CAS / SL OPPORTUNITIES

As Island School prepares to embark on its first school musical at Borrett Road. We are looking for student leaders to lead the following roles:

Producer

Co-director

Stage Manager

Stage Crew

Marketing and Promotion

The musical will run during term 2 with the main performance happening just before the Easter Break.

paul.mccracken@online.island.edu.hk

A teacher + Student Led session for students to explore and develop their performance skills. A chance to play theatre sports, learn about physicality and voice and produce short performances.

paul.mccracken@online.island.edu.hk

Do you love theatre? Would you like to play theatre sports, learn about physicality and voice and produce short performances? This is a Teacher + Student Led session for students to explore and develop their performance skills and work with students from different year levels and houses.

An opportunity for you to help plan and lead the Y7&8 Theatre club. Perfect for aspiring teachers and also those who want to learn more about the craft of theatre.

paul.mccracken@online.island.edu.hk

Supervising the MYP (Year 7-9) Art Club EA which will take place during Monday lunchtimes in Term 3..

stephanie.cantwell@online.island.edu.hk

We need Year 12 and 13 creative students to be involved in the set design and make for this years Island School Musical- 'Little Shop of Horrors'. No experience required, come along and we will show you where you can be of assistance!

stephanie.cantwell@online.island.edu.hk

This dance club will be led by Saya Kawano, a former professional dancer in Los Angeles. The Dance ECA will teach students dance techniques in forms of jazz, modern and contemporary dance styles. Students will be tested to their limits so they can further their technique to better their dance performance abilities. This club currently has an oversubscription of 50+ students (plan to split it into 2 groups) therefore, there will be 2 lunch time opportunities for Y12/13 students to help assist this club. Moveable clothing is required and an interest in dance is a plus.

saya.kawano@online.island.edu.hk

Plan and run band activities for lower school students. Guitar, bass, drums, ukulele and vocals. Rock School will have regular performance opportunities at Island School events.

Planning process can start whilst distance learning

joseph.travers@online.island.edu.hk

Teach music to local kindergarten students. Singing, ukulele, dancing and games are a really fun way to engage students and help improve basic English language skills.

There are opportunities for other community music activities. Contact Mr Travers if you have any suggestions.

joseph.travers@online.island.edu.hk

Lead a music ensemble at Island School with support from the Music Department. Past ensembles have included vocal groups, clarinet ensemble, string ensemble and DJ/Music Production.

joseph.travers@online.island.edu.hk

Thrive activities need to be promoted outside of lessons which includes Wind down Wednesday club. Supporting or running an activity is essential for students to try new activities or relieve stress. An opportunity for students to get together and socialise during lunch without a laptop! In addition, to promote the Thrive website we need students to develop videos, support materials or activities for year groups during Thrive time. A focus could be obtaining student's feedback or surveys to help strengthen the curriculum. 

 tom.smith@online.island.edu.hk

Come either every Monday or Tuesday after school to help out with the Y9 cooking club and then plan and demonstrate your own lesson to the students 

chileshe.chisulo@online.island.edu.hk

Design your own fortnightly food project where yiyu can use the food room to cook. The food rooms will be available Wk 1 Friday P3/4 with Ms Chisulo or Wk 1 Friday P5/6 with Mr Lord

Chris.lord@online.island.edu.hk

What:

You will be a teaching assistant to a maths teacher in one of the Year 7 or 8 maths classes. You will circulate the classroom and help a range of students in their maths lessons.

When:

This will take place during one or two of your free periods per week. Once committed, you must attend every week.

Who:

You are likely a confident mathematician and a quick learner who follows instructions well. You may even want to be a teacher one day. You need to be able to understand what the teacher has taught and in turn explain to students who do not understand. You need to be able to communicate clearly and effectively.

Why:

You get to model from a maths teacher teaching the lesson. You get the satisfaction of helping students who may otherwise be confused to understand and be able to continue to learn.

william.wong@online.island.edu.hk

What:

You will be helping Year 7 and 8 students understand concepts they struggle with in their maths lessons. You will teach them how to do their maths classwork and homework.

When:

This will take place one lunchtime a week (likely Wednesday or Thursday but TBC). This will likely begin after half term. Once committed, you must attend every week.

Who:

You are likely caring, patient, proactive and organised. You enjoy helping and motivating younger students to learn. You need to be able to communicate clearly and break problems down into smaller bits to help students understand.

Why:

You have the freedom to explore different ways of teaching younger students. You get the satisfaction of helping students overcome difficulties and develop confidence doing maths.

william.wong@online.island.edu.hk

What:

You will be teaching high-achieving Y7 and 8 students how to do challenging maths problems. These could range from maths competition questions, extension problems students couldn’t do in class or anything you think is appropriately challenging and fun for Y7 and 8 students.

When:

This will take place one lunchtime a week (likely Wednesday or Thursday but TBC). Once committed, you must attend every week.

Who:

You are likely a HL Maths student who enjoys solving not-so-straightforward maths problems. You are responsible for planning what you teach (with support from a maths teacher). You need to be able to communicate creatively and clearly.

Why:

You have the freedom to share what you love about maths with younger students. You get the satisfaction of not only doing but also teaching high-achieving students how to do challenging maths problems.

william.wong@online.island.edu.hk

Support the Photoshop for Beginners ECA

mark.roper@online.island.edu.hk

Do you have a knack for media production, and/or digital graphics, and want to volunteer your skills to help create promotional/marketing content and print materials for the tech Dept? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

Your work would be displayed in and around school, and on our social media channels. 

steve.mcgill@online.island.edu.hk

We will run a Robotics Club for Y7-8s after school; I would also like there to be some access at lunchtimes - this would need support from Senior Students to make all this possible.

gordon.radcliffe@online.island.edu.hk

Do you enjoy art? Origami? Textiles? Puppet making? Drama? Are you good at organisation? If so, we need YOU! You will be expected to help design, organise and run a creativity based one day community event at our new campus, aimed at primary and Y7 students.

teri.eves@online.island.edu.hk

Assisting the Little Sprouts team to deliver an after school program for Primary School students in Po Leung Kuk Dr.Jimmy Wong Chi Ho (Tin Sum Valley) Primary School

in Tai Wai. This will include helping create, develop and lead a range of activities that can include art/sport/cooking/English skills/games/music etc. 

www.sproutsfoundation.org/

teri.eves@online.island.edu.hk

Help support and mentor students on the FLE course who need help achieving good grades. During one lunchtime a week you will work one-to-one with a student who is finding the course challenging and need just a bit of help, support and encouragement. To apply for this you must have achieved an A* in FLE yourselves.

teri.eves@online.island.edu.hk

To plan activities and support Year 7 and 8 students in Year 7 and 8 Creative Writing Club. Creative Writing Club is an opportunity for Year 7 and 8 students to engage in different creative writing activities, receive feedback on their work and share their writing with others. 

emily.norton@online.island.edu.hk

Work with students from Ng Yuk Secondary School to help them develop their English skills. You will be responsible for helping to design and lead the online sessions, create resources and activities to help students practise their English in fun and friendly after school sessions. There will also be termly in-person sessions which you will design and deliver.

teri.eves@online.island.edu.hk

2 Year 12 students per House support/encourage Year 7 and 8 in the their House teams in the inter- house Battle of The Books competition

emily.norton@online.island.edu.hk

The school's creative magazine needs people to help with the editing and design process, to join our existing team.

teri.eves@online.island.edu.hk

Each year, an incredible Year 12 team is responsible for planning, designing, editing, creating, marketing and distributing our yearbook. 

Would you like to be on the team for Islander 2023? 

See the range of positions available, and let us know which area/s you'd be most suitable for. 

Interviews for main positions will begin after half term.

Click for - ROLE DESCRIPTIONS 

sarah.jolly@online.island.edu.hk

SFA aims to promote volunteering opportunities within the Island School Community. Y12 students will be the leaders to design and execute volunteering programmes to your interested service targets, e.g. NGOs or local schools. Let's serve the community with your strengths!

Apply via form: HERE

sherman.tong@online.island.edu.hk

Ms Harte is recruiting volunteers to be student leaders in her extremely popular STEM-X Club which was a great success last year. You will be guiding and working with Yr 7 & 8 students who form teams to research and investigate a wide range of science topics.

lorraine.harte@online.island.edu.hk

Science Mentors for GCSE students: Year 12 Chemistry Students will meet with Y10 and Y11 students once a week to help them with their IGCSE Science subjects. This will include reviewing individual units; going through past paper questions; checking understanding of the required vocabulary and carrying out practical work based on the IGCSE syllabus.

gareth.cawson@online.island.edu.hk

The Island School Science Journal has grown massively over the last few years and we are looking to recruit 10 volunteers to form the editorial team. You will be helping students by offering advice on their writing and research skills and also ensure they avoid the pitfalls of plagiarism in their work. We also need to have volunteers involved in the collation and production of the final journal.

joanna.burgon@online.island.edu.hk

Y7, 8 & 9 Science Teaching Assistant: We are looking for one Year 12 volunteer per lesson to assist in each Year 7, 8 and 9 Science classes. Your role will be as a 'teaching assistant' and will work alongside the teacher for the full year in a maximum commitment of 1 double lesson per week. This will count as a CAS experience and fulfil several of the learning outcomes required.

You will:

a) Help the students with their written work and understanding in Science during lessons

b) During practical work, you will help them set up equipment, make accurate measurements and work safely

c) Make sure that the students don't get distracted in the lessons and remain focused and organised in their learning. 

darryl.hood@online.island.edu.hk

Your role will be to run 'Humanities Bee' quizzes for Year 7&8s. This should be a fun activity to engage students in the humanities and provide an opportunity to share your love and passion for the subject with them. You will need to prepare (and be the quizmaster) for a 20-30 minute quiz to be run at a lunch time each week on STW. 

maryanne.mcphee@online.island.edu.hk

The Island School Action Group is a group that seeks to advocate for social issues in both Hong Kong and globally. It meets every fortnight to plan and run campaigns that focus on challenging inequality in society. Students choose which issues they wish to focus on and plan events around this. Examples of past events include: Anti-discrimination week, Action on Poverty week, Pride Week & International Women's Day. There are many leadership opportunities for senior students who wish to run a project through this group. 

maryanne.mcphee@online.island.edu.hk

We are currently recruiting a team to better support the Chinese community in Island school (including both students and parents). If you are fluent in either Cantonese or Mandarin (orally and typing), we are really looking forward to working with you as a team!

The team will have weekly meetings for the following activities in order to update Chinese families on what is happening in school via newsletter and magazine.

1. Update weekly newsletter into Chinese for the community

2. Provide key documents from school in Chinese version

3. Select Chinese community related information on the latest events or students with Horner from different houses and present to the Chinese community via the Chinese community Magazine.

4. Collect and edit Chinese students' weekly sharing (book report or interviewing new joiners) via Chinese community Magazine.

如果你通晓粤语或普通话，如果你可以将英文信息转化为中文，并流畅表达，港岛中学中文社群交流小组非常期待你的加入。我们面向七到十三年级的华语学生开放。

如果你对于用中文交流沟通，用帮助华语社群感兴趣，请加入本小组，为华语社群作出更大的贡献。如果你同时擅长中英翻译、编辑、中文采访、录像、创意表达，那请你一定不要错过这个机会。

我们在今年开展了全新的项目，支持港岛中学华语家庭更快更好地融入到学校生活的各个方面。每个星期我们都会见面，为华语周报和华语圈杂志搜集和编辑内容。

我们的活动内容包括但不限于：

1. 整理校务周报，并筛选适当内容作为华语周报的一部分（weekly newsletter Chinese version）

2. 对学校各项要求和关键文件信息进行整理筛选，翻译编辑出中文版本。（Parents' Hand book, Thrive E Book）

3.在各House 内搜集与华语家庭有关的信息，比如重大活动总结，华语学生校内外成就的通报，整理成《华语圈杂志》的一部分。

4. 采访华语学生以及搜集华语学生每周的一些小作品，呈现在《华语圈杂志》上。

华语家庭群组每个星期所看到的信息，将会出自你的巧思，千万不要错过，赶紧报名！

如果有什么问题，请随时联系 ”华语家庭融合计划“负责人李老师：Cynthia LI 

cynthia.li@online.island.edu.hk

This exciting CAS activity will give you the chance to work with the school Horticulturalist developing and maintaining the school garden. Our visiting horticulturist is normally in school Wednesdays. He will help to acquire gardening skills which you be able to use throughout the week. If / when ECA start again you will also be given the chance to develop your leadership skills working with younger students. This CAS activity is well suited for students studying Biology, Geography and ESS, but all students are very welcome. 

peter.sims@online.island.edu.hk

Island School will be continuing with the zero waste initiative that it launched last year. This will focus on working with the wider community and maintaining the recycling programmes that have been set up (plastic, food cartons, paper, food and masks), but will also explore new opportunities around e-waste and fast fashion. We will also be exploring how to set up and maintain these systems want we return to the new campus on Borrett Road.

ross.burrough@online.island.edu.hk

Girls Rising achieved incredible things in our first year and we have big plans for Island School this year too. As well as coordinating the school's response to International Women's Day and our own Island School Women's Week, we aim to raise awareness around issues affecting girls and women and implement lasting change towards barriers faced by them. Our major project this year is changing the House names on a permanent basis. The challenge is maintaining our school's history and tradition whilst accurately reflecting the values of our forward-thinking, diverse community. If you want to be part of Island School history, be part of Girls Rising. 

gillian.coull@online.island.edu.hk

Academic teams that compete regionally, nationally and internationally. Top performers get to go to Yale! We have been incredibly successful in this activity in the past - we've even been the top 3 in the world.

https://www.scholarscup.org/global-round/beijing/

teri.eves@online.island.edu.hk

Looking for opportunities to support Y7 students in your House? Play board games, card games and table tennis with Y7 students in their form rooms. Interested applicants must be able to commit to one lunchtime (12.50-13.30) a week for Term 1. 

laura.hjelmeland@online.island.edu.hk

Y13 IBDP Business Management Students mentoring Y12 students in the BM IA.

ben.pawlyn@online.island.edu.hk

Year 12 students will attend a 6-session training on peer support and organize a peer support project at school. You will learn about empathetic listening skills, basic counseling techniques and counseling theories through case studies, role play and discussion. We are particularly looking for students who are interested in understanding the complexity of human emotions and gaining more practical skills to help their friends in need. 

kate.yu@online.island.edu.hk

Learning support for students who may need some support with their IGCSE in Economics in years 10 and 11.

jason.wells@online.island.edu.hk

An externally run competition where students will run a business, create and sell their products at a Trade Fair. 

anny.kim@online.island.edu.hk

Y12 Students will support IGCSE Business students as mentors in revision or topic guidance as a drop in session. This will be a weekly activity at lunchtime and can be run over Zoom. Students will be responsible for planning revision tasks and leading the sessions. Teacher supervision and guidance will be available.

ben.pawlyn@online.island.edu.hk

Year 12 students needed to help mentor year 10 Geography students in revision and organisation. 

howard.davis@online.island.edu.hk

Leading the sports training sessions with the C and D grade sports teams under the supervision of the designated coach/teacher. The students will run warm ups, drills, develop skills and run games on our return to regular activities. The students will also be required to attend games and support their team throughout the season.

marc.sexton@online.island.edu.hk

To inspire MYP Y7/8 students language learning interest, the various activities will be provided to fit the learning needs. 

hong.qian@online.island.edu.hk

To help train new players in basic Badminton skills

eva.lee@online.island.edu.hk

The TED-Ed Club ‘Student Talks’ programme is an official ECA created by TED organisation. It basically is about training students to deliver a TED-Talk. We will then host an event in the school to showcase this.

We are looking to run a model where Y12 student leaders for CAS ‘mentor’ a group of 4-7 students - kinda like ‘the voice’. Student leaders, once chosen, are responsible for mentoring their students, guiding them through the activities each week from the website, taking attendance, and checking their work and giving feedback.

It is an intensive programme for Y12s, but very rewarding as you will learn a lot of service skills and creativity as they will be learning about public speaking as well.

I need 8 student leaders, 1 social media expert, and 1 photographer/film editor who would help with the production of talks.

clayton.heggie@online.island.edu.hk

Precious Plastic is an open source global movement of designers, engineers, volunteers, technologists and communities that want to be a part of the solution to plastic pollution. At IS, our project aims to repurpose plastic and waste materials by giving plastic waste a second life. Using the machines we have built through funding provided by the John Ying Wah Gibson Award, we have been transforming plastic waste by shredding and turning them into objects such as beams and sheets and turning these into products such as lamps. Through our project, we also promote the idea of a circular economy to both students as well as the surrounding community, focusing on the importance of sustainability in a highly industrialized society.

As a CAS volunteer, you will work with the current Y13 team who have previously been involved with the project to help organise and run a student ECA to bring Y7&8 students across from STW on a weekly basis to partake in the making activities. 

paul.cooper@online.island.edu.hk