CAS has been part of my two years of high school with the IB Diploma. It has allowed me to be creative, active and engaged in services. I have participated in several activities that gave me the opportunity to identify my strengths, develop new skills, take initiative to plan, stay committed through perseverance, collaborate, engage…
Last Day at Temple School!
We just had our last day of service at OSC with the Temple School service group. It was a very fun yet sad day for Anna and I. I got really attached to the kids during my last three years being part of this service group. As we only have a few days of school…
Senior Dance: Gecko Factor 2019
For our final Gecko Factor on the 23rd of February, our entire senior grade prepared a dance. My classmates Jiwon, Namya and Sanjana collaborated choreographed the dance. During several weeks, we practiced the dance to “Hands Clap”, an upbeat Bollywood song and “I Just Wanna Be With You” from the movie “High School Musical 3”….
My last SAISA Art
SAISA Art has always been one of my most memorable memories since I arrived at OSC. For SAISA Art 2019, OSC hosted this artistic three-day event. This was an amazing experience where I got to meet new people that shared the same interest for art, learn more about the Sri Lankan art and culture and…
Completing my CAS Project: Souvenirs for SAISA Art
Since the beginning of this year, I knew that I wanted my CAS project to be related to SAISA Art. My last SAISA Art was hosted at OSC this year, which was a great opportunity for me to organize something for this event. I then decided that I wanted to make souvenirs for everyone participating….
Merry Christmas from Temple School!
For the last service session before the winter break, we had our annual Christmas party for the Temple School kids. Organizing the party on Thursday was however very challenging. Many service members have already gone away for vacation, limiting the amount of food we were planning to bring for the kids. The limited amount of…
More Zumba!
I continued to join Zumba sessions as part of my activity section of CAS, and I continuously enjoy dancing to upbeat music. It is sometimes challenging as a workout, but at the end, I am happy to stay active and healthy. Through commitment and perseverance, I have been able to develop my skills and strengths…
Organizing a Toy and Stationary Drive
The Temple School service group is organizing a toy and stationary drive at OSC throughout the whole month of November. The purpose of collecting toys and stationary is to give them as presents to the kids at our Christmas party. The children of Temple School do not have access to the same resources kids at…
A CAS Project for SAISA Art
My last SAISA Art will be hosted here at OSC. For my CAS project, I will be creating souvenirs for the people joining SAISA Art. My plan is to build small wooden circles with the words “SAISA Art 2019” in the middle. They would then be able to use the souvenirs for the people they…
Fun Thursdays with Temple School
For these last sessions, we have been teaching English to the children of Temple School. We taught them the letters of the alphabet with colouring booklets. We also played many fun interacting games with colours and images and we spent one Thursday reading books to them in the library. Singing songs such as “The Wheels…
Camille-Anh Goulet 