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Project AWARE – Aquatic World Awareness, Responsibility and Education

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Activity name: Project AWARE – Aquatic World Awareness, Responsibility and Education

Activity duration: 5hrs of self study and 4hrs of class time.

Date of offer: Courses take place from 16h to 20h – dates to be confirmed.

Outline of activity with a description:  This course covers information about aquatic ecosystem degradation alongwith conservation measures to protect aquatic resources.

A. The purpose of the Project AWARE Specialty is to familiarize divers and nondivers with the plight of worldwide aquatic ecosystems and to describe what individuals can do to help protect them. You are encouraged to elaborate beyond the detail in this outline to accommodate the needs and interests of your students.

B. This program is designed for classroom presentation only; no dives are required. It is highly recommended that this program be conducted in conjunction with other specialties such as Peak Performance Buoyancy, Underwater Naturalist, AWARE — Fish Identification and other programs such as Discover Snorkeling, Skin Diver course, etc.

C. Because the Project AWARE Specialty program does not have any dive or skill requirements, participants do not receive a specialty diving certification card. However, participants may receive a PADI completion (nondiving) card and/or a Project AWARE Certificate of Recognition.

 Qualifications: Open to students of all ages.

Costs: 110CHF per student.

If you would like further information please contact Vladimir Stosic (vladimir.stosic@cdl.ch).

Emergency First Response Qualification

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Activity name: EFR courses Emergency First Response www.emergencyfirstresponse.com

Activity duration:  Tuesdays and Thursdays 16h to 20h30. A small pause from 18h to 18h30 is given for a personal snack.

Date of offer: The dates are set when the inscriptions are over

Outline of activity with a description:  It is a Primary and Secondary Care program offered to CDL students. It comprises EFR for Adult Care, Children Care and Infant Care. It also teaches the use of the Automated External Defibrillator(we have the latest models for demonstration). EFR courses are professional courses which should not to be confused with the samaritan course.

Qualifications: No prior qualifications needed but the course provides CAS (provided you volunteer as an EFR security responder during a school sports event ) and REACH hours. It may give extra-curricular credit when applying for universities.

Target age group: 15 to 18 years old

Costs: 

  • We offer for CDL students the complete EFR courses for 340 CHF instead of the 780 outside of CDL. Students receive an International Personal Card valid in the whole world. Every two years students may do a refresher course
  • EFR Primary and Secondary Care Adults 170 CHF compared to 330 CHF external
  • EFR Primary and Secondary Care Children extra  70 CHF compared to 330 CHF external
  • Automated External Defibrillator 70 CHF compared to 120 CHF external
  • Inscription fee 30 CHF
  • The price includes Certification, PIC card.

If you would like further information please contact Vladimir Stosic (vladimir.stosic@cdl.ch).

CAS opportunity

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Activity Name: Conversational Spanish
Contact: Trendell Thompson, CR216
Date of Offer: Any day except Monday after school
Description: Ms Thompson is looking for a native Spanish speaker to have weekly (or twice weekly) conversations with a Middle School student after school
Qualifications: native Spanish speaker
Age group: High School
Space and equipment requirements: None
Costs: None
Contact: Trendell Thompson trendell.thompson@cdl.ch

CDL Yearbook

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Activity name: Yearbook

When: Every Tuesday and Friday from 4 pm until 5/5.30 pm

What: With students from the High School we produce the CDL Highschool yearbook.

Who: Motivated students. Students sign for one group 

  • Photography ( they must have there one camera and be competent in this area) / 
  • Documentation ( no particular skills required)  / 
  • Layout ( must be able to work with photoshop, if they are new to photoshop they can observe us for a week and help the following.

 Target age group  Highschool

Where: Computer room CR413

If you are interested in taking part in this activity please contact: Bénédicte Hurel: bénédicte.hurel@cdl.ch

Introduction to Clay Sculpture

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Activity Name: Introduction to Clay Sculpture

When: Mondays from 4 to 5 and from 5:30 to 6::30  (possibly on Wednesdays if demand is great, class size limited to 12)

What: This broadly based course is an introduction to clay sculpture of modeled and constructed form. A variety of sculpture techniques (relief, coils, hand forming, sand pressing and glazing) and materials are used to develop skills and provide a basis for creative development aimed at gaining sensitivity in the composition, observation, and analysis of sculptural form.

Who: Students should be motivated to want to work and create with their hands.

Target age group l4 to l8

Any students interested in this activity should contact James Lang james.lang@cdl.ch

Soup Kitchen CAS/REACH opportunity

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Activity name: Soup Kitchen
When: First Saturday of Every month normally starting at 10 am
What: Every month the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Geneva serves a meal to around 100 homeless or indigent local people.  We welcome student help with chopping chicken and vegetables, preparing salad, and serving the food.  This involves 2 to 3 hours of work. 
Where: It is located directly behind Gare Cornavin, but lifts are available from the school (leaving at 9h30).

Who: In general, regulars are preferred since they will have some idea what to do after the first visit, but first time participation is encouraged including those just sampling the activitiy.  French language skills are welcome but not needed.
For further information please contact Mr Evans-Klock john.evans@cdl.ch

Volunteer Opportunities with ICV Volunteers

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Who are we?

ICVolunteers (International Communications Volunteers) is an international non-profit organization specialized in the field of communications, in particular languages, communication technologies and conference support.

Through volunteer effort, we cooperate with organizations in the humanitarian, social, environmental and medical fields to implement projects and conferences at local, national and international levels.

We work with volunteers to implement social and educational programs in order to help populations and local communities to develop.

In addition, ICVolunteers promotes volunteerism and its recognition, by enhancing civic commitment and involvement, and by providing leadership and links between organizations, individuals and communities.

How to participate?

When volunteers register with ICVolunteers, we send them regular updates on upcoming projects. Once an individual decides to sign up for one, we will then send specific information related to the project.

Register with ICV here.

New York by Frank Rimmer

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There is a play being put on by CDL drama department and they are looking for students to help with the production. These are the way that students could get involved for CAS or REACH. We will then arrange a meeting for those who want to help.

  • SET DESIGN (art students, graphic design)
  • COSTUME
  • POSTER/ PROGRAMME and TICKET DESIGN
  • Ticket sale/ charity event raise money for ZOA? (man power and come up with and implement ways to promote the show in school raising money for charity.

Email Mr Penrose at ashley.penrose@cdl.ch or Mr Abbate at nicolo.abbate@cdl.ch 

Serve the City – Saturday October 15th

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Serve the City are again looking for volunteers who want to make a difference. All this will be happening Saturday October 15th.

1/ Ali Baba – sorting of donations

We seek about 10 volunteers from 9:00 to 14:00. A shop with second hand goods, available for the poor, needs to be cleared out before it’s opening.

Route de Saint-Julien 85, 1228 Plan le Ouates

2/ Gardening

We are looking for 2 strong males from 9:00 to 12:00. The entrance of one of the locations of Carrefour-Rue, a partner organization, is being rearranged. The perfect work-out for you!

Rue Baulacre 10, 1202 Genève

3/ Praparing the zoo

We are looking for 4 persons from 9:00 till 13:00. We will be preparing a cage of the Bellevue Zoo to receive its animals

Route de Valavran 33, 1293 Bellevue

For further information please contact stuart.allan@cdl.ch or vincent.puttemans@gmail.com

International Award

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Collège du Léman is going to be offering The International Award. This is an exciting self-development programme available to all 14 to 25 year olds. Over 7 million young people worldwide have taken up the Award challenge.

The Award is tough but it is about individual challenge, not about reaching specific standards set by someone else. Young people design their own Award Programme, set their own goals, and record their own progress. The only person they compete against is themselves, by challenging their own beliefs about what they can achieve.

Young people who do the Award:

  • Discover what they are made of
  • Make an impact on their community
  • Develop a set of life skills.
  • Most of all, they have fun

For further information please contact: Victoria Wilson or Olly Corbin: intaward@cdl.ch