Student-led Clubs at CGA
Crimson Global Academy (CGA) is known for having an amazing academic program and great support. Despite being a fully online school, it has many clubs led and organised entirely by students at CGA. Joining these clubs will engage your social skills and will help you upgrade your CVs.
Here’s a short description of each club. Feel free to contact the leaders or join the clubs on Slack if you are a CGA student, and are interested in joining these clubs.
I will be covering the following:
- Art Club
- Piece of Peace
- Reading Club
- E-sport Club
- Ted-Ed Club
- Culture Club
- Spanish Conversation Club
- LEGO Club
- Photography Club
- Translation Club
- CGA Press
- Composition Club
- Mock Trial Club
- Aoraki Study Club
- Debate Club
Art Club
President: Hanae Tsunokawa
Activities:
- Monthly submissions
- A general monthly submission (compulsory)
- A traditional monthly submission (optional)
- A digital monthly submission (optional)
- CGA Art Competitions
Requirements:
- Passion for art
- Being able to contribute and engage in club activities
Why would you join?
- To get critiques from other students
- To develop your art skills
- To interact with other artists
- To promote your work
How to join:
- Follow the “Join Us” instructions on the club website linked below
OR
- Slack: Hanae Tsunokawa/email: hanae.tsunokawa@student.cga.school
Website, SNS:
Website: https://cgaartclub2022.wixsite.com/cga-art-club
Instagram: cga.art_club
Youtube: CGA Art Club
Piece of Peace (pop-up)
President: Sara Hamaguchi
Activities:
- Plan and hold an event involving students and teachers at CGA regarding the theme of ‘world peace’
- Create a slideshow presentation/poster about different cultures to be presented at assemblies
Requirements:
- Interest in SDGs
- Passion for world peace
- Interest in peace
Why would you join?
- To discuss and debate to get a deeper understanding of peace
How to join:
- Slack: Sara Hamaguchi/email: sara.hamaguchi@student.cga.school
Reading Club
President: Andy Liao
Activities:
- Meetings every Saturday from 12:00 pm-12:40 pm (UTC), where discussions about a chosen book of the week take place
Requirements:
- Passion for reading
Why would you join?
- To develop your analysing skills
- To get a better understanding of a certain book/subject/literature
How to join:
- Email: andy.liao@student.cga.school
E-sports Club
President: Yaman Altorah
Activities:
- Game nights every Saturday (7 pm AUT/9 pm NZT)
- Discussions with other members in the discord server
Requirements:
- N/A
Why would you join?
- To relieve your stress from school/exams
- To get the chance to be able to enter their official E-sports team
How to join:
- Slack: Yaman Altorah/join the #esport Slack channel
Ted-Ed Club
President: Elizaveta Frolkova
Activities:
- Learning theory and practising core public speaking skills
- Independent work, research and/or scriptwriting
- Goal: to organise the online TEDxYouth conference
Requirements:
- N/A
Why would you join?
- To discover your passion for public speaking
- To gain confidence in your ideas
- To improve your public speaking
- To learn to apply critical thinking
- To join a community of idea-driven teens
- To create a real TED talk
- To be given a chance to share your idea on the TED-Ed Student Talks Youtube channel
How to join:
- Slack: Elizaveta Frolkova/email: elizaveta.frolkova@student.cga.school
Culture Club
President: Athalia Oliver
Activities:
- Meetings on Friday’s 8 pm NZST/6 pm AEST once every fortnight looking at a new culture
- Learning and exploring different countries/languages
- Learning about different cultures
Why would you join?
- To gain more knowledge about cultures around the world
- To interact with other students in different countries across the world
- To teach your culture/traditions to other students
How to join:
- Complete this registration form
- Slack: Athalia Oliver/email: athalia.oliver@student.cga.school
Spanish Conversation Club
President: Alisa Miroliubova
Activities:
- Interaction with members in Spanish
- Discussions/debates about social topics in Spanish
Requirements:
- CEFR level: over B1 in Spanish
Why would you join?
- To develop your Spanish-speaking skills
- To relieve your stress/relax by speaking in your comfortable language
- To interact with other students at CGA
- To gain a better understanding of social topics such as ecology, pollution, and science
How to join:
- Slack: Alisa Mirolibova/email: alisa.miroliubova@gmail.com
LEGO Club
Presidents: Oscar Good, Leilani Oliver
Activities:
- Sharing your unique lego creations with other students
- Getting feedback from others to develop your lego building skills
- Meetings every fortnight
Requirements:
- N/A
Why would you join?
- To advance your lego skills by getting feedback from others
- To promote your original creations
- To have fun interactions with other lego lovers
How to join:
- Slack: Oscar Good or Leilani Oliver/join #brickmasters-lego-club
Photography Club
Activities:
- A weekly submission under the theme chosen by the members
- → each week, a winner will be chosen
Why would you join?
- To achieve and unlock the CGA badge: Shutterbug badge
- To develop your skills in photography and photo-editing
How to join:
- Slack: Milan Lubbe/email: milan.lubbe@student.cga.school/join #cga-photography
Translation Club
President: Hanae Tsunokawa
Activities:
- Monthly/weekly theme
- Translating a member’s choice of a poem, book, song, quote, saying…etc.
- Sharing and evaluating the choice of words when translating
Requirements:
- You DO NOT need to be fluent in 2+ languages
- Interest in translating
Why would you join?
- To develop your skills in translation
- To share your favourite pieces written in other languages with others
How to join:
- Slack: Hanae Tsunokawa/email: hanae.tsunokawa@student.cga.school
The CGA Press
President: Caitlin Cameron
Activities:
- Publishing 3 articles a week
- Announcing important school news
- Introducing student highlights
Requirements:
- Comfort with the English language
- Good time management skills
- No previous writing/journalism experience is required
Why would you join?
- To develop your skills in article writing/journalism
- To develop your skills in editing articles
How to join:
- Complete this application form: https://forms.gle/RbiJT9R3iQZvArqQ7
- Slack: Caitlin Cameron/email: caitlin.cameron@student.cga.school
Website:
Composition Club
President: Siena McKenzie-Smith
Activities:
- Music discussions
- Songwriting
- Production and theory lessons
- Song of the week competitions
Requirements:
- You DO NOT need any prior music experience
- Love of music
- A positive, open-minded attitude
Why would you join?
- To take a break from school and relax
- To meet and have discussions with other music artists from around the world
- To share and promote your original creations with others
How to join:
- Fill out this form/Slack: Siena McKenzie-Smith
Mock Trial Club
President: Vivian Weng
Activities:
- Weekly meetings: either led by the president/ secretary
- Focus on learning about the different aspects of mock trial
- Group activities, games, videos
- Participate in at least one international mock trial competition
Requirement:
- No technical requirements
Why join:
- To practice your public speaking skills & debate skills
- To be able to talk/ discuss about international topics
- To develop an interest and skill to apply knowledge learned in the future
How to join:
- Slack president: @Vivian Weng
- Slack secretary: @Maryam El-af
Aoraki Study Club
President: Josie Blunt-Mackenzie
Activities:
- Meet up every week on Friday at 6pm (NZST) for 30min
- Create study timetable
- Individually study while chatting to peers
Requirement:
- Open to all subjects and year levels
Why join:
- To learn about study tips
- To ask questions and clarify any areas you are unclear of
How to join:
- Join the club on Slack (#aoraki-study-club)
- Slack: @Josie
- Email: jbluntmac@student.cga.school
Debate Club
President: Lily Watanabe & Nandini Prabhakar
Activities:
- Meeting
- Each session will feature various debate styles covering all aspects of a debate, allowing participants to explore diverse perspectives and enhance their critical thinking skills.
Requirement:
- Interest in debating
- People willing to express their opinions, challenge ideas, and foster intellectual growth
Why join:
- Enhance your public speaking and persuasive abilities.
- Sharpen critical thinking and analytical skills.
- Engage in intellectual discussions with like-minded individuals.
How to join:
- Sign up with this form: https://forms.gle/7NswFHWBadkwBXEq9
I will be updating this article as new clubs are created, so check it monthly, and don’t miss out on any opportunities!
