Project Week (Lo1, Lo3, Lo5)

LO3-Demonstrate how to initiate and plan a CAS experience Project week is a 1-week service and/or action based trip where students in groups of 4 or 5 travel overseas without adult supervision. We get to be independent and do things such as contacting companies, attending first aid courses, figuring out how to stay under budget,…

Art and Craft with PCF 858 Kindergarten – a session with the kids (Lo2)

LO2- Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skills in the process For today’s service, our plan was for each group member to bring a few toilet rolls for a craft activity where the kids would use this recycled material to create an animal.  However, not everyone brought them and so we were forced…

Pottery – first project (Lo1)

LO1-Identify their own strengths and develop areas for growth.  Since I did pottery last year, I already have a basic idea of how to use clay so I decided to skip making small experimentations and start straight away.  I first looked for a bit of inspiration online and I ended up wanting to make a…

Culturama – Final reflection (Lo5)

LO5-Demonstrate the skills and recognize the benefits of working collaboratively. The biggest challenge the group ran into was when our dance leader was sick during the full dress rehearsal. I am part of the Aceh dance which is performed without background music, relying on the dancers to sing. This makes it quite difficult for everyone…

Inkling – reflection 1 (MUN conference) (Lo2)

LO2- Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skills in the process Being in Inkling, the newspaper club in school,  I had the chance to attend this year’s MUN conference at UWC East as part of the press team. Our job was to listen in on a few debates as well as talk to…

Aspirations and Challenges for CAS (Pottery and Culturama) (Lo1, Lo2)

What are you looking forward to? LO1-Identify their own strengths and develop areas for growth This year, I’m especially looking forward to pottery. Since I’m doing art as one of my subjects this year, I wanted to do something art-related outside of class as well. I tend to prefer 2D rather than 3D art, so…