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Organizing WISMUN VII - November 5, 2023
Creativity
CAS learning outcomes:
"Benefits of working collaboratively"
"Initiating and Planning"
"Challenges undertaken and skills developed"
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On November 5, 2023, the Wells International School (WIS) Model United Nations (MUN) seventh (VII) ever conference took place. This conference was special to me as I was involved as a leader of the Wells MUN club and the parliamentarian of the whole conference. The planning for this event started in June 2023, and during the time we were planning on it to be a small and beginner friendly conference. However when sending out invitations to different schools there was an unexpectedly high interest for attendance in this conference which led to approximately 15 committee chairs, 20 advisors, and 200 delegates from 20 different schools across Thailand present. With the overwhelming number of people present in the conference, planning, logistics, and overall management became a bigger challenge for all MUN leaders like myself and the overall Wells MUN team. I was responsible for sorting out/handpicking committee chairs with one chair having past chair experiences and one chair being given a chance as their first MUN conference as a chair. This involved a large amount of planning and analyzing based on written applications for who would be best suitable for each committee, and how would it be the most beneficial outcome for both parties (Wells MUN and the people themselves). Additionally, I was suitable for the majority of the comunication with chairs such as reminding them of their responsibilities, and answering/solving their concerns. Along with some other leaders of MUN, I was also responsible for allocating each delegate from each school with their respective countries they would be representing in the conference. This was a hectic and tedious task as there was minimal room for error in allocating the countries, and occurences such as the repetition of countries unknowingly or the wrong number of allocations was simply unnacceptable. Amidst the time of my additional schoolwork such as IAs due, balancing the planning of this conference got stressful and frustrating at times, but thankfully I was able to push through it and have a tiring yet incredibly successful conference day due to the bright smiles of young delegates when experiencing the true beauty of MUN and debating.
Interschool Color Run
Activity
CAS learning outcomes:
"Benefits of working collaboratively"
"Initiating and Planning"
"Demonstrate engagement with issues of global significance"
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On the 4th of February, after approximately 7 months of hard work from numerous international schools across Thailand like NIST, ISB, Aster, STA, and Wells, we organized our Interschool Color Run that helped raise funds for Operation Smile. Initially, I planned on only going to the event as an organizer and volunteer for handling the info booth/registration booth, but as the day came I was inspired by all the 650 people that were running. Therefore, I joined some of the people and ran in the park for approximately 2 Kilometers. On the day, there were numerous activities to do, such as, a dunk tank, food booths, club booths, etc. All the funds that were made went to Operation Smile Thailand which is dedicated to giving kids surgeries. Overall it was a wonderful experience, and I am honored to have organized it as well as ran actively for a good cause.
Red Cross Blood Donation
Service
CAS learning outcomes:
"Demonstrate engagement with issues of global significance"
"Initiating and Planning"
"Challenges undertaken and skills developed"
"Recognise and consider the ethics of choices and actions"
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On January 21, 2024, I attended a blood donation camp organized by the Vishwa Hindu Parisad (VHP) in Thailand. This camp aimed to bring people of the Indian community together to donate blood to Red Cross. I initially planned on going to this blood donation camp to be a volunteer and help VHP handle the big crowd of people. However, upon arrival, I felt inspired by the amount of people willing to donate blood, therefore, I decided to also donate my blood. As I was only 17 years old, I had just about made the cut to be eligible to donate blood. The challenge often associated with donating blood is the long and thorough process that one has to undergo prior to be eligible to give their blood. This includes checking ones blood pressure, heart rate, weight, blood group, and hemoglobyn count. Often times people miss out on one of the listed factors, leading to them not being able to donate their blood. I was confident that I would also be rejected from donating by blood due to one or more of those reasons, but to my surprise I passed and was able to donate my blood. When the needle was inserted into my arm and my blood started to be collected in a bag, I felt scared, but I also was able to reflect on my overall life. I was proud of myself to be able to perform a noble task with strong global significance at such a young age, and I hope to continue giving back to the community in the future.
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