Today has been a significant day in a very interesting way, today has been the last session for our IGCSE students, and a true turning point and moment of reflection for me as Co-Chair of Ladakh GC. I want to walk through how this experience relates to all aspects of the CAS learning goals through […]
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Creativity, Activity and Service
Smiles, Energy, and Distancing // Yearbook
On the 20th of January, I got the opportunity to cover Kahaani 2021, a dance celebration event for Kolkata GC, for the HS Yearbook Team. The photos below are some of my favorites from all my, what is it 650, edited and posted photos. Here are all my photos, and here is the rest of […]
Meditation Mornings // CAS
LO2: Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skills in the process I will admit that I struggle occasionally to stay quiet and stay in a meditative state. This meditation morning experience is run by Mr. Martin, who is also my IB Physics teacher. I think that this experience has been a little bit of […]
Sports Ethics // CAS Creativity and Activity
This CAS experience, HS Sports Ethics, has been very informative. While I was a little reluctant to the relevance of this activity to me, I feel as though I have learned so much over the last two seasons. While we started off initially by discussing the current events and ethical aspects of both sports and […]
Chamber Ensemble Term 1 // CAS and Music
LO1: Identify their own strengths and develop areas for growth Having played the cello since the second grade, many may say it is one of my strengths and a key part of my personality. However, like any other skill, there is always room for improvement. Throughout the last two runs of Chamber Ensemble, I have […]
Mentor Wellness Wednesday Workshop // EIs
LO3: Demonstrate how to initiate and plan a CAS experience In this last week of school, I planned and ran a Mentor Time Wellness Wednesday Potted Plant Workshop. This is a similar workshop to the one which I ran for fIBs earlier this year. I wanted to work in this workshop with my mentor class […]
Giving Tree // HS SSD and EIs
On the 19th of November, during our weekly HS SSD meeting sessions, some members from each group spent time setting up boxes and preparing for the Giving Tree in the upcoming month. The Giving Tree is a concept from way back when (Primary School circa 2011) where every individual student is asked to bring in […]
Yearbook // CAS
LO2: Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skills in the process Another new experience I have undertaken is photography for the Yearbook this year. Initially, I was concerned about my abilities to actually take high-quality good photos that people would enjoy, however, I feel as though in a few short months I have […]
CAS Reflections // CAS
In this video I talk a little bit more about LO5: Demonstrate the skills and recognize the benefits of working collaboratively, LO6: Demonstrate engagement with issues of global significance, and LO7: Recognize and consider the ethics of choices and actions I recognize that my service experiences, as chair of Ladakh GC, and Permaculture Officer of […]
Volleyball // CAS
LO2: Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skills in the new process When I originally signed up for volleyball this year, I was not expecting too much. Having only recently started the sport, around December last year, I was a little anxious to be playing with other athletes who have been playing for […]