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  • Seen around the school

    January 21, 2011 - 8:02am

    Mr. Sherman writes:

    • There are some new art displays near Mr. Marini’s room. A particularly tasty one explores popcorn. Students examined everyday popcorn in a series of sketches. On another board, Mr. Marini learned about differences in brain functionality by participating in an assignment in which students had to draw the same face using only their right or left hands.

    Ms. Oh writes:

    • Ms. Park, our high school guidance counselor, has been working diligently behind the scenes with many of our students on a variety of issues. She counsels students individually and in groups. One of the skills that Ms. Park counsels students on is organization. During one of these sessions, she has the student create a monthly calendar, in which the student must reflect and write down different assignments and upcoming exams. In addition, she teaches the student what to do if s/he is absent from school and needs to make up work.Here is a quick activity, inspired by Ms. Park. Give index cards to your class and then ask them to write down the names and obtain phone numbers of three classmates. This way, students always have someone to call in case they are sick and need to get information on assignments.
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  • Students sing at the 51st Korean Night Gala

    January 20, 2011 - 10:26am

    Ms. Rhi writes:

    On January 13th, ten of our EWSIS students attended the 51st Korean Night Gala & Korean American Day Celebration. We sang American and Korean National Anthems in front of approximately 1,000 guests. Mayor Bloomberg, Chancellor Black, and City Comptroller John Liu were there together with many other renowned leaders of our community. Our students sang gracefully with confidence.  We enjoyed ourselves and it was a great experience for all of us.
    We asked the performers about what they thought of the event:

    Grace Oh

    The trip to the 51st KAAGNY Gala had truly been a memorable experience. We went to the Marriot Hotel to sing the Korean and American national anthems in front of many people. We had seen Mayor Bloomberg and seen Korean dances that represented parts of the Korean culture. Just from being there was a great experience as I’ve got to see new things that I never saw or heard before. I myself am Korean and this event helped me to learn a few more facts on my culture such like the Korean anthem. It was a frightening and thrilling experience that allowed people from different cultures to connect with Korean culture and so made this event very memorable.

    Ashley Vincent

    I went to a Gala to celebrate the fifty-first anniversary organized by the Korean American Association of Greater New York.  It was lots of fun because the venue was really beautiful. I felt proud to represent my school in front of almost 1,000 Korean-Americans and influential figures in NYC. This was a great opportunity for me and the nine other EWSIS student to publicize our school to the Korean American community.

    Continue reading for more student impressions on the event!

    Jiaxin Santos
     

    The experience for singing up on stage was very nerve racking and I had a stomach cramp which was probably caused by me being too nervous.  But when it came to the actual thing, I remembered what my singing teacher told me and I sang as loud as I could.

    Kevin Li

    When I went to the Gala, I wasn’t nervous at all.  Actually it was fun to be singing to a lot of people.  Even though I didn’t practice that much, I think I was pretty Ok.

    Jason Lee

    When I went to the singing, I was nervous that I couldn’t sing well because I was like what’s going to happen if I couldn’t sing at all. Then while I was singing, I got used to it and I was not nervous.  When I entered the ball room of Marriot Marquis Hotel Times Square, I saw the stage and I was in shock. And then it went on and I had a good time.

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    Grace Oh

    The trip to the 51st KAAGNY Gala had truly been a memorable experience. We went to the Marriot Hotel to sing the Korean and American national anthems in front of many people. We had seen Mayor Bloomberg and seen Korean dances that represented parts of the Korean culture. Just from being there was a great experience as I’ve got to see new things that I never saw or heard before. I myself am Korean and this event helped me to learn a few more facts on my culture such like the Korean anthem. It was a frightening and thrilling experience that allowed people from different cultures to connect with Korean culture and so made this event very memorable.

    Ashley Vincent

    I went to a Gala to celebrate the fifty-first anniversary organized by the

    Korean American Association of Greater New York.  It was lots of fun because

    the venue was really beautiful. I felt proud to represent my school in front of

    almost 1,000 Korean-Americans and influential figures in NYC. This was a great

    opportunity for me and the nine other EWSIS student to publicize our school

    to the Korean American community.

  • East-West article in the Forum

    January 19, 2011 - 9:42am

    This article was written by Ms. Pechersky, a special education teacher at East-West. They were published in the Forum, a well-respected Russian intellectual newspaper that is published city-wide. She writes:

    "This article introduces the readers to the history, mission, student achievements, curriculum, special events, and traditions of our school. The students share what they like about the school, why they chose it, what languages they study and what their family heritage is. I interviewed several teachers and Mr. Sherman along with many students."

    Click on the thumbnails to see them at full-size.

  • 10 grade students at EWSIS playing Ayiti

    January 18, 2011 - 4:27pm

    Mr. Allison, one of our English teachers, offers this video showing student reflections on playing Ayiti, a game developed several years ago by Global Kids.

    View the video here.

    What is Ayiti?

    Can you manage the cost of life?

    What is it like to live in poverty, struggling every day to stay healthy, keep out of debt, and get educated?

    Find out now in this challenging role playing game created by the High School students in Global Kids with the game developers at Gamelab, in which you take responsibility for a family of five in rural Haiti.

    Play the game now!

    For more information on Global Kids

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  • People at East-West: Ms. Cheng

    January 14, 2011 - 2:58pm

    Hello everyone! I enjoyed introducing the new blog at Morning Muster today. "People at East-West" will be a new feature on the blog. Every week or so, we will interview someone at East-West and open the comments to questions. I'd like to start things off with a longer self-introduction:

    I was born in New York City and grew up in Jackson Heights and Flushing in Queens. When I was in 7th grade, I became a TEAK Fellow and went to Friends Seminary for high school. During that time, I started becoming very interested in Japanese culture, especially anime and manga, and started an anime club with my friends. At lunch time, we would sit together and try to learn Japanese on our own from old textbooks we found. I wish there was an East-West when I was younger!

    When I went to Wesleyan University, I had the opportunity to study anything I wanted and in greater depth than I ever had before, so I chose to major in East Asian Studies with a concentration in Japanese language and literature. In college, there are so many ways to get involved with things you're interested in. I became co-chair of the Japan Society (Japanese culture club) and Anime Club, and studied how to play taiko (Japanese drumming) and the dizi (Chinese flute). I also studied abroad for a year in Kyoto, Japan and Dharamsala, India.

    After I graduated from college, I wanted to travel and help people. I decided to do two years of AmeriCorps, a national service program that lets you work and travel across the country while earning money to pay off tuition or school loans. With AmeriCorps NCCC, I lived in Texas, Arkansas, Colorado, and Alabama and had projects ranging from building a bridge in a national park to tutoring at a children's hospital. When I was in the Washington Reading Corps in Seattle, WA, I worked as a literacy tutor at an elementary international school and learned more about social justice.

    As a Community Associate, I enjoy learning about how to help people work together to accomplish great things. Studying a language helps me improve that skill. Even though I don't use my Japanese as much anymore, it's still an important part of my life. Studying Japanese and living abroad helped me understand that everyone looks at the world in their own way and you must be humble and open enough to learn how to communicate in their language. Immersing yourself in a different way of thinking, living, and communicating takes courage and forces you to step outside your comfort zone. I am impressed that all 590 students at East-West have made that commitment by intensively studying a language and culture for every year they are here.

    Random facts:

    - I speak Cantonese with my family.
    - My favorite TV shows are Battlestar Galactica, Full Metal Alchemist, and Dae Jang Geum (Korean drama).
    - I love the color purple and wear it almost everyday.

    That's Ms. Cheng in a (very big) nutshell. If you have any questions for me, leave them in a comment!

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