CDS students are active participants in community service and outreach projects. Many lead, take initiative, and get involved in clubs that address various social concerns, including the Zero Waste Youth Group, Student Council, Green Team, Sister School Program, Gay-Straight Alliance, Girl Up, and Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA). In each of these clubs, students contribute their skills, knowledge, and talents; connect with different communities; create awareness; and raise funds or goods that benefit the environment or others.
To spotlight one example of a student-led initiative, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) began when one CDS student took the lead in bringing this organization to our school. FBLA links aspiring business leaders to opportunities that develop their leadership and entrepreneurship. Practicing their abilities, FBLA students help local businesses in San José.
Our Student Council both in Middle and High School also play an important role in actively shaping the ethos of service at CDS. They design and promote community-building events, while fostering leadership and peer networks to solve problems.
Our students learn how they can contribute their skills and talents beyond our locale and to the greater world by getting involved in Model United Nations and participating in the inspiring Social Impact Program hosted by UNICEF to support the United Nations’ Sustainable Development 2030 agenda.
Our students connect their local actions and projects to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), so they can take tangible steps that link with a larger understanding of what needs to be addressed across the world. Also, every year, in collaboration with UNICEF and other students across Nord Anglia, our students participate in a Global Challenge, joining seminars, workshops, and speaking opportunities at the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Our students strive to influence world leaders to make our world a better place.
To live these values within San José, the CDS Educational Development Association (EDA) plays an important role in forging partnerships among our school, local educators, and businesses, so we can empower students to make meaningful contributions to the local community.
At CDS, our social purpose is driven by our belief that education changes the world. With exceptional opportunities around them, our students use their inspiring start in life as the foundation to make a difference in the world beyond the classroom.
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