Hi, I am Vyom Pavsiya , a 17-year-old student from Fountainhead School, Surat. I’m in my final year of school and will graduate in 2022. I have the ability to converse in 4 languages and am learning my 5th language: French. I am a curious and knowledgeable person Biographies fascinate me as they provide insight […]
Category: Grade 12 Equanimity
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 […]
CAS Activity: Cycling
During the pandemic, I had lost my stamina and the ability to do any extensive physical activity. To regain my stamina and strength, I decided to cycle. LO2: Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skills in the processThere were several challenges I faced during this activity. The first is time management, I had […]