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The COBIS student engagement calendar for 2017-2018 includes opportunities for students to get involved in events, competitions and awards encompassing:
- Art
- Debate
- Film
- Global Social Action
- Maths
- Model United Nations
- Music
- Poetry
- Science
- Sport
- Student Leadership
In 2017/18, COBIS student events will be held in Qatar, Romania, Spain, UAE and UK. We are grateful to all of our host schools and the teachers who work so hard with their students to prepare them for these activities. We hope your students enjoy getting involved in COBIS student events, competitions and awards this academic year.
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COBIS STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
CALENDAR 2017-2018
Spring Term 2018:
- COBIS Primary Creative Challenge, Online - Closes 7 March 2018
- COBIS Poetry Competition, Online - Closes 9 February 2018
- COBIS Model UN Conference, Romania - 22-25 March 2018
- COBIS Art Competition, Online - Closes 28 March 2018
- COBIS Young Scientist Film Awards, Online - Closes 28 March 2018
Summer Term 2018:
- COBIS Student Achievement Awards, Online - Closes 18 April 2018
- COBIS / Future Foundations Global Social Leaders Competition, Online - Closes 27 April 2018
- COBIS Secondary Games, UK - 18-20 May 2018
- COBIS Senior School Music Festival, Spain – 8-10 June 2018
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COBIS Young Scientist Film Awards
The COBIS Young Scientist Film Awards is an exciting competition for budding scientists to show off their exciting experiments! Run in partnership with the National Physical Laboratory, all films submitted will be viewed and marked by professional scientists.
Awards will be presented for "Best Film of an Experiment" in three age categories; KS1&2, KS3 and KS4&5. Schools can submit several entries - there is no cap on the number of films you can submit so feel free to try all your hypotheses!
The closing date is 28 March 2018.
TTS Group have kindly sponsored the COBIS Young Scientist Film Awards. Prizes include:
- First place entries - £200 voucher for TTS
- Second place entries - £100 voucher for TTS
- Third place entries - £50 voucher for TTS.
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COBIS Primary Creative Challenge
In 2018, COBIS and Oddizzi are challenging Key Stage 1 and 2 students to create a travel segment on where their school is based. We want to see and hear about your local area and what makes it special; landmarks, buildings, wildlife, food and more!
Students should work together as a class to create a 3-4 minute film celebrating where they live and giving us an insight beyond the guidebook.
There are two categories prizes will be given for, in both Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2:
- Outstanding Travel Film
- Best Production (most creative way to share information)
Thank you to Oddizzi for partnering with COBIS to run the competition and for providing the prizes of a free year-long subscription to Oddizzi.com.
The closing date is 7 March 2018.
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COBIS Art Competition
For 2018, the theme for the COBIS Art Competition is "Mother Nature and the Environment". We've already received some wonderful entries and are excited to see more.
There are five categories students can enter:
- Early Years and Foundation Stage
- Key Stage 1
- Key Stage 2
- Key Stage 3
- Group Entries
The closing date for this competition is 28 March 2018.
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COBIS Model United Nations
The COBIS Model United Nations Conference 2018 is due to take place in a little under a month's time, and delegations from schools around the world are writing position papers, drafting resolutions, and researching policies in final preparations for the conference.
The Conference, which is hosted by the International British School of Bucharest, will give attending students the chance to step into the shoes of a UN delegate, and experience the world of international diplomacy and negotiation. This year's theme is Finding Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Development. We're sure to discover some intelligent, effective, and no doubt innovative, resolutions that are advantageous to all and relevant to the current global issues of our world… watch this space!
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COBIS Secondary Games 2018
The 2018 COBIS Secondary Games will see 24 teams from COBIS Member Schools take to the pool, pitch, track and field to compete over three days to be crowned the COBIS Games Champions.
Taking place in Sheffield, UK, students will compete in world-class facilities, accruing points in swimming, athletics and football before attending the Closing Ceremony, an event for students and staff to mix and have fun as well as the awards presentation.
Spectators may attend the sporting events and more information for them will be made available shortly.
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COBIS Senior School Music Festival
Schools from 10 COBIS Member Schools will be sending students to Madrid in June 2018 to take part in the COBIS Senior School Music Festival.
The Senior School Music Festival is a fantastic weekend for students to share their talent, skill and hard work with their peers and make new friends from around the globe. In addition to the competition, students will enjoy a BBQ dinner, Gala dinner and a trip to Park Warner theme park.
The programme is open to students in Years 6-13 during this academic year from COBIS Member schools.
Schools can still sign up for one more week; registration closes on Wednesday 7 March 2018.
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Global Social Leaders Competition
The Global Social Leaders competition encourages students, aged 11-16 years, to work in teams to develop their understanding of global citizenship and how to turn their ideas into reality.
Teams from 18 COBIS Member Schools are currently working on projects in their communities which address one of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals. Following the completion of their projects in the spring, students will reflect on the effectiveness of their programme and submit a report.
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March 2018
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COBIS Student Engagement Opportunities
2017-2018
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Autumn Term
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COBIS Student Achievement Awards
Click below for more information
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COBIS Student Leadership Weekend
Madrid
6-8 October 2017
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COBIS Maths Challenge
20 November - 3 December 2017
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Spring Term
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COBIS Student World Debate Competition
Dubai
1-3 February 2017
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COBIS Poetry Competition
Closed 9 February 2018
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COBIS Medical Review Conference
Doha
24 February 2017
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Primary Creative Challenge
Closes 7 March 2018
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COBIS Model United Nations
Bucharest
22-25 March 2017
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COBIS Art Competition
Closes 28 March 2018
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COBIS Young
Scientist Film Awards
Closing 28 March 2018
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Summer Term
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Global Social Leaders Competition
Closes 27 April 2018
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COBIS Secondary Games
Sheffield
18-20 May 2018
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COBIS Senior School Music Festival
Madrid
8-10 June 2018
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COBIS Student Achievement Awards
COBIS Member Schools can nominate up to three students to receive a Student Achievement Award this academic year.
Students in KS2, KS3, KS4 and above can be nominated for an award.
The Award may be presented for:
- Outstanding academic achievement
- High level contributions to school life
- Significant fundraising activity
- An act of bravery
- Another reason, at the discretion of the Head.
A written citation, detailing the reasons for the award, should be submitted along with the nomination.
The closing date is 18 April 2018.
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PAST EVENTS
COBIS Student World Debate Competition
Dubai English Speaking College have won the COBIS Debate Competition in their first year of attendance.
The competition started with a fun evening on Thursday, allowing the teams to get to know one another while sampling local cuisine with explanations from top chefs.
The Friday saw all teams debate four motions, allowing students to display their excellent preparation and research, as well their problem-solving and creative thinking skills. The showcase debate closed the events for Friday, with the motion "This house believes that beauty is only skin deep". The motion was contested in good spirits, with the audience voting the proposition as the winning team.
Saturday started with the final group motion "This house believes that organ donation should be made compulsory". With progression to the quarter finals at stake, there were some very close debates and even a tie between Dubai English Speaking College B and British School of Bucharest.
Following the quarter and semi-finals, the Plate final was set with the International British School of Bucharest debating against The British School in The Netherlands with the International British School of Bucharest taking the plate, although both teams put forward well-measured and thought-provoking arguments.
The Cup final saw Dubai College (B) take on Dubai English Speaking College (A), a team they had previously beaten in the group stages, in a Dubai derby! All of the students used excellent examples and insights in their speeches and although extremely close, Dubai English Speaking College (A) were crowned the winners of the Cup Competition.
COBIS would like to thank the staff and students at Jumeirah College for hosting this event and all participating students and staff for their hard work and enthusiasm throughout.
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COBIS Medical Review Conference
Students from eight schools across Qatar impressed a team of independent medical experts with their detailed research during the fifth Medical Review School Conference hosted by Doha College.
Students researched topics from five areas of medicine: epidemiology of infectious diseases; pharmacological developments; radiological, pathological and diagnostic updates; feto-maternal medicine; hereditary and metabolic diseases; and cancer.
The coveted first place was awarded to students who presented on the topic of Wilson's disease. The team wanted to highlight that a lack of subsidiary 'workers' in the human body can be just as impactful to the system as principal 'workers'. This was presented by Harun Gunes, Natália Wazny and Tiago Huber from Doha College.
The independent judges who presided over the final of the conference were impressed by the presentations and found awarding places to be challenging due to the high calibre of work presented.
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COBIS Poetry Competition
COBIS is delighted that so many schools took part in this year's COBIS Poetry Competition on the theme of "Through A Looking Glass". The 370+ entries are currently being marked by COBIS judges and we will announce the winning entries in April.
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COBIS Student Leadership Weekend
More than 40 students from schools in Egypt, Romania, The Netherlands, Qatar, Spain and Portugal travelled to Madrid for the COBIS Student Leadership Weekend in early October.
The event kicked off with a lively interactive discussion on the nature and purpose of leadership. Students discussed whether it was better to be respected or liked and participated eagerly under the guidance of Simon Nixon, Programme Director and Head of Secondary at King's College Panama. They then went on to collaborate in a social media project before learning about presentation skills and body language.
Further sessions on personal branding and social media profiles as well as coaching using the GROW method were delivered to the students who were enthusiastic and engaged throughout.
The feedback from the weekend has been extremely positive, with students from The British School in Amsterdam delivering an assembly on everything they learned when they returned to school.
COBIS is thankful to all at King's Group for all their hard work in making this event such a success.
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COBIS Maths Challenge
The COBIS / Mangahigh Maths Challenge took place 20 November – 3 December 2017, with 3,265 students from 63 COBIS schools taking part.
Well done to all who participated; especially the 914 students who achieved more than 150 points individually, this is a huge achievement as a result of great determination and commitment!
Congratulations to International School of Moscow for coming first in the challenge. They have won a US$500 Amazon voucher for the school and an engraved trophy! Brighton College Abu Dhabi came in second place, winning a US$400 Amazon voucher for the school, and Oxford International School of Bishkek, in third place, won a US$300 Amazon voucher for the school. The other seven schools in the top ten have won a US$250 Amazon voucher.
COBIS would like to thank COBIS Supporting Member Mangahigh for partnering with us on this competition.
Well done to all who participated; especially the 914 students who achieved more than 150 points individually, this is a huge achievement as a result of great determination and commitment!
Congratulations to International School of Moscow for coming first in the challenge. They have won a US$500 Amazon voucher for the school and an engraved trophy! Brighton College Abu Dhabi came in second place, winning a US$400 Amazon voucher for the school, and Oxford International School of Bishkek, in third place, won a US$300 Amazon voucher for the school. The other seven schools in the top ten have won a US$250 Amazon voucher.
COBIS would like to thank COBIS Supporting Member Mangahigh for partnering with us on this competition.
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COBIS Work Experience
COBIS took on its first Work Experience student in December 2017. Harry, a Year 11 student, spent time at COBIS Head Office, the University of Bath and Monkton Prep School. To read Harry's diary about his first experience of the workplace, please click here.
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SCHOOL NEWS
COBIS School St Saviour's Win Sporting Competition in Dubai
Congratulations to COBIS Member School, St Saviour's School, Ikoyi who won the World School Games, run by Gulf Youth Sport, in Dubai last month. St Saviour's School are also the current champions of the COBIS Primary Games and have held this title for four years!
Children's International School and GEMS Jumeirah Primary School, both also COBIS schools, came second and third place respectively at the event.
The next event on the international schools athletic calendar is the COBIS Secondary Games taking place from 18-20 May 2018, in Sheffield! We can't wait to welcome your teams to the UK in just under three months' time.
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COBIS Head Office
Address: 55-56 Russell Square, Bloomsbury, London, WC1B 4HP, UK
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CONTACT US
If you have any comments or requests, please contact us. We'd love to hear from you.
By Telephone: +44 20 3826 7190
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