Why are you going to  SCEC School in Tanzania?
 To give an enabling learning environment from ICS education to SCEC school in Tanzania. In order to fulfill their understandings.

• Why are you going to  SCEC School in Tanzania?

• I am going to the Second Chance School in Tanzania because it is a further chance to help others in drastically different settings from home. It also fulfils my IB CAS project requirement, the ICS “Week in an unfamiliar environment requirement” and wil give me CAS hours. But first and foremost, it is a chance to help fellow human beings and also get a taste of a culture I have not yet had the pleasure to explore. l

• What exactly will Icsz be doing in this trip?

• ICSZ will be doing a number of different things. First and foremost, the students and teachers will be helping with the construction of buildings at the school. These buildings will presumably be constructed for numerous purposes, both academic and non-academic. For example, we will be helping to construct a new chicken den. ICS will also be handing over t-shirts and school utensils which we will bring from Switzerland. There will also be opportunities for us students to teach the kids in some classes.

• Apart from those activities regarding the school, we will be going on a Safari and visiting a Maasai village, among other things.

• How have you prepared to complete your task in Tanzania?

• We have held many group meetings in preparation for the Tanzania trip, usually before and during school. In these meetings we discuss fundraising efforts for Second Chance School. So far, we have held a food and drink sale during the productions of the MYP play. We also talk about all health risks associated with the trip and what vaccinations (yellow fever, tetanus) we need. In addition, we discuss about cultural adaptations we will have to make (clothing, language etc…) Our principal came in to give us Swahili lessons. We also educated ourselves about Tanzania as a country.

• What do you hope to get out of this experience?

• I hope to improve my communication skills as a consequence of teaching the kids. I also hope for my own belief that all societies are essentially the same with regards to the aspects of love, caring and family to be reaffirmed and strengthened. I also hope to learn a lot about the people who are going with me. I additionally strive to gain a greater understanding of a new culture by interacting with the kids, and perhaps by simply “being there”.

• Are there any particular concerns you have about the trip, if so why?

I have no huge concerns per se. Tanzania is a very stable country and my parents know a couple of people who live there. Perhaps, the only worry I have is regarding my relatively mediocre organization skills. I strive to be very organized during the trip as I will be on my own without parental supervision. Personal organization has always been a weakness. But hey, this is an opportunity on those set of skills as well… (so you can add that to the list of things I am hoping to get out the experience)

• What are the specific dates you will be travelling in Tanzania?

• We will be in Tanzania from the 26th of June to the 10th of July.

• What do you expect your living conditions in Tanzania to be like?

• I expect living conditions to, of course, be more challenging than in Switzerland. I expect that there will usually not be access to toiletries and that hygiene standards will be worse. We will be witnessing absolute poverty first-hand which will impact our living environment as well. I will be spending much of my time in a tent or in a hut (without heating, of course) , which is always an interesting adventure.

• On the other hand I think the social environment may be a little more vivid than in Switzerland. There will be music and dancing, noisy markets, street sellers, kids playing football on the street… its going to be fascinating to experience this.

• What do you expect the children to be like in SCEC?

• First and most importantly, I expect them to overall be exactly like any other children anywhere in the world. I do think they will be very appreciative of they have and not very materialistic… I think they will enjoy our company as they do not receive a lot of visitors. This is the reason why I expect that they’ll be really curious and will ask us many questions

• What will you bring to SCEC?

• We will be bringing pencils, books, other classroom utensils, t-shirts to name a few things.