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 […]
An Introduction to Room to Read
Since its opening, the Overseas School of Colombo has been dedicated to giving back to the community and paying it forward to the people of Sri Lanka. Being an international school, global services groups such as Housing for Habitat, Care for Paws, etc., have ‘branches’ that operate within OSC, run by a team of students […]
CAS Goals – Aura
Goals for CAS Creativity COMUN: As this year’s Secretary General, a substantial amount of responsibility and expectation is placed on me that requires action very soon. COMUN, as a CAS experience, addresses the learning outcome of developing international-mindedness through global engagement, multilingualism and intercultural understanding. The global nature of the conference helps develop international mindfulness. […]