Copenhagen International School Catalogue of activities 2012-13

Copenhagen International School
Catalogue of activities 2012-13
Table of Content
Athletics Programme……………………3
Charity Club…………………4
Creative Writing Club…………….7
Labyrinth…………………..8
Learning Assistant Programme………..9
Amnesty International…………….10
Model United Nations………….11
Music………………….12
The Outdoor Club……………….13
Black/White Photography………………14
Excellent Theatre Company……………15
Crafty Club……………………16
International Physics………………17
BRAP…………………….18
Yearbook……………..19
Team Peru……………………..20
Games Club…………………21
Design a Music Space………….22
Student Council…………..22
Peer Mediation……………..22
Prom Committee…………22
Mathletes………….22
Activities outside school…………….23
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Athletics Program
The Athletics Department provides opportunities for students to develop their potential in athletic
activities while participating in a competitive and fun environment. To achieve our objective, CIS is
a member of NECIS, the Northern European Council of International Schools. NECIS organizes
international tournaments where schools from Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Germany,
Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg meet to compete in a variety of sports.
The NECIS sports are
Football (soccer), Volleyball, Basketball, Rugby, Swimming, Tennis, Softball and Track and Field
Athletics.
Sports are run seasonally with two practices a week, occasional weekend practice, friendly
games, exchange weekends and the culminating NECIS tournament.
Through the NECIS Athletics Program, it is also possible to be an assistant coach of the Under 8
and Under 10 teams. By so doing students can also participate in the Service&
Creativity component of CAS.
A requirement of participating in NECIS Athletics Program is registration. All students interested
in participating must go to the “Athletics” link on the CIS Homepage and register.
If you have any further questions, please contact me directly or mail me at JakehWearne@cis.dk
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CHARITY CLUB 2012-2013
Does Micro Credit really work?
Can stamps help a Hospice?
Why is there a Copenhagen Room in Swaziland?
Come find out at the Charity Club table at the CAS Assembly
SEE BELOW ABOUT OUR TRIP TO GHANA, JULY 2013
Charity Club is an integral part of the service requirement of CAS program, but also includes students in 9th and 10th grade ,
who earn points toward their community service requirement.
It has variety of income generating activities such as bake sales, operating the snack bar, selling Art books and calculators,
selling cold drinks and doing face painting and balloon activities at many CIS events.
This work generates a sense of responsibility and compassion for the less privileged and
focuses on discussions on the value and challenges of international development work.
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All money earned is sent directly to those who need it making for a very personal relation
between the givers and receivers. Some of the projects we have contributed to are:
Swaziland Project since 1989,
Ghana Needy Students Fund since 1999,
Kaliningrad Project from 2001-2007, and
Micro-Credit program for women in Ghana since 2004.
Since 2000 stamp collection in support of the St. Margaret ´s Hospice in Taunton - Somerset
http://www.somerset-hospice.org.uk
The micro credit project has been so successful that we now have two groups and have expanded the project with
nutrition, health and urban gardening. (see pictures below)
Our fund raising goal for this year is 40,000 DKK.
Come help give these women and their families a chance to develop their way out of poverty!!
Meets Every Day 2 lunch and Day 6 morning break in D3
Open to all 9- 12 graders and count as Community Service and CAS.
CAS: primarily Service, creativity, but might also have an action component,
job that you are doing. Come and plan your individual focus within the Charity Club.
depending on the
Have a look of this link and see what we have done in past:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6QDSwxMTtI
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CHARITY CLUB TRIP TO GHANA, JULY 2013
We will…
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live in an African town, and learn first-hand how Micro Credit creates economic opportunities and selfsufficiency…
volunteer at an orphanage for handicapped children…
witness sustainable environmental policy in action in a visit to a village monkey sanctuary…
learn the history of the Atlantic slave trade through a tour of Cape Coast Castle…
Dates: mid July 2013
Costs: 14,500 DKK including all transportation and lodging.
Other costs: vaccinations and malaria medicine
Further information amyfaircloth@cis.dk
MICRO CREDIT AND NUTRITION INITIATIVE
For the past seven years, The CIS Charity Club has sponsored The Talented Women’s Club, a micro credit project near the
market town of Kasoa in southern Ghana. This club is a registered NGO, and consists of petty traders who sell goods door
to door, or services such as hair dressing and tailoring from their shops. The Talented Women’s Club has enabled forty
women to take small steps out of poverty and improve the lives of their families. More recently, we have begun to focus on
health, nutrition and urban gardening. We will be staying in the village and participating in the daily lives of these women.
In addition to getting a first-hand experience of daily life in African families, students will also gain insight into the
limitations and successes of micro-credit on a global level.
AT THE HAND IN HAND ORPHANAGE in central Ghana
volunteer as assistants in the care of the many physically
mentally handicap children who reside at the centre.
them is Emmanuella, who was born with no arms and legs.
this happens, some people believe that the child was one
spirits of the forest do not want to give up, and keep part
them when it is born. The parents then feel obliged to give
back to the spirits by leaving it on the ground under a large
Luckily for Emmanuella, missionaries found her, and she
live at Hand to Hand. Today she is learning to write by
a pen in the mouth. Our aim is to inspire, and be inspired
staff and orphans at this very special centre.
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NOT FAR FROM THE ORPHANAGE IS A MONKEY SANCTUARY. The story goes that a hunter in Boabeng came across
some monkeys guarding a piece of calico. He consulted his spirit Daworoh and was told that these monkeys would bring
him good fortune. The hunter took the calico to his village and the monkeys followed him there, and since then the
monkeys have lived in harmony with human beings. The people in Boabeng and Fiema consider the monkeys to be sacred,
and in the 1970s came together to pass a law prohibiting causing harm to the monkeys. The village is visited by tourists
and researchers alike and is an excellent example of how environmental protection can go hand in hand with income
generating activities for a local population.
Along Ghana’s
coast are a series of
forts built during
the colonial period,
and many of them
were used in the
Atlantic slave trade.
We will visit Cape
Coast Castle to learn
the local history and
the impact of the trade on Ghana. The castle was held by the Danes for a short
period – another interesting and relevant aspect of this site.
Ghana is a friendly safe country and we are sure that the group going to Ghana will have a rewarding experience based on
mutual sharing, learning and building a direct relation with the people in the projects we are supporting.
Further information amyfaircloth@cis.dk
Supervisors: Amy Faircloth and Ute Reichert
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Creative writing club
Do you enjoy writing poetry, short stories, essays, plays, song lyrics… Would you like to develop
you skills and perhaps share your work? We shall be up to ten people meeting once a week for the
last hour of the day to try some timed (brief) guided writing exercises and, for those who want to,
to share work. We will explore what makes a piece of writing breathe and what causes it to
suffocate.
Opportunity for the best material to be published in Labyrinth.
Preference to 12th graders then 11th, then 10th. If you’re interested don’t wait too long. Advisors
Rebecca Lindroos (workshop) and B. Pierce (Labyrinth).
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Labyrinth
Come join us for the next Edition of Labyrinth, our school’s annual Arts publication!
No experience necessary—just enthusiasm! We’ll put you to work as mail deliverer,
typist, proofreader, layouter and judge for what is easily Europe’s classiest high
school arts rag.
We meet every Monday lunch from September to May in the Music Room for an
average of fifteen minutes.
Advisor: Daniel Sarstedt. Consultants B. Carignan and B. Pierce.
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LEARNING ASSISTANT PROGRAM (LAP)
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Making a difference in a student’s life
Dear Senior School students,
Let me introduce to you LAP – the Learning Assistance Program. LAP is a voluntary tutoring program that
we have had at CIS since 2000. I am always looking for tutors for all subjects and all age groups. The way it
works is that you give me your preference for age group, subject area and your time availability – then I
match you with a student. I am looking for both tutors for our Hellerup Campus (Primary School and Middle
School) and for our City Campus.
I am also very interested in hearing from native speakers in Danish, German, French and Spanish. We have
many students who could benefit from working with a native speaker, just an hour or two per week.
In general you can give as much time to the LAP program as you would like, or as little – one hour per week
is minimum.
It is a fun and giving way to get involved in the school community. And if you have an interest in children,
you will make a great LAP volunteer and friend to a student who needs it. LAP is a CAS activity for
Service.
Please don’t be shy, I promise that you will have a great time in the LAP program at the same time as
making a valuable difference in a child’s life!
E-mail me, and I will be happy to give you more detailed information about the program.
Regards,
Cindie Juul-Larsen
LAP Coordinator
cjl@cis.dk
Tel. 31725550
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The Amnesty International Youth Group
Amnesty International Youth Group is an organization supported by Amnesty International. We work to
put on campaigns for Amnesty to aid them with their work. The way it works is Amnesty sends us
campaign material (posters, videos, brochures) on the current campaign that they want us to work on,
and we put on a campaign to raise awareness of the issue and to get people interested. Then we
collect signatures for a petition, and Amnesty gives it to politicians to convince them that people care
about the issue and hopefully convince them to act on it. The campaign can be on any human rights
issue. Last school year it was on getting a treaty restricting arms trade, which was highly successful.
We got nearly 100 signatures!
We need plenty of new members, so if you care about human rights and want to work to protect them,
then join us! Joining us means that you will be part of a large international organization. We meet once
a week during a lunch break (this is fixed according to what suits people) and more often if we need to
organize some campaign material. Additonaly CAS hours are given to every member. AIYGC is a
really good way to get CAS because it can be nearly any kind of CAS e.g. Creative Hours or Action
Hours.
If you want to sign up, send an email to cis.karank@gmail.com or contact a AIYGC member.
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Welcome to CIS MUN
What is MUN? It is a simulation of United Nations committees, resolution-writing, delegation lobbying, and country
and issue debate systems. The issues we deal with encompass human rights, the environment, national security, health,
education, and others.
MUN is open to all MYP5, DP1 and DP2 grade students. MYP4 grade students are most welcome to attend as
apprentices/"triers-outers".
MUN meets weekly on Tuesdays from 15.45 -17.00. The Executive Committee is available to help you out. Mr
Jespersen and Ms Niyendo will be available in their offices every Monday lunchtime to help out with any questions or
give advice, related to our weekly debates, policy statements, resolutions, procedure, effective researching, etc.
MUN attendance must be regular and ongoing. Research/writing is necessary for the weekly debates. You have to
maintain regular contact (physical, telephonic, and email - we have a website and can chat via the Student Council
site)) with each other and the Executive Committee.
The Executive Committee comprises of students from last year´s MUN/THIMUN. The Executive Committee is
initially responsible for (co)chairing, opening and closing debates, and for ensuring that MUN notepaper, amendment
sheets and other practicalities are in place prior to debates.
MUN ACTIVITIES FOR 2012-2013
MUN DINNER: Self-paid and/or self-provided, in school or at restaurant. September or October 20012?
HEMUN: Dates: unknown. Location: Herlufsholm Skole. All are encouraged to attend. CIS pays transport and
registration fees.
EGMUN: Dates: 14-18 November 2012. Location: Espergærde Gymnasium. All THIMUN delegates are expected to
attend. All new MUNNERS are expected to attend EGMUN. Apart from being a very enjoyable social occasion where
you will meet lots of gymnasium students (as unsure as you!) from DK and abroad, HEMUN and EGMUN reinforce
all the multiple social, negotiating, debating, lobbying and writing skills expected of effective MUN delegates. CIS
pays transport and registration fees.
SEASONAL SILLY DEBATE: End of "official" MUN Club meetings. Please remember that ALL MUN members
are welcome to continue attending MUN debates/meetings after THIMUN selections have been made. The Silly
Debate is for ALL MUNNERS so please come – it is great fun! Refreshments will be served.
THIMUN (The Hague International Model United Nations): Main topic : Sustainability. Dates: Saturday 22nd
January – Saturday 27th January 2012. Cost: approximately 6000 DKK. (CIS only pays registration fees). It is unusual
that all MUNNERS are selected as delegates, so do not be disappointed – the chances are you will be chosen next year
if you are a regular and participative member. It must be added that THIMUN aspirants must be on top of their
IB/MYP work before and during THIMUN. THIMUN may not be used as an excuse for lagging behind in class.
Please note that active MUNNERS will miss a maximum of 7 school days to attend conferences. You may not miss
more than 10 days of school on extra-curricular trips/conferences, etc. For more information on selection for
THIMUN, see the CIS MUN Code of Conduct (at end).
Contact Kristjan Jespersen or Olella Nyiendo
kristjanjespersen@cis.dk olellanyiendo@cis.dk
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MUSIC
Join a music group
Students from MYP 4 to DP 2 can join the Senior Choir, Jazz Band, Middle School Orchestra and
Senior Orchestra. The groups perform in concerts at school and in functions around Copenhagen.
If there is enough interest, some of the groups could go on a trip to other schools around Europe
to perform with their ensembles.
Students can also form their own Rock group or Jazz combo.
Rehearsal Schedule
Senior Orchestra (Strings, Winds and Percussion grades 9-12) Thursday 15:30 – 16:30
Jazz Band (grades 9-12) Thursday 16:30-17:30
Senior Choir (grades 9-12) Day 5 at lunch time
All activities are held in the Music Room.
Instrumental Lessons
Private lessons are available to CIS students after school, provided by an outside staff. For more
information please see Kate Eriksson or email to kateeriksson@cis.dk.
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From the Summer Expedition 2011: towards Piz Palu, 3900m (left) and scaling ‘La Fiamma’ (right)
THE OUTDOOR CLUB
rocks!
Do you enjoy venturing off the beaten track? Are you ready to learn new skills that will help you
navigate safely in the wild? If so, come and join us at the Outdoor Club!
We meet once a week (weather permitting) from September to November and again from March to June
at some of CPH’s artificial walls to practice climbing skills and get into shape. In June/July there will be
a week-long Summer Expedition with rock climbs, glacier hikes and via ferrata ascents. Depending on
interest we will also go to Sweden for a day or a weekend to climb on real rock.
Practices: one afternoon to be agreed from 4 to 6 at KU Wall (near Rigshospitalet), weather permitting.
The club is open to students from grades 9 to grade 12. No-one is obliged to join the club for the entire
year. However, those signing up for the Summer Expedition (June/July 2013, lasting about 1 week) are
expected to attend practices regularly.
CAS: The Outdoor Club counts for Action and perhaps also for Creativity (if you help organizing and
promoting events).
For further information, contact Lorenz Hindrichsen (lorenzhindrichsen@cis.dk)
or check out the Outdoor Club page on CAS Manager
Abseiling off KU wall
KU wall – the best!
Islands Brygge
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Black/White Photography
An introductory course in the science, technique, and art of photography. This course is structured to be
implemented over a two year period.
Year One includes: Art/Photography; History; Photographic Theory; Camera Controls and Operations; Film
Developing; Basic Darkroom/Printmaking; Photo Composition "What Makes A Good Photograph?";
Year Two focuses on: Advanced Camera Controls and Techniques; Advanced Darkroom; Digital Photo;
Creative Art Photography; Introduction to Photojournalism.
General Course Objectives:
To give the student a basic understanding of the Art of Photography. To provide the student with an entry
level skill for university programs where photography may be utilized. To enable the student to make clear
precise photographs for whatever purposes they may deem desirable. To provide the student with a
marketable skill and an alternative career choice.
Assessment Instruments:
CAS Credit, Community/Service is given for skill acquisition and mastery of techniques
and participation in publications. During the darkroom aspects of the course, weekly critiques of projects
takes place.
General Resources for the Course
A fully equipped Photography Class and Darkroom Facility Photographic chemistry and related laboratory
for creating and experimenting with students own chemicals. Professional Photographic staff as instructor.
Text: Phil Davis "Photography" sixth edition, W.C. Brown Co.
Schedule:
Photography - 1 Beginners Photography
LUNCH Periods to be decided Artroom,
11:45 SHARP. BYL “Bring your Lunch”
Photography - 2 Advanced Photography
LUNCH Periods to be decided Artroom,
11:45 SHARP. BYL “Bring your Lunch”
Supervisor: Bob Carignan, Diploma Visual Art
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The Excellent Theatre Company
ETC is a fully functioning Theatre Company. It works throughout the year, producing plays, events, happenings,
whatever the members (crew and cast) want to do under the guidance of the instructor. Apart from the actors and
other performers who rehearse and do shows, a technical department will look after the lighting, sound and stage
equipment, and provide services for events in the PAC. Perhaps several projects run at the same time, or a rehearsal
takes place while some techies rig up the lights for a music show that evening. The ETC is run by Mr. Sarstedt and
students in grades 9 – 12.
The Company Meets Mondays, 15:30 – 16:30, with rehearsals falling much more rapidly as performances approach.
CAS: Creativity (Performing/Designing) and Action (building sets, rigging). As the company functions throughout the
year, it is up to the individual to define her or his involvement, which could be anything from a week of helping before
the play, to full participation over the whole year.
See M. Sarstedt (danielsarstedt@cis.dk) for more information.
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This club is just for you!!!
Anybody in MYP4, MYP5, DP1 and DP2 that has an interest in being creative –
you don’t need to be especially talented in this field – just patient!
We meet either on a Saturday or Sunday once a month/6 weeks for 5 hours making
a total of 25 hours.
We meet at Hellerup campus, D floor from 10 til 3pm
We have 3 ongoing projects at present:
 Making bunting for 50th anniversary festivities in April
 Making heart shaped pillows for breast cancer patients having
undergone surgery
 Knitting/crocheting squares to make blankets for the homeless in
Denmark
This club will provide creativity, service for CAS in DP and the creative and service
element in the student of the year award for the MYP4 and MYP5 students.
We are very open to new ideas and understand that you will have to learn from
scratch some of the skills involved – no problem!
27th Oct, 24th Nov
28th Jan, 24th Feb
7th April
Look forward to seeing you on Sat 27th Oct!
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International Physics
Photo Contest 2013
Photo Contest Details: The contest is open to high school students in grades 9-12 (or equivalent international
grade level) around the world. Entries are limited to 15 per school each year. It is organized by the American
Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT). Deadline is around May 2013.
Photos may be entered in one of two categories described below, and will be judged on the quality of the photo
and the accuracy of the physics in the explanation that accompanies the photograph.
More information: http://www.aapt.org/Programs/contests/photocontest.cfm
Categories:
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Natural photos are those that involve everyday situations that may demonstrate a variety of physics
concepts. Any spontaneous event is considered natural.
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Contrived photos are those that are set up to show a particular physics concept or related set of
concepts. Contrived Photos represent non-spontaneous events.
Prizes: Student, teacher and classroom receive up to $250 each.
CAS information: Counts as “creativity”. Personal meetings are arranged. The time and effort required is very
much up to you.
Contact: Mr. Chiappini or Mr. Boulton (fredchiappini@cis.dk or gideonboulton@cis.dk)
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Welcome to the BRAP way of life
Advantages
In dedication towards contributing to the internationalism of their Diploma, the DP Economics Club
proposes an educational and charitable excursion to Thailand, which will educate and further the students
understanding of Development Economics and more specifically health care economics and disaster
response; as well as providing them with the opportunity to gain valuable first-hand experience. This would
be done by physically working with charitable organizations assisting Burmese refugees. This organization
provides health care, education and housing to those displaced peoples. The excursion is not only for the
benefit of those taking part, but also for the people the group will be assisting in Thailand. It will provide the
participating members the opportunity to exchange cultural knowledge, and will contribute to the students’
development as individuals. Through this, the group aims to provide aid to groups with which they will be
working with and also further their knowledge of economics through first hand experience.
Contact Mr Jespersen kristjanjespersen@cis.dk
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CIS YEARBOOK 2013
This year there are no vacancies on the Yearbook Committee.
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Team Peru
Team Peru
Team Peru hopes to provide long term support to Kiya Survivors. Our school community is constantly
changing, so the challenge of building awareness and support is on-going and will be a big focus for the
future. It is hoped that Team Peru will become embedded within the school curriculum and inspire children
in the lower grades to work towards doing something to better the world and maybe one day a place in the
Team
The Team visits Peru every two years and aims to empower as many students as possible. There are now
Team Peru members all over the world! Thanks to the reach of social media in connecting a community like
CIS, with its friends in the wider world, Team Peru is branching out. After four success stories so far, the
long-term goal is to see similar Teams starting in other schools around the world. With the enthusiastic way
that Team Peru has been embraced at CIS, this is a very real possibility, and would mean a real and
sustainable difference for the most vulnerable children in Peru.
2012/13 is a non-traveling year. This year we are looking for new members who are interested in
helping us fundraise through organizing and running events throughout the year. Meetings are every
Tuesday in D1. Hope to see you there!
To check us at Facebook/Team Peru
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Games Club
Join the games club! No experience necessary.
We shall be meeting every Thursday lunch for chess, backgammon, and any other board
game (Monopoly, Scrabble, whatever) your heart desires.
We shall meet every Friday lunch for Texas Hold 'Em.
In January, for Games Club Members who showed up on a regular basis, we shall be
running tournaments in these games, as well as Team Foosball. Gold, silver, and bronze
medals will go to the winners at the Awards Ceremony in June.
Supervisors: O. Fleska and B. Pierce
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Design a Music Space
We are looking for some artistic students to give the music rooms (Hellerup Campus) a makeover! This
project would involve planning a creative design for either a music classroom or small studio to make it
artistically inspiring to the students who use the space. The small studios (of which there are three) should
have a color/concept/artist theme, and each of the two classrooms—one for PYP and one for MYP—could
either have a theme or simply a new, subject-related look.
The design will need to fit within a limited budget, and you are encouraged to discuss the ideas with the
music teachers (Janine Larsen janinelarsen@cis.dk and Kate Eriksson kateeriksson@cis.dk ). You will be
responsible for both design/planning and carrying out the plan. This is a perfect outlet for your creativity—
very open-ended and independent!
See Janine Larsen or Kate Eriksson for more information.
Student Council
Contact Dr. Brokvam for more information.
Peer Mediation
More information will be published towards the end of September. More information from Ms Dodier
kristinadodier@cis.dk
Prom Committee
Prom committee is an excellent way to combine Creativity and Service. If you want to participate you need
to commit yourself for 18 months. You start to work as an assistant in August when you are in DP1 and
learn how to organize big events. Learning happens when DP2 students organize the Snowball party for
Christmas. After the Snowball you are in charge and organize the Prom for the graduating DP2 students.
When you start your second year in Diploma Program you need to teach the necessary skills to the new
diploma students. So in all you are involved with organizing two Snowball events and one Prom.
The group needs 6 enthusiastic and active new members every year!
More information from Ms Wykes.
Mathletes
Matheletes is a Math club where you can train towards Math competitions. More information from Dr Ash.
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Activities outside school
Below are contact details for a number of different organizations that depend on volunteer
work. If you are interested, make the first contact yourself and then discuss your plans with
your advisor.
Animal shelters: www.dyrenesbeskyttelse.dk
Supporting the UN: http://www.un.org/events/calendar/search_type.asp?TypeID=3
Working with global issues: http://globalengage.ibo.org/eng/students and
http://www.global-changemakers.net
Cultural Diversity: http://www.facebook.com/DoOneThingforDiversityandInclusion
Helping Refugees: johannes.brandt@drc.dk www.flygtning.dk
Shelter for cats (Danish required): www.inges-kattehjem.dk
Various large Danish organizations with opportunities for international students:
Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke www.ms.dk
Røde Kors www.rodekors.dk
URK – herunder særligt Cafe Zusammen: http://www.cafezusammen.dk/
Red barnet Ungdom http://www.redbarnetungdom.dk/
Cafe Retro (Nørrebro) : http://www.cafe-retro.dk/
AFS Interkultur http://www.afs.dk/
Volunteer Work in Denmark (in Danish):
http://www.projektfrivillig.dk/Webnodes/da/Web/PF/Forside
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