Art Fair @ School9

About a week ago we were informed about the art fair at British International School 9. Our art teacher, Ms Platt, asked me to find volunteers to take part in that event. I approached every single person in our class during tutor time and made a list of all people who were willing to participate.


After this I decided not to stop on this single task that was asked of me and took the whole organisational process on myself. This involved several group social network chats where I explained to everyone all the details of the event that I first had to ask Mrs Platt about. I also answered any further questions that have occurred. In addition to that I was responsible to manage the teaching of over 100 children in 2h 30 minutes. We made that possible by me recording the activities of every person involved and grouping them togethr to take up all the time and not run over it. Finally, I made a list of supplies needed to run each activity and took care of permission slips to leave school. I personally distributed and collected all of them.

I believe that I have made a tremendous impact into organisation of this event and it definitely paid off. Everyone, both Yr12 students and kids of school 9, enjoyed the activities which they were involved in and overall the day was a big success!

Together with Alyona Sukhova we were teaching children how to decorate picture frames with pasta and beans. The excitement of theirs was priceless! I fully and truly enjoyed working with Yr2s and 4s.

On a side note, I am very much lost in what to do in life (profession wise) and participation in today's event got me thinking that maybe a job of primary teacher is for me? We'll just have to wait a couple more years to find out!

CAS Objectives:

- planning and initiating activities
- working collaboratively with others
- considering ethical implications of my actions
- developing new skills 

ReCapsule #2: Soil Fertilizer

Since 8th of March I have been growing baby oranges on my window sill. After a week after the purchase the tree started to wither and I decided to start fertilizing the soil to trigger fast healthy growth. Instead of using chemical fertilizers I went for natural coffee grounds.

As my ReCapsule project #2 I have been extracting coffee grounds from already used Nespresso capsules, collecting them into a bag and fertilizing the soil for my orange tree every second day.

The results were marvelous. After two weeks I started noticing new flowers appearing and my room quickly filled with heavenly smell of orange blossom.

In the end of the day, I not only saved my tree from drying out but also engaged with issues of global importance by preferring a more eco-friendly fertilization. 

Nespresso Project #1: Photo Board

As my first ReCapsule (recycling capsules, duh) project I have chosen a photo board decoration. For my father's birthday my sister and I have prepared a hand made present which looked like this:

As you may see the photos seem to be attached by empty Nespresso capsules. I thought that it looked very original and it was a great combination of creativity and service in one CAS activity. I am also convinced that if dad hangs this board in his office, all of the people who would come there would see it and hopefully realize that it is possible to re-use pretty much anything to improve Earth's ecology! 

In addition to raising awareness of issues of global importance I have:

- undertaken a new challenge 

- worked collaboratively with others

- considered ethical implications of my actions

- developed new skills