new website

New website!

http://active-citizenship.co.cc/

Next meeting

Hi everyone.

Our next meeting will take place on Thursday, 13.45 in Room SB16.

1. We will continue our discussion on uniform regulations and finalise our proposals, which will be sent to SLT/HT.

2. We will finalise the letter to the HT regarding the incident with the posters of the club.

3. Shere responsibilities


See you there

Evgenia N./Areti H.

This Thursday at active...

Children's Participation in Decision Making

Hope for Children—UNCRC Policy Centre, along with the NGO Support Centre, the Olive Branch Foundation and the Commissioner’s Office for Children’s Rights, is pleased to invite you to our conference:

“Children’s Participation in Decision Making”

at the Cyprus Community Media Centre (CCMC)

on September 25^th 2010

from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The conference forms part of “The Children of Cyprus and Human Rights” project, supported by the EEA Grant. Speakers include representatives the Republic of Cyprus, the Separated Children in Europe Program (SCEP), Save the Children and Brunel University UK. The discussion will be followed by a workshop, which will include children, NGO workers, and teachers.

Through this conference, we aim to show how the participation of children in the decision-making process can be put into practice. It is addressed to everyone in roles of public leadership and service.

We will cover definitions and concepts of children’s participation and how this is stipulated in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child; the importance of children’s participation as well as when it is needed; how public leaders, such as legislators, administrators and the media, can play a tangible role in promoting children’s participation and improving it its efficacy.

We would be pleased and honored by your presence.

For further information and RSVP, please contact Hope for Children—UNCRC Policy Centre at on info@uncrcpc.org or call us at 22-103234.

If you could help us please let us know.

Kind regards

Joseph varughese

1st meeting!

Dear All,

We would like to welcome you to school and wish you a successful and active year.


Our first meeting for this year will take place on next Thursday, 16th of September in SB 16.

The first meeting includes:

1. Presentation about the club

2. Information about the new election system/Active's suggestions about student voice.


Please inform everyone you think is interested (especially 4th formers). Unfortunately, there is no way for us to infrom all students of Years 4-7, since there is no registration period anymore.


Looking forward to see you there

Evgenia Nikiforou and Areti Hadjigeorgiou

Open Day 2010

Dear All,

as you know on Wednesday (28th) afternoon the School is organising an Open Day, for future parents and students.

Our club will be there with our magazines, graffiti, jugglers show, music ... and many more.

It is also an opportunity for all of us to say "good bye" to this academic year that has almost finished for many of you...

Be there!!! From 15.00 - 19.00, in front of the Science building.

Our suggestions for the school...

This Wednesday, Environmental action meeting

There will be a meeting of Active Citizenship and Environmental Society members to discuss and take decisions for actions in our school concerning the environment.

It is important that we increase awareness about environmental problems but at the same time propose solutions and coordinate actions within our community.

The meeting will take place on Wednesday 24/3/10 at Room 2 at 1.15 pm.

Anybody interested is welcome!

Afternoon games survey

Here you can complete a survey made by the school for the Afternoon games!

http://www.englishschool.ac.cy/survey.php?a=63298aeb7801f82c0231eddb0c72d92c53e635a1&b=e4a7675fde68905441b1c4ad420b65b915db8d88

This Thursday at active

On Thursday 18/3 we will discuss actions and proposals of things we can do within the school to help protect the environment and increase awareness about environmental problems.

Come with ideas.

See you there at 13.45 SB 16

Our suggestions for the school...

This Thursday at active

"Vineyard Film Festival" (www.vffestival.com) is a non-profit festival that has been set up in order to encourage film-makers from all over the globe to take advantage of the wonderful scenery that Cyprus has to offer. Among their activities is the following project regarding conflisc representation by the media. They asked whether we could participated and I accepted, since I believe it is a very interesting. On Thursday we will view a group of short films created by youth, dealing with the conflict between Israel and Palestine and discuss central themes and how similar themes come into play with relation to the problem in Cyprus. The organisers would like to discuss with us your views on a. media representation (specifically dealing with two contrasting sides of a conflict or argument) and b. film as a means of communicating important messages both to and from youth. Nine or ten of you will participate later (March or April) in a panel discussion on the same topic that will be hosted by a TV programme. You will get more information about the project on Thursday, since one of the organisers will be with us.

Our magazine coming soon...

Workshop Programme

Saturday

8.15 Departure

9.30 Arrival at the hotel

10.30 – 11.45 Session 1: Introduction to “Globalization and developing countries”

11.45- 12.00 Break

1200 – 13.15 Session 2 : Abuses of human rights in people’s movement: the case of women’s rights

13.15 Lunch

15.00 - 18.00 Session 3: Film screening: “Sex traffic”

18.00 - 19.00 Working groups

19.00 Dinner

Sunday

8.00 Breakfast

9.30- 10.30 Session 4 – Children's rights in developing countries

10.30 – 10.45 Break

10.45 – 13.00 Working groups

13.00 Lunch

14.30 Departure

Workshop in Paphos

CONFIRMATION

With this confirmation I state that I, the undersigned allow _________________________________ student in Class________ to participate in the weekend workshop (20^th and 21^st March 2010) of the English School “Active Citizenship” Society at Cypria Bay Hotel, Paphos.

Name of Parent/Guardian: _________________________________

Student’s mobile phone number: ____________________

Home telephone number: ____________________

Is the student a member of the “Active Citizenship” Society?YES

NO

Date: ______________________________

__________________________

Signed: Father/Mother/Guardian

Workshop in Paphos

Re: Workshop on “Famine and slavery in developing countries: focusing on children's and women's rights”

The English School “Active Citizenship” Society is organising a weekend workshop at Cypria Bay Hotel in Paphos for about 50 students of Year 4 -6.

The purpose of this workshop is for the students to become aware of the process of globalization and how this is related to the social and economic reality of the so called “developing” countries. Furthermore, students will have the opportunity to discuss with experts issues such as the rights of children and women living in these countries. The detailed programme will be given to the students before the Workshop.

We will be leaving school by coach on Saturday 20^th of March 2010 at 8:15 a.m. and returning on Sunday afternoon. The actual cost per student is expected to be around € 45 (includes accommodation at Cypria Bay Hotel, breakfast, two meals and transportation). The final price for the students will depend on the number of students and the extent of the subsidies received.

The students will be accompanied by members of staff.

Students should bring appropriate clothing.

Please complete the slip attached if you give permission to your son /daughter to attend the Workshop. The form should be returned to Mrs Evgenia Nikiforou, until Friday, 12^th of February. For any additional information please contact Mrs Evgenia Nikiforou, tel. 22799300, during break time.

Tomorrow at Active

Tomorrow at active we will watch the docymentary:

Money as Debt

trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VvKoCgv5sM

See you there.

January's meetings

Tomorrow at Active

Tomorrow at active (14/1) we will have a presentation on:

Greek and Turkish nationalism in Cyprus

by Gregoris Ioannou, historian

See you there.