Friday, January 4, 2013

School's Activities Related to Round Square IDEALS Internationalism


SIS MUN (link to sis mun)
·         HMUN
·         ILMUN
·         WEMUN
·         International evening
·         IB Youth Conference at Spain
·         Global Young Leaders conference
·         Lead America conferences
·         Summer Schools (Partnership with King’s College, London)
·         Economic symposium on World Bank IMF  [Link]
·         The British Council International School Award
·         IGCA (International Global Citizen’s Award program) The IGCA was launched in 2006 and operates on a not-for-profit basis. With more than 150 schools around the world, this program is recognized globally for helping youngsters of today recognizes that our lives have impact on others. It encourages students to become better and more responsible citizens of this planet we all share. The enlisted students for this program are recognized by awards in three levels-Bronze, Silver and Gold. It is a part of the program to inculcate a sense of taking responsibility and contributing towards the well being in the society by giving extending small donations to any one of the charities recognized by IGCA.
SIS was the first IB school in India to enrol for this prestigious program last year. 25 students were awarded the bronze level certificate. This year with 75 students, we become the first school in the world to be awarded 16 silver level certificates. [www.globalcitizensaward.org]
           
IS (International studies: Working with partner schools in U.S. This is an independent study programme. Each student in SIS has a buddy from an American school who work together on monthly assignment and post it on a platform called ‘schoology’, similar to ‘facebook’. The work is graded and by the end of the programme they are recognised by a certificate. It may lead to a exchange programme in future. It promotes cross cultural understanding and appreciation for each other, global citizenship and compassion. [Partnership with Minnetonka high school, Minnesota, U.S.]

·         Valencia Cup
·         Gothia Cup

Democracy
·         Student Council
·         Debate (Democracy and justice)
·         Play on famous Indian personalities (Understanding values in modern context)(Vivekananda & Rabindranath Tagore)
·         MUN (panel discussion)
·         Games and activities
·         Democracy week (by Pranab Mukherjee)
·         EAP (Election Awareness programme to help students understand the general election procedure in India)

Environment
·         Nature trail
·         Beach cleanup
·         Soil study
·         Habitat and population study
·         Planting saplings and rearing
·         Kids for tiger
·         Visit to Sanjay Gandhi National Park

Adventure
·         IAYP
·         Magic Bus
·         Trek and nature trail
·         Conquest (Interschool Football matches)
·         Valencia Cup
·         Gothia Cup
Leadership
·         Odyssey of the mind (Brainstorming about contemporary issues and suggesting probable solutions)
·         Student council
·         Activity team of students
·         SIS MUN
·         CAS activities

Service
·         Mobile crèche
·         National association for blind (NAB)
·         AKANSHA (NGO)
·         IAYP 2012 (Gold & Bronze)

Initiatives taken by school in academic year 2012 - 2013
Solar lamp project
‘Joy of giving’ week – collection of old articles for orphanage
Initiative for the Braille press for the vision impaired

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