There is no such thing as CAS points!

It is great that all the CAS interviews are done for the first round now.  Some of you have some really great plans - others are still thinking about what you will do for some strands.  The important thing to do now is to start adding to your portfolio in MB.  Make sure you add evidence as you go along and reflections when needed.  Remember - there can never be too much evidence.  Reflections should be done at meaningful moments - 2 - 3 times a term for longer term experiences.  

Please do keep in mind that:

There is no such thing as CAS points!

and we do not count hours.  That is why it is important that you have a good CAS portfolio with: 

• evidence of participation in CAS experiences in the 3 strands, 
• quality reflections
• evidence of having met the 7 learning outcomes
• a project documented using the CAS stages (must be an experience of longer than a month)
• evidence of participation in CAS continually over 18 months

Personal Profiles

You should have received a message via google classroom to download your personal profile as a pdf and upload it onto your CAS portfolio under 'documents'

Please make sure to do this before the 8th October.

There are many activities being organised by people in the class - look out for sign up sheets and pay attention to announcements!  if you wish to send a message about something you are organising please speak to me - I can publish it here or send a message on MB.

Some ideas

Book Reviews

Ms Larsson is looking for people who are interested in writing reviews for books in the school library.  Contact her if you are interested in this creative experience. 

Rhino March

Every year in October, there is an annual march for Elephants and Rhinos organised worldwide.  In Stockholm the group that organises this march is Försvara Elefanterna.  This year they are meeting up at Mariatorget at 11 am on October 7th to give out information about Elephants and Rhinos. Everyone is welcome to support the cause.  The rhino group will make posters/signs.

Walk for Freedom

You are probably aware that human trafficking is a major issue right now that has grown due to the current world affairs as you are aware. A21 is an non-profit organisation working towards ending human trafficking around the world.This group is organising a walk on Saturday October 14 at 13.00 starting at Humlegården.  See this message from Ms Thompson who is a member of this organisation:

As part of the organisation, I would really like to encourage you to take part in the annual Walk for Freedom that will take place in Stockholm, as well as around 66 cities around the world. Saturday, October 14, at 13.00 starting at Humlegården. It is free to sign up and walk, but you can donate to the organisation by buying the black t.shirt with the logo, Walk for Freedom where all profit goes towards abolishing slavery. I would love for as many SIS staff, parents and students to take part in this walk that makes a difference to those caught in slavery around the world. 

Sign up using either of these links:

http://www.a21.org/content/walk-for-freedom/go8h3c

http://www.a21.org/event-search.php#filter-anchor

Film Festival
Don't forget to send in your application if you want to volunteer for the Stockholm film festival. See details here in Swedish and here in English.  It is November 8th to 19th.

Looking for more ideas?

Try voluntärbyrån

It is great that so many people are involved with hemlösa.se giving out food to homeless people in the mornings.  If you are unable to make it but would like to be involved in a similar project there is a group called Stockholm's Street Angels who meet up on Sunday afternoons to give out food.

Great work this week

Well done to William, Raman and Marc who turned up at 10am on Sunday to play football with a group of refugees from Afghanistan.

Getting experiences - beyond the school

It is great to see that many of you have started getting involved in groups in school and are even in the process of starting new groups.  These are a good way to gain some experience, but in order to have a CAS portfolio that will really help you  get into the further studies/work you should have experiences that take you beyond the school.

A good place to look for these is: https://www.volontarbyran.org

Even though most of  the opportunities here are written in Swedish it is possible for people who don't speak Swedish to apply.  I will try to publish a few of the most appropriate examples when I see them - but you can also look yourself.

Here are a couple from  this week:


Uppsala Photo Festival - 21st to 24th of Sept
Uppsala is just a train ride away.  They need volunteers to work at this event and have even published the details in English!  Check it out here and apply for a great service experience.  Really great chance to meet photographers from all around the world.

Help in the Red Cross Shop
The Red Cross has a shop at Hornstull and they need volunteers.  A good way to practice a little Swedish - we have had non-Swedish speakers volunteer for this previously.

Other opportunities

Stockholm Film Festival
It has become a bit of a tradition for students at SIS to help out at this exciting film festival in Stockholm.  Great for film enthusiasts as you get to see the films for free if you do enough shifts!   They even have the information in English on their webpage

Individual Interviews

I am currently working on a schedule for the individual interviews.  They will be starting next week on Weds if all goes to plan.  I will send the times out on MB and put a copy on the pink notice board. 

Projects

I will also run a session on the project during advisory on the 18th of September.  I expect all students to have started their project this term.  Remember,  you must have at least one project and it:

• must be done in collaboration with someone else,
• should be planned by you and your fellow group members, 
• needs to take more than a month.  
• can be any or a combination of the strands - creativity, activity and service.   
• documented using the  CAS stages document.  You can find the document for recording the stages on the pages on the right - Links to CAS documents.  It is a view only document so you will need to take a copy in order to edit.