MUN - again.
This year, I am the Secretary General for CO-MUN, the highest position in the conference. It's very exciting, but also quite daunting - its a HUGE task, but I am very excited about it. Over the two previous years that I have been part of the Organizing Committee, I have picked up on some things that we need to fix up, to make the conference go as smoothly and as well as possible.
Being a perfectionist, I feel like it is my responsibility to make this conference as good as it can be. Just to make sure that everything is in on time, make sure that all the conference rooms are set up, money comes in on time.
We have meetings every week, and I feel as though we have a really good team this year - they're very proactive and hard-working, which we need. We also tried to bring the workshops and the practice debates up so they are sooner as opposed to closer the the conference date.
Also, in the school after-school activity, Priyanka and I are in charge, and we are really trying to push them so that we do well in the conference, as in previous years have been seen as a joke at the conference. We are holding debates frequently, so that people get more used to being able to talk and debate. By practicing these skills early, I am hoping that we can change the impression of OSC kids at the MUN conference. We are the ones that host it, after all, and it is embarrassing that we are so weak.
The conference is in March, so we still have a while to go before everything is sorted out. But so far everything is on track, and I hope it stays like this all the way up to the conference date.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
VERSUS CANCER CHARITY CONCERT
18th September 2010.
Hope for Kids, the community service group I am part of, held a charity concert. There were many different acts from different schools and people from around Colombo that signed up to perform. All proceeds of the event were to go the Children's Cancer Ward at the Maharagama Cancer Hospital, the only government cancer hospital in the country. The purpose of the charity group is to raise money to maintain the children's play room which we built there.
Goals:
-Carry off a concert that runs smoothly.
- To make a lot of money.
On the day of the concert, there was a dress rehearsal, where we had a full run through of the show and who is going where. I was the backstage co-ordinator and I had to co-ordinate when people had to go on. My idea was to have people be backstage 2 shows early, so that everyone would be ready to go on, with as little air time as possible. However, many people did not come for this rehearsal, and some of them ended up singing 3 or 4 songs, and taking up half an hour on stage, so people were waiting to go on for nearly an hour. Tickets sold out fast, and people ended up having to buy a ticket by the seller writing on a piece of paper. Other than that, I think that overall it turned out well, and it made a lot of money, and also joined a lot of people together so they made a lot of friends.
Hope for Kids, the community service group I am part of, held a charity concert. There were many different acts from different schools and people from around Colombo that signed up to perform. All proceeds of the event were to go the Children's Cancer Ward at the Maharagama Cancer Hospital, the only government cancer hospital in the country. The purpose of the charity group is to raise money to maintain the children's play room which we built there.
Goals:
-Carry off a concert that runs smoothly.
- To make a lot of money.
On the day of the concert, there was a dress rehearsal, where we had a full run through of the show and who is going where. I was the backstage co-ordinator and I had to co-ordinate when people had to go on. My idea was to have people be backstage 2 shows early, so that everyone would be ready to go on, with as little air time as possible. However, many people did not come for this rehearsal, and some of them ended up singing 3 or 4 songs, and taking up half an hour on stage, so people were waiting to go on for nearly an hour. Tickets sold out fast, and people ended up having to buy a ticket by the seller writing on a piece of paper. Other than that, I think that overall it turned out well, and it made a lot of money, and also joined a lot of people together so they made a lot of friends.
ISTA TAPS
Jakarta, October 28th – 30th
Three intense days of theatre, fifty new facebook friends, and countless skills learned. IB TAPS.
Eight OSC IB Theatre students attended the workshops in Jakarta, and none of them would tell you that it was a waste of time or that it was boring. The workshops were grueling; it was as though you never had a break - you were always up and moving. It encompassed so many different methods, ideas and applications of theatre that had never occurred to us before, such as using theatre and exercises to bring people in a group, who seem so different closer together by making them realize that they in fact do have some commonalities. We had been split into five different groups, and each group had their own workshops and master classes that they were able to dwell on and teach to others upon their return. I believe we all gained a lot from this experience, not only the ability to travel and meet new people with fresh ideas who are truly passionate about the subject, but also to enhance our own ideas and our own abilities as actors.
Each day would end with a performance, yet the one that would have stood out the most for all of us was without a doubt, Sherri Sutton’s one woman stand-up comedy show, “Don’t Make Fun of Jesus”. It has been performed all over the world over the years, and all of us found ourselves in fits of laughter, and hanging on to her every word as she would open up to the audience about her life in the South of the United States, as well as various other jokes.
It was an inspiring experience, and so much fun. If I were able to do it again, I would. One thousand times over.
Three intense days of theatre, fifty new facebook friends, and countless skills learned. IB TAPS.
Eight OSC IB Theatre students attended the workshops in Jakarta, and none of them would tell you that it was a waste of time or that it was boring. The workshops were grueling; it was as though you never had a break - you were always up and moving. It encompassed so many different methods, ideas and applications of theatre that had never occurred to us before, such as using theatre and exercises to bring people in a group, who seem so different closer together by making them realize that they in fact do have some commonalities. We had been split into five different groups, and each group had their own workshops and master classes that they were able to dwell on and teach to others upon their return. I believe we all gained a lot from this experience, not only the ability to travel and meet new people with fresh ideas who are truly passionate about the subject, but also to enhance our own ideas and our own abilities as actors.
Each day would end with a performance, yet the one that would have stood out the most for all of us was without a doubt, Sherri Sutton’s one woman stand-up comedy show, “Don’t Make Fun of Jesus”. It has been performed all over the world over the years, and all of us found ourselves in fits of laughter, and hanging on to her every word as she would open up to the audience about her life in the South of the United States, as well as various other jokes.
It was an inspiring experience, and so much fun. If I were able to do it again, I would. One thousand times over.
5K RUN.
The 5K run was organized by Habitat for Humanity and the Alzeimer's community service group. Each runner had to pay Rs. 500 for a cap and some water, as well as access to the water and food that will be served at the end. All profits were split between the two groups.
Somehow I was thrust into it, and I ended up having to do music while people were around the pool at the beginning and the end of the race, and also helping to serve food and juice to the returning runners. It was a hot morning, but it turned out well, and made a lot of money for the groups. Overall, it was a great succeess.
Somehow I was thrust into it, and I ended up having to do music while people were around the pool at the beginning and the end of the race, and also helping to serve food and juice to the returning runners. It was a hot morning, but it turned out well, and made a lot of money for the groups. Overall, it was a great succeess.
THE CRUCIBLE
The Crucible is a play by Arthur Miller based on the Salem Witch Trials. Students in Grade 10 and 11 participated. The play was directed by Ms. Abeyawardene, who is an English teacher at OSC.
As we just came out of the Secondary Schoool play, which we had to do as part of our class, I decided that I did not want to act, but instead be involved in a stagecraft. They needed people for costumes and make-up, and so I volunteered for this, along with Camille.
Goals:- Design costumes.
- Possibly learn how to use the sewing machine if it is necessary.
- Have all the costumes ready by the time of the show.
In the process, we had to read the play and come up with costumes that would be suitable for each character. What we came up with was a way to show the differences in character by the use of colour and accessories. The two main female characters - Abigail and Elizabeth Proctor wore a matching skirt and top, whereas the other more minor characters simply wore a skirt and a white or black shirt on top. The minor male characters wore black trousers and a white shirt, whereas the major male characters were also required to wear a jacket. For the women, we also had to make pagan hats and aprons, which we spent much time after school in the art room sewing.
On the nightsof the performance, we had the basic enough task of applying make-up onto the characters, but we had help for that, and many of the actors wanted to apply their own make-up. We also had to wait backstage and touch up make-up for characters that needed it.
From this, I learnt how to use the sewing machine properly, and also to make items with it. I also found that I really enjoy using the sewing machine, and am actually quite good at it.
Outcomes:- Learnt how to use the sewing machine.
- All costumes were ready on time.
- Found that I like sewing, and making things.
As we just came out of the Secondary Schoool play, which we had to do as part of our class, I decided that I did not want to act, but instead be involved in a stagecraft. They needed people for costumes and make-up, and so I volunteered for this, along with Camille.
Goals:- Design costumes.
- Possibly learn how to use the sewing machine if it is necessary.
- Have all the costumes ready by the time of the show.
In the process, we had to read the play and come up with costumes that would be suitable for each character. What we came up with was a way to show the differences in character by the use of colour and accessories. The two main female characters - Abigail and Elizabeth Proctor wore a matching skirt and top, whereas the other more minor characters simply wore a skirt and a white or black shirt on top. The minor male characters wore black trousers and a white shirt, whereas the major male characters were also required to wear a jacket. For the women, we also had to make pagan hats and aprons, which we spent much time after school in the art room sewing.
On the nightsof the performance, we had the basic enough task of applying make-up onto the characters, but we had help for that, and many of the actors wanted to apply their own make-up. We also had to wait backstage and touch up make-up for characters that needed it.
From this, I learnt how to use the sewing machine properly, and also to make items with it. I also found that I really enjoy using the sewing machine, and am actually quite good at it.
Outcomes:- Learnt how to use the sewing machine.
- All costumes were ready on time.
- Found that I like sewing, and making things.
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