During the 2 years I've been attending OSC, I have been engaged in the CAS (Creativity, Action, Service) program that is a requirement for the IB program.
It has given me the opportunity to take part in a multitude of activities ranging from cycling to visiting children's hospitals and entertaining them.
This program has exposed me to many activities that I otherwise would not have experienced and has helped with my development as a person and has been vital to my growth.
Creativity
I have taken part in a number of "creative" activities during the two years I've been a part of OSC and I have learned many things and developed new skills because of them.
Something new I did was planning and organizing a fundraiser for my service group called Gecko Inc. This service focused on providing the children of the local school Kilinochchi, an opportunity to play various sports but this will be discussed in further detail later.
The planning of the fundraiser helped with my organizational skills because it required me to think of the most efficient ways to set up for the fundraiser and also improved my collaborative skills because cooperation between the service members was required. The fundraiser itself was to raise money so we could donate sports equipment to the local schools and the purpose of the fundraiser addressed a matter of global importance, that is children all over the world do not have access to the simple pleasures even if it's as simple as different sports due to the lack of financial support.
My very first activity on the other hand was Surface Embellishment which definitely evoked the creative side of all the members. It was basically printmaking through various mediums. It was definitely a matter of skill development and trying new things as I have never done something like it. Vegetables were sliced in half and used as makeshift stamps, and shirts were printed with our own stencils which was a very cool experience for me. I still own the shirt from that activity!
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