Capabilities Reflection

                

In the right set of circumstances, a chance was open to grow and improve my effective communication through the Dramatic Scene Group Task. This transpired because of the creation of our script and the performance on the day. Being away for multiple weeks, even though it was a setback, strengthened my use of this skill as I had to communicate with the group through technology, but this did come at a cost, affecting the final outcome. An example is when we had to discuss what subject we wanted to do in our performance. Some of these included ADHD, mental health, depiction of mentally challenged children etc., but ultimately, we integrated these subjects to make a single topic. Discussing times when we were free to work outside of school was a challenge too, as many of us had lots of extracurricular activities. It was harder for me as I was gone for an unexpected 3 weeks and affected the communication and limiting me through technology. I could barely communicate with my group members because of the condition I was in, proving how crucial communication is in group tasks. This made it harder for us to contribute to the group effort evenly as I was away and it was mainly, Rueben, Misaaq and Pacome who worked on the script, which is why it felt very “last minute” on the performance day for me. Costume and props were a problem because, as I was away for the majority of the assessment and not being able to communicate, I had to mainly improvise on the day. Ultimately, effective communication is essential for any kind of task, group or individual, because it applies to the real world compared to the other capabilities.  

MUIR Reflection

The seven principles are plan and prepare, travel and camp on durable surfaces, dispose of waste properly, leave what you find, minimise campfire impacts (be careful with fires), respect wildlife, be considerate of other visitors. Planning and preparing are useful because they will help you enjoy and on top of minimising the damage you do to the land. Travelling and camping on durable surfaces is good because it assists you to not damage any area. It’s also easier to travel on and will help with your journey. Disposing waste properly is good because it will allow you to leave no trace when you are on your journey.

Leaving what you find is a great principle because it won’t affect the ecosystem of the environment, as you will not be interfering. Minimising the campfire impacts is crucial as fire can be flammable in some surroundings like a wide forest with many trees. If you don’t make a fire well it might spread across the forest and impact the wildlife. Respecting wildlife is crucial as disrupting wildlife can affect the ecosystem and how it runs. This can include feeding some animals the wrong things. Being considerate to other visitors is an ethical responsibility to others. This helps you enjoy your outdoor journey to the fullest degree.

I couldn’t really enjoy snorkelling as I had to sit out because of some mild hernia, I did a bit of orienteering, but I did enjoy archery (so far) quite a bit. Sitting out in snorkelling wasn’t all bad though, I did learn about snorkelling by listening and hearing about the experience. Orienteering isn’t necessarily my cup of tea, but I can see how people would enjoy it. I find it a little irritating to find where my location is using a compass, and this might’ve been because I wasn’t good at it. Archery was my favourite experience out of them all, as I have done it before, and because it was enjoyable. Learning how to shoot an arrow on target was rewarding and satisfying, it created a new goal for every lesson we went to.

Sustainability: Food Waste

For our project, I feel like our group could’ve worked a lot better. This is because of some of the lack of communication like some of us not knowing what we’re doing/researching. I could’ve cooperated more, mainly holding me back because of ADD, and this was because of the amount of time that I was at school, due to personal matters at home. Matthew, mainly, carried us for the presentation and I wasn’t able to speak too well because of stage fright. In conclusion, I think that I could’ve done better as a whole because of my lack of self confidence