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Our CAS Programme is Expanding As our school grows, our CAS programme must also grow in order to provide all of our Diploma students with interesting opportunities to balance the work that they do in the classroom with chances for personal growth. Whilst CAS is a mandatory part of the Diploma Programme, students should never feel like CAS is a chore; that is why, as a school, we encourage our students to suggest activities that they want to take part in and seek to empower them to carry these projects through to the end. Students have been extremely enthusiastic this term and we’ve been treated to a plethora of new student-led activities, such as: UWC Newsletter (Creative Service) This publication might soon be celebrating its 2 nd birthday but it has recently undergone something of a re-birth as it is now a student-led publication, headed by Antoun Eldiri. Dabke (Creative Action) Hot on the heels of the hugely successful Bollywood club, Hadil Issa and Muath Ibaid launched this Arab folk dancing club. There are currently only a few members but I’m sure once they start performing, their numbers will dramatically increase. Sphinx Park (Creative and Active Service) A group of fifteen students have been given the opportunity to help with the sustainable development of the wasteland at the site of the old Sphinx factory, where they work alongside professional gardeners and designers as well as people from the local area. This is just a taste of the activities currently on offer but it is clear to see that it is the students themselves who take the lead. Ms. Kelly Kay CAS Coordinator Trip to Berlin On the morning of the 13 th of November, the year 12 and 13 German B students left school for Berlin. After a six hour bus and train ride, we arrived at our inner-city hotel and were immediately immersed in Berlin’s rich and diverse culture. We watched a musical based on 1980s Berlin, which showed the impact of the Berlin Wall on the citizens of the city. During our time in Berlin, we saw many iconic monuments and buildings such as the East Side Gallery and Checkpoint Charlie. We were given a tour of the former Stasi prison by a former captive. She described her everyday routine in the prison, which mesmerised us, especially because these events happened so recently. Furthermore, we met the former minister of health, Ulla Schmidt, who permitted us to ask her questions about her life, job, and opinions. After that, we were given a tour of the Reichstag which has played such an important part in European politics in the past century. All together we saw a city which was vibrant and diverse and with an incredibly historical significance. Five days was simply not enough to embrace all that Berlin has to offer! David Esser Y13
Service Learning Service Learning ambassadors are Diploma students who have the responsibility of coordinating and implementing ideas of Service Learning in the MYP Years. Below are some student reflections describing personal experiences as ambassadors. In Year 10, the Service Learning Ambassadors try to promote the general idea of service as best we can through engaging students in interactive games, based around the year group’s theme of “values”. In our last Service Learning session, for example, we split students into their four respective school houses and asked them a series of questions about their own service learning projects. If they could demonstrate how their service was useful, insightful, and relevant to their studies, we awarded them with cards that had one letter on the front and a UWC value on the back. When they had enough letters, they were able to spell out a phrase linked to the UWC values. In the process, they strengthened their understanding of service learning and reflected on some of the values that they may acquire through undertaking their service project. Abdulla Omaigan, Y13, Year 10 Service Learning Ambassador As Year 11 service learning ambassadors, we believe that an essential part of the UWC experience would be forgotten if the younger years were not to do service. Each student from the Year 11 must do a service project for a minimum of 3 months (preferably more). They must set up and reflect on their projects through a minimum of one UWC value. Service is a passion for us as Service Learning ambassadors, and our biggest goal is to convey that passion to our Year 11's. Good Luck to all Year 11's! Jaya & Muath, Y13, Year 11 Service Learning Ambassadors Munich 2013 Model United Nations International School of The Hague (MUNISH) 2012 conference took place during 2-4 November. Many international schools took part in the conference. A group of 20 students from UWC Maastricht went to attend this conference and had delegations in several committees including Environmental Commission, Economic and Social Council, General Assembly, Human Rights Council, Security Council and Special Conference 1 & 2. These students represented three countries which were Rwanda, Switzerland and Qatar. The group was accompanied by Mr. John Simpson and Mrs. Anita Broer. Generally the conference was a huge success and quite a few students even succeeded to get their resolutions passed. The conference, overall, was very well organized and the attendees learned many things. They stayed with host families for two nights and got to know the local people better. On the second day a party was held for all delegates in the World Forum which everyone thoroughly enjoyed. From researching on different countries to wearing suits and ties, students not only learned many new things but also took back memories which will last for many years to come. We look forward to more conferences and educational trips like MUNISH ’12. Asad Jamal Malik & Štěpán Laichter
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