NOMINATION PROCESS

PYP 5 – 6 students can apply to be candidates for STUCO President (only for PYP 6 candidates) - Vice President (for PYP 5 candidates) and officers. Each applicant must send an application letter consisting of motivation, vision, and action plans/ mission to either one of the advisers. The advisers will then nominate two pairs of President-Vice President.

CAMPAIGN 

President and Vice President Candidates will do an online campaign to introduce themselves and share their vision, mission, and goals. 

Guideline for the online campaign: 

• Introduction of both of you (photo in uniform)

• Your Vision & mission/goals as leaders

• Strength as President & Vice President

• Programs/events that you will do (max 4 events, you can divide into terms 1-4)

• Closing: Promoting yourself one more time (tagline, jargon)

• MUST WEAR school uniform in the video

• Video format: mp4

• Video duration: max 3 min. (each person 1.5 min)

• The video must be in one video of the P and VP candidates --> send to advisers (we will provide the folder).

Timeline:

• April 27 - 30, 2026 

Sending an online application (G-form) for a pair of President and Vice President complete with the reference statements (G-form) from 2 homeroom and 2 single subject teachers of the current academic year. The submission is at the latest on April 30, 2026, at 3 PM. Please note that only the PYP 5 students can apply as the STUCO President or Vice President. The PYP 4 students can only apply for the STUCO Vice President position. (President and Vice President Applicants need to prepare their slide or video presentation for the campaign process).

• May 4, 2026 

Candidates will be interviewed by the STUCO President & Vice President as well as the STUCO advisers. The preparation and online video hand in to advisers (Ms. Margareta/Nino, Ms. Corry, Ms. Beati, Ms. Stefani, and Ms. Ika).

• May 5 - 7, 2026 

Campaign (presentations of vision, goals, action plans; lead questions and answers sessions) during PYP 3, 4 and 5 assembly (time will be set up later).

• May 18, 2025 

Election Day with G-form (voting and counting digitally). The voting form opens at 8 AM & closes at 3 PM.

Note:

• The Online Election Day is on Monday, May 18, 2026, and the voters are from current PYP 3-6 students.

• References: 2 Class and 2 single subject teachers' recommendation forms (The teachers who teach the candidates in the current academic year). 

• If the P and VP candidates don’t get any reference/incomplete reference from their class teachers and the SS teachers, they will be directly disqualified. However, they can still apply for STUCO members.