Friday, September 5, 2014
Football
Every Wednesday and Thursday after school I have been playing little football matches with other kids from our school. On Wednesday, we play with kids from grades 8-12. This is fun because there is a wide variety of skills, talent and new players to get to know. On Thursday we play with the SAISA football team plus some adults. This is definitely my favorite football session because we divide the teams evenly and just play a match. There is a lot of experienced people playing on Thursdays so it the football is more intense and fun.
Thursday, September 4, 2014
First SOS meeting
Yesterday we had our first SOS meeting. In this meeting we stated what are goals are for the whole year and we planned what we are doing for the next meeting.
Our goals for this year are for each SOS member to connect with 2-3 kids from the orphanage on a personal level so that we provide an 'older brother/relative' relationship to them. We will be meeting with them once every week with our same group of 2-3 kids so that we develop a really good bond with them for the whole year.
For next week we planned to meet the kids for the first time. They are going to come to OSC and while they are here we are planning on doing some activities to initiate our bond. We will be doing arts and crafts with them as well so that we can decorate our SOS board for everyone to see.
Our goals for this year are for each SOS member to connect with 2-3 kids from the orphanage on a personal level so that we provide an 'older brother/relative' relationship to them. We will be meeting with them once every week with our same group of 2-3 kids so that we develop a really good bond with them for the whole year.
For next week we planned to meet the kids for the first time. They are going to come to OSC and while they are here we are planning on doing some activities to initiate our bond. We will be doing arts and crafts with them as well so that we can decorate our SOS board for everyone to see.
Thursday, August 28, 2014
CAS Goals for 2014-2015
This year I plan on participating in many activities regarding CAS. For creativity I plan on getting involved with the Senior Play. For action I plan on playing football every Wednesday and Thursday while participating in SAISA Football as well as SAISA Track and Field. For service I am joining the service group SOS. In this service group, we will be going to a local orphanage here in Colombo to interact with the kids there and to play with them so that they have a fun time. They will also be coming here to OSC so that we can participate in different activities with them.
Increased their awareness of their own strengths and areas for growth
This year I plan on minimizing my weaknesses as much as possible and increasing my areas of growth. I will be doing this by: practicing harder for my athletics, and just exploring my new options and attacking the ones I haven't done/feel interested in.
Undertaking New Challenges
This year I plan on undertaking new challenges such as drama and this new service group. I have not been a part of a drama performance before and I am hoping that this performance will give me new skills to add to my arsenal. Also, in regards to my new service group, I have not been involved with an orphanage group before. So me going and spending time with the orphans will be something new for me.
Working Collaboratively with Others
For this year, I plan on getting involved with a lot of activities and in each of the activities, there is a team. For me to be successful in these various groups, I have to be able to work collaboratively with others so that everything runs efficient and smooth.
For the play, I have to be able to work with everyone so that we are all able to make the play as best as it can be and so that everything will run smoothly.
For football I have to be able to work with my team so that we can play well and win. For track I have to be able to work with my relay teams so that we can be the fastest and win but in a bigger sense, I have to preform my best in everything so that my school team wins overall.
For service I have to be able to work with the kids so that we have a fun time and if we do group activities, we all have to work together to provide the best time for the orphans.
Shown Perseverance and Commitment in Their Activities
This year I will show perseverance and commitment by always going to my activities and never showing up late because I cant develop new skills if I am missing out on certain days and activities.
Engaged With an Issue of Global importance
Through my service group, SOS, we will be engaging with the orphans here in Colombo and helping them out and trying to give them a sense of family by hanging out with them and making them feel special by playing with them and getting them some gifts. Orphanages are all over the world and we are engaging with this issue of global importance through our service group.
Develop New Skills
This year I plan on developing new skills in all of my areas of CAS. For creativity, I am branching out and trying theater for the first time and by doing this I am gaining a new skill. For action, I plan on working more on my shooting skills for football because last year I really lacked in that category. For service I am trying something new by getting involved with the orphanage and I want to develop my communication skills because I will be communicating with locals.
Plan and Initiate Activities
For this year, my goal is to plan more activities for football so that we are better prepared for our final tournament.
Consider the Ethical Implications of my Actions
Increased their awareness of their own strengths and areas for growth
This year I plan on minimizing my weaknesses as much as possible and increasing my areas of growth. I will be doing this by: practicing harder for my athletics, and just exploring my new options and attacking the ones I haven't done/feel interested in.
Undertaking New Challenges
This year I plan on undertaking new challenges such as drama and this new service group. I have not been a part of a drama performance before and I am hoping that this performance will give me new skills to add to my arsenal. Also, in regards to my new service group, I have not been involved with an orphanage group before. So me going and spending time with the orphans will be something new for me.
Working Collaboratively with Others
For this year, I plan on getting involved with a lot of activities and in each of the activities, there is a team. For me to be successful in these various groups, I have to be able to work collaboratively with others so that everything runs efficient and smooth.
For the play, I have to be able to work with everyone so that we are all able to make the play as best as it can be and so that everything will run smoothly.
For football I have to be able to work with my team so that we can play well and win. For track I have to be able to work with my relay teams so that we can be the fastest and win but in a bigger sense, I have to preform my best in everything so that my school team wins overall.
For service I have to be able to work with the kids so that we have a fun time and if we do group activities, we all have to work together to provide the best time for the orphans.
Shown Perseverance and Commitment in Their Activities
This year I will show perseverance and commitment by always going to my activities and never showing up late because I cant develop new skills if I am missing out on certain days and activities.
Engaged With an Issue of Global importance
Through my service group, SOS, we will be engaging with the orphans here in Colombo and helping them out and trying to give them a sense of family by hanging out with them and making them feel special by playing with them and getting them some gifts. Orphanages are all over the world and we are engaging with this issue of global importance through our service group.
Develop New Skills
This year I plan on developing new skills in all of my areas of CAS. For creativity, I am branching out and trying theater for the first time and by doing this I am gaining a new skill. For action, I plan on working more on my shooting skills for football because last year I really lacked in that category. For service I am trying something new by getting involved with the orphanage and I want to develop my communication skills because I will be communicating with locals.
Plan and Initiate Activities
For this year, my goal is to plan more activities for football so that we are better prepared for our final tournament.
Consider the Ethical Implications of my Actions
To address this learning outcome, I will play fair and abide by the rules for all of my sports and I will make sure all of my actions are kind hearted towards people.
Monday, May 26, 2014
End of Year Reflection
Throughout this year I have been involved with many different activities regarding CAS. For creativity I was involved in Model United Nations. For Action I was involved in SAISA Football and SAISA Track, Monday P90X workout sessions, Wednesday morning workout sessions, Thursday community football, and the Sri Lankan Under 19 Boys football tournament. And for service I was involved in Gecko Inc.
Increased their awareness of their own strengths and areas for growth
Throughout this year, i have been able to see my strengths and my weaknesses, mainly throughout my athletic career. For football, i have noticed that my strengths are: defending, sprinting, crossing, and passing. I have been constantly pushing myself and practicing these skills so that they are the best that they can be, and after a long while of practice i can see that they are definitely getting there. A weakness that i have and are trying to develop, is my shooting skill. I have noticed that i am good a dribbling people and getting the ball near the net, but i can not score every time. This is a problem that i have been focusing on and practicing constantly and after a while, i noticed that they are getting better. For Track, my strengths are middle distance running. I seemed to excel in these categories (400m and 800m) whereas in my 200, i needed a bit of work. So sprinting is not my strong point when it comes to track.
Undertaken New Challenges
This year i have undertaken new challenges such as track. Before this year, i have never done track. So this year i went into the season unfamiliar with what to do and how to excel in the different categories. With alot of practice and determination, i managed to get through the season with 2 gold medals, 1 silver medal and a 5th place ribbon.
Worked Collaboratively With Others
I have had to work collaboratively with others throughout my school year. Most of which comes out through my athletics. Football is not an individual sport so that means every body needs to work together and pull their own weight on the team. If one person decides not to play as a team, the whole team falls. So we all work together and pass the ball and try our hardest to prevent the opposing team from scoring. Although track is an individual sport, there are team relays. I was fortunate enough to participate in both the 4x100m and 4x400m relays for our age group. In these relays, we had to work collaboratively as a team so that our hand offs were perfect and so that we can achieve a really good time to win and we did win both of our relays!
Increased their awareness of their own strengths and areas for growth
Throughout this year, i have been able to see my strengths and my weaknesses, mainly throughout my athletic career. For football, i have noticed that my strengths are: defending, sprinting, crossing, and passing. I have been constantly pushing myself and practicing these skills so that they are the best that they can be, and after a long while of practice i can see that they are definitely getting there. A weakness that i have and are trying to develop, is my shooting skill. I have noticed that i am good a dribbling people and getting the ball near the net, but i can not score every time. This is a problem that i have been focusing on and practicing constantly and after a while, i noticed that they are getting better. For Track, my strengths are middle distance running. I seemed to excel in these categories (400m and 800m) whereas in my 200, i needed a bit of work. So sprinting is not my strong point when it comes to track.
Undertaken New Challenges
This year i have undertaken new challenges such as track. Before this year, i have never done track. So this year i went into the season unfamiliar with what to do and how to excel in the different categories. With alot of practice and determination, i managed to get through the season with 2 gold medals, 1 silver medal and a 5th place ribbon.
Worked Collaboratively With Others
I have had to work collaboratively with others throughout my school year. Most of which comes out through my athletics. Football is not an individual sport so that means every body needs to work together and pull their own weight on the team. If one person decides not to play as a team, the whole team falls. So we all work together and pass the ball and try our hardest to prevent the opposing team from scoring. Although track is an individual sport, there are team relays. I was fortunate enough to participate in both the 4x100m and 4x400m relays for our age group. In these relays, we had to work collaboratively as a team so that our hand offs were perfect and so that we can achieve a really good time to win and we did win both of our relays!
Shown Perseverance and Commitment in Their Activities
Throughout this year, i have stick with all of my activities and did not quit any of them. By sticking with these activities, i was able to gain maximum skills and i was able to benefit from those activities.
Engaged With an Issue of Global Importance
Throughout our service group, Gecko Inc., we have been engaging with the issue of local children not being exposed to a variety of sports. Usually the local school here in Sri Lanka, the kids are only exposed to cricket and volleyball. So we made it our mission to bring different sport and athletic activities to them so that they are well educated. So throughout this year we have met with many different kids and we have played a variety of sports with them so that they gain a better knowledge of athletic activities.
Overall, this year has been a really fun year and i have learned many different things that i will be able to continue using throughout my life!
Friday, May 9, 2014
Sport session with Local School
Yesterday kids from a local school came by our school to participate in sport-like activities. Yesterday we decided to play ultimate Frisbee. Throughout this game, we were working collaboratively with others to win the game. We had to pass and catch the Frisbee so that we could score. The children really enjoyed playing with us and had a really fun time! We even did some one on one playing time with the kids so we could get to know them on a personal level. We were engaging with an issue of global importance because we are bringing different, unfamiliar sports to kids who do not have access to these sports at their schools.
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| Me throwing the Frisbee to my partner! |
Saisa: Track and Field
This years Track and Field season has come to an end. I am so sad to not be staying after school to practice anymore. Overall this was a great season, not just for me but for my team as well. To end our season we traveled to Chennai, India for the annual Track and Field SAISA Tournament. Our team worked really hard and gave it our all on every one of our events. Overall our team placed 4th out of the 7 international schools there. Which is an improvement from our 5th place last year. I think the feat that gave us a huge advantage was that us 15-19 year old boys placed first place out of our whole age group! We did this through winning both relays (4x100 and 4x400) and I participated in each one! Through these two events, we had to work collaboratively with each other because our hand offs had to be exact and on point each and every time or else we would lose valuable time that could prevent us from placing. I met alot of really good people over this SAISA Competition and i really enjoyed competing. I cant wait to do it again!
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| Me, Nikita, Dylan and Coach Sue. Right after we won our 4x400m relay race! |
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| The OSC U19 boys 4x400m Relay Team standing on the 1st place podium where we received our gold medals! |
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| The OSC team running a victory lap at the end of the tournament! The boys U19 4x100m relay team was leading the lap because we just won our second relay! |
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| Me recieving my silver medal for my 800m run! I am shaking the hand of the first place winner! |
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| Me sprinting my 200m race! |
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Week Without Walls: Jaffna Edition
For my Week Without Walls trip, I had the experience of going to Jaffna. Jaffna was the main place of operations for the LTTE (Liberation Tamil Tigers of Eelam) and this was also where most of the war took place. While we were in Jaffna, we saw the aftermath of the war, talked with the locals to get a better understanding on how life was like during that time period. We were engaging with an issue of global importance because we were going around Jaffna and talking to people about the civil war so that we gained a better view on what happened during the war. We had to work collaboratively with each other when telling our story of what we did in Jaffna.
Our main goal of this trip was to tell our story via media. Everyday we each had to get on twitter and tweeted things that we felt important to us. The link to our twitter page is https://twitter.com/osc_jaffna . On our trip we also created a video of our experience.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Doo2LjRPYU.
Overall the trip was amazing and unforgettable. I learned more about the history of Sri Lanka on this trip than I have during my stay in Colombo.
Our main goal of this trip was to tell our story via media. Everyday we each had to get on twitter and tweeted things that we felt important to us. The link to our twitter page is https://twitter.com/osc_jaffna . On our trip we also created a video of our experience.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Doo2LjRPYU.
Overall the trip was amazing and unforgettable. I learned more about the history of Sri Lanka on this trip than I have during my stay in Colombo.
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