TBS hosts an Online University Fair
By: Upasana and Abhiroop (Year 11)
During online learning last week, TBS hosted an Online University Fair for the Senior students at school in order to prepare them for higher education. The event brought together a variety of different universities from around the world, giving students the opportunity to learn more about studying abroad and explore different academic pathways. Some notable universities that were attended include the University of Melbourne in Australia, the University of Tokyo in Japan and many prestigious UK institutions such as the University of Cambridge, the University of Edinburgh and Imperial College.



The event began with a Q&A Panel Session, featuring representatives from Universities in the UK, USA, Australia and Hong Kong. The session gave a general overview of what University life is like and the unique application processes in each country. It provided students with some really valuable starting information before the event moved on to more specific talk sessions.
Aarush, a student from Year 10, particularly enjoyed the online approach for the university fair, stating that – “It was a great system where you could connect to top universities across the globe through just your device and get advice when applying in the future.”
Following the panel sessions, students were able to choose from a variety of smaller talk sessions focusing on more specific subjects and study destinations. Each student could attend one session from two different groups. The first group of sessions included subject-specific topics such as Career Pathways in Art and Design and Studying Medicine in the UK. The second group covered a range of topics, including applying to UK Universities, the Future of Artificial Intelligence and Preparing for Written Scholarship Applications. These group sessions were incredibly useful as students were able to get advice and information specific to the subjects they are planning to take and the countries they are planning to go to.
A Year 11 student, Manashi said that – “Being able to talk to many university representatives helped us to approach thinking about A-level options, future universities and career aspirations.”
The event concluded with an Open University Fair, with over 35 participating Universities from not only the UK and US, but also Australia, Belgium, Canada, Thailand and many others. This time was incredibly useful for students who had a specific university in mind. Due to the smaller number of pupils per session, it was much easier to ask one-to-one questions and receive more in-depth answers about particular topics. The representatives for the universities were also very knowledgeable, making the Open Fair an especially insightful experience.
Another Year 11 student, Ashish, states that – “The Fair was a great opportunity to explore many universities in one place and start thinking more seriously about future options.”
Overall, even though the University Fair was online due to elections, it was an incredibly useful and informative event for students to either begin considering their future higher education options or begin preparing for university life and a really good way of using the online learning day.
TBS NISSA games
By Bibhushan (Year 11) and Nijal (Year 9)
On March 9th, TBS hosted their final game against Ullens in their NISSA journey before the finals, which are set to occur on Sunday, 19th March at the Premier School.
In football, the girls played with skill and swiftness, constantly weaving through the opposition, gaining their victory. Ghazal was consistently hitting shots against Ullens, firing into the goal, and scoring both goals and assisting the team to win against Ullens. Having completed the season undefeated, the girls will have high expectations going into this Sunday’s finals at Ullens
The Boys’ Basketball was action-packed and filled with emotion. They dribbled across the pitch back and forth, scoring net after net whilst keeping the ball away from Ullens. Abdul hit bucket after bucket all throughout the game and was a great leader to the team, guiding them through their struggles during the game. Despite this, TBS unfortunately lost by only one point. Even though the players didn’t win, they walked out with their heads high, ready for the final match on Sunday. Based on league performances, the boys’ final day looks to be really competitive, with at least five of the six teams, including TBS, realistically challenging for the NISSA title.
British Science Week
By: Luveena (year 9), Shajonee (year 9) and Sofia (year 8)
This week, from the 6th to the 12th of March, the British Science Association is hosting British Science Week. This ten-day celebration showcases different aspects of science, technology, engineering and maths. As we have been taught since a young age, science lives around us. It is involved in everything we do, from our daily activities to big things like figuring out how to heat food in the microwave. This week, our school is hosting an in-school poster-making competition for KS3 under the topic “What will children need in the future for a positive childhood?” This involves students in the Years 7, 8 and 9 creating a poster about what they think are the problems children in the future will face and the solutions they have for them.

Students could choose between a number of topics for this motion, such as climate change, mental health problems, pollution and too much screen time. They can even make their own ideas and display each creative notion in an innovative, appealing poster and have friendly competition with other years for a generous prize, which doesn’t just stop at first place but compensates second and third as well.

This gets the students thinking about what childhood will look like for people in the future, and how it looked for children in the past. This not only gets them to be creative but also develops an element of research. The results for this competition will come out in a week, and we are excited to see the top three winners. The 1st place will receive a voucher for Workshop Eatery, 2nd place will receive a Vicky’s Stationery voucher, and the 3rd place will receive a Yellow Bamboo voucher.
