Grade 12 has begun! Goals for semester 1!

We have Finally begun our senior year. This year I will lead the cleft lib and palette awareness service group along my classmate Nadeera Illeperumaarachchi. In addition I will be playing cricket during the after school activity time slot. For creativity I hope to once again take part in the school play which will be time consuming but nevertheless a lot of fun.
While the above 3 goals will be my main focus in each of the creativity, action and service aspects; I hope to take part in other minor activities that relate to any of the three aspects of CAS.

I learnt that for Service needed to be interactive in addition to fundraising so I was inspired to make some changes with my co-leader at the end of last year once we assumed leadership. We have decided to make more regular visits to the Lady Ridgeway hospital where all many cleft palette victims have been hospitalized and many of whom come from families who can't afford the operation. This will be a great interactive learning experience for me as well as my fellow group members as we will speak with the parents of these children and spend time with them (perhaps entertain) to bring a smile to their faces.

For Action I learnt that going to the gym alone would suffice in terms of challenging me physically only. However I came to realise at the end of grade 11 that doing a team sport would be much more interactive, collaborative and mentally challenging. This is what lead me to choose cricket as an after school activity. After a few classmates suggested the idea, I was strongly in favor of it due to my fascination with the game as well as my desire to play a team sport on a  regular basis. I believe that by playing with a time I will be able to collaborate with other team members in a way other than in academics.

For Creativity I feel that I was very active last year and hope to continue my participation in the school production. As this is a semester long commitment I feel it will keep me busy for the next 3 months. Even though grade 12 students aren't required to take part in the grade 12 production I will attempt to do so with my busy schedule in the hope that my creativity criteria will be fulfilled.