Day: January 26, 2026

Warm Welcome!

Saika Weir will be taking over classes for Ray Wang while he is away on medical leave. Be sure to give her a warm NIS hello when you see her around campus!

Volunteers for PGP Task Force

The SET is looking for about 6 teachers to join a task force to review our current Professional Growth Programme (PGP) and explore new ways to enhance it for the future. This will be a collaborative, co-consulting, and co-designing group, meeting monthly both during and outside of class time, with some pre‑reading as well.

We’re hoping to bring together a diverse mix of voices and perspectives for the group, but we will definitely ensure that everyone has the chance to provide feedback once initial ideas and designs are developed.

Our first meeting is planned for Week 24 (time to be confirmed).

If you’re interested, please let Sandra know!

TEDxYouth@NIS Pitches Due February 5, 2026

Happy Monday, all!

If you have an idea worth spreading, please send it to us before February 5, 2026. Please complete the pitch questions and send them to Ms. Ryan, Ms. Luo, or Ms. Fisher. We will select the lucky 10 speakers before the holiday.

TEDx Youth Speaker Audition Sheet

Student Name: ____________________________________________

Grade / Age: ____________________

Talk Title (working): ____________________________________

1. Your Big Idea

In one clear sentence, what is the main idea of your talk?

____________________________________________________________

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2. Why This Idea Matters

Why is this idea important for a youth audience right now?

____________________________________________________________

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3. Your Personal Connection

What personal experience, question, or observation connects you to this idea?

(You do not need to share everything—just enough to show why this matters to you.)

____________________________________________________________

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4. What Will the Audience Think Differently After Your Talk?

____________________________________________________________

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5. Talk Structure (Short Outline)

How might your talk flow? (e.g. story → idea → example → reflection)

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6. Evidence or Examples You Might Use

(Personal story, observation, data, demonstration, robotics example, etc.)

____________________________________________________________

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7. TEDx Guidelines Check

☐ This is an idea, not a speech

☐ This is not a sales pitch or performance

☐ I can explain my idea clearly in 8-10 minutes

8. Confidence Check

What excites you most about sharing this idea?

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What support would help you feel confident as a speaker?

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TETR College of Business Information Session

  • Event: TETR College of Business Information Session 
  • Date: Thursday January 29
  • Time: 12:10-13:00
  • Location: LGR 3
  • RSVP link: click HERE to RSVP
  • Description: UBI Business School is a private international business school founded in Brussels in 1992, offering BSc, MSc, MBA and DBA degrees validated by Middlesex University, UK. It emphasises globalisation, digitalisation and corporate citizenship with campuses in Brussels, Luxembourg, Shanghai and Madrid, plus hybrid options for worldwide learners.  
  • Tetr College of Business is a global, experience-driven business college where students learn by building real ventures across multiple countries, partnering with UBI to offer collaborative international business programmes
  • Programme blurb for information session:
  • What if university wasn’t four years of theory—but four years of building real businesses, testing ideas, and learning from people who actually do it?
  • The UBI Business School × Tetr College of Business Undergraduate Programme is built for ambitious high-school students who want more than lectures and exams.
  • You’ll study across global business hubs, learn directly from founders, VCs, and operators, and graduate with real-world experience—not just a transcript.
  • Join the info session and hear directly from UBI leaders and academic heads as they share the programme vision, structure, global pathways—and what it really takes to thrive in the real business world.

Extended Service Today

Hi All

We will have an extended Service session today (10:30am – 12pm). 

G 6-11: Go to Service class at 10:30am

G11: 2nd Language HL: Go to Advisory with Ms Sunny

G12: Mr Chesterman’s Advisory join Ms Keller’s group

Have fun!

ISNAC U19 Girls Basketball

Please find the list of students who will be absent from classes @12.30pm on Tuesday January 27 (Day 6) for the ISNAC Basketball Tournament. They will miss the block 4 and block 5 classes. Thanks for your support. Here is the name list.

Boys@NIS

Gilrs@WASNJ (off-campus)