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Musical Fundraiser: In the light of covid-19 our village trip was cancelled
however, our quest to save the village of Kumbhalgarh remained THE VILLAGE PROJECT JAI VAKEEL
undeterred. The roof of a school in Kumbhalgarh village broke during the
Nisarga Cyclone which disrupted the learning process for the students. Our
CAS group had to raise over 5L rupees to help rebuild the roof again and so, DAIS Our CAS Service began quite ordinarily - we did not
Village Project students decided to host a musical fundraiser – A live online concert ! know how we were going to take this journey
forward. The introductory session was very
The music concert performers hailed from various Mumbai schools, including our welcoming, and we were introduced to the children of
own. These performers would sing and play instruments in order to appeal to our the JVF. That first session was handled by them so that
audience. Our viewers were able to view this performance after donating 500 we could accustom ourselves to the new
rupees towards our efforts to rebuild the roof of the school in Kumbhalgarh. In environment, and they could get used to new people
order to garner a large enough audience to raise the required sum of money, we had before we took initiative.
to market our concert through word of mouth, Instagram, and Whatsapp groups. We planned worksheets and compiled videos for
We were able to be extremely creative with our posters, messages, and videos. The the students. We had unknowingly assumed this
decision of having a zoom concert was the perfect way to not only showcase the would be like any regular activity, but our outlook
talent of so many young artists but also use this to our advantage to collect funds to completely changed upon meeting with the
rebuild the roof. We narrowed down a list of about 20-25 participants. Putting students. We were helping a group of 18-year-old
them into groups, we encouraged them to perform the song of their choice gifted children through their vocational training
together. Before the recordings started, we got in touch with 'penn masala' band, process. 6 months later, we can certainly say that
to get a clearer idea carrying out recordings and hosting the concert. we learnt more from them than they did from us!
The highlights of our sessions were celebrating
Overall, by finding a popular and innovative way to raise money and tackling each of festivals together and learning more about
our hurdles step by step as a team, we were able to successfully host a musical traditions and culture. While we taught them how
concert which received a lot of positive feedback and was able to raise money for to make dandiya sticks, they taught us how about
the roof of the school in Kumbhalgarh. pooja arti rituals and make a Saraswati symbol. We
Esports: Starting out with a goal of raising Rs. 1.5L would be no easy feat. After our connected with each other with discussion about
first meeting, we decided to proceed with Among Us and FIFA 20 tournaments – the Indian culture during some lessons. We also spoke
most popular games at the time according to us. Then began a long process of about etiquette and academics during others. As a
planning these events in a virtual space over approximately 5-6 CAS sessions before we could actually conduct them. We decided upon an amount group, we were always enthusiastic to put
people would need to contribute to register, setting up a Wix website to ease the registration process, and then advertised it on Instagram, WhatsApp together a script for our service – and often
and by Word of Mouth. enacted plays about good manners and empathy
for others.
We conducted the Among Us tournament on the 10th of January, 2021 with over 10 registrations. We were able to raise Rs 7000 for the village However, the takeaway of this entire experience is
support project. We coordinated via WhatsApp groups and decided the winner based on a point-based system. We conducted four rounds, and the that we learnt to interact with children with
person with the greatest number of points at the end of the rounds received a cash prize. Subsequent to the Among Us competition we conducted a
disabilities. We learnt to respect the sensitivity
FIFA tournament on the 16th of Jan, where we had around 10-12 participants. We managed to raise close to Rs 9000. We had a single elimination required and adapted to a method of
tournament format, with each person choosing their own team. The winner of the tournament decided to donate the cash prize to the village support communication easier for them. Moreover, we
fundraiser too. became genuine friends who ask each other about
their interests and passions, gossip about their
Among us and FIFA raised a substantial amount of money which helped make donations to the village of Kumbhalgarh. Even though we went
through a lot of rough patches throughout the events such as deciding the dates or gathering people for the tournament, we resolved all the problems favorite places to visit and compliment each
as a group. other's immaculate sense of fashion.
This CAS Service became a platform to not only
Esports: Nimaye Garodia | Musical Fundraiser: Shanay Ambani, Tarini Mehta and Aadit Tibrewalla
cooperate and incorporate our ideas, but also to
Mes dernières vacances learn the value of inclusion.
Natisha Shah
Je visite les pays différents chaque année
avec ma famille mais à cause de la
pandémie, je n'ai pas pu aller en
vacances. Pendant mes dernières
vacances, j'ai visité le Canada. Je suis allé La Sostenibilidad Profil De L'Apprenant Du
à Toronto et à Vancouver pour quinze
jours. Le Canada est un très beau pays S: SALVAR el ecosistema Baccalauréat International
touristique. Les Canadiens sont très O: OÍR los sonidos de la naturaleza Selon moi, il est très important pour une élève du BI d'avoir certaines qualités,
gentils. Le temps est froid et j'aime le comme: être réfléchi, informé, et intègre. Et moi, je pense que je remplis quelques qualités
froid. J'ai dû porter un manteau mais S: SEMBRAR esperanza comme équilibrée, ouverte d'esprit,
j'étais content. Toronto est une ville T: TENER CUIDADO con nuestras acciones altruiste et, le plus important, une bonne
d'affaires mais elle a beaucoup de communicatrice. Cependant, il y a aussi
destinations touristiques. L'horizon de E: EVITAR la extinción de las especies des qualités que je ne possède pas, mais
Toronto est très beau. La Tour CN est la N: NO MALGASTARI:IR en bicicleta j'espère qu'en faisant le BI, je les
plus haute tour de l'Amérique du Nord. développerai, comme être curieuse. Ces
J'ai dîné au sommet de la tour CN et B: BUSCAR soluciones qualités, je crois, sont extrêmement
c'était magnifique! J'ai aussi fait une I: INVERTIR en nuestro futuro importantes pour réussir son BI. Par
promenade en bateau dans le lac L: LIMPIAR nuestro planeta exemple, quand on est réfléchi, on peut
Ontario. À Vancouver, je suis allé au parc remarquer les erreurs et aussi les corriger.
Stanley. J'ai fait du vélo et de la I: IMPACTAR positivamente Alors, j'espère que nous posséderons tous
randonnée au parc. J'ai aussi fait un D: DISMINUIR nuestro impacto negativo ces qualités à la fin de nos deux années
pique-nique. Je suis allé observer les scolaires.
baleines dans l'océan pacifique. C'était A: AHORRARD:DEPENDE de nosotros
très intéressant. Treya Agarwal Mira Dasgupta S T A N I
J'adore voyager. Après la pandémie, je S U ABILITY
vais voyager partout.
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