ICS MINT Podcast

The good, the bad, and the ugly about life at a small school

Life at a small school is definitely different than that of a bigger school. There are schools in Venezuela like the International Christian School - Caracas (ISC-C) or the Colegio Internacional de Caracas (CIC) that are less than 200 students. And there are schools like Rizal High School (RHS) in the Philippines that have over 15,000 students.

What is going on with Fusion?

Fusion according to Tyler Wiebe, our science teacher is when “our hydrogen atoms when you collide subatomic particles into them at high speeds the two hydrogen atoms can collide with each other and form two different isotopes of hydrogen,” but at ICS Caracas we have a different kind of Fusion!

The New and Improved Student Leadership Team

You may not know it, but this school year there is a brand new leadership team, who has pledged "to be a group of humble, unified, passionate, service-oriented students who live joyfully and lead with integrity."
The Student Leadership Team (SLT) is composed of the Student Council and the Green Team. The two teams have distinct roles for serving ICS Caracas.

My Moshpit Experience

Smoke everywhere and a wild guitar riff playing in the background, it was the Guns N’ Roses playing “Paradise city” as I was laying on the floor with my nose bleeding. It was an exciting night, Deep Purple, Guns N’ Roses, The Cult, Alice in Chains, Kiss, Billy Idol, Def Leppard and others were going to perform in Lima, which was where I lived.

Remember, Remember, the 14th of December

3.....2.....1! BBEEEHHHHH The buzzer rang to let us know that the game was finally over.  A giant wave of emotion engulfed me like nothing I have ever felt before... December 14 of 2011 started out just like any other school day for me.  I woke up to the sound of my dad taking a shower and the smell of the fresh cooked rice and the richly seasoned bulgogi, a traditional Korean food, getting prepared. As I brought myself out of my hazy sleeping brain, I remembered that we had our first basketball game of the season that day, and to make matters more intense, the game was against our rival school, ECA.

My Daily Commute to School

Finally I see hope in the distance. There is a bus with a red sign on it; I might actually make it on time to school! I have hope, but I had to go through a lot before arriving to this point. It all begins at home at four thirty in the morning while the street was still pitch dark.

My First and Last Horse Ride

My tears fell down my cheeks as I stood in disbelief thinking about what had just happened. During Christmas break of 2011, my family, friends and my teacher Mr. Shuflin decided to go see the intriguing“Black Lake” located in Merida, Venezuela. It gets its name from the dark waters that are impossible to see through. We were all excited to go, not because of the lake itself but because of the horses!