Rukshi's CAS Journey

Curfew Log II: Staying Active

Being stuck at home has halted my generally active lifestyle. Before COVID-19, I would engage in exercise at least 3 times a week. It was either going for basketball practice, swimming training, or to the gym. Nevertheless, I was very active. The government’s order to continuously extend the curfew has taken a toll on my…

Curfew Log I: Rebuilding my Old LEGO

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic resulted in the closure of schools nationwide and a curfew to be imposed until further notice. Being unable to go outside and engage in my regular activities, I have had to find alternative ways to keep myself busy. At the beginning of curfew, I found myself to be incredibly bored. The…

Raise to Rise: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Foundation

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis or J.I.A impacts the lives of millions of children around the world. Anya Raux was diagnosed with J.I.A at the age of eleven and she has been dealing with this illness for over two years. Before the diagnosis, Anya was an active individual. She took part in multiple sports but after that,…

Visit to the Viridis Recycling Plant

Plastic pollution is the accumulation of plastic objects and particles in the Earth’s environment that adversely affects wildlife, wildlife habitat, and humans (Wikipedia). It is amongst the most crucial problems of the 21st century. In 2010, Sri Lanka was named the 5th largest marine plastic polluters due to the excessive amount of mismanaged plastic across…

Week Without Walls!

Week Without Walls is an annual off-campus program where we travel around Sri Lanka and spend a week outside the classroom. Our grade, along with the grade below us, are split and placed in separate groups and sent to different parts of the country. The group I was placed in is called Highlands. We traveled…

Battle of the Bands '19

Music is something I have always had an interest in. Throughout my childhood, I was always exposed to some form of music. I took piano, singing and violin lessons over the years. However, my memory of what I learned during these lessons is vague. My favorite out of the three activities was singing. I have…

Hope for Kids

Hope for Kids is a service group that goes to The National Cancer Institute in Maharagama. Every Thursday afternoon, we travel to the Cancer Hospital. We interact with the young patients. We do different arts and crafts activities. A few examples of some activities we did with them over the semester are; Sock Puppets Coloring…

Meditative Coloring

I signed up for meditative coloring this semester because I wasn’t doing anything related to creativity. Initially, I began meditative coloring with minimum enthusiasm because I had doubts about using coloring as a way to destress and relax. I have always lacked engaging in creative activities, even though I do occasionally enjoy participating in creative…

UN Day 2019

United Nations Day is celebrated by OSC to promote internationalism amongst the community. All students attend school in their country’s national attire and take part in activities related to the theme of UN Day. This year, our theme was ‘Gender Equality. Since I am Sri Lankan, I decided to wear a sarong for UN Day….

DP1 Orientation

DP1 Orientation is a trip to signify the beginning of the IB Diploma Program. This trip aims to bond with classmates and prepare ourselves for the IB Diploma in an unfamiliar environment that is meant to not be in our comfort zone. This trip strives to help us identify our strengths, develop and learn skills,…