We all feel the innate need to belong somewhere, where our opinions and well-being matter, but for those who the society relentlessly excludes, a peer started a non-profit NGO called Unitree, previously known as Friendship circle, where whereas events and fun activities are planned to engage children with down syndrome and make them feel loved. […]
Month: March 2022
Shop.Astraea – small business
I started a small business that sells jewelry with my friend, even though I have been fairly creative all my life, my friend and I weren’t exactly skilled enough in that sector. So with the help of online tutorials and continuous practice we honed our skills and made a social media account to advertise and […]
Hosting and Dancing in the Farewell
The farewell is one of the most memorable events for a student in high school, whether as a junior or a senior. All throughout high school, I have wanted to be part of the farewell program that would be organized for my seniors as it’s a significant change in our lives too, making 11th graders […]
Cycling for Fitness
I didn’t learn cycling as a child and that is something which always bothered me until now, this year I took it as my resolution to finally learn cycling so that I can become more independent and work towards my fitness goals. L1 – Identify own strengths and develop areas for growth After I first […]
Planning FSMUN
Background of the Experience: Fountainhead Schools Model United Nations (FSMUN) is a MUN conference that is hosted by the schools once every academic year. For my CAS, I played the role of the secretary-general of the conference which basically meant that, with others, I had to plan and conduct the conference. Through the experience, I […]
Crumple volunteering
Crumple was an initiative taken up by the students of the eleventh grade. The initiative is about producing used papers which can be used for various reasons. It helped us to learn a way to recycle paper so that we can manage our usage of it and reuse it whenever we want. Not only this, […]
Starting a Blog for Current Affairs
I have always wanted to start a blog through which I would be able to communicate my research in a way that is not biased and is able to help people gain knowledge that they would require to know what is happening around the world. Through this experience, I was able to make this into […]
Volunteering in Farewell
Description of the particular experience and goals: I volunteered as an on-stage member in the farewell of grade 12 that was organized by the school. We were given the responsibility of making the day as memorable as we could for the students. I helped out in planning the performances, choreographing the dances and performing on […]
Making a Nest Box (Service + Creativity)
There are a lot of sparrows I witness in my backyard and I have seen my mom putting bread for sparrows which inspired me to land a helping hand by making a nest out of a used box for sparrows. This can be considered as a service to the sparrows because I created a safe […]
Farewell Dance(CAS experience 3-Riya Bajaj)
Fountainhead has this ritual of the 11th graders planning a farewell for the 12 graders. Similarly, as a volunteer, I am participating in the dance performance where I am also helping in the choreography of the dances and positioning. The volunteering includes helping them decide activities, helping the coordinators on days if required. Basically, help make […]