01 - Copenhagen International School

All parents are invited to attend the Whole School
Assembly on Friday, 18 December at 11:00 am in the
Gymnasium.
Following the Assembly, all students will be dismissed at
12:00 pm.
We wish you a very happy holiday break!
Sharing at the PYP 4
Open House on
25 November
Inside this issue . . .
please click below to go
directly to each page.
Letter from the Director
Primary School News
Inside the PYP
Secondary School News
Weekend with the MYP
The Diploma Programme
Operation Dagsværk
Small World Projects
Development News
School Board
Greening CIS
PTA
Athletics Programme
Community News
otionsdag a Smashing Success
eam Peru is proud to announce that the participants of the Motionsdag Sponored
Walk raised over 45,000 Dkk! This is phenomenal.
he funds will pay for the entire cost of running Mamma Cocha for six months. We
ould like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all who helped us achieve this amazng
goal.
Pam Winthrop
Development Director
+45 39 46 33 03
pamwinthrop@cisdk.dk

! profound and sustained.” East Asian " "
" Regional Council for Overseas Schools
" “You represent the next generation of! ! !
! environmental speakers who are not telling
! us about the problems any more, but rather
! the solutions” J.P. Morgan
Peter Wellby
Director
Climate Conference
We are very fortunate to have outstanding speakers
coming to our school for our CIS COP 15 events.
Please make sure you register early by clicking here,
as space is limited and we shall fill vacant spaces by
opening our conference to the wider public, if it is
not filled by those in our community. I highlight below
three of the seven events arranged at CIS.
John Liu will be showing his film ‘Hope in a
Changing Climate’ in the PAC on Monday, 7 December
at 17.00 hrs. John is an eminent keynote
speaker at international conferences. His thesis is that
the eradication of poverty and the rehabilitation of
ecosystems are inextricably linked. In rehabilitating
ecosystems we not only ensure the survival of our
species but also ’address the massive historic crimes
that enriched some, but left billions of people in abject
poverty.’ John believes that the headline solutions
being proposed for COP 15 will achieve little more
than Calpol: alleviating the symptoms but leaving
the fundamental causes of the problem intact.
‘The Age of Stupid’ , starring Oscar-nominated Peter
Posthelthwaite and produced by an Oscar-winner,
will be screened in the PAC on Tuesday 8 December
at 17.00 hrs. This film has been shown in 23 countries
and has a trailer featuring students from CIS. The
BBC will be showing the film during COP 15. At its
premiere in Australia it was shown simultaneously in
over 40 cinemas. Its UK opening week enjoyed the
highest screen average, beating even ‘Slumdog Millionaire.’
It has been described as ‘essential viewing
for anyone who cares about the future of our planet.’
‘Ghost Forest Project’ Angela Palmer will be talking
about her most ambitious art installation, at 16.00 hrs
in the PAC on Wednesday, 9 December. She has used
ten tree stumps, which she selected onsite from a
rainforest in Ghana, as a metaphor for climate
change: the missing trunks symbolise the lungs
chopped from the world by deforestation.
The stumps have been exhibited in London in Trafalgar
Square for the last week and are now being
shipped to Copenhagen where they will be displayed
in Thorvaldsens Plads next to Parliament.
These speakers would energise the walking dead.
Now it looks as if the politicians may again have lost
sight of the significance of their failure to be decisive
and courageous, it is more important than ever that
grass-roots movements put irresistible pressure on
them to act. I look forward to seeing you there.
He has directed 14 films for the BBC, Discovery and
National Geographic channels.
" “John Liu's message of Earth's Hope at the
! recent Global Issues Network Conference in
! Beijing empowered international students and !
! educators from around the world to take
! imme!diate action. The impact has been

Heikki Soini
Primary School Principal
Inquiry based Learning
As a PYP school we believe that
all children arrive to any learning
situation with valuable knowledge
and skills from previous experiences,
which will further enrich
the learning environment.
This means that children at CIS
who come from all over the world
will each have a slightly different
entry point to our PYP curriculum,
often seasoned with different
educational, linguistic and cultural
backgrounds. How does a
school plan and implement effective
teaching for such a diverse
and global community?
Inquiry or inquiry based learning
is often connected with or used as
a synonym to characterize teaching
by investigation, research or
discovery. In the IB PYP inquiry is
the leading pedagogical approach
which has been given a rather distinct
form and function. The process
is seen as a cycle which is very
similar to Kolb’s cycle of experimental
learning. At the very beginning
of the process learning is
anchored to the prior knowledge
and experiences of the child. This
means shifting the focus from
knowledge in the books and curriculum
to knowledge within the
child. By acknowledging where
the children are with their understanding,
knowledge and skills
we can ensure developmentally
appropriate content and phases in
order to engage them with an optimal
learning experience, either
as independent or dependent
learners.
The following stage of inquiry is
often called the invitation phase
(Kathy Short). Children are given
plenty of opportunities to explore
and engage with challenging,
meaningful and significant material
collated by the teachers. The
level of children’s prior knowledge,
the programme of inquiry
and the curriculum expectations
determine the breadth and depth
of the resources used. This phase
leads into the most significant
part of the inquiry: student initiated
questions, provocations and
wonderings. Usually, these will be
recorded and refined in collaboration
with teacher and peers. This
is a design of study where the
child is in the driver’s seat while
the curriculum expectations are
met.
It is truly fascinating to observe
the enthusiasm and time both the
children and teachers are spending
on the project at this stage.
Parents will find their children
describing what is going on in the
classroom with excitement, asking
questions, using internet and
other sources to find answers to
their questions. Children collect,
sort and present data in different
ways. They may be keeping a
journal, developing a power point
presentation, working on a dramatic
play or designing a piece of
art, a poster or a brochure to
demonstrate their understanding
of the concepts. The open-ended
nature of the inquiry guided by
the teacher allows the children to
reach their fullest potential in understanding
the big ideas, deveoping
life-long learning skills
and acquiring significant knowledge.
Inquiry is not only limited to the
units of inquiry which combine
several subject areas and demonstrate
interconnectedness of the
scientific disciplines. Inquiry
based learning happens also during
a single subject lesson e.g.
language, mathematics or PE.
These are often shorter than the
more holistic units and may focus
on important subject based concepts
like proofreading in language,
commutative law in
mathematics or problem solving
through passing a ball in an invasion
game introduced in the PE.
Again students are given an opportunity
to explore the authentic
world of an author, a mathematician
or a sportsman which will
lead to the development of enduring
understandings.
The end of the first term has provided
parents with many opportunities
to observe student inquiry
at the primary school. During
Open Houses parents could
see student questions published
in the classroom, reflective writing
in a unit diary or presentations
of conceptual understanding
in art work. Parents can see how
their children have responded to,
and reflected upon their performance
regarding a specified expectation
by observing the work and
comments presented in the portfolio.
However, the most important
measure of inquiry based
learning can be seen through the
level of ownership children demonstrate
towards their work. I
must say that I can see that every
day and I am impressed!
Thank you to all the parents for
your continued support and I
wish you all happy holidays and
all the best for the year 2010!

Samantha Fern
Deputy Principal of Primary and
PYP Coordinator
What has been happening
in Primary?
As is always the case in any inquiry
cycle in the PYP here at CIS
there comes a time for sharing
discoveries and presenting learning.
Nothing has been truer in the
last month in the Primary School.
Each and every child took home
their portfolios for the second
time this term, continuing the
process of showcasing and discussing
their progress with one of
their favourite audiences, their
parents. Feedback took the form
of letters of encouragement to the
children as well as questions and
clarification of future goals, all of
which help with student reflection
and inspire renewed motivation.
Another part of sharing our learning
with the community is the
‘Open House” where parents are
invited in to school to view firsthand
the results of their child’s
learning at the end of a Unit of
Inquiry.
We had the PYP 4 who demonstrated
their literary, artistic, dramatic
and musical learning as a
culmination of their Fantasmagorical
unit. The children loved this
unit and were excited throughout.
They began with a dress up day
of fantasy characters and ended
with a summative expression of a
fantasy or emotion through the
arts. Videos of the puppet shows,
YouTube clips, skits, poems and
stories were made available to
parents during the open house
event, along with the presentations
produced in collaboration
with their arts teachers.
The PYP 5 students shared discoveries
about different forms of
energy, focussing on questions
and experiments as they gave
parents a tour of their scientific
process.
The PYP 1 classes explored different
homes during their second
unit, inviting parents to give
feedback on their creative designs
and understandings.
The PYP 3 class went on a journey
to discover the structure and history
of different cities, particularly
Copenhagen, along with a
comparison of a city in their origin
country. They asked parents
to help them in evaluating their
creative brochures. It is significant
to note that a natural link
occurred during this unit when
the primary students were invited
to view the ‘eco city’ designs
produced by MYP 3 and
were encouraged to analyse the
structures against relevant social
concerns.
The Kindergarten classes, as
part of their age appropriate
focus on discovery through
‘play’ were involved in a variety
of ‘game experiences’ and
invited parents to participate in
their learning. They taught parents
games such as Marbles,
Hopscotch, Sorte Per, Dominoes
and Checkers and the children all
agreed “It was great to be a
teacher for the afternoon!”
At the end of November the upper
primary classes, under the
guidance of their music teacher,
created a concert. It was an ‘extravaganza’
of musical talent and
worth the hard work of all concerned.
Similarly, the Jack and the Beanstalk
pantomime produced by the
primary drama club will undoubtedly
be worth every ‘penny
/ bean / giggle / pie in the face’
invested!
Worthy of note is the composting
of organic materials quietly initiated
by PYP 2 as part of their Reduce,
Reuse, Recycle unit. Their
investigations into the ‘greening’
practises found in local businesses,
alongside CIS efforts to
minimise our carbon footprint
and actively become a Green
School, as well as the introduction
of two solar powered computers
through the Greenies club speak
strongly of the commitment to
sustainability in our community.
Dates to Remember
December
5 Holiday Fair
11 St. Lucia Assembly
18 Whole School Assembly, 11:00
Students Dismissed, 12:00
January
11 School re-opens
21 PYP for newcomers , 18:00
28 PYP round table discussion,
13:00

such as wikis, podcasting, blogging, … for improving
teaching and learning. There will also be a session on
designing webpages so that teachers can start to use
the website to communicate with their students. A
session on the ethics and safety of internet use will
provide us with further details to enhance our own
internet use policy. We are in the midst of a discussion
within school about the use of laptops and increasingly
believe that all Secondary School students
should have their own or access to a laptop for
lessons. This is an ongoing discussion and we will
give you more details next semester.
Simon Watson
Secondary School Principal
Enjoy the vacation, and I hope to see you again in the
New Year, refreshed and ready for the challenges of
Semester 2.
Already the first semester is almost complete, with
only a few weeks remaining until the vacation. For
MYP 4 to DP 2 students, their focus during December
will be the semester examinations, culminating in DP
2 with mock examinations. We have restructured the
week before examinations for MYP 4 & 5, in order to
utilize this time better. We have broken the week
down into larger blocks of time for each subject so
that students do not have to skip from algebra-topoetry-and
back again in the same day.
When preparing for examinations it is important that
students plan their revision. Working in a comfortable
room without distraction with scheduled breaks
will help most people. Switching off MSN, mobile
phones and YouTube would certainly help me concentrate,
but I am told that I am too old to understand
the complexities of how the young mind works. Making
a list of questions to ask teachers is essential to
overcome obstacles in understanding. All examination
results will be available after the vacation and
Semester 1 reports will be ready by the end of January.
School starts again for the students on Monday 11
January 2010. However, teachers return to school on
Thursday 7 January and have two days of Professional
Development, led by Alan November
http://novemberlearning.com/. Alan November is a
much sought after consultant and recognized
throughout the world for his ability to inspire and
support teachers in their use of technology. The focus
of the two days will be how to best use web 2.0 tools,
Dates to Remember
December
2-4 MYP 1 & 2 Lübeck Trip
3-4 DP Study Days - No School
5 PTA Holiday Fair
7 PTA Meeting
8 Language B Information
Meeting , 9:30-10:40, PAC
7-10 CIS Climate Conference
7-17 DP 2 Mock Exams
11-17 MYP 4 & 5 Exams
14-17 DP 1 Exams
18 Whole School Assembly, 11:00, Gym
Students Dismissed, 12:00
January
11 School re-opens
18 PTA Meeting
22 NECIS U12/U14 friendly game
with Hamburg
22 NECIS Varsity Basketball
friendly game at Sigtuna

Darren Davies
Deputy Principal MYP
Weekend with the MYP
Still awake at the MYP 5 Lock-In
As usual I awoke somewhat disorientated;
this time however was
different. Reaching and turning
off the alarm on my phone I found
myself on the sofa in the staff
room. It was 07:00 Saturday morning
and I was in school. In fact I
hadn’t left, as the previous night
two colleagues and I had chaperoned
the MYP 5 lock-in and judging
by the various states of consciousness
I witnessed entering
the Atrium I had made a good
decision going to sleep at 04:30.
As one group helped clear the assorted
pizza boxes and empty
chips bags they proudly proclaimed
they had now
been awake for twentyfour
hours! Their rush
of triumph was shortlived
though as the
morning light poured
scorn upon them, revealing
their drawn
faces and bedraggled
attire. At which point
Lena arrived, ever present
and ever cheerful,
carrying bags of bacon,
sausage and eggs.
Thirty minutes later we were sitting
down to a hearty breakfast
and ready to take on the world
once more. Fortunate, as it was
about then that Ms. Wykes arrived.
I’d promised to take pictures
of Craft Day and to write
about it for the newsletter, or
more to the point Ms. Wykes was
going to tell me what to write. So
we said farewell to MYP 5 and
began welcoming the students
from MYP 1 - DP 2 who were
ready to get crafty! Seventy-five
she would tell me later in the day,
that’s a record, make sure you
write that down now won’t you. I
did.
Up on the D-floor the students
went to work, in the Tech room
there was one group making
wooden stars that were going to
be candleholders, another making
Christmas wreaths from horse
chestnuts Ms. Wykes had been
collecting throughout the autumn,
and another painting and gluing
spangly sequins to clay figures. In
the Middle School science lab
there was a group making fabric
hearts filled with lavender seeds
and another threading beads onto
invisible wire. In the Art room
they were making cards and the
like, and on the landing area a
large group had been put to work
making lanterns, a Dutch craft
from Holland Ms. Wykes informed
me, forty of which had
been ordered by the school as table
decorations for the Staff
Christmas party. And so it continued,
until 15:00 at which point
all manner of arts and craft creations
were ready to be sold at the
Winter Fair with all proceeds going
to Team Peru.
I didn’t make it to 15:00, instead,at
lunchtime I had retired to my sofa
at home and was reflecting on
how many of the Diploma students
had been present, remembering
that this was their second
Saturday doing this, the first
when they had learnt the various
crafts that they then had taught
the younger students this day. I
had asked them why they would
do this, when after a grueling
week at school surely all they
would want to do was spend their
weekend doing their homework!?
Not funny I was informed. They
did it to hang out with their
friends, they said, they did it because
they never get a chance to
do this kind of thing in school,
and of course they did it because
they get their precious CAS hours.
On reflection however I think they
did it for much the same reasons I
had for chaperoning the lock-in,
because it was fun, because sometimes
you get more out than you
put in, and you can’t put a price
on that, be it hour or dollar! And
as such we’d do it again, gladly.

Shandana Mufti, Class of 2011
A Student’s View of the Diploma
Programme
Somewhere between June and August of this, I
stopped being an MYP student and became a DP
(Diploma Programme) student. Personal Project
would be replaced with Extended Essay (apparently,
the IB is a big fan of alliteration), and tutorials
were now free periods.
One of the first things done by returning students
like myself the night before the new school year was
to access our schedules and compare the times at
which we and our friends started, resulting in several
proclamations of hate upon the discovery that the
day you start at 8 am, your friend does not have to
come in until 11 am.
This “hate” was forgotten the first day back at school.
We all stood outside the Atrium, clustered in groups
of friends while curiously eyeing the new people. To
clarify, there were two categories of new students.
There were the Rygaards people, who had transferred
from Rygaards to CIS. Then there were the new-new
people, the ones who had just moved to Denmark or
who had no previous contact with each other. Today,
we’ve all settled into various groups of friends featuring
a mix of people from the old, the Rygaards-new,
and the new-new.
The most daunting aspect of the DP is the independence.
If you can’t pull yourself together and work,
chances are that you’re not going to be wearing a hat
with a tassel after two years. However, the independence
is also one of the best things about the DP. We’re
not told what to do every step of the way; as long as
we get there (without plagiarism), that’s what counts.
Teachers have finally backed off and given us some
breathing space, which is startling after the constant
reminders of assignments throughout the MYP.
Nothing could have prepared us for the workload
that would be thrust upon us from the week we retuned
from the DP Retreat onwards. Tests, quizzes,
presentations, essays, commentaries; by the end of
the year, I expect we’ll all have mastered and perfected
the art of surviving all-nighters, then rushing
to school for an 8 o’clock lesson and arriving with just
seconds to spare.
A lot has happened since August this year. We’ve
been introduced to Theory of Knowledge, a class we
have yet to understand. By January 2010, two people
will have left our grade. We’ve gotten to know the
people with whom we’ll be graduating in less than
two years. Most importantly, we’ve made it this far
without burning out, so we’re quite unstoppable at
this point – as long as none of us build up immunity
to caffeine. In the words of Queen, “We Are The
Champions” – so far.

Again this year DP students
joined tens of thousands Danish
high school students in collecting
funds for youth projects in developing
countries. This year Operation
Dagsværk is supporting a
Zimbabwean non-governmental
organisation dedicated to giving
schooling options to the many
disenfranchised youth suffering
in the aftermath of political violence
(see link in next mail). Operation
Dagsværk expects to raise
6,300,000 DKK which will go a
long way towards changing the
lives of many young people in
Zimbabwe.
CIS students did a myriad of jobs
in homes, such as raking leaves
and cleaning attics, and at
parents’ companies. A large
group worked at school doing
odd jobs in the office or outside.
The administrative coordinators
and janitors really put them to
work.
Another large group chose to
work for DSB and CIS students
were so expert at cleaning at Nørreport
station that they were
“promoted” to work at Copenhagen
Central. You can see from the
photos that they seemed to enjoy
it. DSB let them keep the high
fashion hats and jackets.

S
SMA LL W O RLD
PR O J E C TS
Small World Projects (SWP) was established this year
to provide MYP 1-3 students with a meaningful
Community and Service opportunity. We’ve begun
work on a series of projects designed to positively
engage students with the world around them and
people in their community. Through participating in
these projects, students will have a chance to take a
close look at what is going on around us, and then
ask the question ‘what can we do?’
We will select projects that provide us with positive
learning experiences and good opportunities for
service.
Projects scheduled for this school year include:
• UN World Food Programme awareness week.
• Inviting disadvantaged groups into school for
activities.
• Collaborating on climate projects with students
from around the world.
• Supporting Doctors without Borders.
• Assisting Team Peru
• Various other awareness campaigns.
SWP is a chance for students to get their voices
heard, to develop their own opinions on important
issues and to make and act on their own decisions.
Participants will be presented with problems that
need to be solved by utilizing their skills in new and
different situations. Most importantly, opportunities
will arise for students to learn about themselves and
how they relate to others from the service and learning
they experience.
The aims and goals of SWP:
• To use technology to collaborate effectively with
other students from around the world on the same
or similar projects.
• To present our findings or campaigns in creative
and unique ways
• To involve the whole CIS community in what we
are doing.
• To develop a sense of others.
• To become global citizens.
Our first project fell during the last week of November
when we hosted a UN World Food Programme
awareness week, with information and interactive
activities for the community. The World Food Programme
is the world’s largest humanitarian organization
reaching nearly 90 million people every year
with life saving supplies after conflict, disaster or
drought. We wanted to bring you their amazing
story, and the story of the people they help.
Small World Projects meets on Thursdays after school
15:00 – 16:00. Students earn Community and Service
for all the time they commit to SWP.
We will specialize in awareness campaigns, choosing
a cause or issue that deserves publicity, attention or
help. We will investigate and research it using a variety
of different methods, work to create an alternative
or solution and then decide upon an appropriate
way of presenting our information and discoveries.

Pam Winthrop
Development Director
Reflections on Staff
Professional
Development
As I write, appeals for the The
Fund for Excellence are being
posted and we have received the
first two gifts from parents. This
is wonderful; thank you!
Teachers are at the heart of CIS
and every day they show their
commitment to understanding
and changing our world by investing
in their students.
Supporting our teachers through
immediate and collaborative
training is the most concrete way
of ensuring excellence, which is
why this year 100% of the gifts
given to The Fund for Excellence
will be used to provide training
through conferences, by bringing
speakers to CIS and by enhancing
skill building for our faculty.
Participating in The Fund for Excellence
is a great way to have an
immediate impact on the education
our current students receive,
as all monies raised will be used
during this academic year.
Recently, faculty who have received
Professional Development
this year were asked, What new
things will you try in your classroom
after having received Professional
Development?
Here is a sample of their answers:
“Incorporate the SmartBoard
more effectively in my lessons.”
DP Teacher
“We spent five hours discussing
the profile of the 21 st -Century
learner. I have now understood
what major changes are needed
in our attitudes and practices.
Fantastic!” Administrator
“To include more threedimensional
studies/sculpture.”
DP Teacher
“I attended the workshop 2G Action
in the PYP this October. The
workshop originated from the IB
mission statement. The main focus
was that when learning takes
place during a unit of inquiry,
you change for the better and
don’t accept the world as it is and
you should have the passion to
take action to change things for a
better world.
Some of the things you as a
teacher can do:
• Model Action yourself, I have
tried it at CIS and it has made
functioning smoother;
• Teachers can be more proactive
during a unit of inquiry in facilitating
Action by the students;
• Celebrate Action taken by students
at assemblies and at the
Action Board in the classroom;
• Inform parents about it as
some action could be taken
outside the school and " "
they could report it back;
• Action is one of the most
effective summative assessments;
• I am giving a short workshop
to PYP faculty to make
it more inclusive in the
Primary School.” PYP Teacher
“I recently attended a conference
on differentiation in the classroom
for English as an Additional
Language, resource, and
gifted students in all subject areas.
I attended sessions that focused
on using strategies to reinforce
vocabulary and concept development
and critical and creative
thinking. These strategies are
not new to me but by working
through them again in yet another
context and connecting
them to the books and articles I
am reading, it becomes easier to
make them a part of my daily
classroom teaching. In addition to
school PD, I do school visits at
the request of the IB regional office
in Geneva, am a member of
the Association of Supervision
and Curriculum Development
and constantly buy new professional
books (at my own expense,
of course).” PYP Teacher
Not only do CIS teachers appreciate
their Professional Development
opportunities, funds devoted
to Professional Development
really do improve the education
our children receive.
Please support The Fund for Excellence
by clicking here. All gifts,
big or small, will benefit and sustain
CIS.

Piero Marotta
Buildings and Facilities Committee Chair
School Board member
Buildings & Facilities
Committee
The building and facilities for
schools are a vital factor in giving
the students and faculty the best
possible framework for their studies
and teaching. The buildings
that CIS use are a mix of a main
building that is more than 100
years old, a section built during
the Second World War and the
new additions, i.e. the primary
school and the gym added in the
last 12 years.
The Building & Facilities Committee
is comprised of Board members,
field experts and members of
the administration who meet
regularly to plan and follow up on
all the actions necessary to implement
the physical objectives of
the school’s Strategic Plan.
Below are a few highlights of
what has been done during the
last year:
Maintenance Plan
Before summer the Building &
Facilities Committee prepared a
comprehensive Maintenance Plan
for the school, covering a time
span of ten years. It is extremely
important to take care of our most
valuable physical asset and the
ten year Maintenance Plan will
ensure that the facilities we are
using will be healthy and functional,
minimizing the risk of unexpected
failures or costly repairs.
In order to plan effectively the
maintenance activities, CIS has
acquired a software package that
can be used to plan and schedule
regular maintenance as well as
keep track of what is being done
during the year. This will help the
service staff to identify problems
areas in the buildings and conduct
preventative maintenance in an
even more structured way.
Indoor Climate
As part of general maintenance
CIS commissioned a Danish engineering
and consulting company
to review the indoor climate of
our buildings and facilities. The
general conclusion is that the
buildings are fine and improvement
projects have been initiated.
Security Wall
The security wall along Hellerupvej
has been completed thanks
to a generous grant from the US
State Department. The last test of
the automatic gates are taking
place providing higher levels of
security and give parents and
students more flexible access to
the school grounds.
Roof of Main Building
The black tiled roof on the old
Main Building is more than 100
years old and needs renewal work
as soon as practically possible. In
the meantime, a “barrier” has
been put up along the roof by the
gutter to catch any tile that might
come loose while CIS works to
develop the specifications for the
renovation. As the windows and
the façade of the Main Building
are also in a very poor condition
this is also planned to be renewed.
The plan is to install “intelligent
windows” that measure the CO2
and oxygen levels in the rooms
and open and shut the windows
as required. This will address the
issue of ventilation identified in
the indoor climate survey done
earlier in the year without having
to install an energy consuming
mechanical ventilation system.
These renovations will be a very
costly undertaking and the school
will be seeking donations and
gifts-in-kind to help with the project.
Providing more space and facilities
A key concern of the Board and
administration is the lack of space.
The current economic crisis has
caused us to be cautious with our
resources and extremely careful
with planning for expansion. The
Building & Facilities Committee
will continue to support the Board
and the administration in mitigating
the issue of the space and in
looking into all of the opportunities
to accommodate our space
requirements.

Greening CIS
December is a pivotal month for Go on Green,
and for the global climate community, as COP15
will be held at the Bella Center in Copenhagen 7-18
December. COP15 is the 15 th conference of the parties
(COP) held as part of the United Nation’s Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). For 2
weeks the world will watch as global leaders carve
out the rules for climate change, right here in Copenhagen!
Although COP15 is only open to governments, UN
observer organizations, and the press, there are ways
to be involved. To find out more about COP15, and to
access links to events in Copenhagen during the conference,
please visit the Links and Facts area on the
Greening tab of the school web site.
To support the global climate community and COP15,
CIS will hold a Climate Conference the evenings of 7-
10 December. Whereas the focus of many COP15
events in Copenhagen will be the official negotiations
at the Bella Center, the focus of the CIS Climate Conference
will be to highlight climate change in fun and
creative ways that are accessible to our school community.
The CIS Climate Conference events will
range from film screenings, to a climate change game
show, to seminars. Please visit the CIS Climate Conference
area on the Greening tab of the school web
site to read more about the conference schedule, and
to register. Please register now, as space is limited!
PYP 2 students recently conducted a
Waste Audit at local businesses. Here, students
inspect Super Brugsen’s recycling
procedures.
The Greenies, under the guidance of Mr. Simon Watkin,
have been busy developing the questions for the
climate change game show that will be held on the 2 nd
day of the CIS Climate Conference. Go on Green has
made significant progress toward the goal of obtaining
a Green Flag. And stay tuned for a very exciting
event for Earth Day 2010!
We hope to see you at the CIS Climate Conference 7-
10 December! Go on Green!
Fun fact: Why did we form the number 350 for the
all-school photo in October? Because 350 parts per
million (ppm) is the acceptable upper-limit of C0 2 in
the atmosphere. CIS shares the worldwide commitment
to reach the goal of 350 ppm.
Beyond COP15, Go on Green has many exciting upcoming
events. Roots & Shoots is still preparing for
their Trashion Show on 28-29 January. If you can
help, please contact Ms. Faye McAuley
(fayemcauley@cisdk.dk).

Ra Chel Moran and Kerry Carswell
PTA Co-Presidents
TA News
ovember was a very eventful
onth for the PTA. We started the
onth off with a successful SuerBest
grocery store outing.
hank you to our Newcomers
ommittee for organizing this
opular event, and to Rasmus at
uperBest for the wonderful
oody bags everyone came away
ith.
ver 150 foxy mamas and cool
ats came out to strut their stuff at
he 70’s Disco Party. Thanks again
o Peter and Marlene Lundy for
etting us turn their home into a
rue disco stage. The Pure Gold
ancers entertained us twice
uring the night. Who knew CIS
arents could boogie like that?!
The Book Fair was held on the
17th and 18th of November.
A big thanks to the Book Fair
Committee for putting together a
fantastic collection of books.
Smiles were seen on the faces of
parents and students as they
spotted their old favorites, and
discovered new ones. Students
enjoyed the cozy book nook
where they relaxed and looked at
their new purchases. All proceeds
from the Book Fair will benefit the
CIS Library.
We look forward to the Holiday
Fair on Saturday, 5 December
from 13:00 to 16:00 in the Atrium.
All are welcome to join us for a
day of holiday cheer! Come enjoy
crafts for the kids, home baked
goodies, a Holiday café, magical
gingerbread houses, holiday
shopping and perhaps a visit from
Santa! There is something for everyone!
The PTA thanks you for your support
and we hope to see you at the
PTA meetings on 7 December and
18 January. Happy Holidays!
PTA Meeting Dates
7 December
18 January
1 February
8 March
19 April
10 May
7 June
STILL AVAILABLE
Boys and girls vintage CIS
logo t-shirts.
Sizes from 5 years old - 11
years old. Available in navy
blue, pink, and white.
50 Dkk each.
Please contact Jill Millnor
(jillmillnor@yahoo.com) if
you are interested.

Important Basketball and Swimming Dates:
• U 12 and U14 Hamburg Friendly Games at CIS, 22-
23 January
• JV and Varsity Herlufsholm Games at Herlurfsholm
(This is tentative) – 23 January
Robert Reynolds
Athletics Director
Coaches
U12 Girls – Toni Heisterberg
U14 Girls – Daniel Haines
U12 Boys – Martin Jensen
U14 Boys – Thomas Orr
Junior Varsity Girls – Pete Butler
Varsity Girls – Lina Bluteau
Practice Schedule
U12 Girls
Mondays, 17:30-19:00
Wednesdays, 16:00-17:30
A Heartfelt Thanks to
All!
We first want to express our
heartfelt thanks to the athletes, coaches and parents
for all of their commitment to the NECIS soccer and
volleyball seasons. After intense training and the
building of team spirit, we all felt disappointed with
the unexpected turn of events that led to the cancellation
of our participation in the tournaments. This single
event reminds us of how connected we are to the
world and the inherent responsibility to others that
exists in every decision we make. The Athletics Department
wants to thank Peter Wellby for his leadership
in this difficult time! With the past now behind,
we are looking forward to the upcoming seasons with
basketball already underway.
Basketball Season has begun!
We have begun the tryout phase for the basketball
season and have been impressed with the turnout! 26
boys were suited up and ready to play for the U14
Boys team on the first day of practice. Additionally,
we are pleased to welcome Mike Kearse, who plays
for SISU’s Men’s Elite team, to our lineup of coaches.
His basketball expertise and professional demeanor
will be invaluable to the development of our U12 and
U14 teams. Please be attentive to the information provided
here and mail me with any further queries.
Junior Varsity Boys – Max Andersen
Varsity Boys – Jawad Nazi
!
U14 Girls
Mondays, 17:30-19:00
Wednesdays, 16:00-17:30
U12 Boys
Mondays, 16:00-17:30
Wednesdays, 17:30-19:00
U14 Boys
Mondays, 16:00-17:30
Wednesdays, 17:30-19:00
JV Girls
Tuesdays, 16:00-17:30
Fridays, 16:00-18:00
Varsity Girls
Tuesdays, 16:00-17:30
Fridays, 16:00-18:00
JV Boys
Tuesdays, 17:30-19:00
Thursdays, 16:00-18:00
Varsity Boys
Tuesdays, 17:30-19:00
Sundays, 13:00-15:00

Looking for Volunteers
Math and German LAP volunteers needed
I am looking for a math and a German LAP volunteer. If you are
interested, please contact Cindie Juul-Larsen, cjl@cisdk.dk, tel. 39
46 33 92 / 31 72 55 50
Also in general if you are interested in helping out as a LAP volunteer,
please send me your resume and we will arrange for a
time to meet.
Cartoon by Camilla Siig, Class of 2012