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Our 2-Q-S (Two Question
Survey)
It's the beginning of the 2007-2008 school year.
We want to know what month of the school year is the most
"grinding" one for you?
What
is the Most Difficult Month of the School Year for
Students
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Results from
last week's survey:
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Terrific High School Discussion
Last Saturday
 Thanks to the thirty-three high school
students who came to last Saturday's first discussion of the
year. It was only fitting that most of the discussion
centered on schools: issues of coed vs. single gender; public
vs. private; large vs. small; etc. We also talked about
schools' receptiveness to "controversial" issues such as sex
education and military recruiters on campus.
Students
who attended were from C.B.C., Lindbergh, Maplewood-Richmond
Heights, Metro, Parkway North, Rosati-Kain, S.L.U.H., St.
Joseph's Academy, and Webster Groves.
Our second
discussion of the year is this Saturday,
September
8. It also will be at Crossroads (If you have
a suggested topic please e-mail us at [email protected].
Hope to see you there!
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High School Faculty
Advisors ..... our first and only meeting
for you (because we know that your spare time is sparse and
precious) is a week from this Saturday, September 8, at
Crossroads. This is a 'two-fer' with student discussion
going on from 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM and the faculty advisor meeting
from 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM. We'll go over your limited
responsibilities (except those involved in the Global Gateway
project with the Pulitzer Center) and answer any and all
questions. Your welcome to stay for the second hour of
discussion with students.
Something new
that we are doing for high school teachers this year:
 We will be using an additional method of
communicating with you this year about our high school model
U.N. events. You
may have heard of MEETUP.COM - an online site that allows
various organizations to communicate directly, efficiently, and
interactively with members. We just established a new MEETUP.COM group
for high school teachers involved in Civitas Activities. It is called Civitas Staff and Faculty
Advisors. You
can access it by going to http://teachers.meetup.com/136/. Please
note to NOT include the
www.
We will send you direct invitations on
Wednesday, September 5 to join the meetup group. We ask that if you don't
have any objections, you simply accept the invitation and
join. You will then
have easy access to the calendar of events for Civitas high
school events.
Sometimes we will send you reminders
that will come in the form of "invitations." Don't let that worry
you; with the exception of this Saturday's meeting we are not
expecting you to come to any of the meetings. However, the invitation
allows you to RSVP.
The unique component to this is that you can say that
you're not coming, but you have guests who are coming. These guests would be
students from your school who are involved in our
activities. Simply
RSVP by saying "NO" for yourself and then enter the number of
students from your school that you expect to attend. We don't expect this to
be terribly accurate, but it should give us a general idea. We ask that if possible
you try to determine how many students might be coming. If it's a busy time and
you can't, we understand.
More
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First Middle School Teacher Meeting on September 10
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Report from Lisa Granich-Kovarik, Middle
School Model U.N. Coordinator:
It's hard to believe summer vacation
is already winding down!
I hope you had a wonderful break and are ready for a new
school year. Before
things get too hectic, I wanted to check in with all of you
about your participation in the Middle School Model United
Nations program.
- First, are
you interested in participating in Model UN this
year? I hope so! Please let me know if you'll be participating
in the program by emailing me () or calling me (865-4704 or
367-6480). Please
do this as soon as possible (it should just take a minute). If you can give me a
ballpark figure of how many students you think will be
participating, that would be helpful. Also, if you know of any
other middle school teachers who might be interested in the
program, please pass along their names and contact information
to me so that I can speak with them.
- Second, I wanted to let you know what the important
dates are for this year's program.
- Monday, September 10: (4:00-5:00, Richmond Heights Community Center) This
meeting will provide an overview of the program for the year so
it is important that all teachers new to Model UN attend. It's purely
optional for teachers who have participated in the
program already.
- Monday, October 15: (4:00-5:00, Richmond
Heights Community Center)
mandatory meeting for all teachers in the program. We'll be choosing our
countries, General Assembly dates, and finalizing plans for the
student workshop.
- Friday, November
16: (9:30-11:30, Chase-Park Plaza) student workshop
- Monday February 25: (4:00-5:00, Richmond
Heights Community Center)
mandatory teachers' meeting. We'll be deciding on resolutions for the
General Assemblies and discussing final preparations for the
sessions.
- Wednesdays
in April, first two weeks of May: (9:00-12:00
Creve Coeur Government Center) Spring General Assembly
sessions.
- Finally, has any of your contact information
changed?
If your email address or phone
numbers at school or home have changed, it would be very helpful
if you could pass along that information to me.
I enjoyed working with all of you last year-I hope
you're on board for this year as well! I think we'll have a terrific year. I look forward to
hearing from you!
Sincerely,
Lisa Granich-Kovarik
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Essay Contest for Students from
Citizens for
Global Solutions
Ron
Glossop and the local
chapter of Citizens for
Global Solutions is once again offering an
outstanding opportunity for high school and college students in
the St. Louis area to attend an all-expenses paid conference in
Minneapolis in October. The topics of the conference cover
a host of United Nations related issues. In order for a
student to qualify for the trip, he/she must submit a thoughtful
essay. Click here for more details.
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Upcoming Civitas Events
(Preliminary Version;
actual events in bold --
always subject to change when change occurs!)
Black: High School
Blue: Middle
School
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DATE |
TIME |
PLACE |
ACTIVITIES |
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Sat.,
09/8/07 |
9:00 AM -
11:00 AM |
Crossroads
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Discussion Group for High School Students
(#2) & Teachers |
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Mon.,
09/10/07 |
4:00 PM
- 5:00
PM |
Richmond Heights Community
Center |
Middle School Teacher Meeting
#1 |
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Sat.,
09/15/07 |
9:00 AM -
11:00 AM |
Crossroads |
Discussion Group #3
(also ACT test) |
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Sat.,
9/22/07 |
9:00 AM -
11:00
AM |
Crossroads |
Urban Go-Team Meeting with
Tim Berry from Michelson Realty |
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Sat.,
09/29/07 |
9:00 AM -
11:00
AM |
Crossroads |
Selection
of Countries
Prep Session for
1st MUN |
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Rev., September 4, 2007
See complete Civitas calendar
for 2007-2008 by clicking here.
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Civitas now takes
donations and payment of fees with credit
cards and PayPal. If you
want to make a tax-deductible donation or pay a fee, you may do
so by clicking here.
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2006-2007
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Intranets Site
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Directions
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Newsletters
General Assembly
Countries
Security Council
Countries
Conference (Feb., 2007)
on "The Nuclear Club"
Checklist
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Resolutions
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