The northern lights, also known as the Aurora Borealis, are one of the natural wonders of the world. They can be seen from aeroplanes and even outer space. They are ribbons of lights across earth's southern and northern poles. These lights are caused…
What are the house teams? Here at NES we have 4 house teams; Gerrha, Dilmun, Tylos and Ikaros. For each house there are 2 house captains (2 for each year group). There are house captains and vice captains. What are house captains and…
Introduction Kyokushin Karate is a martial art created by Masutatsu Oyama in the 1950s. It's known for its thorough preparation strategies and emphasis on full-contact battling. Past fair a don, Kyokushin speaks to centre values like devotion and respect, centring on teaching, assurance,…
What is the LEAP award? The leap award is a challenge that takes part from years 7-9 and it was created to help students to grow and become the best version of themselves. It will help them become responsible and to be able…
When people think about Nike, I’ve seen that they often think about it as a brand that was already a guaranteed success but that was not the case. The founder of Nike, Phil Knight, was from Oregon and who went to multiple places…
Animations are something that some people can create to entertain other citizens in the world. I will be talking about an animator named Alan Becker from YouTube. Alan Becker is no ordinary YouTuber, he is an animator and he has mad animations like…
Hello everyone! Welcome to an episode where we discuss one of the aspects of being an NES student. Today’s virtue is being a ‘global citizen’ where we interview Mr Hardy, someone who’s been to more countries than we can count. Expect to learn…
Mark Rothko, born Marcus Rothkovich, was born on September 26, 1903, in Southern Latvia. His childhood wasn’t the best. After his father’s death, he was forced to learn English and support his family at a very young age. He migrated to the United…
Enamored with minimalistic soulless paintings, stood a house claiming to follow the newfound law of ‘simplicity.’ When in truth, that was the death of our creativity. Our creativity is rapidly accelerating to an all-time low and the Torrance Test of Creative…
The year is 2024; we have significantly advanced in our technological abilities. This allows for quality healthcare, communication, but also developing new ideas such as Artificial Intelligence. One aspect of Artificial Intelligence we have improved in is AI art generation, which raises the…
Oftentimes we view people in history as stern and gloomy, void of all emotion and personality. We forget that they were in fact humans just like us - humans who laughed and joked and felt just as much amusement as we do, though…
Diane’s mother, Hannah is sitting in her office, muttering to herself about a true story of a father who was driven to madness as he tries to find answers for his missing son, a few years after his daughter vanished due to mysterious…
For the crust: 1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs ¼ cup sugar ½ cup unsalted butter, melted For the cheesecake: 4 (8 oz) packages cream cheese, softened 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 4 large eggs 1 cup sour cream ¼ cup…
Although separated by borders, the Arab community is joined by music and literature. The instrument which is most intriguing to me is the Oud; it can be built with slight changes to fit the countries' history, yet still unite all Arabs. From the…
It's nothing new that social media has drastically grown its grip on us over the course of these last few years, and in today’s world it seems to be everywhere you turn your head. It’s become one of the most common ways we…
