Category: Grade 12 Equanimity

Botanical garden

Zoheb Akram Qureshi

My friends and I had to work collaboratively to plant the seeds and dig the soil. While doing this activity I was able to develop more physical strength and more coordination between my team and I. We could have used chemicals to make the soil more fertile but it would be unethical hence we did not use any chemicals. I was tired on the 2nd day but, with my commitment and perseverance, I was able to complete this activity. We faced challenges like some of the equipment were not in a working condition, many of the teammates remained absent, although these challenges were overcome with the help of new volunteers joining our team.

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Cas Profile

Zoheb Akram Qureshi

Bonjour, my name is Zoheb. I am a teenager studying at fountainhead school. I am good at playing sports like football and cricket. I am also good at playing competitive games like Counterstrike and Call of duty. I enjoy spending time with my friends and family.

Focusing on skills is essential for every student although I have a tendency to get distracted easily, currently I am working on to improve my focusing skills by studying for 2-3 hours a day at home. I would like to get involved in the French immersion camp held in our school to expand my horizon by improving my communication skills in French.

The issue that concerns me the most is “terrorism”, this issue is amongst the biggest problems faced by mankind in today’s world hence it also affects the safety of the citizens worldwide.

Computers are amongst the basic necessities, to develop new skills I took basic classes of writing ‘Code’ although and I am willing to learn more  about  coding which can help me to design my own website.

PS: I am on the right side in the first photo and on the left side in the second photo

 

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CAS Essay

Zoheb Akram Qureshi

The best activity in this academic year’s CAS was ‘cooking’ because everybody loved the food that my team and I had cooked and this was the first time I have cooked something which is considered to be delicious. Because of CAS, I was able to explore unidentified skills that I possess like leadership and collaborative skills, due to CAS I used the skills of a thinker when I had to design/create activities for the learning camps  and skills of a risk taker when I decided to play offensive even with a weaker football team. I learned things like how to manage/organize and conduct  an activity by conducting the basic English classes, before doing this activity I used to think it would be hard to work in a team although it is easy if we have the same goal and enthusiastic approach. Because of CAS, I was able to use attitudes like creativity, commitment and cooperation because I tried my best to  perform these activities in an efficient and creative manner although I was able to complete these activities with my commitment and cooperation from my teammates. CAS has benefited me in many ways  like helping me in developing more self-esteem and confidence by helping me to develop leadership skills although, the most difficult learning outcome to achieve was learning outcome number six because most of my activities were about exploring new areas and many of them did not have any global significance. I would like to continue doing new things even after CAS and that new thing would also include helping people to make this world a better place.

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CAS plan

Zoheb Akram Qureshi

CAS plan

Activities Components (C/A/S) Duration & Start/ End Dates Learning Outcomes
Football Tournament Held In OGIS Activity 5th March 2015 LO 1   Identify own strengths and develop areas for growth LO 2 Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skills LO 4  commitment to and perseveranceLO 5 Collaboration
AS performance Activity and Creativity 10th September 2015 LO 1   Identify own strengths and develop areas for growth LO 2 Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skills LO 4  commitment to and perseveranceLO 5 Collaboration
Trip to Naggar Activity and Creativity 27th December 2015  till 3th January 2016 LO 1   Identify own strengths and develop areas for growth areas for growth LO 2 Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skillsLO 5 Collaboration
Gyming Activity 1st September 2015 till 20th December 2015 LO 1   Identify own strengths and develop areas for growth LO 2 Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skills LO 4  commitment to and perseverance
Teaching Activity and Creativity 5th September 2015 LO 1   Identify own strengths and develop areas for growth areas for growth LO 2 Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skillsLO 5 Collaboration
Learning Camps Activity, Creativity, and Service 15th September until 20th October 2015 LO 1   Identify own strengths and develop areas for growth LO 2 Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skills LO 4  commitment to and perseveranceLO 5 CollaborationLO 6 Engagement with issues of global significanceLO 7 Recognize and consider the ethics of choices and actions
Assisting in my friend’s CAS project. Activity and Service 10th october LO 4  commitment to and perseverance LO 5 Collaboration LO 7 Recognize and consider the ethics of choices and actions
Setting up a small botanical garden in School Creativity and Service 1st December until 10 December 2016 LO 1 Identify own strengths and develop areas for growthLO2 Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skillsLO 4  commitment to and perseveranceLO 5 Collaboration

LO 7  Recognize and consider the ethics of choices and actions
Cas Project Creativity and Activity 20th October until 12th December. LO 1   Identify own strengths and develop areas for growth LO 2 Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skills LO 3 initiate and plan a CAS experienceLO 4  commitment to and perseveranceLO 5 CollaborationLO 7  Recognize and consider the ethics of choices and actions
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CAS Plan

Vanshika Manoj Agarwal
Proposed Activities Description of the activity Components (C/A/S) Duration with start date and end date Goals Learning Outcomes location Started/ completed
Playing Football (long term) Playing two matches and winning the districts to participate in states. Practising my game so that I can improve my midfield skills. Timing of this camp has been 7:30 to 9am and we prepaired for a district level competition Activity Start date- 10-Jul-15 End date- 17-Jul-15 1) To improve my midfield skills and dribbling.
2) I want to get selected and go for the SGFI nationals again.		 1) I could identify my own strength in the defence. 2) The activity helped me developmy defence skills. 3) It helped me be commited and dedicated to the practice. 4) It helped me work in a team. 5) Being ethical by not playing an unfair game. In School Completed
learning Spanish (long term) Learning a foreign language to enhance my peoples skills, Spanish being the 2nd most widely spoken language worldwide. Creativity Start date- 23-Apr-15 1) To be able to conversate fluently in Spanish 1) Developing my language skills
2)Learning a globally recognised language besides English		 Out of school Completed
Literacy (short term) Teaching basic verbal English to the support staff in my location. Creativity, Activity, Service Start date: 1-Aug-15
End date: 10-March-16		 1) To explain the support staff of the benefits of education.
2) Teach them the alphabet and basic english words that will help them communicate better.		 L1 – Identify own strengths and develop areas for growth, L2 – Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken developing new skills, L3- initiate and plan a CAS experience, L4-commitment to and perseverance, L5-. Demonstrate skills and benefits of working collaboratively, L6-engagement with issues of global significance Out of school Completed
Maths Science Trivia (Long Term) Preparing, organising and conducting the event. Preparing questions for the preliminary and the final round. Making the event a roaring success by making it entertaining for the participants and the audience. Using new and innovative ideas to make the event more intriguing rather than the usual hackneyed. Activity Start date:
End date:		 1. Making the event Successful
2. learning to work well with a team
3. Enhancing Public Speaking Skills
4. Taught me how to think outside the Box		 In School Completed
Team Duathlon (Short Term) Participating in the the event organised by Life Cycling Green to create awareness about the benefits of cycling and jogging. Activity Start date:
End date:		 1) To be able to complete a distance of 5 km without stopping. 2) Developing stamina
3) Continue jogging every morning even after the activity is completed.		 Out of school Completed
A day with the orphan Children Spending the day with them when they come to our school. Planning some fun activities and making them have a great time. Also making new friends and giving them more confidence to develop themselves. Creativity, Activity, Service Start date:
End date:		 1. Learning how to work with people from different backgrounds.
2. Making the Children feel more like a part of the world.
3. Undertaking a new challenge and making it fun		 In School Completed
Ride With Pride Against Breast Cancer Bringing together the city of Surat on their cycles to create awareness about breast cancer. Creativity, Activity, Service Start date: 25-Jan-16
End date: 6-March-16		 1. To successfully organise the event on the 6th of March.
2. To bring about a change in the thinking of people and promote environmental friendly ways of transport.
3. To learn and experience initiating and organising the project to its maximum potential.		 Out of school Completed
FSMUN 2.0 A part of the Executive board at FSMUN 2.0. Encouraging delegates to debate better and guiding them towards a more focussed and high quality discussion of the agenda. Creativity, Activity, Service End date: 28-Nov-15 1) Enabling delegates to learn how to MUN
2) Enhancing public speaking skills.
3) Learning about global issues requiring immediate attention.		 L1 – Identify own strengths and develop areas for growth, L2 – Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken developing new skills, L3- initiate and plan a CAS experience, L4-commitment to and perseverance, L5-. Demonstrate skills and benefits of working collaboratively, L6-engagement with issues of global significance, L7-Recognize and consider the ethics of choices and actions In School Completed
SSP A member of the house in a simulation of the parliament of India. Proposing ideas and solutions for a sustainable environment while simultaneously trying to get our party elected. Creativity, Activity, Service End date: 13-Nov-16 1) Enhancing public speaking skills.
2) Developing critical thinking and reasoning skills		 L1 – Identify own strengths and develop areas for growth, L2 – Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken developing new skills, L3- initiate and plan a CAS experience, L4-commitment to and perseverance, L5-. Demonstrate skills and benefits of working collaboratively, L6-engagement with issues of global significance, L7-Recognize and consider the ethics of choices and actions Out of school
learning guitar (long term) Developing my guitar playing skills by attending the AS class. An initiative taken up by my school. Creativity 1) To be able to play the guitar.
2) To take part in an inter school Band competition		 1. Identify own strengths and develop areas for growth.2. Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skills in the process.3. Show commitment to and perseverance in CAS experiences.  In School Completed
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CAS Personal Profile

Pranit Nitin Bagadia

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Hello! I am Pranit Bagadia studying in Fountainhead school. I am 16 years but in about a month and half I will turn 17! To introduce myself, sometimes I can be fun, boring, I can get angry and even be calm at times; overall I am a complete mixture of an introvert and extrovert (hard to believe it right?). The best thing that I find about me, is that I can start a conversation with any Tom or Harry, whether it’s about a tv show or about the weather, I can talk to a stranger for hours. On simple terms, I am tv show addict. I just enjoy watching tv shows all day; if given the chance, I can watch tv shows for ages..

I lack the skill of commitment towards my work. I have never been able to complete my homework on time or submit an assignment on time.This pinches me many a times. The absence of this quality has led to negative outcomes in my life, like, I have been scoring very bad marks in my exams due to this. For now, I supposedly think I would like to be involved in more outdoor activities, maybe in terms of participation or initiating it. What I like to learn? Well, sarcastically speaking, I love to research about fictional characters (Game of thrones, Walking dead, Avengers…), their origin, their personality, their powers, everything. It’s my favorite way to pass my time. But in the practical world, I like to learn and research about computers, their working, the technicalities, their structure, compatibility, in short everything linked with computers.

Well, my dreams? There are millions of them, one of them is that to simply wake up one day as BILL GATES! Be the richest person in the world, have power to influence people, be the authority and a role model to many. Won’t that be cool? Won’t you be glad to have ‘BILL GATES’ as your friend? Sometimes I think, that I even lack the mind to imagine the things I could do with all that money and power. But they are just dreams, so yeah. Overall I think life is an adventure and is always mysterious.

“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.” ― Robert Frost

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CAS Essay…

Pranit Nitin Bagadia

Ever since I started with IB DP program, I realized that there are various skills that I lacked in  and consequently, wasn’t able to complete tasks properly on time. I gradually had to face a lot of issues in fighting with my ‘laziness’. In the beginning of the 11th grade, I barely used to complete any homework or participate in any indoor or outdoor activity. This hunger of laziness had started to affect my daily life, influencing my scores and personality. It was then, when I was introduced to the IB program ‘CAS’, well to be truthful, in the start I found this program, boring and time wasting; but after I began performing tasks, taking part in activities with my peers and even organizing a few of them, I understood how fun this program was for me and the various skills it was helping me develop exponentially. ‘CAS’ standing for Creativity, Activity, and Service – has overall helped me by making me more aware about my strengths and weakness along with developing new skills, building up the confidence to undertake new challenges, initiating and planning activity collaboratively with my peers, showing perseverance and commitment in my activities as well as being engaged with its global importance and the ethical implication along with it. As a whole CAS, has helped me shape myself into a well rounded person.

Thinking of CAS, the one activity that immediately strikes in my mind is the ‘Learning Camps’. This activity was a project which I had initiated with my friends. Well, the fact is that I will never be able to forget this activity in my whole life is because no other activity pushed me through such mental and physical pressure as these ‘learning camps’. On the very first day of this activity, we were planning to teach a bunch (more like 10-12 students were expected to come) of students with the starter course for computers (like what is computer, a bit of its history and ask them that do they even know how to use a one?), but to our surprise, more than 50 students just smashed in; Shashvat literally had to barricade the ICT lab. A hell of a day that was! Even after that, every day at learning camps, there were many critical surprises for us; like the one when one of the student, simply got lost in school, and all four of us were running in every corner to find him like cats and dogs. But even though we had to face such difficulties, at the end we realized the many skills we lacked in ourselves such planning, and worked on it. This activity helped me interact with stranger more fluently, even in a language I don’t know, ‘Gujarati’.  

CAS has taught me how to improve the skills I lacked in and also how to develop new skills, by taking an initiation to participate in all or random activities. It helped me cover all the skills I lacked which further helped me in my IB program. The one thing I have learned about myself is that, when I am dedicated to achieve something, well I achieve it, with the help of my family and friends. Taking an example of ISA, teamwork and leadership was the key for our great success in the fest. It was because we work collaboratively with each other that time in ISA was fun all the time. There were competitions such the “presentation of stall” which would have been a debacle – in which we were suppose to decorate stalls and present a particular country. We also kept the ethical considerations in mind, we did not cheat at all or break and of the fest’s rule. “Win or lose, we will not cheat” was our motto in the fest.

Today I am a different person from the one I was 2 years ago, and that is because of CAS. It has helped me to become a well-rounded individual and to become more proactive. My overall CAS experience has been adventures and fun. Today I use the skills I developed through CAS in my day to activities and in tough situations, which has made my life easier and more productive. In short, I can say that the ‘CAS’ program has effectively made me an International Minded person.

 

 

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CAS plan!

Pranit Nitin Bagadia
Proposed Activities Description of the activity Components (C/A/S) Duration with start date and end date Goals Learning Outcomes Location Status Started/ completed Supervisor Ethical implications related to the activity (if any)
Visual Arts creating a piece of work with other VA students C 7/10/2015 to 3/14/2016 – To improve my art skills
– Work collabrity with my friends
– To become more creative		 L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7 In-school Compete Completed Rahul Sir – Not wasting resources
– Not copying art work from the internet or other resources
Skating I did the activity skating for a time span of 1 year. A 7/1/2015 to 3/1/2016 – To become more fit
– To be more commited to my work
– To develop skills in a new sport
– To be more focused		 L1, L2, L4, L7 In-school Compete Completed Asif Sir – Not lying about the number of rounds we took during skating to sir
Bal Mela Bal Mela is a fest in which we invite and entertain students from the local schools of Surat. My role in this fest was to make those children play tug of war along with my friend Shasvat. A, C 1/1/2016 to 1/1/2016 – To plan strategies to control so many young children while remembering to make the have fun at the same time.
– To learn the skill of being calm in tight situations such as fights or a crowd.
– To learn the skill of co-operating with others		 L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7 In-school Complete Completed – – To treat every child with equality
Trip to Naggar Winter trip to naggar A 12/26/2015 to 1/3/2016 – To make new friends
– Work collabrity with my peers to keep the room clean
– To have fun
– To participate in all the activities		 L2, L4, L6, L7 Out-of-school Complete Completed Krishna Ma’am – To not dirty the street
French Cooking I and the other french students had planned a french cooking fest, in which we had to cook french food. C – – To learn to make french food
– To make healthy and tasty food
– To work with my friends		 L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L7 In-school Complete Completed Smriti Ma’am – Not break the friday school policy
ISA Fest My friends and I participated in the French Fest which took place in International School Aamby (ISA), Amby Valley. This fest was a competition between various schools from all over India. C – – To win the completion
– Learn new things about the language
– Interact with new people
– To have fun
– To develop new skills
– To become less lazy		 L1, L2, L4, L5, L7 Out-of-school Complete Completed Smriti Ma’am – To not cheat
– To not waste resources
– Not waste food
– Not dirty the city
Tree Plantation Drive It was an opportunity for us students to serve nature and help save the environment by planting more trees. A,S 7/3/2016 to 7/3/2016 – To learn how to plant trees
– To understand the procedure for plantation		 L1, L2, L4, L5, L6, L7 Out-of-school Complete Completed Nature Club Supervisior – To not throw the plactic bag around the garden
Gym Going to gym for a time span of 5 – 6 months regularly. A 3/6/2016 to 9/8/2016 – To become fit
– To become more proactive
– To complete all the tasks assigned by the trainer		 L2, L4, L5, L7 Out-of-school Complete Completed Vicky Sir – To not cheat/lie about the completion of the task assigned by the trainer
Learning Camps (project work) Teaching computers to the children from the villages around our school S,C 7/10/2016 to 9/27/2016 – To plan the entire teaching schedule before hand
– To make it fun and intresting
– To teach the children the use of computers		 L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L7 In-school Complete Completed – – To treat every child with equality
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Activity 3: Arts Fest

Khushali Ketan Chaliawala

Arts Fest, that was held on the 22nd and 23rd August 2015 at Fountainhead School, is a combination of events that are included in Art. There were multiple sub-events that happened in categories like Music, Dance, Visual Arts and Drama.

Dance events: Stomp, Folk Contemporary, Western, Classical, Fusion and Classical Ballet

Music events: Vocals (Solo), Group Singing (Sugam Sangeet), Instrumental (Solo-Rhythmic), Instrumental (Solo-Melodic), Live Band.

Drama events: Mime, Street play, Musical, General Drama, Monologue, Skit, Puppetry, Script writing, elocution and improvisation, Stand up comedy.

Visual Arts: Live drawing (Still life), Mehendi, Rangoli, Thali/Pot decoration, Best out of Waste, Bouquet making, Salad decoration, Photography, Quelling, Toy making (clay), Calligraphy, Big Picture, Drawing and Painting, Short Film.

I, Event Organiser, was given the responsibility to manage all the events of Dance and Visual Arts. Tiruja, my co-partner was given the responsibility of Music and Drama.

My aims for the event were:

  • Learn how to plan, organize and conduct an event
  • Learn to prioritise work
  • Develop Time-Management skills
  • Synergize effectively with Segment Coordinators

During that time, I was ill. I was infected with viral, and due to constant fever, I wasn’t feeling my very best. However, I learned how to give my best no matter however the circumstances are. Another challenging task was to make the schedule of how the events will be scheduled, and what is the tentative time that each sub-event will take considering the number of participants in that particular sub-event. Another challenge was to have meeting with all the co-ordinators, as all the students have different class timings because of different grades. Often times, only half of the people showed up in the meeting. IT was disappointing as well as difficult to then convey the decisions to the members who couldn’t attend the meeting. Therefore, I can say that I have had the courage to accept new challenges and face them proactively.

I would like to evaluate myself. I can say that I have identified my own strengths. I’ve had the opportunity to organise an event for the first time in grade 11. This opportunity generated a positive energy in me towards organising more events. I’ve learned how much imperative it is to plan the event effectively, and how much determination, team work, collaboration with every team member, fairness, optimism and commitment is needed to make such a huge activity successful. Being fair to each volunteer is very important otherwise the event may fail. By keeping my ethics in mind, I patiently listened to all volunteers and paid attention to their work calmly.

To sum up, I would like to say that it was a remarkable event that helped me learn lessons that will help me all my life.

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Appreciation on behalf of Pankti Chauhan (Teacher)

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CAS Plan

Dhyay Himanshu Kapadia
Activity Components (C/A/S) Duration with start date and end date Learning Outcomes
OGIS Football Tournament 2015 Activity 8/12/2015 to 8/15/2015 Lo-1, Lo-3, Lo-4, Lo-5
“When in doubt Dance it out”-Kalautsav Creativity 10/15/2015 to 1/30/2016 Lo-1, Lo-2, Lo-4, Lo-5
The Time I was really Down to Earth Activity and Service 10/9/2015 Lo-1, Lo-2, Lo-5
CAS trip Naggar Activity 12/26/2015 to 4/2/2016 Lo-1, Lo-2, Lo-4, Lo-6
Tree Plantation Session at KV Central School Service 8/19/2016 Lo-1, Lo-5, Lo-6, Lo-7
Make a Difference! Spend a with special Kids!- CAS Project Activity, Creativity, Service 8/2/2016 to 9/3/2016 Lo-1, Lo-2, Lo-3, Lo-4, Lo-5, Lo-6, Lo-7
La Cuisine français!!- French Cooking Activity, Creativity 5/27/2016 Lo-1, Lo-2, Lo-4, Lo-5, Lo-6, Lo-7
Being A teacher for the first time!- Teacher’s Day Celebration Creativity, Service 9/5/2015 Lo-1, Lo-2, Lo-3, Lo-4, Lo-5, Lo-6, Lo-7
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