Lynxarin Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Hi, Can you name any extracurricular activities that I could do that would demonstrate leadership?Thanks ! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noticeably Absent Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marjorie-hansen-shaevitz/extra-curricular-activities-college-admission_b_3040217.html Maybe? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxarin Posted March 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Thanks It was a good article and so but I'm more interested in specific activities that I could start to gain leadership abilities. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noticeably Absent Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Oh, haha, didn't read it that way!Maybe teach a class, in that sense, you will entertain the leadership of children. :-) Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxarin Posted March 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Oh, haha, didn't read it that way!Maybe teach a class, in that sense, you will entertain the leadership of children. :-)Good idea, however, I don't know what I would teach the children I don't know if this is the kind of stuff you are looking for, but I feel some of the things I am currently doing are somewhat leadership-y.1) Coaching a 9-a-side football team of 10-11 year olds (we are currently winning the league btw )2) Going on a trip with 21 other students to go to a poor and removed region in a south-east asian country where we will help building an orphanage & school for 2 weeks and then also do 'active stuff' (hiking with only our backpacks for a week, travelling the country, camping, exploring the culture, etc. for another week) where I will manage our financial situation (i.e.. managing several thousands of $$$ in local currency for about 20 people for approx. 5 weeks... sounds kind of daunting to be honest :/) Good luck (Edit: Also vice-president of our school's debate team. i think being the president of something or initiating a club/ project of some sort shows leadership, dedication, etc.)I like the trip-idea, I should totally do something similar next year after the exams with my friends Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
redpanda_19 Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Some of the things I'm doing/have done that are a little leadership-yStudent LibrarianCo-leader of a book clubCo-leader of the school student-led magazine, PandoraPrefect teamTeaching Migrant School students science (weekly workshop)World Scholar's CupMock-trial clubInternational Award/Duke of Edinburgh awardI hope this will help you. Start a club! My friend started an art club called Performance Art, basically they do some street performances in our school at lunchtimes. They basically painted themselves the color of sofas and slept in armchairs/floor in a public area for most of lunch. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noticeably Absent Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 At my school, we teach several elementary schools, Bio classes, simplified at their level :-) It is really nice. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxarin Posted March 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Some of the things I'm doing/have done that are a little leadership-yStudent LibrarianCo-leader of a book clubCo-leader of the school student-led magazine, PandoraPrefect teamTeaching Migrant School students science (weekly workshop)World Scholar's CupMock-trial clubInternational Award/Duke of Edinburgh awardI hope this will help you. Start a club! My friend started an art club called Performance Art, basically they do some street performances in our school at lunchtimes. They basically painted themselves the color of sofas and slept in armchairs/floor in a public area for most of lunch. At my school, we teach several elementary schools, Bio classes, simplified at their level :-) It is really nice.Thanks for the ideas! Anyone who can contribute with more? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sushichan*-* Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 MUN - model united nations Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sofiamunoz555 Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 You could start an in-school club! It always works Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxarin Posted March 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 MUN - model united nationsLooks interesting! I will email them tomorrow. There is however a problem, the Finnish MUN is located in Helsinki and I live 500km away from Helsinki and plane tickets back and forth are ~100euros.. You could start an in-school club! It always works I could do that, the problem is: I have no idea whatsoever what club I could start.. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sushichan*-* Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Looks interesting! I will email them tomorrow. There is however a problem, the Finnish MUN is located in Helsinki and I live 500km away from Helsinki and plane tickets back and forth are ~100euros.. Not sure if you could do this in your school, but like in my school (and probably other schools in Swede) I could ask my CAS coordinator for some funding because they have some budget stored that could be used for some activities. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noticeably Absent Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Looks interesting! I will email them tomorrow. There is however a problem, the Finnish MUN is located in Helsinki and I live 500km away from Helsinki and plane tickets back and forth are ~100euros.. Not sure if you could do this in your school, but like in my school (and probably other schools in Swede) I could ask my CAS coordinator for some funding because they have some budget stored that could be used for some activities. Yeah, your school should have like a budget for CAS activities and for MUN, they will most likely fund your tickets or your MUN entry tickets. And MUN is super, super amazing, you should definitely consider it, despite the travel costs - great initiative in leadership! 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxarin Posted March 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Looks interesting! I will email them tomorrow. There is however a problem, the Finnish MUN is located in Helsinki and I live 500km away from Helsinki and plane tickets back and forth are ~100euros.. Not sure if you could do this in your school, but like in my school (and probably other schools in Swede) I could ask my CAS coordinator for some funding because they have some budget stored that could be used for some activities. Yeah, your school should have like a budget for CAS activities and for MUN, they will most likely fund your tickets or your MUN entry tickets. And MUN is super, super amazing, you should definitely consider it, despite the travel costs - great initiative in leadership! I emailed them today. But they had written something about only allowing university students for the Finnish MUN, but I wrote in my sign-up email that I'm an IB student and they haven't responded yet. But I've seen/heard about a lot of IBS members who are active in their local MUNs so I guess FinMUN won't be any different anyway , at least I hope so And for the cost, I would guess our school doesn't have a fund for CAS (my school has had IB for over 20 years but still only 60 students combined IB1 and IB2). But my family is pretty well off so going to a few MUNs won't be a financial burden in that sense, and trains & bus tickets are a lot cheaper Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle turtle Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 ORGANISING any events e.g. organising a fundraiser Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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