A little T.L.C. in Kenya
Sophia Beaton
October 19, 2010
The bitterest tears shed over graves are for young lives lost and opportunities not taken. In Kenya there are children living lives that no one should ever have to endure. Jessica Posner, an inspirational young woman was recently granted the 2010 “Do Something” award for co-founding an all girls... Read more »
New Kids on the Block
Jackson Shimanoff
October 12, 2010
Since the beginning of the high school, Le Jardin has played host to the foreign exchange student program. This year we have two students who are a part of this program, Jamie Marin and Rebecca Ristikangas. We also have a new student who has come all the way from Greece. Her name is Logan Fornes. Logan... Read more »
Are we there yet?
Natasha Gourlay
September 29, 2010
What is the first question we ask each other the first day of school? What did you do this summer? The answers are vast. It goes to beach bums soaking up the sun, finding your first summer job, the dreaded answer…summer school and even traveling. For most of us the perfect summer is to be able... Read more »
International and (Un)Informed?
Mahea Schuman
September 17, 2010
Worldwide events are happening every day, global issues that are going uniformed and blinded by the generations that have the ability to make a change. On Saturday July 24th the country of Pakistan was flooded by torrential rains. Over 1,600 people were killed and more than 13 million civilians... Read more »
Ten Things You Should Know About World Geography
Alexander Shiarella, Editor in Chief
January 13, 2010
Around 150 BCE, the Greek scholar Crates of Mallus created the earliest known globe of the Earth. After all these years, what has humanity learned about this planet we live on? Well, we spend our elementary school years memorizing irrelevant U.S. state capitals only to later call continents, countries... Read more »
FYROM
Alexander Shiarella, Staff Writer
November 17, 2009
In the spirit of Le Jardin’s newly found commitment to internationalism, I decided to reestablish my own understanding of the globe and write an article for the International Spotlight section of this newspaper. In doing so, I read various maps and atlases, and became aware of the numerous countries... Read more »
Miss Swiss
Tevin Togami, Staff Writer
September 28, 2009
Almost half way around the world is the small, beautiful country of Switzerland which is surrounded by major countries such as Italy, France, Belgium and Germany. Switzerland’s small population is very diverse and they actually have four official languages: Swiss German, French, Italian and Romansh. ... Read more »
Long Way From Home
Monet Gregory, Staff Writer
September 25, 2009
There are many new faces at LJA School this year, but one that most of you probably know is Alessandra Rodriguez. Alessandra came to our little island in the Pacific from a place far, far away — Milan, Italy. Milan is the second largest city in Italy, and is located in Lombardy where it is... Read more »
He’s the Maan
Chelsea Meerians, Staff Writer
August 31, 2009
Miles away, in Western Asia is the small but scenic country of Lebanon; a nation comprised mostly of mountainous terrain and a unique cultural identity. The country is situated between Syria to the North and Israel to the South with 140 miles of coastline displaying the picturesque Mediterranean Sea.... Read more »