CISL Newsletter
February 2024
Quote of the Month
"I truly believe the only way we can create global peace is through not only educating our minds but, but our hearts, and our souls" -Malala Yousafzai
Upcoming February & March CISL Events!
February Events
February 12th- CISL Parent Meeting at 7:00 pm in the Hylton Library
February 13th- Mardi Gras Celebration 2:30-3:45 pm in the Enclosed- earn up to 3 CISL points for attending and reflecting
February 15th- 6th CISL General Meeting at 2:30 in the Enclosed- earn up to 3 CISL points
February 16th- Junior and Senior CISL Assembly during Block 5 & 6 Flex
February 21st- Culture Chat during Block 7 Flex with Ms. Pierre- earn up to 5 points
February 23rd- Freshmen and Sophomore CISL Assembly during Block 1 & 2 Flex
February 23rd- Culture Chat during Block 2 Flex with Ms. Treat- earn up to 5 points (juniors & seniors only)
February 23rd- Deadline to register for the Spring CISL Book Club
February 27th- TIPSS for Seniors- earn up to 5 points
February 28th- TIPSS for Seniors- earn up to 5 points
February 29th- Culture Chat during Block 5 Flex with Ms. Iribarren-earn up to 5 points
Block 7 Flex with Ms. Pierre- earn up to 5 points
March Events
First Week of March- Spring Book Club Meeting #1- Earn up to 5 CISL points
March 8th- Volunteer at Penn Elementary School’s Multicultural Night (email morganjm@pwcs.edu to sign-up) earn up to 7 points 5:30-8:30 pm
March 11th- CISL Boosters Meeting at 7:00 pm in the Hylton Library
March 12th- TIPSS for Seniors earn up to 5 points
March 13th- TIPSS for Seniors earn up to 5 points
March 14th- 7th CISL General Meeting at 2:30 pm in the enclosed- earn up to 3 points
March 16th- CISL Conference 8:30-3:00 pm earn up to 20 CISL points in one day!
First Week of April- Spring Book Club Meeting #2- Earn up to 5 CISL points
April 16-24th- Italian Exchange visits Hylton earn up to 20 CISL points
April 18th- I-Night at Hylton High School!
February CISL General Meeting
CISL Spring Book Club!
Join us this Spring as we read The Underground Girls of Kabul by Jenny Nordberg
-First Meeting- 1st week of March (earn up to 5 CISL points)
-Second Meeting- 1st week of April (earn up to 5 CISL points)
*Must register for the book club by February 23rd at the latest. Books are already available in the library*
Great way to explore Afghanistan and other cultures through reading while earning up to 10 CISL points.
What is the book about?
In Afghanistan, a culture ruled almost entirely by men, the birth of a son is cause for celebration and the arrival of a daughter is often mourned as misfortune. A bacha posh (literally translated from Dari as "dressed up like a boy") is a third kind of child – a girl temporarily raised as a boy and presented as such to the outside world. Jenny Nordberg, the reporter who broke the story of this phenomenon for the New York Times, constructs a powerful and moving account of those secretly living on the other side of a deeply segregated society where women have almost no rights and little freedom.
The Underground Girls of Kabul is anchored by vivid characters who bring this remarkable story to life: Azita, a female parliamentarian who sees no other choice but to turn her fourth daughter Mehran into a boy; Zahra, the tomboy teenager who struggles with puberty and refuses her parents' attempts to turn her back into a girl; Shukria, now a married mother of three after living for twenty years as a man; and Nader, who prays with Shahed, the undercover female police officer, as they both remain in male disguise as adults.
Hylton Culture Chats
CISL Culture Chats
Earn up to 5 CISL Points per flex block by attending a guest speaker event in the library to learn more about culture with some of our phenomenal Hylton teachers.
February 21st- Block 7 Flex- Ms. Pierre
February 23rd- Block 2 Flex- Ms. Treat (juniors & seniors only, freshmen and sophomores you will be with Mrs. T. for your CISL Assembly
February 29th- Block 5 Flex- Ms. Iribarren
Again that means there are 10-15 CISL points you can earn in the month of February alone from CISL Culture Chats!
To participate stop by the CISL Office or Library before or after school!
TIPSS (Today in International Politics Speaker Series) for Seniors in AP COGO
Links to register for the zooms for each month can be found for the buttons below. There are opportunities: January 30th and 31st, February 27th and 28th, March 12th and 13th
Each night is worth 3 CISL points just for attending and an additional two points for reflecting. So seniors if you attend both nights you can earn between 6-10 CISL points for each month or 18-30 points over the next three months!
Volunteers Needed at Penn Elementary
Penn Elementary School, located off Hoadley Rd, is hosting it’s annual Multicultural Night on
Friday, March 10, 2023.
Penn Elementary needs volunteers to help during the event. Volunteer times are 5:30-8:30 pm. Duties include helping set up, serving food during the food tasting, clean up.
This is a great way to share your CISL expertise, help in the community while earning up to 5 CISL points too! If you are interested in this opportunity please contact Joanne Morgan at Penn Elementary School at morganjm@pwcs.edu as soon as possible.
CISL Conference- March 16th at Hylton High School
Host an Italian Exchange Student
We have Italian students visiting us this fall from April 16-April 24th. They'll be here for our school's International Night and more!
To qualify to host you just have to have a bed in a separate bedroom or in the same-gender bedroom of a student, the ability to feed them 3 meals a day, provide some transportation to and from Hylton for a few days and have a willingness to show another student around Hylton and PWC as they shadow you and learn more about our school system and more!!!
You don't need to speak Italian in order to host, all of the students on this exchange have studied English for years! They are eager to practice their English and to experience all that the U.S. has to offer.
You can earn up to 20 CISL points by hosting an Exchange Student from Italy for 8.5 days!
CISL 2nd Semester Meeting Handouts
Handouts from the CISL 2nd Semester Meeting
February 16th- Block 5 & 6 Flex- Juniors & Seniors
February 26th- Block 1 & 2 Flex- Freshmen and Sophomores
Directions for Logging CISL Points Using X2Vol
CISL points are awarded for engaging in cultural, social science, world language-based events and activities outside of class time. CISL points are meant to reward CISL students for all of the hard work and dedication to learning about the world through extracurricular, co-curricular, and community events, as well as time spent within our community and with our families.
CISL points can and will always be awarded for engaging in activities planned and organized by the CISL program (ex: CISL tailgate, CISL conference, Oxfam Hunger Banquet, Rise Against Hunger, CISL book club, performances sponsored by the Hylton Performing Arts Center etc.). They are also awarded for participation in Hylton Clubs and Activities that are related to international affairs, culture, and language (ex: Model UN, Muslim Student Association, Spanish Club, French National Honor Society, Environmental Science Club, etc.). They can be awarded for any and all international travel or the hosting of temporary or year-long foreign exchange students. Finally, they can be awarded for outside events and activities that you attend or participate in outside of these other opportunities that have global, international, and cultural significance.
· CISL points are not measured simply by hours. Rather more points are awarded to students for the depth of the experience, so the more students are asked to think and grow and challenge their world view the more points will be awarded for the experience (ex: CISL tailgate is worth up to 8 CISL points but is a two-hour experience plus the time to prepare food). Students also always can submit a paragraph reflection about any CISL point activity to earn additional points!
We log our CISL points in a system known as X2Vol.
Center for International Studies & Languages (CISL) at C. D. Hylton Senior High School
Email: terencce@pwcs.edu
Website: https://hyltonhs.pwcs.edu/specialty_programs/cisl_program/index
Location: 14051 Spriggs Road, Dale City, VA, USA
Phone: (703)580-4000
Twitter: @HyltonCISL