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NAIS Pudong Scholarships
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Following from our recent article about two of our students being selected as finalists for the John Locke Essay Writing competition, we‘re delighted to share that current Year 13 Yeonjin K has been awarded a High Commendation overall, securing not only the prestige that comes from the competition, but also a valued scholarship for a residential programme with the John Locke Institute in Singapore.
As a reminder, the John Locke Essay Writing Competition invites students to explore and express their ideas on themes related to philosophy, politics, and social theory, inspired by the Enlightenment thinker John Locke. Open to participants from various educational levels, the competition encourages critical thinking and eloquent writing.Students are encouraged to submit essays which address contemporary issues through the lens of Locke’s principles of liberty, democracy, and human rights. Winners receive recognition for their intellectual achievements and the opportunity to contribute to meaningful discourse on fundamental societal questions.
Essay prizes were judged by a panel of academics drawn from leading universities including Oxford and Princeton, under the leadership of the Chairman of Examiners, former Cambridge philosopher, Dr Jamie Whyte.Judges choose their favourite essays from seven subject categories - Philosophy, Politics, Economics, History, Psychology, Theology and Law.
Yeonjin chose the Economics category and set out to answer the question of "Accurate news reporting is a public good. Does it follow that news agencies should be funded from taxation?" She structured her essay around a summary that examines the role of news agencies, the benefits and dangers they bring to society, as well as the consequences of being subsidised by taxation."
Massive congratulations to Yeonjin on this incredible achievement.
In the final of our series of alumni spotlight articles, we speak with Matthew Ward, a professional football player in England who spent six years at NAIS Pudong before departing in 2019 to take up his current role as an elite sports star!
At NAIS Pudong, we strive to achieve our values, one element of which is building confidence in our students to help them better prepare for life after education. But what about building the confidence to question one’s approach and strategy in tacking tasks or ideas?
On the last day of Term One, Principal Diane Vaughan conducted the termly Principal's Awards, this time celebrating the outstanding contributions of students who exemplify one of the school's core values of being considerate.
On 9th and 10th of December years 7-9 students were given the chance to debate on a given present-day topic. A debate is a structured discussion where individuals present and defend their viewpoints on a topic, aiming to persuade others with well-supported arguments.