The skill of studying
As the Head of School, I have heard so many times parents saying, “well, my child has a great area to study in, it’s calm and without distractions. They spend
AI and the A1 class drones
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been around for nearly two centuries ranging from balloons used for meteorological observation and the carriage of incendiary devices to pilotless aircraft cheaply made for
Greenwashing has got to go!
The European Commission is expected to take decisive action soon against companies suspected of being involved in greenwashing; in other words, conning everyone by labelling or advertising products and services
London Calling – February 2023
Calling London! A recent trip to North London took your columnist very close to an iconic symbol of the capital’s 1960s skyline. What is now called the BT tower was
ARTificial Intelligence. Can AI create great art?
In answering this question, you can explore in depth and start to consider the very nature of what it means to be human, machine or AI. What is an artist,
We must stop the war on Nature
Pesticides versus pollinators In line with the European Commission, Portugal is moving ahead with a plan to give greater protection to pollinating insects while reducing the use of pesticides in
Helping children to develop effective study skills
As the school new year is now well underway, along with the excitement of the new term for students of all ages comes assessments and exams. For us as parents
A tale of two Covids
Where were you when Covid first changed your life? As an American, there are moments burned into our common psyche – like the explosion of the Challenger space shuttle, 9/11,
The world’s weird weather is likely to worsen
The weather in Portugal and everywhere else in the world has been bizarre this January and past year. Climate experts warn it is likely to get worse the rest of
The exploitation of Portugal’s mineral resources
The Swedish state-controlled mining company LKAB has announced the discovery within the Arctic Circle, in a remote northern region, of a deposit totalling more than a million tons of the