My name is Pranav Agrawal and I am 17 years old. I am a boy who loves to play on fields or a boy who loves to paint my life on a canvas but I am not talented in any of these things. Its always half way up the bar, there is always something that I am bad at which takes the pride of calling myself talented. Whether it’s football where I am good at defending but poor in controlling the ball or arts where I can draw masterpieces but paint horribly. Well, I am actually glad to have this unfinished pursuit to perfection; it gives me motivation to improve and work hard in every field.

Seeing new places has always interested me, I love to go on unplanned expeditions. Travelling helps me to understand cultures and live a different life.  Every experience builds me block by block. I love meeting new people, interacting with them, eating with them, talking to them, laughing with them but most importantly smiling with them. I would love to go on a world tour with no money and devices with the people I love.

My outlook on life

Everybody sees life differently, I see it in a very simpler way. Like everybody I want to be happy and the sole purpose of living is to be happy. I am more of a go with the flow instead of planning every second of life and living on the hands of the clock. I like to live on the cliff where I will never know what is coming for me. Life is unpredictable, so live with the people who makes you feel comfortable and force you to live the next day. According to me, life is chance for us to grow and not individually but together.

Activity 1 : Additional Mathematic Tutoring Club (CAS Project)

We four Additional Mathematics Students conducted a Math tutoring class from 24th July. Tutoring classes would be conducted before the school hours, thrice a week till 8th August and after that twice a week. I decided to teach because I have always excelled at the subject. Math has been my only favorite subject since i started holding a pen. Math is subject with absolute certainty. We started tutoring and took this additional mathematics tutoring club because of the satisfaction by being able to sole every sum and thinking critically and passing this knowledge and set of skills to the coming batches was the best use of my talent. completing IGCSE Additional Mathematics course, me along with three of my friends; Palak, Suhani, and Divij created this club, we were serving the students in order to help them to cope up with the syllabus as we faced difficulties in the past two years. we look forward to helping them achieve excellence using our past experience. The classes took place before school hours for about 2 months. We made sure that our classes were planned beforehand so that no time is wasted. To make sure that they get enough practice we even prepared worksheets and tests. A spreadsheet was created to stay organized. It included everything from class wise plan to test papers and attendance sheet.

(Spreadsheet-https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wnb7UrinK3OkTluhUtNAzwjXXqz9oRyYALh5fa-gacc/edit?usp=sharing)

We are greatly involved with Additional Mathematics since past 2 years (IGCSE). We took this opportunity as we were passionate about the subject and hence taught the students with great dedication. The skills involved were teaching, extensive communication skills, Logical and Critical Thinking, Problem-solving skills.

learning outcomes

L1 – I personally belong to mathematics background, so I had an upper hand in terms of understanding problems and comprehending the logical and analytical problems. It is impossible that all four of us would have perfected each and every concept and chapter. We identified our strengths and weaknesses and divided our tasks accordingly.  My strength was teaching and helping the students who don’t understand the problems or not able to solve the questions. so instead of checking or making test papers, I used to plan the classes and teach the students

L2 – Catering to the doubts of the students was a challenge. Doubts can be unpredictable and so we had to be thorough with all our concepts, luckily, We all were very understanding so if one person was not able to solve the doubt the other used to help him or her, but this doesn’t mean that we came unprepared, we used to go through all the concepts. another challenge was lack of motivation in them and as well as us. As early morning classes are really depressing, waking up for them was not an easy task for either of us ( teachers and students ) this often led to low attendance. A hangout group was made for constant reminders, and to persuade them to turn up for classes. planning the syllabus was not an easy task either.

L3 – To really start with the early morning sessions, we required authorizations from many individuals. The way toward getting these permissions included endless visits to the senior school facilitator and the transport division. Planning the syllabus which includes detailed explanations of each and every concept and covers all the topics in an efficient and productive manner was difficult but to ensure this the planning was revised again and again with updates catering to the IGCSE revised syllabus. While doing so, we made sure that we consider what they are currently studying in the school so that we maintain the same pace. Looking to all perspectives and students uniquely, the club was designed in a way to involve each and every student with different background and knowledge about the subject, for doing this we consulted with the subject teacher and understood the weaknesses and strengths of every student.

L4 – waking up early was not an easy task but we did it and turned up to every class. I, once even,  missed by bus, so I cam by taxi to school at 6 in the morning to teach the juniors. It was really difficult as coming early and showing dedication to teach parallel to do IB. We still managed to be committed to the task and the only reason was for the greater good. We were also very passionate about the subject and so we were able to teach with great dedication.

L7 – academic honesty is a must and was followed throughout the project. We used a lot of reference material, questions from websites and past papers, and other resources for productive learning. we cited and credited each one of them.  ethics of teaching were also met by showing dedication and maintaining a formal relationship with students and making the classroom an environment to study.

L5 – We four knew each other and each other’s weakness, so we reflected upon every class and worked upon the suggestions to improve the delivery of knowledge. Tasks were divided into 6 parts: Making syllabus, tutoring, teaching graphing on GDC, finding worksheets, test papers, and logistics. We appointed in-charges for each of these tasks.

Activity 2 : Football PS

Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=oq_3MEVMGZU&feature=youtu.be

Activity 3 :  Inter School Football Competition

I represented my school in the inter-school football competitions. I really like playing football. I was not one of those players who were god gifted or talented enough to get selected in my first match. I wasn’t a part of the team from the start. Therefore, to get selected, I had to work harder. Throughout my life, I have participated in many interschool football tournaments like Khel Mahakumbh, Xavier’s cup, FS cup, a competition held at International School Aamby, IB league, YGI and the Subroto Cup.

L1 –  when I started playing football, the only thing I wanted to do is shoot the ball and score a goal but gradually I understood that I am not the perfect fit for that position and I possess the skills to defend the ball. Through this competition, I have understood my strengths and my weaknesses which now I am able to work on in our training sessions. I used to play as a forward but now I play as a defender for my team because I am better at stopping people who try to get through me than getting through people. changing my position didn’t save me from my weakness. I am also weak at controlling the ball, though I am better at it from before. I play football on a regular basis and try to improve on my weaknesses. I practice some skills at home because when you want to do something, try doing it right. in football, if you want to achieve your goal, it is not necessary you need two players to practice. I practice with my wall. I pass the ball towards the wall and it comes back to me and then I repeat the drill.

L2 and L5 – While working on my weaknesses, I had to understand that football is not an individual sport but is a team game. as a team, we were very strong and coordinated .the biggest challenge was to overcome our weaknesses and practice regularly. because of our exams, we used to practice very less and due to lack practices we lost some games, it was three semi-finals in a row and to prove ourselves, we got another chance at fs cup. this cup was held at our school and that motivated us as we didn’t want to lose on our home ground. we practiced a lot, we went to each other’s places to practice, we came early to school and we even started to diet just to improve our coordination and teamwork. we started helping each other and pointed out weaknesses of each other so that the person can also learn and work on their weaknesses. we helped each other like my friend used to help me with what he is good at and I used to do the same so that we grow as a team but this was not the only challenge, facing an equally competitive or a better team than ours was also a challenge.  It is really challenging to win against a competitive team. It requires a lot of hard work and practice. but teamwork got it through. Fortunately, all our hard work paid off and we won the FS cup. We tried to overcome our mistakes which we did in our last few matches and it helped us win the cup.

L4 – “Practice makes a man better” with keeping this quote in mind. I was determined to work hard to secure my position in the team. Football is a very famous game and involves a lot of participants. People all over the world love to play this game thus involving a lot of competition. My school has over 1800 students and the team has only 11 players among them. 160 players fighting for one position. I came early morning and after-school camps to play better. My performance was improved. With hard work, football also requires commitment, you can’t just quit football any day you want. I am in 12th and its difficult to manage studies and football together and in a world where studies are considered more important than sports,  you are forced to choose studies over football but I learned how to manage time and even now I regularly play football, not only in school but me and my friends meet outside to play.

Activity 4 : Service Session

Our School organized service programs for underprivileged children from various NGOs and rural places like Barbodhan, Tunda and Umra. The service programmed included various sports and activities which allowed the children to explore every field of such activities. there were activities like volleyball, football, visual arts, dance and etc. we were required to select a particular activity of our interest and teach the children for over a month on weekends. I was in charge of my batch for Football. I’ve always had a keen interest for Football. we were required to plan the session as in what things we will cover.

The curriculum we planned included:

• The importance of warm-up and how to do it properly.
• Teaching all the basic rule about the game.
• Basic Ball control drills like dribbling, passing and controlling the ball.
• Simple Shooting and agility drills.
• Playing Match 7 v 7.
• defenders vs strikers

L05:- Demonstrate the skills and recognize the benefits of working collaboratively

The sessions had a significant effect on me as I learned how to co-ordinate with colleagues and support them. The sessions were a bit unorganized at the start as we were new to all of this and there were so many volunteers which created a mess, but we did overcome it  and by the end of the first session all the roles were distributed among the volunteers and therefore the upcoming sessions were efficient. As the number of  volunteers were more, the efficiency increased as each of the volunteer was able to cater to the children in a interactive manner. the children got a lot more personal attention from the volunteers which also encouraged the children. I helped out in maintaining the decorum of the sessions as this was an one-time opportunity for me to do something with my passion which will help others. We had to keep our communication skills sharp as we needed to report the progress and the track of the classes.

L03:- Demonstrate how to initiate and plan a CAS experience

As I was the in-charge of my Batch, I had to plan the things we were going to cover throughout the sessions and furthermore keep the track of the session ( if the sessions are going in the way it was planned and everything is being covered) I tried to make the activities as simple as possible so that the children could actually perform them and improve at it. The sessions were required to be simple as the children were not that up to date with the game of football. So I had to keep things according to their requirement and which will engage and improve them. I was not able to fulfill each of their needs as the volunteers were busy loitering around instead of teaching them and that was taken care of but could have done in a more planned manner.

L04:- Show commitment to and perseverance in CAS experience

I was committed to the service session as it was to teach football to the children and football is my passion. So commitment comes hand in hand when it comes to football. i also had to be committed as i was one of the leaders of my batch which deduces how responsible I am and the commitment i show will have an impact on the other volunteers and the children. I showed commitment when I had to reschedule my study hours as it was on the weekend during the evenings. Playing football helped me to get refreshed and helped to reduce the load of studies. The main reason that kept me committed to the sessions was that I was helping the society in some way and taking off my time for something which will bring a smile.

L02:- Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skills in the process.

During this activity, I also gained some confidence and coordination as giving instruction required to face a big audience and I have stage-fear ( i hesitate and get anxious when i have to speak to a big audience) this was something i improved as I still cat say that i overcome it. I also learned how to be cooperative and  a good listener because there were people to give suggestions about how to conduct the classes so I evaluated everybody’s opinion and reach the conclusion. I also learned how to be patient when it comes to teaching as I am a person who gets furious very easily if someone in front of me doesn’t get the thing in few tries. i was patient when it came to teaching football to the unprivileged children as they were not aware about the basic concepts of football (passing and dribbling the ball) as they were totally new to the subject of football which required me and my volunteers to show them how to do it  and perform every drill. We also gave them time to adjust and get with the flow which required a lot of patience.

what is bullying? Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children . bullying creates a negative aura around us which contributes to the school environment and makes life difficult for students and for teachers as well . bullying creates a scar on the victim’s life and that scar will never come out. bullying influences a lot of students and that is the upbringing of a negative society. Anti- bullying is one of the main focuses of our school and consequently ours. my friends and i decided to use the most creative medium arts.we decided to create graffiti across the school  and whenever someone passes through it will be uplifted and enlightened.

LO7

we considered the ethics of the course of action. we chose the words carefully and the graffiti is going to attract students in a massive number, thus we wanted to have a great impact and didn’t want to give any sort of wrong or inappropriate message.

LO4

the activity of making the artwork was really long. it took over one or two month period which was completed by coming early to the school thrice or four times a week and working for eight hours stretch on Saturdays . All of us had the perseverance  and had each others back in times of difficulties . the task was not so easy and which meant us to be motivated and committed to the work. It really required a lot of patience because the work was really long and it required precision which really was not my cup of tea. we also stayed back after school hours because it were a bit late from deadline and so  started staying back and somehow managed to complete the task before the life class. Commitment was not a issue for me as visual arts has always dragged my interest towards it.

LO5

Working collaboratively helps the work to be done more efficiently and in much less time. Me and my friends have decided the work among us to be efficient. The work was decided uniformly and on the basis of skills possessed by us which is more effective way of working, each of us had responsibilities according to our skills to accomplish our goal like drawing, painting, finishing, border painting and more . We portrayed are extravagant skills though graffiti and also served a purpose, like I was involved in drawing the masterpiece and was also dragged to do painting throughout the journey. My friends were majorly involved in painting and we all did do everything as it made our work easier and thus were able to finish the work.

LO1

Promoting kindness and helping students was some work required a decent and informative portrayal thus we decided to influence and spread awareness through the medium of art which is colorful and has a implicit message. The strength possessed by me was drawing and sketching, my work was done with tremendous efforts and a lot of precision.  Doing work under pressure is what I required to improve. while I was drawing the graffiti , other students who were assigned to paint were getting inpatient   and were on my head that lead to a lot of disturbance during the work and that irritated me but I gradually improved my attitude towards the problem and overcome it. Another obstacle was that the artwork was taking a lot of time thus required more working men for activity to complete it before deadline. I was then required to help my friends in painting, the challenge over here is that I am not a good painter which gave me a lot of responsibilities to not mess up the graffiti however I did stick up with my work and completed my assigned role.

The activity was really long which tested my patience, but the activity taught me that in life we have to be patient and everything can not be done according to you which gave me a really helpful life lesson.

LO3

A lot of planning was required to achieve our goal of having an impact on the society though this graffiti. The colors chosen, the quotes written on the graffiti and the shape of graffiti required us reflect and incorporate each and every perspective to have the greatest impact on the victim’s life . The graffiti on the wall was our destination and planning the journey was deciding all these things.

The quotes looked like “You are a Hero“ “You are important” “You are beautiful”  and more. the words in the quotes are chosen carefully to serve the purpose of consoling and lifting up the people.

 we planned to use a lot of colors in the artwork because the colors create a positive aura around the art-piece and replenish the mood of joy, motivations, self- worth and helps the audience to recreate a atmosphere where they are free and where there is no scope of bullying and the shape of the graffiti, there were two types of graffiti( arms with bulky muscles and butterfly wings with a lot of patterns )

They both symbolize strength to overcome obstacles and optimism.

LO6

bullying is a global issue. our act of kindness serves a purpose to resolve this issue by creating a warm space for the victims and stopping the people who conduct this malicious act. our school is an IB school which believes to help the students grow into a better human and make them capable enough to deal with these small issues and not let them affect the student .the graffiti serves an international purpose to help students all over world and influence people to take a step ahead to the spreading issue.