Final evaluation for Creativity, Service and Action

During the last two years of my IB diploma I have been involved in various different activities. Here is a list of all of them and what I have accomplished:

Community and Service: 

Bethlehem Crèche: This has been the main service which I have been involved in. I have been one of the leaders for this through grade 12 and a member since grade 11. We have been able to accomplish quite a few things. For example we taught the children a few nursery songs, won a Yamaha keyboard for them, interacted with the children, started painting the murals at the playground (still in progress) and donated various books and items for their education. This community and service program has been a global issue and it has made us as leaders make ethical decisions as how to treat the children and what to do which would benefit them best. As an individual I have grown in how to show perseverance and commitment to this program, planned and initiated activities, worked collaboratively with others and developed new skills in how to be a good leader.  It has been a pleasure being one of the leaders for this service as it has taught me a lot throughout these last 2 years. I will probably be involved in something like this in the future as I love children and helping them.

Alzheimer’s: I took part in the walk for Alzheimer’s during 2011 in order to show perseverance to a global issue as I was making more people aware of this cause. I also considered ethical issues as to how this could help people in the community around me become more aware.

Action:

Football 2010 and 2012: When I first started football in 2010 I was just a beginner at it. This team sport has really helped me in accomplishing new skills, commitment, working collaboratively and strengthening skills. This is a sport I have really enjoyed apart from all the school work. For both years we were really close in becoming champions however it was a great experience!

Motocross:  This has been one of my hobbies since I was nine years old and I believe that by continuing this hobby I have strengthened my skills, learnt new skills and showed perseverance and commitment. It is something I really enjoy and it will be something that I will continue practicing in the future even though it is a dangerous sport. I am willing to take this risk in order to become a better driver.

Track and Field 2011: I thought that I would be able to do track and field again this year however, football and track & field were at the same time so I had to choose one. During 2011 I was able to show commitment to the sport and collaboration with the other team members throughout. I managed to beat my personal records as well improve previous skills.

Basketball: I tried out for this in 2011 however I was not able to travel which therefore meant that I couldn’t be on the team. This was a new sport that I tried out for and by doing this I showed how I undertook a new challenge and tried something new. I learnt a few skills but I still believe that I can strengthen these skills in the future if I want to play at some point.

Creativity:

Stage and set direction: For this after school activity I showed commitment and perseverance as I showed up to help paint the drop back for one of the primary productions. I developed new skills as well as strengthened old ones through painting. This activity helped me collaborate with other member of the activity in order to work as a team to finish the drop back.

Week Without Walls: During week without walls I was involved in painting the murals of one school in Hambantota during grade 11. This showed my creativity skills as I had to use old skills in order to paint the murals at the school. By doing this we brought a smile to the children at the school. I also initiated activities such as the design of the mural as I have always been a good artist.

Fashion Show: I undertook a new challenge by trying out for the fashion show which would be held at school in 2012. However, I did not make it but by trying at least I knew that I had done my best. This showed that I have areas to grow in when it comes to fashion shows. I liked it as long as it lasted.

Through this reflection it shows how much I have grown as an individual by undertaking all these different activities in the last 2 years. I think that it has really helped me in developing new skills and offered a wide range of activities which I have enjoyed. I will be continuing helping children in the future as well as my other hobbies such as motocross, football and track & field as I am a very athletic person. As this is the end of CAS for this year I believe that most of my goals have been achieved except for one which was to join a motocross race. However this can still be done in the future and I think it will be better off this way.  I have really enjoyed the CAS program at OSC and I hope it continues like this in the future as it has such a variety of activities to choose from!

Bethlehem Creche

For the last three weeks we have been going to the Creche to paint different designs on the murals at the children's playground. This has shown my skills in creativity as we had to paint different designs on the walls in order to make it look appealing and colorful for the children. We have not finished painting the mural and Maheshi and I will probably not be able to go to CAS anymore as our final IB exams are coming up very soon.

However, we have shown commitment to this global issue as we have made a difference to the children. We have made ethical decisions as to what to do with the children every time they have visited or when we have visited them.

This community and service program will probably not be continued next year as the children and the creche have already gotten a lot of help from us which has involved donations and learning different activities. Maheshi and I will probably go to the Creche one last time after exams in order to see how the murals turned out which will be the last time as we graduate this year.

END OF SAISA 2012

So we didn’t become the champions of SAISA football 2012, but we really kept on fighting till the end which is what matters. We have really grown as a team and worked really hard to get to where we are now. It was not easy but we showed perseverance and commitment throughout the season and to each game we played during the tournament.

I played attacker during the games which was not easy but I was able to dribble past players through developed skills during the season but it also meant that I had to plan and initiate with the other players in order to be able to pass to them later. Football needs a lot of communication as it is a team game which means everyone has to work collaboratively in order to make it work.

I think we were one of the most competitive teams during SAISA as we never really lost a game until finals by one penalty shot! It was sad that it had to come down to penalty shots in order to get one team to win. But I guess there always has to be one winner and this year it was Dhaka. On the other hand we won SPORTSMANSHIP! This was probably because we played fair, followed the rules of the game, respected the referees and officials and treated the opponents with respect. This is a really positive thing for a team as it shows we were really disciplined on the field and off field during the SAISA team as a whole.

I think the team has really come a long way from when we first started playing our first game, we grew from every game we played which made us stronger and more competitive. All the seniors including me played our hearts out the last game since this was officially the last SAISA and the last game for us as we will be graduating. However I think this season has ended great and that our coach Mr. Mueller should be grateful to where he has got the team as a whole. GOOD JOB everyone for making this last SAISA a great time!