Exam Tips
The flying by of each day brings us closer and closer to the dreaded End Of Year Examinations. No need to panic though- we’ve got tips for you! 1. Create your own study guide. While many teachers kindly provide students with…
Short Story: The Tale of Time
The screens changed statistics every few seconds, little numbers flying across in lines of code. A handful of men sat in front of them, beads of sweat clinging to their foreheads, mumbling under their breaths and willing themselves to stay concentrated. They had…
Go Green Day
Well, it’s in the name... Go-Green day is a day where we are allowed to dress up in green accessories. The catch is that to earn this day, we have to keep our playgrounds clean for the week. Sure, the week is all…
Mary Poppins Returns: Movie Review
“Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” is the perfect word to describe this movie. Mary Poppins Returns was released on the 27th of December, 2018 in Kuwait. It may be nothing compared to the original movie but it was an incredible reproduction of the story nonetheless! Directed by…
Ski Trip
On the 22nd of February, students from years 7-9 traveled to Verbier, Switzerland for the annual ski trip. The students were involved in plenty of engaging activities such as swimming, game nights and ice skating. They also went shopping and bought truckloads of…
See Problems as Opportunities- Mona Patel
Watch the full talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=8&v=FzAyOddR5u4 In this TED talk, Mona Patel discusses how people can change the world (starting with their outlook on the world) by just using 2 words: “I can”. Mona believes that if people make the change from “I can’t”…
Renossence
Renossence. The innovative. The resilient. The future? Another company has started up in our very own school, bringing along its environmental and monetary value. It has gone through highs and lows yet our diligent student team have managed to keep their heads above…
The BSME and ISACK Games
BSME U13 games: During the 23th - 27th of January, NES’s best athletes went to the BSME games as our representatives. The girls athletes included: Ayah Qasem Yara Touman Jude Karrout Riri Ishaka Syria Billio Jana Al Rashid Seba Edrees Zoha Shaikh…
Inter-house Drama Competition
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…
How Companies Lie To Us
“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…
Poetry Competition Champion: Heaven on Earth
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…
February Club of the Month
TED is a media organization that posts educational, inspirational and informative videos, usually in the form of brief, powerful talks online for free and follows the slogan "ideas worth spreading”. TED stands for ‘Technology, Entertainment, and Design’- and their talks cover a plethora…
Black and White Dinner
The Black and White Dinner is an annual event exclusive to the year 11 and sixth form organised by the Social Committee. Students enjoy an evening together dressed in formal attire befitting the simple yet elegant theme of black and white. Valuable memories…
When Technology Can Read Minds, How Will We Protect Our Privacy? Nita Farahany -TED talk
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…
