Donation to Swami Vivekanad medical mission hospital

Date: 28 July 2014

Criteria of CAS – Service

Approximate time - 3 hours

Venue – Swami Vivekanad medical mission hospital

"The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease." - Voltaire

We planned to donate the money we have gathered by doing CAS activities till now. So there were many options to this prosperous task. Health of citizens in our country is very crucial. A huge segment of our population die due to malnutrition and other disease, because they don’t have enough money to pay for their treatment. So we decided to give this an organization which helps poor people and work for this purpose with passion.

Our CAS coordinator suggested many organizations, we selected Swami Vivekanad medical mission hospital. As they are working for this purpose from many years. Plus they operate in the poorest and far place in the district, where there is no chance of finding any medical help. We met their representative and we got to know that they share the same passion. We decided to help those donating tablets, medical equipment and other medicines which they can use for this excellent purpose, “curing”. Through this activity we engaged with issues of global importance.

Gardening

Criteria of CAS – Action & Service

Approximate time - 8 hours

Venue – D Y Patil International School, Nagpur

Dates: 17 - 22 July 2014

My interest in gardening was developed when I learned it last year. This year we planned the activity with our CAS coordinator and decided to do everything by our own within supervision of her.

Day 1: Today I pulled the weed out of the area where I will be working for the whole week.

Today I gave 2 hours in this activity.

Day 2: Today I and my classmates Jaidev and Kaustubh worked collaboratively prepared the saplings we are going plant. It was a very tiring task because we had put soil in the plastic bags then put sapling in it.
Today we gave 2 hours in this activity.

Day 3: Today we did the same work which we did yesterday. Today I gave 2 hours in this activity.

Day 4: Today we planted all the saplings we have been preparing from last 2 days. Today I gave 2 hours in this activity.

Environmental Week

Activity Started – 7 July 2014

Activity End - 11 July 2014

Approximate Time - 8 hour

Criteria of CAS – Services

First we planned the activity and gave responsibilities to everyone. This activity was an issue of global importance, as it was about environment concerns.

Day 1: Topic was Environment and pollution. Responsibility of managing the assembly was given to my classmate Shradha Wakode. She asked me say the prayer. I was happy with the sweat little responsibility I was given. Praying is good thing which helps you to maintain your calm just like meditating. Plus it enhance your mind power and gives you strength because you know someone is always present to take care of you.

Day 2: Topic was Climate change and Natural disaster effecting our environment. Responsibility of managing the assembly was given to me and my friend Jaidev Pahade. I was very excited about this assembly as I had the opportunity to show my mic skills. Plus I got the opportunity to explain my schoolmates about climate change, a very interesting topic. Just like every assembly we had prayer. Then my friend Kaustubh Murmare presented a thought by Mahatma Gandhi. My classmate Himanshu acquainted us about the current affairs. Then I and Jaidev started our showstopper our presentation my topic was Climate change. I am well acquainted with the topic but I found out that many of the students were not. There are two types in giving presentation first one is explaining everything keeping  it boring, the other one is which I choose interacting with the audience, asking them questions, using sense of humor. I asked them questions about specific topics e.g. what is Climate Change? What is the cause of Climate change? What is Global Warming? What are the causes of Global warming? I showed perseverance and commitment as I was responsible for the day.

Day 3: Topic was How to control and minimize global warming and other harmful factors. Responsibility of managing the assembly was given to Himanshu Halve and Rucha Verma. My friend Himanshu asked me to present the news. As IB students I think we should be aware of current affairs. I felt like a news reporter and I present myself as a news reporter too. It was a fun experience telling the headlines. I myself love watching news, how they present it in their studio and sometimes they chance to go to different places and cover the event (it may be a natural disaster, election, social event and even a music concert). This activity increased my awareness of the world I live in and I also founded an area for growth.

Day 4: The event was Tree plantation and we called it Green Day. Our CAS coordinator give all of us different responsibilities. I was given the responsibility of plantation done by grade 1 and 2 and our director G. C. Rao sir and DP coordinator Gopalraj sir and to say a thought. Everybody gathered at the amphitheater with their saplings, ready to help to the environment. As the starting part of the assembly I said the thought to make everybody's day a good one. I was very happy that I was able to help the environment on my side, as CAS say think globally act locally. I also planted a lilium, there was no limit to my happiness. I never thought I will get so much joy planting a sapling.

We all worked collaboratively to make this activity a success.

United States Independence Day Celebration

This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.  ~Elmer Davis

Activity Started – 4 July 2014

Approximate Time - 2 hour

Criteria of CAS – Creativity

I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives.  I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.  ~Abraham Lincoln

On 1 July 2014 I got to know that my class will be organizing US Independence Day celebration and I would be the in charge. I was very excited as I haven’t managed any assembly since the Hindi Divas last year. This was a very different deal from Hindi Divas it was more about Country’s prestige and pride. America has awesome and extraordinary history. First thing we did was planned and initiated activities. I gave responsibilities to my fellow classmates.

Planning Independence Day

Prayer – Rucha Verma

Thought – Jaidev Pahade

News – Kaustubh Murmare

Presentation on US History and 4^th of July – Himanshu Halve and Shradha Wakode

Birthday Celebration of Students

Director Sir addressing the assembly

Photos – Danish Sharief

Managing Laptop – Tanmay Tembhrune

US Independence Day also commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States of America commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from Great Britain. We celebrated this day because our school is a world community, we respect and love every country. So this was very good chance to show our fondness to United States. 


The program started with prayer, to the lord for everything he has given to us. Then I started with introducing audience with the topic. Then there a thought of George Washington (First president of USA) presented by Jaidev Pahade. After that I called Kaustubh Murmare to give us information about current affairs.

Then there Himanshu Halve and Shradha Wakode to give a beautiful presentation on history of USA and celebration of 4^th July.

 We celebrated birthday of a teacher then we called Director Sir to address the assembly.

After we ended the assembly we were praised from other students and teachers. I gave credit to our whole team, I worked collaboratively with others for this event. Everybody  praised and said that I m a very good host. So this activity also Increased awareness of strengths and areas for growth.

(I apologize for the bad quality of  photos.)