Showing posts with label CREATIVITY. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CREATIVITY. Show all posts
Thursday, April 21, 2011
THE GATEWAY QUIZ.
I was asked, along with some other people in our class and the class below, to take part in a quiz at Gateway College in Colombo. I was asked because of my links with MUN and History. The quiz was on history and current affairs, two very interesting topics. We haven't really participated in an event like this before, and we were all quite intimidated in the beginning, because of this as well as the little time that we had to prepare for such an event. This developed the skills that I have from MUN, and the idea of current affairs and global issues. It was a very fun day out, and we learnt a lot. Despite our initial intimidation, we managed to get 6th place out of 16 schools, a fine achievement for a group of four students who found out about the quiz the day before.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
THE CURIOUS SAVAGE.
The Secondary Production this year is a play called the Curious Savage, which is about a woman whose children put her in a mental home because they don't want her spending the fortune that her husband left behind, and they want it for themselves. It is quite a light play, and in some parts very funny.
Because they did not have many people helping with make-up, I volunteered to help. From our own drama productions in school, I found that I really enjoy doing make-up, and wanted to learn more about doing it. From this experience, I actually learned a lot about doing make up, such as how to make people look older. I really enjoyed doing it, and it was a very good learning experience for me.
Because they did not have many people helping with make-up, I volunteered to help. From our own drama productions in school, I found that I really enjoy doing make-up, and wanted to learn more about doing it. From this experience, I actually learned a lot about doing make up, such as how to make people look older. I really enjoyed doing it, and it was a very good learning experience for me.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
COMUN 2011
4 - 6 March 2011,
As I have said before, I was Secretary General of COMUN 2011. We started planning for this huge event in September, and the organizing committee is made up of 20 members, including me. There are five committees, three General Assembly Committees, ECOSOC, Sec Council. There are about 450 people taking part as delegates debating over the three day conference. Before the conference, we had three full Saturdays of Practice Debates, where the delegates, as well as the chairs can practice what to do before the actual conference. About 25 schools in Sri Lanka took part, as well as 3 schools from India and Pakistan.
Although this activity is not new to me (this is my 4th year in MUN, 3rd on the organizing committee), I continue to learn more every year, as well as the fact that I have moved further up the ladder to gain the highest position. It is always fun, and there are always many new people that you meet every year, and you always learn so much, because the issues that are discussed are relevant to current affairs. This year's topic was Natural Disasters and Humanitarian Assistance.
Before the conference, we had things to sort out, such as the food, water, and every year we give the delegates a folder, which has things such as paper, pens, etc in it. This also has to be sorted out before the conference. Possibly the hardest thing to do is finding sponsorships so that we can balance all our expenses. This year, we were lucky, because we had one large sponsor, but we still had to find other sponsors on top of this because the amount the delegates pay does not completely cover costs.
Ironically, the thing that I hate doing the most is public speaking. During the duration of the conference, I had to make multiple speeches, something that I was really worried about. However, I managed to overcome this fear of public speaking and open the Conference with a speech. After I had made it, I was pleased with myself for being able to do it. I also had a lot of positive feedback about it, which also made me feel much better, and slightly more confident about public speaking.
Overall, the conference went much better than expected. One of my goals at the beginning of the year was to have a conference were more overseas international schools attended, and making the conference more international, and also for people to say at the end that this was the best COMUN they ever attended. Although my first goal wasn't really fulfilled, although we did have more people attending from overseas than the previous years, my last goal definitely was. People in OSC, such as Ms. Shanthi in the IT lab, and Mr. Kularatne in the Photocopy room, who have been working in OSC in MUN for the last ten or so years, have been saying that this was the best conference they have ever seen, which made me ecstatic. As this was the most important goal.
I think that as a team, the whole committee worked very well together and we worked very efficiently. In previous years that I have been in MUN, on the second day when we are setting up at the hotel, we are fully finished at around 3 am. Yet this year, we managed to be out of there at 11pm, which is a huge achievement. Also, things ran almost seamlessly throughout the three days, and I am so happy with all of the hard work that we have done over the last three months to get to this point. It has all definitely paid off.
As I have said before, I was Secretary General of COMUN 2011. We started planning for this huge event in September, and the organizing committee is made up of 20 members, including me. There are five committees, three General Assembly Committees, ECOSOC, Sec Council. There are about 450 people taking part as delegates debating over the three day conference. Before the conference, we had three full Saturdays of Practice Debates, where the delegates, as well as the chairs can practice what to do before the actual conference. About 25 schools in Sri Lanka took part, as well as 3 schools from India and Pakistan.
Although this activity is not new to me (this is my 4th year in MUN, 3rd on the organizing committee), I continue to learn more every year, as well as the fact that I have moved further up the ladder to gain the highest position. It is always fun, and there are always many new people that you meet every year, and you always learn so much, because the issues that are discussed are relevant to current affairs. This year's topic was Natural Disasters and Humanitarian Assistance.
Before the conference, we had things to sort out, such as the food, water, and every year we give the delegates a folder, which has things such as paper, pens, etc in it. This also has to be sorted out before the conference. Possibly the hardest thing to do is finding sponsorships so that we can balance all our expenses. This year, we were lucky, because we had one large sponsor, but we still had to find other sponsors on top of this because the amount the delegates pay does not completely cover costs.
Ironically, the thing that I hate doing the most is public speaking. During the duration of the conference, I had to make multiple speeches, something that I was really worried about. However, I managed to overcome this fear of public speaking and open the Conference with a speech. After I had made it, I was pleased with myself for being able to do it. I also had a lot of positive feedback about it, which also made me feel much better, and slightly more confident about public speaking.
Overall, the conference went much better than expected. One of my goals at the beginning of the year was to have a conference were more overseas international schools attended, and making the conference more international, and also for people to say at the end that this was the best COMUN they ever attended. Although my first goal wasn't really fulfilled, although we did have more people attending from overseas than the previous years, my last goal definitely was. People in OSC, such as Ms. Shanthi in the IT lab, and Mr. Kularatne in the Photocopy room, who have been working in OSC in MUN for the last ten or so years, have been saying that this was the best conference they have ever seen, which made me ecstatic. As this was the most important goal.
I think that as a team, the whole committee worked very well together and we worked very efficiently. In previous years that I have been in MUN, on the second day when we are setting up at the hotel, we are fully finished at around 3 am. Yet this year, we managed to be out of there at 11pm, which is a huge achievement. Also, things ran almost seamlessly throughout the three days, and I am so happy with all of the hard work that we have done over the last three months to get to this point. It has all definitely paid off.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
CO-MUN 2011 PLANS
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.
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.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
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.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
PROM
27th March 2010,
For the first time at OSC in many years, we decided to have a Prom for the two IB grade levels – Grade 11 and 12. The event was held at the Galle Face Hotel on the 27th of March. There were four of us who headed the Prom Committee – Grace (President), Ayla (Secretary), Yiseul (Treasurer), and me (Vice-President).
Goals:
- Organize the first prom at OSC.
- Have at least 40 in attendance.
- Make the event a success so that we would be able to repeat it next year, so that it will become an annual event.
The prom was a quickly planned event, as we had to hold it on the date that Grade 12 said would be most suited to them, which was the end of March, and we only got full permission to go ahead with the project in early February. However, it did not require too much planning, as it was a matter of booking the hall, selecting the food and selling tickets, so we were able to pull it off. The tickets were priced at Rs 3500, as this was slightly higher than the cost of the food and the hall, and we were also forbidden from fundraising in any way so there was no way for us to subsidize the cost. This price is quite expensive, especially in Sri Lanka, and hence we had a lot of problems getting people to come as they were not willing to pay so much money to come to the event. Which is why I had set the goal of having 40 people there – as the hotel needs to have that many people to give us the room.
On the day of prom, there was very little for us to do, as the room had already been set up by the hotel; and it looked beautiful, we were all shocked when we walked into the room. All we had to do when we got there was do a sound check for the DJ, and make sure they could get all their equipment set up.
By the end of the night, I think that everyone had a good time – everyone was up and dancing. It was a really fun event and we pulled it off well. I’m proud that I could have been part of the process, and with it I completed all my goals, even though it was very stressful. The hardest part of the entire process was trying to get people to come, as many said that the price was too high. Yet in the end, we pulled it off, and it was a success.
For the first time at OSC in many years, we decided to have a Prom for the two IB grade levels – Grade 11 and 12. The event was held at the Galle Face Hotel on the 27th of March. There were four of us who headed the Prom Committee – Grace (President), Ayla (Secretary), Yiseul (Treasurer), and me (Vice-President).
Goals:
- Organize the first prom at OSC.
- Have at least 40 in attendance.
- Make the event a success so that we would be able to repeat it next year, so that it will become an annual event.
The prom was a quickly planned event, as we had to hold it on the date that Grade 12 said would be most suited to them, which was the end of March, and we only got full permission to go ahead with the project in early February. However, it did not require too much planning, as it was a matter of booking the hall, selecting the food and selling tickets, so we were able to pull it off. The tickets were priced at Rs 3500, as this was slightly higher than the cost of the food and the hall, and we were also forbidden from fundraising in any way so there was no way for us to subsidize the cost. This price is quite expensive, especially in Sri Lanka, and hence we had a lot of problems getting people to come as they were not willing to pay so much money to come to the event. Which is why I had set the goal of having 40 people there – as the hotel needs to have that many people to give us the room.
On the day of prom, there was very little for us to do, as the room had already been set up by the hotel; and it looked beautiful, we were all shocked when we walked into the room. All we had to do when we got there was do a sound check for the DJ, and make sure they could get all their equipment set up.
By the end of the night, I think that everyone had a good time – everyone was up and dancing. It was a really fun event and we pulled it off well. I’m proud that I could have been part of the process, and with it I completed all my goals, even though it was very stressful. The hardest part of the entire process was trying to get people to come, as many said that the price was too high. Yet in the end, we pulled it off, and it was a success.
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