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Coins for a Cause

Now we all use Wechat and Alipay, everybody has coins piled up at home going to waste.

Please have a really good hunt at home and bring your coins to D210 so they can make a difference to those who are not as fortunate as we are. Grade 6 have already raised over 200 RMB in coin donations for Pfrang. Let’s try and make it 2000 RMB!!!

Start collecting today.

December 14th, 4.00 pm

ManageBac will close for all students in the secondary school!

  • Students in Grades 6-10 must have completed their volunteering and written it up on ManageBac. Look up Files in MB for info on how to complete your reflection.
  • Service as Action for grades 6-10 must all be completed by this date. Reflection must be uploaded onto ManageBac.
  • GCD stories for students in grades 9-12 are due as well.

Questions? Help? Please find Ms Anna as soon as possible. If you email her, please tell her what grade you are in.

Volunteers Needed

Have you completed your Volunteering Experience for Semester 1?

If yes, have you filled out MB? Need help? See Ms Anna

 

Have you completed your Volunteering Experience for Semester 1?

If no, please sign up NOW on  SchoolsBuddy.

 

ManageBac Monday!

Hi there!

Monday = ManageBac Monday.

It’ll take you about 10 minutes to write up your volunteering experience. Remember you need only ONE volunteering experience for each semester. MB does not support HEIC files, please add JPEG or PNG photos as your evidence.

You can information on how to upload on MB under files.

If you need help, stop by D229 or email Ms Anna (and tell her what grade you are in so she can find your entry a bit faster).

Volunteering Opportunties! Sign up NOW!

All students from grades 6-10 must complete ONLY one volunteering experience for Semester 1. Have a look on SchoolsBuddy, there are tons of opportunities. For information, please see Ms Anna. PS. when you email, please mention your grade.

 

University Talk : NIS and HKU

It is a busy application season for our current NIS seniors, and NIS upper secondary counseling team organized another exciting university talk with the HKU admission officer.

  1. Which university:  The University of Hong Kong, one of the most popular applying universities in NIS senior community.
  2. Presenter: Mr. Ying TSOI, Programme Manager, International Outreach Admission Office & Ms Pearl
  3. A brief introduction: The University of Hong Kong, also known as “Asia’s Global University”, was established over 100 years ago with an outstanding reputation for international education. The University is ranked 1st in Hong Kong and 21st in the world in the QS World University Rankings, with many of its subjects also ranked among top 25 globally.
  4. When: 3:20-4:00pm (November 11th)
  5. How to attend: https://hku.zoom.us/j/95219758412
  6. Target audience : NIS G9 -12 students and parents. All the prospective NIS applicants in upper secondary are recommended to attend.

Please mark your calendar to attend the information session and bring along as many questions as you have in your mind.

Slingshot Challenge – Make a 1 minute video

This could be a GCD experience (gr 9-12) or it can achieve an outcome or be your project (Gr 11-12) .

Slingshot Challenge

If you’re aged 13-18 and you’re passionate about developing innovative solutions to environmental issues, join a global competition.
Participation is FREE and you can join as an individual or team. Details on their website (official rules here). 

 

The 2023 ACAMIS Virtual Student Film Festival

ACAMIS Virtual Student Film Festival

The 2023 ACAMIS Virtual Student Film Festival is an opportunity for student filmmakers in ACAMIS member schools to write, produce, film, edit, and submit their own student films. It’s a chance for young auteurs to be creative, demonstrate their cinematic skills/knowledge, and showcase their creations virtually to teachers and students all over China and Mongolia.

The theme of this year’s Virtual Film Festival is A Trailer for a proposed/non-existent movie.

The virtual film festival submission deadline is Thursday, January 12, 2023.

For questions or more information please contact Scott Ramon at scott.ramon@xalis.com.

You could use this experience as a part of your GCD story or for the Artistic strand if you are in Grade 11 or 12!

 

Experimental Music Composition

This is the first ACAMIS Experimental Music Composition for students who have the potential to unleash their music composition capability.

Deadline for submissions is Thursday, January 12, 2023. 

The theme for the first experimental music composition is The Natural World.  

For questions and more information please contact Scott Ramon at scott.ramon@xalis.com.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You could use this experience as a part of GCD!!! Personal Goal, Artistic Expression etc.

Grade 11s could also could this as Creativity.

ACAMIS DIGITAL ART COMPETITION

Showcase your digital visual art creativeness via any drawing or design program or app.

The Digital Art Competition’s theme is “The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.” – Malcolm X.

We accept entries over the three grade levels:  G6-7, 8-9 and 10-12

Here are the following categories:

  • Landscape
  • Anime
  • Portrait
  • Abstract
  • Product

The deadline for entries is Friday, February 17, 2023. 

Winners of each age group and category will have their artwork displayed at the ACAMIS Spring Leadership Conference and on the ACAMIS website.

Please contact Mr Griffith for more details.

You could use this as a part of your GCD stories and the Creativity Strand. What are you waiting for?

ACAMIS Digital Art Competition

ACAMIS DIGITAL ART COMPETITION

Showcase your digital visual art creativeness via any drawing or design program or app.

The Digital Art Competition’s theme is “The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.” – Malcolm X.

We accept entries over the three grade levels:  G6-7, 8-9 and 10-12

Here are the following categories:

  • Landscape
  • Anime
  • Portrait
  • Abstract
  • Product

The deadline for entries is Friday, February 17, 2023. 

Winners of each age group and category will have their artwork displayed at the ACAMIS Spring Leadership Conference and on the ACAMIS website.

Please contact Mr Griffith for more details.

You could use this as a part of your GCD stories and the Creativity Strand. What are you waiting for?