I know many of you are looking forward to signing up for one or more of the school offered C&S activities. However, before you signup for these you may like to consider other opportunities – the best C&S is often what you think up for yourself and you don’t necessarily have to do “hands on” C&S work to achieve your C&S outcomes. e.g. you may have a strong interest in in looking after the environment. A good C&S activity from this interest could be putting together and publicising an environmentally friendly lifestyle guide for our community in Nanjing. Or, you may like to do an informal audit of NIS activities to see whether they are environmentally sensitive. Or, you may like to highlight the plight of a certain species of animal and publicise how we as individuals or community can change this. Or you may like to promote a charity or other cause. or you may like to … . There are many opportunities and they can be publicised via number of forums. NIS screens, notice boards, at NIS events, digital media etc. This could be done individually, in small groups or even as an advisory group as a whole. Have a look at the C&S outcomes and think of innovative ways of achieving these. If all else fails or you are looking for some variety in activities you are welcome to sign up for the activities I advertise in the daily bulletin.