Volunteer Opportunities with ICV Volunteers

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

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

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

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

Vaud Panda Club

Panda club in Vaud, organises outings all year round for 7-14 year olds to take them on the walking paths in the canton of Suisse Romand. All the outings are based around the central WWF themes: such as protection of the environment, the discovery of animals or an environment. The outings are lead by Panda Club monitors and are normally accompagnied by a specilist.

Go to the following website for further information and information to sign up. http://www.wwf-vd.ch/

Cuisine à thèmes

Activity name: Cuisine à thèmes (Desserts, plats typique, entrées.) 

Madame LONGHI-CASTELLINO

Activity duration: one term but if the activity progresses well I will think about doing it for the three terms.

Date of offer: from 4pm to 5:15pm on Mondays from 24th October

Outline of activity with a description: This activity will be the occasion for students to show cooking talents and present recipes from their country. Every month the teacher will choose a new theme for this activity for example:

  • November : desserts
  • December : Christmas themed dishes
  • Monthly student recipes from his/her country
  • It will also be an occasion for the students to work on their French vocabulary because the activity will most of the time be in French.

Qualifications: The students from all sections are welcomed in this activity if they already have bases in French (Minimum one year of French already done). Maximum 10 students.

Target age group: 15 to 18 years old

Location: Kitchen (possibly in the school, to be confirmed). Students will need an apron and a little notebook to write some recipes and vocabulary words.

Please contact Madame LONGHI-CASTELLINO by email : niela.longhi-castellino@cdl.ch for further information.

2011 Gift Box Appeal

MADS is again organising the gift box appeal for the High School and Second Cycle.
The boxes go to underprivileged children in schools and orphanages in Eastern Europe such as Belarus.
  • The boxes must be unisex
  • For children aged 4-14. 
  • It is essential that each box contains all of the items included in the attached list and in approximately the quantities given.
Boxes can be left in CR215 until November 23rd. Each box must have one of the labels with the items ticked attached to each box.
For more information please follow this link or email caroline.ross@cdl.ch

Global Youth Conference 2011

17 – 19 October 2011, Geneva, Switzerland

9 am to 4:30 pm, Institute National Genevois

 

3 days – Effects of climate change, new energies, nanotechnologies and the law, positive action and more.

Objectives:

  1. To send a message to negotiators at COP 17 in Durban
  2. To plan together for future action – RIO+20 and more

Discussion now for action in the future.

For more information go to:  www.earthfocusfoundation.org

Come to MADS meetings on Tuesday from 13.00 to 14.00 in room CR215 or email caroline.ross@cdl.ch

 

ZIS Global Issues Network Summit

Zurich International School GLOBAL ISSUES NETWORK REGIONAL SUMMIT

“SHARING OUR HUMANITY”

November 25-26, 2011

The theme will be based on the ”Sharing Our Humanity” chapter from the J.F. Rischard book, “High Noon: 20 Global Problems, 20 Years to Solve Them” which targets social and economic concerns such as the fight against poverty, peacekeeping, conflict prevention, combating terrorism, education for all, global infectious diseases, the digital divide, natural disaster prevention and mitigation.

Follow this link to read the draft programme for the event.

For more information attend MADS meetings on Tuesday 13:00 to 14:00 in room CR215 or email caroline.ross@cdl.ch