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

Gecko Swim Gala

The Gecko Swim Gala is an event organized by my service, Gecko Inc., which aim to raise funds to support the kids in our service by providing some equipment such as goggles and more. As a leader of the Gecko Inc. service, I volunteered to be part of the support team of the event by…

An Unforgettable WWW trip – Sri Lankan Highlands

Every year the Overseas School of Colombo organizes a trip called Week Without Walls or WWW. As we go through 10th grade and DP1, we’ve got the choice to choose our own trip. This year, I chose to go on a trip called Sri Lanka Highlands which is a hiking trip. We left for 5…

Reading stories for French learner

On the basis of volunteering, the Alliance Française of Sri Lanka organized for the first time reading stories sessions in French for Sri Lankan children learning French. These sessions aim to help Sri Lankan kids and adults to improve their fluency and vocabulary in this language they are learning. As it is the first time…

Like father like daughter

Every time I go on vacation and discover a new place I like taking a lot of pictures, just like my dad: taking thousands of pictures 🤪! From the smallest living being to the biggest, I really like to take a photo of everything I see. I really like taking pictures because it captures the…

A new objective: to gain more technical skills

FINALLY I FOUND IT!! It’s been some time since I was trying to find a volleyball club outside of school. I wanted to find a club for two reasons. The first one is because it is my favorite sport and even playing everyday at school during break and lunch is not enough. The second reason…

Yearbook 2023-2024

Not a long time ago, I joined the yearbook club which takes place every Monday after school. During this time, we are creating the yearbook that will bring all the good memories and events we had during the year. I haven’t joined the club since the beginning of the year but in November. The theme…

Volleyball Tournament at OSC

On the 21 of October, OSC welcomed 6 local volleyball teams (3 girls teams and 3 boys teams) to participate in a small tournament organised by the school in preparation for SAISA. We trained very hard to achieve our goals and acquire skills and understanding of volleyball games and this small tournament was part of…

Gecko Inc. Ongoing Project

Yesterday, October 27th, we had service like all other Thursdays, but on our own. By that I mean that our supervisor, Mr. Van Zijl, hadn’t been able to come. As a member of this service for one year, new members asked me questions and I shared a small issue we encountered last year: when the…

Unity and Diversity Day

The Unity and Diversity Day is a special day where we are celebrating all the different nationalities present on the campus. This year, on October 6, we all had the chance to march under the flag of our native country and represent our own culture. After this, our grade, DP1, had the opportunity to organize…

Gecko Inc. – Like a fish in water

Learning how to swim has always been a very important thing for me. I learnt to swim very young and my parents always remind me of the importance of acquiring this skill. I think this is the reason why I want to teach children how to swim and especially considering that Sri Lanka is an…