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i think what went well was that the kids enjoyed the programmes and they managed to gain exposure to tech in terms of ways they usually do not have access to

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Challenge: The children were really noisy, uncooperative and rowdy at certain parts of the via.

Overcome: talk to them nicely and explain to them the rationale

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key insights: it is not as easy to manage kids as i thought

learnt as changemaker; i feel like i have became a more compassionate person after this via

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initially, i thought that this would be a very simple task, but later on realised that it is hard to coordinate them as they are constantly running around or talking. therefore, this taught me not to underestimate tasks

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as a via ic, it allowed me to develop myself and gain many skills, such as being much more organised and curating lots of briefing slides/communicating with the beneficiary and teachers allowed me to grow a lot in this area

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yes: to expose these children to tech is usually not a 1-time thing, it requires more sessions for them to gain more skills and interests

no: they could spread this knowledege to other organisations as well

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The children had fun and we took away a memorable experience and hence the via was meaningful and went well in this way. The via can be improved by creating moee engaging content catered to children

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Went well: meaningful and simple enough for kids to understand

Not so well: felt that didn't have enough time playing with robots

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The kids managed to have fun. What could have been improved was the engagement of the lessons as most of them were very young and uninterested.

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The children had a lot of fun and the activities were very suited to their age. Improvement would be to make sure the kids take care of the parts

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Challenge: they don't really listen a bit restless

Calm them down by using brain rot terms

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What went well was I got my via hours, however the programme is flawed bc we need to improve the attention span of these children, they do NOT wna do the programme

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The children were really noisy and disruptive and we overcame it by staying patient and telling them if their behavior was not okay and communicating properly

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One challenge was trying to keep the kids engaged. I tried using popular icons to engage them

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The kids did seem to enjoy the activities quite a lot, though so much so that we lost track of time, and ended up with only 30 minutes for the second half

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The kids were pretty entertained the whole time (I think)

However I was not entertained at all

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Went well: Lesson and teaching, kids learnt alot

Improved: We could have catered more towards the kids needs

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Key insights: can surprising competently deal with kids

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I learnt that as a changemaker what i prioritised most was ensuring everyone has a good experience including the volunteers

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We were able to keep the kids engaged while preventing excessive damage to the Lego robots. Some of the kids were also able to try out the coding for Lego robot which fulfilled our goal of teaching them robotics.

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I think I could have tried to calm down the children using those typical methods used by teachers before starting the lessons.

Well, at least some of them learnt something and were able to explore more and gain interest in programming

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Kids were noisy and rowdy, overcame through accounting for their needs and respecting their speech

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I learnt to be morw patient and how to communicate effectively to crowds as this was a good practice. I haev also learnt to talk to children and how to engage them effectively

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We managed to keep the kids interested in doing the task 😀. I think we could improve by making sure that the kids wee not too rough with the lego and ev3 parts.

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I learnt that it is important to adapt to the needs of others to truly help them

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Skills or mindset evolve:

VIA for the hours to become via for the joy and helping ppl

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The challenge was honestly the behaviour of the children. They are very distracted and energetic and can be violent. To fix this, I let them use the software and related it to brainrot, whixh they liked

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One challenge I faced was not knowing how to interact with the kids, but they were very friendly and excited, so once we started I could converse with them

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I had difficulty getting the kids attention, but I figured out that by promising an item they want later, I can get their attention for a while

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The kids were noisy as hell and way too energetic, I managed to take a break from entertaining my kid sometimes by letting him play with the other kids

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Learnt that patience is important if you want to bring a change

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I liked that we had sufficient time to plan all the activities and the process of planning it.

One thing that can be improved is that maybe we could have more time to carry out lessons, we did not manage to teach a lot of scratch in the 1 hour

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Help deal with other young kids when I eventually have to deal with them

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Personally, I found that the kids I was trying to work with seemed more interested in playing with the other members, but I still managed to contribute by helping to fix the arm when it broke

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The children were noisy, but it wasn't really solved in the end, I just passed it on to Zanden for him to continue with his part of the lesson.

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I will never ever do anything related to children

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What went well was that everyone was engaging in the activity and interested in it, but what could be improved is that we could have set more clear objectives for the lesson

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I have learnt to view kids more empathetically.

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I used to dislike kids and now I still do but a little more

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I can volunteer in other childcare centres with the skills i have learnt and i can also babysit my nieces if necessary. My improved patience can help me problem solve in other areas (e.g robotics)

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They were much more noisier and misbehaved than I taught.

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I have learnt that I am good at engaging with kids to keep them interested

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The kids were very restless and loud 😭 but i understand as they're kids. I had to shout over the noise generated but it managed to get their attention

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I've learned that I work better as the type to help out in the background, rather than trying to maintain someone's attention

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In a workplace, as an engineering or computer programmer, I can learnt to be more empathetic to others

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One key insight I learnt is that teaching can be extremely difficult as the kids are unpredictable. I learnt to be more patient and understanding to their needs

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the children seemed to enjoy themselves throughout the via session. something that could be improved on is that maybe there could be more kids participating in the sessions, as the second session only had 5 of them, so it might have been overwhelming for them

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Kids are actually able to learn and respects us as well. Mutual respect

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I liked that we were able to do something so meaningful for kids that also applied to us and i disliked how little time we had with the children

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I learnt the value of patience which I can apply when talking to children

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The children were much more cooperative than I imagined them to be, so that went well. They also seemed to enjoy the activities planned for them.

However we can probably offer a wider a range activities for the children to choose before starting to cater more to their interests

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The kids were quite rowdy but in the end we managed to get them to pay attention by being patient

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I will be more patient towards other kids in the future

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The via was pretty successful and the kids seemed to like it

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The via was pretty successful and the kids seemed to like it

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What went well - it was definitely very productive explaining scratch to the kids :D

What can be improved - there were no teachers in the room, so I think teachers should be put inside there to monitor the kids.

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Yes i would. This is an experience with alot of takeaways and i am confident that through this via my juniors can learnt lots. This via was effective in the sense that it opened up another perspective that not everyone is as privileged as us.

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I learnt that if i put in the time and effort, i can genuinely create an engaging experience with children like them. And honestly it wasnt hard to make them happy so im glad

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I liked the interaction experience with kids, it was eye opening

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I find that the kids can be quite interesting but also more vulgar and violent than I thought

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I would encourage them to if they like dealing with kids

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Thoughts: right amount of time taken to complete project

Dislike: incorporative kids

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I have learnt to be patient and offer encouragement. One thing I discovered is that I can be very patient

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It wasn't as easy as I thought to teach them. It seems like some were still struggling at the end of the session

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Overall the experience was memorable and insightful as I managed to learn a lot about myself.

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I learnt more patience, I have more self control when it comes to a physical and verbal filter. Although the experience was not pleasant, this VIA has helped me improve my tolerance, which is essential

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Yes, it is an important part of school life that is not academic

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Kids looked interested and were willing to interact with us however there were still some that did not find interest

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One challenge was that the children were sometimes quite rowdy and chaotic, but I think we managed to overcome this by keeping them behaved by talking with them when they got too out of control

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Patience is important

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I can use these skills in working as a tutor for kids

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Nothing it was perfect :)

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Carry on, so can continue with the idea and improve upon it

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Keep up the good work I am quite impressed by how responsible and accountable my via rep was

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It was difficult to get them to cooperate so we had to play to he things they liked

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I can use this experience to reevaluate how I would consider taking care of my potential child in the future.

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Getting one of the boys I was talking to to open up was initially a challenge, but overtime he became more comfortable and started speaking to me more.

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Do the same its good enough

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It’s also about trying to ensure that they learnt something instead of just imposing the things we want for them

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I learnt about the need to facilitate discussions well to create meaningful discussion. I would like to try this out again to build my leadership abilities :)

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I think I understand how to work with kids better now - or rather, I used to be good at working with kids, but now that they behave differently, I have to re-learn how to work with them

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I felt that we would be able to teach computing more effectively if it was an older age group as it was quite difficult to engage them.

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I will apply these skills everywhere as it is important to be patient and understanding to the needs of everyone . Furthermore having a filter is very needed

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the kids were quite hyperactive, and often did not pay attention to the content being taught. this was resolved by using Italian brainrot terms with them to capture their attention

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I used to think that kids would not like legos that were less colourful and unappealing, but the kids really liked it. One skill that evolved is my level of patience

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Some challenges I faced were that it was very noisy, and it was not easy to explain concepts to the children. How I overcame them was that I had to raise my voice, and I tried to dumb it down for the children

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I have improved on my robotic skills and also learned how to be a better listener

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Some key insights that I have gained and learnt about myself as a changemaker is that I have the capacity to contribute to service even through technology and robotics

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I would choose an easier topic for the kids to learn.

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Facilitation is very important in ensuring a meaningful lesson/discussion. This can help me in future endeavours

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It was fun to play with and teach the children. I disliked how noisy and inattentive they were.

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When doing group work with others

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Do this after WRO ;)

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It allowed me to broaden my perspectives on what it takes to engage younger generations on what they like and what they could explore

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I can try to be patient with others that I interact with, and offer positive reinforcement especially in group settings or disagreements

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I liked that the VIA was kept light hearted. Even if some kids may not have learnt much, it is more important that we engage and talk with the kids more.

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I could ge a bit more compassionate and understand other people better

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I can help teach my little brother things! He wants to make his own Roblox game someday so I could use my new "teaching kids" skills to help :D

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I learnt that we shouldn't judge others too harshly, and to try to be more proactive in participating in the session