Sunday, 20 September 2015

Interviews continuing

Some of you have already had your interviews and the rest should be completed this week before the break.  It is important that you bring your CAS handbook with the forms as well as your computer to the interview.

All students should be able to get started with CAS be adding experiences on ManageBac over the next weeks.

CAS personal profile and proposal forms

You should also complete the personal profile and CAS proposal form - see forms on the pages at the side here.  Once you have completed the forms electronically, save them and upload them on ManageBac.  You are expected to have this done by October 5th.

Other news

The Rhino Preservation group will be participating in the Global March for Elephants and Rhinos on Sunday the 4th of October.  Everyone is welcome to join us in showing our concern for these wonder animals by walking through Stockholm.  People all over the world will be marching on that weekend. The point of the march is raise global awareness of this issue.  

Some members of our Amnesty International Group attended a workshop around the theme of 'My body my rights' last week.  We all look forward to them presenting this issue to the school community in the near future.  If you are interested in reading about this campaign please see Amnesty's English webpage.  You are welcome to join this group in C10 on Tuesdays at 10.30 if you are interested in joining.  

The SIS newspaper is up and running again this term with the first article out being about CAS! Subscribe to the Quirky Quibbler to read the latest reports or come to the meeting on Monday in C9 at 15.30 if you wish to join.  Reporters, writers and photographers are welcome. 

Below is an opportunity from volontarbyran.  It is in Uppsala but many of the jobs can be done on line so you don't have to be there!  Contact them if you are interested.  


WHAT IS UPPSALA CULTURE CARNIVAL?
Carnival of Cultures (Kulturernas Karneval) is a colorful festival that will take place for the eighth time on 28-29 May 2016. The carnival has a carnival parade through the centre of Uppsala and a festival place in the Botanical Garden where concerts, dance performances, food and handicrafts market and lots of other things will tale place!

We want the Carnival of Cultures to celebrate all the cultures, cultural expressions and art forms that exist in the vicinity of Uppsala. We want to make a scene and a forum for the broad and bustling cultural life. We also want to be an inter-generational , drug-free festival for everyone living in Uppsala and for carnival enthusiasts around Sweden.

Preparations for the Carnival of Cultures 2016 has already begun and now is the time to start building our teams. Each year around 30 people create the event and about 180 volunteers work during the event days. The process is open for all to participate.

What can you do?
Here is a list of working groups.
PROJECT COORDINATION
PROGRAM COORDINATION
VOLUNTEER COORDINATION
ART
INFRASTRUCTURE
DESIGN AND PUBLIC RELATIONS / IT
SPONSORSHIP / ECONOMY ADMINISTRATION


When and where will the volunteering take place: 
Information meeting and kick-off will be done separately for individual applications. The first big project meeting and kick-off will be 13th of October 6pm. 
The work with the project starts in October and continues until mid-June, but you are welcome even if you only can participate a limited time. 


Specific requirements and information: 
Are you a committed person with a curiosity for multicultural projects? Then Carnival of Cultures is a perfect platform for you! Whether you have experience with a similar project, whether you have knowledge of volunteer assignments, you can find a mission with us. 

Carnival worker process provides the opportunity for both a social network through regular meetings and telecommuting via digital media. The project will contribute to a group that consists of many different ages, skills and backgrounds. We want to learn from each other and have fun together during the process! 
 



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