Another school year has started and just as last year, Thursday is CAS time, yayy! :)
This year I will aim to continue doing what I started last year while also set new goals which will guide me in the year that follows.
For creativity, there is something that I have been doing for quite some time now, but I haven't really reflected on it here. That is making hip hop beats using a program called Reason 4. Since April 2011 I have made a huge amount of beats but most of them aren't that good, except for some of them to which I dedicated more time than others. Soon, I will add videos of my music on youtube and I will add the links here. With starting this, I have undertaken new challenges because music production is something I haven't done before last year. Also, while making beats every day I learn new tricks and develop new skills which make my music better and from the beginning to now, I have increased my awareness of my strenghts and areas of growth, and I have grown a lot which I can see when comparing one of my first beats and my latest ones.
Regarding action, I have joined the school football team and we have practices 2-3 times per week. With joining the team, I work collaboratively with others during matches and practices and I have participated in planned and initiated activities, because football takes a lot of tactical planning. Every practice and match, me, and everyone on the team has to consider the ethical implications of their actions, sportsmanship-wise and regarding team play, because during matches we often find ourselves in situations where we have to make important decisions which can affect the whole game. Since joining the team a week ago, I have increased my awareness of my strenghts and areas of growth and I have realized that because I haven't played football for a really long time, my stamina has dropped a lot and that I need to grow from that point of view.
For service, for the first time I have joined the Recycling group and every Thursday we will collect paper, cardboard, glass and plastic from around the school and we will take them to a nearby recycling place. With this, I have undertaken new challenges because this is something I haven't done before. I have participated in planned and initiated activities, and I have worked collaboratively with others and while doing that I have considered the ethical implications of my actions. I am one of the 4 seniors around, but that doesn't mean that I do less work than the youger people in the group. I will aim to show perseverance and commitment in my activities with attending regularly and being a significant part of the group.
