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Action and Service
The focus on Action and Service in all three
At the beginning of the last school year, while still
IB programmes at VIS supports our belief that
on campus, Secondary students were engaged in
our graduates should have a personal ethic of
many direct and in-direct Service projects, hel-
social justice and responsibility.
ping both people in need and the environment.
For example, CAS students participated in an
In Secondary School, we have created a service
alternative to the Vienna Night Run, walking around
continuum including the MYP Service & Action
the Ringstrasse and donating the money raised to
(S&A) programme, which prepares students for
Maher. S&A students in the MYP managed to
the Creativity, Activity & Service (CAS) programme
complete one collective Danube Cleanup before
in the IBDP. Students are encouraged to engage
lockdown, helping to keep the green areas around
in responsible action in both the local and global
our city clean.
communities. This action allows our students to
develop into good global citizens, who display
During Distance Learning it was a pleasure to
the IB Learner Profile attributes. Throughout
see how creative the students were in finding
the continuum, as students gain confidence and
alternatives for the usual activities and experien-
become more aware of their responsibilities, they
ces. Many of these took place online, such as the
become empowered to make the right choices
‘letters against loneliness project’, which invol-
about positive action.
ved CAS students corresponding with people in
elderly homes, who were not allowed visitors at the
Covid-19 regulations and distance learning
time. S&A students participated in a Food Design
throughout the last school year made it very
Challenge by sharing recipes that support one
challenging for students to succeed in the Service
of the World’s food issues, such as food waste,
programmes. Many of the events that our students
showing that raising awareness is also an
are involved in within the VIS community, as well
important part of Service.
as the local and global communities did not take
place, which called for a great deal of creativity in
As a whole school, we embarked upon a fund-
finding alternatives. Nevertheless, we are very
raising event, which involved a collective walk/
proud to report that our Secondary students
run/cycle to the home of the Maher charity in
stood up to the challenge, showing flexibility and
India. Students and their families, as well as tea-
resourcefulness in order to succeed. Further, the
chers, managed together to cover thousands of
faculty at VIS worked around restrictions to offer
kilometers and, although we didn’t quite make
as many activities and experiences as possible for
it all the way to Maher, we showed that, as a
students to engage in, showing their commitment
community, we are committed to Service.
to action and service.
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