Darya's CAS Journey

My extra-curricular activities at OSC

Mar
26

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GIRLS FOOTBALL 2023🥲

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I joined girls football last season (2022-2023) although when I first started I had a very bad shot, and was not confident with myself😐. Over the summer before the 2023-2024 football season I would do at home drills, and practice with my cousin to help improve myself💪. At the first few trainings I had more confidence in myself as I could definitely tell a difference in my shot accuracy and power. After the first game I found out I had torn my quadricep, which put me out of training for 3 weeks. I watched nearly every practice and game  and when the 3 weeks were finally up I joined back with the team playing. My second game back my cleat spike got stuck on my shoelace and I fell, I continued playing for 20 minutes after while my wrist was throbbing and I was in so much pain. When I finally came off the pitch and went the the hospital I found out that I had broken my wrist and I couldn’t play sports for 4 weeks. I was devastated, as saisa was the next week and I wouldn’t be allowed to play.😪😭

During SAISA I was still hanging out with the diffrent teams and being included in the non-sports activities. During the games I assisted on helping with team morale, being the physio therapist, and brining snacks/water to the team. Even though I was sad about not playing I still was able to have fun and enjoy myself along with my peers. We faced some very tough competition in the games, but overall I am very proud of my team and I know they can do even better next year🥳.

Mar
2

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SAISA Art 2024🇧🇩🎨

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This season Art SAISA was in Dhaka Bangladesh, We had an all girls OSC group, and out of all of the schools only one boy came. In total 4 schools went and even though it was small I had a lot of fun.😝.  We left on March 20th at 6 am, and got back March 24 4 pm. Since we got to the school a day early we had the opportunity to go to AISD’s “open mic night” where students could sing and perform to the audience.

The first day of art SAISA we went to AISD and started working in our workshops, mine was water color. The instructor took my group around the school to take pictures of things we wanted to paint, I chose a water fountain in the schools courtyard. We then painted the rest of the day while getting to know our peers.

On the second day we got to experience Dhaka. The SAISA art group split into 5 teams and we went all around old Dhaka. We went to a mosque, a catholic church, a rickshaw painter, and an art gallery. My favorite part was the rickshaw painter because of how pretty the diffrent paints were and being able to see the painting in progress was very interesting. When we got lunch at the art gallery they gave us raw chicken, which ended up with me being hungry the rest of the day. During our time in Dhaka AISD was hosting a boys football and girls basketball tournament, so it was super cool being able to watch them play.

On the last day we went to the school and finished up our workshops, the school offered a pani puri man which was so freaking good I had like 3 plates.😝😬. After I finished my 4 paintings my friends and I hung around the cafe eating bagels, brownies, and date balls. (more like I was eating the date balls, nobody else liked them). We played a bit of basketball as we waited for the exhibition to start and then after the exhibition finished we had a farewell dinner and handed out S-pins.

Overall I really liked this trip, the weather was cold, there was an import store next to the hotel, the cafe was super nice, and the overall experience of being in dhaka was very educational, I would definitely do It again.😁

Nov
6

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Volley Ball SAISA(Gecko Gear- Service)

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During Boys Volley Ball SAISA my service and I sold our merchandise to visiting staff, students, as well as our schools community. We sold our vintage merch, hoodies, wristbands, and T- shirts, and after selling on Thursday and Friday we made a profit of 330,000 rupees, which converts to $1,010. Using this profit we will be able to donate to the service groups at school, as well as to begin working on the season 2 SAISA merchandise. My goal for next session is to create at least one design for SAISA girls Football Hoodies.

When selling we realized our most popular items were the Dark blue volleyball hoodies, and OSC shirts (among athletes). When Staff and Coach’s came to buy the most popular items seemed to be the jerseys and track pants who as most customers stated were buying for their kids back home. Most of the primary/ younger kids were purchasing the wristbands since they were the cheapest item. For season 2 we are producing a general hoodie as well as more OSC shirts and other new merchandise.

Oct
19

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Unity and Diversity Day

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For Unity and Diversity Day 2023 I was teaching 2nd grade about SDG16 “Peace Justice & Equality”. My peers and I created coloring pages, and creative activities for the kids. We talked about the 2nd graders “ideas of peace” and then asked the kids to draw an image that reminds them of peace. After The drawings were complete we split the class in two and Ansel, Tiara, and I walked around the classroom as the kids talked about what they drew, and why they drew them.

Oct
19

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Gecko Gear Service

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I am in the “Gecko Gear” service, and our goal is to create merchandise for the communities on campus, but then to donate all proceeds to the service groups. The first few meetings have been very productive as we were starting and finishing up the products for Season 1 SAISA sports. We all work together to create unique designs for each piece of clothing, then asking the athletes themselves their opinions on the creations. I contributed on making 4 diffrent hoodie designs, 2 for the volleyball teams, and 2 for swimming. Then as a team we made the logo for our service.

Oct
19

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Art Club (props making)

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During art club I put together a small group of people to help towards building the props for the school production. Our first goal is to create the puppets since that will take the longest, and next time I will assign roles so we can start the making of the diffrent props. My aim is to get all of the necessary things done by season 2 SAISA. Since I will be participating in girls football, and wont have time to come in and work. I plan on taking materials home with me once we get closer to the production date so I can continue working on the musical. So before that happens the more important items need to be made since I cant take really big & fragile props home with me.

Goals- Have the main necessary props done by november 12th, improve my skills in building detailed objects, work collaboratively with my peers.

Sep
14

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IB DP orientation trip- Borderlands

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Dp orientation Trip- 

During the trip we did a range of activities such as Rafting, Hiking, Swimming, yoga, and Canyoning. We had to work together using teamwork during the events. This helped us bond and get closer with one another, because we had to trust each other. During canyoning people were picked to demonstrate and support the rest of the class, they would make sure everyone was comfortable and safe before they were about to go into the water. When we were rafting, groups of 7 people were put together and everyone had to help contribute to make the raft move, as well as keep everybody safe. Having this trip really helped me get closer with the new students, as well as some people who I don’t usually hang out with. One of my biggest challenges was jumping off the 10 meter drop, It was a bit nerve racking but every single person from our class jumped and I knew that if I didn’t then I would regret it. After I jumped I was so glad that I had pushed through my fear and lept off. 

Activities- Rafting, Hiking, Swimming, yoga, and Canyoning

Sep
14

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Goals

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Overall– I want to create a blog with a variety of pictures and experiences. I want to showcase my CAS blog in a creative way. I want viewers to feel engaged and interested in my work. Over the next year I’m going to work on making my blog more informative and inspiring towards future generations. 

Creative– For creativity i’m going to be going to art club every tuesday. I want to create a new piece of art at least every 2 weeks and try different forms to find what i like best. I want to improve my skills in pottery and acrylic enough to where I’m confident of my art pieces. I am going to watch inspo videos as well as ask advice from my peers to help me achieve my desired skills. 

Activity– For my action I’m going to be going to football starting in november to february, but i’m also going to trainings every saturday until November. I want to improve my shooting accuracy and by the end of 2024 have an average shot of 8/10. I’m going to achieve this by practicing more regularly. This will be by myself, as well as with my peers. 

Service– 2023-2024 I will be in the “gecko gear” service. I intend to create functional good looking merchandise for the osc community. Every Thursday I will meet with the service groups to create unique pieces. While doing this I want to help improve my design skills, with trial and error I will enhance my artistic abilities.

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