During the whole IB course I did many things
for my CAS. Firstly it was all just because I had to do it but after some time
I had realised that I do really enjoy some of this activities. Taking into
consideration Learning Outcomes the first one is Increasing Awareness of
Strengths and Areas for Growth. I do not do sports so I decided that this is
something that really needs to be improved, also I had problem with keeping my
resolutions however I am very stubborn. It was very difficult for me and at the
beginning after running I felt like sick person. My body gave me I signs that
it does not want to do it but I knew that I have to take care about myself. A
lot of time in close space learning required from me some time outdoor for
active relax to calm my mind. I had a huge support in this activity and I think
that without this I would not make it thus after a month of two I realised that
I do really like this and if benefits me a lot. I knew that being stubborn
sometimes can lead to something good and also I realised how physical health is
important for wellbeing.
Another point is Undertaking New Challenges.
This time I took part in Wroclaw Model United Nations Conference as a delegate.
It was something big for me because I have a huge problem with public speaking.
Nothing is that stressful for me like talking in front of people especially the
one that I completely do not know. I thought that I am only going to speak in
my Committee in front of 15 or 20 people but then I was assigned to the
Security Council and it turned out that I have to give speech in front of all
300 people gathered there. I was so scared that I wanted to resign from thin
conference. However I decided that if is very important to conquer my fears and
I had to face it. I did a huge step in my life and I believe that a year or two
ago I would not be able to do this.
Into planned and initiated activities that I
did I can assign the Ski competition that I took part in. It was an event that
needed to be organised before and then managed very well. It can be said that I
was the logistic part of this event, because I had to take care about all the
participants and how everything will be planned there. I did it together with
my friend. This event has learnt me effective working in stress. It used to be like
this that stress was crippling for me and I was not able to do anything. After
thin event I realised that in work there is no time for states like this and I
need to do my job right, as it is required. Also planning such events is really
exciting. I was very happy that my friends and me were able to be part of such
an event but I was also afraid that something might go wrong. Being one of the
organisers is huge responsibility.
During the Social experiment that I had
conducted with my friends in our school Working Collaboratively with Others
could be seen. We were doing all this together with my classmate. Group work is
kind of ability that is very helpful in the adult life, because there probably
be a lot of situations in my life, in my job that I would have to work with
others on a project. This collaboration was an easy one, because I did it with
a good friend however I experienced also some problems connected with different
views and our individualism. I believe that there should be a lot of group projects
in high school in order to prepare students for future work in collages or with
their co-workers.
My Perseverance and Commitment could be seen in
an action organised in my area called “Cleaning the world”. I was engaged in
cleaning in the forest that is on my estate and the whole closest area. This
was a few hours of hard job, because the forest was full of garbage and
everything looked disgusting. I was tired and had enough of all this rubbish
but I new that we, the residents of this area, are not going to do something
with this nobody do. It was a matter of
all of us and I knew that this was not a time and place for giving up.
Sometimes we have to work for the public weal and not consider only our own
needs.
I was also Engaged in the Issues of Global
Importance by being a part of annually action in my country called WOŚP. I was
a voluntary there every year since I was 8 years old so I also did it twice
during the IB course. I believe that we should not be blind to all the hurt
that is around us and I think that we should help in the way we can. This year
money was collected for deserving life for old people. I thing that this is a
global problem that old people usually are threated as worthless or are
forgotten by their families. It might be because of the fast style of living
that mainly people have today. I think that sometimes we should stop and think
about our closest people, because they will not live forever.
I had Consider the Ethical Implications of my
Actions during this what I did for last Christmas. I took a few thermoses with
borsch and was giving a cup of it to homeless people that had nothing during
this day that should be spent with family. Homeless people do not have anyone
with them so this day it rather sad for them. I was trying to talk to those
people and listen to their stories. This action realized me that it is not
ethical to judge people by their appearance because they could experience a
tragedy in their lives and be not directly responsible for their current state.
Also I believe that alcoholism is illness like any other and a person is not
able to conquer it without sufficient support.
Developing New skills was the greatest part of
whole CAS. Some actions that I did were not for me some turned out to be
something I do really like. One of it was cooking. I am a huge fan of Jamaican
culture so to closer to it I decided to try their cousin. I hate cooking and I
do not do it right, but it is an ability that will be very helpful in my adult
life so I decided to learn it. First trials are always bad, but during IB
course I have learnt that I can quit quickly and I have to practice everything
to perfection, so also in this case it seems to be that cooking is not that bad
thing and the more I practice the better I am.
During CAS through whole IB course I realized
many things and did learn a lot about my self. I gained huge experience and
many skills that will be helpful for my adult life, but what is more important
I am aware of the fact that hobbies and passion is necessary in life. As an
adult I cannot focus only on my work, but I must remember about active relax
and spending the free time in a productive way. Also now I am better prepared
for working with other people, which is a vital ability helpful not only in my
future work but also in building a relationship and then family. I am vey proud
of myself, because this course made to conquer my biggest fears like public
speaking and gave me an opportunity to develop.
