Students from international schools compete with robots

One of the most prestigious robotics competitions in the world, the First Lego League (FLL), was held at The British School of Beijing Shunyi Campus last Saturday.

Event

Each year, The Bookworm hosts the NGO & Charity Networking Day in order to help organizations share awareness and connect with Beijing’s NGO and charity community.

Workshop at Maker Carnival recruits creative types

Iron Hack was one of the workshops at this year’s Maker Carnival in Beijing, running last weekend. Open to the public, participants got the chance to design and make their own creations.

Rotaract volunteers play ball with mentally disabled

Last Saturday, volunteers from Rotaract – a NGO that promotes community service – spent a day playing field sports with mentally disabled students from several schools in Beijing.

Kony 2012 inspires Chinese group to do more

The now-famous 30-minute Kony 2012 video that urged people to pay attention to wanted African warlord Joseph Kony called for a “Cover the Night” campaign on April 20.

Japanese students deepen mutual understanding

Preparations are in full swing for the 17th exchange activity of Project Hope International Exchange Association Japan (Pia-Smile), which will be held on the third weekend of April.

‘Trash to Art’ workshop nurtures awareness of environment

Last Sunday at 798 Art Zone, several young students wore cardboard boxes with slogans persuading people to visit their “Trash to Art” event at Yuanfen Flow Gallery. They shouted things like, “Come in, we have a super toilet!”

Hobbyist club turns ideas into robots

Most Beijingers hire an ayi to take care of their plants when they leave town. OpenDrone members build robots.

Beijingers celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by Getting drunk and merry

It usually doesn’t take a special occasion to get Beijing’s expats to hit the bars, but there’s nothing like St. Patrick’s Day to bring out the inner alcoholic in casual drinkers.

Clothing swap party transforms old junk into fashion gold

The fashion exchange and networking event is organized by Stacey Niu and her friends. On the afternoon of March 4, Cafetique, located in an arty district near the Drum and Bell Towers, was crowded with girls.