CAS opportunity

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

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

Soup Kitchen CAS/REACH opportunity

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

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

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