Age: 17
What city are you from: Kyiv
City in which you live: Romny, Sumy region
Started attending Svitlo: Autumn 2022
Responsibilities:
- Story Making: I teach this class where students improve their writing skills and learn more about the world of literature.
- Buddy: I help new students to adapt, explain how Svitlo operates, and answer any questions the students might have.
- Mentor for Younger Mini-Prefects for lessons “English from Ireland” and “The Classical Club”: I help mini-prefects understand their duties and teach them discipline and responsibility.
- Prefect of House Caledonia: This role involves monitoring the activity of students in the house, recording students' scores in class, organising meetings with students, supporting and creating interactive activities, and notifying them of competitions and other important events.
- Social Media Management: I take an active role in the management and creation of content for Svitlo’s social media platforms. I assist in the organisational side of TikTok, act as a copywriter for Instagram, and help create the newspaper by researching and creating interactive content.
- Global Goals Project: I am part of Svitlo’s team in this project, where we work on creating an online and offline library in Ukraine, allowing anyone to borrow an English book for free.
- Business Case Competition: I participated in a competition from Deloitte Digital and UCL, where my team created a rebranding strategy for an educational charity in Africa.
- Mini-prefect for lessons "Story Making" and "Blog Session": My responsibilities include keeping a register and monitoring activity in the classroom.
- Leader of Blog: I manage the process of blog creation from beginning to end. I create a work plan, help students with writing a blog, keep track of deadlines, as well as I am responsible for designing the final cover.
- Leader of Svitlo Stories: I am working with Christine Stanley to create a new lesson and section called the “Svitlo Stories” on our website and Instagram. This includes managing the process of collecting stories from students, teachers, organizers and parents for publication. I also help students design, write, and edit texts. And cooperate with the prefect of the lesson to ensure the efficiency of it.
Plans for the future:
I would like to become an architect and promote sustainable development in the field, as well as help rebuild Ukraine by creating innovative and environmentally and human-friendly living spaces. In terms of education, I would like to try to study abroad, ideally in the US/Canada, but I am also considering Europe.
One sentence to describe Alina:
I love art in any form (and art is all around us, in my opinion).
What Svitlo School means to Alina:
Svitlo is a family. Something very dear and close to me, which I can hardly part with, no matter what. It helped me to understand myself better, meet a lot of incredible people and gain an unforgettable experience. I am very grateful to everyone who made it possible! Everyone who is at least a little involved in Svitlo is incredible!
Scholarship from Svitlo:
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