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FROM THE EDITOR Freedom á la Snufkin “I’m longing to get away from this stony country. Even a poet can have enough sometimes ” Featured Articles – Snufkin, Comet in Moominland (Tove Jansson) Do you want to be part ot so long ago, I rummaged that entails living in a tree, selling “free‐ BEE 3 through my bookshelf looking dom juice”, expressing oneself through What time is it? for something (anything) that clothing or setting sail towards distant The BEE3 is the “ by students for students” of the BEE3 team? magazine of the European School of Brussels III. pringfest 21 is alive! and Drinks crew, and will have I hadn’t already read through lands. We are each responsible for our That’s right, you read the possibility to listen to music during quarantine; to my sur‐ own happiness, and living in a free soci‐ Editor in Chief Zofia Leib that correctly; Springfest performed by live musicians! The BEE3 is always prise, I stumbled upon a dusty copy of my ety enables us to pursue said happiness, in 21 is coming, and it’s Students’ safety will, of course, looking for motivated Nfavourite childhood book series: the however way we choose; or as Snufkin Editorial Team Agata Mala, Alzbeta Kovarova, closer than it’s ever remain the top priority. We are Moomins. Revolving around a family of says in Moominsummer Madness: “The Kimon Koussoulakos-Vasilounis, Nathalie de la been. The plan is to split Spring‐ also delighted to announce that students! hippopotamus-like creatures living in the main thing in life is to know your own Calleja Orozco, Valentina Skackova Sfest up into a one-week event, The Act performances and the strange and magical Moominvalley, it still mind”. If you want to better understand which will allow all students from Fashion Show will take place amazes me how author Tove Jansson why we make some of the choices we do, Guest Editing Alexandra Bartovic different years to enjoy it safely. every day. All in all, we are work‐ managed to use this literary world to and how freedom of choice could be This means each year group will ing to make this day as memor‐ explore such complex themes like family, expanded, perhaps take a look at a won‐ Managing Editor Merlijn Draisma have one specific day to enjoy able, enjoyable and safe as pos‐ growing up, longing and even depression. derful article on the choice between Springfest. You can find the sible! From the daring exploits of Moominpapa STEM and humanities subjects on pages ContributorsAstrid Kutos, Alexandra Bartovic schedule by clicking here. to the mischievous high jinks of Little My, 6-9. Alternatively, have a look at pages 12- Beatrix Butters, Charlotte Tulkens, Erika During the planned lunch- The SF21 core team looks for‐ TIME I was just bubbling with excitement to 14 for an interview with EEB3’s musicians Kavvada, Eva Steininger, Katy Kopp, Luisa breaks, students will be provided ward to seeing all of you at delve back into the lives of these charac‐ to understand how they exercise their Simon, Margaux Herry, Nathalie de la Calleja with packed lunch they will have Springfest 21! ters. freedom of expression. Orozco, Paul Küpper, The Springfest Team, previously ordered with our Food TO ACT! One of my favourite members of the The Moomins, however, learn that Valentina Skackova, Zofia Leib Moomin cast, with perhaps the most freedom has its limits – namely when interesting philosophy, is the carefree Moominmama mysteriously disappears. Illustrations Zofia Leib, Valentina Skackova wanderer Snufkin. Snufkin enjoys his own The Moomins realise that by chasing an company above all, relying on no one but idealised version of their own happiness, Editorial address BEE3 c/o European School of himself for happiness, traveling simply for based purely on the expansion of their Brussels III, Boulevard du Triomphe 135, 1050 the sake of travel. Like the many creatures own freedoms, they (quite literally) lose Brussels, Belgium The Midnight Library // book review of Moominvalley, I, too, admire Snufkin sight of others; those who are dear to BEATRIX BUTTERS for his self-sufficiency; especially now, as I them. Nobody knows this better than FounderOndrej Gomola am confined to my bedroom for weeks on Snufkin, who is often conflicted between he Midnight Library she taken different decisions. end, I would give anything to be able to travelling the world and pursuing his own ec.eeb3.eu/bee3 tells the story of 35- These universes are kept within go out and explore foreign cities once happiness, and staying in Moominvalley [email protected] year-old gifted but books found on the infinite Contact us at: more. But such freedoms have unfortun‐ with his best friend and greatest admirer, unfulfilled Nora Seed in shelves of the library. Nora can ately been restricted in the name of health Moomintroll. “Perhaps you’re not always All rights reserved. Reproduction whole or in a space between life and enter each universe by reading the [email protected] and safety; for many of us, we have ar‐ happy, even if you are free. Freedom can part without written permission is strictly death. This purgatory takes the first line. If she finds a life that she rived at a point where we question how be surprisingly complicated, you see”, prohibited. Copyright @ 2020 Tshape of a library. In this library, prefers to her original life, she has long we can still stand confinement – in Snufkin comments. Nora meets her former school lib‐ the option to stay there. Other‐ this edition of the magazine, we actually Giving up part of our freedom to pro‐ Image accreditation: rarian, Mrs. Elm, who reveals that wise, she returns to the library, feature an opinion essay about adverse tect our loved ones is at the core of why if you are not supposed to move where she can try another life. effects of lockdown on our teenage gener‐ the lockdowns were imposed in the first P.21 Juanedc from Zaragoza, España, Le Penseur on yet, you are sent to this place; Nora can keep switching lives ation; read it on page22! place. Really, living in a society at all (8327864211), Cut, CC BY 2.0 for Nora, that is the titular Mid‐ until she finds one that she likes, In an episode of the 1990 TV adapta‐ means that you need to face certain res‐ night Library. Nora is both dead or until she is ready to move on tion, the inhabitants of Moominvalley are trictions in regards to your behaviour P.10 Bjørn Christian Tørrissen (https://commons.wiki‐ and alive during her stay at the forever. visited by a prophet who tells them to “go towards others, so that you may not in‐ media.org/wiki/File:GambianMudskippers.jpg), Midnight Library, a stay that Reading this book, I was im‐ back to nature and enjoy a free life!” – but fringe their freedom and their rights. It is bearbeitet, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/ could end at any moment. But mersed in each of Nora’s worlds, would give away too much of the what is a free life? Freedom is perhaps the important for us to have dialogues regar‐ 4.0/legalcode whilst Nora is there, time stops in revealing all her regrets and all of story, but I highly recommend most fundamental value of our western ding the extent and limits of freedom, the universe in which she died, her dreams. She is a terrific char‐ this book to everyone. No matter societies – to be able to live our lives and with this issue of the magazine we and she is presented with the acter, and her story resonated what your favourite genre is, you according to our own needs and wants. In aim to explore some of them. opportunity to live any of the pos‐ with me. Unfortunately, I cannot will find something to like in The the episode, each character presents their Thank you for reading the BEE3. sible lives she could have had, had tell you my favourite part, as it Midnight Library. own interpretation of freedom, whether 4 Summer 2020 BEE 3 BEE 3 Summer 2020 5 ANALYSIS STEM VS HUMANITIES Economic pressure Education’s ancient war of oney is another factor: comes. They reflect other traits such as ment. According to research conducted at STEM allegedly leads to psychological health, participation in Harvard University [2], later career earn‐ more job opportunities and democracy, and respect for human rights. ings of graduates in other fields catch up higher salaries. This is an These studies indicate that students with STEM. Nowadays, the job market words (and numbers) overly simplified perspect‐ should not pursue a STEM education or evolves rapidly; according to a Washing‐ BEATRIX BUTTERS ive.