ISSUE
09 June 2013
AISE’S OFFICIAL IB NEWSLETTER
IB Busy!
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this issue The Person: A Farewell P.1 The Peter Pan Problem P.2 One Final Reflection.... For Now P.3
/RRN IRU XQLYHUVLWLHV 7KH GHDGlines are sadly soon approachLQJ 2QH YHU\ XVHIXO ZHEVLWH WKDW LV YHU\ KHOSIXO ZKHQ UHVHDUFKLQJ XQLYHUVLWLHV LQ WKH 86 LV KWWSV ELJIXWXUH FROOHJHERDUG RUJ Juniors: study for your mocks – they’re only a month after school resumes. 7UDYHO $Q\ZKHUH ZLWK DQ\RQH -XVW WUDYHO VRPHZKHUH ZH DOO need a break and new experiences are indescribable. Volunteer in Summer School: you can get CAS credit and it’s a fun experience. Mr. Roy, who is a middle school teacher, is in charge of it this year. Join the literature course. It is two weeks long at two different GDWHV RQH DW WKH HQG RI -XQH EHginning of July and the other in August. Ask Mr. Ernest for more information. *R RQ D ELNH ULGH ,W LV GH¿QLWHO\ worth it to buy a bike and no, the fact that most streets are crowded is no excuse. Get a tan tattoo. It might sound lame, but how interesting would it be if you tanned and applied sunscreen in the shape of a tattoo you want? Make a time capsule to open when you graduate from college. If you’re a junior, this is your last summer, so making a time capsule is a great way to remember high school. Go to summer camp. There are many in Egypt and outside of Egypt also, it just needs a little UHVHDUFK EXW LWœV ZRUWK LW
Berlin: What About Cairo P.4
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7KH 3HUVRQ $ )DUHZHOO There comes a time where all things come to an end. :H ZLOO DOO HYHQWXDOO\ JR RXU VHSDUDWH ZD\V WR XQLYHUVLW\ WR KDYH NLGV DQG MREV WR IXOILOO RXU OLIH SODQV $OWKRXJK ZH PLJKW QRW ZDQW WR ZH ILQG RXUVHOYHV OHDYing important things behind, all for a fresh start. The PRVW LPSRUWDQW WKLQJ ZH GR OHDYH WKRXJK LV RXU ODVWLQJ impact on people. 5HFHQWO\ ,% %XV\ ZDV LQIRUPHG RI WKH GHSDUWXUH RI RQH RI RXU IDYRULWHV 0V 1RUD (O 0DU]RXN\ $IWHU four years of being both a teacher and a CAS coordinator at AISE, the AISE IB alumni has definitely left a great impact on not only her students or the high school, but on the school as whole. From school-wide FKDULW\ HYHQWV VXFK DV WKH &KULVWPDV %D]DDU DQG the Workers’ Funday to CAS Retreats, Ms. Nora’s SUHVHQFH KDV DIIHFWHG WKH OLYHV RI VWXGHQWV ZRUNers, teachers, and more. In fact, her loss is different than any other because she is not just a teacher or an organizer, but the role of Ms. Nora is a special position at AISE that cannot easily be filled. It takes SHUVLVWHQFH SDWLHQFH FUHDWLYLW\ DQG VWUHQJWK WR KDYH her position.
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Out of all the things Ms. Nora has organized and taught XV ZH DV ,% %XV\ EHOLHYH WKDW ZH OHDUQHG RQH NH\ DVSHFW IURP KHU ZH OHDUQHG KRZ WR OHDUQ )RU HYHU\ pre-reflection and reflection we were forced to do, we VXGGHQO\ OHDUQHG KRZ WR UHIOHFW RQ HYHQWV RQ RXU RZQ Now, we do not look at things as they seem, but we analyze them and look back to see what we learned. Ms. Nora has not taught us a skill or a lesson, instead, she has changed our way of thinking. In fact, we as a JURXS EHOLHYH WKDW SDUW RI WKH UHDVRQ ,% KDV FKDQJHG us so much is because of not only CAS, but how Ms. Nora runs CAS. Ms. Nora’s accomplishments are too great to be left to GLH 7KHUHIRUH ZH QHHG WR HQVXUH WKDW HYHU\ DQQXDO HYHQW SURFHHGV ZLWK WKH VDPH SDVVLRQ DQG FRPPLWment. With her departure comes a great responsibility that rests on our shoulders; we must continue to put a smile on the faces of orphans, workers and students as she did. We must also use our new gift of learning to GR HYHU\WKLQJ DV LI VKH ZDV KHUH QRW EHFDXVH DQ\RQH is watching, but because that is who she changed us to. And so Ms. Nora Elmarzouky, we, as an IB class, would like to thank you for changing our mentality and our way of life so early down the road. Thank you for challenging us and shaping us into a whole new mature DQG UHIOHFWLYH JURXS RI VWXGHQWV $V ,% %XV\ ZH ZRXOG like to thank you for your encouragement and trust in XV (YHU\ FRPPHQW DQG FRPSOLPHQW PDWWHUHG LQ DQ LQGHVFULEDEOH ZD\ DQG ZLWKRXW \RX ,% %XV\ ZRXOG KDYH QHYHU EHHQ WKH VDPH :H DOO ZLVK \RX WKH EHVW RI OXFN LQ ZKDWHYHU WKH IXWXUH PD\ KROG