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GLOBAL YOUTH FORUM – YEAR 9
DAY 1 WRITE UP BY YUNAIZAH YAKOOB – Tuesday 28 March
On Tuesday 28 March, 18 of Nossal’s Year 9 students gathered in the JRC to attend Day 1 of the Victorian Young Leaders’ Global Youth Forum. The event was hosted and organised by the Asia Education Foundation at the University of Melbourne. The forum consists of three days of valuable communication, education and discussion time for both domestic and international students to indulge in globalization-related topics via a Zoom conference call.
Following a short application process and student briefing, I was one of Nossal's 18 participants who contributed to the forum's primary aim of uniting students across the Asia-Pacific region with Victorian high schoolers as an opportunity to learn from each other. While we were all of similar ages, we came from a plethora of different ethnic backgrounds and cultures, having developed distinct, yet compatible identities from our personal values and experiences (both of which we discussed in detail – where everyone was given a chance to participate within smaller break out rooms). This was the recipe for a productive day of discussion and expression from every group involved.
The program also offered co-presenter positions for students interested in further refining their public-speaking skills, an aspect so important to the forum that a guest speaker was invited to help us overcome the extremely common fear, glossophobia, and remind us to have fun while speaking in front of crowds. I had signed up previously to partake in this and was given the acknowledgement of country script to read out to the Zoom conference's participants.
Not only does the program test us in terms of our critical thinking and problem-solving when faced with real-world issues (dubbed sustainable development goals by the UN), it also allows us an audience of generous staff and practicing experts in a variety of fields students may be interested in.
While we have only experienced one day of the VYL Global Youth Forum thus far, I have already benefitted greatly from the AEF's initiative and appreciate the opportunity to participate greatly.
DAY 2 WRITE UP BY AUSTIN LI –
Thursday 30 March
The second day of The Official Global Youth Forum kicked off with a compelling discussion on globalization, a phenomenon that entails the worldwide spread of knowledge, ideas, goods, and services. The session revealed a new perspective on globalization, emphasizing that it extends beyond the realm of technology and trade to encompass the connections between people. Through conversations with friends from different parts of the world, we gain unique insights into their experiences and perspectives.
One of the highlights of the day was the emphasis on being a global citizen, which involves having a broad understanding of the world and our place in it, along with our values. Our group (NHS_GRP_2) had the opportunity to converse with Chosei High School, our sister school in Japan, about culture and identity. We were fascinated to learn that in Japan, taking off one's shoes is a sign of respect. As global citizens, we can adopt this practice and expand our understanding and appreciation of different cultures.
Overall, Day 2 was an engaging and informative experience, thanks to the breakout rooms that allowed us to share cultures and opinions with participants from various parts of the world. The only downside was the lack of an in-person event, but despite this, the forum provided an enriching opportunity for us to connect and learn from one another.
DAY 3 WRITE UP BY KET WIN –
Monday 3 April
Day 3 marked the culmination of the incredible opportunity of the Victorian Young Leaders Global Youth Forum; we are disappointed that it has come to an end, but we now appreciate and understand what it means to be a global citizen and have wonderful memories from our experience.
To begin, we discussed about our action plans from the previous two days and further prepared for our presentations to the international students. Our presentation that we were creating was about revitalising the flawed Victorian High Ability Program (VHAP) program so that high-achieving students from low socio-economic schools still have adequate access to (useful!!) enrichment tasks; this related to UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4: Quality education.
We then learnt about how to present effectively to convey our ideas using body language and voice, which was followed by practice presentations within breakout rooms with other schools. We used the feedback that the presenter Chris gave to another school about making a difference as young people rather than just suggesting an idea which prompted us to alter into our plan, proposing that we’d come together as students and campaign to officials to change the VHAP program.
Afterwards, we got to “speed date” with our international peers; we were a bit let down to find out we couldn’t use any pickup lines, but at least we got to concisely present our presentations and listen to the various issues occurring overseas. For example, we learnt about the impact of cosmetics on oceans (SDG 14: Life below water) and the problematic education system of Shanghai (SDG 4: Quality education). We were also encouraged to reduce the text on our PowerPoint by the international students, which we took into consideration and then simplified our slides.
But the climax of the entire forum was presenting to experts in the SDGs we studied and the other schools, where our school spoke to Libby Tuckerman from Educational Services Australia. We were commended for the potential of our proposal, though were suggested to avoid assertions and to provide more evidence. The day was then concluded with a speech from Kriti Chant Rajbar about the importance of community, reiterating the key idea to “think GLOBAL, act LOCAL!”
As someone aspiring for a career in international relations/negotiations, I’ve found the Global Youth Forum to be extremely beneficial for my own understanding of what I want to do with the world; it has definitely helped concrete my interest in geopolitics and motivated me further to make change for this world - we cannot make a difference without effective communication of our diverse ideas.
Thank you to Mr Sacco and Ms Kamimura for this opportunity!
Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF)
Submitting an application
The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) system is open for schools to enter applications from 30 January 2023. Parents/carers wishing to apply for CSEF payments for 2023 must submit their application form to the relevant school before Friday 23 June 2023.
However, a parent/carer will only be required to submit an application form to the school in the following circumstances:
- the parent/carer is applying for the CSEF payment for the first time – i.e. an application form was not lodged with the school in the previous year, or
- circumstances have changed – for example, there has been a change in the care arrangement of the student, a change of name or CRN, or a new sibling has started at the school and the parent/carer wishes to apply for the CSEF payment for the new sibling also.
Where a parent/carer is not required to submit a new application, schools can rollover/copy the previous year’s application on the CSEF system to the current school year.
Schools must retain application forms for a minimum of 7 years.
CSEF applications may be audited by the department.
Application forms
Schools are able to accept and process applications up until Friday 23 June.
- Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund application form (PDF)
- Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund application form (DOCX)
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Please note: The payment by Term (4 instalments) is the only option for payment by instalment in 2023.
Questions and enquiries regarding Parent Contributions can be made:
- in person at the front office
- by phone on 8762 4600
- by email to finance@nossalhs.vic.edu.au
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