IB CAS JOURNAL 2013-2015: May 2014

GYM TIME AT AqUaBoUlEvArD

After having completed the graffiti project, we finally decided to go for a huge and seemingly healthy change to to GYM and FITNESS!!
So we took off for the gym in the afternoon (for 2 hours from 4-6) and trained ourselves to become fitter and more active.
Some of us took up the 20 minute running challenge without stopping and then went off to join an ongoing class of STEP DANCE, which if I daresay was not as easy as we thought it would be! But we still had a lot of fun and our trainer was just amazing! Finally we cooled down by doing a few planks and body stretches.

The GRAFFITI Project

The Graffiti Project was an enjoyable and creative experience for everyone but especially for me because although I am very much fond of different varieties of art, I have never been exposed to the world of graffiti or graffiti artists. Due to this project I found out quite a lot about this form of art and what it represents; the voice of rebels and people who want to speak to the world and pass on an important message without really speaking but demonstrating everything through this form of art.

As an activity we exhibited our own Graffiti demonstrations and decided to work in groups. Sally, my friend, and I came up with a really amazing idea about producing a work of 3D-art that reflects the media, propaganda, people, corruption and destruction of our world and society in our day, with a single, pure white tree of hope at the bottom but in the centre of our Earth.

This project was a very interesting and knowledgeable creativity activity for CAS and obviously extremely entertaining and slightly different from what we had done before in art or CAS!!

Double Helixx (THE CAS DANCE CLUB)

Our dance group's very FIRST performance. Although, there might be a lot of mistakes but this performance will always be really special as this was the first dance challenge we, as a team, faced together.

Head Of Charity and 1st Charity For Donation

ORDRE DE MALTE 

42, rue des Volontaires 75015 

tel: 0145208020

The first IB CAS (20132015) International Food Day savings and profit is going to a charity: Ordre de Malte. Ordre de Malte is a charitable organization which covers several diverse aspects of human fragility. These include social, physical and mental or psychological weakness. This charity has been helping and saving many human lives since 1928 and is one of the oldest charity in Europe. The major support Ordre de Malte provides to the human society is: solidarity between the weak, escape and rescue (from accidents and emergencies) and healthcare to the physically and mentally handicapped ( also provides support for : old age, autism and Alzheimer). At an international scale, Ordre de Malte is present in 28 countries around the globe ( in or as a part of healthcare centres or hospitals) .

For CAS :

Anybody looking to cover hours for action and service for CAS, here is an opportunity! The

Charity provides a variety of workshops, courses and volunteering projects as part of its

organization. Examples of these are: ambulance training, medical training courses and

workshops( first aid, ABC...), SOS and rescue, and healthcare.

LeArNiNg PiAnO

CA hours completed (1 hour / week)

I have a history with instruments, specifically anything that looks like a Piano. Although I always took lessons for Piano out of my love for it, i never seemed to have gotten the chance to completely carry it out. This year, CAS gave me the opportunity to tune into my hobby again and so once more I took up the challenge of learning Piano and intend on keeping it that way.

Learning Piano is helping me expand my knowledge of music and composition and theory of the music, which I can very much relate to creativity. I t could also be considered part of action since you are training your hands and arm muscles in a certain way and using your mental capacity and challenging it to remember various things at once. Learning this instrument has also developed my concentration, (more) patience and memory. It lets me express myself (which I am guessing any form of music does for different people) and creates an atmosphere of calm and peace.

My goal in learning this instrument is to try and master it and to accomplish this challenge I am going to give the ABRSM examination for Piano (November 2014/ June 2015) and hope to achieve good grades.

Achieved Learning Outcomes

• increased their awareness of their own strengths and areas for growth

• undertaken new challenges

• shown perseverance and commitment in their activities

• considered the ethical implications of their actions

• developed new skills

VOLUNTEERING AT THE AMERICAN LIBRARY IN PARIS

26 hours service completed (2 hours /week)

Volunteering at the library is my first service project. When I primarily decided on taking up this task for my service project, I wasn't sure at all about how it would go and also slightly nervous because I hadn't volunteered for anything before. However ever since I passed my interview successfully and got a shift for the Halloween event directly, i have done nothing but enjoyed helping out at the library. I go in and volunteer whenever I can nowadays. I have also managed to develop a very good social circle with the staff at the library and the people who come there.

This project has allowed me develop my communication skills in a social and professional environment and also my confidence in talking to people I don't know. Arranging and putting the books in the library in order has also helped elevate my cataloging skills. Helping out and managing events is also a part of my volunteering shifts. I have learned a lot from this project and I am still learning. I have always loved books and libraries but doing this has placed the status of a library in my mind at an apex. Not only have I grown to a great extent as aperson due to these tasks, I have understood and helped people in need of education and learning and obviously aided the extremely hard-working staff with their endless number of jobs!

"The library is not only a fun place to go, it's a place to connect, to share, to grow and help others to expand their horizons." Lynne T.

Learning Outcomes Achieved Due to This Project