CAS IN SEPTEMBER: ABOVE THE ALPS.

The target for the weekend 22Nd-23Rd September 2012 was to 'View the Alps from Above'. Climbing Dent Du Morcles, one of the highest peaks in the Alps(2696 Metres altitude), was the goal we had set as a house-Belvedere House. The total number of participants was 49 students and 4 staff members.

The first day included a short walk to a 'doortrois' where we were to spend the night. That first day was very important since we were briefed on safety in the mountains by mountain guides; this was very essential for the following day. We gathered as team and did indoor games and also chat about our next day's expectations.

Waking up at 7.00 am on Sunday-23Rd September, we set off for the peak; 53 people, as a house, as a team and one body. We needed each other's ecnouragement and support to make it.

After around 6 hours we got to the peak. We sweat, we rested, we pulled each other's hands and we enouraged each other. But we made it to the top of Dent Du Morcles; all 53 of us. The view of the Alps from the top was amazing, a worth prize for our long struggle.

I learnt that unity is strength. Even the least athletic House Members made it to the top due to the enthusiastic encouragement and support from the rest. We worked as a team and therefore I improved my ability to exercise teamwork, going at the pace of the slowest member and having a common goal. I also strengthened my ability to endure challenges in life.

Therefore, I feel that I am ready to encouter any challenges in life, to work as a member of a team and to support others who need assistance. This was an amazing experience for me. Long live the Alps.

CAS IN AUGUST: SERVICE IN SBC.

Straight after the IBWSC conference, I placed my letter of aplication to the Starehe Boys' Centre(SBC) director, seeking a chance to do voluntary service over the August month. 

SBC, a charitable institution giving holistic education to needy, bright students all over Kenya, is located 0.5 miles from downtown Nairobi. I am an alumni of SBC(From 2006-2011)

Upon my request's approval I started working on the 6Th August and Finished on the 29Th August, the day I was travelling back to school-Aiglon College, Switzerland.

 

Within those three and a half weeks, I met and worked with people of different capacities in Nairobi city. I did, among other things, data computing for admissions in SBC-2013 intake, I went for errands all over the city and I showed visitors arround the campus. I thus got the chance to work with a great range of people: School Prinipals, students and even non-teaching staff.

I was nostalgic to leave SBC on 29Th August.

 

Nevertheless, the lessons I leant from this experience, I believe, will be fundamental for my future career life. I leant the importance of being puntual, task oriented and acting in a professional manner. Working without supervision accompanied by the expectation and necessity to produce excellent results is another great lesson that I learnt from this experience.  

But above all, this experience added much meaning and value to my life. I was very happy to get this chance to give back to the society that which it has given me.

I am one person who, in his lifetime, has benefitted much from the society. Starting with a Scholarhsip to SBC, a scholarship to Aiglon College and even the wonderful IBWSC Scholarhip, I feel that I owe much to the world.

It is for this reason that I plan to plant trees in my life, trees under whose shade I do not plan to lie.