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I will rate a 5. This experience was surely useful in increasing my exposure to the community. I gained much knowledge about the outside world other than my school life and my home. I realised that not all children in the world are as well off as me. There are so many students in my own community who are suffering from many different monetary problems and are living in hardships. I realised that we need to help them and not get them ostracised from society. I also learnt that there are many organisations around us which are ready to help such needy children which I am very proud of and I hope to be part of them too. This experience surely increased my engagement with the community. Through communicating with them, I realised that different children have different needs. We as volunteers should adjust ourselves accordingly to help them. Some students were slow but some students were really fast. Thus, I managed to interact with them accordingly and made sure everyone was included. I had a fun time talking to those young kids as well while helping with their tomato planting as well. By helping them in this VIA I really engaged myself and empathized with this community better and understood the needs and problems of my community. It depends on students like us to cause a change in their lives by taking part in such volunteering activities!!!

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I think that I should be more open to share my ideas with my group members. Due to the fear of getting teased, I am very worried when it comes to sharing my ideas. I always start thinking that my ideas are unacceptable and not feasible. I should start sharing my opinion to my group members courageously without the fear of getting teased. I should remove the opinion that my ideas are bad and actively contribute ideas to the team. Although I am useful in the process of activating our ideas, I should also be more active in the brainstorming of ideas and discuss with team members fervently. In this way, when all our ideas are combined, we can be more productive and effective in implementing the best idea which can produce the best fruits from our labour.

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This experience helped to put my emotional intelligence to work. I got the opportunity to know myself better by exploring my working styles and understanding different types of motivation. It also taught me valuable skills. I learnt the hallmarks of true leadership and how to persuade and positively influence others which includes those I don’t supervise. It built my  self-confidence. I learnt how to see challenges from a different perspective. This kind of clarity can reduce stress during difficult times such as when students were not listening attentively at times and build self-confidence. It helps to clarify my vision. This experience gave me a chance to step back from daily tasks to examine the bigger picture and think about how the future may unfold with my leadership skillsI have acquired. Knowing how to develop and communicate my vision, especially during times of change, can empower and motivate others. This experience also helped me learn to better manage my time as time was limited to finish planting the tomatoes and so we had to teach within the given time. I learnt the importance of time and how wasting time unnecessarily might make me very unproductive. I can apply these skills I have acquired in the following ways. I can participate in the various leadership boards in school and give back to my school using my leadership skills to maintain the pride of the school. I can get involved in sports teams or other after-school activities and even lead them as well such as Co-Curricular Activities such as CCA. I would like to find volunteering opportunities such as blood donation drives to help people in need and to usher them to various stations and in this way, help them in their work and give back to the community. I would also like to get an internship to experience work life and apply my skills in the real world to see how I fare. I will improve my skills if I need to along the journey as well. Simply, when I am working on a project with my friends l, I will ensure everyone participates and everyone’s opinions are respected. We will try to see how to combine ideas together and become more productive using the skills I have acquired through this experience and make sure our project becomes successful. I would like to lead my team and model their way to reach our common goal together as well!

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I will rate myself a 4. I was in charge of the breakout rooms, where I hosted the whole tomato planting session. I guided the students of Life Student Care step by step to plant the tomato seeds with the help of my fellow hosts. First, I was really confident when talking to the students. Despite the fact that I was talking to a whole class of students, I managed to overcome my fear and talk courageously to the whole class. I managed to include all the kids and not make anyone feel left out. For example, along the way, I have to check whether all the students are sooo g each step correctly. Thus, I called out all of the students to show their bottles to check whether each of the steps is correctly done and help them when needed. I clearly communicated all the points and made sure they understood what was supposed to be done before we could proceed. I was able to engage all of them using my cheerful voice as well. When a student does a step correctly and proudly shows it to me, I congratulate him or her too. In this way, as a leader I am able to reward the students with my congratulations as well when something is done accurately which is one of the most important characteristics of a leader. This will make the other students strive for the best as they too want to be praised. However, along the way, I must admit that I became impatient as some students took a really long time to complete each step. Thus, my voice might have changed to a voice of frustration in between. Patience is key to a leader and I will make sure to improve myself in terms of patience when given other opportunities to lead in the future.

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4. Project V being all planed out before hand allowed us to focus on the execution and actual task, instead of being tied up with all kinds of logistical issues like former community projects. Not having the stress of that burden made this experience all the more enjoyable, and the students from Life Student Care were rather bubbly and good fun to be around. I can see myself partaking in more similar activities in the future.

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I could work on being more supportive and understanding. During the construction of the bottles, l often found myself a little flustered by how slow we were moving along. Yet, in the end we still finished with about 10 minutes to spare. A little more patience and simply enjoying the activity for what it was would probably be my biggest takeaway for the future.

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l learnt the importance of working as a team. Alone, it would be a daunting task to go through slides, do a live demo and make friends with the students. However, splitting the workload made our project a whole lot easier.

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3. Project V has given me a wonderful opportunity to give back to the community. It has been a pleasure to work with my new friends as we guided the children from Life Student Care in growing tomatoes. Although the final product were fairly simple, the process of making it was fun yet challenging. As the main room host, i practiced my speaking and engagement skills. I helped the kids settle into a more comfortable environment, then continued to interact with them through the use of the chat and emojis as we moved into breakout rooms.

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I would rate it a 5 as this VIA project exposed me to different people, ones who were not my age and who did not have the same capabilities as me. It allowed me to broaden my horizons and see the world through new eyes in the sense that I was able to see once again how children were like. It also gave me an insight as to how our parents might have felt and how they might have acted when teaching us new things. It showed me how much patience is required to be a parent yet how much fulfilling it is.

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I could have tried to interact more with the children and not let my fears get to me. I could be more confident when leading through the introduction of the presentation.

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It requires immense amount of
patience to help them through and wait for all of them to finish before moving on to the next step. This can be applied in future VIA endeavours especially when dealing with other people like the elderly. The elderly themselves are lonely people and their capabilities are not what they were like
in the past. Therefore, when playing activities with them, it is up to us to make sure each and every single elderly are not left behind and understand what is going on.

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3. I was the main room host and my job was to introduce us and our task. I was able to lead them and introduced the other hosts properly. However, I felt like I was slightly nervous which may have caused me to speed ahead as they were very unfamiliar to me. This had slightly affected my ability to lead through the introduction without a hitch. That disappointed me slightly as I really wanted the introduction to flow smoothly.

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4. Doing something for the kids made me feel better about myself as I have contributed to society. Despite how minute our efforts might seem in the grand scheme of things, I feel proud to have been able to contribute and hopefully better these kids' experiences.
In the future, if I have time, I will try my very best to volunteer again to make Singapore a better place for everyone. I feel that this experience has allowed me to grow as a person and I will definitely participate in something similar again.

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I feel that I could have taken more initiative in helping out as well as leading the group.

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I have learnt to work together with people who I’ve just met. I have learnt to better understand my communication skills with my fellow peers, as well as the children we worked with. I had to be patient and understanding, trying to see things from others perspectives. This has better allowed me to communicate with as well as bond with these people.
The time spent preparing for this event has served as a valuable bonding experience. During the time spent together, we have all learnt to better communicate with and understand each other.
As for working with the children, I learnt how to effectively communicate with them. During the project, I tried different ways of phrasing the same question and got dramatically different results. I have learnt how to simplify my words but still capture the essence of its message.

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3. I was given the role of interactor and was instructed to check in on the children. It has been a pleasure to guild the children from Life Student Care through the activity. Although the final product was fairly simple, the process of making it was fun yet challenging. I gave myself a 3 because I felt that I haven't done as much as others.

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5
In view of COVID, and also our age right now, it's not easy to find such meaningful volunteer opportunities, where we can work closely with an organisation to give back to society. I'm glad that we did not breach the trust given to us by the organisation, who let us handle most of the work, instead of just the packing job. Hence, this experience has indeed got me and probably my group more involved in the community as it allows us to see the direct impact of volunteering efforts, rather than simply working from behind the scenes.

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I shouldn't let fear stop me from speaking up more in discussions.

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Patience and empathy are really important qualities we need to practice in order to teach the kids well, because after all, they are young children possibly doing what we are teaching them for the first time in their lives, and so we can't expect them to do things too fast. Regardless of what VIA project I do in future, I will do it patiently and with empathy.

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i would rate this experience 5 as it was very fulfilling to me. it felt nice being able to help these kids learn a new skill and i am glad that we were given such an opportunity. i could also work together with my ig which was fun. i hope to take part in such via opportunities in the future as well.

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i could be more proactive in initiating group discussions, and to not be afraid to try new things in order to contribute more to the via project

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5. I like this experience as it exposes my weakness and my strengths when talking to the community

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I can take the initiative to lead the group and be more brave to take on more roles

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i learnt how to communicate with more children and learnt the actions of planting tomato plants as well. I can apply my communication skills to other sectors probbaly like old folks home or childrens home.

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3, i made some clothe strips and contributed in script writing, i felt like i could particiapetd more

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i have definitely learnt to break out of my comfort zone. i am naturally a shy and quiet person, however, i tried my best to be more confident when interacting with the students. i have also learnt to have better teamwork with my ig-mates, as the project would not have been a success without everyone's contributions. in my future via endeavours, i can try to be more self-confident and branch out in order to contribute more, instead of just sticking to what i may be comfortable with.

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i would rate myself 3. i had contributed in terms of the preparation for the project, such as during the packing of the bags to be sent to the student care centre. in addition, i was one of the breakout room hosts. thus, in preparation for today, we had worked together to do up a script so that we would be prepared with what to say to the kids. however, i do think i could have contributed more in other ways such as by helping others out with their parts when they had a heavier workload.

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3

I learnt that everybody should do at least something regardless of its importance or difficulty, as it makes the person feel more included and the group more satisfied with the end product. Doing something for the kids also made me feel better about myself as I have contributed to the society I live in. In the future, if I have time, I will try my very best to volunteer again to make Singapore a better place for you and for me.  I feel that helping out the kids has also helped me find kindness and compassion hidden deep within me. Seeing the joy on the kids’ faces when participating in the activities the group had planned reminded me how important the younger generation is to the building of our great Nation and all the hardship they went through. It really made me think that they deserve to have that joy every day of their lives. All in all, this project V experience is unforgettable for me and hopefully my entire group. I have grown in ways beyond my height and weight , in ways that would benefit me and the society in the future. The skills and knowledge this Project V experience has imparted to me would prove useful in future endeavors like PW in A levels, and other projects in general. Hopefully there would be more of such projects which allow me to help others .

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I feel that I can take more initiative in helping out with completing the project, and attempt to lead the group in some activities.

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I have learnt to work with people I just met.In the past, when doing project work, I have always been working with friends and people I know and understand quite well. However doing project V with people I had just met is very different from what I am used to. I learnt to work with different people and finish tasks assigned to me by the leaders of the group. In the upcoming future, with future projects, I would be working with other students I do not know, and would know how to make the time spent together enjoyable and fulfilling.

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3
I helped make the bags for the making of the tomato planters by adding all the required materials inside in addition to the tracing and cutting of the felt used to make the planter. I gave myself a rating of 3 as I feel that i could have contributed more to the preparation for project V but everyone was very participative and we finished it very smoothly

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I must serve and lead with patience. Young children are not easy to handle as they are easily distracted. It depends on how engaging I am to capture the children’s attention easily. I must not get irritated and treat them with care and concern. I must be courageous and confident to deliver the instructions properly and in a manner that young children can understand with a smile on my face. I should be determined in the sense that even if I face many difficulties I can overcome them easily with my team members.

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The children will enjoy their time and have fun. They will learn how to save the environment and in the future take on various activities to save it as well. They will learn the importance of up cycling which will help in saving the environment in the future. Thus, the environment will be a safe and habitable place for everyone. It will be a fun and a good learning experience at the same time.

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with graciousness and courtesy

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i love kids

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They learn about some form of sustainability while having fun

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they will learn how to be more self-sufficient

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talking to kids

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they will learn how to grow tomato to harvest

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they will learn how to grow tomato to harvest

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with enthusiasm

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Interacting with young children

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by sharing workload, we will be working together to create a more positive experience for the primary school students while helping the environment

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I see myself growing as a better person by being more caring towards others and the environment. I would develop project management skills such as overcoming obstacles and idea clashes. I would learn to be more sociable with people and how to talk to a people of various backgrounds in the most accurate manner. I would learn how to engage children effectively and make sure they enjoy their time with us.

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they will enjoy learning something new

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They will learn new skills

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I see myself being patience to grow tomatoes and teaching others

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I see myself being patience to grow tomatoes and teaching others

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they will learn how to make a tomato planter 👍

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With patience

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They will learn how to take care of their own plants, which help in cultivating responsibility

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with graciousness and patience

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with sincerity

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i must lead with responsibility

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I am able to establish new friendships

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they will learn the importance of upcycling as well as cultivate their manual dexterity skills

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Experience the joy of teaching others

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they will have fun

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i must serve and lead with patience

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they can learn a new skill of making tomato planters

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patience

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i hope to cultivate my empathy that transcends beyond my age group

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teamwork skills

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they will learn how to make a tomato planter 👍

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working with other people