CAS @ Deira International School

Near the beginning of IB1, Ms. Rachel in primary approached Mrs Hollis with the prospect of getting IB1 involved with creating a mural on the primary school walls. Anam Kibria, Al-Hassan Al Shabani and Ross Cabradilla decided they wanted to do something for the closer community of DIS and took the idea under their wing. The idea was loved by Mrs Hollis so approval was instant but the planning process was longer than they projected. DIS’ director, Mr Bastable, advised the students to have a meeting with the site planner as he was the best person to talk to on whether it would be allowed.

After that process, a difficulty has been getting started. As IB is an intensive course, students found it hard to allocate time to the project. As the summer is approacing and the workload has slowed down slightly, they decided to get started this week. Mr Hudson, the primary school art teacher, gave them some designs and drawing the outline for the pictures has happened on Monday and Tuesday. It will continue to until the project has come to an end.

Even though the process has seemed tough, Anam, Ross, Al Hassan and helpers have been having plenty of fun. They havent forgotton the real reason behind such a project though. It gives the young pupils of the school a fun, fresh and educating environment to play in safely and happily.

Rachel Reay

IB1 Student

Deira International School

So far, the week has gone relatively well! People have grabbed up the ribbons and I can see people wearing them with respect. The bake sale also happened today. I baked some lovely chocolate muffins which got snapped up fast if I do say so myself! Students bought in other lovely treats such as donuts, cookies and brownies. Also a big thank you to teachers and admin staff for their contributions to the sale.

The treats might have been tasty but dont forget that it was done for a good cause. The people of Myanmar are in jeopardy and need our help. I will post the total amount made at the end of the week and dont forget…donations are always welcome!

As most of you already know, Myanmar was stuck with a cyclone that has caused upwards of 20,000 deaths and the toll is expected to raise even more. This could have happened right here, in Dubai, and so we feel it is our duty to aid in anyway possible. Disasters of this kind affect us as a whole as we are part of an international community.

To help, a few IB1 students and I got together with Mrs Hollis to brainstorm ideas. Therefore, next week is Aid Myanmar week. From Monday to Wednesday you will be able to view a presentation of the latest facts, figures and photos during break and lunch. We are also selling black ribbons in commemoration of all those who have sadly lost their lives for 2 Dhs. A donation bucket will be passed round during the week as well so please give anything to help! On Wednesday a bake sale is being held and we would greatly appreciate it if you could bring cakes etc to sell.

The people in Burma, have lost their homes, relatives and everything they held dear to them. Please find it in your heart to help!

Rachel Reay

IB1 Student

Deira International School

Near the start of IB1 Ross Cabradilla, Hisham Khan, Hasan Shahid and Jason Salter came up with a fantastic vision of writing and filming their own movie. They approached Mrs. Hollis with their idea very well and chose Mr Williams as their supervisor as he is the film studies teacher next year. The concept of the film is to approach the subject of bombings, bullying and the highs and lows of being a teenager. Even though the project seemed tough, the boys are determined to see the project through to the end. They recieved approval on the script they wrote and have already started filming and editing.

I wish them all the luck with this project and cant wait to see the final product; im sure it will be brilliant!

Rachel Reay

IB1 student

Deira International School

Dance O’Clock is a dance competition that is going to be held at the end of May in Deira International School. This fantastic idea was proposed by Anam Kibria and Shakti Gupta. Their two page proposal form was praised highly by the school’s senior management as it showed great care and thought for their love of dance and how they wanted to show the great volume of talent in DIS. You can enter this brilliant competition by picking up an entry form beside the poster in the foyer and return it to Anam and Shakti as soon as possible. They are also looking for helpers on the day with ushering, tickets and scenery; people can help with more than one thing and it will count towards CAS or community service.

On the subject of fantastic ideas, there will be another computer racing tournament. The previous one, organised by Dean Vernooy was a great success and raised a lot of money for charity. The tournament will be held on June 16th, the day before end of term, and Dean is currently recruiting helpers for ticket sales, advertising and help on the day. Hopefully, this one will also go down without a hitch. 

Good luck to everyone!

Rachel Reay, IB1

Deira International School

This is the first of what I hope will be many fruitful blogs regarding CAS at DIS. Thanks to Rachel Reay for creating the blog. We are in our first year of the IBDP programme and for many of our students it is the first time that they have initiated and involved themselves in Creativity, Action and Service projects. This blog will provide an opportunity for our CAS students to showcase their projects. The image in this blog is of the blog founder Rachel and another CAS student Anam who organised many fundraising activities for Breast Cancer Awareness Month . This photo was taken on ‘Pink’ Day.

Enjoy reading and blogging!

Angela Hollis - CAS Coordinator