The long-awaited Week Without Walls post… As January rolls on in, so do the highly anticipated Week Without Walls trips. This year, I was placed on the Nothern Narratives trip that takes us to the northern part of Sri Lanka, primarily in the Jaffna area. In my opinion, the most notable quality of the Northern […]
Permissions and Practice Debates
Before I go on about what planning anything at OSC is like, here’s a bit of context on what exactly a Practice Debate is. Every year, before we host the final three days of COMUN, we host three practice debates at the Overseas School of Colombo campus to not only prepare delegates for the […]
Science, Spiders, and Sinharaja
The DP collaborative science trip is a necessary IB requirement that introduces us to the concept of ‘Citizen Science’- the conduction of scientific research by the public. Being in Sri Lanka, the scope for investigation is tremendous, and a variety of factors can be studied all throughout the landscapes of the country thanks to its […]
Dummies Guide to Debate- An Insight into Debate Club
Debate club is not cool. Ok, that’s a bit harsh, but come on, debate club is the most cliche nerd activity you could do. However, that being said, debating itself has always been a passion of mine, and it is an aspect of my personality that anyone can immediately see. Through the debate club, I […]
Vidyaloka School Shares Their Talents with OSC!
After spending a year working with the students at Vidyaloka and funding the construction of their library, we at Room to Read felt it was high time we devise a creative new way of raising funds for our cause. After some brainstorming and referencing the fundraisers we have hosted in previous years (literary festivals, karaoke […]
Deep Dive with the Council Of International Schools
A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to attend the Deep Dive Workshop, which was conducted as part of OSC’s accreditation process by CIS or the Council of International Schools. For some brief context, CIS is a non-profit membership organization that accredits international schools depending on whether they fit their mission statement and judge […]
Facing my Fears with Face Painting
This year, to welcome new and returning members of the OSC community back to school from our summer break, the SCN or School Community Network hosted a ‘Welcome Back Picnic’ with games, food, and fun for students, their families, and teachers. Events like this tend to be geared toward the primary students, and as a […]
UN-ity in Diversity Day
The title needs work; it’s a desperate attempt at coming up with something clever… Unity in Diversity Day, formerly known as UN Day, is a day of celebration and cultural expression for the OSC community held at the beginning of October. This day is an opportunity for the international community of OSC to come […]
Conversations Can Create Change
As a service group, Room to Read concerns itself with the global issue of lack of literacy in the world but primarily in Sri Lanka. Through our initiatives, we hope to bridge the literacy gap present and create a positive impact on the youth in the community. One of our latest initiatives has been our […]
“What even is COMUN?”
COMUN, or Colombo Operated Model United Nations, is a prestigious student-organised MUN conference that unifies local and international schools all over Sri Lanka. The main objective of COMUN is to host a conference where students can actively participate in a simulation of the different committees that make up the United Nations. The students assume the […]