Alex's CAS Journey | My extra-curricular activities at OSC

Recycling Center/ Waste management/ Plastics center Fieldtrip

During our service work initiative, we embarked on an educational journey to explore and understand the diverse strategies for waste management and identified opportunities to improve waste management practices in Sri Lanka. This experience was not only informative but also incredibly eye-opening and rewarding. We visited several waste management facilities and community-led projects where we…

WWW Blogpost Northern Narratives

(Sunset in India, From I. Lockwood) (Northern Jaffna, From I. Lockwood) Summary of what we did day to day: *3:45-4:00 Meet at school for bus ride north *7:30 Mihintale stretch *8:30 Breakfast at Anuradhapura 11:00 Elephant Pass pause *1:00 arrive in Point Pedro *1:30 Lunch near Kankesanturai (KKS) *2:00-6:00-6:00 Visit to Point Pedro area &…

Geo IA trip in the Highlands

Last week my Geography class went on our IA trip to the highlands area of the country I helped plan and facilitate the trip as an ambassador who has been to the area many times before. I helped organize the trip at my family estate: Amba Estate, The trip was filled with adventure, activity, and…

3 years of serious fitness training

After 1 year of consistently doing cardio, pushups, pullups and ab workout in my room, I began to see massive changes in my fitness journey, but this was only the beginning, because after Covid and middle school that become to easy for me. But this post is not about that, this post is about the…

Independent Food donation drives and book donation drives over the Winter holiday

Over the winter break, along with my Mom and some close family friends, we bought ration’s such as, Rice, Dhal and Sugar, and gave it to a local church to distribute to families in need. A few weeks later My Family and I sorted through old children’s books in our house and packaged them to…

Group 4 project trip

Primary: #Activity learning – Hiking Secondary: #Service learning – Citizen science During this project, My group and I collaborated throughout the data collection process in various ways. One specific example that stands out is how we collaborated when setting up the plots, by feeding rope, hammering sticks and passing around measurements. Further, we made sure…

Gecko Net-Gecko Times posts for Gecko Inc. #Creativity #Service

Gecko Inc. service group welcomed Vidyaloka school students to our school to teach them basic swimming skills last week, November 23. The visiting students and our service members had a great time working together in our school pool. The young guests were taught the “freestyle” swimming stroke, as they were all beginners who were only…

Tissl and Saisa Swimming 2023

Saisa is a high school varsity athletic conference across top international schools in the Middle East and South Asia. Tissl is a high school varsity athletic conference across top international schools in Sri Lanka. (400 freestyle relay podium picture) Saisa Swimming was an exhilarating experience. I had been training for months leading up to the…

Making a Gecko Net Saisa podcast video

I’m thrilled to share that the Gecko Net team, including myself, has successfully produced our very first video for the OSC Gecko Net podcast. This exciting new endeavor captures the dedication and effort that OSC’s SAISA captains are putting into preparing for the upcoming tournaments, providing a glimpse into their training, strategies, and aspirations. In…

My Unforgettable Experience at ISTA TaPS Singapore 2023

In early October, a small group of 9 individuals from the Overseas School of Colombo including myself, set off on a journey to Dulwich College in Singapore to engage in various theater workshops. As an IB DP Theatre student, my journey at ISTA TaPS Perspectives in Singapore was nothing short of extraordinary. This unique program…