Croston House Walk 2009

Some of the adorable Croston house kids :)

OBJECTIVES

I was involved in the Croston house walk committee to help prepare for the 15Km walk that I also participated in. My objectives for this activity were to plan a successful walk, feel a sense of accomplishment when I finish the walk as well as getting to know the children of Croston house. I also wanted to raise a lot of sponsorship to help with funds for Croston house.
WHAT I DID

During the preparation we had meetings and I stuck up posters around the school. In addition to this I was a risk-taker and delivered speech in the school's assembly to advertise the walk, which allowed me to develop my public speaking skills. Also during two lunch times I was in charge of selling the Croston House shirts which helped me increase my awareness of my own strengths as I realized I am good at getting people interested in helping out. On the day of the walk Mr.Croston brought some of the kids along with him. I was in charge of looking after one of the girls and to walk with her for the whole 15km.

Participants of the Croston house walk

CHALLENGES

A difficulty that I encountered during this activity was that the children of Croston House all spoke Thai and I didn’t. I was a nervous that I wouldn’t have anything to say to the girl that I was in charge of. Luckily during the walk I discovered that she could speak a little English and for the rest of the walk she was teaching me sentences in Thai. I found it really enjoyable being able to communicate with her and I was glad I volunteered to be involved in the committee. When the walk drew to a close and the kids had to leave, the girl I had looked after came up and gave me a hug with the biggest smile on her face. Seeing her smile made everything worthwhile and it felt great to know I had helped her and her friends.

DID I REACH MY OBJECTIVES?

The event was extremely successful because many people showed up for the walk and many people raised a lot of sponsorship. I feel that I contributed a lot to the success of the walk because I offered my ideas during the meetings and sold many t-shirts. I did reach my goals because when I finished the walk I was proud of myself and when I collected the sponsorship that I raised it felt great to be helping them. I got to know the girl I was in charge of well and socialized with a lot of the other kids from Croston house. Getting to know them was an amazing experience because they were all so cheerful and eager to make friends with people they didn’t know. Next year I will definitely walk the 15km again and hopefully I will see the friends I made from Croston House again.


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Koh Chang CAS Trip 2009

Spending some quality time together playing volleyball in the ball :)

OBJECTIVES

On the 30th of September 2009 till the 2nd of October the whole of IB went on a CAS trip to Koh chang at the school’s IDEALS centre. My objectives for this activity were to get involved in all the challenges presented before me and to demonstrate perseverance when I feel like giving up. There are a number of people I don’t know very well from the whole IB group and I wanted to get to know them better since we would be working together a lot in the future which would involved me using my communicative skills.

Some of us Kayaking to the beach while others swam

CHALLENGES
During our stay, I did get involved in a challenging activity which involved me participating in a very long 4 hour trek through the forest to get to a beach. I reached my objective of pushing myself because the trek was very tough. It was constantly raining and we had to trek through wet and muddy paths. We also had to cross some very wide and quite deep rivers which were demanding since the current was very strong and only got stronger with the rain and wind. We had collaborate with each other because the only way to cross the river was to hold hands so that no one fell. On our way everyone was getting a little fed up with the rain and I was getting very tired. However, we all felt the same way so we supported each other to keep going and reach the end of the trek together. When we finally made it we were all so relieved but proud that none of us gave up.
WHAT I DID

The next day we visited and island and when we returned we did lots of team-building activities. Not only were they enjoyable but we were able to interact with one another and get to know each other better. Through these activities I was able to be a communicator and express my ideas and opinions. I definitely made some new friends and I am grateful to have had this opportunity to get to know them better.

WHAT I LEARNT

During this activity I definitely reached my objectives because I did push myself during the trek and socialized with lots of people. I am glad I completed the trek because getting closer to the end everyone supported each other and even though it was tough it turned out to be a very enjoyable experience. Next time I am presented with a challenge like this I will definitely take part because I will remember how great it felt to complete such an activity and how enjoyable it was.

Information on the Regent's IDEALS centre: http://www.ideals-centre.com/Welcome.html
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