Due to the coronavirus, our DP1 journey had continued through a distance-learning program (DLP). Thus, we had to do our learning primarily with Zoom calls and Google meets. This was a rather hectic time, due to the unusual circumstances but we got through. As the...
The academic year is coming to an end. Thus, I will be reflecting on this year, especially CAS: CREATIVITY My primary sources for creativity were completely new, as I hadn’t participated in many creative activities prior to this year (LO#2). The Advocate...
The coronavirus (COVID-19) has caused all of us to be in quarantine for ours and others’ safety. Consequently, we can’t go to school, which is where I primarily partook in service (an important part of CAS), specifically Gecko Net, where I made and edited...
I love being active, playing sports such as Track and Field, and occasionally Basketball. However, due to COVID-19 that isn’t possible. Consequently, I am now doing bodyweight exercises at home to keep active, and to increase my strength and conditioning, as...
As a part of the SGA (Secondary Government Association), we annually organize the Gecko Factor. The Gecko Factor is a talent show in which our students show off their respective talents, such as singing, dancing, stand-up comedy and so forth. Then, judges evaluate...
Week without Walls (WWW) is a trip in which we go to various places in Sri Lanka. The reason it is called “Week Without Walls” is because we still learn, despite being outside of the classroom (and thus having no “walls”). Moreover, these trips...
My first big task since joining Gecko Net was to make a trailer of the annual play our school does, which was Oliver this year. It was quite a challenge, as I was working in a group with Ayush and Calvin, and we all needed to co-ordinate to figure out who would be...
I have been training for the upcoming SAISA (South Asian Inter-Scholastic Association) Track and Field competition. So far, it has been quite a journey, and my overall fitness has increased quite a lot. My times for all my races (800m, 1500m, 3000m) have improved....
This was my first year taking part in the Advocate (a literary magazine made by our school). It is quite an interesting experience, advocating to people about sending a submission in the Advocate, and then editing all the submissions (photos, poetry, and prose) into a...
This year the first event hosted by the SGA (Student Government Association) was the Haunted House for the primary students. As this was also my first year as a grade rep, I learned a lot about decision making, organization etc. One of the few decisions we had to make...
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