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io-wAnutwo cumm-wmmay.wru 24. aura ‘ ' Cultural exchange ’ I Bluevalestudents mastery of German eamshera trip toEurope - BrTMmSA-c _ ~ 111' GA mum_ - h a r as CIGI hosts talk on Y , i ii I». c . You may “say?” is m... but try doing it in a , - $33 social protection floor comp e difieren anguage . 5.; ,1 . That's what grade 12 Bluevale student Brianna Pillsworth g1 Mfié lsabel Orthdhector of the Global Social lustre managed to do and it's earned her a trip to Germany. ‘7'? 7 14' Program at loseph Stiglitz’s Initiative for Policy Dia- Pillsworth entered a German essay writing contest where i . . 1 it logue based at Golumbia University. Will be talking ~ participants were expected to write 500 words about “My ‘1‘ _1 about the growing gap between rich and poor and year in the world 2030." Her choice of words must have .‘\ methods to moderate it at a free public talk at ClGI made sense because she was chosen by the German Oon- 3 tonight. . . . _ . sulate General in Toronto to take part in a four week ." .. . ALE-i; his??? of tlmstfcentiligly. using I I exchan tn‘ to German this summer. . . ineq as o 8 pro 0 a soc pro ecâ€" ‘lt’s Eefangstic opporti'inity and I'm very thankful to have tion floor for the global economy. now fully it.” said Pillsworth “I'm nervous and excited (about the trip). 3 ' endorsed by the UnitedNationsand member I?) loovl‘ing forward totspeatk'ingt‘the language and meeting '~ _ ‘ firm A waft-:2; 130%: mm: 1 o ers osharem meres ml is. 3009‘be 0W!“ The contest, run’by the consulate in partnership with the 5 automatically reach all; further. the need for ade- 3‘ Ontario Association of Teachers of German, is fully funded quate social protection systems has increased. ‘ the Federal Forergn' moo of . Each . 200 stuâ€" given the impacts of the global financial crisis.‘ hints from 90 differen' tcountries 5 chrisen to mmcipate in _ This perhesenttrilition will revieifnrme: policgl' the exchange and Pillsworth is o of this ’5 inc win- issues. su as e Importance o g socr * ‘ nets year ky protection coverage. the debates on uncondition- ; Students were expected to write a short essay in German, al/conditional 'cash transfers and univer- i with no assistance of any kind. Students must also be taking std/targeted polices. and discuss affordability of a Q ~ courses to learn German as a second language, wrth no fanu- Itown protecptllogxglfiegs well as the high costs of l 1 connection to thecultuie. 1‘ ‘ eepingpeo e u . . b, “I've been taking German for semesters now and l Brianna rum [radon forthe German language has Until 2012' 0'51 W35 Mime MOI 0f POUCY i think it sounds really cool," said rth. “It's one of the earned her a trip to Germany this summer. and “1:51ng at UltithELl; Fran 13005 to 2009Be she was ; less studied languages from who fiered in the schools it 'wkmm senior Visor at e .mt _anons partmen ‘ seems. I've always loved difi‘erent languages ever since I was includes extensive programs to educate students about the 0f Economic and 506131 Affairs (UNDESA). and i l‘ ' fro 1995-2003 at the Asian Develo me I Bank mic, and even made up my own. i ended up ultimately cultureandllngungeof the country. in . ' P . “ ~ g falling in love with German.” , Pillsworth kn‘t worried about the expectations and said where she was founding member of its Poverty ; ' Pillsworth's German teacher at Bluevale, Linda lung said she's up for the challenge. Reduction Umt ‘ she wasn't surprised by her success. Her student is passion- “l didn't really find it dificult to write in German. Once I The event starts f“ 7 p.m.. and W1” be webcast at , ate about the language and the culture, got going. it just tame to me. and it was pretty fun," she said. http:/ /www.crgionhne.org. “I'm very proud of her. She's a Qty hard working student “After three semesters. I’ve gotten used to writing in German i and Very worthy of the recognition." said lung. "She has and thinking outside theboxwhile writingin German” K-W Optimist Club’s i always been a part of the (German) club here at Bluevale. This was demonstrated in her essay that took an uncon» ' ’ and is a very keen student who ' creative. She challenges vendonal approach to the theme and demonstrated her cre- Bike safety and f herself in all aspects of the knew? and has always excelled ativity. o in German with a high average. ‘ “I kind of took a diflerent approach with my essay.” said Helmet Clinic April 27 “When I told the German club~ ut the contest. Brianna Pillsworth. “it told the story ofme travelling to the future and '11) K W . . t C] b . . ti n 'th St ; was one of three who eagerly ted.” my experience: there. however, instead of the typical 'l‘m the eSch (Bptiimsu :m' :SW; (:an and “I figured “Why not?" said Pillsworth, when asked why she president.‘ or ‘Everyone has flying cars,‘ i took the approach Agni I es t dug" c232? fro It? a t :3 etyt 254 decided to enter the contest, “My teacher showed it to me of humans becoming very lazy and turtles gradually taking N il e A CA." I d ' ’3‘ tam-t g I“; a val andlfigured it wasagreat opportunity. over the world.” .e so: V16" )us own, e s ree om ue e I “Three years ago i walked into the German club hoping to And the feedback she got from friends. family and fellow ”21.53;: ' tt din t be d th { 14 I _ try some German pastries and now I get to go to Germany.” members of the German club told her she was headed in the n a if" g mus un er e age 0 { Th . . . . . . and accompanied by a parent. Equipment checks e first half of the trip includes traveling through Ger- right direction. will be d d . d '1‘: vail bl t many with a group of 30 students. The final two weeks will “My friends and family offered moral support," said th 33:83:51,”!sz a?“ be 512:? a a I: 3f see Pillsworth attend a German school and stay with a Ger- Pillsworth, "Now that l've won. everyone is helping me get E W19" ' e men 5 so In suppo 0 ‘ man family. 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