Keys for life – Speeding Campaign

What I learnt:

From attending the RACbstreetsmart I have gotten a lot of information about driving and road safety. One key take away I would like to highlight is the accidents can happen to anyone and the are not planned. There is an equal risk driving today than yesterday or tomorrow. Accidents happen in many forms but all are caused from mistakes on the road. To prevent these accidents be sure to remain calm while driving, ensure you are using your seatbelt and also ensure you are always aware of your surroundings.

My Advice:

One piece of advice I would like to pass onto young drivers is to above all else not speed. Remember that speed isn’t a measure of how cool you are nor your own worth on the road. Safety is always your number 1 priority. When with your friends don’t feel obligated to speed, instead remember that it is better to arrive than to risk everything in a momentary rush. Drive responsibly, respect yourself and others, don’t speed.

My Pledge:

I pledge to prioritize safety and responsibility while driving, understanding the grave risks associated with speeding. As a responsible driver, I commit to the following:

  1. I will respect and obey all traffic laws, including speed limits, as they are in place to ensure the safety of everyone on the road.
  2. I will always remain aware of my surroundings and adjust my driving speed accordingly, taking into account road conditions, weather, and traffic congestion.
  3. I will resist the temptation to exceed the speed limit, recognizing that a few minutes gained by speeding are insignificant when compared to the potential consequences and dangers posed by reckless driving.
  4. I will set a good example for others by driving within the speed limits, encouraging my family, friends, and acquaintances to do the same.
  5. I will refrain from participating in any activities that may distract me while driving, such as using mobile devices, eating, or engaging in excessive conversations, as they can impair my judgment and reaction time.
  6. I will remain patient and calm behind the wheel, understanding that traffic delays are a part of daily life and that frustration does not justify putting myself or others at risk.

By adhering to these principles, I pledge to prioritize the safety of myself, my passengers, as well as other road users, and above all else stride towards being a more responsible driver.

Woodwork Reflection

My goals

My goals when beginning my woodwork experiences were clearly set out. Our task was to create a spinning top handle with our own creative design. One of my goals was to create a design that was visually pleasing but also comfortable to hold. I used the capability of creativeness and put my design thinking skills to work. My final design was a snake-like cobra that bent around but also was comfortable to hold for longer periods of time. Another one of my goals is to use the capability organization. I used this capability to be on top of my work and do everything in stages. Once I did this I was able to complete my work a week early.

My design

My design of the handle was a cobra (snake) which in which I used the scroll saw to cut concave curves. My design also involved thinking of the person who it was for and if or if not it would be comfortable in their hands. Once I completed sawing my design we sanded it and engraved a message on it and finally applied finishing paint.

My feelings towards the subject

Overall I had a very enjoyable time in woodwork, I was also able to learn new things that will be useful in my life. If I got the chance I would definitely do it again.

Fixed and Growth Mindsets…

Demonstrating a fixed mindset can be unhealthy while it also can help your mind to understand what a roadblock is, it can teach you when you have to stop but overall people try to avoid falling into this. The time I demonstrated this mindset was when I was playing tennis, although I was in a couple of competitions eventually the sport got boring and I lost the enjoyment in the sport, so I decided to stop because I knew that I couldn’t do any better.

Having a growth mindset is the preferred mindset have in life situations because it teaches you how to learn from failure and expand your comfort zones, when I showed this was when I had to write an entire script for our class play, in the beginning, I was stuck and had no ideas but still, I persevered and eventually got it done and it was amazing. I also got a reward after. Having a Growth mindset is basically being able to use a skill that is highly popularized called flearning, this basically means that you have a skill to take a failure and learn from it. So the lesson here to learn is that having a growth mindset is better than having a fixed one.

The Christmas Market

A project that tested our thinking and creativity, a task that challenged us mentally in our business minds, an assessment that was enjoyable but difficult, this was the Christmas Market. Let me take you back to the very beginning of term four of year 7 in 2020. As we learned about business and trade in humanities, how to produce and analyze advertising, and finally how to put everything together to create our very own business. Our group used many capabilities along the process of thinking and finally creating our product, an example of this is when our group (Natures Ornaments) showed creativity and collaboration when creating and making our product. Our products were ethical gum nut ornaments that were and are sustainable. Our original idea was to create a Christmas wreath, but we shortly changed this because we found that this would not be successful because the leaves would soon wilt and die. The idea of creating a product that was original and also would fit the wants and needs of the target audience was challenging but I believe that the entire year seven cohort met the full spectrum of each and everyone’s desires.

Our group

On the actual day of the market (a Friday) we were nervous yet excited to sell our products, but I also think that each group was a little bit competitive. On the day we found that we were not making sales at the very beginning of the market, we decided to lower our price since we would still be making a profit because our cost price was so low. At the very end of the market, we found that we (in total) made $37 dollars and our business was a success. Overall, I really enjoyed this task and would definitely do it again but change a couple of decisions, our group work very well together and collaborated to the best of our ability.

Our logo

Project Utopia

Overview

Over the span of term two and three of year seven we were given a project that would test our thinking and creativity, as well as teaching us skills and strengths that we would soon take onto our future lives. This task mentally challenged us in many subjects and learning areas across the curriculum. We spent many weeks planning and learning new ways for a normal city to become a utopia, over this time we gained tonnes of information linking to the assignment to later help us in our construction phase. Overall, this project was a challenge that we had to face and complete, this assignment was also a great learning experience.

ASC Capabilities

Throughout this project we learned and developed skills to use our very own ASC Capabilities. One of these capabilities that I would like to single out now is Creativity, this challenging capability to show but it is useful when trying to stand out. I learned that our utopia had to be Unique from the others, so our group decided to think and come up with new ideas. I demonstrated creativity when I came up with the idea of our Utopian society to be the shape of a jellyfish. This is one of the capabilities that we learned about and had to implement into our work.

Another one of the ASC Capabilities that I learned and improved during this project was Collaboration. Not only did this assignment challenged us by ourselves but as a group as well. I learned that I had to collaborate with my group and that some of my ideas would not be demonstrated in our society. I learned a very good quote while working on this project, it is “there are too many chiefs and not enough Indians”, to me this quote means that there are too many people in one group trying to take lead and sometimes it benefits the group to let someone else lead for a bit. Throughout working on this project, I was able to demonstrate this and get our work done more efficiently and quicker.

ASC Capabilities

UN Global Goals

The UN Global Goals is a very important topic that we had to implement into Project Utopia. Throughout the project we learned many interesting facts, we were able to learn and come up with strategies to design our Utopia using the Global Goals. Our group learned about Global Goal number nine, Industries, Innovation, and Infrastructure. We chose this goal to research because throughout Innovat[ED] session we learned valuable information about businesses and how each business relies on a primary industry. We then pitched to Accreditation of this goal and were able to achieve it. The UN Global Goals is something that every city should implement, I learned many things about each individual goal.

The UN Global Goals is a very important topic that we had to implement into Project Utopia. Throughout the project we learned many interesting facts, we were able to learn and come up with strategies to design our Utopia using the Global Goals. Our group learned about Global Goal number nine, Industries, Innovation, and Infrastructure. We chose this goal to research because throughout Innovat[ED] session we learned valuable information about businesses and how each business relies on a primary industry. We then pitched to Accreditation of this goal and were able to achieve it. The UN Global Goals is something that every city should implement, I learned many things about each individual goal.

Another one of these goals that I was able to learn about was Global Goals number 7, Affordable and Clean Energy. I was able to learn how many countries suffer from having energy that is too expensive so the average person can’t use it, I also learned how rich companies buy energy power plants off the government and raise the prices. This also happens with water usage around the world. The way that we demonstrated having Affordable and Clean Energy in our community is by relying on renewable and sustainable resources (e.g. solar, hydro, and geothermal energy). Overall, this goal benefited our society and help us have Clean and Affordable Energy.

Global Goals

Speaking to Special Guests

Over the span of our Innovat[ED] sessions, our group was able to talk to some very well-known and knowledgeable people. One of these individuals is Anthony Spagnolo who is a Liberal Candidate for Riverton, he spoke to us about having a Primary and Secondary form of business. This topic linked to Global Goal number nine, from this information we learned that our community, to able to run properly and have a stable economy we had to choose one industry that will be able to support smaller businesses. We then chose that our primary industry would be a tourism-based. Overall talking to Mr. Spagnolo helped us learn important information that we would implement into our society.

Our group speaking to Anthony Spagnolo

Public Speaking skills

Throughout term three in English we developed our public speaking skills, we then later used these skills to present our speeches in our Utopian Showcase. This learning process began with writing our one-minute speech that we would later present to the class, we then learned about the four key terms of public speaking; Pause, Pace, Pitch, and Power. We learned that for a speech to be effective it must have all of these traits; this was challenging but useful when it came to the showcase.

Final Thoughts

Over the time working on this project, I have learned many skills that I would later take on into my future life. I think that this project challenged us throughout the curriculum and with our thinking, our task was straight forward but could go in many different ways. We put in the effort and created a Utopian Society. Overall, I think that our group were successful with creating our Utopia and that every single student in our year group learned something either from a teacher, outside visitor or maybe even google. I would like to thank our teachers for making this learning experience possible and also helping us grow and uphold this Project.

Thanks,

Jayden Pope