Set Design for Cambridge Production 20 hours - CREATIVITY

CREATIVITY

Start:   03/06/2013

Finish:    10/06/2013

Hours collected: 20

 

First Draft of Poster

During June 2013, I volunteered to help with set design for a local musical production. It was in an intense time period - a 6 foot painted poster had to be completed in 7 days. It was great experience and practise for my career ambitions, and all the money from the production went to a cancer care charity.

How did I increase awareness of my strengths and areas for growth?

  I realised I have a talent for painting and set design, but realised I needed more practise at it.

How did I undertake new challenges?

I had never tried to do any set design before, never mind a poster that had to be completed in 7 days! 

How did I plan and initiate activities?

I initiated meetings with the set design manager to discuss the poster, as well as setting up a meeting to discuss what they thought about the activity, and what they wanted. I also met with the cast to see how they wanted to 

How did I work collaboratively with others?

I had to work collaboratively with the set design manager and team to complete the poster in time, to the right dimensions, and colours.

How did I show perseverance and commitment on my activity?

  It took me about 8 hours to get a first draft right, and then another 12 hours to paint up the full 6 foot poster and deliver it to the theatre.

How did I engage with issues of global importance?

No issues of global importance were engaged with in this activity on a personal level, however all the money that was raised by the production in the end was donated to a cancer charity, helping to improve cancer care world wide. 

How did I consider the ethical implications of my actions?

   No ethical issues or implications were apparent.

How did I develop new skills?

   I improved my painting skills and communicational skills. I want to go into opera, and possibly set design of opera, so this really gave me some great experience. 

Sports Week 20 hours - ACTION

SERVICE

Started: 06/08/12

Finished: 10/08/12

Hours Collected: 20

During the summer of 2012, I took part in the National Citizen Service, a government project designed to encourage young people to become more of a part of their community.

 

This CAS Entry refers to Week 1 in the correspondence email between me and the youth worker that ran the project. I participated in a 5 day residential sports week at Grafham Water (as can be seen above).

How did I increase awareness of my strengths and areas for growth?

   This week really made me realise that sport could be a team building activity, as well as a social exercise. It made me aware of the fact that I need to do more exercise, but could involve friends in the process as well.

How did I undertake new challenges?

  I had never done much sport at all, never mind a whole week of it! I also had trouble with the high ropes as I am terrified of heights.

How did I plan and initiate activities?

   We took part in team building activities, and I was leader of raft builder, where I had to organise my peers into set jobs. I also initiated the movement of materials and equipment for the activities.

How did I work collaboratively with others?

   The whole week was coordinated around working with others, so that we could engage fully with our team in the weeks to come. We really had to trust each other, in cases such as rock climbing, where we had to trust someone completely to beeline for us. 

How did I show perseverance and commitment on my activity?

   The week did not change my opinion of sport, I am still not its biggest fan, but I had to complete the week, and I wanted to get to know the people I was with so I tried to complete each task with the utmost perseverance.

How did I engage with issues of global importance?

  The project was aimed at getting young people more involved in their communities. This is an issue that affects the globe and conquering this starts at home. Possibly more of a national problem, than global.

How did I consider the ethical implications of my actions?

  I considered the activity and came to the conclusion that there were no ethical dilemmas with doing the sports week.

How did I develop new skills?

  I really improved my fitness, and got my fear of heights (and sports!) a bit better.

 

 

 

 

Baking Cakes for Homeless Charity 20 hours - SERVICE

SERVICE

Started: 25/08/12

Finished: 31/08/12

Hours Collected: 20

During the summer of 2012, I took part in the National Citizen Service, a government project designed to encourage young people to become more of a part of their community.

This CAS Entry refers to Week 4 in the correspondence email between me and the youth worker that ran the project. I baked and decorated 148 cakes for the homeless charity, Emmaus.

How did I increase awareness of my strengths and areas for growth?

   I was made aware of my new found skill for baking! It did however make me aware of how little I do for the community on an every day basis.

How did I undertake new challenges?

  I had never really baked before, certainly not on this big a scale, and so 3 days of continuous baking (with a terrible oven) was quite challenging.

How did I plan and initiate activities?

   We had to complete a community based project to complete our NCS Qualification. The topic and execution was completely up to us, and organised to bake 148 cakes. 

How did I work collaboratively with others?

   I worked collaboratively with the Youth Coordinators to obtain ingredients, and to organise where and when the cakes would go.

How did I show perseverance and commitment on my activity?

   It took me 3 days to bake all the cakes, and another day to decorate them.

How did I engage with issues of global importance?

  Homelessness and hunger is a global issue. Tackling such global issues can be difficult, but starting at home is one of the most effective ways to bring about change. 

How did I consider the ethical implications of my actions?

   The cakes were supplied to numerous homeless shelters all over Cambridge as a result of my actions, which helped to cheer some people's lives up.
I also used free range eggs, and fair-trade ingredients, so as to ethically considerate to the food supplier.

How did I develop new skills?

   I improved my baking skills, and organisational skills, in that I organised with the Youth Coordinator when and where to take the cakes.