About 17

Ms. O’Reilly: As we continue to work online in virtual schooling, our older students have found varied ways to participate in their Creativity, Activity and Service (CAS) programme. Over previous weeks you have seen sections of this ranging from our student-led CCA’s to our Service Learning programme with aspects of their recent magazine.

Below is a piece written by a DP-2 student. As part of the “Creativity” strand of CAS, she has created her own blog. She has also written articles for various online forums that lend their voices towards youth empowerment.

Shreya (DP-2): “I wrote this piece just before my 17^th birthday as a creative “think-piece” to ruminate on this milestone. 17 is considered an important age, as it’s a precursor to adulthood and college, which is why it’s almost daunting. Writing this poetic reflection was a way to remind myself, and others, that it’s not the culmination of everything that is fun, but rather a start to more holistic experiences in life.”

about 17

they tell me 17 smells like the scent of paper when you open a college acceptance, of ink drying in long notes scribbled for finals, and that school will eventually close in on you, that even if your teachers are overbearing or your peers are rude, you’re still lucky to have a place for graduation. they tell you that your immaturity will wash away with that impulsive hair dye, that maybe you will be valedictorian or maybe you won’t; but you’ll still try your hardest to make your parents proud. they tell you to cherish the last fleeting months with your best friend because the next time you see each other will be at weddings and reunions.

instead, it smells of the chocolate cookie I ate at midnight, or the chlorine as we emerge from a surprisingly competitive water polo game. true, it smells like university applications, but also the whiff of new adventures — it’s not going to be easy, but we will make it fun regardless. we’ll get tired, sad, beat down by homework and finals. we’ll come home with headaches that make us want to sob. but getting older doesn’t have to mean growing up. we can still go karaoke 10 years in the future, play hopscotch at weddings, and tag at reunions. we can still go to Disney World and dress like a princess, even if we’re 30 and playing hooky from work.

so even if they say that 17 is the precursor to adulthood, I think it’s okay. it’s okay to get older

Student Creativity: Ms. Jodi O’Reilly and Shreya (DP-2)

Human systems and economic activities	The study of how and why people construct organizations and systems; the ways in which people connect locally and globally; the distribution of power and authority.
Social organization and culture	The study of people, communities, cultures and societies in the ways in which individuals, groups and societies interact with each other.
Continuity and change through time	The study of the relationships between people and events through time; the past, its influences on the present and its implications for the future; people who have shaped the future through their actions.
Human and natural environments	The study of the distinctive features that give a place its identity; how people adapt to and alter their environment; how people experience and represent place; the impact of natural disasters on people and the built environment.
Resources and the environment	The interaction between people and the environment; the study of how humans allocate and manage resources; the positive and negative effects of this management; the impact of scientific and technological developments on the environment.

Living things	The study of the characteristics, systems and behaviours of humans and other animals, and of plants; the interactions and relationships between and among them, and with their environment.
Earth and space	The study of planet Earth and its position in the universe, particularly its relationship with the sun; the natural phenomena and systems that shape the planet and the distinctive features that identify it; the infinite and finite resources of the planet.
Materials and matter	The study of the properties, behaviours and uses of materials, both natural and human-made; the origins of human-made materials and how they are manipulated to suit a purpose.
Forces and energy	The study of energy, its origins, storage and transfer, and the work it can do; the study of forces; the application of scientific understanding through inventions and machines. (IBO, 2009)

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