Student Reflection on CAS Activity

On 29^th December, 2013, my dad informed that there was a CAS activity organised for Spoorthi foundation by Oakridge International School and gifting Smiles at Smiline Dental Hospitals which was a free dental health awareness and treatment programme.

14 Oakridge students of Grade 11 participated as volunteers and 46 children of Spoorthi foundation (Oakridge sub staff children) were treated at Smiline. After seeing the voluntary work of other students, even I was enthusiastic to volunteer. But I was feeling shy to participate. Then the chief doctor encouraged me to volunteer. 

We Oakridgers played a major part in organising the activity by helping the staff in the treatment chambers, filling the details of the patients, coordinating the movement of children in an organised way in the hospital as well as educating them on dental health.

The Spoorthi children who had no cavities were awarded with cavity-free certificates. The volunteers were also awarded with participatory certificates. At the end of the programme, we had a group photo with the Smiline team. We also distributed complimentary toothpastes to the Spoorthi children. At the end of the day, I was happy to be a part of the activity. I learnt that we can gift smiles by helping needy people.
Yash Nelluri 4D