Giving Back to the Community with CAS 用CAS回馈社区

Last week, many well-known Beijing based NGOs and other non-profit organisations attended our Yew Chung International School of Beijing’s Annual CAS Fair. The goal of this annual fair is to provide students with meaningful and impactful opportunities and a chance for them to get involved in areas such as Creativity, Activity, and Service within our School and the Beijing wider community. 

上周，许多著名的北京非政府组织和其他非盈利机构参加了我们在北京耀中国际学校举办的一年一度的CAS活动。活动的目的是为学生提供有意义和有效的机会，让他们有机会参与到我们学校和更广泛社区的创造、行动与服务领域。

Qualifying for the IB Diploma relies on a variety of factors and requirements and primarily being immersed in a holistic learning environment which our School extensively promotes. This means that students are required to engage in CAS activities not only to achieve the IB Diploma but also the demanding YCIS Beijing Diploma.

获得IB文凭取决于多种因素和要求，主要是一个全面的学习环境，这是我们学校广泛提倡的。这意味着学生参加CAS活动不仅是为了获得IB文凭，而且也是为了获得北京耀中文凭。

Invited NGOs

The main purpose of the CAS fair is to encourage students to volunteer and give back to the community. “We try to invite as many NGOs as we can every year” said Prachi Gupta, IB Diploma Programme Coordinator. The School only chooses NGOs who are open to providing opportunities for students to become volunteers. “Some of these NGOs have worked with our School for many years and they recruit students for voluntary work.” She added. Volunteerism brings awareness to students on what is happening in the world around them, a crucial element in developing character, one of our School’s core principles.

邀请非政府组织

CAS的主要目的是鼓励学生参与义工活动，回馈社会。IB课程主管Prachi Gupta表示：“我们每年都会尽可能多地邀请非政府组织。”学校只选择那些愿意为学生提供志愿者机会的非政府组织。“其中一些非政府组织与我们学校合作多年，他们招募学生从事志愿者工作。”她补充道。志愿服务让学生意识到他们周围的世界正在发生什么，这是培养性格的一个关键因素，也是我们学校的核心原则之一。

Present at the fair were NGOs such as Educating Rural Girls in China, Roundabout and the Yale Club which have given our students many opportunities in the past to get directly involved, not only by spreading awareness, but also allowing students to contribute positively with their ideas and have an impact on the organisation itself and subsequently to community. 

参加本次活动的非政府组织，例如加拿大资助中国乡村女学生教育协会、众爱慈善商店和耶鲁校友会，他们曾经给我校学生提供了很多直接参与的机会,不仅通过传播意识,也允许学生积极贡献自己的想法，对组织本身产生积极作用，随后影响到社区。

"Another example of a good partner is the Migrants Children Foundation, where our students have had the opportunity to teach younger children.” Prachi explained: "We look for these kinds of opportunities where we want our students to interact and connect as well in the community” she ended. Roots and Shoots, a long-term partner, was also present at the fair. Their mission, in line with our in-school efforts, is to encourage adopting a green and sustainable lifestyle with a focus on nature conservation.

“另一个好的合作伙伴是民工子弟基金会，我们的学生有机会在那里为更小的孩子当老师。”Prachi解释说：“我们寻找这样的机会，因为我们希望学生在社区中进行互动和联系。”“根与芽”是我们的长期合作伙伴，它的使命与我们学校相一致，即鼓励人们采用更加绿色和可持续的生活方式，重点关注对自然环境的保护。

To read more about the opportunities offered by CAS, click “Read More” below.

如欲阅读更多有关CAS提供的机会，请点击下方的“阅读原文”。

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