Actively encouraging students to engage in meaningful community service plays an integral part of CIS’ school curriculum and is integrated across the entire school from kindergarten through to grade 12. The aim is to foster empathy amongst the students and help them develop an understanding that everyone in our community can help make a difference.
Recently, grade 10 student Rafael organised an aquathlon at CIS to raise funds for the People Improvement Organisation (PIO) school in Cambodia. The event was a huge success. Fifty students participated and over $860 was raised for the school.
Holding the event involved a lot of organising and forward planning. “I had to begin this 6 months in advance so that I could get a spot on the school calendar for the 2019-20 year, ” explained Rafael. “My main research consisted of interviews with staff who have organized events at schools before. I also turned to books and websites to find out the last few basic details. Researching was a long process which lasted all the way up to the last day before the event!”
The funds raised at the event will be used to purchase building materials for school improvements during the CIS Cambodia Family Build trip to the PIO school later in the year.
“We will certainly try to organise the event again next year,” said Rafael. “We will try and expand the event scope by opening it up to other schools so we can get even more participants. This year we decided on 3 categories: sprint (200m swim/run), super sprint (400m/3000m swim/run) and endurance (800m/6000m swim/run). For next time, we will also change the distances so that they are similar to professional aquathlon events.”
To learn more about CIS’ community service programme contact their Admissions team on 67343 8088 or visit https://www.cis.edu.sg/learning/service-and-leadership
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