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CONTINUED EFFORTS DURING





       6.       ‘LOCKDOWN’













          Unprecedented times call for       tutorials to learn new musical      utilize this time to hone our
          the need to adapt. With the        instruments,  sketching  and        skills and sharpen our minds.
          outbreak of the novel corona       dancing.  To  avoid  daily
          virus , staying indoors in the     monotony  some  looked  for         Videos:
          safety of our homes became         new  ways  to  express  their
          an  absolute  must  and  self-     creativity,  cooking,  learning     Thank you messages by DP
          quarantining left us all with      new  things,  finding  time  to     students
          some  spare  time  in  hand.       pursue  their  hobbies,  etc.
          However, the teachings and         Some took up the opportunity        Wash Hands Properly
          learning of CAS - Creativity,      to produce informational web
          Activity  and  Service  were       pages and spread awareness
          fresh  in  our  minds  and  we     on  the  dangers  associated                     Contributed by:
          put creativity to use enabling     with  the  virus  while  other           Shreya Mukherji, DP 2
          us  to  stimulate  new  ideas      enrolled  in  online  courses
          and ways in which we could         in preparation for university
          thank those who are on the         admissions.
          frontlines,  diminishing  the
          spread of the virus.               The     values     of    being
                                             empathetic,      caring    and
          Gratitude  was  expressed          mindful  of  choices  and
          through videos and posters         actions,  that  have  been
          created  by  students  of          instilled  through  CAS  are
          DP  2,  thanking  healthcare       allowing  us  to  be  thankful
          workers, police officers and       every  day  and  in  devoting
          shopkeepers.  The  DP  1           this time to being active and
          students  pitched  in  with  a     challenging  ourselves  by
          video which proposes safety        learning new things.
          measures to be taken in such
          times. Showcasing a further        CAS  is  indeed  a  life-long
          dash  of  creativity,  DP  1       journey  that  certainly  isn’t
          students added their personal      limited  to  the  two  years  of
          thoughts  and  messages  on        the  Diploma  Programme
          a wall, and both grades are        and  by  engaging  with  the
          honing and developing new          resources  out  there  and
          skills  by  following  online      staying  positive,  we  all  can
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