Over the past year of G11, I have been a part of the NYAA Gold Award. This award has required me to be consistent in my reflection process of the different components of healthy living, community project, service and outdoor education. I have been using my sports involvement of tennis and badminton as well as continued exercise routines during quarantine, my involvement in the Voice of World NGO cyclone awareness video for West Bengal in India, my outbound expedition trip to Tioman as well as my involvement with the Bedok Salvation Army elderly daycare centre as evidence for my involvement in this award.

There have been definitely been challenges in undertaking this process; I have had to persevere and constantly remind myself to log and capture evidence of these activities, as well as challenge myself to be completely reflective of any and all processes that I undertake during my involvement in this award too. I think that being a part of this award has also helped me become a more well rounded individual, and brought a sense of balance to my life at school. It ensures that I have taken part in issues of global significance and taken the incentive to play my part in doing so, while at the same time it has given me the opportunity to plan and undertake my own CAS activities. Furthermore, for projects such as the awareness video and the expedition, it has shown me the benefits of collaboration in the enrichment of myself as an individual, and what working with others can bring to the table for the whole group as well as for the individual.

I do believe that I have come out of NYAA a more well-rounded individual, and that the lessons I have learned through my participation in G11 will transfer through to my continued involvement in Grade 12 as well.

Here is a link to my mid-stage reflection.

Here is a link to my NYAA portfolio section, which entails all of the activities that I have taken part in over the year of G11 and hope to continue into G12.