Learning Outcomes:
- Demonstrate how to initiate and plan a CAS experience.
- Show commitment to and perseverance in CAS experiences.
- Demonstrate the skills and recognise the benefits of working collaborative.
- Demonstrate engagement with issued of global significance.
- Recognise and consider the ethics of choices and actions.
Just recently Peru has gone through an extremely rough situation. Heavy rains caused several places throughout the coast and highlands to get 'huaycos' or mud slides that completely devastated people's homes and properties. The poorest places were the most affected by the mud slides, so it was our responsibility as the more fortunate citizens to help the people in need. With many of my school friends (about 12) we went to the Cine Planet Alcazar in San Isidro, not to watch a movie though, to work in the cashier and collecting the tickets. That Tuesday March 21, Cine Planet was was sending all of its gainings to a charity, so we contacted the company and offered our help. They accepted and we got right to work. I worked as the ticket man that collects the tickets of the costumers before they enter the theatre and my friends worked serving pop corn and sodas. After we were done in the movies we went to the ovalo Arona, bought several bags of beans and pasta and donated all of it to the local charity.
It was a very fulfilling experience and it felt very good because we were doing good to the community.
- Demonstrate how to initiate and plan a CAS experience.
- Show commitment to and perseverance in CAS experiences.
- Demonstrate the skills and recognise the benefits of working collaborative.
- Demonstrate engagement with issued of global significance.
- Recognise and consider the ethics of choices and actions.
Just recently Peru has gone through an extremely rough situation. Heavy rains caused several places throughout the coast and highlands to get 'huaycos' or mud slides that completely devastated people's homes and properties. The poorest places were the most affected by the mud slides, so it was our responsibility as the more fortunate citizens to help the people in need. With many of my school friends (about 12) we went to the Cine Planet Alcazar in San Isidro, not to watch a movie though, to work in the cashier and collecting the tickets. That Tuesday March 21, Cine Planet was was sending all of its gainings to a charity, so we contacted the company and offered our help. They accepted and we got right to work. I worked as the ticket man that collects the tickets of the costumers before they enter the theatre and my friends worked serving pop corn and sodas. After we were done in the movies we went to the ovalo Arona, bought several bags of beans and pasta and donated all of it to the local charity.
It was a very fulfilling experience and it felt very good because we were doing good to the community.
Learning outcomes:
- Show commitment to and perseverance in CAS experiences.
- Demonstrate the skills and recognise the benefits of working collaborative.
- Demonstrate engagement with issued of global significance.
- Recognise and consider the ethics of choices and actions.
Probably one of the most meaningful, fulfilling, and rewarding clubs I have ever been in at school is the Student Technology Association (TSA). I joined this honor society in 9th grade, for which I had to do an exam, an essay, and an interview to get in. It was not easy, but definitely worth it. We do a lot of service to the community by using our knowledge in technology to help others. By far, the most important thing we do is something called a "lab build", where we get many of our school's old computers, fix them, format them, and donate them to a school with no computers. It is a time and energy consuming process of having to stay several hours checking each of the 30+ computers to see if they work or if something is missing, but the reward pays off (of course the help of all the other members was essential). In my life, I have been part of many service events, but I have never been in one where the students and teachers are so happy and thankful. When we arrived at the school, all the kids were waiting for us with a warm welcome. They helped us get all the computers off the bus and we went straight to work. Two full rooms were cleared and we set up all the computers to form great quality tech labs.
Donating computers or any piece of technology to people who can't access them, to me, is the best way to help, because you are not just helping them for this year's school term, you are opening so many doors for the rest of their lives. The internet contains more knowledge than all the books in the world, so learning how to use it is key for life. And as the world moves forward, we are also moving in to a more digital world where computers are essential, so knowing how to use a computer means greater job opportunity. Technology equals knowledge, power, and access.
- Show commitment to and perseverance in CAS experiences.
- Demonstrate the skills and recognise the benefits of working collaborative.
- Demonstrate engagement with issued of global significance.
- Recognise and consider the ethics of choices and actions.
Probably one of the most meaningful, fulfilling, and rewarding clubs I have ever been in at school is the Student Technology Association (TSA). I joined this honor society in 9th grade, for which I had to do an exam, an essay, and an interview to get in. It was not easy, but definitely worth it. We do a lot of service to the community by using our knowledge in technology to help others. By far, the most important thing we do is something called a "lab build", where we get many of our school's old computers, fix them, format them, and donate them to a school with no computers. It is a time and energy consuming process of having to stay several hours checking each of the 30+ computers to see if they work or if something is missing, but the reward pays off (of course the help of all the other members was essential). In my life, I have been part of many service events, but I have never been in one where the students and teachers are so happy and thankful. When we arrived at the school, all the kids were waiting for us with a warm welcome. They helped us get all the computers off the bus and we went straight to work. Two full rooms were cleared and we set up all the computers to form great quality tech labs.
Donating computers or any piece of technology to people who can't access them, to me, is the best way to help, because you are not just helping them for this year's school term, you are opening so many doors for the rest of their lives. The internet contains more knowledge than all the books in the world, so learning how to use it is key for life. And as the world moves forward, we are also moving in to a more digital world where computers are essential, so knowing how to use a computer means greater job opportunity. Technology equals knowledge, power, and access.
Learning outcomes:
- Show commitment to and perseverance in CAS experiences.
- Demonstrate the skills and recognise the benefits of working collaborative.
- Demonstrate engagement with issued of global significance.
At the end of my junior year and the beginning of my senior year, I decided to take on a challenge. I decided to become president of the Science National Honor Society (SNHS). I did so because, one the club is still relatively new and it needs to grow, and two because I LOVE science and I would do anything to promote its reach. Now, as I already stated, the SNHS is still relatively new so there are many thing that need to be sorted out. This was (and sometimes still is) an issue because we had no direction, we did not know where to go or what to do. We started to recruit more members and with more minds the club started to get a little momentum as we could brain storm many great ideas. One of the issues we first encountered was the budget we had. You see, we had good ideas, but some of them were not attainable because we did not have the resources, so what we decided to do was set up a booth in the school's Kermesse in order to raise funds. Right now, it is essential that I make sure that all members are attending the Monday meetings because we need to be proactive with our time. Our next goal is to help the school with the science olympiads, teach elementary students about science, and recruit more members.
- Show commitment to and perseverance in CAS experiences.
- Demonstrate the skills and recognise the benefits of working collaborative.
- Demonstrate engagement with issued of global significance.
At the end of my junior year and the beginning of my senior year, I decided to take on a challenge. I decided to become president of the Science National Honor Society (SNHS). I did so because, one the club is still relatively new and it needs to grow, and two because I LOVE science and I would do anything to promote its reach. Now, as I already stated, the SNHS is still relatively new so there are many thing that need to be sorted out. This was (and sometimes still is) an issue because we had no direction, we did not know where to go or what to do. We started to recruit more members and with more minds the club started to get a little momentum as we could brain storm many great ideas. One of the issues we first encountered was the budget we had. You see, we had good ideas, but some of them were not attainable because we did not have the resources, so what we decided to do was set up a booth in the school's Kermesse in order to raise funds. Right now, it is essential that I make sure that all members are attending the Monday meetings because we need to be proactive with our time. Our next goal is to help the school with the science olympiads, teach elementary students about science, and recruit more members.