Street Child World Cup 

When: Monday, October 10, 2022, 9am-1pm

What is it? 

• Four youth teams (~40 students aged 14-17) and their support staff (23 adults) will come to our campus to learn about our environmental initiatives, our school culture, to share their message and to have a bit of fun!
• The event will be recorded and shared online. 
• There will be filming on the day and a PR team to interview students, team players and teachers.
• Cameraman: Waleed Khalifa
• Sound recordist: Rim Haballah
• Production coordinator: Naif Ashour: 31231344
• We are hosting 4 teams:
• MEXICO Girls
• COLOMBIA Girls
• PERU Girls
• BOLIVIA Girls
• Bea & Lucy are the team leaders (adults)

Where: GEMS American Academy Qatar

Who

• Eco Club (To give tour of GAAQ Environmental Initiatives)
• National Honors Society & GAAQ Spanish Students (To welcome Teams)
• GAAQ U16 boys soccer team & some high school girls (To play friendly matches with Teams)
• Middle & High School Students (To watch the presentation and friendly football games)
• SCWC Teams & their Support Staff

Why

The Street Child World Cup Doha 2022, 5th – 15th October 2022, will bring street-connected young people from across the world together to take part in a football tournament, a festival of arts and advocate for their rights and protection through a child-focused Congress and General Assembly. It will be the fourth Street Child football World Cup, following successes in South Africa (2010) Brazil (2014) and Russia (2018).

The SCWC 2022 will give the most vulnerable children across the globe the chance to represent their countries and tell the world ‘I am somebody’.

Itinerary:

9:00-9:45 am (Meet & Greet)

• Location: Upper School Dining Rooms/Hallway
• Organized by: Cobos, Karina, Leigh
• GAAQ Students that will be missing HS Block 3: a) Bianca Negreiros and Angela Lentz, b) Camilo Calvachi and Sofia Sandoval, c) Gabriel Goncalves and Lucas Guimaraes, d) Natalia Davies and Tamara Zamora, e) Sergio Perez and Sebastián Sandoval, f) Henrique Muller and Andrés Córdova, 

g)Nico Maluf and Nicole Bello (support) Gr 12 Research: Aimma Askhiya, Natalia Davies, Kaycia Henry, Amirah Suherman, Sergio Perez, Sara Elakrashy, Kim Gultiano, Fatima Hussain, Khaira Nadhifa, Leen Samhouri 

• SCWC Teams arrive on campus
• Spanish & Research students provide Teams with a warm welcome (cheering, signs, greetings)
• Link: Meet and greet Activities, swag bags, etc. 

9:45-10:30 am (Classroom Time)

• Location: 4 AP Classrooms
• Organized by: Eamonn
• Each Team will join an AP Class: AP Psych (Nadia & Team Peru), AP Comp Sci (Tom & Team Mexico), AP English (Sara & Team Colombia), Ap Biology (Anthea & Team Bolivia) during 4th block 
• These teachers will need to design a lesson that includes these 10 extra students
• Make sure to have at least 2 Spanish students as translators in each class. 

10:30-11:15 am (Friendly Game, Pep Band & Lunch)

• Location: Pitch
• Organized by: Jose Romero (Nacho)
• The 4 teams will be joined by some of our high school girls and boys to play a friendly match with sportsmanship and fun being the goal of the games. We will mix the teams, bring bibs and play a game. 
• LINK to Teams
• Pep Band will perform at this time.
• Take a picture with all players in front of big flags!
• MS Teachers can choose to bring their classes to watch these games. (Some grade 3, 4, 5 classes will join as well.)

11:15-12:00 pm (Assembly/Presentation)

• Location: Atrium- ALL MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO ATTEND
• Organized by: Eamonn, Justin & James
• Stage, Screen & Speakers set up at base of stairs in atrium (like UN Day)
• MS students sit on floor, HS students gather on stairs and at balconies on all floors
• Eamonn- brief welcome to our guests and review assembly expectations
• Leen & Archit- brief welcome
• SCWC Team:
• Introduce the mission of SCWC
• Give Teams a platform and a voice to share their realities with our GAAQ students & share the mission and vision of the SCWC 
• Ball Signing & Pledge by Spirit of Football 

12:00pm-12:30pm (Eco School Tour)

• Location: Tour Around School
• Organized by: Christina Balint
• GAAQ Students that will be missing HS Block 6: Celine Abou-Zaki, Malik Ahmed Al Badri, Minna Allah Ahmed Al Badri, Nadeen Al-Masalha, Faris Babiker Ali, Lina Bouazizi, Krishita Chaudhuri, Maryam Dalal Al Kassar, Ece Deniz Cagatay, Sara ElAkrashy, Amirah Iwan Kuswanto Suherman, David Ayson, Archit Manoj Kumar, Kayla Cassandra Martinez, Tasha Mokodompit, Khaira Nadhifa, Idil Omuris, Mishel Qureshi, Azkia Anjani, Yasmine Saidi, Sebastian Sandoval Cruzatt, Octavia Gutierrez, Gaida Qudsy Taqia, Ayça Neval Yalçin, Sarah Jamil
• Eco Club takes Teams on a tour of the school while highlighting their sustainable initiatives. 
• Archit & Team Mexico
• Sara & Team Peru
• Faris & Team Bolivia
• David & Team Colombia
• Small discussion on the Team's experience with climate change and sustainability.

12:30-1pm (Lunch & Farewells)

• Lunch for Teams (Provided by GEMS)
• Organized by: Mark 
• Location: Last upper school canteen
• Lunch (buffet)
• Farewell to Teams