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“Creativity involves breaking with established
patterns, to look at things differently.”

Edward de Bono

Spirit Week

By Paula Cojón and Raquel Acevedo

During the year, the most anticipated week has always been "Spirit Week," where all

students can put their creativity to work with fun and colorful outfits. This has been
part of the CAS family tradition year after year. The most important purpose of these

weeks is that students can get out of their comfort zone. Often having so many

responsibilities creates stress, a bad mood, and bad eating habits, so having a change like
the "spirit week" encourages students and gives them a small opportunity to create an
outfit based on the theme of the days as suggested by the school.

This is something uncommon in other

Guatemalan institutions as most do not do
any type of activities related to the theme

of "Spirit Week". It is a custom of the

United States where they have this week in

the days before a big sports game. Part of
the spirit of American institutions is that

their students can dress in different ways to To be part of Colegio Americano del Sur

demonstrate sports and educational spirit. is to have an interactive education and
Despite being well known in that country, with sufficient resources to train

our school has used it differently, so that professionals, creating students with

everyone can enjoy it equally, not just those ethics and values that they can develop
who like sports. beyond simply delivering jobs and

projects.

“Every day is super special and you have
to wear your costume to impact

others” (Raquel Acevedo)

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