Commitment and Perseverance

Show commitment to and perseverance in CAS experiences

Learning outcome 4 is about showing that you can start, continue, and follow through on an experience.  This is often suitable for physical activities, sport, exercise, going to the gym.

You need to have evidence to show that you have been regularly involved and active in the experience that you have chosen for this learning outcome. 

Evidence can be:

• attendance statistics from gyms
• class receipts
• minutes from meetings
• apps that record using GPS
• photos
• logs, etc.  

Anything that shows your regular participation.  If you have chosen this learning outcome, make sure that you keep good records for that experience.

Opportunities - for runners and volunteers

For all you runners out there, now is the time to sign up for the various runs in Stockholm.  This is peak season.  It is a good way to give yourself that extra push with your running and a great way to demonstrate your commitment and perseverance.  Many of the runs are also looking for volunteers to help.  Great way to do some service.

Here are just a few of them - see me if you need help to sign up.  Why not get a group of you together?

Park Run

When: Every Saturday at 9.30am

Where: Haga Park 

Distance: 5 km

You can register  at http://www.parkrun.se/haga/.  You only need to register once - then you can turn up every weekend if you like.

Volunteers needed - if you don't want to run but want to get outside and help you can volunteer by at hagahelpers@parkrun.com 

Danderydsloppet

When: 1st May

Where: Danderyd

Distance: Between 5 and 10 km

You can register on the spot. More Information

Stockholm trail run

When:5th May

Where: Lill-Jansskogen

Distance: between 5 and 10 Km 

Register here

Kungsholmen Runt

When: 5th May

Where: Kungsholmen

Distance 10km and longer

Register here

Tough Viking 

When: 12 May and other dates in different locations later on

Where: Starts at Stadium

Distance: Unclear - but over rough terrain

Register here

Volunteers also required - information in English - you get a free ticket for another race 

Stockholm Marathon

When: 2 June

Where: Round the city

Distance: 42 km

Register here

You probably should have started training for this already - if you haven't you can aim for next year and good way to run off your stress after exams. 

These are just some of the ones coming up.  For a whole calendar of runs in 2018 see löparkalender

For biking events see cykellopp

A new idea for fund raising - sugar free!

I read about a class that decide that selling cookies in lots of packaging was bad for the environment.  Instead they decided to sell climate-compensation.  They asked people to buy trees for an organisation that has a foresting project in Panama.  They sold the 'trees' for 100 kr.  Sixty crowns went to buy the trees and 40kr to their collection.  The also sold solar cells in the same manner.  They managed to raise 8000kr for themselves as well as make a positive difference for the climate.  This shows that you do not need to give people something to make money.  Many people were happy to support the project just knowing that a tree would be planted somewhere. Each person who donated received a certificate.  You can read more about this in Swedish in Svenska Dagbladet

Svensk Afghanistankommittén

They are looking for helpers for their flea markets (loppis) at Hornstull on June 9th and Midsommarkransen on the 3rd June.

Working Together

Demonstrate the skills and recognise the benefits of working collaboratively

This week the focus is on working together - learning outcome 5.  This is the learning outcome that you should have for your project as it must be a collaborative experience.  You can of course use it for other experiences where you are collaborating with others.  The important point is that you show evidence of working together and that you reflect on the skills required to do this successfully and the the benefits of collaboration.

Evidence can be:

• planning documents with the different roles each person takes
• pictures
• schedules
• recordings

Reflection can include:

• problems you encountered with others
• ways that you learnt from others
• what you learnt from others
• adjustments you made for the group
• comments on group dynamics

It is important that if you have chosen this outcome for an experience that it is clear there are other people involved and the roles everyone takes.  It should not just be about what you as an individual did but how the group worked.

Check your learning outcomes

Remember that you need to meet all the 7 learning outcomes by the end of the the DP.  You can check how many of them you have planned to cover in your CAS worksheet.  You will see a graphic like this: 

The ones with green numbers are the ones that you have already clicked when you have added evidence and reflections.  The ones with yellow are planned but you have not yet added any evidence or reflection that relates to them.  If you do do have a green or yellow number, it means you do not have any experiences that relate to that leaning outcome.  You must have all 7 covered.  You will be asked to show how you reached them towards the end of grade 12 so make sure that you have evidence and reflection that demonstrates each outcome.

Opportunities

Red Cross Shop

Red Cross is looking for volunteers to work in its shop on Dalagatan (near Odenplan).  If you are interested in this you can ask Sumheda about her experience at Red Cross.  You do not need to speak Swedish.   Ask me if you need help applying.

Help promote a classical music festival

An organisation called O/Modernt is looking for people to help put up posters and give out programmes for a festival to be held in June at Ulriksdal Slott.  

Film Makers

A recycling festival at Hornstull is looking for people to record the event and edit a film to be used on social media.  The festival is on the 27th May.

Demonstrating Engagement with Issues of Global Significance

This is the second of my posts about the learning outcomes.  This week it is about learning outcome 6.

Engaging with issues of global significance

In order to meet learning outcome 6 - you need to:
be able to identify and demonstrate your understanding of global issues, make responsible decisions and take appropriate action in response to an issue locally, nationally or internationally.

Global issues can involve people, animals or the environment.  It is not hard to find something that involves a global issue.  The important aspect of this is to recognise the issue and show how you have engaged.  For example: if you have played football with refugees - you have engaged with the issue of migration and displacement as well as health and well being.  You need to explain how this activity helped the people involved.  Explain how you worked with people who have been forced to leave their homes because of the living situation in their country and the struggles that they face in a new country.  If you don't know - it is important to find out.  You cannot engage with an issue if you know nothing about it.

Ways to engage with some issues

Go for a walk with a pensioner
An elderly care facility in Sabbatsberg (near Vasa Park, Odenplan) is looking for people who can go for a walk with some of the people who live there.  Information is in Swedish so if you need help with the language find a Swedish speaker or see me.  Read about it here.

Help record linguistic diversity

Lingscape is a citizen science project about language.  It is asking people worldwide to collect photos of signs - monolingual and multilingual.

Lingscape is an app for researching such linguistic landscapes all over the world. Therefore we collect photos of signs and lettering on an interactive map.

You just download an app and head of to take photos of signs.  The idea is to map linguistic diversity!

Easy to do and a great way to get involved in a project that involves people from all over the world as well as contribute to knowledge about language and its uses.

Help record noise levels
Noise pollution is a problem for many people.  If you are interested in a global project mapping and comparing noise levels around the world.  You use an app and upload the recordings.  Click here for more details and interesting reading about noise and stress.

Stockholm Film Festival Junior
It starts next week but they seem to still be looking for volunteers. More information

Help needed at the Red Cross shop on Kungsholmen
Information in Swedish but you do not need to speak Swedish - we have had other students help out in Red Cross shops without speaking Swedish.  More information

Doctors without borders (you need to speak Swedish)
Administrative help required during the summer but you need to speak Swedish - information here


Just now there are a lot of opportunities on volontärbyran.  If you are looking for something and need help come and see me.