Issue No. 30 (4 May 2018)

Support! International Foundation, a youth-led non-government organisation that works to empower youths through community events and educational programmes, would like to kindly invite students from SIS to participate in their May session of the Leaders of Hong Kong Series.

They will be hosting Bernard Chan, GBS, JP, the phenomenal Convenor of the Hong Kong Executive Council — the body of advisors which works closely with and directly advises the Chief Executive of Hong Kong. He is also a prominent businessman and serves as the CEO of both Asia Financial Holdings and Asia Insurance. He will be discussing how young people can make a positive impact on the political landscape in Hong Kong.

There are 15 spaces for SIS students to join this sharing, which will take the form of a live interview of the guest of honour, followed by a Q&A session by students and a networking sessions for students. More details can be found below. PLEASE EMAIL MRS. CROUCH BY 16^TH MAY IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND.

Date: 24 May 2018

Time: 5:00 – 6:30 PM

Venue: South China Morning Post HQ, 20/F, Tower 1, Times Square, Causeway Bay

The Music Department is delighted to announce that we will be presenting 3 performances of Annie during the final week of November 2018.  To start this process, we are holding auditions for cast members during the week of 28^th May.  

We are inviting students who are interested in a role on stage, singing, acting or dancing, to sign up for an audition before Friday 11^th May.

Please go here to sign up, and good luck!

https://goo.gl/forms/XlDyb6DizPXBQh0r2

St. Barnabas’Society and Home, who support the needy in Western District, are urgently recruiting volunteers for theirupcoming summer day camp 2018.  The purpose of this programme is to create more English speaking opportunities for the children to improve their oral speaking skills and they hope that the children can learn English in a fun and interesting way.

Details of the programme are as follows:

Dates: 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th 20th, 21st, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 29th July 2018 (volunteers can choose which day(s) to join)

Time: 2:30 pm – 5:45 pm

Required students: Year 10 or above

Job description:

– Work in a group with other volunteers and staff to develop lesson plan(s) in English (i.e. art and craft, sports, cooking activities and etc.)

– Execute activities and offer on-site support on the event day

– Assist purchasing supplies for different activities

– Manage class order and ensure the safety of children

If you have any queries, please feel free to call Beaky Ng at 2548–9056 or email your CV to beakyng@sbsh.org.hk .Please apply as soon as possible

Along with all ESF secondary schools, we will be screening the film ‘Angst’ to all students in the week Friday 4th- Friday11th May). This 56 minute film explores the issue of teen anxiety. Teachers are welcome to attend any of the student screenings if you are available, or the parent screening, as per the schedule attached. Each screening is followed by a discussion, and viewers will also be invited to contribute their ideas about what we at SIS already do, and could do, to address the issues seen in the film.

Schedule for Angst screenings

 You can find out more about ‘Angst’ at the link below…

https://angstmovie.com/