CAS-“A Fishtastic Experience”

 

On the 30th of July 2011, a group of 11 IB students worked together to clean up the fish pond in the PYP area as a part of “service” for CAS. This task seemed very repulsive and disgusting at first, but soon we looked past all the grimy water and really began to enjoy ourselves. The task involved scooping out all of the fish and then sanitizing their habitat. We picked up and scrubbed each and every decorative stone in the pond (with our feet in the water) till they were squeaky clean. Then we needed to drain all the water and scrub the tiles of the pond. Passer-bys saw a group of grown up students on all fours in a fish pond scrubbing their hearts out. We had to work quickly because the fish were getting uncomfortable outside their home. This activity was tiring and strenuous, but what made it fun was that we all worked together as a team. “I have fallen in love with fish,” said Atul Lanka, a student of 11 IB. When asked about how the experience was, Kapil Kashyap said, “It was FISHTASTIC”. Rohini Krishnan said, “I was glad to clean their home”. Overall, we all agreed that it was a unique first experience. At the end of the whole ordeal, the fish seemed to nod at us with gratitude giving us immense satisfaction for a job well-done. Palashika Bhat IBDP XI