Hold your breath
How to hold your breath, metaphorically and otherwise – or what synchronised swimming, a sport with glittering swimsuits and slippery nose clips, can teach us about handling pressure.
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L’apprentissage d’une langue : outil d’inclusion sociale ou symbole de résignation
L’acquisition de compétences linguistiques est bénéfique pour l’amélioration de nos capacités cognitives, notre compréhension du monde et reflèterait même l’adaptation de notre cerveau à notre environnement. Mais lorsque l’apprentissage est imposé par des circonstances au lieu d’être voulu, rendu presque obligatoire à cause d’une migration forcée, les efforts à fournir pour assimiler ces compétences paraissent surréalistes pour ceux qui doivent les acquérir.
Lazy? Or Just Really Good at Procrastinating?
We’ve all been there before. That time when you were given an important assignment with a deadline in a few weeks. At first, the deadline seems so far out of reach that you decide to postpone the work for a few days and busy yourself with other tasks. Soon those days turn into a week and you realise you have no more time left for your project. So, you open another can of coke and finally start that task, trying not to feel guilty about how much you have postponed it, while racing against the clock to get it done.
My perspective on how being in a European School affects us and our place in society
By Lily Collin We are all people with different origins, born in different places, raised in different environments, with different…
Advantages and Disadvantages of Being Multilingual
By Petra Lindholm Multilingualism, the ability to speak more than two languages fluently, is widespread in the European School System….
The blind man who beat the sun at a staring contest
By: Laura Somma I was idly walking the streets when I was stopped by a beggar. He had taken hold…
#LetLakeVictoriaBreatheAgain
By Eimantas Petraitis and Sara Winship Lake Victoria is the world’s largest tropical lake and second-largest freshwater lake. It is…
The Future of Technology: Don’t be afraid
This article, by Beatrise Prince, is a thought-provoking article that explores the potential of technology and its possible implications on humanity. The author discusses both the bright and dark sides of technological advancements, highlighting the benefits of innovation, such as energy-storing bricks and virtual realities, as well as the risks, including the possibility of trapping consciousness in computers and the vulnerability of our personal data. Despite these concerns, the author ultimately encourages readers not to be afraid of technology but to embrace it, acknowledging that innovation is inevitable and that it is up to us to use technology for the greater good.
MEC 2023
The article describes the success of the Model European Council (MEC), an event that brings together students from different European Schools to simulate the proceedings of the European Council. This year, about 250 pupils participated in the event, hosted by EEB2 at Eurocontrol. The student organizers did an excellent job of ensuring that the event ran smoothly, and the students showed a remarkable level of engagement and knowledge.
“Giovanni’s Room” by James Baldwin
By Anda Purina S5ENA at EEB2 James Baldwin (1924-1987) was a queer, black American, who wrote many novels, essays, short…