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STUDENT FILMMAKER WANTED - ACES CONFERENCE
We are looking for grade 11 students to film and take video footage of the Association of Central European IB Schools conference (ACES) on the morning of Friday 13th and the morning of Saturday 14th of June, in the Danube Theatre. DISV is hosting the ACES conference for IA from leaders across Europe and we would love some video to commemorate the event. Camera and tripod will be provided.
This woud be a great CAS experience for both Service and Creativity.
Contact Mr. Gaudet or Ms. Sharp if interested
YOUTH SPEECHES - UNWG Art exhibition
The United Nations Women Guild is pleased to invite 6–8 children and teenagers aged 7 to 17 from different countries to give short speeches in English (maximum 3 minutes) during the 3rd UNWG Art Exhibition, which will take place on July 14, 2025, at the United Nations Conference Hall in Vienna. The speeches will be centered around the theme: “One Earth – Together for the Environment and Peace”
(Key topics: environmental protection, cooperation, and peacebuilding)
Following the speeches, there will be a live video connection with children from other countries, promoting intercultural exchange and shared values.
We warmly welcome motivated young participants who are confident in English and wish to express their thoughts on caring for our planet and working together for a peaceful future.
Please contact the UNWG no later than June 10, 2025.
Link to the application: https://forms.gle/nqohpyMaEdKErPug8
SERVICE IDEAS
School volunteering: tutoring, working with elementary
Community volunteering: refugee center, homeless shelter, elderly home, animal shelter, environmental clean up
Raise awareness & advocate: research & communicate
Fundraising: must be tied to a specific organization
International service: volunteering outside of Austria
ACTIVITY IDEAS
Sports team: in or out of school
Fitness & self defense class
Private lessons: tennis, horseback riding
Outdoor activities: Hiking, skiing, kayaking
Individual training: jogging, weights, yoga, swimming
CREATIVITY IDEAS
Dance, music, choir, painting, drawing, photography
Design a website, fashion, creative writing, blogging
New skill: cooking, coding class (online or in person)
Private lessons, after school activity, club, self-taught
RUNNING FOR CAS
Spring is coming and Vienna offers a lot of opportunities to run, jog or walk! For CAS - Activity, grade 11 and 12 students can engage in frequent independent running or take part in one of the running races in the city.
Wien Info - Running in Vienna provides a full list of places to run, jog or walk, as well as a list of running events.
THE ART OF GIVING
Volunteer at a retirement home
Are you one of those people who likes to talk and listen to stories? Then this social project is for you. You can learn from older people while helping them improve their mental, emotional and social health.
Cook for the homeless
Are you passionate about baking or cooking? Cooking can be a lot of fun, especially when we do it with love for others.
16 years +
Contact: The Art of Giving
VOLUNTEER WITH Verein MUT (Mensch. Umwelt. Tier.)
MUT is a collective of people who combine meaningful activities with a shared philosophy. Everything they do should help other people, the environment and animals and in as many ways as possible.
You can volunteer to pack hygiene items and distribute them to the homeless.
Contact: Viktoria Richter
Website: https://verein-mut.eu/
3rd FLOOR CLEANERS NEEDED
It is everyone's responsibility to keep our school environment clean. More and more often, students leave food and litter on the tables of the 3rd floor corridors. If you eat on the tables, make sure to leave them cleaner than when you found them!
Students willing to check on the 3rd floor corridors at the end of the morning and lunch breaks for a long period of time and making sure that the corridors remain clean can use this as a Service as Action or CAS Service experience.
Contact Mr. Gaudet
jgaudet@danubeschool.com
SPEAK AT THE ASSEMBLY
Practice your public speaking skills and raise awareness for an issue that is important to you. Give a 5-10 minutes speech to inspire your class mates at the school assemblies. Here are a few examples of topics that you could choose:
Protection of the environment
Literacy and Schooling
Homelessness
Hunger and Access to water
Protection of animals
Health and Disabilities
Immigrants and Refugees
Contact Mr. Gaudet
jgaudet@danubeschool.com
OUT OF SCHOOL
PREVIOUS EVENTS
CLIMBING EVENT AT MARSWIESE - MAY 4th
Join the Mountain Seed Foundation and AIS on May 4th for a free climbing day at Sportzentrum Marwiese, from 10:00 to 16:00.
Register here before May 4th, 10:00 to climb for free, or get a 50% discount if you show up on the day.
Olga and Milana from the documentary Camp Courage will be there to talk about their experience.
DESIGN THE PROGRAM - BEAUTY & THE BEAST
The DISV production Beauty & the Beast is loonking for a volunteer to design their program. The program will be printed on paper and distributed at the premiere of the "Beauty and the Beast". It will feature artwork, pictures and the names of the students participants.
For more information, check the BEAUTY & THE BEAST website.
Contact:
Ms. Oakley
roakley@danubeschool.com
Ms. MacKay
kmackay@danubeschool.com
VISIT DIAKONIE MABA - Tuesday, April 8th, 17:00
Diakonie MaBa Social Room is a safe space for women and babies in poverty to meet, exchange and learn. DISV students and parents are invited to visit the organisation on Tuesday, April 8th, at 17:00. Diakonie MaBa has a shop where family items, such as diapers and baby food, are sold at a reduced price, and a social room where workshops are organised. Don't miss this unique opportunity to get to know better an extraordinary charity organisation!
Contact:
Mr. Gaudet
jgaudet@danubeschool.com
RUN THE VIENNA CITY MARATHON - APRIL 5th-6th
Join the DISV relay teams at the Vienna City Marathon on Sunday, April 5th and 6th, 2025. The race is for grade 9-12 students, but you can also register is you're a younger students (if so, contact: khyldon@danubeschool.com). You can also choose your distance: 6.7 / 8.6 / 11.4 / 15.5 kilometers.
A group of students, teachers and parents will get together to cheer our runners in front of the school!
Contact: Ms. Hyldon
khyldon@danubeschool.com
Vienna International Science & Engineering Fair
The theme of the 2025 Fair is "Innovations to Improve our Community".
Students are encouraged to choose any project that aligns with their personal interests or explores a question that captivates their curiosity.
The theme invites students to explore creative technological solutions that address local, regional, or global challenges and enhance the well-being of our community. Special awards will be given to those projects that most closely adhere to this theme.
Submit your proposal until the 5th of April.
Contact: TBC
For more information, visit https://www.viennasciencefair.com/
Read-O-Thon 2025
Be sponsored to read!
Read-O-Thon is a fundraiser for our community partner Make Me Smile Kenya and the two schools in Waluka and Miwani. Get sponsorship from your parents and friends to read books.
The way you organise the sponsorship is up to you (ask for 10 cents/page or 10 euros/book, etc. ). The money collected should be brought to the finance office or your homeroom teacher.
Young Reporters for the Environment
International Competition
Young Reporters for the Environment holds an Annual International Competition for young people aged 11-25. The purpose of the competition is for young people to investigate environmental issues, propose solutions, report it through various communication and journalistic ways to a local network and raise awareness by sharing it with an international community.
This year's international competition is centered around the theme of Ecosystem Restoration.
The competition categories are: Article, Video, Photo & Podcast
Contact: Mr. Gaudet
For more information, visit www.yre.global/yre-competition
Read to Elementary School students
For Read-O-Thon, our Secondary school students are invited to read to the Elementary School students in the reading nook, in front of the main entrance and foyer. Plenty of books are available to read to our younger students, but you can also bring your own!
This is a very rewarding experience for grade 10, 11 and 12 students looking for a Service as Action or CAS experience..
Contact: Mr. Gaudet
jgaudet@danubeschool.com
Guess the Reader!
Guess the identity of the secret reader and win prizes!!!
Look at the pictures in the Guess the Reader Quiz and guess who is the DISV teacher hiding behind their favourite books! Look for hints on the book cover to discover the reader's identity!
Winners will receize a book prize!!!
European Speech Contest
If you are passionate about public speaking, debate, and European affairs—then the European Speech Contest (Second Edition) hosted by IE University’s Debate Club is just for you!
This competition, taking place on February 8th, 2025, from 14:00 to 18:00 (CET), is a unique chance for students to showcase their public speaking skills, engage in meaningful discussions, and gain valuable experience in a competitive yet supportive environment. With the option to participate either in person at the IE Tower or online, students from all backgrounds can take part!
For more information, visit
https://ieconnects.ie.edu/iedebatemix/rsvp_boot?id=300373516
BECOME A SPEAKER AT TEDx DANUBE INTL SCHOOL VIENNA YOUTH
TEDx Talk is back at Danube International School Vienna for a second time. This year, our theme will be "Beyond Borders" and we are actively looking for speakers! The event will take place on Friday, March 14th, right after school.
Are you passionate about a topic?
Are you an extraordinary public speaker?
Do you have a strong idea to present?
If so, we want to hear from you! Students, parents and teachers are welcome!!
HERE IS THE SIGN-UP SHEET IF INTERESTED
If you have any question, contact Mr. Gaudet at this address:
DROP A COIN FOR WALUKA - BOOK SALE
Our weeded library books are searching for a new home!!
The library is looking for volunteers to sell old library books and run the "Drop a coin for Waluka" in the school entrance. Student will design an advertisement/website/social platform for the books and invite members of our school community to pick up as many books as they would love to own/reuse and encourage donors to make a free donation (Euro coins) . All proceeds will go to our sister schools in Waluka and Miwani, Kenya.
Contact: Mr. Gaudet or Ms. Konkwo
Cabaret - Photographers wanted
Cabaret is back at Danube on Friday, December 13th.
Photographers and Cameramen/camerawoman
are needed
Or contact Mr. Gaudet
PADIS BAKE SALE DECORATION
The Parents Association at Danube IS (PADIS) is looking for student volunteers to decorate their two Bake Sale tables with paper or fabric. Posters could have sweets, buns, candies or other desserts on them, but creativity is welcome!
The Parent Association would also need a volunteer to make a A3 poster to inform all students that there is a Bake Sale on certain dates and that all students and staff are invited to come.
Contact: Anna
Email: an4oysfish@gmail.com
CHRISTMAS GIFT COLLECTION
A group of grade 11 students is organizing a collection of Christmas related gifts to children, homeless and elderly people.
chocolate, candies and sweets
tea and coffee
color pencils
small board games
Bring items to room 208.
Collection ends on December 4th
Contact: Mr. Gaudet
jgaudet@danubeschool.com
WORLD SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT WEEK - 25th-29th.11
This week, on Tuesday 26th of November, is the World Sustainable Transport Day. This is a good opportunity to use public transport, walk or bicycle to school.
The UN declared the Day in recognition of the important role of safe, affordable, accessible, and sustainable transport around the world.
Contact: Mr. Gaudet
jgaudet@danubeschool.com
UN WOMEN'S GUILD INTERNATIONAL CHARITY BAZAAR
The UNWG (United Nations Women’s Guild) holds their International Festival Charity Bazaar on Saturday, 30th November, at the Austria Centre Vienna, Bruno-Kreisky-Platz 1, 1220 Vienna.
The purpose of the Guild is to assist children in need and mother-child care programs throughout the world, and to serve as a bond and centre of interest for women connected with the United Nations.
Here is more information about the bazaar
Students volunteers are needed in the different UNWG stalls during the Bazaar. All volunteers helping the Bazaar for at least 3 hours will be receiving special certificates indicating their presence.
Contact: Mr. Gaudet
DECORATE THE ELEMENTARY AUTUMN DRESS UP DAY
The Elementary School is looking for 4 students to decorate the school foyer on Thursday 7th of November from 15:30 to 16:00.
Decoration are already there, all you have to do is show up.
Contact: Kathryn Thornton/Araya Liendo
kthornton@danubeschool.com
CAS PROJECT CHALLENGE
Create your CAS Projects in 2024 and submit it to the CAS Project Challenge. The winning team will earn a full scholarship to attend and present their CAS Project at the CAS Trips Global Student Conference in Edinburgh next year.
More information on how to sign-up here.
Contact: Mr. Gaudet
jgaudet@danubeschool.com
JOIN THE ECO-COMMITTEE
Join the Eco-Committee to make a difference at Danube International School. Our objective is to change students and parents behaviors to encourage a more sustainable living in and out of school.
Projects includes:
Global Action Days
Young Reporters for the Environment
Awareness campaigns
UN Sustainable Development Goals video interviews
Here is the slideshow of our Welcome to the Eco-Committee meeting
Contact Mr. Gaudet to join
jgaudet@danubeschool.com
AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES FOR G12
Here we would like to give an opportunity to start with a meaningful CAS project that can be built into the ASA of our school. You would not only introduce it to our school community and run it, but also plan for succession by involving, nominating and training new Gr11 leaders who can co-lead or take over in January 2025, when you will need to start focusing on your IB exams. (All these activities / clubs will be supervised by a teacher.)
Please express your interest using this form
Drogenfreies Österreich - Volunteers needed
Saturday, 26 of October
Drogenfreies Österreich is looking for volunteer Saturday, 26.10, from 10:00 to 16:00, at their tent in Prater. Volunteers will distribute the „Truth about Drugs“ Booklets, to reach as many people as possible about the harmful effects of drugs.
They will also have painting on the street for the children, and need volunteers to help them looking after the little artists.
Meeting point is at Burgring, directely beneath the entrance to the big exhibition from the Austrian Federal Army at the Heldenplatz.
Contact: Gerd Pölzl
sag-nein-zu-drogen@aon.at
For more information, visit drogenfreies-oesterreich.at
Make a Winter Holiday Card
We need your artistic skills! During the month of December we often send cards to family and friends to celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah or best wishes for the new year! We would like to have 3-5 designs that we can turn into cards and sell to raise money for Waluka and Miwani!
Designs can be left on Ms. Sharp's desk or emailed to her. Your design should have your full name on the back and grade. (This will be printed on the back of the card). Be creative!
The deadline is Friday 25th October before October break!
Contact: Ms. Sharp
director@danubeschool.com
CABARET - AUDITIONS SIGN-UP
Cabaret is back for a 3rd year!!!
If you are a musician, singer, comedian or any other kind of performer, we want to hear from you!
Auditions will be held in the school theatre on the 10th of October.
Sign-up now for Cabaret Auditions by emailing...
Jonathan Gaudet - jgaudet@danubeschool.com
Kirsten MacKay - kmackay@danubeschool.com
Please include the talent you will be doing and if you need backing track or accompaniment.
Email Mr. Gaudet or Ms. MacKay for any questions.
CLOTHES DONATIONS
Do you have any clothes you no longer wear? Bring them to school and help those in need!
Group of G11 students is organizing a clothes collection for people in need from South Africa. Every type of clothing is accepted (menswear, womenswear, children’s clothes, footwear). Clothes should be in a good condition, that is clean, not worn out, without holes or stains etc.
Bring your clothes to Mr. Gaudet’s office (room 208) by 7.10.2024.
Thank you for your help!
PROJECT CENTIPEDE COLLECTION
Project Centipede helps poor orphanages and schools in Romania.
To support them, you can bring two kinds of boxes:
Banana box (with basic food items, cans, rice, pasta, chocolate, hygiene items, toothpaste, soap, wipes, baby and children clothes, shoes, etc)
Shoe box (wrapped in color - with chocolate, candy, small gifts, hygiene items, toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap, etc.)
Bring your box to school (room 208) before September 30th.
Contact: Mr. Gaudet
Website: www.centipede-vienna.org/
GLOBAL ACTION DAYS
FEE’s Global Action Days movement demonstrates how individual actions, no matter how small they seem, can greatly impact our own and our Earth’s well-being.
Schools from all over the world, which are part of the Eco-Schools, LEAF and YRE Network, as well as non-FEE programme schools, are invited to join in!
Contact: Mr. Gaudet
jgaudet@danubeschool.com
Gr. 12 GRADUATION - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
We need 4-6 grade 11 students to volunteer at the grade 12 graduation ceremony.
The event will take place on 19th of May, at Palais Ferstel, from 16:00 to 19:30.
Volunteers will:
welcome guests
check tickets
manage the cloakroom
Sign up HERE or contact Mr. Gaudet to join
jgaudet@danubeschool.com
BECOME A YOUNG REPORTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
Join the 2024 Competition!
We’re inviting all students between the ages of 11 and 25 to participate in the 2024 Young Reporters for the Environment (YRE) Competition. Students interested in environmental issues such as climate change, biodiversity and pollution are invited to share their perspectives through an article, photograph, or video. The submission deadline is 19th of April 2024 and more information, including participation requirements and the full competition criteria can be found here: www.yre.global/yre-competition.
Contact: Mr. Gaudet
jgaudet@danubeschool.com
Achieving gender equality and women’s well-being in all aspects of life is more crucial than ever if we want to create prosperous economies and a healthy planet. However, we are facing a key challenge: the alarming $360 billion annual deficit in gender-equality measures by 2030.
Join the UN on March 8, 2024, for International Women’s Day under the theme 'Invest in women: Accelerate progress”, and take a stand using the hashtag #InvestInWomen.
Here is material to spread the message
TAKE PART IN THE SCHOOL READ-A-THON
We need...
Judges - Photo and poetry contests
Readers - To read to the Elementary School students
Designers - Read-a-thon Newsletter
You can also raise money by collecting donation for reading!
Ask your homeroom teacher for the collection sheet.
Contact: Mr. Gaudet
jgaudet@danubeschool.com
DECORATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR FASCHING
The Elementary School is looking for students to decorate the school foyer on the 8th of February for Fasching, starting at 15:10.
Please sign up here to participate
Contact: Kathryn Thornton
kthornton@danubeschool.com
VOLUNTEER AT TEDx DANUBE INTL SCHOOL VIENNA
Become a speaker...
Danube International School is organising a TEDx Talk on March 1st 2024.
Become a speaker and get the chance of having your talk published on TED's online platform.
The theme of our talk is "Out of the Ordinary" and your talk can be connected to any discipline (science, arts, language, music, psychology, etc.).
The only restriction is that you talk must be shorter that 18 minutes.
The event will take place in the Danube Theatre and will be filmed and recorded.
SUBMIT YOUR TALK PROJECT USING THIS FORM
Contact: Mr. Gaudet
jgaudet@danubeschool.com
DIS HONEY STAND - PARENTS CONFERENCES - 28-29.11
We are looking for volunteers to sell DISV's own locally produced honey during parents conferences on November 28th and 29th, from 13:00 to 17:00. The stand will be located in the school reception, on top of the stairs.
Jars are 5 euros and are available at the school's business office.
Contact: Ms. Sharp
Website: director@danubeschool.com
PERFORM AT CABARET!!!
Students, parents and teachers, are you a musician? Can you sing or dance? Are you a stand-up comedian or an actor? We want to hear from you! Sign up to perform at Cabaret next December 15th for an epic evening of music and entertainment.
All profits of the evening will go to the Waluka and Miwani schools in Kenya.
Contact: Jonathan Gaudet
jgaudet@danubeschool.com
HELP AT THE DVAC FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT
November 11th & November 18th
The following positions are needed.
2-4 students being ball boys/girls (getting the balls when they are kicked away).
This requires the students to be engaged in the game:
2 Students keeping track of score and posting the score on the board
After the initial games have been played, we need to organize teams into Semifinals and final games.
1-2 Students help with getting the teams situated in their lockers at KSV
Distributing cards and collecting them again
Sharing a schedule with the teams
Directing the refs to where to go to change answer any questions they may have.
1-2 students who help out the Tournament Director
Help setting up and cleaning up
Help anything the tournament director may need in that moment
Contact: Mr. Wegiel
cwegiel@danubeschool.com
JOIN THE DRAMA FALL PLAY
PERFORMERS, DESIGNERS, MUSICIANS & TECHNICIANS WANTED
We are doing a new play this fall to perform in December or January. This is a highly creative project that you can help steer from starting point to final product as an original, world-premiere theatre piece. There will be large parts and small parts for performers and many creative jobs in the design department. Musicians and technicians will be integral as well.
PLEASE NOTE. We are currently assembling a group of older students who want to contribute to the play but have very limited time. The play is structured so a small group or individuals can contribute pieces that will fit into the whole but don't have to be rehearsed with others. This means a smaller time commitment from you but a big opportunity to be creative and to have some fun.
If you were part of After Juliet last year and want another go or could see yourself doing something like this, please come and talk to Ms. Oakley.
VIENNA RED NOSE RUN - September 10, 2023
The Prater Hauptallee is once again transformed into the most colorful running mile in the country. Run to help others: children, adults and seniors who are ill or in difficult life situations, who are encouraged by RED NOSES every day with the power of humor.
Where?
Prater Hauptallee, near MeiereistrasseWhen?
September 10, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Start of the run from 9:30 a.m. (until late 2:15 p.m.) The running route is a circular course on the Prater Hauptallee and is either 1.9 or 3.8 kilometers long. You can do as many laps as you want. It doesn't matter how, how fast or how far, taking part is everything! Clowns, clowns, clowns as far as the eye can see!Website: www.rotenasenlauf.at/lauf/wiener-rote-nasen-lauf-2023
VIENNA NIGHT RUN - September 19, 2023
WE RUN GREEN: One mangrove tree will be planted per participant! You can find more information on the “Sustainability” page .
5 km, a lap around Vienna's Ringstrasse at night
Start: Ringstrasse, near the Main University of Vienna
Destination: Ringstrasse, near Parliament
Starter package:
Erste Bank starter bag including bonus booklet with vouchers
Erste Bank Vienna Night Run long-sleeved running shirt in the color green.
Website: www.viennanightrun.at/
SUPERMARKET DIAPER COLLECTION
Prepare posters asking for Diaper donation for the Diakonie MaBa centre (in German language)
With a group of 3-4 students wait outside a supermarket (bring a school ID with you and ask for parent permission)
Ask customers to donate diapers
The diapers collected will be donated to the Diakonie MaBa centre.
TRADE FOR GOODS
Come to Mr. Gaudet's office (208) to get an objects to trade
You must trade your object for something of more value
You do it again, and again, and again…
You must try to obtain something of the highest value possible
At the end of the semester will sell the traded good to donate to our partner schools in Kenya
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