Empowerment Program

Empowerment Program

1- Community Development

In order to link individuals to the wider community and raise awareness about the needs of fellow citizens as well as develop the values of belongingness and loyalty to one’s country, all MNS High School students are obligated to participate in the high school community development program.

Through one lesson on the schedule for Year 9 and the Community Development Club for Years 10,11,12, one service/ charity of several projects is chosen every year for students to participate in. Participation is obligatory for year 9 students.

2- Global Perspectives

Cambridge IGCSE Global Perspectives provides opportunities for inquiry into and reflection on key global issues from different perspectives: personal, local/national, and global. It encourages awareness of global problems and offers a range of opportunities to explore solutions through cooperation and collaboration.

The course is not about getting everybody to think identically; rather it is a matter of opening minds to the complexity of the world and of human thought and encouraging empathy for the diversity of human experience and feeling.

All Year 9 students are obliged to engage in several projects and research papers to be submitted during the school year. This preparation will enable them to take the subject as an O.L. in Years 10, 11, or 12.

3- Journalism

Students may practice working in a magazine through the successful MNS Magazine, WHY NOT, by committing themselves to join the journalism club.

Students still enjoy the right to submit articles to be published in the school magazine even if they aren’t members of the journalism club.

This will be done at the student’s leisure and convenience by contacting the Magazine Supervisor at an assigned time during break times. Outstanding pieces of writing in the English class will also be published in the magazine upon the permission of the writer.

4- MUN (Model United Nations) / Narmer MUN and International MUN

MNS students are annually given the chance to participate in JCIMUN (Junior Cairo International MUN) and JCIMAL (Junior Cairo International Model Arab League) organized at AUC.

This is besides other similar conferences. Also, MNS High School students annually organize the renowned NMUN event in order to pass the legacy to the Middle School students so they may take the lead in their High School years.

To encourage participation in MUNs, the staff slows down the progress of the syllabuses as well as minimizes the assignments during such events. MNS students also enjoy the privilege of taking part in International MUN conferences held at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York, U.S.A., once a year.

5- Cultural Events

To integrate cultural events into our educational program, we select a number of students to experience a live concert/show at the Cairo Opera House.

Since it is not convenient to engage all the students in such events at the same time, a limited number of students will be chosen according to different criteria every month.

This may include academic excellence, best behaviour, most significant improvement, or any other aspect we believe will enrich the students’ performance and enhance constructive competition.

6- Student Union

MNS Student Union is headed by a graduating senior student. Comprising more than 24 members representing the Middle School and the High School, the Student Union meets on a regular basis every two weeks.

With a well-planned agenda, the Student Union members discuss all issues of general concern among the students, take them to a higher level for negotiations and, in most cases, find solutions.

Our student union representatives participate in a simulation of a real governing body. The candidates who run for the presidency engage in presidential debates and learn crucial leadership values through the activity.

7- TEDx Talks

TED letters stand for technology, entertainment, and design. Therefore, as the name suggests, TED talks involve the aforementioned three aspects. They are non-profit presentations powerful talks that do not exceed 18 minutes and that are meant to introduce ideas that are worth spreading.

While TED talks are international talks, TEDx talks are focused talks on a local area. However, all such talks are recorded and enjoy international viewership. 

To compete, contestants must recite the spelling of the chosen words successfully. The valuable learning outcome of the spelling bee results in the children gaining competency in vocabulary and this allows them to excel at reading and writing.

The ability to understand more words will allow your children to become literate and enjoy reading an extensive range of material.

TEDxYouth@MNS is another empowering as well as inspiring activity that is fully organized and run by the students to give them the chance to take the lead, and listen to, evaluate and analyse important life-changing talks.

The Organizer and Co-organizer are usually graduating seniors, who work with a group of interested students in order to implement the activity and hand the legacy to younger students.

8- Fundraising events

All High School students will take part in a fundraising event at some point in order to enhance their volunteering spirit, expand their act of giving and at the same time help them understand basic financial concepts.

Through the assigned committees, students will manage and coordinate the event, calculate the expenses and finally get their ideas implemented through a fully student-run activity.