Creativity :-
For short term creativity I took up Guitar learning which was very interesting and also not so easy.
To play the exact chords with the exact finger and position isnt so easy. And surely not as easy in the movies.
But slowly and gradually i grasped a few chords at least, and learned to play "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa".
Which felt like an achievement.

ACTION :-

Reflection of Goa-Dandeli Trip, March’12

To first conquer a journey, you have to plan. The planning of this trip I would say was the most interesting as well as most dreadful part. Deciding where to go, inquiring, booking. This also counted to me as an adventure, because it seems easy, but is so not. 

Finally when the moment came that we had our luggage in our hand and the tickets in the other, it was hard to believe that we were finally going. Day by day packed adventure was awaiting us.
From the very first day, it was just activity after another and finding ways in a strange city, running and rushing to reach on time. We performed several activities, actives which list under “Adventure Sports”, for say Paragliding, Parasailing River Rafting, River crossing, Jet Ski rides, Jungle Safari etc.

All I can say for these activities is, never miss out on any of them. 

When we were performing these water activities, for a person who doesn’t know how to swim and has a fear of heights, the idea of parasailing can get really scaring. To me, Parasailing came as a whole package of fear. Even then I didn’t want to miss out; I braced myself together, confirmed with the instructor that the life jacket   wouldn’t let me drown and went for it. I had goose bumps rising all over my body but when I was up there at that height and with that beautiful beach under me, my fears were the last thing I could think of. I screamed and yelled in joy and wanted it to never end. I know it sounds a little too dramatic but this is how it was.

Another activity that truly amazed me was river rafting; I can honestly say there’s no activity like this one. Either it’s when you are riding with or against the waves, there nothing more astonishing than it.  When your rafting your own little boat and the water waves pass through you with a high chance that they will take you with them off the boat, the only thing on your mind is grab the boat as hard as you can and enjoy the wave. It’s not every day you get to go on a CAS trip.

  Every day all of us would be so tired and as soon as the sun went down, we were ready to hit the bed.

Dandeli was another challenge along the road, a deserted village, and a deserted resort with nothing but jungle around for 20 kilometres. Also network bar issues, dandeli was the place that got us all out of our comfort zones, no cell phones, no internet, thousands of mosquitoes waiting to attack, another city food which seemed strange to us. It was really hard getting used to all this but somehow we managed or let’s say the activities barely gave us time and energy to be bothered.

Soon enough these 8 days had passed, it was time for us to go back to square one and back to our normal lives which now felt adventure less looking at what we had seen there, for the first few days the routine felt dead since there were no planned activities or anything. Gradually it was the same again. 

Proposal Form

BACKGROUND INFORMATION FORM

Please write in BLOCK LETTERS

Name   Puneet Bhambhani                                                        

Grade   DP-1

Date of birth 24/06/1996.                                 E- mail address puneet.bhambhani@yahoo.com

Languages spoken including vernacular:- English/Hindi

Details of the parents:

Father’s Name   : Prem Bhambhani                                        Mother’s Name: Neeta Bhambhani

Occupation       : Business Man                                              Occupation          : -

Contact details  :

E-mail ID: -                                                                       E-mail ID: -

Phone no.:                                                                        Phone no.:

Mob. no.: 9827094779                                                      Mob. no.: 9303230516

List your skills in the following areas:-

SPORTS                         MUSIC                        ART                                    DRAMA  

___________________________________________________________________________

                                               

Signature:

My CAS PLANNING FORM

Name   Puneet Bhambhani            SCHOOL CODE: _________                                                      

CAS COORDINATOR’S NAME- Miss. Garima Tiwari

DATE: 16/03/12

Please list your planned CAS activities at this point. This form simply gives us an idea of your plans for your CAS career.

Creativity (Planned activities and brief description of each).

I want to learn guitar because i am passionate about this instrument, and i love it when somebody plays it, and now i dream of playing it myself.

Every Friday 1.5 hours

Action (Planned activities and brief description of each).

I want to learn how to play basketball because I don’t know how to play the game, and it also makes one physically strong.

Every Friday 1.5 hours

Service (Planned activities and brief description of each).

Every human has right to read and write and those who can’t afford it i wish to make those people also read and write.

Every Saturday 2 hours

Signature :

IB/CAS Proposal Form (creativity)

CHOITHRAM INETRNATIONAL

Candidate Name:  Puneet Bhambhani

Activity/project: Gardening

Targeted Learning Outcomes:

Outcome 8:

•      developed new skills

As with new challenges, new skills may by shown in activities that the students has not previously undertaken, or in increased expertise in an established area.

Brief description of the activity/project:

We all live a selfish life, why not take up a opportunity to help our society and our environment.

What is the specific schedule for this commitment?  Detail the days of the week and hours you will be working on the project.

Every Friday 1.5 hours

Supervising Adult:

Name: Mr. Ravi  

Address:  Choithram International

Contact # or email:  ________________________________________

IB/CAS Proposal Form ((action)

CHOITHRAM INETRNATIONAL

Candidate Name:  Puneet Bhambhani

Activity/project: Horse Riding

Targeted Learning Outcomes:                              

•      increase your awareness of your strengths and areas for growth

You are an individual with various skills and abilities, some more developed than others.  You can make choices about how to move forward.

Brief description of the activity/project:

I want to learn how to horse ride because I don’t know how to do it , and it also seemed interesting to me 

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What is the specific schedule for this commitment?  Detail the days of the week and hours you will be working on the project.

Every Friday 1.5 hours

Supervising Adult:

Name:  Mr. Rajan Thomas

Address:  Choithram International

Contact # or email:  ________________________________________

IB/CAS Proposal Form (service)

CHOITHRAM INETRNATIONAL

Candidate Name:  Puneet Bhambhani

Activity/project: Buddy teaching

Targeted Learning Outcomes:

Outcome 6:

•      engaged with issues of global importance

You are required to act on at least one issue of global significance.  This activity may be an international project, but there are many global issues that can be acted on locally or nationally (for example, environmental concerns, care for the elderly).

Brief description of the activity/project:

Every human has right to read and write and those who can’t afford it i wish to make those people also read and write.

What is the specific schedule for this commitment?  Detail the days of the week and hours you will be working on the project.

Every Saturday 2 hours

Supervising Adult:

Name:  Ms. Garima Tiwari

Address:  Choithram International

Contact # or email:  garima.choithram@gmail.com

CAS trip reflection  - August '11

First week into DP, the baby steps towards IB and its curriculum and in particular, introduction to CAS. The introduction seemed really interesting and indulging where as the trip exceeded every level it could and crossed every bench Mark it could. Entering Punjapura, Flame of the Forest. The no cellular network, bugs all around, the strange silence of no vehicles around. 
It all felt really dull and saddening but as soon as the tasks were assigned and the first one being to row the boat and reach to island across with the help of a compass and find 4 flags on trees in a forest with the help of clues and compass again. Extremely difficult but made me forget about everything else in the World. The only thing which mattered was finding all four of them and reaching back as fast as possible. Rowing the boat looks extremely nice in the movies but being there and doing itself is really hard. How you have to keep balance between the members seated. Everyone has to row together and decide which side to row to change the direction. I learnt how ti row a boat. Seems so surprising now that I think of it. Never rowed a boat before and suddenly in a CAS trip with no such pre-announcement into the water with instructions, gets your interest right onto it. And the feeling to trust your friends rowing to take you to the island safely, a really new and great experience.

Finally reaching the island with hundreds of mosquito bites all over my body and the little rains falling on my head, but all we cared about was the flags. 
On the ride there, me and the team mates decided who would go in which area and with whom. Climbing up the cliff and trusting your friend to offer their hand and pull you up the stones and huddles. After a lot of hard work and wandering off in the woods, our team was able to look up all the four flags. The ecstatic faces when we finally saw the fourth flag in the tree. 
Cheering, screaming as loud as we possibly can we went towards the boat to rush back. Then finally reaching with a lot of twists and up- and- down in the boat, we awaited the results. And then came the moment of the final call, "the winner is TEAM 2". I couldn't grab a control on the fusion and flow of emotions running through. The hard work all coming to a successful ending. 

Then came up certain mind activities and logical games which included to respect and trust you'd team mates ideas and give his ideas a shot, rather than everyone working alone. Winning another one of the game felt great again. With everyone's inner child being revealed and working so hard to win.
After a while came along the refreshing dinner, bringing on night trekking with it to explore the forest and the wildlife hidden in it. 
Walking for 8 kms with the shoes stepping into the mud and water splashing over, we got a glance of the two deers. Walking in torch light is harder than it seems. 

Returning everyone just hugged their beds and a good nights sleep is what it was. The morning brought along rappelling. Always seen in the movies and though aaah anyone can climb it down with that rope but when you stand their on the top of the cliff and look down, oh gives me chills even by thinking of it again. 

The time passed by so fast we didn't even realize, it was time to go back home.

The trip taught me a lot, specially the part that Despite my deep fear of heights, I performed a activity like rappelling. Something I will never forget.