I solemnly swear I’m up to no good… Part 2

My Goals for the DP2 year are really straightforward The first is pretty obvious, I guess I want good grades and amazing grades for this semester. The second goal I have is for the Production this year, which is Oliver by Charles Dickens. I am aiming for three characters. The goal that I have for…

DP 1 Final CAS Reflection

This year was tough. I mean TOUGH. It was the hardest year academically, physically and socially in my life thus far, with challenges that I have never had to face before. Yet… I am proud of myself. I got through this year with only scratches compared to last year. The chip on my shoulder has…

OSCars 2019 – SGA

“All the greatest men are maniacs. They are possessed by a mania which drives them forward towards their goal. The great scientists, the philosophers, the religious leaders – all maniacs. What else but a blind single of purpose could have given focus to their genius, would have kept them in the groove of purpose. Mania…

SAISA Boys Basketball 2019 – American School of Bombay

Another season’s over and what a fun one it’s been! When I stood here three months ago, I would never have thought that we’d do so well as a team. We’ve had, a phenomenal season and also our fair share of successes and failures. We have also had a few anxious moments too – notably…

SAISA Music 2019 – Kathmandu, Nepal

True… music is an art, however, to me now it is a way of life. I didn’t know what singing was or how to sing until I came here. I was even awarded a solo part that I auditioned for the song “Homeward Bound”. Which of course came as a surprise. I started off by…

Gecko Factor – Host/MC

This event was organized and hosted by the SGA (Student Government Association), of which I am the president. This is a major event in the form of a talent show that the SGA organized and that I myself MC’d. We the SGA structured it in a way that the people could perform and enjoy skits…

Champions! SAISA Badminton – AISC, Chennai – 2018/2019

“WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS, MY FRIEND!!” – QUEEN This year I am proud to say as the Varsity team second seed, that we won the entire tournament and came back home the defending champions two years running. It was really close, I mean really close. The runners-up, Dhaka Tigers gave us a run for our…

WWW Jaffna Northern Narratives 2019

First and foremost what is Week Without Walls (WWW)? To be frank, it is a programme in the IB which gets us the students out of our comfort zone, think in different ways, communicate with teammates and make bonds of friendship that will last a lifetime.   For us, in Sri Lanka, we could choose to go…

Hope for Kids Service – Semester 1 Reflection

Initially choosing my service at the beginning of the year was the hardest choice I had to make. I was stuck between SOS village and the Hope for Kids Service group. In my previous year of school, Grade 10, I was in the Care for Paws service group, which was a really fun experience, but…

Kambala School Visit from Australia – TOK

On the 7th December 2018, a group of 13 female students from the Kambala all girls School joined us for a day of TOK sports and. Kambala School is a girls’ school in Sydney, Australia that had come to Sri Lanka on a school trip. We started off by playing a few games in order to…