Month: January 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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• 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.

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!

ISA Writing assessments will be coming up on Weeks 22-23.

To get ready for the upcoming assessments, all students must:

• Update Chrome – Ensure that the latest version of Google Chrome is being used. Ms. Kong and Dr. Doak have created a video to guide students through checking and updating Chrome.
• Run Browser Exam – Run the browser exam to quickly identify potential issues that might affect the test. The browser exam URL is : https://oars.acer.edu.au/browserexam/#
• Bookmark the Test Site – Bookmark the test site for easy access during the test date. https://oars.acer.edu.au/nanjing-international-school 

Complete the update and browser exam by Thursday, January  30. If you encounter any issues, please visit the IT Office for support — they promise they only bite when Chrome isn’t updated. 😄