Working collaboratively with others

Working collaboratively with others is not always as easy as it seems.  Working in a group requires patience, understanding and often compromising.  CAS is a great way to develop skills in this area. If the group you are part of isn't working the way you would like it to, think about ways to  change the way you work with others.  How can you improve the group dynamics?  How can you make all members of the group feel like they are an active part of the group?  Remember that this is why you do CAS - to learn by doing.  Don't forget to reflect on this outcome and show what you learn about yourself and working with others.

World Day Against Death Penalty

This week saw the Amnesty group led a discussion about the death penalty with the grade 11 students.  Many interesting and provoking thoughts were expressed and this is a topic that the Amnesty group will continue to work with.  They had filled the room with helium balloons attached to the names of people who had been executed in the last year.  At the end of the presentation students were asked to set the balloons free from the names by cutting the strings.

You will be hearing more from this group as they join Amnesty's Swedish campaign to free Hakamada Iwao, an 78 year old Japanese man with mental disabilities.  He is the world's longest serving death row prisoner having been on death row since 1993 and could be executed at any time.

Annexe Council:

The annexe council held a successful breakfast for the student sin the annexe on Friday.  It was great to see the annexe students working together to make this breakfast happen.  I believe they are also planning some events for Halloween.

Volunteer  opportunities:

At voluntärbyrån this week are still positions for helping with the 'Shockholmen' for Halloween. Tutoring opportunities, poster making and more.   http://www.volontarbyran.org/eng/for-volunteers/