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Create a post, with your full name and index number as the title. Reflect upon and respond to the following questions in your post:

1. What went well during my class's VIA session with Lion Befrienders? Provide examples.

2. How did the activities that my class planned benefit (positive impacts) the seniors at Lion Befrienders?

3. What was the main challenge in planning and conducting this VIA project with Lion Befrienders?

4. If I could have a chance to embark on another VIA project, what would I have done differently?

5. What did I enjoy the most about the entire VIA experience, from planning to conducting my class's VIA activities?

6. What is 1 new thing that I've learnt about the seniors and/or myself throughout this experience? (e.g. learning to work with peers, learning something new about the seniors, learning to handle conflict, organisational skills etc.)

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1. i feel like during the bingo session went especially well as the seniors are all able to participate actively and win prizes. Hence the seniors were more enthusiastic during this time as compared to the other activites

2. the activities allowed us to interact more with the seniors and share many joyus memories with them when we were there.

3. the main challenge was finding time and people who would be willing to participate with us . This is because many of our classmates are soft spoken people and are shy hence feel scared if they have to present infront of strangers

4. i would have planned more interactive activites as our activites did not allow us to interact that much as i would have liked.

5. i enjoyed the most was that i was able to meet many wonderful seniors and talk to them more.

6. i have learnt to be more patient when it comes to planning things with peers and that when talking to seniors we have to be calm and collected otherwise the seniors would not be able to understand us that clearly due to some language barriers.

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1. All the seniors participated well and they were all having fun being happy and doing the activities.

2. The activities benefitted the seniors by helping them move around and be more active also helping them learn about current generation things.

3. So we can help the seniors and show them new things they have not done or help them move around

4. Nothing everything we did was perfect man!

5. The karaoke part was very fun so was the Zumba everybody was laughing and having so much fun moving around during those activities.

6. I learnt that the seniors can move decently and they are all fun to play with.

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1. I think the bingo part of the VIA went pretty smoothly as everyone was playing along and overall a good time

2. I think the activities, Zumba, karaoke, and bingo made the elderly's lives more lively and animated

3. There was a bit of a language barrier, but that was only a minor problem

4. Maybe interact with the audience a bit more for more engagement and fun

5. I think playing along with the elderly in karaoke and the bingo was genuinely one of the more fun things i got to do when I was at the place

6. I learnt that they like to be engaged and have fun mostly and to just enjoy life for as long as they could

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1. all the seniors were happy and actively participating in the activities.

2. it probably made them very happy as they were already excited too see us when we walked into the building.

3. most of the dancers were nervous and had no enthusiasm when dancing, but when we performed at the venue, the dances were a lot better.

4. i would have encouraged my friends who are taking part in the event to try and be more interactive with the seniors.

5. i enjoyed watching my friends perform as well as seeing the seniors look extremely happy and clapping along with the performance.

6. 1 new thing i learnt is that seniors actually like watching performances by students and i was glad to see that all the seniors taking part in the activities.

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1. The games and chats brought smiles and connection.

2. Activities boosted spirits, fostering belonging and happiness.

3. The transition from the host to the activity leaders

4. i would include more interaction

5. Seeing the senior's joy and laughter warmed my heart.

6. Discovered empathy, teamwork, and communication skills naturally.

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1. The karaoke. Because most of the seniors were singing along the song.

2. The seniors were actively participating.

3. Planning of the activities. Because we need to find activities that interest the seniors.

4. I would maybe wanted to have more time to interact with the seniors.

5. When we were united as class to present all the activities we have prepared for the class.

6. Having more patience when talking to the seniors.

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1. the bingo went well as well as the other segments of the via

2. they were really happy after the via

3. some of the classmates didn't want to help

4. engage more with the seniors

5. the part where i enjoyed the most is when we interacted with the seniors in between the different segmants

6. i learnt to be more patient with the elderlys

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1. the games and performances we've planned. many of the seniors participated actively. 2. the seniors tried to participate in all the games that we planned 3. getting our classmates sitting at the back to help 4. participate to help in more activities 5. hanging out and talking with the seniors 6 . learning how to work better with my classmates

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1. We managed to engage almost all the seniors in the activities.

2. The seniors were really happy and enjoyed it.

3. The main challenge in the VIA was planning the activities so that the seniors can enjoy them.

4. I would participate more actively

5. The part I enjoy the most is interacting with the seniors during bingo as I get to know more about them.

6. I have learnt to be more patient with the elderly

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1. the seniors were engaged and it was entertaining

2. the seniors could interact with each other and make memories

3. it was difficult to get everyone to participate

4. i would've done my best to participate a little bit more cause i sat down near the end

5. i enjoyed seeing my friends brainstorm ideas

6. one new thing i learnt about myself is that i learnt how to work with my peers

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1) i think that all the activities went pretty well

2) it allowed them to have fun and win some prizes at the same time

3)time, we didn't have alot of time to prepare as we only had about 20 or 40 minutes a week during cm time or cce to prepare.

4)not much

5)it was fun interacting with the elderly and seeing them have fun

6) i learnt how to work better with my classmates

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1: Some things that went well was that the seniors did not give us any trouble, and the seniors also participated actively and enjoyed the activities we planned. for example, they sang along to the songs and even chose a few songs of their own for the karaoke. they also enjoyed the bingo.

2: They allowed the seniors to engage in conversation with the students and socially interact with one another.

3: the main challenge was to find the people who would be willing to participate, and to plan it out. this is because many of our classmates were not willing to help out due to shyness or being afraid of presenting in front of strangers

4: i would have planned more interactive activities, since the seniors enjoyed them, and since we should have interacted with them more.

5: i enjoyed the bingo and the karaoke as it was fun to listen to the seniors singing.

6: i learnt how to better interact with the seniors

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1. The dance and karaoke was done well

2. The activities planned out benefitted them by the happiness and excitement given by my peers

3. Doing the dance properly

4. I would have participated more in the activities instead of sitting on the chair.

5. I enjoyed the karaoke the most as almost all the seniors actively participated in the activity.

6. i have learned to be paitent with the seniors

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1.the elderly enjoyed the activities for example during the Zumba some elderly stand up and joined.

2.It kept the elderly entertained and made them happy.

3.During the karaoke sessions we had to stray away from our original plan but it still went smoothly.

4.I would plan activities that would allow us to interact with the elderly more as we did not get to interact with them much.

5.What i enjoyed the most is seeing the elderly enjoying what we had planned for them.

6.I learnt to be more patient with them as some might need more help understanding what was going on.

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1. We managed to perform without troubles.

2. The seniors were happy and some had even stood up to dance to the music played.

3. At first the seniors were not very friendly but started to warm up to us.

4. Would encourage my classmates to participate more.

5. I enjoyed seeing the enthusiasm of the seniors as we performed.

6. I learned to be more patient with people.

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1. everyone was well behave and all the activities were done great

2. we got to interact with the elders

3. finding people to do the via

4. nothing

5. i get to bond with my classmates ,teaxcher and elderly

6. i learnt that elderlys are fun

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1. All the seniors were very cooperative and they all participated in the activities that we planned

2. They had fun and moved a little during the dancing part and that allowed us to interact with them more

3. The challenging part was trying to get people to participate with us but they soon did join in

4. I would have communicated with the seniors more since they were all very friendly

5. Working with my classmates and seeing the seniors participating with us

6. I learnt to be more patient when talking to the seniors as they take some time to process what we are saying as some of them may not know English

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1. The seniors enjoyed the activities, such as the bingo game. They would cheer in excitement whenever they got a bingo.

2. The seniors were having fun and were happy because of the activities my class planned. They are left with a memorable experience.

3. There wasn't time left for the interaction period, so many of us did not get the opportunity to interact with the seniors.

4. I would have managed the time we spent there more wisely, to allow for more activities and interaction.

5. I enjoyed watching the seniors have fun with the activities that were planned.

6. I have learned that we must respect and be patient with the elderlys.

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1. i had fun talking to many of the seniors, like playing bingo and sing with them

2. it was good, and most of the class interacted with the seniors

3. we had to ask them if they could hear/listen to the music at the back, but most of them can't hear because of hearing problems

4. we could add other activites to entertain them like games they played when they were younger

5. i enjoy talking to the seniors and i could see my friends enjoy it too

6. i learn about taking time to talk with them it was such a fun experience

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1. I think that our class did well during the karaoke as the seniors were participating very actively. and the bingo was good as the students n seniors were interacting.

2. The activities allowed us to interact with the seniors.

3. The main challenge was finding people to help with the activities as many of them were scared to do so.

4. I would talk and get to know the seniors more

5. I enjoyed the memories that i made with the seniors and my classmates

6. i learnt that not all seniors are frail and some are actual very active

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1. I believe the seniors had an enjoyable time while we were there as they had big smiles on their faces

2. The elderly moved during the zumba dances to be more active, so they would not remain seated for the whole duration

3. Some classmates just sat at the back and did not interact with the elderly

4. I would have tried to talk more to the elderly

5. I enjoyed interacting with the elderly and cheering for their numbers in bingo

6. I learnt that the elderly there were really nice and humourous people

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1) The seniors cooperated with us, and we executed the activities quite well. As the leader of the Bingo activity, I think we really executed the activity well as I can see the seniors participating actively.

2) We fostered happiness to the seniors.

3) The main challenge was that few volunteers decided to volunteer to be the leader of the activities.

4) I would have asked my classmates to cheer harder than ever, so that the seniors could be more active in participating in the activities.

5) It was fun, and I felt happy when our class brought smiles towards the seniors.

6) My communication skills with the seniors has definitely improved over the course of the activities and I felt that as a class/ team/ group, I could definitely control and organize a group of people

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1. The bingo went very well during my class's VIA session with the Lion Befrienders.

2. The activities that my class planned benefitted the seniors at Lion Befrienders as everyone actively participated and had a fun time. I felt that at that moment, those seniors felt like many people still cared for them and felt happy. During the Zumba, most of the seniors joined with us and it was like an exercise for them.

3. The place was small that we expected so we had to adjust to that situation quickly for the activities and for Zumba, we had planned many students to dance in front of the seniors but in the end, there was only space for three to do so as other supported us at the side

4. I felt that we did great so maybe there is nothing to improve except involving more students to participate in helping out the seniors.

5. I enjoyed the bingo as the seniors were very happy when they won and got bingo.

6. I learnt that we have to be more patient when it comes to handling with the seniors because they might not know or understand some simple things that we know. Therefore, we would have to teach them about it

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1. I think some things that went well was that the seniors were interactive

2. I think the activities made the seniors happy and it also helped move around and be more active from the zumba

3. Some people did not want to do anything

4. Pick different activities

5. Seeing the seniors happy and have a smile really warmed my heart

6. I have learnt to be more patient with elderlies as some might need some time understanding

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1) The seniors cooperated with us, and they had a lot of energy and excitement throughout the activities provided. The class had also stood at the sides to help the seniors with bingo

2) The seniors looked happy and stood up to dance during the Zumba and sang along during the karaoke and some even gave suggestions to play the songs they wanted to sing along to

3) The main challenge was the seniors having some difficulty singing along to some songs during the karaoke as some songs chosen by the class were not recognised by the seniors

4) I would have helped and included myself in the VIA even more as the VIA was fun and exceeded some of my expectations

5) I enjoyed how well the seniors cooperated with us and how smoothly we went on despite having some technical issues at the start

6) I learnt that the seniors were actually quite easy to get along with and I could see that the seniors enjoyed the activities we planned for them

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1. The activities planned for the elderly were executed well.

2. The seniors seemed very happy and some even stood up and danced.

3. some students did not participate.

4. i would have tried to help out more.

5. i enjoyed talking to the seniors.

6. ive learnt how to be more patient with people.

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1. The seniors enjoyed the games and activities that we prepared for them

2. It helped them interact with the students and do different activities from what they usually do and they had fun.

3. I think because there were more students than required,the rest sat at the back and were unable to help.Some of my classmates were too shy to offer help to some of the seniors.

4. I think I would be more involved and interactive with those I am helping.I think I should have helped some seniors during the games.

5. The zumba and karaoke were very fun and the seniors joined us.Some were dancing and singing,and we gave prizes to those who participated to motivate the others into joining us.

6. 1 new thing I have learnt is that we should not judge others based on their age or appearances.I thought the seniors would just watch us but they were very energetic and danced along.They are very talented as well,their crafts were so cute and very impressive!

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1. I think the bingo part of the VIA went pretty smoothly as everyone was playing along and overall a good time

2. I think the activities, Zumba, karaoke, and bingo made the elderly's lives more lively and animated

3. There was a bit of a language barrier, but that was only a minor problem

4. Maybe interact with the audience a bit more for more engagement and fun

5. I think playing along with the elderly in karaoke and the bingo was genuinely one of the more fun things i got to do when I was at the place

6. I learnt that they like to be engaged and have fun mostly and to just enjoy life for as long as they could

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1.The bingo and karaoke went well alot of the seniors participated and they were really happy

2.They had fun and was entertained, i could see alot of them smiling and laughing

3.the main challenge was getting the seniors to participate and sometimes it was hard to understand them

4.I would have participate more

5.I enjoy seeing my classmates and the seniors having fun, and i enjoyed the karaoke

6.i learn that we have to be more patient in doing things and work together with my classmates

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1. One thing that went well was the activities, it was properly planed and executed. One good example was the bingo. All the old folks were having fun and were very active in the activity. There were also prizes given and that really just makes them more motivated to join in every activity and try.

2. The activities help the senior to just have fun despite their old age and their frail body. All these activities helped the seniors to have fun again and really just feel the joy again.

3. The main challenge was to motivate the elderlies at first as they dont really want to engage in the activity.

4. If i had the chance to go on a VIA again i would speak more with the elderlies and engage with them more.

5. The part i enjoy the most was the bingo as i conducted it. In my opinion it was the most well plan and the part where the seniors were most engaged.

6. 1 thing i learnt about the seniors were that they need some accompany and people to talk to to get close to them.

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1. I felt like the karaoke session brought together all the seniors and students and had a great bonding session. we definitely got to know them more and sang our hearts out when they played their favourite song, even if we dot not know the lyrics .

2. the seniors were definitely more active and and let them experience new things, find out about new songs and bonded with their friends, making unforgettable memory.

3. There were many conflicts between the students on what song to choose, what dance to dance to and even what game to play with the seniors.

4. I would be more active and participate and talk more to the seniors.

5. hearing fantastic ideas from our very own classmates and friends.

6. I learn that we need to be very patient when it comes to different types of people. we cannot be rude and abrupt to them, instead we should be calm and respectful towards the seniors