What is the Bangkok ServICE Conference?
HOW?
Defining the processes for creating the annual Conferences and using the network
- The conference is student-led. Students should be given as much leadership and decision-making opportunity as possible.
- The conference is collaborative. Students and teachers from all participating schools should form a collaborative committee to make major decisions about the conference.
- The host school should plan for at least one collaborative planning meeting prior to the conference to decide on the schedule and format of the conference
- The host school may send more teachers and students to collaborative planning meetings
- The host school makes final decision on the conference
- Annual collaborative conference hosted at one of the Bangkok-Pattaya international schools, rotating host schools yearly, at a time to allow for joint action as a result of the conference
- Schools interested in hosting should make their intentions known at the collaborative planning meeting prior to the conference of the previous year (i.e., schools interested in hosting the 2015-2016 conference should make their intentions known during the March 2014 meeting)
- Host school will be selected by the collaborative committee at the meeting
- Advisors from participating schools should ensure sustained responsibility for participation in the network year-to-year; departing advisors should inform the ServICE network of a new contact from the school
WHAT?
Defining the non-negotiable components of the conference and suggesting other successful past activities.
Essential non-negotiable components to the conference:
- A chance to share and define the key features of the conference at the start
- An opportunity to engage directly with service.
- Past models models include:
- advocacy via a flashmob (ICE 2012@NIST)
- going out to various service projects (ICE 2013@TCIS)
- all students going to one service project (ICE 2013@Regent’s)
- Past models models include:
- An opportunity to share what actions have arisen out of the network and past conferences
- Suggested models include:
- Creating a short video of joint actions
- Giving joint-action groups a chance to present their action during keynote times
- Suggested models include:
- An opportunity for student leaders to share successful projects and empower one another with skills and information
- Suggested model: Student How-To Session
- Student key-note speakers from the Bangkok ServICE network
- Inspirational key-note speakers from our local communities
- Active participation by teacher chaperones and advisors during the Conference
- An opportunity for students and local NGO’s to share their projects
- Suggested model: Service group/NGO fair
- A time and method to create action plans and “turn talk into action.”
- Suggested models include:
- Unconferenced sessions (used in ICE 2012, 2013@TCIS and 2013@Regent’s)
- Global Action Network Groups (from previous Global Issues Network conferences)
- Suggested models include:
- An opportunity to learn about and engage creatively with global issues
- Suggested model: teacher-led simulations
- A time and method for reflection on the conference
- Suggested models include:
- Vision reflections (ICE 2012 @ NIST and ICE 2013 @ TCIS)
- Barazza groups and Rikka (ICE 2013 @ Regent’s Pattaya)
- Suggested models include:
Successful components of previous conferences (up to host school’s discretion):
- ICEbreakers run by different schools
- Student media team to produce documentary of ICE experience
- Student performances by host and attending schools
- Mixed student groups during meal times
- Group photo
- Dodgeball competition/fundraiser
- Student debate
- Inviting non-ICE network schools (i.e., The British School, Warsaw and British International School, Puxi) to join and observe the conference