NOVEMBER 2009
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GREAT ARTISTS by EDISON EXPLORERS
Date: Saturday, November 14, 2009
Time: 2:30pm – 5:00pm
Location: Women’s Institute of Management (WIM), Function Hall A& B
7 Jln. Abang Haji Openg, TTDI K.L. Malaysia (Map Link)
Students of Edison Explorers are putting up an exhibition on Great Artists. It’s a fun and interactive exhibit where student art work is displayed along side some of the works of the world’s great artists. Guests can try out various activities as they learn about the following:
LeonaRdo Da Vinci
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Vincent Van Gogh
Michelangelo
Impressionists
Parodies of Famous Artworks
Fun for all ages!
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ART & CRAFT FAIR @ HARTAMAS SHOPPING CENTRE, KUALA LUMPUR
Sunday 8 November, 10am ~ 5pm
Handicraft demonstration and creative works for sale – all by homeschoolers under 15 years (and some made together with their moms!)
Items on display include: sugar craft, greeting cards and bookmarks, polymer clay sculpture, decoupage, hand-painted tissue-boxes, hand-stitched teddies, and more!! Come and support our local homeschoolers. See you there!
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Is your homeschooler getting too comfy at home? Think he or she could be just
the right candidate for adventure?
Well, if your children are between 17 and 24 years, you might want them to check
out RALEIGH INTERNATIONAL.
Raleigh International KL facilitates and supports the process of Malaysian
volunteer venturers and staff participating in local and overseas expeditions
organised by Raleigh International.
Raleigh International currently runs expeditions in Costa Rica & Nicaragua,
India, Malaysia (Sabah), and Namibia. Past destinations have included Chile,
Ghana, Namibia, Mongolia and Fiji.
The expeditions themselves generally comprise three parts (Adventure,
Environment and Community)
You apply to join, and if selected, raise your own funds to be a part of an
international team which literally gets their hands dirty up to 10 weeks in an
expedition country of your choice. Life-changing!
INTRODUCTION WEEKEND NOVEMBER
If you want to know what Raleigh offers young people, you can participate in
their monthly activities or join their Introduction Weekend. Introduction Weekend is
usually a 3 days 2 nights camp which is your first step to expedition, an experience
that you will never forget. The Introduction Weekend also serves to introduce
life on expedition to participants. Many of the skills needed for expedition can
be learnt on one of the Introduction Weekends.
Sign up to learn more about adventuring with Raleigh! For enquiries, you can
email: info(at)raleighinternational.org.my
Raleigh International is a UK-based educational development charity that aims
to help people of all backgrounds and nationalities to discover their full
potential. The organisation is inclusive and non-religious.
VISIT THE FOLLOWING LINKS FOR DETAILS:
Raleigh International
Wikipedia
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The next ATII Home Education Seminar has been scheduled for 11 – 14 November 2009. ATII is a family-centered home-education programme that is Bible-based, parent-supervised, and home-based to to train sons and daughters who will be “mighty in the spirit.”
ATII Home-Education offers one model of homeschool using a specially designed interdisciplinary Christian curriculum.
Venue : KL Baptist Church, 70 Changkat Bukit Bintang
Website : Advanced Training Institute International
For more information, contact: sreedhar_my(at)yahoo.co.uk
To download the brochure, go here.
EARLY REGISTRATION CLOSES ON 20 OCTOBER 2009
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Youth Engagement Summit (YES) 2009
Date: 16 & 17 Nov 2009
Venue: Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC), Kuala Lumpur
Ticket US$ 960.00 | US$ 660.00 | US$ 450.00 OR WIN FREE TICKETS HERE
For the first time in history, Southeast Asian youth are getting more connected, excited, and inspired by their own hopes and beliefs. However, they are also facing global competition like never before. Will our generation lead Southeast Asia into the future? Will we rise to be a regional force?
This is why the theme of YES2009 is Southeast Asia for Change! We have the potential to initiating change through our collective actions, and the SEACHANGE Youth Report is the beginning. Visit SEACHANGE here!
Youth Engagement Summit 2009 is targeted to those between the ages of 15 and 35 from Southeast Asia. It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to interact with, listen to and get practical ideas directly from some of the most influential leaders in the world. If you’re between the ages of 15 to 35, you now have the opportunity to share your thoughts, opinions and help let the youth voices be heard.
As part of the YES2009 Initiative, we’re trying to rally the participation of over 1,000,000 youths in sharing your thoughts and participating in our SEACHANGE Youth Survey. It is also an opportunity for participants to win over 500 trips to the Youth Engagement Summit to meet with 10 inspirational speakers.You can help us spread the word, get your friends to participate and join us in unifying our voices.
Higher Education Initiatives is proud to give you a chance to join 500 youths from across Southeast Asia to be at Kuala Lumpur for a weekend with global change icons like:
• Co-founder of Twitter ~ Biz Stone
• Marketing Director of Facebook ~ Randi Zuckerberg (Sister of the Facebook founder)
• Founder of Live Aid and Live8 ~ Sir Bob Geldof
• Amitabh Bachchan ~ Bollywood megastar, movie director and television host
• Dato’ Seri Tony Fernandes ~ Malaysian entrepreneur and founder of Tune Air
• Garry Kasparov ~ Russian living legend of chess
• And more (to be announced)
JOIN THE SEACHANGE MOVEMENT AND WIN ONE OF OUR 500 FREE TRIPS.
Act fast to seize the opportunity, as the summit is happening next month!
Just say “YES” to CHANGE and click here to win a seat at YES2009!!
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Daniel Alexander (on Facebook and Friendster)
Founder/Coordinator, Higher Education Initiatives
(Promoting Higher Education Opportunities – Academic & Skill Trainings)
SeaCHANGE Partner
Visit the SeaCHANGE BLOG.
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