International Affairs Club
The International Affairs club focuses on helping students to
take steps to become globally active citizens. The club consists of the
coordinators Mr.Lairson and Ms.Callaghan and ANY student who would like
to join. With so many participants in this extracurricular club, a lot
of events occur over the course of the school year.
One of
the biggest activities for the group is Model UN. The club debates
world issues at Woodroffe and participates in Model UN simulations at
other high schools or universities in Ontario. There are also weekly
meetings where many fundraising ideas are created, as well discussions
about understanding present global crises and many guest speakers from
Rotary club who present their own international experience.
An
example of the active citizenship events that are organized yearly is
the 24 hour Awake. Donations for the fundraiser are given to the YMCA
School in Kibera, Kenya and Kijabe Township Secondary School in
Naivasha Kenya, and to the NGO LINK (Liberty in North Korea).
In
general, international affairs appeals to students who are interested
in pursuing an internationalized education, creating a positive social
change on a global level, or anyone who wants to explore the world.
Students in the club are quite often enrolled in the International
Certificate Program.
Everyone is welcome.
Past Events
Walk Without Borders
Hey Tigers,
This
year the International Affairs club will be doing a new fundraiser. We
are helping out "Walk without Borders" (in association with "Doctors
without Borders"). The fundraiser is to walk a certain distance over a
span of time. This year our goal is to have each member of our club to
walk 100km in a span of a month. We are planning to fundraise $1000.00
for Mumshime to help establish a centre for women to give birth. If you
would like to join our team, Woodroffe Tigers International, we would
love it or you can donate on the Walk without Borders website under our
teams' name. We hope that you can join.
