Tuesday 30 August 2016

Welcome Back

It was great to have a chance to look at your CAS portfolios and see some of the great work that you have done.  I want to commend those of you whose reflections were read out in class as they were of a quality that really shows the value of CAS.  If you were not in class or wish to see the reflections again - you can find them here.


Making sure you will complete CAS

You must now check that you have:
  • A project that clear shows you have followed the CAS stages and worked collaboratively on it with other(s).
  • Quality reflections for all your experiences
  • Evidence for all your experiences
  • A balanced CAS portfolio with short and long term experiences as well as a good mixture of Creativity, Activity and Service
  • CAS questions filled in for all completed experiences have the (you do not need to do all of them if they are already covered in the reflections but do always answer the last one!)
  • Covered the 7 outcomes and have evidence and reflections that clearly show how.

Opportunities coming up

Tjurreset - Mud Run
Volunteers are wanted for the Tjurruset.  This is a fun terrain run with lots of mud involved in Flottsbro - just south of the city.  You can volunteer to be a functionary by contacting: Per at per.synnerman@gmail.com-

You can also join the run yourself for activity: See the web page at Tjurruset.  It takes place on October the 1st and 2nd.

Stockholm International Film Festival 
If you would like to help out at the Film Festival this year between the 9 - 20th November, you need to send a CV and short personal letter to volontar@stockholmfilmfestival.se. You should write 'event personnel' in the subject line of the email. More information can be found at SFF

Illustrate Articles about Human Rights
Are you good at drawing?  Here is an opportunity to use those skills for a service experience. Kalityfonden needs people to draw pictures to go with articles in a series called Untold Stories. See https://www.volontarbyran.org/en/node/78529 for more details.

Graphic designers for TEDx Stockholm
"We want you to be a part of the TEDx talks team in Stockholm. We are looking for someone who is a fan of the TED brand, and wants the opportunity to bring their own fun ideas to the table as great creative freedom is given.
From designing social media content, posters, and merchandise, the possibilities are endless, the only thing needed is the initiative to make it happen!"  Click here for more details: TEDx

Writers wanted for Vamter.org
An organisation called Eosos whose aim it to give support to children and their education has just started a webpage.  It wishes to publish well written articles about any topic in English.  The site is: http://vamter.org/.  You can read more details on the site - all profits go to children's education. 

Many other opportunities
On www.volontarbyran.org just now there are a lot of jobs helping people who have recently arrived in Sweden with Rädda Barnen in  Bromma, and for  Individuell Människohjälp.  You can also work in the RedCross shops on Kungsholmen and Hornsgatan and helping at Birkagården with selling of second hand children's clothes to raise money for refugees.   

Keep and eye on volontär byrån for more opportunities.  

The new meeting times for in school groups this term are:
Monday 10.30 Amnesty International C10
Tuesday 10.30 MUN in C5
Weds 10.30 Rhino Group C10
Weds 10.30 Student Council C9
Weds 15.30 The student newspaper - Quirky Quibbler