IB Orientation Reflection

The orientation trip took place on September 6th and it lasted for 3 days. It was to Borderlands in Kitulgala. The orientation trip really connected the whole grade. I personally got to know people that i didn't usually talk to and got to know a lot more about people that i do talk to usually. The trip consisted a lot of risk-taking and activities that challenged us physically as well as mentally. For example the abseil down the waterfall didn't take much physical prowess but required a strong mental drive. Activities such as rafting and end of the day reflections were what in my opinion brought our grade closer. I really enjoyed our service activity that consisted of us making up questions for the local community of Kitulgala and finding out about their lives. It really open my eyes to how most peoples live are made up of only work and providing for they family, while mine consists of a whole bunch of different things. To conclude the Ib orientation trip was really fun and i hope the grade can do something like that again.

SAISA Volleyball

The Saisa Volleyball tournament is only a few weeks away and the teams have been selected. Practices are on Tuesday and Friday afternoon and Wednesday and Saturday in the morning. Recently we have been trying out a different formations from last year. Since we came in 10th last year the whole team is really looking forward to coming in somewhere in the top 5. This year I think that we have a really strong team. Since we have a strong team the difficulty of the plays we run has increased drastically from last year. To be able to learn and run these plays effectively will be a real challenge for the whole team. To really perform at the best of our ability we are required to come to all practices including the "optional" practice on Wednesdays. This takes a certain level of commitment and perseverance. Despite all this i believe that the team will develop new skills and show up to Saisa as a strong contender.  

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Gecko Inc.

Gecko Inc.

This year my service is Gecko Inc. The main purpose of this service is to interact with kids in rural areas of Sri Lanka using sports and games. We spend our Cas sessions planing the next trip. This year the plan is to invite kids in 9th grade to come to OSC and stay for a couple of days. They will be participating in sports like volleyball, basketball and football.

To fund this trip we are in the process of thinking of fundraisers. The fundraisers will be in our school community. Things such as bake sales and sausage sizzles are what we have in mind.

I think that 2 of the main critical learning outcome that are represented in this service are planning activities and working collaboratively with others. Usually i tend to be a close-minded person when it come to making a decision but over the past years i've learned to embrace the Ib learner profile and be slightly more open- minded. I now try not to take a strong leadership role and be more of a contributor than a decider.