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I think that this via was very meaningful as we not only got to contribute to ACRES, but we were also taught about the consequences of abandoning animals. Before visiting ACRES, we helped to raise money through donation and mini jumble sale as well as collect newspaper for them. In total, we collected around 600 dollars. During our visit to ACRES, we helped to count the money collected. Some of us also helped to make toys as well. We had to sort the coins and notes into different types and doing so was a little stressful as i did not want to cause trouble by putting the wrong coin/note into the wrong tin. However, by being alert and careful, I tried my best to prevent any mistakes. I learnt about the difficulties of running an animal shelters and the importance of volunteering as it will reduce their workload. Overall, the trip was very informative and has let me know the struggles of running an animal shelter. I also learnt how to be more careful from sorting the coins and notes as well as to have perseverance. In my opinion, this via was very successful and I hope future vias that I attend will be as successful as this one.

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Before we went to acres,our class came together to collect as much money as we can for acres by asking for donations and newspaper collection, through the newspaper collection, we reduced the newsaper wastage in our school and reused it to help acres. It was not easy but we did it evetually. It was a new experience as i have not went to acres before. When we got there , we got into groups and started sorting and counting the money that was donated by other schools. Together, it was so much faster and i felt that we definitely helped out alot. I felt that we have done a big part in helping acres and the animals there. I also think that acres has done a really good job in protecting the animals and giving those abandoned animals a new home.

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I felt that the acres via project was a success as we raised up to 600dollars for the acres foundation.
I learnt that teamwork is essential in this via project as without the help of others we couldn't have achieved our goals of rasing as much money as we can for the acres foundation.During the planning period coordination plays an important role as one little mistake can cause a catastrophe to happen. I learnt that coordination is important as I grow up and join the work force.During the execution period we gathered up newspaper from other classes and sold some of them to raise money while using some to be use as groundsheet over the floor.We also decided to have a mini jumble sale where we sell photo cards and poster of k-pop idols that many people would like to have. We also sold some things we didn't need like pencil,pen and other stationery. We also went around with a tin can and collected money that students who have the same recess as us have donated. I felt that this via project was a huge success and I am pro u of what my .class have achieved

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I feel that the trip was very fruitful as well as helpful to both us and the animals. We learnt a lot about how to help the animals both in funds and physically, where we made toys for the animals. We learnt that animals that are pets are a lifetime commitment, as they are still alive being that still needs love and lifelong care from their owners. The care that we have provided for them, can only help them for a day. But, without pet owners giving up on their pets, they wouldn't need our help in the first place.

It is true that people are irresponsible about everything. However, they are also irresponsible about their own pets and theirs lives. They only have pets due to trends and looks, afterwards, they just discard them without second thought.

PLANNING
We had a vote to do many different ideas, but in the end, we made up our minds with helping out ACRES, in chores, cleaning the area, raising funds for them as a form of appreciation and helping them.

EXECUTION OF PLAN
The first weeks:
The start of the plan:
The end accomplishment:

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This experience was rather eye opening as it made me truly understand the extend of pets being abandoned by their owners once they had lose interest in them. Hence, it made me understand to think twice before getting a pet as getting one requires you to be committed to it for life.
Overall, I am proud to say that as a class, we had collected a large amount of money 💵 and newspaper 🗞 for ACRES to aid their them in their operations. Through this, I had understood the quote, "团结就是力量

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Via
1. During the brainstorming, we got together as a class to think about what to do to raise money and help ACRES on the actual day. I think that it was a class effort and everyone contributed.
2. I was part of the tin box collection team. We collected a lot of money which was very unexpected. I didn't expect so many people to donate but surprisingly many people were happy to donate and some even donated more than $20.
3. I think that it is very meaningful to volunteer at ACRES. I got to know the turtles better and even be able to help them. It's not just the turtles that are affected and also other animals hencr, I will definitely continue to volunteer and support ACRES in the future to help other animals. Even though it was very tiring, I felt that it was very meaningful to help animals because they cannot help themselves. They need humans to help them. All in all, I enjoyed this via.

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*1. Brainstorming for organisation to volunteer*
The objective of this VIA was to help the community or specifically help the animals in our community to lead better lives. I learnt that having
a clear mindset and objective alongside coordinatiok and leadership is important when it comes to planning.The whole class separated into different groups to come up with ideas on what to do for VIA. At first, there were quite a few feasible ideas that could be carried out. However, as we are only but one class, we could only carry out one idea. The whole class came together as one to agree that we would do something related to helping animals

*2. Actions taken prior to trip.*
The class was split into 3 main groups; newspaper collection group, tin can group(whereby students would go around the school to raise funds for ACRES) & jumble sale group. Initially, everything was going well. However, when it came to collection of items for jumble sale, there were little or no things that our class could contribute as last year, we also had a jumble sale whereby most of us had already gave our items to that jumble sale.  Thus, the jumble sale eventually wasn't carried out. This is an aspect I feel that the planning committee could have done better as well. They could have done something else. However, the class was able to quickly respond to this problem and depend on the tin can. Each student from the class also donated $3 each, which would make up the amount not gotten from the jumble sale.

*3. Sharing of reflection*
I feel that this VIA was extremely fruitful. Being able to help the animals indirectly, from raising funds, collecting and providing newspapers, to physical work has been really fun and worthwhile. Furthermore, being able to help the animals(community in general) as a class is rather meaningful as not only are we able to help others, but also strengthen bonds within our class.

This VIA has also allowed me to gain insight on what is happening to animals that are being abandoned nowadays, and has encouraged me to spread this awareness so as to reduce the number of abandoned animals. Although we can’t exactly stop people from abandoning their pets, we can try to raise awareness so as to reduce the chances of people doing so. Afterall, every small effort goes a long way, doesn’t it?

Personally, I feel that the whole class has done a good job in terms of each and every one contributing in his or her own ways. Teamwork and perseverance is essential for this VIA to work out, and with that being said, I think everyone managed to show these two traits, thus, leading to a rather successful VIA :)

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I feel that going to the acres let me learnt about the importance of teamwork and that teamwork is crucial in this activity. I am happy that we raised quite alot of money that can help the animals there in acres. I am proud of the amount of money we have raised.During the time when we were collecting newspaper for the animals in acres

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Via

1. During the brainstorming, we got together as a class to think about what to do to raise money and help ACRES on the actual day. I think that it was a class effort and everyone contributed.

2. I was part of the tin box collection team. We collected a lot of money which was very unexpected. I didn't expect so many people to donate but surprisingly many people were happy to donate and some even donated more than $20.

3. I think that it is very meaningful to volunteer at ACRES. I got to know the turtles better and even be able to help them. It's not just the turtles that are affected and also other animals hencr, I will definitely continue to volunteer and support ACRES in the future to help other animals. Even though it was very tiring, I felt that it was very meaningful to help animals because they cannot help themselves. They need humans to help them. All in all, I enjoyed this via.

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1. Brainstorming
After brainstorming and deciding where to go in our class,  we decided to go to ACRES. We wanted to help the animals as much as possible. Although the process was Long and there were many problems we encounter, we managed to go through them and think of solutions to solve them.

2. Process
Our class came out ideas like jumble sales, newspaper collection and going around with a tin can to get more funds for ACRES. We managed to complete these 3 things successfully earning around $600 for ACRES. I was in charge of doing the newspaper. One of our classmates went to make an announcement to the school so that they would not throw their newspaper away and keep it at their home. After that, we went around the whole school to collect the newspaper that they do not want in certain dates. We also took a bus to ACRES and we helped them to do things like cleaning up the chairs, counting money for them and make toys for the animals.

3. Reflection
All in all, I feel that helping ACRES was very fruitful and worth it. Seeing how the animals were well taken care of them was all because of everyone small little efforts. Everyone’s action plays a part in ACRES. If we all do our part and help to contribute to them by giving them some funds, collecting newspaper and even helping them to clean the rooms helps them a lot! I really hope that For our next via, we can go to ACRES AGAIN!

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The objective of this via activity was to raise money to help animals in need.while collecting newspapers, asking people to donate money with a tin box and promoting the jumble sales i felt that i was doing somthing meaningful to help the animals and i learn that communication skills is very important as i need to ask them nicelt in order for them to donate or talk them into donating in order to help the animals.
At the start of the via i was reluctant to go out and ask for donations as i was shy to do so how

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Via
1. During the brainstorming, we got together as a class to think about what to do to raise money and help ACRES on the actual day. I think that it was a class effort and everyone contributed.
2. I was part of the tin box collection team. We collected a lot of money which was very unexpected. I didn't expect so many people to donate but surprisingly many people were happy to donate and some even donated more than $20.
3. I think that it is very meaningful to volunteer at ACRES. I got to know the turtles better and even be able to help them. It's not just the turtles that are affected and also other animals hencr, I will definitely continue to volunteer and support ACRES in the future to help other animals. Even though it was very tiring, I felt that it was very meaningful to help animals because they cannot help themselves. They need humans to help them. All in all, I enjoyed this via.

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To be honest, initially i thought that ACRES is like similar to SPCA, a big company which stores abandoned animals or pets which are seen struggling to keep up with the hostile environment around. However, when we reach there, it turns how to be a small organisation/party which revolves around a small hut/houses in the very rural areas of Singapore, somewhere where it’s surrounded by pure forestation and vegetation with other farms around it.we realised that anyone has a right to help the species in singapore , and thus though acres may go through some minor financial setbacks, it still makes saving animals possible .They also urge people to donate for the sake of animals and i find it very  sympathetic that they treat animals withcare using money.

For our part, we decided to serve them by taking numerous bewspapers from the school, since it has many clear advantages. 1. There are way too mjuch excess newsspaper in school, which clearly no one recycles, so we can make use of it to bring to ACRES, not only saving paper, but also reusing themfor domestic purposes.

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I learnt that teamwork is the key to success. I also learnt that with teamwork can work be done easily and quickly.
First, we were divided into 3 sessions, newspaper collection group, raise funds collection group and lastly the kpop sale group. We raised fund together as a class by going around the sch, selling stuff tgt as a class during recess. We sold stuffs like kpop poster kpop photocards and other kpop stuffs. We were divided into groups of 2 and were given specific class to go to to split the load of the collection of newspapers so tat all the newspapers will be collected efficiently. Lastly, some of us went around the school during recess time and after school to ask for donation from teachers and students to raise funds.
Secondly, ilearnt how ACRES works n wat it does. ACRES finds animals that are abandoned or keep these animals to take after them. Some examples are turtles and dogs. ACRES would alos send some of the animals back to their homeland after researching where they came from.
Lastly, I learnt that hardwork , time and manpower is used and needed to gather all the money before it is deposited into the bank. Money have to be poured out of sealed tins and calculated accurately before they are separated and deposited into the bank.
From this volunteer session, i leant that volunteering is very fun and it can help in aiding these organizations in terms of both manpower and money. This also helps the abandoned animals which is a very good thing. However i admit that volunteering takes up time but i think the time used is necessary and not wasted as we are giving back to the society.

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1. Brain Storming For Organisation To Volunteer

Although we took slightly longer than we thought, we were able to reach a decision after much consideration and voting, we decided on the elderly as our focus group. I was able to learn key values in terms of actively participating in discussions and contributing valuable suggestions for our VIA. Although it took a while to do this, this process was a key aspect to the VIA activity and I enjoyed sharing my thoughts with my friends and listening to them in return.

2. Research To Understand and To Cater To Organisation’s Need

We actively researched on St. Luke’s Elder Centre so as to suit the needs of the patrons there. This is an important process because, if we did not know much about the organisation, we would not be able to cater to their needs, which is the objective of the VIA activity. In our opinion, the elderly will appreciate an outing as it is more interesting than us visiting them there.

Also, we had to make sure the museum that we brought the elderly to was suitable for them. We spent time on the research and discussion of which museum will the elderly prefer. I felt that we are right in catering to their needs and making them happy. We finally decided on Changi War Museum.

3. Bring St. Luke Elderly Out

We decided on bringing the elderly to a nice hawker centre first. We helped them to buy food and had lunch with them. After that, we took the elderly to the Changi War Museum. I was assigned to take care of Mr Toh who is 72 years old. I was amazed by his vast knowledge of the war and he shared his experience with me. Overall, I was touched and grateful for such a wonderful opportunity to take care of the elderly and putting a smile on their faces. I do hope I could do that again!

4. Sharing Of Reflection

I realised that in the future, I would be taking care of my parents, and before this happens, I should serve the elderly in my community. This activity gave me a chance to take care of the elderly in our society and instead of ignoring them, we should embrace them and make them happier people. After the trip, we shared our thoughts and reflections of the project as a class. I feel that this was a good exercise as we could learn from each other’s experience and gain insights on each other’s thoughts.

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I think that the via was very meaningful. We managed to collect a huge amount of newspapers and also raised $600 in donations.We helped ACRES to clean up the place and helped to count the money from all other donations too. I felt really good and proud of the class for helping out ACRES and I learned a lot about how they protect the animals and help provide for them. In the end, I felt the via project went very well and I am proud if what we managed to do

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Planning
Our objective for this project was to be able to contibute to society and to help as much as we can.

What we did beforehand
In order to raise funds for acres, we actually took quite some time in raising money for it.Firstly, we did some newspaper collection, we went to many classes and took their newspapers with their consent. After going to most of the classes, we got quite a lot of newspapers that were later brought to Acres for them to sell. Secondly, we did a mini jumble sale. Although we didn’t earn much from that, we believed that we had tried our best and it was actually quite fun to sell and educational as it allowed us to be better in persuading and convincing students to buy. Thirdly, we had done a tin box collection which was probably where the main source of the money donated came from.Nonetheless, I didn’t think that we could earn so much from doing this.Lastly,

Reflection
I feel that the trip was a great learning experience. It made me see how everyone’s little contribution can still make a small difference in our world. Similarly, if everyone can actually volunteer to help others, we can become an evolved and better world. Moreover, it is great to know that you are helping someone and that they appreciate it. I feel thats what most important, not because of recognition but because you are doing something right. Thus, I can definitely say that I enjoyed this trip and I hope we will get to volunteer again.

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learnt that if everyone does their part things can be done very swiftly and without delays. I also feel that it was very meaningful as we helped animals

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I learnt that through teamwork we can accomplish alot of things together as a class as we managed to do so much in a few hours and by doing so we actually helped acres , also from the donations and jumble sale helped acres raise a fund to help the animals there.

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I think this trip is pretty fun and exciting as we get to help the animals which are abandoned. This trip has also made me realise how pitiful those animal are. Im very proud that our class got to raise $600 as we have to sell many of our'precious' stuff for money. I actually found out also how those animals were abandoned because of their irresponsibility. Our collection of newspaper and donation we got actually did not go to waste and in very happy to be actually did not go to waste

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1. After several suggestions and voting, we decided to raise funds for ACRES as we want to help animals. Although it took a while to plan the process out with the committee and raise the funds, it was fun working with the class.

2. We raised funds by hosting a mini jumble sale, collecting money from students around the school in tin cans, and we also collected newspapers from the classes. As a part of the committee, I overlooked the mini jumble sale and collection of money. When we arrived at ACRES, we helped out by counting money for them, cleaning up the place and even made toys for a crow that lived there.

3. I think that raising funds for and helping out a charity organization like ACRES is very meaningful and an eye-opening experience. Not only did we get to understand more about wildlife and learn about what the volunteers at ACRES does to help the animals, but we also had the chance to work together as a whole to successfully raise the $600+ for them, which actually exceeded our set expectations.Hence, I am grateful for such a opportunity that allows us to lend a helping hand to a charity organization while also bonding with the class at the same time.

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I think that helping a charity organisation was worth our time and we get to know more about ACRES. Not only do we put in our efforts to raise the money, we get to know how ACRES help the animals. Being able to reduce the it work load by helping them to count the money in the tin boxes as well as cleaning the place for them. Honestly, they are too busy taking care of the animals until they could need even afford the time to clean the place in a very good condition. This shows how much they want to protect these animals which some are endangered animals.
I also think that the jumble sales could be better. Hopefully, more people could contribute to the items in the jumble sales. However , instead of just thinking that we do not have any items to donate, think about why we couldn't donate. We had a huge jumble sale last year and most of our items are given so some people do not have any other items left to donate. However , we managed to have a plan B and managed to raise $600 which was more than we expected. Going to ACRES helped me to see how united our class is and it was a very meaningful VIA.I hope to have another VIA which is as meaningful as this.

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i feel that the via was eventful and i learnt a lot about the organisation and how we can contribute. i felt very proud to have raised over 600 dollars for a dedicated organisation like acres, and i am definitely motivated to go and volunteer next time.
i feel like the jumble sale could have been done better. it was quite a last minute effort but we managed to sell over 50 dollars worth of merchandise by including photocards and posters on popular kpop idols that are trending and popular among teenagers nowadays.
the donation box was very well done by the team as they reused the cans holding chinese new year goodies to hold the donations, and overall the via committee did a good job this year!

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I feel that this VIA was extremely fruitful. Being able to help the animals indirectly, from raising funds, collecting and providing newspapers, to physical work has been really fun and worthwhile. Furthermore, being able to help the animals(community in general) as a class is rather meaningful as not only are we able to help others, but also strengthen bonds within our class.

This VIA has also allowed me to gain insight on what is happening to animals that are being abandoned nowadays, and has encouraged me to spread this awareness so as to reduce the number of abandoned animals. Although we can’t exactly stop people from abandoning their pets, we can try to raise awareness so as to reduce the chances of people doing so. Afterall, every small effort goes a long way, doesn’t it?

Personally, I feel that the whole class has done a good job in terms of each and every one contributing in his or her own ways. Teamwork and perseverance is essential for this VIA to work out, and with that being said, I think everyone managed to show these two traits, thus, leading to a rather successful VIA :)

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I think that this via was very meaningful to me. Having raised $600+ makes me feel proud of being in this class and assures me that we have actually done something significant enough to help out ACRES. Overall, the trip was very informative and has let me know the struggles of running an animal shelter. I hope that in the future, more people will give generous donations and help the poor animals.

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The VIA event was quite 'eventful' to say the least, though I feel that some things could have been done better, the experience overall was quite good and the fact that we got to see the animals and learn some information about them first hand is quite a thrilling experience I hope to share with family and friends.I had not only helped with the collection with newspapers, but also aided in the creation of a toy for the bird they had at ACRES.

Before the VIA/Planning of the VIA:

Our VIA was made to aid in the care and protection of animals by promoting and going to the animal sanctuary, ACRES. I had heard of animal sanctuaries before and had always wished to help since I love animals, knowing how many animal species are threatened by our actions, such as sea animals dying or being severely injured by our waste we throw into the ocean, such as birds getting caught in oil spills, or turtles choking and dying on our plastic waste. Upon further research, I had learnt our situation and relationship with wildlife has become much more dire, and it is now even more crucial for us to take a stand and help them one last time before it is too late.

Preparation for the VIA:

The collection of newspapers, funds and selling of items went quite smoothly and our class had worked together relatively well. Although I did not play a big role by just going to classes to collect newspapers, upon going to ACRES I learnt that these small amount of newspapers can be very important to the lives of new or young tortoises who are in the facility

However, I personally feel that the VIA IC needs to improve in certain aspects. It is made very evident as to how she felt towards certain groups of people within the class as evident by how she treated my friend group in particular, which none of us are pleased with.

She had only asked for my opinion as to what I wanted to do, and when I responded a neutral answer(“I’m fine with anything”), she immediately assumed everyone else in my friend group also wanted to do the same. Disrespecting the fact that they do can have their own opinion and just out of laziness to look for more people to fill in slots for a job signed them up for something they did not wish to partake in. Though we can pass it off as her 'not wanting to separate us', she could have still asked them out of courtesy, and basic respect for their own opinions and decisions. Just because we don't play major roles in the class doesn't mean that we don't have our own opinions, and what she had done truly upset all of us. Though, it was already too late to make a big fuss about it, and though it was not considered ‘solving the problem’, we decided to just do the job we had been assigned us diligently. There was another disagreement, as a friend and I wanted to help make toys for the crow living at the sanctuary, however two of our other classmates had also wished to do so as well. To overcome this obstacle, we had just used “scissors-papers-stone” to decide, though quite a childish way to decide, in the end the two classmates had called my friend and I to help after getting the permission of the person in charge of the making of the toys.

Overall, I feel that the committee were quite well rounded, though they could have tried to communicate with the class earlier considering the circumstances of our class, and there weren’t many disagreements.

At ACRES:

Our class VIA, by far has been the best I've had experienced, though we didn't do much it has made a big impact for the lives of many animals. I personally felt the opportunity to help make toys for the crow living at the sanctuary was fun and a nice bonding moment for the four of us who volunteered. Though challenging we worked together and taught one another our skills whilst building it, and we also had a good laugh and chat whilst doing it. I had learnt that even small things, such as cleaning a single room at the sanctuary or donating newspapers could impact the lives of the animals and those working at the sanctuary greatly, as they needed newspapers to ensure the new tortoises had a safe and clean environment to adapt to, and the cleaning had helped them do accomplish a task many of them did not have time to do as they were busy taking care of the animals.

After the VIA:

I learnt that being understanding and respectful to other people is important for a smooth execution of an event, since understanding some are not comfortable with certain things (such as some not being able to carry heavy newspapers, or being sensitive to dust and thus unable to clean the room), and may not feel they would do well in a certain job (such as only a few people being willing to help in building toys) is crucial for most, if not everyone to be content through the entire VIA. I also learnt that, even if you were not content with the decision made or the job you are given, as long as you are diligent and work hard at it, eventually you will grow to accept it and accomplish it easily with the help of teamwork.

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I think the VIA was very meaningful and was an eyeopener as we managed to learn more about animals and what we can do to help them. We also managed to raise a lot of money and also contribute to ACRES by helping them count money and also collect newspapers for them to use at the shelter. I also think that the VIA was well organised and very successful, with the whole class playing a part be it collecting newspapers, donating and so on and also raising a lot of money to help ACRES and collecting a lot of newspapers.. I hope the next VIA can be as successful as this one.

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1. Brainstorming

When deciding on which organisation we would want to work on for this VIA, our Form Teachers ask for the different aspects such as children, elderly and animals. Later, we eliminated those which were less likely and went with the remaining option, Animals. Then, we decided on the organisation. One of our form teacher, Ms Neo, recommended “ACERS” and everyone agreed.

2. VIA Journey

With the organisation set, our VIA committee was also formed not long afterwards. Soon, the whole class was split into 3 teams, specifically “newspapers” (where they will collect newspaper from each class to give to ACRES), “jumble sale” (where we will host a sale to sell away items collected by the class) and “tin box” (where we would go around the school with a container during our recess and ask for donations).

I think we were quite successful in all three different group as we managed to collect a lot of newspaper, it probably was 3 times taller than the tallest guy in our class who is 182cm in total. As for the jumble sale, as we had another jumble sale the year before, there were lesser items to be sold, but more new and interesting items available which allowed us to collect more money than the previous jumble sale. In total, this year VIA, we managed to collect $604.

On the day of the trip to ACRES, we got to see the tortoise and help out to clean the room we were at and count the money collected in the tin cans. For me, I was in charge of cleaning the room. Through this trip, I had learnt about the different ways to be able to ACRES. One would be to walk the dogs.

3. Reflection

I think this VIA is one of the most successful projects that I have participated mainly due to the progress we have made. For example, through the jumble sale and the tin box donation, the class have earned a total of $604. Also, the amount of newspaper collected was so much to the point where the shelf was packed. I'm also very satisfied to be able to contribute and help with the animals indirectly.

Through this VIA, I have also learnt a lot more about what the organisation actually does. Initially, I thought the organisation only takes care of the animals. However, after my trip to the Acres, I found that it not only takes care of the animals but also sent them back to their home when they have raised enough money.

Even though this VIA was quite successful, I think this VIA trip can be better if more people aren’t as choosy. Before we reached Acres, we were asked to have ten people to volunteer to clean up while the others will count money. Sadly, only two to three volunteered to clean, many of the rest wanted to count money, making the chairperson’s decision difficult. If everyone were willing to do any of the two, maybe the chairperson would not have so much trouble trying to see who would not mind cleaning up, and it would be easier for her to be able to move on to other parts of the VIA project or at least, give her less trouble.

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After this via, i learned a lot of different things like teamwork as we all needed to work together to be able to complete something and even though I didn't go to acres personally, from all the pictures, I could see that my classmates were trying their best to help acres as much as they could by helping them count and arrange the money

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i feel that through this via , our class has worked together cooperatively and at the same time bonded a lot more. it also wasn't easy to ask for donations from our fellow schoolmates but we overcame our discomforts of talking
to someone we did not know and had raised an astounding amount of $500++👏🏼
it was also a really great experience working in the via committee (y'all are awesome) and as well as through this event we really get to learn more about acres and their contributions to help save the wildlife.

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I feel that this via went very smoothly and well. Although we started off very shakily, we managed to organise ourselves. We had spent a long time deciding on what we what we were going to do for our VIA. Even after deciding on jumbo sale as one of our activities, almost the entire class did not even bother to contribute items for the VIA. As such, we did not have enough items to sell and almost had to cancel the whole idea totally. Luckily, other students were willing to help by sacrificing their time to help us prepare other stuff for the jumbo sale.
I feel that we all did the best of our ability by collecting over 600 dollars and providing acres with lots of newspapers. I learnt that with teamwork anything can be accomplished easily. I also learnt that every cent goes a long way and money does not cone by easily. Overall, I feel that this Via was a very meaningful one as we had provided help to the animal shelter (ACRES) by donating them money, cleaning up the shelter, helping the count the money they have collected, and even learnt about the importance of being a responsible animal owner through a short guided tour of the animals. I would definitely volunteer myself for such activities in the future.

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I think that the trip to ACRES was meaningful as I had managed to contribute my time to help out the volunteers with counting donations as they have their hands full with daily operations and may not have the time to count all the donations, by helping them, they can have an easier time and they are able to focus on helping and caring for the animals.

Through this trip I learnt about the abuse that animals face and that I should not support animal performances as it may harm the animals not only physically but also mentally. We should not remove animals from their natural habitats for our own entertainment as it traumatising to them and they may lose the ability to survive on their own and may develop a permanent reliance on us humans and we may not be capable enough to provide such levels of care to them. As such, many of these domesticated animals are released back into the wild by people who are unable to care for them, these animals would therefore not be able to survive and would face abuse by other animals and/or die of starvation and hunger.

We also collected newspapers for ACRES as they need the newspapers to clean the animals' compounds. it was tiring as we need to run up and down from class to class to collect those newspapers, it was more difficult than I had imagined because we managed to collect so many newspapers that even after we split them into smaller stacks, it was still heavy and difficult to manage as newspapers would slide down even after we used raffia string to tie them up.

Overall, I felt satisfied to have been able to contribute to such a meaningful cause. I would like to revisit ACRES to volunteer again if given the chance.

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We were able to see the animals and learn some information about them during the VIA event. I helped with the collection of newspapers, counting and sorting of the money donated to them at ACRES. The aim of our VIA event was to protect the animals by raising funds and helping out at ACRES. I had heard of animal homes before and had always wished to visit one and help the animals.

Our class were able to collect many newspapers as our class had worked together very well. During the collection of the newspapers, I realized that it was not as easy as I had expected. We had to run around the classroom blocks and collect newspapers from all the classes. The newspapers were very heavy and we had to carry it down to our classroom, which was quiet exhausting for me. However, we managed to collect a lot of newspapers for ACRES. Although I did not help in raising funds or the “Jumble Sales”, I was proud that our class managed to collect about $500 for ACRES.

I learnt that teamwork is important for the event to run smoothly. We should not grumble and complain about the job we are given or the decision made by the committee as grumbling or complaining would create more work for the committee.

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-objective
this year, for our class VIA project, we chose to help ACRES as the animals have no voice to speak up for themselves, so it is up to us to help with their struggles.

-obstacles faced and overcoming it
some problems we faced throughout this journey were things such as not being able to gather enough items for our junble sale and that we were not able to obtain proper tin boxes. to overcome these problems, we had fo think out of the box, gathering idols merchandises to sell instead as well as making a DIY tinbox with recycleble red-lid containers and taping over the opening seceral times. these solutions worked perfectly since the trend for teens are korean pop idols, thus attracting many school mates to purchase it.

-things that went well
things that went well were that we managed to raise an astounding amount of $616 and managed to collect enough newspapers that had to be transported with two trips. i was given the opportunity to lead this VIA as the chairperson and it has been a rewarding experience! needing to partner with and communicate with an external organization was a tough and tedious process as i have to cater to both sides, ACRES as well as our school. although it wasn’t easy, my commitee members were there to aid this entire process, ensuring that things ran smoothly. nonetheless, was able to gain valuable skills of planning an event, enhanced my communication skills and the importance of teamwork.

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This experience was rather eye opening as it made me truly understand the extend of pets being abandoned by their owners once they had lose interest in them. Hence, it made me understand to think twice before getting a pet as getting one requires you to be committed to it for life.
Overall, I am proud to say that as a class, we had collected a large amount of money 💵 and newspaper 🗞 for ACRES to aid their them in their operations. Through this, I had understood the quote, "团结就是力量

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I feel that the trip was very fruitful as well as helpful to both us and the animals. We learnt a lot about how to help the animals both in funds and physically, where we made toys for the animals. We learnt that animals that are pets are a lifetime commitment, as they are still alive being that still needs love and lifelong care from their owners. The care that we have provided for them, can only help them for a day. But, without pet owners giving up on their pets, they wouldn't need our help in the first place.

It is true that people are irresponsible about everything. However, they are also irresponsible about their own pets and theirs lives. They only have pets due to trends and looks, afterwards, they just discard them without second thought.

PLANNING
We had a vote to do many different ideas, but in the end, we made up our minds with helping out ACRES, in chores, cleaning the area, raising funds for them as a form of appreciation and helping them.

EXECUTION OF PLAN
The first weeks:
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This trip to ACRES showed me how cruel people can he to just be throwing their pets away when they find them too annoying or a waste of space. I feel sad for the animals that are in ACRES because they are all either abandoned or abused by people. Through the entire VIA, I think that everyone should play a part in trying to help the animals as they are also a living thing like us and they have emotions too. I hope that this VIA have also taught the class more about these animals.

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In preparation for the trip, we walked around the canteen as well as other different parts of the school during recess and after school to collect funds
At first, I was slightly apprehensive about the trip to ACRES as I felt that it would not make a difference in the long run as I would not learn anything from itso all the preparation the class did for the trip like collecting newspapers from around the school was basically pointless. However, when we got there, I was pleasantly surprised as the trip was actually quite informative and interesting.
This trip was very beneficial to me as I got to learn more about certain animals and how they are raised as well as the effects my actions have on them. For example, I learnt street performances that involve animals such as monkeys or bears doing tricks should not be encouraged as often times these animals are forced to do so with the use of methods like abuse or starvation.
I think that this trip has really opened my eyes to the problems and issues concerning animals and how we treat them and this has been a great opportunity for me as I have always wanted to volunteer and lend a hand in helping animals but I had not known how to do so.
In addition, I believe that this trip was important for us to attends because although not everyone may be a animal lover, I think that everyone should do their part in helping preserve these animals and protecting them as a lot of the issues concerning the extinction of certain species are caused by us.
For example, sharks are killed for shark fin soup, other animals like elephant are hunted for their husks, which are believed to have medicinal properties deforestation has also caused many animals living in forests like birds to lose their homes and sea creatures suffocate because of the plastic bags floating in the ocean. These are all problems that have been created because of our carelessness and I feel that since we have had a hand in creating these problems, we should also do our part in protecting these animals and making sure that they are not harmed any further.
Overall, the trip was very informative, educational and fun as we got to engage in activities like making bird toys and cleaning the area.

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Dexter's most Amazing and awesome and 👌👌👌VIA reflection :-))😀

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Dexter's most Amazing and awesome and 👌👌👌VIA reflection :-))😀

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Throught this experience, i have not only learnt more about ACRES and its amazing cause to save the wildlife but learnt the responsibility of taking care of a pet. I felt that experience was also a lot of fun before the trip when we went arround the school colleccting money to raise some funds for ACRES as well as during the trip when we nade some toys for the animals there!!! All in all , this experience has been unique and has definitely emlightened me about the wildlife and taught me the importance of taking care of the wildlife. :-))))))))))))

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planning stage: the objective of this via is to raise awareness as well as funds for needy animals that are at the shelter. we took a vote to decide on whether we were going to support an orphanage, old folks' home or an animal shelter. we decided on the animal shelter as we felt that these abandoned animals did not have a say or a voice to express their pain and suffering which they had went through. we had heard about this organisation through our co-form teacher and were more than eager to help them out after hearing about the abused and abandoned animals that need our service. we had started out by assigning roles, which had a few hiccups. there were many people who wanted to take up the roles in the via committee, the highest in-demand being chairperson and vice-chairperson. instead of voting for these prominent roles, we decided to choose a fairer approach, which is to draw lots. this satisfied everyone as we made sure there was no bias-ness that could happen. after that was decided, we split up into three different groups to raise money - tin box, newspaper collection, and a mini jumble sale. the most successful approach was the tin box collection, where we went around the school asking for funds and explaining to them the hardships these animals goes through. we had raised a whopping $500+, and we were very proud of our success.
reflection:
through this experience, i have many takeaways and many more reasons to volunteer at charity animal shelters in the future. i saw how in need of funds acres was through the condition of the shelter and the welfare for the animals. spca, another animal shelter which is aided by the government, gets so much of the spotlight that no one thinks of all these charity shelters which live off of the help from the public. this saddens me and makes me more determined to improve the lives of these animals. i've learnt to treasure my animal even more and be a more responsible owner, for what happens to these abandoned animals are disappointing. i have also learnt to communicate well with my classmates through this via as we have to constantly discuss, plan and carry out our roles well to ensure the success of this via. i'm very proud of our class for raising such an incredible amount in such a short time and i hope that our passion and desire for a better life for these animals will inspire others to do the same

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From this VIA, I learnt that many animals are abandoned by their owners as they feel that they are unable to continue taking care of them, and they are abandoned in unsuitable conditions and so if we are planning to adopt or raise a pet we must make sure that we will take care of it until it passes away.We must not throw aquatic animals into drains and canals as they have been raised by humans and might not be able to find foods on their own and therefore pass away and will stink up the canals or drains and cause the water to be polluted

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it was a meaningful experience to help the animals and count the money for the organization. I feel happy that the money we collected could be put to good use by ACRES and I am glad that I had done my part. Although this via required both time n effort, I'm glad that I contributed to such a meaningful VIA project. I hope to do more via like this.

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1. Preperation
The objective of this VIA was to help ACRES raise funds and help them. We first went around the school collecting newspapers from all the classes by taking the newspapers. We did this twice, the first time was months before the actual VIA while the second time was slightly before we went to ACRES.
2. Execution
Before we went to ACRES, we helped ACRES to collect funds. To do that, we did two things. We had a mini jumbo sale and we went around the canteen during reccess time to ask for donations. For the mini jumbo sale, there was not much stuff being sold there as none of us had much extra stuff we were willing to sell as we already sold those in the previous jumbo sale. However, we printed a lot of photos of popular k-pop artists to sell. The jumbo sale wqs quite successful. For the second part, we went around the canteen asking for donations. The students were surprisingly generous. It was hard work helping to clean and move the newspapers but it felt incredibly fulfilling and I am happy to have contributed to helping those endangered animals and doing something for them. I have learnt a lot more information about endangered species and why we need to do our part in saving and helping them to survive and make sure that they do not go extinct. This VIA have also taught me that the endangered species are precious and if they go extinct, we will never see them with our own two eyes ever again. Then we would only be able to see them in photos. I am grateful that our VIA is about helping ACRES who in turn helps the endangered animals.I think that this VIA was quite successful, we managed to get some donations and helped ACRES in other ways as well. We This VIA have taught me many things about endangered animals and I am glad that our VIA was about helping ACRES as they help all kinds of endangered animals and by helping ACRES, we are also doing our part in helping the endangered species.

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1. Planning Stage
Firstly, our class decided on our focus group. We narrowed down to 3 groups: animals, elderly, and underprivileged children. We decided on animals. We had 2 options to choose from: SPCA and ACRES. Our form teachers recommended ACRES because SPCA is already government aided, thus SPCA already has a ton of money. Hence, we decided to help out ACRES as it is more fruitful because ACRES did not have the government helping them, so they could only fend for themselves.

2. Reflection Stage
i think that it is important to take care of ur pet properly, and also that there is alot of irresponsible pet owners who abandon their pet, leaving the pet to fend for itself.
i also learnt that with teamwork, anything is possible.
Even though i didnt help and experience much due to my injury, this via is quite fruitful and interesting as we are helping animals, which has lesser people contributing compared to humans. Animals are also like humans, they have emotions too.

i hope that i could get another chance to do this kind of via project again.

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We took a while to brainstorm ideas to decide on what we wanted our aim of the VIA to be. With the numerous amount of suggestions, we decided on doing something related to animals as many animals are being abused and not treated rightly and slowly becoming extinct, animals are not able to stand up for themselves so we must take the intiative to stand up for them. At first, we wanted to work with SPCA as it was the only organisation that we knew that works with animals, but our teacher suggested that we worked with ACRES as it was better for our aim. Taking our teacher's suggestion into consideration, we decided on working with ACRES.

We splited workload and went around collecting newspapers to donate to ACRES. In the end, we collected so many newspapers that I was surprised. I felt that we were efficient in collecting so many newspapers within a short period of time. This was only possible due to the contribution of everyone and teamwork. We also went around the school to collect money donations from the school and also raised awareness of the organisation through it. Afterwards, afterschool, as a member of the VIA commitee, we counted the amount of money raised and it took very long to do but we were determined to do it and in the end we did.

Through this VIA, I learnt about the difficulties of having to sell something or having to get donations. I also learnt perservance through this as perservance is needed such that one would not give up just because of a small obstacle and perserve on to acheive the goal.

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I felt that VIA was really meaningful especially the visit to acres wildlife centre. i got to learn the importance of conserving wildlife. The tortoises made me think twice about getting a pet. Abandoment is very serious in the long run as it merely shows irresponsibility and therefore, we should consider the consequences of our actions

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I feel that going to the acres let me learnt abt the importance of teamwork and that teamwork is crucial in this activity. I am happy that we raised quite alot of money that can help the animals there in acres. I am proud of the amount of money we have raised

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I think this via, raising fund for animals have been an eye- opening and ameaning experience for me. Besides learning what haooens to most of the abandoned animals, i also got to see how ACRES operated to protect these animals. We helped them with cou ting the donations from outsiders and sort out the items that needed to be thrown away. We also helped collect newspapers in school and had a jumbo sale and tin box collection. It was quite pleasing to hear that we have accumulated up to $600 within the time given. Although this would not help ACRES that much but everybody's small actions will have a huge impact on these poor and abandoned animals. All in all, i feel that overall this via is a very interesting and it allows us to care for those in need, not only the animals but people around us in need.

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I think this Via is very meaningful and I feel like I have done a lot for the animals in need. I hope through our via people would have more awareness of acres’ efforts to help the animals and will be motivated to contribute as well. Collecting the newspaper to help the animals was fulfilling as it could be used to help them

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I felt that this VIA was worth our time, being able to raise half a thousand and collect quite the heavy load of newspaper.
Going to ACRES and helping them with whatever they need was a nice change every once in a while. It also gave us a lot of time to bond and chat, all while learning abt them while  helping them