Start of New School and CAS year!

My session at the American school of Milan has started, and I hope that I can achieve as much success as I did when I was in Colombo, and continue to build upon my initial ideologies concerning each aspect of CAS.

I first aim to contact my CAS co-ordinator in Colombo(Overseas School Of Colombo) who can verify my listed achievements to my CAS co-ordinator in Milan.

Then, I shall continue to explore opportunities which interest me, and update them onto the blog.

Milan-American School

Having moved to milan from colombo I have been out of touch with this blog!

as a subject change was involved in my move, I will now join the new diploma year(grade11) on the 1st of september.

I will continue to use this blog to record my CAS activities!

End of Semester Review

I believe that I have been able to acheive most of my objectives under my CAS program so far.

• Under Creativity, having attented many drum lessons I now have a basic knowledge of this musical instrument. I also gained confidence by participating in a dance performance.
• Playing squash almost everyday helped me to remain fit and was a vital distraction away from my studies.
• Over the semester I was involved in many service activities which helped to gain a greater awareness of the what need to be improved in society. It also helped me to understans the value of my education at OSC.

All the activities that I was engaged in during the last semester, would not have been achieved unless I had the encouragement of undertaking them under the CAS program.

I now hope to pursue new fields of creativity action and service in this semester.

Squash

Almost everyday I play squash with my friends for around two hours. I really enjoy this daily workout as it helps me to concentrate better when studying and also contributes to my mental and physical fitness. It is one most calorie burning sport!

I also want to get involved in a sporting elective next summer, to pursue more than one field of sport.

Habitat for Humanity recently hosted a primary student's movie night.

This was done to raise funds to purchase material to help build homes for the less fortunate.

My friends and I contributed by planning things such as ticket prices, screening dates, food and drinks for the children and we also went over to a local supermarket to check the prices of this food and drink. On the day itself, we were tasked to look after the needs of the children, and helped to clean up after them!

On a different note, I am planning to take up swimming lessons- Having always been fearful of swimming, I want to motivate myself to take up this new challenge!

Drums

Having previously learned the recorder, I am now going to learn the drums!

Every week on Saturdays, I will go to the Yamaha music center to learn under the guidance of a professional teacher. I enjoy listening to rock music and believe that learning a vital instrument for this genre will help me to further enhance my enjoyment of music.

I am determined to regularly practice and eventually be a knowledgeable drumist!

Creativity

On the 9th of October I will be dancing with my friends for an Indian festival known as 'Diwali'. Being a person who has always been apprehensive of dancing in front of people, I found this to be a good opportunity to gain confidence on the stage and have some fun as well, away from my academics. Having drifted away from my comfort zone, I hope that 2 hours of practice for a whole 2 weeks will help me gain a an enjoyable yet self enhancing experience. I believe that my enjoyment of this activity will encourage me to undertake a similar project in the future.