Month: October 2021
Cognitive Rehabilitation CAS Reflection 2 (#LO2)
After returning from a two week break following a period of intense COVID restrictions where service meetings were called off, today we finally reunited. A couple of weeks ago I had filled out a google form in which I applied for a leadership position in the service, and I was pleased to learn that I […]
Boom Act 1 Analysis
Boon’s Monologue: Significance of walls: Walls can either be perceived as a symbol of entrapment or of protection. In the eyes of Boon, the house’s walls may be trapping him as he is unable to move on from the past. The walls’ dirtiness and stickers make him feel as though his life is stagnant, still […]
Culturama Reflection 5 (#LO2)
Yesterday was show day, finally bringing my Culturama journey to an end. In preparation for the evening, we had a final rehearsal at lunchtime which all ran pretty smoothly apart from the fact some of the boys weren’t familiar with some parts. As a result, our leaders had to take initiative and polish things over […]
Gymnastics CAS Reflection 4 (#LO7)
On Tuesday we returned back to gymnastics training after a week-long hiatus due to recent COVID measures where only two people are allowed to be together at one time. The programme received special permission from the government to resume training, but with more rigid regulations. This meant that we had to stick in bubbles of […]
PSE Notes and Reflection
How can we reframe our feelings? Taking negative feelings and emotions and putting them in a more optimistic light. For example, this could take the form of stating you are excited rather than stressed or nervous. What questions does this video provoke? It is very important to remain optimistic in unfortunate situations, however isn’t there […]
Culturama CAS Reflection 4 (#LO1)
Friday’s Culturama rehearsal took place in the auditorium, and this was one of the more important sessions as it was our last practice before light plot which precedes the final showcase. Because of this, the dynamic of the group was much more fast paced than usual. Adjusting to this wasn’t too much of an issue […]
Marimbas CAS Reflection 3 (#LO5)
In preparation for Culturama, our Marimba ensemble worked on consolidating the first part of our new piece. We were given a pretty short deadline as we were only informed that we would feature in Culturama last week. As a result, we needed to pick things up quickly. I am playing on a soprano which is […]