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By Elizabeth Tang Grade 6 J.K. Rowling is the writer who wrote Harry Potter, the book series that is famous all over the world. When she was a kid, she loved to play role-playing games in her little loft; she liked to act as a wizard and other characters, and …

By Elizabeth Tang Grade 6 When the little boy grew up, he went to a music school to study further and tried to use music to convey hope. This boy was Frédéric Chopin, a musician who brought happiness to people. Chopin might not have known about dopamine, but he certainly …

By Elizabeth Tang Grade 6 When the first lanterns glow among the treetops, and red chunlian (Spring Festival couplets) appear on wooden doors, the world knows: after the winter solstice, the warmth of Chinese New Year begins to spread across the globe. A Brief History of the Chinese New Year …

by Katharine Qiu, Grade 8 The first thing you notice is the silence, though it isn’t truly silent at all. It’s the absence of the man-made hum—the drone of traffic, the hiss of hydraulics on a bus, the insistent chime of a phone. In its place is a symphony of …

by Katharine Qiu, Grade 8 They often share the same space—the park bench, the supermarket aisle, the family dinner table—yet they inhabit vastly different universes. On one side, you have the teenager, plugged in, always-on, their world is a rapidly scrolling feed of information and social connection. On the other …

By: Sherry – 8th grade In China’s social media, a simple sentence is influencing China’s teenagers: “Love you, dear ‘myself’, see you tomorrow!” It’s like a kind word to ourselves. This meme is from a simple video on TikTok. A blogger complained in her video that she didn’t want to …

by Katharine Qiu, Grade 8 We often dwell on the contrasts between East and West—the bustling streets of Shanghai versus the quiet villages of the Cotswolds, the grand ceremony of a Chinese banquet against the informal warmth of a British pub. Yet, after years divided between the two countries, I’ve …

by Katharine Qiu, Grade 8 Modern lives aren’t just growing busier, but are gradually becoming more inundated with urgencies. We are overwhelmed with lateness and appointments. People feeling impatient for a 90-second wait in a queue, employees having lunch eaten over their keyboards, students racing against their assignments’ deadline… you …