The Hanthana Mountain Range lies in the central part of the island, south-west of the city of Kandy, and consists of seven mountainous peaks. The drive is about four to five hours from Colombo but there’s plenty to see even as you come into the range of the upcountry. Hanthana was declared an environmentally protected…
Category: Activity
Bike Riding
Personally keeping fit during quarantine has been a challenge as I get bored from doing the same things everyday. I have been trying to overcome this by signing up for any exercise based activity that comes my way. So, when I heard about a bike trip organised by Mr. Lockwood and Abby I was eager to…
Yoga
Although I have occasionally tried a couple of yoga classes, I have never done yoga as my primary source of activity. As an extremely inflexible, competitive person it did not seem like a good fit for me despite my mum being a yoga teacher. Due to the coronavirus restrictions my options for exercise became much…
Duke of Edinburgh Silver Qualifying Journey 2020
Last year I participated in the Bronze Duke of Edinburgh award program and I decided to continue with the Silver award program the fol. In this program, 26 hours of skill, physical recreation, service and an adventurous journey need to be completed. After completing an orienteering lesson with our award leader Major Ruwan, we learnt…
Curfew Fitness
Before quarantine due to COVID-19, I was trying out for the SAISA girls basketball team. I enjoy exercise and sport but I generally participate in team settings with support from coaches and teammates. Therefore, I knew that staying fit was going to be a struggle as I needed self motivation and determination in order to…
Primary School Track and Field Meet
For our primary school sports program, OSC has taken the initiative to host an annual track and field meet with other schools in Colombo. Some of my teammates and I were asked to help out as officials for the event after our practice on Saturday morning. We first started out by helping Coach Mac time…
Week Without Walls: Highlands 2020
Week Without Walls is a learning experience set up by our school that aims to help us understand the culture and environment in Sri Lanka, contribute in service learning and strengthen our understanding of the curriculum through outdoor education. The 10th and 11th graders are combined before being split up again on one of four…
Duke of Edinburgh Preliminary Adventurous Journey
Last year I participated in the Bronze Duke of Edinburgh award program and I decided to continue with the Silver award program. In this program 26 hours of skill, physical recreation, service and an adventurous journey needs to be completed. After completing an orienteering lesson with Major Ruwan, we learnt different skills that we would…
SAISA Swimming
TRAINING Although our school training starts in August – three months before the competition in October, I normally begin training over the summer in Vietnam. After not swimming for almost a year it was a struggle trying to regain the swim strength and fitness that I had the previous swim season, therefore I did mainly…
DP1 Orientation
In the morning of the 28th of August, after a long bus ride, we arrived at the Kitulgala river. First, we gathered our gear: a yellow jacket for warmth in the cold water, a life jacket, and a helmet, then we set off on a hike to the waterfall for canyoning. The canyoning experience was…