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視界 Shi Jie
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Spring 2014 EDITOR Michelle Mouton
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Contents | Spring 2014 FOCUS ON ENGLISH Reading, Writing and Literature, Oh My! Cultural Creativity The Laramie Project Student Reflections Written Language Oral Language Writing and Speaking
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STAFF PROFILE Kirsty de Wilde Brandon Nichols
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HAPPENINGS DC Earns Accreditation Library Welcomes Visiting Authors Four Days of Adventure Discovering the Arts The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe A World of Music Primary Chinese Speech Competition Say What?
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SPORTS Cobra Sports
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CURRICULUM MYP Curriculum Personal Project STUDENTS The Path Ahead ALUMNI Where Are They Now? Hugo, Manon and Camille Libine
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CONTENTS LANGUAGE OF LEARNING
Evelina Alex Ezra Kohn Fiona Altoft Peter Lasscock Kirsten Anderson Kathy Lau Thomas Au Nicole Lau Zak Baldwin Joanne Li Kristy Baron Alfred Lo Sarah Bennett Ava McKee Ashley Brooks Flora Mather Kim Cassel Barak Michaelis Jeff Chan Shinya Mizuno Kirsty de Wilde Peter Muir Frank Donnoli Andy Munn Becky Edwards Aleesha Naqvi Jason Edwards Nicole O’Brien Donna Ellery Aaron Oshlack Terry Evans Eleanor Rice Joel Ford Zachary Sang Justin Fung Leanne Sercombe Adrian Gan Debbie Tai Annette Garnett David Thapa Lauren Gordon Vania Tiatto Kylie Harrison Perlei Toor Claire Holubowskyj Alsace Wu Grace Kai Fong Michael Xin Zach Kilbourne
PHOTOGRAPHY Claire Fraser
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