself through, primarily, the Security Council.

Until this happens the UN will remain a

useless waste of time according to its own

standards.

8

Ban Ki-Moon: a new age for UN?

DID YOU KNOW??

1. Apple was founded as a partnership on April Fool’s Day 1976 by three people who originally worked at Atari: Steven Gary Wozniak, Steven Paul Jobs, and Ronald Gerald Wayne.

2. The first ever mention of "Microsoft" was in a letter from Bill Gates to co-founder Paul Allen in 1975. Gates initially wrote the company name as Micro-soft, which made sense considering it's a portmanteau of "microcomputer" and "software."

3. The name ‘Google’ was an accident. A spelling mistake made by the original founders who thought they were going for ‘Googol’.

4. For the first 30 years, Apple was called Apple Computer, Inc. On January 9, 2007, it removed the word “Computer” to reflect its expanding electronic market’s.

5. Google has the

largest network of

translators in the

world.

Written by: Deep Shah

Edited By: Monica Korakula

Our school has implemented the use of various Apple

technology, including a Mac suite, iPads and iPad

Mini's . This enables the students to do creative work

related to the subject areas for example: music

composition, graphic design and filmmaking. Other

Apple devices include the iPads which were introduced

to the Primary section , which us used to offer a more

interactive learning experience for the younger

students of the school.

THE RELEASE OF THE NEW iphone5 S & c

The iPhone 5s is a new high-end smartphone, which

has been produced by Apple Inc. The new smartphone

is a new part in the iPhone line and has been released

on 25 September 2013. This touch screen mobile has

many features including a fingerprint identity sensor

that can give you access to your entire system not only

do you have a fingerprint system, but the New A7 chip

gives you a CPU and Graphics Performance 2 times

faster than the A6 chip. The A7 chip makes the iPhone

5s, the first smartphone to have a 64 bit smartphone in

the world so make’s the smartphone even more

fascinating. Josephine

Vermout, a student

from year 13 who is a

proud owner of the

new iPhone version

says “ The new iPhone

5 has helped me out in

keeping in touch with all

aspects of my life and

allowed me to become

more organised and

well rounded.”

SOFTWARE OF THE ISSUE

Windows 8 has been developed and updated into the

new Windows 8.1, which is a new member of the

Windows Family, which has released on the 17 October

2013. This has many features including additional stock

apps including the Calculator, Sound Recorder,

Reading List, Scan, and Help + Tips, that has an

interactive tutorial on how to use Windows. The

additional customisation options such as more colour

choices, new tile sizes, new backgrounds, and the

ability to use the desktop wallpaper as its background.

Many updates were made to the windows' bundled

apps including Mail, SkyDrive, Internet Explorer 11).

The windows will download. The windows 8.1 can be

received by downloading it though the windows store.

Windows 8.1 will be a adventure for you since you will

have access to new apps, internet explorer and much

more.

PROGRAM OF THE ISSUE

The IOS7 is the 7th version of the IOS Mobile Operating

system and this was built inside the iPhone 5s that has

given the users many features for the day-to-day basis

such as greater multitasking, Airdrop and Control

Center. Chris Pavelic, a student from year 11 thinks that

it’s quite helpful. “At the beginning, I found it quite

apprehensive but later on it becomes more aesthetically

appealing and helps one to multi-task better”. The new

program will be full of enjoyment so get ready to buy

an iPhone.

eBOOK TRAILS STARTING IN BSB

The BSB has started trialing with the eBook system

using a pilot group of students, to see if the school

could improvise in using technology in the libraries and

whether there were enough people using it already

outside school. The school librarian tells us that she

looks forward to making accessibility of library books

more efficient and help both monitoring overdue

books . The school already has Questia, which is more

useful for secondary and senior students for research

and homework, so using the Overdrive website would

be targeted towards the primary and lower secondary

kids with their ever so increasing demands in specific

novels and storybooks, that may not always be

sufficient to all. eBooks are also “durable” compared to

the easily damaged traditional books. We look forward

to this new system and to see its use soon, as the

system will fully be functioning by next academic year.

5

BSB FOCUSES ON

FAIRTRADE Written by: Charles Vincent

Everyone can sympathise with the

greens, blues and blacks of the

eponymous Fairtrade symbol, but other

than the Dutch founders, under the name

of Max Havelaar, who else knows what it

actually means to be Fairtrade?

Well, basically, the Fairtrade Foundation

was conceived in a bid to help the farmers

of poorer, developing countries earn an

income from their produce by

guaranteeing a ‘fair’

commercial price.

This scheme has

helped to get many

farming

communities out of

poverty by ensuring

a charitable and

sustainable living.

The money gained

by the purchasing

of Fairtrade goods

is put into local community projects, such

as cleaner wells, promoting a happier

outlook and better quality of life. So you

can buy Fairtrade products in shops, but

what does that have to do with school?

BSB is committed to the ideals of the

Fairtrade Foundation, selling and using as

much Fairtrade produce as it can,

promoting social and ethical awareness.

By investing money gained from the

purchase of products carrying the

Fairtrade symbol, BSB can help make a

difference to the lives of the farmers and

communities who matter most.

BSB has its own Fairtrade group

spearheading these concepts. From the

ideas they have encouraged, BSB now

has both the Cafeteria and the Tuck Shop

stocking more Fairtrade produce, notably

chocolate bars in the form of Dubble

Bars, Divine Milk Chocolate and Divine

Milk Chocolate Orange. The Cafeteria

also sells Chocolate Rice Cakes and

Oxfam bars (Sesame, Coconut & Mango,

etc.). The coffee (for which there is a

special new machine

situated in the cafeteria) and tea available

to staff and parents has also been

changed to a Fairtrade brand. The

concept of Fairtrade and sustainability is

taught in various subject courses at BSB,

including Textiles and Geography.

Awareness of the BSB’s project has been

raised throughout the school, particularly

in Primary and at the Christmas Market

through various stalls. Having achieved so

much already you may be thinking, well,

where else can BSB proceed with its

Fairtrade scheme? This year, Fairtrade at

BSB hopes to get its policy signed by the

Principal, as well as the Board of

Governors. There is also going to be

contact with Nike and other sports

companies to see if it is possible to get

our officially endorsed PE Kits and Sports

Equipment to be manufactured with

Fairtrade cotton and other materials.

There is also the idea to organise a

Fairtrade Group in Upper Primary, a

Fairtrade Easter Egg Hunt and other

scavenger hunts.

Many women from continents such as Africa and South America and parts of South Asia have their main occupation as tea leaf collectors & coffee bean cultivators .

The new Fair-Trade coffee machine installed in the school cafeteria to provide organically made beverages .

4

LATEST FILM REVIEWS Written by: Carla Thomas

Frozen Moonrise Kingdom The Matrix

Disney’s latest 3D release, Frozen, creates a

longing for snow after the disappointingly

warm Christmas and New Year period. The

film remains true to the numerous other

Disney princess films and yet also inspires

and encourages young girls to support and

stay loyal to each other – an important

message in today’s society. The animated

film tells the story of Anna and Elsa, two

sisters, inseparable until Elsa’s special power

– her ability to turn anything into ice and

snow – suddenly is not so special after she

accidentally zaps her sister. Elsa’s parents

lock her away from her sister Anna, until it is

Elsa’s turn to take the throne where the two

meet again. A heart-warming watch with

Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel. The musical

has been said to make its debut on Broadway

soon.

I give Frozen:

Wes Anderson, who some may recognise

from his earlier work, such as his film

adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr. Fox,

has beautifully depicted young love in his

latest piece, Moonrise Kingdom. Combining

the use of peculiar locations and his typical

pastel palette, Anderson follows the lives of

Sam and Suzy, two young lovers attempting

to make an escape from their mundane and

otherwise dissatisfying lives in the small,

coastal New England town of New Penzance.

The invincible duo run away: Suzy from her

less-than-supportive parents played by Bill

Murray and Frances McDormand, and Sam

from his turbulent life moving from foster

home to foster home. Moonrise Kingdom is a

fantastic watch for those with adventurous

souls and open hearts, with a soft spot for

strangeness.

I give Moonrise Kingdom:

Larry and Andy Wachowski’s The Matrix truly

provides for an intense watch. Its visually

dazzling aesthetics combined with the high-

energy plot will leave you on the edge of

your seat watching the thrilling cyber-

adventure. The film, starring A-list actors

such as Keanu Reeves and Hugo Weaving

among others, the film gives room for a leap

of the imagination, only to lead to an

obligatory climax: a shootout. The set-up for

this climax however is incredibly intriguing.

The Matrix suggests the idea that there is a

matrix in place, an illusion of everyday life, a

framework set up by a computer program,

which the cyber-rebels aim to destroy. Truly

a fantastic watch, leaving the audience

reeling, wondering if anything is real, if there

truly is a Matrix in our lives.

I give The Matrix:

Give us your ideas, or articles on what you love! Have questions, or need advice? Want to know how to make something

or defend yourself? Send in your feedback to thebuzzsubmissions@outlook.com

9

Written by: Matthew Andrew Howe

Name: Muay Thai Roundhouse Kick

Situation: A mugger is walking towards you with a weapon in hand

Technique:

1. Get into fighting stance, hands up to protect face and strongest leg back about shoulder width apart

2. Bring the knee of your strongest leg up and pointing towards your attacker’s stomach or head so that you’re now standing on one leg.

3. Now twist your hips towards the leg you’re kicking with and use that as the momentum to swing the raised leg around in a baseball bat swing motion and into the attacker’s ribs or head. Try to hit with your shin to be most effective. Also turn with your entire body with your hips to get your body weight behind the kick.

(Model: Matthew)

Dear Papa Tino,

Anonymous#1 The IB is destroying my social life! What can I do?

Bill Gates once said “I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.” Be smart with work, prioritize and choose which homework to invest 120% of your effort in and which to invest 80% in.

Anonymous#2 It’s winter but I still want to wear Summer fashion. Any advice?

The following pictures show the latest Summer-winter fashion:

(Models: Tino, Sahil and Defne)

Anonymous #3

Cristiano Ronaldo is a tank and I want to develop a body similar to his. How can this be done Papa Tino?

There is this workout called “Bring Sally Up” that will guarantee a Ronaldo-esque body. Youtube the workout and try to last the whole video. If you can- holla at me!

Anonymous #4

It’s winter and I’m not sure whether I can wear leggings or not?

If you’ve been squatting, then you have no problem!

Font design: Rebecca Thumwood & Eleanor Basford) Written by: Josie Ella Morrison

Fair-trade honey biscuits

Ingredients:

120g Softened butter,

120g Caster sugar,

1 Tablespoon fair-trade honey

1 Egg yolk

180g Self-raising flour.

Method:

Preheat the oven to 175°C

Firstly, beat (with an electric mixer or a whisk) the butter and sugar until they are light and fluffy, they should be a pale yellow in colour.

Next add the honey and egg yolk then beat until it is fully combined.

Add the self-raising flour bit by bit, after adding each bit of flour whisk together.

It should form a large dough ball; don’t worry if it is sticky as this will mean the biscuits are not dried out!

Roll into small balls and place onto a baking tray, bake for 15 minutes or until they are golden brown on the outside. It is okay if they are still a little bit soft, as they will harden up on the outside once they have cooled.

Place on a cooling rack and unless you want to eat them straight away, put them in an airtight container so they will stay fresh!

If you want to mix it up a bit you could add chocolate chips or dried raspberries to the mixture, or serve with fresh fruit and ice cream for a delicious desert.

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BEST OF BOTH

CHARITY:

Written By : Rosalie Minnitt & Cyrus Nabili

A Ghanaian student talks about a normal day in his life:

‘I wake up early in the morning, around 4.00am.

I sweep the house and its surroundings. I prepare my breakfast quickly, eat, and wash. I reach school around 6.30am and sweep my classroom – my normal task.

Our first lesson starts at 7.00am. We have seven lessons each day, and each lesson lasts an hour and a half (90 minutes). There are about 75 students in every class.

When I go home it's about 6.30pm. I collect water for our house, then help my mother prepare food for supper.

My day ends at 10.00pm when I go to bed. I go to bed early because I have to wake up at 4 am. Even though my life is tough, I am grateful because many children my age in

Ghana can’t go to school at all. Most of these children do labour, working in the fields under the scorching sun.’

A BSB student talks about a normal day in his life:

‘I wake up at 8:00am, wash and eat breakfast. My parents drive me to school every morning, and our car is warm no matter how cold it is outside.

School starts at 8:45. We have a break in the morning and an hour’s break for lunch.

I get home at 4.00pm and either listen to music, play video games or just chill. Sometimes, I have homework, but usually not more than an hour a day. The only chores I have at home are making my bed and tidying my room.

I go to bed late because I don’t have to wake up very early’.

The ‘Best of Both’ is a charity led by BSB students that helps four schools in Ghana. The charity has been around for 3 years, and every year we have raised money to make school life better for Ghanaians. In our first year, we made sure that all the schools had clean water. The next year, we raised money so they could join the World Food Programme plan, which would give students one warm

meal a day. Last year, we planted gardens in each school, so they could have better access to food.

This year, we want to grow as an organisation by helping more schools in Ghana. We are linked to the Antwerp International School, who also work for the Best of Both programme.

This term, we hired a field worker in Ghana to do work on the ground and help organise developments at all member schools.

Our aim this year is to raise money for a student sponsorship programme, which will support 40 students across the four schools. Our contact in Ghana did a study to show how many students want education but can’t always get it because of . We offered a range of hampers and prizes kindly donated by local businesses. The money will help us begin paying our field worker in Ghana and start the sponsorship programme.

We also have 14 students travelling to Ghana in the summer to work at the schools. The rest of the year will be focused on growing the charity and branching out to other schools, as well as training the students heading off to Ghana so they can help the Ghanaians study for their exams.

HERE’S AN IDEA...-

CONTINUED Written by: Karen Borges

The TEDx group is led by enthusiastic teachers Sue Munday and Laura McDonagh and they are joined by a group of lively senior sec-tion students. These students are integral to the organisation of the event and as such are split up into teams with specific responsibili-ties. One group of ‘speaker curators’ cater to the needs of the speakers; another is responsi-ble for marketing the event by producing posters, writing articles and presenting as-semblies. Other students manage the technol-ogy and social media side of things. And lastly there are those who form the production team; they will take charge of logistics and, of course, the all-important goody bags! These

students gain invaluable experience in what it takes to put together a professional, large scale event.

The aim of hosting an ‘Access to Education’ themed TEDx conference is to highlight the privileged position that BSB students are in. We are so lucky in that we have such easy access to education. The question being asked isn’t 'Can I go to school?', but rather 'What subjects at school should I take and which enrichment activities should I attend?' This easy access to education shouldn’t be taken for granted but it can be easily forgotten amongst the homework deadlines and youth clubs that take top priority in our minds. The live event will be supported by the screen-ing of the film ‘Girl Rising’ on 5th March at 7pm in the Brel theatre, which is about girl’s educa-

tion globally and is essential viewing for all humanitarians and those passionate about education. In hosting the event, the group have arranged for a significant donation to the educational charity behind Girl Rising, but will also be raising funds for another wor-thy cause at the screening itself: the charity Facing the World. This UK-based charity pro-vides life-changing surgery for children with severe facial disfigurements in the developing world.

The TEDx group also hope to broaden peo-ple’s outlooks and expose them to the more unconventional challenges to getting an edu-cation. In summary, as year 12 student Ed Belfield elegantly puts it, “we want to stimu-late and inspire people.”

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Written by: Rebecca Thumwood

Year 7:

The Rugby team B, led by Victor have won against British School of Paris by 13 tries!.

The BSB dolphins came first in the Brussels junior championship, narrowly beating St. Johns.

The BSB Bluelines hockey team have performed very well in outdoor season, and they’ve moved up a league in indoor season too.

Year 8:

Max Collins, Ruben Koster and Harry Eyres have been selected for the Flanders rugby team.

Stephanie Quezada has won the Belgian football league with Standard Liege.

Alvaro Cravero Baraja has won a football league with Vossem FC.

Zoe Adams has achieved the Baden Powell guiding award.

Tancrede Du Monceau has been selected for the Wallonia Hockey team.

Ross Campbell won an ISST Cross Country Silver Medal.

Mollie Quick has been asked to return to Wales to collect a Gold award for athletics from Swansea Harriers.

Luke Stagno Navarra for his virtual wind tunnel in DT.

Year 9:

Sam Copner Jacques Solvay, Jan Alonso for their involvement in Jesus Christ Superstar.

Kaushik Kuralla, Joseph Ryan, Gabriela van Bergen, Emma Brown for Top of the Bench.

Joseph Ryan, Kaushik Kuralla, Gabriela Van Bergen,Tabitha Munyaka, Ryan Ossendorp, Yutaro Taniguchi, Archana Dugar, Minseo Kim, Nieve Greene for taking part in the Inter-House Competition.

Aisling Vallely, Juliette Mennicken, Katie Vallely won the team first place in the November Cup Gymnastics.

Also Katie Vallely won the Individual first place.

Emma Moriyama, Matila Vocea and Jasmine Kenny for ISST football.

Minseo Kim, Jonas Raes, Carolina Parekh, Joseph Ryan, Max Walk, Alex Goodall for ISST cross country.

Year 10:

Winner of the Poetry Slam - Lilly Menear

ISST Cross-Country team

ISST Girl’s Football team

Poetry Slam Winner

LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENTS

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Smiley word-search!

THE BUZZ SPECIAL CARTOON– THE BSBee! Created By: Eleanor Basford & Rebecca Thumwood

Give us your ideas, or articles on what you love! Have questions, or need advices? Want to know how to make

something or defend yourself? Send in your feedback to thebuzzsubmissions@outlook.com

PUNS OF THE ISSUE:

Q: What do physicists enjoy doing the most at sporting

events?

A: The Wave

Q: What did the Zero say to the Eight?

A: I like your belt!

A neutron walked into a bar and asked, "How much for a

drink?"

The bartender replied, "For you, no charge."

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To be continued….

EDITOR IN CHIEF’S NOTE:

Hey guys! So I ran for President with the idea of starting up a school newspaper. I wanted this newspaper to be a platform that students could use to write articles on subjects that they felt passionate about and in this way inspire and inform others. I also wanted the newspaper to highlight the achievements of BSB students because we’re not always aware of the wonderful accomplishments beyond our immediate year group.

The Buzz has incorporated these aims and much more and this wouldn’t have happened without the hard work the CAS team has done. I want to thank them and all our other contributors including the Subject Captains and columnists.

I really hope that you enjoy reading the first edition of the Buzz. We hope to publish more frequently next year. We want more pieces by more students especially those in younger years. We would also really appreciate any feedback you might have. What are your thoughts about the newspaper? If you have any suggestions or contributions to make, you can contact us at thebuzzsubmissions@outlook.com

Karen Borges School President

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From Left to Right (below): Cyrus Nabili, Charles Vincent, Karen Borges, Becca Thumwood,

Ellie Basford, Monica Korakula, and Jack Morgan Jones

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF – Karen Borges

LAYOUT DESIGNER – Monica Korakula

IMAGE EDITOR / PHOTOGRAPHER – Charles Vincent

INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST – Cyrus Nabili

ART EDITOR – Ellie Basford

LAYOUT EDITOR – Becca Thumwood

FILM EDITOR – Carla Thomas

POLITICAL EDITOR ­– Jack Morgan Jones

TECHNOLOGY EDITOR – Deep Shah

Carla Thomas Deep Shah

1st EDITION

‘VENEZIA!’

ART STUDENTS

ENJOYING ITALY.

- page 4

WORLD AIDS DAY;

CAN FINALLY BE

CURED?

-page 5

THE REAL

CHARACTER OF THE

UNITED NATIONS.

-PAGE 3

PAPA TINO SOLVES

YOUR PROBLEMS!

-page 7

TEDx NOW IN BSB!

Written by: Karen Borges

27 March 2014 is a date for everyone’s diaries, as on that Thursday evening BSB is hosting its first ever TEDx event. TED talks have become ubiquitous in school; used in classes ranging from Physics to PSHCE. At their core, TED talks are all about the spreading of ideas, and BSB’s upcoming TEDx event is focusing on the theme of ‘Access to Education.’

The idea of hosting an event that centred on women’s education was proposed to the TED organisation; however, it was deemed too limited a theme. So this was how the theme ‘Barriers to Education’ came about, which was then altered to the more positive ‘Access to Education’.

The event will feature presentations from

both external speakers as well as BSB’s very

own students. After a preliminary audition,

Year 11’s Ryan Jordan and Scott Pierce along

with Year 12’s Eliska Vojakova, Ramya Monica

Korakula and Rosalie Minnitt were all selected

to speak. They will be joined by Lode de Wulf,

a doctor whose talk will deal with access to

medical education. Cheryl Miller will also be

attending; she promotes the

participation of girls and

women in areas of STEM or

science, technology,

engineering, and

mathematics. Anita Sheehan

will give us an insight into

appreciative inquiry, a process

that involves focusing on the

good instead of the bad in

order to improve in life. And

we will also hear from Emma

Stellman, whose organisation 'Spire' focuses

on education in developing countries such as

Kenya.

The TEDx group is led by enthusiastic teachers Sue Munday and Laura McDonagh and they are joined by a group of lively senior section students. These students are integral to the organisation of the event and as such are split up into teams with specific responsibilities. One group of ‘speaker curators’ cater to the needs of the speakers; another is responsible for marketing the event by producing posters, writing articles and presenting assemblies. Other students manage the technology and social media side of things. And lastly there are those who form the production team;

they will take charge of logistics and, of course, the all-important goody bags! These students gain invaluable experience in what it takes to put together a professional, large scale event.

TO BE CONTINUED ON PG..3

BSB’s inaugural TEDx event – 27

March, evening, Brel theatre – tickets

will be available online/through

Families Online.

THE REAL CHARACTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS. - page 8

PAPA TINO GIVES

ADVICE

- page 10

‘VENEZIA!’

ART STUDENTS

ENJOYING ITALY.

- page 6

WORLD AIDS DAY; CAN HIV FINALLY BE CURED? - page 7

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Nikhil Goyal at TEDxYouth@BFS