Month: November 2021
CAS PROJECT: Organising a cricket tournament
Evidence Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18X_0Kugwn7jg4NWrOjP99BGHj-MU5YnFLgtZbLiIJ3U/edit?usp=sharing Reflection Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xYMoaLo6uRVCbgNudrAwHOBxRc9cXpZp/view?usp=sharing Lo-6 Demonstrate engagement with issues of global significance. The issue that we were trying to address with this CAS project is lack of quality education. Quality education is categorized as one of the fundamental human rights. According to the Borgen Project Research 72 million children do not attend primary […]
CAS Reflection – Donating Food
In this CAS experience, my friend and I visited a couple places and donated food to all those who needed it in these difficult times (covid). Through this, I learned to share, to help, and I also tried to learn–or at least see–the struggles people face. This helped me understand about the poor and their […]
CAS Reflection – PYP Exhibition Mentoring
A PYP exhibition is the final presentation a student makes before graduating from PYP (Grade 6). I enjoyed my PYP exhibition when I was in the 6th grade and I wanted to be of help to mentees and make sure they enjoyed theirs too amid covid. For this CAS initiative, I mentored 3 PYP students […]
CAS Reflection – Running
In this CAS experience, I ran everyday (break on Sundays) for about 2 miles for 2 months. I started this with the aim of becoming fitter, faster and leaner. I woke up at 6:30 everyday to jog in my garden. Throughout the 2 months, I made many changes to my ‘running’. For example, I tried […]
CAS Reflection – Cycling
In this CAS experience, I went cycling every alternate day for about 40 mins covering around 15 kilometres. I went with my friend and we both found this to be a very refreshing and thorough exercise for our thigh muscles. We did this activity over a period of couple months (January to April) and I […]
CAS Reflection – Tennis
In this experience, I tried to learn a new tennis skill called ‘slice’. I have been playing tennis for a long time and this skill is something I have wanted to learn for a long time but never could. So for this experience I practiced the backhand slice everyday (except Sunday) by doing about 3 […]
CAS Reflection – Frisbee tournament
In this CAS experience, I participated in a local frisbee tournament organized by my schoolmates. I have played frisbee since 2017 and it has been a very important part of my life. Through frisbee, I learned collaboration, communication and leadership. Playing with teammates was very different than playing individually (most of the sports I play […]
CAS Profile
Hi, I am Helly Sheth, a 17-year-old student from Fountainhead School, Surat. I’m in my final year of school and will graduate in 2022. I love reading because different stories fascinate me. I also love listening to music and am very passionate about singing, alone. To be able to express my emotions better, I have […]