Grade 9 - Freshman

Grade 9 - Social Enterprise

All grade 9 students will engage in a Social Enterprise program through the AISE partnership with The Social Enterprise Academy. This program introduces students to the UN Sustainable Development Goals assigned to their grade and gives them hands on experience in Social Enterprise by teaching them how to develop a business that contributes to solving a social issue. This program will take place primarily during the Fresh Focus course, however, students will engage in SLP related to this on their own time as well. Students who officially register for the program and pay the 2500EGP fee will receive a certificate of completion from the Social Enterprise Academy International.

More about Social Enterprise Academy

All students will have to create an online portfolio using google sites. You can find a template for what your google site should look like below. You are free to personalize the look and theme of your google site as much as you like, but make sure that your menu has the same pages as the one in the template.

Examples of student online portfolios:

Student 1

Student 2

Student 3

Service Learning Project For Students Not in SEA

UN Sustainable Development Goals Project

Part 1 - Introduction to Sustainable Goals Due January 8th

Students will engage in research on their sustainable goal, identifying on a macro level, the key issues, progress and solutions.

• Artifact 1: Research Paper

Part 2 - Connecting Due Jan 31st

Students will research one local agency working toward solutions for the goal and evaluate the organization's efforts and progress towards solutions.

• Artifact 2: Commitment to partnership - Student will write a short paper describing the agency and will include an explanation of the agency and how they are working toward solutions for the chosen UN Goal. Students will have to show proof from the agency stating that the student will be completing hours with them (this could be a screenshot of email or letter) prior to the student completing the hours.

Part 3 - Taking Action

Students will participate in a minimum of 10 hours of service with a local agency related to their goal and reflect on the impact of their activity on the progress towards solutions both locally and globally. Students will take picture/video proof of their service to create a video/slideshow presentation to include in their portfolio.

• Artifact 3: Proof of service Due April 15th

• Artifact 4: Video/Slideshow Summary and documentation of service Due May 1st

Part 4 - Reflection - Due May 1st

All students will have to create an online portfolio using google sites, students will keep adding to this site each year they are at AIS. By the end of 4 years, the students will have a great portfolio of service learning that can be shared with universities!

You can find a template for what your google site should look like below. You are free to personalize the look and theme of your google site as much as you like, but make sure that your menu has the same pages as the one in the template.

Examples of student online portfolios:

Student 1

Student 2

Student 3

Evaluation Categories

Introduction: Constructs a Compelling question and explains why answering the compelling question is important on both the global and local levels.

Research: Gathers and organizes essential information from multiple sources that provides evidence reflecting multiple points of view related to the issue.

Analysis: Thoroughly analyzes how the specific issue can manifest itself at local, regional, and global levels over time, identifying its characteristics and causes, and the challenges and opportunities faced by those trying to address the problem.

Connecting: Documents personal involvement with the issue in photos and reflections. This involvement may be in the form of volunteering with a local agency or in organizing and completing an awareness campaign on behalf of the agency.

Conclusion Reflecting on Solutions: generates alternative and innovative solutions, and adapts ideas, including when information is limited or conflicting

Presentation of Learning

Students will present their work to peers and community at the end of the year. This presentation will include all 4 artifacts. The work will be documented and uploaded onto the students portfolio.