International Day

GCS needs CAS students to work alongside parents and the student council body to help plan and organise the GCS International Day event held on March 29th.

International Day is a day that celebrates student, staff and parent’s diversity and variety of cultures from around the globe. It is a big day and needs prior planning to implement the various food stalls, decorations, regional dress, music, dance, games etc.

In order to organise the event, students will have to meet weekly (looking at possibly Tuesday afternoons) with parents and the student council body.

This is a chance to plan an event that can showcase the school at its best and we need your help to facilitate this.

Please see Ms Marie McKinnon on the ground floor next to reception if you would like to be part of this committee.
You will get CAS hours for Creativity and Service.

KFC Bucket Run 2012

When: Saturday, 24 March 2012

Why: KFC in association with Red Crescent is hosting a charity run to raise money for orphanages.

Time: Participants should arrive by 07:30. Run begins at 09:00

Location: Starts at KFC on Jumeirah Beach Residence.

Cost: 20AED entry fee

Prizes will be awarded. Event includes live music and entertainment.

CAS hours awarded for Action and Service

KFC – Jumeirah Beach Residence

Venue Details
Tel: 600522252
Fax:
Office: Next to Zaatar w Zait Amwaj Sector; Jumeirah Beach Residence, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

BE A PART OF THE TRI CREW

VOLUNTEER AT THE ABU DHABI INTERNATIONAL TRIATHLON 2012

For whom: Any Grade 11 students willing to volunteer as part of the Tri Crew at the triathlon

When: Saturday 3 March 2012. Due to the trip by bus you need to allow for a day.

Starts: The event starts at the Emirates Palace and finishes on the public beach. We will manage a station between these sites.

Time: This will be given out at a later stage, but it will be early in the morning.

What will I be doing?  Manning a water station for the athletes.

What’s included?

• Limited Edition T-Shirt
• Food and refreshments throughout the day

If you are willing to volunteer please get in touch with Ms McLay, either via email or in person. mmclay@gcschool.ae. A bus will be organised to take all grade 11 students to site and back. Parental permission is required. A letter will be handed out when committment is made.  

This will cover: Action and Service for CAS students

Looking for any teachers to help volunteer on this day as well.

Dubai Cares

 is inviting the UAE community to participate in its 3-km Walk for Education 2012

When: 9am 17 February, 2012
 

Where: along Jumeirah Beach Road

Why: In support of millions of children around the world who face obstacles in their pursuit of education or who are unable to go to school.

Costs: Participation fee is AED 30 per person and free for children below the age of five.

How to participate?
As an individual: UAE residents can register for the Walk for Education 2012 on site at Jumeirah Beach Park on the day of the event between 8am and 9am.

As a group: Organizations can also participate as a group by emailing Dubai Cares on info@dubaicares.ae indicating the organization’s name and the number of participants.

After the walk there will be entertainment and activities for all at Jumeirah Beach Park.

This will cover: Action and Service for CAS students, and Service for MYP students

Dubai Marathon

Friday 27th January 2012

The Dubai Marathon are looking for runners.

If you would like to participate in the run here are your options:

Start Times

Marathon – 7:00 am.
10km Road Race – 7:15 am.
3 km Fun Run – 10:30 am.

 You need to sign up before December 31st (see link below).

More details are on the site so please click on the link provided http://www.dubaimarathon.org/

Start & Finish

The start and finish for the Dubai Marathon 2012 will be in Downtown Dubai adjacent to the Burj Khalifa. The starts for the Marathon, 10km Road Race and 3km Fun Run will be from the same start gantry location just up from the Burj Khalifa outside the Pavilion. The finish area for the Marathon, 10km Road Race and 3km Fun Run will be through the same finish gantry location on the opposite side of the road from the start gantry.

See Ms McLay for further details. This is a great way to fulful the  ’Action’ component of your CAS, remember training hours will also count.

The Angel Appeal Needs You!

The Angel appeal looks after people who work on container ships where they often work for months on end without ever being on land. The Angel Appeal is a charity organisation who goes out to the gulf to give seafarers time to realx on the angel boat, use the internet or phones to call home.

The Angel appeal needs your help in wrapping festive gifts for the  seafarers who are away from their families and friends during Christmas. They need all the help they can get to wrap  25,000 items into over 5000 gifts.

One in 600 children worldwide is born with a cleft lip and/or palate every year. The condition makes it difficult for sufferers to eat, speak and socialize. Often born to disadvantaged families without the means to afford the surgery, most of these children are shunned by their community. In the worst cases, such as with baby girls in some parts of rural China, a cleft lip can become a death sentence.

Working across 70 countries worldwide, this non-governmental organisation provides free reconstructive surgery for children born with facial deformities. During the past 30 years, it has provided more than two million patient evaluations worldwide and 200,000 free surgeries for children and young adults.

In January, Operation Smile launched in the UAE, opening a local fundraising office, and the group’s advocacy work has already funded two missions to Morocco and the Philippines. The missions have provided more than 400 surgeries across both countries.

Dhs880 pays for a 45-minute operation that can change a child’s life forever.

How to help: Get in touch with Operation Smile at www.operationsmile.org.ae (050 617 6746) to see how you can help. eg volunteering at one of the local fundraising events.

Fundraise yourself and donate the money to this cause.

See Ms McLay for any ideas you might have.

To assist your service activities you might like to consider helping out with ECA’s in the Primary School which are on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday or Thursday afternoons from 2.30 to 3.30.  See Mr Burns if you are interested in helping.

The following activities are held during the elective periods.  You are welcome to talk to the teachers concerned and either join in the activity or volunteer to help out.  There are opportunities for Creativity, Action and Service.

Thursday period 6

Volleyball – Ms McLay (Action/ service)

Swimming – Ms Wyness (action/ service)

Gymnastics – Mrs Monaghan (action)

Duke of Edinburgh – Mrs Arnold (creativity, action, service)

Photography – Mr Rice (Creativity)

Art – Mrs Venter (creativity)

Girls football U15 – Mr Abu Jafer  (action/ service)

Boys football U13 – Mr Bishop (action/ service)

Sport – Mr Sharman – (action)

Year book – Ms Megert (creativity/ service)

The following activities are held during the elective periods.  You are welcome to talk to the teachers concerned and either join in the activity or volunteer to help out.  There are opportunities for Creativity, Action and Service.

Duke of Edinburgh – Mrs Arnold (Creativity, Action, Service)

Photoshop – Mr Rice (Creativity)

Ultimate Frisbee – Mr Miller (action)

Advanced Painting – Mrs Venter (creativity)

Sport – Mrs Lockhart (action)

Spanish beginners – Mrs Massicot (creativity)

Rugby – Mr Sharman – (action / service)

Swimming – Mr Bishop (action)