Student self expression workshop – An essay of human catharsis.
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SERVICE LEARNING
Service learning at Colegio Gran Bretaña is so much more than donating money. Where is the learning in that? The bake sales we run to raise money are fantastic ways of bringing our community together, sharing in some delicious treats, and collecting money for a good cause. But there is no actual learning in that.
TRIP TO PROVIDENCIA ….and we cleaned up one of the beaches where we left with around 15 trash bags.
On the island we met a youth leader, named Rahul, who was guiding some of the youth of the island to help protect their home and teach them about it at the same time. On Monday we met with him and he taught us about the different types of Mangroves and Coral on the
USE YOUR VOICE AND YOUR ACTIONS TO TRY TO MAKE THE WORLD A LITTLE BIT BETTER
Hi everyone, my name is Laura Leiva and as you just heard, I graduated CGB in 2013. Today I will be telling you a little bit about myself, and how I got to where I am now. Through the IB I actually got a scholarship that allowed me to go to University of Sheffield, in
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Frances Morton’s Graduation Speech 2019
Frances Morton’s Graduation Speech 2019: When I was thinking about what theme I would pick for the graduation speech 2019 today I must admit I did not find it particularly easy. The graduation class of 2019 is leaving school and entering university and a world very different from the world I entered in 1988 (I
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“Health can equal happiness”, words from Daniella about the Health Brigade
“Health can equal happiness”, words from Daniella about the Health Brigade: I arrived at the school at 7:30 a.m, and began preparing for the day. I set up, and recognised the importance of order and organisation, as my group members and I met each other, and worked out how many children we were to look
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My experience building houses last Saturday…
My experience building houses last Saturday was something that I can say I’ve never experienced nor done before. Not only did I enjoy actually getting my hands dirty and contributing to the actual construction, but I was able to actually experience a new side of Bogota. Being able to actually connect and experience these challenges
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This has been the best experience I’ve had in terms of giving to others without expecting anything in return
Here is the testimony of Bruno, a Y12 student, about the House Building Activity in Cazucá: This has been the best experience I’ve had in terms of giving to others without expecting anything in return. I’m still speechless when it comes to thinking about how we changed a family’s life forever in just 6 hours
IB Ceremony Speech
The IB Ceremony Speech, as spoken by Monica Woodward, our IB Coordinator, in the IB Ceremony that took place last friday: Good afternoon to all, Standing here in front of this very special audience fills me with such a sense of pride and responsibility. Despite the ups and downs that we all go through in
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… Until I walked through the CGB Gates!!
The words of the Perrott Family for CGB: Mr. Tomalin – Robert: I have been a nurse and a police officer all my life, working hard, with commitment and good values but… I’ve read many times about companies such as Google and Apple, where they talk about providing such an environment, that it nurtures and
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Discurso de grado familia Rodriguez
Discurso de grado familia Rodriguez, prom 2018: Buenos días queridos alumnos, profesores, directivos e invitados especiales del Colegio Gran Bretaña. Me ha correspondido el día de hoy el honor de dirigirme a ustedes en representación de los padres de familia en esta ceremonia de graduación, lo cual constituye para mi un motivo de gran alegría
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Words from one of our families leaving this year
The words from one of our families leaving this year: Good Morning, On arriving at CGB in January 2015 we immediately felt welcomed and embraced the sense of community with everyone being so friendly and helpful. We enjoyed 18 months of CGB life before Laura was suddenly diagnosed with cancer and this meant we had
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