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I think that during this process I was initially very uncertain whether or not I could perform in front of such a big crowd; however, I think that as I practised more I got much more confident and at the final performance I was rather enjoying the stage than worrying about making mistakes.

Additionally, I think that the dance practices really tested my dedication to the dance as we had to meet up during the Christmas break to practice and not only the Christmas break but a plenty of other afterschool sessions to prepare. I think that these practices paid off and also was very enjoyable sessions in my opinion.

Both preparation and performance for Kahaani was a great experience as it was one of my first times getting involved in such a big dance performance. I think that I worked well with my peers involved in my dance as well as I was already very good friends with them. Although at times we got distracted a lot during our practices, I believe that we were more than prepared for the performance at the end. I really enjoyed being on stage and hope to be involved in more dances to come.

Initial

Since the end of Grade 10, I had planned to set up an astrophysics/astronomy club for our school. Being such an intriguing topic for most students, I was surprised to see that it was not an activity/club yet. Initially, I had gotten the idea from Dover’s astrophysics club. As my friend and I had a lot of interest in physics and astronomy we decided to set up an astrophysics club. Also, being a club activity, I thought that this would help me build my confidence in talking to a bigger audience. However, due to IGCSE exams at the end of the G10 year, we did not have enough time to properly dedicate our time towards planning out our activity. Although planning started around March, the activity did not get finalised and official until a few days before activities sign up for G11 season 1.

Evidently, there were numerous obstacles when we planned out this activity. Firstly, as astrophysics was such an intimidating topic for most students, we had to tone down our content into more simpler things. Hence, our club changed from astrophysics to astronomy club. I feel like that this solution was an important one as many G9s or even G10s would not have signed up, however, we have around 4 G9 members currently in our club. Furthermore, another problem was the popularity of the topic. Another set of students wanted to create an astronomy club as well. Although we had opposing ideas on how to run the activity, through negotiation and compromise, we were able to work together to create an even better activity. Overall, I believe that my friend and I were able to handle these obstacles easily and I believe my organisation skills played a big role in the success of our club.

As of now, we have 10 actively engaged members of our club and I believe that it is only going to grow bigger. I hope that I will develop collaborative and communicative skills through this experience and also learn how to manage the responsibility of setting up an activity.

(Harit and I presenting a video about Apollo 13)

Reflection

With the help of my partners, I believe that our activity has become a great success. Although it was my first experience creating a certain club, I think that I handled this challenge really well and especially with the support from my peers who helped set up. I feel that I have improved my skills collaboratively, however, I believe I can improve more on becoming a skilled communicator as I planned initially.

For example, my peers and I worked on planning out the schedule of our activity. Having an online group chat, it was much easier to communicate digitally and plan out the schedule. Whilst my partner was setting out the dates, I was researching on ideas that could be presented so that the club members could get an idea of what to present. As the system of our club is having our members present weekly, it was important for us to know who was presenting and when. To build upon the collaborative skills used initially in setting up this activity, I also developed on it during the season of the club. I feel that I have been very organised and determined to run this activity as although there were a lot of school work, I was still able to seamlessly run the club. I always took my extra free time to work on consolidating this club.

Additionally, I feel that I have slightly improved as a communicator. As shown above, in the picture, I showed a lot of engagement with my presentation about the story of Apollo 13. As I had a lot of knowledge about the Apollo 13, I was able to confidently express my ideas verbally to the group. I feel that as I am usually not a very good communicator, I think that it is vital for me to get a better knowledge of the certain topic we are discussing before so that I feel more confident to speak like I did in my Apollo 13 presentation. As our club has not yet had many presentations, I believe that my communications skills will develop more as we discuss more topics.

To wrap up, the first season went very smoothly as a club founder and as this goes for one more season, I have enough time to consolidate my abilities as a communicator.

Initial

Football has always been a big part of my school life and I have had a passion for football since I was young. As I made the U16 A’s last year I expected to make the A team again for G11. However, as the new football season was approaching, I could not get in much practice during summer as I was overseas. I tried to get as much training as I could before school started in the final week of summer. Consequently, I was not able to perform to my best during the tryouts and thus made the B team. Although I was disappointed with the results of the tryout, I realised that I could use this season to prepare for next year’s and hopefully make SEASAC.

Throughout the years of football in school and also outside of school I have always not been able to communicate very confidently and effectively during a game. I would always try to keep to myself which would lead to a misunderstanding during the game. I hope that not only can I use this season to improve my football abilities but also my abilities as a communicator. Furthermore, as training sessions are 3 times every week, I can use this opportunity to learn how to manage my time efficiently during busy times. As a sort of preparation to the heavy workload of IB, I can learn to schedule out my work and football efficiently.

I look forward to a successful season with new teammates and coaches.

Reflection

Although the result of the season was not the greatest, it was great to see the improvement of performance from my team as we got to know more of each other’s playstyles. We were also met with a lot of unfortunate situations. Looking at an individual perspective, I thought that my season was lacklustre. I was not able to be confident on the ball and dominate the game. The main issue with me was the fitness aspect of the game. Having been away from sports for the whole summer was not of avail to this season. I would see myself getting tired during game very easily and my concentration on the game would degrade as the game went on. For example, during my game against ACS, I was constantly running for the first half. Although I showed a great amount of impact for the time I was fully energized, I could not pick myself back up due to fatigue and I felt that I had almost no involvement in the game. This has been an ongoing trend in my games; I simply didn’t have the fitness to a run a whole game with consistency.

However, I believe that my goals that I set at the start of the season were relatively accomplished. I was able to develop a good relationship amongst my teammates, therefore, creating a more comfortable environment to communicate. Additionally, I was able to manage my time well even with tight training/match schedules. As a season passes, I believe that there are more areas of improvement that arise. In this season’s case, I aim to build up fitness before next year’s football season and also regain my confidence in my football skills.

Overall, this season for myself and my team was not a successful one in terms of results. Although I did not perform to my best of abilities in this season, I believe that it has helped me develop aspects of improvement so that I can focus on those before next season.

SJII (White) vs UWCE (Green)