6 Oct 2015 | Comunicacion BDS
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Round Square Singapore Conference: Tuesday 6 October

[gallery link="file" ids="30269,30271,30272,30273,30274,30270"] Today should have been service day for the WHOLE school and for the foreign delegates. Unfortunately a bad haze in the sky, caused by large scale tree burning in nearby Sumatra and a prevailing wind that brought the air contamination ever closer, made the school cancel their massive plans for the day. UWCSEA students therefore had classes while the delegates and lead pupils worked inside school helping Primary and Junior School pupils with their service projects. Others helped young handicapped children, who visit the school weekly, with physical education while Franco and Ignacio were busy with a group of elderly citizens talking and playing games. An omission from a previous report was that on Sunday afternoon Federico Johansen gave a service presentation to Round Square Heads and reps about our Germinare experience (Note: see slides). It was well received and a number of schools questioned Federico afterwards. His talk was one of four; the others coming from projects in China and India...well done Federico. NEW!  Below, the album of who our students have lived with these last few days i.e. host child, brothers/sisters, parents, plus the other foreign visitor/s. [gallery link="file" ids="30278,30279,30280,30281,30282,30283"]
5 Oct 2015 | Comunicacion BDS
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Round Square Singapore Conference: new report (Monday 5 Oct)

[gallery link="file" ids="30260,30259,30258,30257,30256,30255,30254,30253,30252,30251"] The conference finally started on Friday when our delegates met with others at the Dover Campus of the UWCSEA...United World College of South East Asia. This is one of two school campuses run by the United World Colleges in Singapore, slightly bigger than the other with a capacity of 3000 students! Our delegates met with students from all over the world, participated in some activities and then took part in an informal gathering where dancing and singing groups welcomed us. Argentine music and dance played a part in this ceremony. At the end the delegates left with their host families...all six of our delegates in homes with at least one other foreign delegate. Saturday morning started with the official opening of the conference at which the Headmaster of UWCSEA and King Constantine of Greece welcomed all. Later there was a fascinating keynote lecture by given by Tim Jarvis (explorer and Antarctic adventurer who had followed the route taken by Ernest Shackleton when he unsuccessfully tried to cross the frozen continent but managed to save the lives of all his team). Our pupils then took part in a tree planting ceremony and Luz was BDS's representative at lunch with the King and Prince Alexander. In the afternoon "baraza" discussion groups saw the delegates, for the first time enter interactive groups with others from across the globe. Sunday morning began with a scintillating keynote address from Kavita Ramdas, an Indian lady committed to advancing women's rights in India and elsewhere. I suggest to all that one Googles her...a great opening speech for the day. There then followed more "baraza"* group discussions before an enjoyable a BBQ lunch and then for the pupil delegates a free afternoon with their host families. Today, Monday all delegates have enjoyed a "Discover Singapore" experience in which they have moved around the city on public transport enjoying the different areas of interest...a full and tiring day. We adults ended the day 63 floors up at the top of 1 Altitude, the highest building in Singapore...impressive! Steven Page - Headmaster & Rector *Note: "Baraza" is a Swahili word that means a deliberation meeting held by a collective group of a people; a public meeting held in order to discuss important matters affecting the community. (Sources: Baraza.org - Online dictionaries (Oxford,  The Free Dictionary).  
5 Oct 2015 | Comunicacion BDS
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(Español) Primera Comunión: el Pan de Vida que sigue multiplicándose

(Español) [gallery link="file" ids="30238,30242,30241,30240,30239,30237,30236,30243,30235,30234,30233,30232,30231,30230,30229,30228,30227,30226,30225,30223,30222,30221,30220,30224"] Un total de setenta y cuatro alumnos de P4 recibieron su Primera Comunión el sábado 3 de octubre en la Catedral Primada de la Argentina. Fue una ceremonia sencillamente maravillosa celebrada por el Padre Alejandro Russo, Capellán de BDS y Rector de la Catedral, que estaba absolutamente colmada y donde se palpaba la emoción de chicos y grandes por igual. ¡Padres, abuelos, tíos, primos, hermanitos, catequistas, docentes...! Todos querían acompañar de cerca este momento trascendental en la vida de fe de nuestros chicos. La Sra. Matilde de Green fue la encargada de la primera lectura, del libro de los Hechos de los Apóstoles y la Lic. Andrea Pelliccia, Primary Headmistress, de las peticiones en la Oración de los Fieles. Se leyó el Evangelio de la multiplicación de los panes y los peces y el Padre Alejandro destacó en su homilía el gesto del niño que le acerca a Jesús su pequeña ofrenda, con la que el Señor hace un enorme milagro. Y destacó que los chicos que tomaban su Primera Comunión son también hoy como pequeños panes que, al recibir al verdadero Pan de Vida, siguen multiplicando el milagro, ese gesto de infinita misericordia del Señor, que nos ama y entiende nuestras necesidades humanas y nos lleva más allá de nosotros mismos... Que Jesús, Pan de Vida, alimente hoy y siempre la vida de estos chicos y bendiga también a sus familiares y amigos.
2 Oct 2015 | Comunicacion BDS
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(Español) Para ir agendando: Kermesse solidaria, viernes 6 de noviembre

(Español) 1015_Kermesse Tras el impresionante éxito de la edición 2014 -que permitió la construcción y el quipamiento de un aula completa en el Colegio Madre Teresa- vuelve la Kermesse solidaria BDS, nuevamente a beneficio del Madre Teresa y de otras causas enmarcadas en nuestro Proyecto BriDgeS, de Acción Social. Como el año pasado, las mamás de los distintos cursos ya están en plena organización de stands y juegos...   ¡Así que a tomar nota! Es una invitación para toda la familia, que nos llena de orgullo y alegría como comunidad educativa.
1 Oct 2015 | Comunicacion BDS
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Singapore Conference: Thursday

[gallery link="file" columns="2" ids="30159,30160,30161,30162,30163,30164,30165,30166,30176,30175"] Today we followed another tourist route this time around Marina Bay, the traditional dock area. As in most cities this part has been totally renovated with a mixture of recreational areas, fantastic sky scrapers, tourist attractions and the remains of some old buildings. At one time we found ourselves walking the track, the starting grid to be precise of the recent Formula One Grand Prix! Finally late in the afternoon we visited Senosa Island...just before the rain started. Tomorrow the Conference has its induction day...various activities have been arranged as delegates from around the world slowly congregate. Later in the day our delegates will meet their hosts with whom they will stay for the next 6 nights. Steven Page - Headmaster & Rector  
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30 Sep 2015 | Comunicacion BDS
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(Español) Print La función especial enmarcada en el Proyecto BriDgeS de Acción Social tendrá lugar, a modo de "avant première", el jueves 8 por la tarde. La pieza, que promete magia al mejor estilo de los cuentos maravillosos, está escrita y dirigida por Alicia Guardo Vallcaneras y, como es tradicional, gira en torno a los valores -en este caso en particular, los de amabilidad y respeto-. ¡Grande, Mad Mothers! Los chicos las esperan, como siempre, con los ojos y los brazos bien abiertos.