YPL and CCF upcoming plans
Apr. 17th, 2012 11:10 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alt_sinistraGood afternoon! Now that we’ve returned to school, a few notes. Questions on any of the following, do stop by and see me. (And I’ll be in my office this afternoon and evening, as well as the other usual hours.) In particular:
The mural project
The dedication and final presentation of the new mural will take place this coming Saturday, April 21st, at 2:30pm, (by the mural, naturally). Everyone in the castle is welcome to attend, and there will be some refreshments. Mrs Pencarrow will be finalising some of the charms and remaining details this week: schedule is posted by the mural and on the board by the stairs to the astronomy tower.
Summer plans
We’re continuing to work on details for the YPL and CCF summer plans - keep an eye out for more announcements in the next week or two. For first years, I can confirm the camping trip (as always with a few new activities), and for the second years, our two New London trips.
Fourth Years
I’m delighted to say we have a larger than usual number of openings for 4th years interested in being YPL counsellors for younger students. We anticipate our counsellors will participate in one trip each this summer (with a small number of the most senior counsellors assisting with the CCF programme weeks). The process involves an application form (available from me now), some short situational questions, and a brief interview.
Third Years
For current 3rd years: we will be beginning the CCF application process a little earlier this year than last. Our process will be roughly the same as last year - a written application, a letter to someone in a field you may wish to explore after leaving school, and then further detailed testing after the end of the school year.
I want to emphasise again that not being selected is not a comment on a particular student’s skills, loyalty, or magical ability: it simply means that the selectors feel that the CCF is not the programme best suited to developing that person's potential and service to the Protectorate. We anticipate selecting 15-16 students again this year.
The mural project
The dedication and final presentation of the new mural will take place this coming Saturday, April 21st, at 2:30pm, (by the mural, naturally). Everyone in the castle is welcome to attend, and there will be some refreshments. Mrs Pencarrow will be finalising some of the charms and remaining details this week: schedule is posted by the mural and on the board by the stairs to the astronomy tower.
Summer plans
We’re continuing to work on details for the YPL and CCF summer plans - keep an eye out for more announcements in the next week or two. For first years, I can confirm the camping trip (as always with a few new activities), and for the second years, our two New London trips.
Fourth Years
I’m delighted to say we have a larger than usual number of openings for 4th years interested in being YPL counsellors for younger students. We anticipate our counsellors will participate in one trip each this summer (with a small number of the most senior counsellors assisting with the CCF programme weeks). The process involves an application form (available from me now), some short situational questions, and a brief interview.
Third Years
For current 3rd years: we will be beginning the CCF application process a little earlier this year than last. Our process will be roughly the same as last year - a written application, a letter to someone in a field you may wish to explore after leaving school, and then further detailed testing after the end of the school year.
I want to emphasise again that not being selected is not a comment on a particular student’s skills, loyalty, or magical ability: it simply means that the selectors feel that the CCF is not the programme best suited to developing that person's potential and service to the Protectorate. We anticipate selecting 15-16 students again this year.
Private Message to Professor Sinistra
Date: 2012-04-17 08:04 pm (UTC)And second, I know that other years have had some of the same people be counsellors and Prefects. That's still a possibility, right? That you could do both?
And third, it's Sally-Anne's birthday this week, and I wanted to know if we could throw a party in one of the astronomy towers on Saturday night. I know she loves astronomy, and I thought it'd be fun to be outside if the weather's nice, and we'd be sure to clean up after, and I was going to surprise her with fireworks, but other than that we wouldn't be too loud or too late. And there wouldn't be a frightful number of people -- just ten or fifteen. Could we?
Re: Private Message to Professor Sinistra
Date: 2012-04-17 08:30 pm (UTC)It's possible, yes. Normally I do consider balance between houses, but we're looking for 8-10 counsellors this year. Slytherin has a particular number of people I'd like to include if they're interested but I know it'll be a hard decision.
And yes, it's possible for people to be both counsellors and Prefects - though some people prefer one to the other entirely, and that's fine too. (I do talk to the heads of house about my potential choices, but the Prefect process runs a little differently, and they're often not sure of their final recommendations until after I need to make a choice - they often want to factor final marks for the year in, for example.)
As to Saturday: I wouldn't say yes to everyone, but since it's you (and Sally-Anne) and since you asked, certainly.
I do keep a number of protections up, but if you let me know when you'd like to be up there, and when you'll be done (curfew, I assume?) I'll gladly arrange for you to be able to get out on the tower. No more than fifteen, though, please, unless we talk further.
Re: Private Message to Professor Sinistra
Date: 2012-04-17 09:01 pm (UTC)And yes, I'll make sure, no more than fifteen. We'd be there after dinner, so starting at 7:30 if that'd be all right? And we'd be done by curfew.
We'll have the fireworks towards the very end if you wanted to stop by for a cocoa and to catch the show. You know, in case you had to supervise.
Re: Private Message to Professor Sinistra
Date: 2012-04-17 09:55 pm (UTC)As to the fireworks - that's almost enough to tempt me out of my usual Saturday evening plans. I'm sure it'll be glorious. (And honestly, I do trust both you and she to have good sense, no matter who else is there, or I'd not have said yes in the first place. Though I will let you know where I'll be, too, just in case something comes up.)
She's helped me restock the storage bins up there recently, so if you do need warm blankets or whatever, she'll also know where they are.
Re: Private Message to Professor Sinistra
Date: 2012-04-18 01:33 am (UTC)If you can make it up, we'd all be happy to see you, and if not, I really do appreciate your letting us use the space.