Following from our recent article about two of our students being selected as finalists for the John Locke Essay Writing competition, we’re delighted to share that current Year 13 Yeonjin K has been awarded a High Commendation overall, securing not only the prestige that comes from the competition, but also a valued scholarship for a residential programme with the John Locke Institute in Singapore.

As a reminder, the John Locke Essay Writing Competition invites students to explore and express their ideas on themes related to philosophy, politics, and social theory, inspired by the Enlightenment thinker John Locke. Open to participants from various educational levels, the competition encourages critical thinking and eloquent writing. Students are encouraged to submit essays which address contemporary issues through the lens of Locke’s principles of liberty, democracy, and human rights. Winners receive recognition for their intellectual achievements and the opportunity to contribute to meaningful discourse on fundamental societal questions. 

Essay prizes were judged by a panel of academics drawn from leading universities including Oxford and Princeton, under the leadership of the Chairman of Examiners, former Cambridge philosopher, Dr Jamie Whyte.  Judges choose their favourite essays from seven subject categories - Philosophy, Politics, Economics, History, Psychology, Theology and Law.

Yeonjin chose the Economics category and set out to answer the question of "Accurate news reporting is a public good. Does it follow that news agencies should be funded from taxation?" She structured her essay around a summary that “examines the role of news agencies, the benefits and dangers they bring to society, as well as the consequences of being subsidised by taxation."

Massive congratulations to Yeonjin on this incredible achievement.

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我们不久前报道了上海英国学校浦东校区的两位学生入围约翰·洛克论文写作比赛决赛后，现在很高兴地和大家分享，现就读于13年级的Yeonjin K不仅赢得了整体高度表彰（High Commendation），还获得了约翰·洛克学院在新加坡举办的住宿课程的奖学金。

约翰·洛克论文写作比赛邀请学生就哲学、政治和社会理论相关主题发表他们的观点，灵感源自启蒙思想家约翰·洛克。该比赛面向不同教育水平的参与者，鼓励批判性思维和优雅的写作风格。学生们被鼓励通过洛克的自由、民主和人权原则的视角提交探讨当代问题的论文。获奖者将因其智识成就得到认可，并有机会为社会基本问题的有意义讨论做出贡献。

论文奖项由来自牛津大学和普林斯顿大学等知名大学的学者评审团评选，评审团主席为前剑桥大学哲学家Jamie Whyte博士。评审们从哲学、政治、经济学、历史、心理学、神学和法律七个学科类别中选出他们最喜爱的论文。

Yeonjin选择了经济学类别，并尝试回答“准确的新闻报道是一种公共物品。这是否意味着新闻机构应该由税收资助？”这一问题。她在论文中探讨了新闻机构的角色、它们对社会的利弊，以及由税收资助的后果。

热烈祝贺Yeonjin取得这一大成就！