The 2nd takeaway point for this Pillar is;

Noticing differences is normal but there are many ways to be an ally.

When we first meet someone it is very easy to first focus on the differences – their ethnicity, what they are wearing, how animated they are, their speech, their physicality, their presence etc. We all have an unconscious bias that then forms an unfair first impression. This can be a positive or negative preconception.

It is only when we get to know the person, that we truly understand the similarities between us. Whether that is liking the same music, or sports club, or food or views.

Starting from the basics we are all human, all want to be loved and all want to be treated kindly. We should start with the thought that we should treat others how we wish to be treated, irrelative of first impressions or prejudgements.

This weekend our boys from Olympus enjoyed three days of pure fun with a lot of different activities, culminating in an awesome Laser Tag Sunday.

Here you have some pictures of the activities that our boys did:

Adi, Aoto and Ryunosuke showing their perfect volleyball skills.

Gary, Ivan and Tim formed the best imaginable badminton team.

Billy, Navi and Nikolai went to the cooking workshop to learn how to make a delicious and Italian “pana cotta”.

To end the weekend some of our Olympus warriors participated in a fierce Laser Tag match, in which they were able to test their marksmanship.

This week we started the second pillar of our Wellbeing Programme.

This pillar is led by Mr Antonio who is guiding us down this important journey.

Wouldn’t it be a boring world if everyone was exactly the same? If we all looked identical, dressed alike, ate the same foods, spoke the same language, the world would be pretty uninteresting! What makes the world exciting is that we’re all different. Diversity simply means differences.

At CDL we like to celebrate the diverse range of differences that our community brings together. It is important we show tolerance and understanding to those who at first appear different to our own normals. And through showing acceptance to all and kindness to each other, we in turn reduce any worry of bullying within our community.

The first takeaway point of this pillar is;

Integration and diversity are part of the international agenda of the world’s most important institutions. 

When we think of many big companies such as Google, Facebook, Walmart, and Mcdonald’s – we do not think of them as representing one specific person. They represent all and therefore employ a diverse range of staff in order to ensure there is a good representation of all cultures, values and lifestyles.

Globally what we want to achieve with this point is that students understand that Diversity and Integration are present far beyond the school environment or our individual background and that it’s a top priority in the world today. Sometimes, this might be overlooked, and we believe it’s important they acknowledge that the work and reflection being done here is echoed in the World Leading Institutions.