I was given the amazing chance to take part in a CAS initiative in August 2023 that aimed to give educational workshops to our community’s underprivileged students. The goal of this program was to give these students useful skills and new experiences in a variety of subjects, including ICT, football, dancing, arts and crafts, and more. I […]
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Global Odyssey
For this year’s Global Odyssey event at school, our team decided to organize a fun football game stall to involve the whole community. As someone who enjoys football, I eagerly volunteered to help plan and run the activity over the three day event. This experience allowed me to meet several important CAS learning outcomes. LO1 […]
Online course
I did an online course presented by the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. This course was about Firm Level Economics: Consumer and Producer Behavior. I learned a lot in this course and it made me realize that economics is much more than just theories and that it contains a lot of graphs and math. This course […]
Community service
In this CAS experience, I taught kids from different government schools how to play frisbee. This was an eye-opening experience as it allowed me to learn how people in different schools with different backgrounds have different lifestyles. This showed me how everyone does not have the privilege to study in an excellent school and doesn’t […]
Sports tournament
In this CAS experience, I attended many sports tournaments at different levels ranging from school regionals to international level. A major tournament we played was at an international level held in Malaysia, our team had been preparing for this tournament for 3-4 months which included full-day camps, early in and morning practice on the weekends. […]
Donate food
Over the past six months, I have been volunteering regularly at government school. The main activity involved coordinating food donations from my school and assisting the students in teaching and playing with them. This experience has helped me meet several important CAS learning outcomes. I was able to observe firsthand the inequality in educational possibilities […]
Cross Country Marathon
Over the past few months, I have undertaken a cross country marathon as part of my CAS experience. Cross Country is a running event where people run long distances in nature. Being physically fit is just as important as doing well in school, but when I switched from MYP to DP, I didn’t focus much […]
Rural Immersion – Sankheda
For me, the rural immersion trip was really memorable since it was the first time I had ever experienced and learned about the different aspects of rural life. We were there for the duration of 6 days. I wasn’t really excited about the trip when we heard that we will have to be in a […]
CAS: 2 day trek programme to  Igatpuri
I traveled to Igatpuri, Maharashtra, for two days in order to complete my CAS experience. My major objectives were to get an appreciation for local customs, learn about the area’s history and culture, and realize how crucial it is to preserve and propagate our cultural legacy. I got to learn more about the fascinating aspects of […]
CAS-Community Clean-upÂ
The Community Clean Up Drive program is an initiative launched by our school to clean up and maintain the surroundings in order to prevent illness, make the area safe for animals, and keep the environment clean. The entire CAS experience was divided into four sessions, the first two in an adjacent pond and the last […]