Blue Day 2017

WHAT WE DO: It’s well past November and we are all noticing the gradual loss of facial hair, ribbons and the colour blue. The Social Committee’s main focus every year is to raise money for many different charities through varying methods, be it…

Short Story: The Four Horsemen

Within the misty nights of the foreseen apocalypse, throughout pesty death, tortuous famine, within the filthy pestilence, and when there was no blistering war, there was pure peace. There were no screams for help, no death, no blood spilt, it was as if…

Photos from the Remembrance Commemoration Day

It was really lovely to see NES students last week during the Remembrance Commemoration Day. Remembrance day (also known as Armistice Day) is on 11 November. It marks the day World War One ended, at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month, back in 1918. A two-minute silence…

Humans of NES: Kevin Mathew

I couldn't be more proud in saying that this is my twelfth year at New English School and it is an honor to be your Head Boy. Many would consider their school to be their second home, however, for me, NES is and…

NESMUN Conference 2017

The Model United Nations, a simulation of the highly esteemed UN. Within this program we see personal development as students come together to discuss pressing matters that affect us on a global scale. This year's Internal Conference was by far the greatest and…

Road to Russia 2018

GOAALLLLLLL That's what an ecstatic commentator howled as Salah scored a last-minute penalty goal against Congo for Egypt, taking them to the World Cup for the first time since 1990. Just in case you don’t know what the World Cup is (unlikely), it’s…

Overwatch Review

Overwatch! A multiplayer game taking the gaming scene by storm! This game is being played by millions currently and has held huge tournaments. It has had many changes to its characters, added maps, game modes, heroes, seasonal events and a ton more. Did…

Conserve Electricity!

Conserving electricity serves the double purpose of helping stop global warming and saving a lot of money over time. Kuwait has the fourth highest energy consumption per capita in the world. On average, there are 9000 kg of oil burnt for every person…

An interview with TISWA

This is an interview Bashayer, who runs an environmental organisation called TISWA. The NES environmental club is proud to have worked with TISWA in beach clean-ups and many other activities. TISWA is a prime example of some of the excellent environmental work that…

Nobel Prize Winners of 2017

Before reading, please listen to the clip below: A normal observer would think of these sounds as a series of odd chirps, but for the scientists at LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory), these sounds indicated something more significant.  On 11 February 2016, the…