Roye’s Reflection

by ganju83174 | Jun 12, 2019 | Student Experiences, Uncategorized

In Incredible Edibles, we have done a variety of activities such as cooking Laksa Pesto and Laksa. During this service, I believe that I developed the qualities of curiosity and leadership as since January I have increased my interests in gardening and horticulture and have been in a leading role in two activities namely the creation of the Zen Garden and the cooking module, where we tried to make Laksa. The most successful aspect of this service has been tasting the fruits of our success (no pun intended). The most difficult thing was cooking the Laksa as it required a lot of patience and a bit of cooking experience, something almost all our amateur chefs lacked. I think my greatest contribution to this service has been the planning the cooking module, which took a lot of time and had a few logistical problems, which might not have ended well but was a fun experience.

I think that over the course of this service I have learned that I am able to do many things that I thought that I couldn’t do well like gardening. I believe that in the service there could be a couple of irritating people but that doesn’t necessarily mean that the others are like them. I think that if I could the service again, I would definitely learn how to plan better as that was one of my shortfalls over the course of the past 6 months.

I think after finishing doing the service for around 6 months, I think now I will probably start doing things which are much more eco-friendly as seeing a healthy plant makes me feel much happier than seeing a dying one.

I think that I could definitely recommend this service to a lot of people who’s interests in nature and the environment can definitely be furthered and nurtured well.

Ethan’s Service Reflection

by ethan | Jun 12, 2019 | Student Experiences, Uncategorized

The activities I’ve done was weeding, watering, planting, and creating our own project which was the “zen garden. I developed skills such as being resilient and collaborative. The most successful aspect of service was being able to learn the basics such as planting, watering and weeding and getting comfortable with it. The most difficult thing was collecting the mulch because we had to roll the wheelbarrow across the campus and it was very heavy. My best contribution was probably creating the zen garden because it all started from a small idea and we managed to make it into reality. Something I’ve learnt about myself is that I haven’t really thought about how much effort is put into the process of growing food. I used to think that gardening was really difficult but I discovered that once you get the basics, it’s quite simple. Some things I’ve learnt about others is how supportive other people are especially when I’m not sure what to do, the other members in our service help and support each other. If I could start this service again, I would try to be more involved with planting because I didn’t get to spend a lot of time planting and mainly weeding and working on the project. This experience will affect me positively because it gives me a different perspective to what it is like to grow food and it gives me a lot of appreciation to the people that grow our own food that we eat each day. I would get others to join this service by sharing some experiences I’ve had and encourage them to see what it’s like to grow your own food and learn at the same time. Some suggestions I would give to improve this service is to have more edible lessons.

Mia’s Reflection

by mia | Jun 12, 2019 | Student Experiences, Uncategorized

What activities did you do?

Incredible Edible

What skills or qualities did you develop during this service? (See the UWCSEA Profile in ‘A Guide to Service Reflection in the Middle School’, pages 5 and 10-11.)

Learning how to plant different types of plants.

What has been the most successful aspect of this service for you?

To learn how to cook, with everyday material that you can find in your own garden.

What has been the most difficult?

Not to over-water plants, and not to spice up the pesto.

What has been your best contribution?

Planting the Soursop tree.

What have you learned about yourself?  

That garden is very fun and enjoyable.

How have you changed?

I used to think that gardening was boring and useless, but now I know that it is fun, and to know that it is useful to have your own garden.”

What have you learned about others?

That it is more fun to do anything when you have company.

If you could start the service again, what would you do differently?

I would contribute more to the weeding, there I tried as best as I could to stay away from it.

How will this experience affect your personal choices, your attitude or your behavior towards others in the future?

It doesn’t really affect my behavior towards others, there I haven’t treated anyone disrespectfully.

What do you think you could do to help support the work of this service in the future? For example, how could you advertise the service or train others to do it?

To ask what more I can do, there I sometimes just talk, and don’t do much work.

Do you have any suggestions for improving the service?

Maybe to do a bit more of the “Edible” part!

Do you have any suggestions for improving the service?