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CAS G12 Reflection

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In G12, I am still committed to my choir group Bersama that I started in G9 as well as my service group Lions Befrienders. This year, many great things were accomplished in both of these activities.

Starting with Lions Befrienders, as the chair of the service, I successfully transitioned my role to the juniors by showing them the mechanisms and interactions in this service group. As I am graduating soon, I tried my best to give the newest leaders a complete understanding of this service, our mission, as well as some mandatory work such as updating portfolios etc. Last year, due to the pandemic, the care package that was scheduled to be sent to the elderly cannot be accomplished. However, with COVID restrictions easing in Singapore, I believe I can coordinate with the current leadership group and the service office and send the care package we planned last year.

For Bersama, we have prepared many songs and we performed at the Wavelength concert in February. We have also gotten the opportunity to perform at graduation, and rehearsal is in progress. Through the 4 years I have been in Bersama and in the performing arts sector of the school, I really appreciate the collaboration skills I have learned, as many of these concerts/musicals need very precise coordination between the performers and the crew.

CAS has been a wonderful journey, it taught me the meaning of collaboration, communication, leadership, responsibility, initiative and many more, and I will definitely pursue similar/diverse activities moving on to university.

G11 + CAS Project Review – CAS

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This is a video reflecting on my CAS journey in Grade 11, including my CAS Project! Enjoy!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XOZynOrLXQP4LeGpwcRhXlRmiHIIktC1/view?usp=sharing

 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PE0kog9CXBd66CizGknemAttbqAylY0Jrmz1wtPSXWc/edit?usp=sharing

This is the planning document for our service care package CAS project for evidence.

Thanks!

Basketball Final Reflection

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Basketball seasons finished at the end of term 2, and below are my reflections on the learning outcomes which I have set myself at the beginning of the year.

#LO2 Challenge: Doing basketball challenges me because I am constantly learning new skills that I might not be good at. By stepping out of my comfort zone like this, it enables me to develop my thinking skills as well as my physique. It challenges me because putting new skills into practice requires a lot of failing and trying, and I enjoyed every moment of failing because it allows me to become better at this sport.

#LO4 Commitment: I have been playing basketball for years, and I am really glad that I forced myself to commit for this long, although the challenges and hardship that I pushed through. It’s because both my coach and I realized how much I have improved during these years. And I am very happy about my progress and I will certainly play this sport in the future. Although term 2 has finished, I am still playing basketball with my friends regularly to strengthen the skills I’ve learned.

#LO5 Collaboration: Basketball is a collaborative sport. It requires teamwork as basketball is played in teams. I learned how to collaborate as the coach taught us more skills regarding team offence/defence, as well as putting them into practice. I made a lot of friends from playing basketball and I really enjoy collaborating with teammates, I believe that the collaboration skills I learned from this not only will help me in this sport but also in study/social/work life in the future.

I really look forward to next year’s basketball program when we may finally play games against other schools!

Musical Showcase Final Reflection

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The musical showcase is officially over after the performance on the 4th of February. This year, we had four consecutive shows, from 1-4 February.  Below will be my reflections on my learning outcomes:

#LO2 Challenge: The musical showcase was a challenge because so many things are new to me. Equipment, costumes, lightings… – these are all things that I have never interacted with before. Thus, by being involved in this showcase, it enables me to challenge myself and to learn many new things. At the end, I felt I progressed a lot and I felt I am a different person just by the number of skills and techniques I learned during the process. Although many were challenging, I managed to overcome those and

#LO3 Initiative: I have never done any musical shows before. And by being in this showcase, it enables me to take the initiative to challenge myself as well as learning various skills. I have always been a person who takes initiatives, no matter whether it is in the area of academics, services, or activities. In this show, I have suggested to crews a number of initiatives to fellow actors/actresses  such as stage position and stage setup. I also took initiatives regarding the reportoire composition. I believe by making small changes like this, it can make the showcase as a whole better, and make everyone’s experience better.

#LO5 Collaboration: In this musical showcase, I learned to collaborate with teachers, other actors/actresses, and the wonderful event crews. This musical showcase is a really big project that required a lot of people’s collaborative work and perseverance, and I think that by allowing myself to submerge into the musicals, I truly learned how to collaborate. Throughout the process, I also realized how important the element of collaboration in musicals.

I really look forward to next year’s “Jane Eyre” musical production.

Musical Showcase, 2nd reflection

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It has been a few months into the musical showcase. With every rehearsal, I feel that I learned something new.

#LO1 Awareness: In the past months of musical showcase rehearsals, I have learned to be aware. Since I have multiple characters in the musical showcase (Pilate in Jesus Christ Superstar, Pharaoh in Aida, ensemble in The Wiz and Jane Eyre), I have to be very aware of the scene and music change, which can affect the whole cast’s smoothness in transitioning. Also, I have to be aware of myself and my position so the audience can have the best experience during the show.

#LO2 Challenge: Since this is my first musical experience, it is challenging as I need to learn to dance, act and sing at once. However, I found this extremely fun as art is something I am always passionate about. This is a step outside of my comfort zone, and I am adapting really well.

#LO3 Initiative: I have never been in a musical showcase before, even though I have been in choirs and drama productions, musicals are a completely different experience and a pure initiative for me! It is different from other types of performing arts, it combines drama, music, theatre and dance together. I am enjoying the experience and I am very glad that I took the initiative.

#LO5 Collaboration: In the musical showcase, we learned how to collaborate. It’s because musical showcase requires collaboration between the cast members, between the staff and the actors, and between actors and teachers. Collaboration is important, it’s because when we are acting, we have to establish the relationship between all of the fictional characters. Thus, a better sense of collaboration can improve the show’s overall transition as well as the emotional impact on the audience.

I look forward to our final performance in a few weeks!

Basketball, 2nd reflection

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Through the past few months, I played basketball with the school coaches in the U19 basketball team. Below are my reflections on the learning objectives I set myself at the beginning of the year.

#LO2 Challenge: I constantly challenge my boundaries through the last few months’ training. In my recent training, I asked my coach how far I have made since the beginning of the year, he said: “You progressed a lot, although some techniques and forms still need to be improved, well done.” I always challenge myself through actively pairing up with people that have more experience than me during group games.

#LO4 Commitment: Basketball is a sport that I am passionate about and I have committed to this sport since middle school. During the past months, I have participated in every training available, as well as playing basketball with my friends casually outside of training times. And I believe that casual basketball games are times when I can use the skills I learned during training to develop them further as well as putting them into practice.

#LO5 Collaboration: Basketball exercised my collaboration skills. During training, I realized I have been communicating and collaborating more with my teammates. Basketball is a team sport that needs a lot of communication and collaboration. During our attacks and defences, I began to use hand signals as well as verbal expressions to inform my teammates/trick opponents to the direction I am passing the ball to. Recently, I realized my passes, receives, attacks, and defences have been much smoother than what they used to be.

Musical Showcase, Beginning

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This year, I have signed up for the musical showcase. I auditioned, and got in the casting team!

#LO1 Awareness: I am aware that musicals are different from singing. Singing is one of my strengths. However, musicals also involve acting, as well as dancing. It also involves me to collaborate and communicate productively with other people, which are things that I aim to work towards and to improve in rehearsals.

#LO2 Challenge: This is the first time I am participating in a musical showcase. Thus, there will be a certain level of challenge as I do not have a lot of experience or knowledge in musicals. I need to learn how to act/dance while singing at the same time, more importantly, I have to learn to work with everyone else collaboratively. I believe my self-management and collaboration skills will allow me to overcome these challenges!

#LO3 Initiative: I have watched many musicals in the past, I am in the school choir Bersama, however, I have not yet performed in any musicals! This year is a perfect opportunity for me to explore this area of the performing arts (which I have always liked). This is an initiative I have chosen because I have never experienced in this field. Nevertheless, I have very excited and I look forward to collaborating with everyone who is involved!

#LO5 Collaboration: Musical requires a lot of collaboration because there have to be enough communications in order to express the sense of connection between characters. Thus, collaboration is a key element in it. I am confident that I will collaborate well with everyone else, I have always been open-minded and I really enjoy working with people!

I really look forward to this year’s musical production. And I can’t wait to perform!

Basketball U&19 Pre-season, Beginning

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Today, 2 September 2020, is the first session of my basketball U&19 Pre-season training.

This post is going to plan for my learning outcomes for the 1st season activities – Basketball.

#LO2 Challenge: First of all, basketball can challenge me. Although I have played basketball for several years now. My skills are still not perfect, in fact, no one can be perfect in any sports. There are always skills to be learned. Thus, this sport can challenge me in many aspects, both physically and mentally, and I look forward to those challenges.

#LO5 Collaboration: Secondly, basketball can exercise my collaboration skills. It’s because basketball is a team sport that needs a lot of communication and collaboration. For example, when someone is defending you, you might want to “call a screen” (a strategy where one of the team members come forward to block the opponent’s path, in order for the attacker to reach the hoop), that requires collaboration and communication. Thus basketball as a team sport can truly exercise one’s collaboration skills.

#LO4 Commitment: Additionally, basketball is a sport that I have committed to for years. In fact, I started playing basketball since middle school. I was always interested in this sport. And in recent years, I have brought this sport up to the competition level. I wish to commit to this sport in the future.

I look forward to this seasons basketball training! And I hope that I will be able to achieve all of my learning outcomes at the end! I am really excited!