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Co-Curricular Activities
Co-Curricular Activities COMMUNITY SERVICE AND CAS PROGRAMME
ABS always strives to expand students’ learning experiences by offering a variety of service projects within the curriculum, after school, on Saturdays, and during free time. Unfortunately, due to external limitations, the co-curricular programme was limited in 2019/20. Local overnight and international trips were prohibited this year due to changes made from government directive. However, where we could, ABS continued to provide some activities online.
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ABS successfully collaborated with many local, regional, and international organisations to successfully accomplish this. Grade 10 students visited the Bunayat Centre for Special Education to learn more about the school’s mission, and to serve the students there. Students in Grades 11 and 12 completed a wide variety of CAS projects, overall 25 projects. Some examples include developing an online platform to allow students to speak freely about civic reform and engagement, raising awareness about learning difficulties, mental health and the psychological effect of war on children. Students also worked with refugees in the Gaza Camp. Further to this, students engaged in many “green” projects such as the Shop Green Project replacing plastic bags with cloth bags.
El Hassan Youth Award
Unfortunately, all trips for the Bronze and Gold Award were unable to take place. However, over 70 students from Grade 10 successfully participated and completed the Silver Award.
Round Square
Round Square continued to be an important co-curricular experience with approximately 30 students were involved in the Round Square Leadership Team and club during the academic year. They held weekly meetings where they prepared for bake sales and the Leadership Summit, as well as weekly club meetings which focussed on helping students explore the IDEALS. Further to this, RS students raised money for the Prince Alexander Fund, which supports RW global service projects. RS students engaged in a number of local community projects. Example includes the SOS Christmas Tree Wish project providing orphans a chance to receive a present. RS students also explored and learned more about the benefits of organic farming at Mujeb Farms. Ten RS students also represented ABS in the Round Square International Summit in Indore, India. Most notably, ABS RS students developed an international safety video about COVID 19 involving students from around the world. and learned more about the benefits of organic farming at Mujeb Farms.
What Really Matters Congress
Twenty ABS students from G10-11 took part in the first “What Really Matters” Congress held in the Arab world, and in Arabic, on Sunday, September 15 ,2019 at the Royal Cultural Palace, Al Hussein Youth City, under the Patronage of HRH Crown Prince Hussein Bin Abdullah. They were among 1500 high school students from public and private schools in Amman, as well as students from UNICEF schools and refugee camps around Jordan. The students listened to inspirational lectures by special guest speakers who shared the personal challenges they overcame and their successful initiatives which help make this a better world for all.
Model United Nations
In-House: Weekly MUN training took place for Grades 8-10 to prepare them for local and international conferences and AMMUN. In addition, weekly meetings were held for over 110 students in Grades 6-7 to prepare them for participation in MUN conferences in Grade 8. Local Conferences: ABS sent approximately 100 delegates to MUN conferences at local schools. AMMUN XVIII: was an outstanding conference organised by the AMMUN Team. Approximately 110 students participated from 8 international and 11 local schools. International Conferences: ABS sent 14 delegates to THIMUN in The Hague, where they held leadership positions including Deputy Secretary General and Chair.
