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Latest events
The 16th KBC International Interschool Rowing Regatta
February 2024
The Karachi Boat Club International Interschool Regatta (ISR) took place from 26 January to 4 February. Our 73-member Rowing Team competed with 519 participants from 28 leading schools. We secured 13 gold medals, 9 silver medals and 15 bronze medals. Our team secured the following awards:
Ikram Cup
President’s Cup
U-18 Junior Boys Trophy
U-18 Female Rower of the Regatta award - Azka Azhar & Maha Fahd
U-18 Male Rower of the Regatta award - Saif Malik
Special mentions to our captain, Syed Rayan Ahmed, who was nominated for ‘Male Rower of the Year’, and Shayan Aziz who was nominated for ‘Cox of the Year’.
C.A.S. won the regatta for the fourth time with an overall 164 points. The team would like to thank Ms Reem Ansari (Head, Department of Learning Modules) and our coaches, Mr Aneel Shahzad, Mr Mubaraz Ashraf and Mr Umer Allah Rakha; their Captain, Syed Rayan Ahmed and Vice-Captain, Eishal Ayesha for their encouragement and support. A heartfelt thank you to Captain of Boats, Mr Arif Ikram and Karachi Boat Club.
Model United Nations
February 2024
MUN Istanbul, Turkey
From 26 to 29 January, The C.A.S. Debate Team attended the Istanbul Technical University Model UN (ITUMUN) conference in Türkiye. The delegation, led by Mr Umer Irfan Sharfuddin, participated alongside delegations from other countries. The C.A.S. delegation received 12 awards, the most for any delegation. We thank ‘Dawlance Pakistan’ for extending sponsorship for the team which gave them the opportunity to represent Pakistan at an international forum.
MaasMUN
The C.A.S. School sent its 17-member debating team to the Netherlands led by their Senior Instructor, Mr Umer Irfan Sharfuddin, to compete at the United World College (UWC) Maastricht’s MaasMUN from 23 to 25 June, 2023. In this international debating competition teams from Brazil, England, Georgia, Germany, Jordan, Malaysia, Netherlands, and Pakistan, among other countries, participated. It is important to mention here that C.A.S. was the only team to participate from Pakistan.
Members of the C.A.S. team were Aly Muhammad Dadwani, Amaan Danish Bawla, Eshaal Hamayun Sajjad, Ezzah Zulfikar,
Mahnoor Zaidi, Mekail Ahsan, Mikail Khalid Mahmood, Nael Atif Jan, Nael Manghi, Omar Siddiqui, Osman Jalal Khan, Raahim Aziz,
Salina Ovais Allawala, Shaan Ali, Shafay Kashan, Shahzayn Khan and Sufyan Siddiqui. The team was also featured in Limburger, a Dutch newspaper. Our team received the following awards:
| Mekail Ahsan | Class 10 | Disarmament and International Committee | Best Delegate Award |
| Aly Muhammad Dadwani | Class 10 | United Nations Security Council | Honourable Mention |
| Eshaal Hamayun Sajjad | Class 8 | Economic and Financial Affairs Council | Honourable Mention |
| Nael Atif Jan | Class 10 | Economic and Social Council | Honourable Mention |
| Osman Jalal Khan | Class 9 | Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice | Honourable Mention |
| Salina Ovais Allawala | Class 9 | Economic and Financial Affairs Council | Honourable Mention |
| Shahzayn Khan | Class 10 | United Nations Security Council | Honourable Mention |
| Sufyan Siddiqui | Class 10 | Special, Political and De-Colonization Committee | Honourable Mention |
Special Olympics 2023
June 2023
Amna Momin Zia of Class 7 from The C.A.S. School, along with 84 other participants from all over Pakistan, participated in the16th Special Olympics World Games in Berlin from 17 to 25 June. Over 6,000 athletes from 190 countries took part in the Special Olympics. Amna represented Pakistan as a swimmer in 25-metre Freestyle and 25-metre Backstroke. She secured 8th position in the intense 25-metre Freestyle finals. She was selected as the flag-bearer for the Pakistan contingent at the closing ceremony.
A big thank you to Ms Ronak Lakhani, the Pakistan team organizer and Sapphire, Athletes’ Sponsor for believing in Amna’s
extraordinary potential. We also thank Ms Saba Shozeb for training Amna not only for the Special Olympics but also for other local and national swimming competitions.
Africa day
March 2020
At the Junior Section, History and Geography are taught through a series of interactive projects and activities. This year despite the challenges of On-line learning, the students were introduced to the civilization of Ancient China through artwork, stories, writing assignment as well as an introduction to the ancient art of Tai Chi.
This was followed by a detailed look into the Continent of Africa through interactive videos, story sessions and music.
Vienna International Rowing Regatta
July 2023
Karachi Boat Club sent a 37-member team to represent Pakistan at the Vienna International Rowing Regatta held on 1 and 2 July at the Regatta Course Vienna, Danube River. 21 students of The C.A.S. School, from classes 8 to 11, participated in the Regatta.The rowing competition had an impressive line of over 500 athletes from 47 clubs of 15 different countries. Pakistan secured the 6th position with 77 points. C.A.S. won a silver and two bronze medals in the U-17 Girls’ Fours, U-15 Boys’ Scull and U-19 Mens‘ Pair respectively.
Members of the C.A.S. team were Cyrus Khan, Dina Kashif Rashid, Hamza Omair Hafiz, Kazima Aejaz, Shaheer Karim Sabuwala
and Zurain Tahir from Class 8, Mikaal Shahrukh Paracha, Rayan Saad, Rohail Ahsan Choudhry, Saif Malik, Shahvaiz Ahmed Zia,
Sheikh Aariz Danish and Syed Rafae Abbas Kazmi from Class 9, Abiha Taimur, Azka Azhar, Eishal Ayesha Rajput, Syed Rayan Ahmed, Salaar Zafar Ali and Ayzah Mazhar from Class 10, Ensi Qiao and Amaan Asad from Class 11.
This would not have been possible without our students going through a rigorous training for two months and the dedication of
Ms Reem Ansari, Head, Learning Modules, and our rowing coaches, Mr Aneel Shehzad and Mr Mubaraz Ashraf. A big thank you
is due to the Karachi Boat Club, in particular to Mr Arif Ikram, Captain of Boats, for his support throughout the event. We appreciate McDonald’s, Jubilee Life Insurance, Pak-Arab Refinery Company Limited, Habib Metropolitan Bank and Al Emaan Town, our sponsors for their generous contribution.
The Junior Football Club
January 2023
The C.A.S.School has collaborated with the Karachi United (KU) football club to form an after-school Junior Football Club for classes 1 and 2. The practices are conducted by two KU coaches, and are held on separate days for each class to ensure every student receives proper training.
This is the beginning of what we hope will become The C.A.S. School’s football team.
Newsletter
Students of the Senior Section take out an 8-page newspaper, the Neemtree, twice a year. Written and designed by students themselves, it consists of articles, surveys, letters to the editor, sports news, comments, events and activities held each quarter. Faculty supervisor for Neemtree is Ms Sana Zaidi.
