International Award

This is the International Equivalent to the Duke of Edinburgh's Award scheme in the UK
At the CSI it's run by Rob Miller, Neil McKain, Julie Mortimer, Carrie Jack, Kat Weinert and Tim Vogel.

Open to 3ème students; continued in 2de and 1ère
3èmes/2des/1ères: Thursdays seq 9/10/17.30-18.30: Réunion d'Elèves

Started in 1991 in the section , the Award has grown regularly and has nearly 70 students enrolled  this year.

The Award is a complete, internationally recognised programme of personal development for young people between the ages of 14 and 25.

Composed of three levels of increasing difficulty (Bronze, Silver and Gold), full certification is obtained by completing all the requirements of the four different parts of the Award (see below) at a given level.

Participation involves at least one hour per week per section (students must enrol in at least two even if they do not complete the whole award) along with the  evaluation trips.

The activity seeks to develop personal and human qualities such as initiative taking, self-confidence, perseverance, community spirit and creativity. The four sections are:

• Community Service:
  Develops a sense of belonging to different communities (school;  neighbourhood etc.) and gives students a sense of their own roles and responsibilities within them (for 3ème students, a school organised first aid course fulfils the requirements of this section)
• Physical Recreation:
  Develops a sense of responsibility for one's long term physical fitness by having students commit to regular practice of some form of physical recreation or sport.
• Skills:
  The opportunity to develop the pursuit of an activity for which one has particular aptitude or interest.
• Adventurous Journey (Expedition):
  Training in navigation and survival skills with emphasis on problem solving and team work. This section requires particularly assiduous attendance  to both theoretical and practical preparation sessions (one per week throughout the year + training weekends + an evaluation trip) Weekend training usually takes place in the Monts du Lyonnais, with evaluation trips for Bronze students going to the Cévennes. Silver expeditions  have included trekking in Morocco and Corsica as well as snow-shoeing in the southern Vercors in recent years.

The International Award is open to 3ème students from the whole school who then have the possibility of continuing for the next two years within the school. 2de students can enrol if there are places available, with priority given to new students.

Further information about the International award is available on the organisation's website