My name is Khushi Gajjar. I am 17 years 346 days old (so technically 18). I study in Fountainhead School located in Surat. I have taken Psychology, Business Management, and Hindi B as my HL. I have taken Biology, Maths and English language literature as my SL. These subjects indicate my inclinations towards humanities which focus on human behavior and physiology.
I am a movie freak who is still struggling to find her favorite genre yet. Apart from watching movies, you will see me arguing with someone about something, but at the time I have learned to listen to what the other person has to say (Credit goes to IB for it). Not just that, you will probably find me singing some of the other symphonies. And lastly playing basketball which gives me an adrenaline rush everytime I step onto the court.
My outlook on life is that everyone has something to contribute to the world the only difference between their contribution is how many people are influenced by it. I firmly believe that if each individual can bring a change which they wish to see, then the world would have been a much safer and more comfortable place to live. But things are changing due to the attempt of providing the optimum conditions to each individual. Although these attempts aren’t made enough for women because of the mentality of assuming them as incapable and objectified in the societies. I would not call myself a feminist as the world has changed the meaning to equality for women is inequality for men, but as a woman, I do feel the need to give equal opportunities and freedom to women.
To accomplish my goals in my life, I do think that I need to have better-listening skills and have a high tolerance towards people even though if I don’t agree with them. Additionally, I would like to be involved in activities which help in changing societal norms and establishing a balance of equality among different genders.
I am an adventurous person which doesn’t mean I am not scared of doing such things but doing those things which makes me go “I cannot do this” are the things which motivate to take a step ahead. I want to learn how to surf, make sure to do the terrifying roller coasters in the world and lastly get a cat as my pet.
CAS Plan
| Proposed Activities | Description of the activity | Components (C/A/S) | Start and end date | Learning Outcomes you aim to achieve |
| Cleaning at Gavier Lake | We visited Gavier Lake which contained a lot of weeds, so we went in boats and kayak to remove those weeds. Those weeds they take all the useful nutrients and do not leave any useful nutrients for aquatic plants. | S | 13/08/17 and 28/08/2017 | LO1-Identify own strengths and develop areas for growth, LO2-Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skills in the process, LO4-Show commitment to and perseverance in CAS experiences, LO5-Demonstrate the skills and recognize the benefits of working collaboratively. |
| Graffiti wall painting | We painted a graffiti wall which was about anti-bullying and promoting kindness. So to spread awareness about bullying we held a life class on 16th of September which was about bullying. An initiative was taken by Vagisha ma’am who had asked us to come up with various ways to promote this issue. So some of my friends and I decided to paint a wall to aware people that bullying is not welcomed anywhere and should not be taken lightly, but there is space but only for kindness | C and A | 14/08/17 and 16/09/17 | LO1-Identify own strengths and develop areas for growth, LO2-Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skills in the process,
LO3-Demonstrate how to initiate and plan a CAS experience, LO4-Show commitment to and perseverance in CAS experiences, LO5-Demonstrate the skills and recognize the benefits of working collaboratively, LO6-Demonstrate engagement with issues of global significance, LO7- Recognize and consider the ethics of choices and actions. |
| Helping out underprivileged children with arts | We planned out activities for them from which they can learn a new technique and make something which is very attractive which can be used. | S and C | 9/09/17 and 24/09/17 | LO2-Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skills in the process,
LO3-Demonstrate how to initiate and plan a CAS experience, LO4-Show commitment to and perseverance in CAS experiences, LO5-Demonstrate the skills and recognize the benefits of working collaboratively, LO7- Recognize and consider the ethics of choices and actions. |
| Making a covering for a well | A lot of animals especially lions are falling into wells during night time as they pass through the forest and ultimately they even die so we created a covering for the well which could save animals. | S and C | 8/09/17 and 10/09/17 | LO1-Identify own strengths and develop areas for growth,
LO2-Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skills in the process, LO4-Show commitment to and perseverance in CAS experiences |
| Maths Trivia | Three students including me have created a maths quiz for the maths trivia to be held on 19th of March and we are going to host it for grade 8. | C | 17/02/18 to 19/03/18 | LO2-Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skills in the process, LO4-Show commitment to and perseverance in CAS experiences, LO5-Demonstrate the skills and recognize the benefits of working collaboratively. |
| Bal Mela | I was part of the graffiti team where we made a graffiti near the basketball court where we taught the children how to pain using spray paint. I was also part of the face painting where I had to paint animals, flowers or maybe their names on their face and hand. | S, A, and C | 24/01/18 to 25/01/18 | LO1-Identify own strengths and develop areas for growth, LO2-Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skills in the process,
LO3-Demonstrate how to initiate and plan a CAS experience, LO4-Show commitment to and perseverance in CAS experiences. |
| Basketball | Basketball is a sport which is a stress buster for me. No matter how stressed I am when I step onto the court, I forget everything else and try to enjoy myself. Due to academics, I have not dedicated much time to it, but I want to improve my left-hand dribble and stop shots. | A and C | 9/06/2017 to 1/02/2019 | LO1-Identify own strengths and develop areas for growth, LO2-Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skills in the process, LO4-Show commitment to and perseverance in CAS experiences, LO5-Demonstrate the skills and recognize the benefits of working collaboratively. |
| Komorebi | We were supposed to represent culture through the medium of language. So each group was given a continent and had to explore the culture of the individual countries in that continent and represent it through language. | C | 10/01/2018 to 10/03/2018 | LO1-Identify own strengths and develop areas for growth, LO2-Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skills in the process,
LO3-Demonstrate how to initiate and plan a CAS experience, LO4-Show commitment to and perseverance in CAS experiences, LO5-Demonstrate the skills and recognize the benefits of working collaboratively |
| Tree plantation with differently abled | We collaborated with a school who has disabled students where they had to plant trees, and we assisted them with the aim of creating awareness about the importance of trees. | S and A | 3/06/2018 to 14/06/2018 | LO2- Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skills in the process, LO3-Demonstrate how to initiate and plan a CAS experience, LO5-Demonstrate the skills and recognize the benefits of working collaboratively, LO6-Demonstrate engagement with issues of global significance, LO7- Recognize and consider the ethics of choices and actions. |