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          The  road  safety  awareness                                 Students cleaning the Yamuna river
          campaign for underprivileged
          children     was      another
          commitment  that  focused
          on the creativity and service
          strand, for which our learners
          received acknowledgment and
          appreciation across the globe
          through  the  Renault  road
          safety challenge.

          The  Kerala  flood  relief  fund
          campaign  focused  on  the
          need of the hour in November
          2018,  when  the  nation  was
          combatting  the  onslaught  of
          natural  calamity.  Students
          worked hard to collect donated
          food into separate packs for
          cereals, pulses, clothing, snacks
          and toiletries.

          DP  student,  Mihir  Sardana        extracurricular       learning.      led projects have provided me
          says:  ““From  hand-binding         These  were  valuable  assets        with  the  opportunity  to  mix
          notebooks  to  the  Yamuna          gained, that I have been able        philanthropy with my interests,
          River  clean-up,  road  safety      to incorporate in my daily life,     whether     it   be    reading,
          challenge to Kerala relief fund,    and they will undoubtedly be         writing  or  teaching.  These
          each  school-led  experience        of  great  aid  in  the  years  to   undertakings  have  become
          provided  an  avenue  for           come.  Tangentially,  my  self-      vital  in  the  development  of
                                                                                   my  pre-existing  skills  as  I
                                                                                   was  able  to  push  my  own
                            Students creating notebooks using recycled paper.      creative boundaries, while also
                                                                                   challenging myself by working
                                                                                   on  my  often  overlooked
                                                                                   areas, such as teamwork and
                                                                                   interpersonal connection and
                                                                                   communication. Conclusively,
                                                                                   I  believe  that  the  CAS
                                                                                   programme  has  made  me
                                                                                   a    better   global    citizen,
                                                                                   holistic  individual  and  more
                                                                                   empathetic  to  the  plight  of
                                                                                   those less fortunate than me.
                                                                                   I  find  that  it  has  prepared
                                                                                   me  to  face  the  ambiguity
                                                                                   and  uncertainty  that  the
                                                                                   outside world has to offer and
                                                                                   given  me  the  confidence  to
                                                                                   overcome any possible hurdle.”
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