We're still slogging our way across the Gulf of Alaska, alone except for the occasional whale and the constant company of seabirds. One of the most common birds looks like...
A small crew of sailors will navigate a boat through the Canadian Arctic, where icebergs and polar bears still rule the land. I am the...
The Silent Sound is on her way to the Canadian Arctic. We left Canada on June 6 and are sailing north. Our friends and family were there to see us off, and although it was...
Four people have left their jobs, homes, family and friends to spend four months on a small boat in cold, wet weather.
If someone tells you they are going sailing, you usually imagine them jumping off the bow for a swim and enjoying the sun. Aboard the Silent Sound on our way to the Arctic, we're thinking about ice.
A small crew of sailors will navigate a boat through the Canadian Arctic, where icebergs and polar bears still rule the land. I am the captain of the Silent Sound, and I will be telling you...
Off the port bow! That's something we've been shouting out nearly every day lately. As Silent Sound has pointed her bow west and begun crossing the Gulf of Alaska, we've seen several whales...
Dreams
Voices: Nick Walton and Rachel Crowther
Dreams
All of us dream. Some of us remember our dreams quite clearly while others never remember them. Listen to these six people talking about the dreams they have had recently and then answer the...
ZOE: Hello, I’m Young Post reporter Zoe Mak and this is Listening Plus. Today’we’ll be talking with Timothy Chui who is reporting on South China Morning Post National News Desk Editor Ting Shi’s wrap...
Author Mark Twain once said: 'I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.'
In Mein Kampf, Adolf Hitler said: 'The great masses of the people ... will more easily fall victims to a big lie than to a small one.'
Confucius said: Journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. This also applies to school life, which can be a bit like climbing The Dragon's Back - it has its ups and downs.
To be an effective independent learner, you need to be good at communicating what you know. Developing your presentation skills is very important, not just for exams but also for...
To be an effective independent learner, you need to introduce yourself to the 1.5kg mass of jelly in your head known as the brain. The brain is your thinking centre. To succeed in school and in life..