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Quality matters
By Ishani Ranasinghe
Quality was the key ingredient at the
Sixth International Convention on ‘Student Quality Control Circles’ held in Lucknow, India from December 16-19, which brought together 2700 delegates from 24 countries.

The preparation that led upto the convention demanded that the delegates were required to take part in different competitions such as a case study presentation, a collage competition, a debating competition etc. Meeting up with two of the delegations that participated in this convention we were able to hear all about their experiences.

Alethea International School, which has taken part since the initiation of the convention in 1996, saw their 13-member delegation winning the case study. This presentation required that the students identify a problem within the school and formulate solutions that could be implemented. Their case study, which was based on unacceptable articles being brought to school, marked them as winners.

Alethea also won in the cultural presentation and were runners-up in the skit competition. “We understood the importance of teamwork and how to handle almost anything,” says Omar Rajaratnam (19).

“This was the first time that some of us have been out of the country,” says Hafsa Aroosi (17). She says that it was good to know that they could achieve anything.

The world can be a small place, the saying goes, and these students found this to be true. All of them feel that this was a good experience. Holy Family Convent, Bambalapitiya came in first place at the case study presentation in their stream and emerged second runners-up at the skit competition.

Their delegation comprised 16 students. For their presentation, they focused on canteen food. As for the experience, Shanika Perera (17) feels that it was both different and fun. “We were able to make many friends.” Mahina Bongso (17), leader of the delegation adds that all the trouble they had to go through seemed worth it. They feel that they were able to look at problems from different perspectives and come up with alternative solutions.

The meeting of many students and the sharing of their ideas bring together a wealth of experience. These students experienced this first hand.

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