CMPG Info
2018 Cowles T-Shirts
Check out the 2018 Cowles t-shirt to be offered in short and long sleeved options…either for $20!
Watch your inbox for order forms and instructions. Orders will be due Wednesday, October 24th.
*All proceeds after costs will benefit CMPG and YOUR STUDENTS!
2018 Christkindlemarket - Cowles Beverage Sales
Do you love serving beer at the Arts Festival and volunteering to benefit Cowles? Well, guess what? You don’t have to wait until June for another opportunity! Cowles has been invited to be the first non-profit organization to participate in the fun and festive Christkindlemarket in Cowles Commons. The event will be held Friday, November 30th - Sunday, December 2nd. Cowles volunteers will be selling Glühwein & Kinderpunsch at a high volume stand and will be compensated with tips and a portion of sale profits. This is a wonderful opportunity for us to raise significant additional general (non-arts related) funds and to help Cowles become established as a partner in a successful and growing Des Moines festival.
If you are a veteran Arts Festival volunteer and have already received beverage sale training you do not need anything additional for this event. New volunteers will need to complete an online I-PACT training session before November 30th.
Use this opportunity to kick off the holiday season to the benefit of your student/s and Cowles! Sign up Here (scroll down to the “Cowles Montessori Beverage Sales” section): https://desmoineseuropeanheritageassociation.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?start_over&id=32453
KoFu Exchange
KoFu Student Application
Remember, the application must be filled out in one sitting. For your convenience, the questions you may want to prepare responses for are listed below:
- Have you ever been away from home without parents? Where did you go? How long was your trip?
- When you return from Japan, you will be an ambassador. Describe how you will prepare for your trip and how you could share this experience when you return home.
- Describe the most important thing you have ever done on your own.
- Describe experiences you have had with people from a different background or culture.
- How would you teach a Japanese friend who cannot speak English to play a game?
- What would you do if you were given Japanese food and you didn’t like it?
- Why do you want to go to Japan?
- You will live with a host family as an ambassador of Des Moines, IA. List three items you might take to Japan to represent Des Moines. Why would you choose them?
- Why should you be selected for this trip?
- How will you continue to communicate with your Japanese host families after you are home?
https://kofu.dmschools.org/application-process/student-application/
