Hello! I am Ira Chokhawala. Within the IB diploma programme at Fountainhead School, the most interesting subjects that I found are Visual Arts and Psychology, both of which I had chosen as higher level. I want to pursue a career in arts and specifically visual arts. Psychology is a subject that I opted for only […]
Author: s.ira.chokhawala@fountainheadschools.org
Art Classes
Strand- Creativity Visual art is a subject that I always enjoy doing. I also wish to pursue a career in this field of work. I went to visual art classes for 5 months; two days a week. My drawing skills have significantly improved since I joined the class. We learned basic still life sketches, perspective […]
FSMUN 6.0
Strand- Creativity, and Service FSMUN is an event where participants get the opportunity to represent particular countries and debate over a topic or an issue. In this particular event, I was a member of the logistics team. I used my creativity skills by helping in decorations for the event and provided service by helping the […]
Peace Cadre
Strand- Service Peace Cadre is a student body in school which aims towards reducing disciplinary issues. Grade 11 students (we) were assigned particular sections from grades 7 to 10. We had to handle issues of that particular section and make sure that there is a marked improvement in the discipline of that section within a […]
CAS Project- Garba Fest
Strand- Creativity, Activity, Service. LO1- Over time, as I became more accustomed to the process of initiating the CAS project I became more confident and could manage my time efficiently and complete the tasks. LO7- Unnecessary use of papers harm the environment and I feel we should have contemplated the consequences before taking any actions. […]
Farewell
We (students of grade 11) organized a farewell for our seniors. We started planning a month prior to the event. I, along with four other students, was the decor leaders for the event. We strived to make the event as lively as possible. This event gave me an opportunity to showcase my creativity and leadership […]
Adams peak
strand- Activity I climbed a peak called Adam’s peak in Sri Lanka. We had to climb 5000 stairs to reach the top of the mountain which was 2243 meters high. It was a night trek, so we started climbing at 2 am in the morning and reached the top at 6 am. It took us […]
Cycling
Cycling has been an activity that I always used to enjoy doing, especially in the rainy season. Therefore, for my CAS experience, I opted for cycling as an activity in which I went to Dumas every Saturday for the month of July. Out of four Saturdays, I cycled 34 km on three, and on the […]
Community service
strand- service I took up the initiative to teach underprivileged children arts and crafts at Fountainhead School. I got the opportunity to sit and interact with them. There was a lot of sharing of ideas between us. It was a very unique experience for me which has taught me to be caring toward others. LO1 […]
Scuba Diving
strand- Activity I did scuba diving twice in Sri Lanka. It was a completely new and exhilarating experience for me because I got the opportunity to see corals, shipwrecks, and schools of fishes. The first dive was 7.9 meters deep and the second dive we did was 18.3 meters deep. LO1 I used to get […]