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- - - - Sofia Feola, Eva petrasova and I want to plan online classes for students in 10th grade about sustainability in fashion as a part of advisory. The purpose of this experience is to encourage students to take care of the environment and make more ethical, conscious choices in terms of what they purchase and steps they can take towards creating a more clean environment. We are going to address the need of creating a clean, safe environment for nature and ecosystems and garment producers to thrive by discussing how more sustainable practices in fashion can be incorporated into everyday life.
    - - Demonstrate how to initiate and plan a CAS experience
        
        One of my teammates, Sofia Feola, pitched the initial idea to Eva and me, to which we immediately accepted as we were all passionate about fashion and sustainability - this project was a good opportunity to educate ourselves and share our findings with others.
      - Demonstrate engagement with issues of global significance
        
        The aim of our presentation was to raise awareness of the global impact of fast fashion. We presented information on both the economical effects of the fashion industry and human rights issues that arise from the rapid production of clothing, while also urging the pupils to reduce their own footprints by shopping sustainably. However small, I hope that this project has had a positive impact on the issues surrounding the fashion industry.
      - Recognize and consider the ethics of choices and actions
- - - - According to the CDC, a healthy adult should aim to walk an average of 10k steps a day - the equivalent of about 8 km. My average number of steps in the past year, according to the health app on my phone, is a little over 7k steps a day. There are many health benefits that may results from walking, such as enhanced balance, muscle strength, sleep, and even mood. For the next 6-month period, I aim to walk an average of 10k+ steps a day, which I will measure using the health app
    - - Identify own strengths and develop areas for growth
        
        First and foremost, I was able to improve the quality of my lifestyle by increasing my amount of daily exercise. I felt that maintaining a healthy excersize pattern was especially relevant as the final exams approach, and the best way to do so was to set a concrete goal for myself in terms of the number of steps I wanted to attain each day. Additionally, I've improved in my ability to plan and carry out an activity.
      - Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skills in the process
        
        During this experience, I had to use creative problem-solving to incorporate time for exercise into a tight schedule. As this experience took place near the May exam, I had to accommodate walking time to my schedule which was mostly reserved for studying and revision. To tackle this, I incorporated walking into my daily activities, such as walking to school and walking my dog, so that I was able to raise my daily step count without sacrificing much revision time.
      - Show commitment to and perseverance in CAS experiences
        
        This was an activity that I had to constantly be on top of - if I didn't meet the minimum steps for one day, I would have to make up for it some other day. I felt that this challenged my ability to show commitment to a goal as this activity was always in the back of my mind throughout the 6 month period which it lasted.
- - - - As a member of the student council, I will be helping the leadership board with any task that they need doing. I hope that this activity will allow me to improve on my collaboration and teamwork.
    - - Show commitment to and perseverance in CAS experiences
        
        For a big part of the school year, our weekly meetings had to be held online due to covid restrictions. This led to a significant drop in engagement from our members. We were able to overcome this by sending out notifications to everyone before meetings and taking note of everything discussed in the meetings in case anyone was not paying attention. It was also very difficult to communicate with the rest of the student body under distance learning. However we communicated with the school coordinators and had a message sent out to all students through Managebac when we needed a public announcement made.
      - Demonstrate the skills and recognize the benefits of working collaboratively
        
        I was able to contribute to, in one way or another, all of the projects undertaken by the student council team. I was also present for most of the student council meetings, including the ones held online.
- - - - My goal for this creativity activity is to actively participate in MUN, organize and chair for SISMUN, and hopefully get a leadership role in year 12. As a member of MUN for the past years, I feel like this is a very fitting goal which is both challenging but also achievable.
    - - Demonstrate engagement with issues of global significance
        
        In MUN, much of our debate topics were global issues which affect all nations of the world. This included climate change, female empowerment, security and well being, etc.
      - Recognize and consider the ethics of choices and actions
        
        There was constant collaboration between members. Therefore, it was always important to communicate with an be mindful of others. During preparations for the SISMUN conference, I took on a leadership role and it was therefore my responsibility to ensure that other chairs knew the procedure and the respective topics.