Riverside Highlights Issue 18 Half Term Highlights 2017-18

HALF TERM HIGHLIGHTS TERM 1 ISSUE 118 2017/2018 S H R E W S B U R Y H O S T S F I R S T T E D x YO U T H E V E N T she believes it has travelled from tial speakers, each with a their own unique interpretation on what its roots. the theme meant to them. Our guest speaker, Archawat After careful consideration of the Charoensilp is a parent from applications, two-minute pitches, within talked about his predictions and interviews, were very lucky to and vision for the future of global be able to shortlist five extremely economics. Exploring trends in the global economy, he touched on passionate individuals, each with The year-long process began the the juxtaposing forces of global- some very engaging insight and organising team acquiring a li- cense from the TED headquarters opinion into topics - ranging from isation and localisation, and pre- autism to interdisciplinary learning sented the idea that perhaps local- in New York, including midnight isation is the new globalisation. - that do not typically receive Skype interviews, a plethora of forms and paperwork to complete. much attention outside the arenas of school work, sports, drama, and In the field of education, a rising topic of interest is interdisciplinary Our chosen theme for the confer- music. learning. Natcha (Pun Pun) ence, ‘(Re)focus’, was inspired by Yongphiphatwong gave an inspir- the constantly changing opinions Drawing from her own personal experiences with gender discrimi- ing talk, looking at the deep- in the modern world, fluctuating rooted connections between social norms, and the increasingly nation, Year 11 student Karuna seemingly distinct academic sub- Taesopapong discussed the ne- interconnected world; a broad jects. cessity of feminism and how far theme that generated an equally Continued on page 4 wide range of topics from poten- The first ever TEDxYouth event took place at Shrewsbury Interna- tional School Bangkok on the 20th of September, featuring a group of five inspiring speakers, selected from within the school commu- nity. PAGE 1