Aarambh

Aarambh is an initiative started by our school in collaboration with The Dr Ernest Borges Memorial Home (for cancer patients), where we spend two hours weekly conducting fun activities with children. We were initially expecting the entire process to be emotionally exhausting. However, as we spent more and more time at the centre, we grew to enjoy our sessions. From organising origami, singing, dancing, arts and crafts, and jewellery making, our efforts stretched to designing a logo for the cause, to be used during the Fete.

 

 

We were looking to expand our Fete profits beyond games and so settled on reselling merchandise like stationery, jewellery, mini-apparel and puzzles suitable for all the ages attending. We adjusted the prices of our flower crowns, as we realised that they were selling better. With several last-minute modifications, we came up with hugely successful games. Bottle Flip was especially popular with the middle-school, while the ever-popular Bean Bag Toss had people periodically returning to play. While we only required 2 students on duty every hour, almost all of us worked for the entire duration of the event.

 

 

The CAS Fete was an incredibly fulfilling experience. We all put in our best efforts to organize a fun event, and since we were able to raise twenty-nine thousand three hundred and fifty-one rupees for the Dr Ernest Borges Memorial Home, it was worth it! The CAS Fete was an experience we will all treasure for the rest of our lives, and we are proud of our contributions.

 

-Spriha Chakraborty and Ayaan Shah