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23rd October 2018
Ladakh GC: First Impressions and Ambitions
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The school year is finally in full swing, with introductory units and final adjustments complete, and activities ramping up to season 2 already. We’ve all had adequate time to settle into our new places, perhaps returning back to an old routine or making a completely new one. For the first 8 weeks of school, I’ve been trying to adapt to high school life, and I’ve been trying a lot of new things that I haven’t done before, one of them being in a high school GC.
First impressions of Ladakh GC:
I’ve found that being in a high school GC is actually quite similar to being in a middle school GC. The only thing that is really different is that we students have a lot of responsibility and freedom, which gives us more opportunities to become leaders. I feel quite positive about being involved in Ladakh GC this year, and I do not regret my choice to join at all. The environment is comfortable, and we all have the space to share our ideas. I also feel like we are not unproductive at all, so I look forward to working with members of my GC in the future to achieve our goals (which we just set before the holidays!)
Our goals as a GC:
Our goal as we have stated officially is to promote Ladakhi culture whilst aiding the efforts of Lamdon school; this will be by providing necessary classroom materials and organising 1 key event that we will raise majority of our funds by. Lamdon school has also just communicated with us their plans for upcoming projects that they wish to undertake, and after our chat with Ladakh GC Dover next week, we are going to finalise goals for fundraising.
My personal goals for the GC:
Personally, as a member of Ladakh GC, I really want to raise funds specifically for the toilets in Lamdon school. The school has told us that their bathrooms are inadequate and need to be renovated, so I think that this issue is definitely a priority, for obvious hygienic reasons.
However, for me as a person, I would like to gain something from my experience in Ladakh GC, and one of those things is knowledge of Ladakhi culture so that when I am in Grade 11, I will be able to take my project week to Lamdon School and work there. This is a very long-term goal, but my initial intention when joining a GC was to stay loyal to it so that eventually I could do my project week there.
I also really want to host an event this year. Despite not having been in Ladakh GC before, I think that this GC is definitely a place where I could grow a passion for the issue, and I think that by organising an event, not only would I gain important organisational skills, but I would also learn about Ladakhi culture and be able spread this knowledge to the rest of the school, just like our official GC goal states.
So, these were my goals and first impressions of Ladakh GC, and I definitely look forward to working with the team and accomplishing our goals so that we can all have a meaningful service experience. Thank you for reading!