Community Service (CAS) at B.D. Somani

CAS encapsulates empathy, caring, perseverance & holistic growth. The structure of CAS is simple yet profound, creativity, activity & service as it stands for, our greatest accomplishment is creating strong bonds between students & community, between students & students, and students and teachers. Students’ vision and leadership contribute to a robust CAS program at BD Somani International School. We nudge students to unfold and expand, break the boundaries of confinements of their thoughts and do meaningful projects. Pedagogically, the huge plus is real-life learning. Students’ contribution to collaborative communication increases their morale and makes them more resilient. It is their curiosity & enthusiasm to make a difference that lays down the strong foundation for CAS at BD Somani International School.

Tribes for Good: Community Project

Through our partnership with Tribes For Good, Grade 11 student Vipanshi Agarwal designed and led a series of workshops for women with skills in beauty and makeup — combining financial literacy, confidence-building, and awareness of cruelty-free practices. What she found was that the skills were already there. What was missing was someone connecting those skills to the idea of income. This is her reflection on what it means to create impact, and what she learned when she stopped trying to teach and started listening.

Zine, Cosmetics of Capitalism – A passion project

Cosmetics of Capitalism began with two things that had always run parallel in Vipanshi’s life: a deep commitment to animal welfare and a growing curiosity about the economic systems that allow cruelty to persist. In this zine, Vipanshi Agarwal investigates the ethical and economic costs of animal testing in the cosmetics industry — an issue she argues is as much a business question as a moral one.