This year's inter-house drama competition took place on Tuesday, March the 5th from 5 pm to 8 pm in NES’s lovely Mousetrap Theatre. And it effortlessly won over students’ hearts as one of the best- if not the best- school event that has…
“Sugar-free” Tic-Tacs: It would be hard to find someone who doesn’t know Tic-Tacs by their packaging or their infamous “sugar-free” Tic-Tacs… Despite the packaging saying ”0 grams of sugar”, their own website on the ‘frequently asked questions’ column says otherwise: “Tic Tac® mints…
In the darkest nights, they say Is where the brights stars lay. With a cold heavy sigh, I watched the shooting star pass by. With a wish close to my heart, The gloomy sky slowly started to part. In the chilly breeze of…
Imagine this: a leader of a country- a prime minister or president- has some critical information they must not disclose for the safety of a country. What if there were some dangerous organizations who would like to malevolently misuse this information? Be it…
One of the most exciting events in this school is NES’s annual sports day. In NES, it was held on the 7th of February. Due to the pleasant weather conditions, this certainly is an ideal time for outdoor sports in Kuwait. NES is…
“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.” ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ is a famous work of literature by Harper Lee. S he claimed that it was meant to be ‘a simple love story’…
The world is pretty strange and there are so many things that we don't know, so I've put together 10 unbelievable and strange facts to occupy you. A flea can jump up to 200 times its own height. That is the equivalent…
Since January 27th, several shoe-boxes were filled with stationery products and were beautifully decorated and deposited in the designated bin in front of the PR office. This charitable and fulfilling deed would not have been possible without Ms. Armstrong and the members of…
Every year, the Drama department puts together a wonderful play that always includes a multitude of fresh ideas. We guarantee that you won’t regret experiencing a memorable night built on mind-blowing creativity, practice, and teamwork. I, personally, have seen a few performances of…
The 19th of January, one of the coldest days in Kuwait, turned out to be a greatly fun-packed day for me. Here's why… Our exciting trip began when we reached the Yasmin Farm after an hour-long drive. The surroundings were beautiful: you could…
This year’s Girls Swimming Gala was held in The English School (TES) on the 1st of October, 2018. Various schools such as BSK, TES, KES, ESF and NES participated in it. From our school, 18 girls partook in the competition. It was an…
One of the many clubs that have been introduced with the beginning of the year was “Domestic Animal Rescue” that takes place on Saturday mornings starting at 8 AM. In this club, visits to the animal shelter in Mahboula occur, where groups are…
In Life, Charlotte Brontë puts forth man’s never-ending discontent for life’s downs in three wholesome, imagery-packed stanzas. She focuses on (mainly) three, intertwining ideas throughout her poem: the first being that the hardships we face are temporary and result in better things, the…
This short poem by Langston Hughes seeps meaning and depth through its simplicity alone- its straightforwardness and clarity engages readers of all ages to wander with their minds into the topic the poet is discussing: dreams. The word “dreams” here refers to long-term…
“We ate, we had fun, we drew our faces in the sand. Life was good- alllllll until we had to fill out EVERY SINGLE SHEET!” -anonymous account Gathered at the school gates at 8:45am on a Saturday, us Year 11s weren’t expecting much…
