The two years of the IB diploma have pushed me to the best of my abilities. i have tried things that i probably would have never attempted and i have learned a lot. I attended many different CAS projects and many different activities outside of school time. i expressed all my abilities and set goals through out the years.
I started with the Cleft lip & Palate Service led by Rithvik. I started with this project half way through the year and when i came in I tried my best to engage in the group activities. applying new skills i faced a global issue that is also face here in Sri Lanka. i didn't know much of the situation nor the disease but when i entered i made a difference. I took charge of the situation and gave ideas in order to make the difference. I gave an idea and developed it in the group in order to raise money for the situation. I kept changing community service projects in order to gain new skill and start setting new goals. The other Community service project which i applied a lot of my time and effort in trying to help the project. In Alzheimer's we had a walk to raise awareness of the disease so the people of a lower class, people that would other wise not be aware. i took initiative to give out brochures to every single passer by. we also gave money to join to raise money to help the foundation.
Other than services i also joined Sporting events. I was part of the Basketball team for 3 years in a row. the SAISA basketball team is where i applied my skill the most and tried to develop. the change and development was seen through out the years as a player and for the people playing with me. i went from being bench in grade 10 to started in grade 11 to captain in grade 12. this is one of my greatest achievements and my greatest application of commitment. A surprising Achievement and goal i set was to make the Track and Field team for SAISA. Representing the school for those events was very unusual as i am not used to any of these sorts of activities but with determination i achieved my goal in making the team and traveling to represent the school. i even won a medal for placing in the discuss throw.
All the activities required for me to work with others but the activities that i feel that required me to work most with others is the initiation of a new school band. Playing the drums has opened many doors before but nothing quite like this. Mr. Smith, the tech teacher at OSC had asked me to play for him and his band. It was a very nerve racking experience because it has been a long time since i last played and the people i would be playing with have played their instruments for much longer than i have. this was a challenge i was willing to undertake. working collaboratively with the new band i was able to improve my skill. i showed initiative in every practice and put full effort in every performance.
the two years of my IB program were full of activities and have really pushed me to the limits but it has allowed me to develop new skills that will help me later on in the future. engaging in small issues brought up by the school has allowed me to see the issues of a more global scale.
