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Shadowed by sexism: How gender inequality manifests in school community (Page 16)

At the beginning of the year in Research Colloquium, I walked into class and one of the boys was like, ‘What are you doing here?’” Kira* said. “I was like, ‘Wow, I can’t be taking this class? Like, I get it. Maybe you’re smarter than me, but like, I really can’t sit down and take the same class that you can?’”

Kira’s experience dealing with sexist behavior at the school is not uncommon.

According to an online survey conducted by The Standard March 7-22 with 149 student responses, 61.1% of students believe sexism is a problem at ASL. However, many more have experienced or witnessed instances of sexism occur around the school, and countless of those stories remain unshared.
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Shadowed by sexism: How gender inequality manifests in school community (Pages 14-15)

At the beginning of the year in Research Colloquium, I walked into class and one of the boys was like, ‘What are you doing here?’” Kira* said. “I was like, ‘Wow, I can’t be taking this class? Like, I get it. Maybe you’re smarter than me, but like, I really can’t sit down and take the same class that you can?’”

Kira’s experience dealing with sexist behavior at the school is not uncommon.

According to an online survey conducted by The Standard March 7-22 with 149 student responses, 61.1% of students believe sexism is a problem at ASL. However, many more have experienced or witnessed instances of sexism occur around the school, and countless of those stories remain unshared.
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Parks benefit community well-being, enhance London experience

When deciding whether her family should move to London, Science Teacher Kara Anderson said she flew in to get a feel for the city. After stumbling upon Paddington
Recreation Ground, she knew London would be her next home.
“I didn’t know where we would live, but I came to the school and then I just walked the neighborhoods,” Anderson said. “I remember sitting in Pad Rec for like an hour and just watching the people and just sitting being like, ‘Yes, I could call London home.’”
The Royal Parks, 11 of the city’s oldest and largest green spaces, including Hyde Park, Regent’s Park and Primrose Hill, are known as “the lungs of London,” according to their website. Beyond central London, parks in the northwest part of the city provide spaces for
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Students, teachers find joy in collecting souvenirs, memorabilia

For English Teacher Mark Mazzenga, collecting "Star Trek" memorabilia has been a constant throughout his adolescence and adulthood. Mazzenga has accumulated a collection of "Star Trek"-themed board games, magazines, action figures and even wine bottles. “It really comes from my affinity for the television show and the
culture surrounding it,” Mazzenga said.
Mazzenga began collecting the franchise’s merchandise
when he attended his first "Star Trek" convention
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Grade 12 students gain teaching insights through Teaching Apprenticeship Program

As part of the experiential learning curriculum offered by the school, the Teaching Apprenticeship class enables Grade 12 students to gain experience working with young children first-hand in the second semester. Along with learning about educational methods, including social-
emotional development and responsive classroom management, students also assist their assigned teachers by planning lessons and volunteering in their classrooms.
Director of Teaching and Learning Jennifer Kirstein said
the class aims to provide students with a greater sense of how schooling works.
“I want students to have a better understanding of what
learning looks like and how teachers actually facilitate that
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Mind the Gap: Community members commute across London to St. John’s Wood

For many students, their morning routines consist of a cup of coffee to wake them up, followed by a brisk walk through St. John’s Wood. For others, their mornings involve watching the sun rise while crossing the River Thames or listening to buskers at tube stations miles away from the school. Although their journeys may be more complex, many community members have become well-accustomed to London’s ins and outs during their commutes to school each morning.
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Productivity content on social media influences learning, work environments

Social media’s productivity content-creating community is active on YouTube and several other platforms. Posts on social media can promote positive ideas of balance and wellness, in addition to perpetuating controversial concepts such as hustle culture.

The productivity content-creating community is active on YouTube and several other social media platforms. Posts on social media can promote positive ideas of balance and wellness, in addition to perpetuating controversial concepts such as hustl
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Internalized misogyny limits female self-expression, success

Internalized misogyny can pressure women to have an aversion to items and concepts associated with feminity, from the color pink to long nail extensions. Students and faculty share thoughts and experiences with the impact of internalized misogyny on self-expression, pursuing interests and the “not like other girls” phenomenon.

Computer Science Teacher Livia Piloto said internalized misogyny is the phenomenon when women subconsciously feel hatred for other women in addition to feminine concepts.
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Global word games popularity strikes community

In any high school classroom, students and faculty can be overheard saying, “Did you solve it today? How many tries did it take you?” while others crouch over their laptops puzzled at five-letter words in gray, yellow and green. Following the surge in popularity of Wordle, word games have spread rapidly across the world. Within the high school community, both students and faculty have immersed themselves in several popular word games.

Director of Student Advising Anne Richardson said she has al
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HS Science Teacher Corinne Morgan

HS Science Teacher Corinne Morgan hails from Richmond, Virginia, and has also lived in Western Massachusetts. She said she moved to London six years ago to complete her master’s degree, a city she now considers home.

Morgan said although it is very culturally different from the U.S., she loves living in London due to its unique environment and values.

“What was really nice for me is that I went from a place where everything had to be absolutely right 100% of the time to a place where there’s a
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Recent faculty additions introduce themselves to community

The High School welcomes new faculty for the 2021-2022 school year. These new faculty members shared their experiences in previous schools, adjusting to London and more.

Raised in New York City, Specific Learning Differences Teacher Yulisa Cruz has years of experience with big cities. However, Cruz said London has already made its mark on her as a truly unified place. “I walk down the street and I hear so many different languages,” she said. “It's not like pockets of people, you know New York C
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14 new students reflect on their transition to the High School

The sound of footsteps and chatter filling the hallways can only mean one thing; school is back in session. For many, the coronavirus pandemic ensured that this would not be the ASL they have seen in the past, but for others, they never saw it look otherwise. Fourteen new students shared their experience of starting at a new school amid Covid-19 measures and give a glimpse of themselves and their experience so far.

After moving to London, Nova Northman ('23) reflects on adjusting to a new schoo