Student Council Election

Date of activity: August 15, 2016

Every year, we always have an election to choose for the president of the student council in my school. As a CAS activity, we were allowed to help with the whole process of the election. We helped create the ballots to put the votes in, cutting the paper to vote and other props required. The process took plenty of hours wherein each class is called one by one to the hall to vote. 

cutting the vote paper

The preparation was taken place on August 11, 2016

making a cubicle for the students to vote privately

During the election itself, we were dividing the tasks. There are some who were stationed they  in the voting station, directing station, giving the voting paper and last is the evidence that they have voted wherein they need to have an ink in their finger. A for my role, I was stationed at the end of the section wherein students should deep their finger with an ink to complete the election and stated that have voted.

I learnt here that we should collaborate with our friends to produce an effective work environment and be able to complete the work efficiently.

Learning outcomes completed:

(1) Increased their awareness of their own strengths and areas for growth 
As, this program were conducted and i was stationed at the end process of election where students should have prove that they have voted, it was challenging task to do. Some students didn't like their finger to be deep into the ink resulting them to run away. In this part, I need to work collaboratively and be firm enough to be able to tell them that  they need to follow the procedure. At the end, I felt that I was able to instruct them well and did a great job in avoiding them to run away.

(3) Planned and initiated activities
I helped in the planning and initiating of the activities in this student council election. Wherein, the placement of the election will be held and where to go to the section first.

(4) Worked collaboratively with others 
As a group, we worked together and help each other to produce the most effective work environment to speed up the election.

(5) Shown perseverance and commitment in their activities 
Each of us had our own posts that we were responsible to keep in order.

Eye-opening Visit to Yayasan Kasih Anak Kanker Indonesia

Date of Activity: November 18, 2016

The plan to visit the foundation Indonesia's cancer patient's had for long been waiting for its turn to be implemented. Today was when it finally took effect. We arrived there safely as well as for the supplies that we have bought for them. The staff were amicable and expressed their gratitude towards us.

Dividing the task

All the children will get this souvenir (a small token)

Before we went to the foundation, we prepared a small token from us. We made them a necklace serve as hope for them to hold. Inside the necklace they will write their wishes. We divided our task to pack the materials needed such as the necklace and frame that they are going to make.

We help in making the frame

Our program started from introducing ourselves and we continue it by conducting some arts and craft where the children needs to decorate some necklace and frame that we have provided the materials. However, not everyone participated in our program because some of them were taking a nap during our visits.The children seemed to enjoy having visitors there, although some of them looked otherwise.

Making frame (This boy has a big dream to become
an engineer) His frame has the most artistic one

At first, i was struggling to communicate with them, because I am usually not very social. In this activity I tried to initiate some questions and making sure that I can entertain them. After trying, I get along with them. They tell stories and share their dreams. We all get to know each other when we are doing the arts and crafts.

We gave the necklace to each and everyone and asked them to write their wishes so that they won't lose hope

Play games

As soon as we are done with the arts and crafts. We did a little game as well as singing. Most of the children loves to sing so one of us play the guitar and let them sing.

Our visits allows me to realize how we need to value our health and our life. It also makes me realize we should be thankful of what we have. We shouldn't give up easily and lose hope. We should have faith in God and dream high just like the children in this home. These children gave us hope and fight every obstacles that we encountered in life.

Learning outcomes: 

• Increased your awareness of your own strengths and areas for growth 
• Undertaken new challenges 
• Planned and initiated activities 
• Worked collaboratively with others 
• Shown perseverance and commitment in your activities 
• Developed new skills

Foster Homes for the Elderly
at Panti Werdha Wisma Mulia

25th March 2017- We still have some money left from the previous fundraising activities and thus used it to buy some basic needs such as oils, tissue, diapers, detergent and many more for the elderly who were in foster care. Moreover, we gave a small token of our appreciation in a form of snacks.
There were grannies and grandpas whose kids can no longer support them and thus left them there. However, not all of them have the same reason why they are in the foster care. It was nice to see that they enjoy singing and making poem. As we visited there, we do a lot of singing with the elders as well as playing games that can cheer them up. Every one of us from our class talked to all of the elders, get to know them better. We were more than happy to talk to them and listen to their stories.

We conducted the program for 2 hours. We did the singing, playing and cleaning. We all gathered in the hall. During the game, not everyone played the game. Therefore, some of the grandmas and grandpas are sitting watching those who played. We accompany the elders and listen to their stories. While they are playing, we bought some fruits for all the grandmas and grandpas. It was a nice feeling to be with the elder and we get to understand their feeling. They seemed to be happy with our visits, although some of the looked otherwise.

As we talked to them, it was such a surprised knowing some of them had stayed longer than we thought. Also, we found out that most of them are Christian, so we prayed for them. This visit allows me to realize how much we should value them and we should in return pay an attribute of their kindness by taking care of them just like they have taken care of us as soon as we were born. We should be putting our parents first before ourselves. Therefore, they shouldn't be in the nursery home. That way, they will be happy.

Learning outcomes:
1. Increased their awareness of their own strengths and areas for growth
I am usually not very social because I feel awkward to get to know the others. However, conversing with the elderly, I feel very comfortable. It is a different feeling that i got as soon as i started a conversation with them. From their stories that they told makes it so nice to listen to, and make me feel less awkward as i did not have to say much to entertain them. I do realize that I need to be brave enough to socialize with anyone.

2.Undertaken new challenges

I've never been to a foster home before, so this was a pretty exciting experience. I  got the chance to know the world better and aware of those people out there who are not as lucky as us. I do get along with adults and elders quite well, so talking to the elderly wasn't much of a problem for me even though at first making the first move to talk first is hard. 

3. Shown perseverance and commitment in their activities                   
We stayed in the foster home for around 2 hours. It was really fun talking to them and listening to their stories, thus the commitment was genuine, and we personally considered it more as curiosity about what this old lady's life is about.

4. Engaged with issues of global importance
It is sad to know that old people are easily forgotten. Once you can't give much to the society, people tend to forget you especially for the elders. The senior citizens I met and talked to were very sad because they cannot do much with their lives, and they were forced to enjoy this new 'home' of theirs, where the atmosphere were not pleasing to our nose. Some of them were complaining because they cannot bear the smell.

5. Considered the ethical implications of their actions
Old people have a different way of thinking than us students, and sometimes talk about death rather morbidly. Knowing that they are very fragile beings, we made sure that we were polite and cheerful about the things that they worry about. We shouldn’t talk something that might offended them.

6. Developed new skills 
I'm not good at talking to people, but I never knew that I feel comfortable and easily cope up with what they are sharing. I learn to be able to socialize more and don’t be afraid to talk to them. This was the first time going to a foster home for the elderly, and I knew I left a mark already.