CISL Update
9/27/17
Parents: Next CISL Boosters Meeting - Mon. 10/2 at 7 pm, Layla's Lebanese in Tackett's Mill
You can bring your annual membership form/dues with you or fill one out at the meeting!
Next CISL Family Tailgate Friday, 9/29 @ 5:30 - 6:45, front lot by the electronic sign
CISL will provide paper products and bottled water, please bring chairs and an appetizer or snack to share!
Hylton and CISL Spirit Wear will be for sale! Cash, check or credit.
PLEASE drive carefully and watch for children when you arrive.
We are still looking for German Exchange Student host families and students interested in learning more about foreign travel!
We have several very exciting opportunities coming up this year to host visiting exchange students from Italy, Germany and China*! This is a great chance to meet a student from another country and share your life at Hylton and at home with him or her. The approximate dates for their visits are:
Germany Oct. 21 - Dec. 1 (6 wks.) 5-10 students
China* Feb. 2018 (1 week) 10-15 students - Parent info meeting - Wed. Sept. 27 @ 7 p.m.
Italy Mar./Apr. 2018 (2 wks.) Approx. 20 students
You will find the application forms available on the CISL website (link below). If you are interested in hosting, please submit the completed application and supporting documents as soon as possible.
Don't forget that all of these unique opportunities to bring another culture into your home and family by hosting a foreign exchange student are excellent ways to earn CISL participation points!
*Pending School Board approval. Memorandum of Understanding between the 2 Chinese and 2 PWCS High Schools will be considered in October.
Freshmen - Interested in running for Freshman Rep. to the CISL student Committee?
Upcoming Opportunities to earn CISL Points
Todos Supermarket 27th annual Multicultural Celebration needs volunteers!!
This Saturday September 30 from 11 am - 3 pm (lunch provided)
To sign up, contact Zoila Arevalo, Marketing Director
ZArevalo@TodosSupermarket.com or 703-490-4907
Latinx Hispanic Heritage Celebration Planning Committee
Meets after school in the library - Oct. 2
Volunteer at the Prince William Community Block Party!
sponsored by: Muslim Association of Virginia (5404 Hoadly Road, Manassas, Va 20112)
Saturday, October 7th 2017, from 11am till 5pm
Contact Vounteer Coordinator, Mr. Emran Hossain emran116@gmail.com to sign up
Taste of CISL Tailgate - Friday, Oct. 13 5:30 pm
How to Participate:
1. Select a meaningful international dish and create a slide (slide guidelines on the CISL page)
2. Send your slide to Mrs. Rivera at riverad1@pwcs.edu NO LATER THAN Wed. Oct. 11
3. Prepare a 30 second to 1 minute verbal presentation that you will give to all who visit your display at the tailgate (Describe the why, the what, and the how of the dish!)
4. Set up your home-prepared dish, serving utensil and a display copy of your slide in a sheet protector to the tailgate so that you can allow people to taste your dish as you tell them about it!
Volunteer at the US Freedomwalk US CISL checkpoint (1 pt. per hour)
House of Sweden (Georgetown Waterfront) 2900 K St NW, Washington, DC 20007
Saturday, Oct. 14 8 am- 12 pm or 12 pm - 4 pm
Want to meet people from all over the world, visit an international embassy and enjoy the beautiful Georgetown Waterfront?
Click here to sign up to volunteer: https://goo.gl/forms/aJrAbPcgpCozSWFE2
The Hylton Performing Arts Center
Presents many shows and performances each year with an international connection and Students/Veterans/Active Duty are often eligible for free or reduced admission!
Some examples:
Tango Buenos Aires: http://hyltoncenter.org/calendar/981/
Martial Arts and Acrobatics of Tianjin: http://hyltoncenter.org/calendar/983/
Nobuntu: http://hyltoncenter.org/calendar/984/
Camp United Nations for Girls is a leadership program that introduces girls ages 9 to 15 to the work of the United Nations.
Sat, October 21, 2017
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Washington, DC
Tickets - $160 - sales end on Sept. 30
What change would you make in the world?
Tell us your idea for a volunteer project that could have a meaningful impact abroad. Get votes from your family and friends on your idea, and you could win one of 10 full scholarships to spend 2 weeks with AFS making the winning project come to life. All U.S. 8th to 12th grade students are eligible to enter.