Dear parents This term is very busy for our Year 13 students because several IB Diploma final course work sub-missions, such as the Extended Essay and Theory of Knowledge essay, are due and this is the big term for university applications to be processed. Students who have followed our academic calendar and the university application advice during their AIC education are fully aware well in advance of these deadlines, so that Term 2 of Year 13 is manageable for them. One of the advantages of the IB Diploma is that it relies not only on ex-ams at the end of Year 13. Internal assessment is completed and submitted to the IBO well before then, allowing workload to be paced. AIC alumni tell us repeatedly that the style of IB learning and assessment prepares them extremely well for university study and deadlines. Time manage-ment is probably the most significant study/life skill students learn at AIC. As parents you can assist. The Year 11 Preparation Year Programme for the IB Diploma is an ap-propriate time not only to acquire the basic learning skills and knowledge needed for the IB Diplo-ma itself, but is also the time to build a quality extra-curricular CV for university applications ahead. Our students have many opportunities to participate in extra-curricular activities. Individ-ual and group pursuits are encouraged. Year 12 is the year of leadership opportunities in CAS (Creativity Action and Service), because Year 12 students need only to submit to the CAS Coordinator a proposal signed by a teacher leader to start a club or activity. Proactive leadership is encouraged. This also enhances a CV. A list of most of the current CAS activities is included in this newsletter. Our students are achiev-

ing outside the classroom at the highest levels. We have golf, badminton, table tennis, martial

arts and chess national champions, to list just some of them. We acknowledge in this newsletter

two AIC students who have achieved the highest level in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award.

We have active community service on local and international levels. We are often perceived as

the academic school because of high IB Diploma results, national Olympiad selections, perfect

scores and top places in academic competitions. However, we are much more than that.

Kind regards

Carolyn Solomon Principal

Friday 22 November Mufti Day for Philippines

disaster relief through Habitat for Humanity

Monday 25 November Year 13 UK university

application deadline for sending on-line university applications to UK coun-sellor, Mr Jack

Friday 6 December

Registration deadline for SAT holiday course 13—17 January

Friday 20 December

Last day Term 2 Classes finish 1:30pm

Wednesday 29 January 2014 First day Term 3

Coming Events

Auckland International College Newsletter November 2013

this issue

Spirit of NZ Trophy Challenge

Taekwondo Champion

Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award

Holiday SAT Revision Course

CAS Activites

AIC Credo: “If I am not for myself, who is for me? If I care only for myself, who am I ?”

Sailing on the Spirit of New Zealand: Trophy Challenge for AIC Year 11 Students

AIC has been allocated another Trophy Challenge Voyage on the tall ship ‘Spirit of New Zealand’. This is a five day sailing trip for students in Year 11. AIC will put a team of five female and five male students together, who will go sailing in the Hauraki Gulf with an AIC teacher from 7-11 April 2014. The AIC team will compete against three teams from other schools in New Zealand; the team with most points at the end of the voyage wins the Trophy. Activities include: team work, problem-solving, debates, ship-handling, singing, aquatic sports, meal preparation and cleaning, many competitions and an onshore day. The costs of this amazing opportuni-ty are $675, plus the costs of getting the compulsory medical paperwork signed off by the student’s GP. Depending on the interest of Year 11 students, the selection for this trip will likely be done through a lottery system. If your child is interested in signing up for this voyage, but has questions or concerns, please ask one of the students in Year 13 who went on such a voyage in November 2011: Rosanna Cen, Phillip Kim, Shaun Lim, Katherine Zhang, Andrew Jun, Steven Wang, Nicole Tsoi, Margaret Zhou, or Laura Oh. Students wishing to apply should see Miss Keeman kkeeman@aic.ac.nz by 2 December

Year 11 student, Jessica Ge, who competed in the National Taekwando Championship, won a gold medal in the Junior Female 15-17 Team category and a silver medal in the Jun-ior 15-17 Pair category. Jae Young, similarly, won second place in the Taekwondo

National Championships in Kyorugi (sparring) in her weight

division.

AIC Girls Impress at Taekwando National Championships

Jessica’s formidable side kick

Katherine, Steven, Laura, Rosanna, Andrew, Nicole, Dan, Margaret, Shaun and Philip with guitar on the

2011 voyage.

AIC Credo: “If I am not for myself, who is for me? If I care only for myself, who am I ?”

Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award at AIC Auckland International College is actively involved in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award. This is a voluntary, non-competitive programme of leisure activities for those aged 14 - 25, designed to offer a personal and individual challenge. It introduces young people to exciting, positive, challenging and enjoyable experiences in their free time. It encourages friendships amongst those taking part, and across the generations with adults who give up time to share skills and help organise the programme. Over 140 countries around the world participate in the Duke of Edinburgh Award making it a world-renowned qualification which looks impressive on any student’s university application or CV. How does it work? Through a four section programme with three levels. The levels are:

Bronze - open to all aged 14 and over and lasting at least 6 months

Silver - open to all aged 15 and over and lasting at least 12 months Gold - open to all aged 16 and over and lasting at least 18 months The Sections are:

Service - giving help in the local community Skills - covering almost any non-physical hobby, skill or interest Adventurous Journey - training for, practising, planning and completing a journey on foot, horse-

back or by boat or cycle Physical Recreation - sport, dance and fitness Residential Project - for the Gold level only - spending 5 or more days on a purposeful project

with new companions

Who can participate in this Programme? Students aged 14 and over. To sign up for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award a student must ac-quire a registration form from reception or Mr Montgomerie, teacher in charge of AIC Duke of Edin-burgh’s Hillary Award programme. Registration costs $64 for each level and the tramps can cost any-where from $100 to $300.

Two AIC students, David Moon and Carlene Kim, have achieved the Hillary Award’s highest level—Gold. Pictures show David Moon and other volunteers building a path and steps at the CUE Haven prop-erty in Araparera where David completed the Residential Pro-ject section of the Hillary Award.

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Beginning and End of Term

Term 2 classes finish at 1:30pm Friday 20 December and term 3 classes resume Wednesday 29 January 2014. It is important for students to attend lessons on the last and first day of term in order to avoid missing school work.

Holiday SAT Revision Course for Students Aiming for 1800 and Over

In response to student requests, AIC will run an SAT revision course for five days 1—4pm on 13—17 January 2014. AIC graduate, Young Lu, currently at Oxford University, will run the course. Young Lu scored the maximum of 45 points for her IB Diploma, which included a grade of 7 for Higher Level English A and Maths. She scored over 2350/2400 in SAT I. Course fees are $300. Please register with payment to Pam Steer at Reception by Friday 6 December. Acceptance will be on a first-come first-served basis.

AIC Orchestra Duke of Edinburgh - Skill Photography

Amnesty International Duke of Edinburgh - Hillary Award Running

Animal Rights Group English Tutoring Samulnori (Korean Traditional Instruments)

Avondale Community Volunteers Environmental Concerns Sketching

Badminton Film Soccer

Baseball Financial Literacy Speech and Drama

Blockhouse Bay Community Volunteers

French Spirit of Adventure (Sailing)

Blood Donors Gardening & Landscaping St Johns

Boarding Activity Organisers Habitat for Humanity String Quartet

Body Fit History and Current Affairs Discussion Group

Table Tennis

Book Club Japanese Culture Taekwondo

Chess Japanese Drumming Talent Quest Committee

Chinese Traditional Instruments KPOP Dance Trade Aid

Chinese Tutoring Liberty Kids Daycare Tutoring - Japanese

Chinese Yo-Yo Library Team Tutoring - Korean

Community Service for the Disabled

LiNK Club Tutoring - pre-IB

Dance Manga and Anime UNICEF

Debating Math Olympiad Visual Arts

Dragon Boating Paddlers Mechatronics Voice

Dragon Boating Volunteers MOSAIC (School magazine) Volleyball

Duke of Edinburgh - Adventurous Journey

Model United Nations World Vision

Duke of Edinburgh - Physical Recreation

OXFAM Young Enterprise Scheme

Duke of Edinburgh - Service Peer Mentoring (Yr 13 Prefects and House Captains only)

*and many more ….

Creativity, Action and Service (CAS) Activities and Clubs *