LO3 Initiative While volunteering at alexandra hospital I showed initiative by planning some more interactive activities with the patients. Sometimes there was a language barrier because I can speak english, spanish and a bit of hindi but most of the patients could speak chinese and only a little english. I found some games online that […]
Category: CAS
Piano grade 12 – Final reflection
LO4 commitment : showing perseverance, resilience and commitment in activities I have shown perseverance in this activity as I consistently practice the piano at home to make sure that I am developing my skills and am well prepared for my next exam next year in june. Although this term has been one of the most […]
Alex Advocate at Alexandra Hospital
LO1 : AWARENESS LO6 : GLOBAL VALUE At the end of grade 11, my time with the ‘MINDS’ came to a close as I was attending with the school. I had previously visited MINDS on my own, however, I felt I wanted to experience a new activity. After conducting research over summer I found the […]
Piano grade 12
LO2 : Challenge (undertaking new challenges)/ New skills (developing new skills) I have decided to continue with piano into grade 12 and continue with the exams. Previously I did the grade 5 trinity rock and pop exam for the piano. However, this year I’ve decided to step out of my comfort zone and attempt the […]
Project week – action
Action (the actual trip itself) LO2 challenges, LO5 collaboration Project week is a 6 month CAS project where we complete elements of CAS on a trip outside of the country without teachers. In the end, we were very optimistic about our trip and the activities we had planned out. On our first day we went […]
Project week – preparation
Preparation ( the planning of the trip- research, itinerary, medical etc) LO3 planning, LO5 collaboration Since we had to change our trip, we had less time to put dedicate to our research and planning, therefore we had to put in more effort and make sure when we dedicated time to project week, we were all […]
Project week – Investigation
1. Investigation – finding a group and location and focus LO1 – Awareness , LO4 – Commitment Project week is a CAS project and student led trip where we travel with our peers who share similar interests with us and plan a trip somewhere in South East Asia involving at least two elements of CAS […]
Drum therapy and games with MINDS AMK – final reflection
LO6 Global value After attending this activity for a year, we’ve formed relationships and bonds with our clients. This service has highlighted the global issue of the stigmatization with mental disabilities and discrimination. Everyone is guilty to associating certain beliefs with certain groups of people based on what we’ve heard on been told. This is […]
Taekwondo – first reflection
LO3 Initiative Taekwondo is a Korean martial arts where we focus on sparring, kicking and learning patterns to utilize our kicks. I have been doing taekwondo since before grade 11 and am now on a red belt. Since our class has older and younger students, the older students are occasionally asked to lead the class […]
Piano – Final reflection
LO 4 commitment Since I’ve started piano, I have now done a grade 4 and grade 5 exam. I stayed committed to this activity by practicing as much as I could everyday even though I had exams in between and an overwhelming amount of school work. I maintained my motivation for this activity by thinking […]