OUTSTANDING SUCCESS

USA HERE WE COME!!!!

Congratulations to Tan, Anh and Qasim who have secured a place on the US Youth Exchange Programme 2012 where they will be visiting the United States of America during the summer holidays.

Anh will be participating in the 'American Elections' programme this summer during an exciting time in American history – the lead up to the American election of the 45th President. Anh will learn about the basics of the American political system, the electoral process, and the role of the media, civil society and nongovernmental organisations (NGOs). She will also learn about organisations that promote young people’s participation in the political process.

She will get practical experience by attending one of the Presidential conventions and learning about presidential campaigns in order to become familiar with grassroots politics at the local level. She will get a chance to participate in electoral events of both parties, look at citizen participation at the local level, and observe the connections between the politics and the people. She will be partnered with young Americans involved in political work, allowing them to witness American politics from the perspective of their U.S. peers and average American citizens. She will also get to learn about civic engagement and activism, and get a chance to visit other university campuses/high schools to network with students involved in activism and student government, and politically involved student groups.

Qasim and Tan will be participating in the Entrepreneruship Youth Exchange programme during the summer to learn more about and get inspired by entrepreneurism. They will pair up with local American high school students to learn how to think creatively, understand what social entrepreneurism means, and gain knowledge of what you need to be a successful entrepreneur.

Beyond the basics, they will get practical insights by experiencing the following: meeting with successful regional and national entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurs; networking opportunities with youth entrepreneur groups; visits to esteemed institutions like Harvard Business School’s Rock Center for Entrepreneurship and Dartmouth University’s Tuck School of Business.
Furthermore, they will couple these experiences with an enriching cultural program comprised of homestays and local visits

We are very proud of our three students who have secured three of the sixteen places on this national programme. We will be keeping a track of their progress via regular tweet and blog post displayed on the website - stay tuned!!

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SIMS Learning Gateway Introductions:

Year 7 - Tuesday 15th May

Year 10 - Tuesday 26th June

Drop Everything And Read takes place every Monday morning at the school where all students in Yr 7 - 10 read a fiction book of their choice. Teachers and students have expressed how much they enjoy D.E.A.R. Time and feel that it is an excellent start to the week.