I have continued 'Fun Basketball' for the second block of after-school activities and there are actually more students that have joined this time. Much of my peers from my grade have joined the activity so it really does make the whole experience more engaging and intensifying. With my older age group joined in, the speed of the games flow much faster which puts a lot of my focus on my dribbling skills. The game plans used have also become more advanced as there are more people on court. Different techniques have been brought into the games such as walls in which a person from one team stands next to or behind an opposing team member so that their team partner can have a clearer path to dribble the ball and get to the basket. I am glad that these faster-paced matched we are having in this activity are giving me the opportunity to improve on my basketball skills and could help me when trying out for the SAISA basketball team next semester. Here is a short clip of a game we had:
Friday, November 7, 2014
Teamwork in Basketball
November 7th, 2014:
I have continued 'Fun Basketball' for the second block of after-school activities and there are actually more students that have joined this time. Much of my peers from my grade have joined the activity so it really does make the whole experience more engaging and intensifying. With my older age group joined in, the speed of the games flow much faster which puts a lot of my focus on my dribbling skills. The game plans used have also become more advanced as there are more people on court. Different techniques have been brought into the games such as walls in which a person from one team stands next to or behind an opposing team member so that their team partner can have a clearer path to dribble the ball and get to the basket. I am glad that these faster-paced matched we are having in this activity are giving me the opportunity to improve on my basketball skills and could help me when trying out for the SAISA basketball team next semester. Here is a short clip of a game we had:
I have continued 'Fun Basketball' for the second block of after-school activities and there are actually more students that have joined this time. Much of my peers from my grade have joined the activity so it really does make the whole experience more engaging and intensifying. With my older age group joined in, the speed of the games flow much faster which puts a lot of my focus on my dribbling skills. The game plans used have also become more advanced as there are more people on court. Different techniques have been brought into the games such as walls in which a person from one team stands next to or behind an opposing team member so that their team partner can have a clearer path to dribble the ball and get to the basket. I am glad that these faster-paced matched we are having in this activity are giving me the opportunity to improve on my basketball skills and could help me when trying out for the SAISA basketball team next semester. Here is a short clip of a game we had:
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Continuation of Drawing Club
October 18th, 2014:
The first drawing is my sketch of the 'FireBird' logo, which is a clothing brand. I decided to sketch this logo because I was determined to draw any sleek-looking design during one drawing club session and the logo on the T-shirt I was wearing that day was just perfect. The second drawing is my sketch of an album cover by 'Carnifex', which is one of my favourite metal bands. I was actually most passionate in completing this sketch than any other one I've done in drawing club before. This is because I find music and art to have a very strong link to each other, especially since I listen to music with my earphones while I sketch. So I discovered that opening my mind to sketching my favourite band album covers, while listening to their music, made me feel most comfortable and satisfied. There definitely will be more album cover sketches to come from me in the future, which is why I will also be continuing drawing club as my creativity in the second block of after-school activities.
As I have continued the Drawing club after school activity this semester, I really want to explore into new ideas and areas in my drawing. I continue to find images for inspiration through the internet and then sketch on a blank piece of paper to mimic the image. In the past I would always sketch images of characters from TV shows that I watch but this semester I have expanded from that area and started sketching album covers and shirt designs. Exploring more of a variety of images to sketch, really made me enjoy drawing club even more and inspired me to continue improving on my drawing skills. Here are two sketches that I have already drawn during the sessions I've had so far:
The first drawing is my sketch of the 'FireBird' logo, which is a clothing brand. I decided to sketch this logo because I was determined to draw any sleek-looking design during one drawing club session and the logo on the T-shirt I was wearing that day was just perfect. The second drawing is my sketch of an album cover by 'Carnifex', which is one of my favourite metal bands. I was actually most passionate in completing this sketch than any other one I've done in drawing club before. This is because I find music and art to have a very strong link to each other, especially since I listen to music with my earphones while I sketch. So I discovered that opening my mind to sketching my favourite band album covers, while listening to their music, made me feel most comfortable and satisfied. There definitely will be more album cover sketches to come from me in the future, which is why I will also be continuing drawing club as my creativity in the second block of after-school activities.
Friday, September 26, 2014
Fun Basketball
September 26th, 2014:
I was unable to make it into the final SAISA Volleyball team, because only 11 athletes were allowed to enter. So my new action activity is 'Fun Basketball' which I do every Friday. I really do enjoy this activity because basketball is one of my favorite sports along with volleyball. I am also planning on trying out for SAISA Basketball soon in the coming seasons, so being in the 'Fun Basketball' activity does give some good training until then. The age group of kids that are also in the activity are around grades 8 to 12, so we're a well-rounded group in terms of age diversity. When making teams, we would always mix up the ages so each team has a few older people and a few younger, making the game more fair. So me being one of the older kids, also gives me opportunities and responsibilities of being a leader at times.
I was unable to make it into the final SAISA Volleyball team, because only 11 athletes were allowed to enter. So my new action activity is 'Fun Basketball' which I do every Friday. I really do enjoy this activity because basketball is one of my favorite sports along with volleyball. I am also planning on trying out for SAISA Basketball soon in the coming seasons, so being in the 'Fun Basketball' activity does give some good training until then. The age group of kids that are also in the activity are around grades 8 to 12, so we're a well-rounded group in terms of age diversity. When making teams, we would always mix up the ages so each team has a few older people and a few younger, making the game more fair. So me being one of the older kids, also gives me opportunities and responsibilities of being a leader at times.
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Service This Year
September 15th, 2014:
My Hope for Kids service group continues to visit the same cancer hospital as we did last year. Although the whole building has been renovated now and does look cleaner and more suitable for the children to play and learn as well. Our group even had to move to a new playroom to meet the kids, which looked much more colorful and was a better learning environment in comparison to last year's playroom.
My Hope for Kids service group continues to visit the same cancer hospital as we did last year. Although the whole building has been renovated now and does look cleaner and more suitable for the children to play and learn as well. Our group even had to move to a new playroom to meet the kids, which looked much more colorful and was a better learning environment in comparison to last year's playroom.
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As you can see from the images above, the playroom this year is much brightly lit and has more tables for the children to draw and play board games on. These improved facilities to the hospital were really helpful and made the entire service experience a little more different to me.
Friday, September 5, 2014
Start of DP2 Semester 1
August 27th, 2014:
Creativity: My creativity activity for this semester will be Drawing Club, which is an activity I was in the previous year in DP1. I continued this activity because I really enjoyed it in grade 11, since I felt drawing was a great way to let a person's creative ideas be shown. Drawing club also gives me the chance to work independently as each session I have a blank piece of paper, and I have the freedom to just draw or sketch any visual that comes to mind. This freedom makes me feel comfortable and lets express my creativity in the best way.
Action: SAISA's season 1 starts out with volleyball, which is the action activity I am in. This is actually the second time I'm trying out for the volleyball team as I also tried out last year but didn't make it into the final team. Trying out a second time gives me more experience going into the first couple of sessions as I would know what to expect. Entering into the final volleyball team has also felt less competitive for me as I am now a high school senior and in the oldest age group. So I do hope to make it into the final team this year as there is a more likely chance for me.
Service: I am continuing with the 'Hope for Kids' activity once again as my service component this semester. I decided to return to this service because I felt I did contribute a great part last year in playing instruments and entertaining the kids at the cancer hospital. This service is also a feel-good activity as making the children happy, made me feel like a better person.
Creativity: My creativity activity for this semester will be Drawing Club, which is an activity I was in the previous year in DP1. I continued this activity because I really enjoyed it in grade 11, since I felt drawing was a great way to let a person's creative ideas be shown. Drawing club also gives me the chance to work independently as each session I have a blank piece of paper, and I have the freedom to just draw or sketch any visual that comes to mind. This freedom makes me feel comfortable and lets express my creativity in the best way.
Action: SAISA's season 1 starts out with volleyball, which is the action activity I am in. This is actually the second time I'm trying out for the volleyball team as I also tried out last year but didn't make it into the final team. Trying out a second time gives me more experience going into the first couple of sessions as I would know what to expect. Entering into the final volleyball team has also felt less competitive for me as I am now a high school senior and in the oldest age group. So I do hope to make it into the final team this year as there is a more likely chance for me.
Service: I am continuing with the 'Hope for Kids' activity once again as my service component this semester. I decided to return to this service because I felt I did contribute a great part last year in playing instruments and entertaining the kids at the cancer hospital. This service is also a feel-good activity as making the children happy, made me feel like a better person.
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
DP2 Semester 1 Goals
August 12th, 2014
Creativity:
Creativity:
- Have a leadership role in an activity, since I didn't try that opportunity last year
- Bring in new and creative ideas to the activities I enroll in
Action:
- Be in a SAISA team as I have not experienced it before
- Try out a sports activity that I am unfamiliar to
- Have a role in a service activity that I didn't do in the past
Monday, May 26, 2014
Drawing Club
May 26th, 2014
Creativity: The pictures below are the sketches that I have made so far in drawing club:
Week 1:
Week 2:
Week 3:
Week 4:
I really did find this activity interesting because i found myself being inspired to draw something new in each weekly session we had. As you can see from the sketches, most of my art was inspired from anime shows such as 'Pokemon' and 'Attack on Titan'. I also do feel as if my drawing skills were improving by each session I had. Drawing club is different from the other creativity activities that I've done because with this activity; I can express my emotion and imagination in art. And that...is real creativity.
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