Diary Entry - Community Engagement (Juan Ignacio Valdivieso Ludena) by Juan Ignacio Valdivieso Ludena

Identify: Which IB value or attribute motivated you to take part in this project? and Analyze: How is it reflected in the actions you proposed?

egarcia539 — 2025-10-02 17:06:49 UTC

Communication because when I present I need to communicate my ideas to the teachers and classmates, same as my other classmates of my team that need to communicate their ideas too

Identify: What was your role in this project, and why is it important for the community and its environment?

egarcia539 — 2025-10-02 17:06:49 UTC

I researched the endangered animals that live in the guayas river, and was important cause the project was based on that so it was very important my work for the project and team.

Analyze: How did you take part in group conversations when organizing the project? What did you contribute in those conversations?

egarcia539 — 2025-10-02 17:06:49 UTC

With the conversations we managed to think what would the poster would be like and also what information would be in the poster so it had a great part of the work.

Analyze What did you learn about yourself while working on this project? And explain: What did you discover about the community and its environment?

egarcia539 — 2025-10-02 17:06:49 UTC

I learn that I can research very well because my partners told me that I had to research about animals that are affected and are in problems cause of the trash in guayas river.

Analyze: Why do you think the activity you designed can help the community and its environment? And explain: What did you base your decisions on?

egarcia539 — 2025-10-02 17:06:49 UTC

It helped because preventing overfishing its important to protect exotic animals as we are doing, I researched very well the species and based my ideas and speech based on that research I did.

Identify and describe: What specific problem do these communities face, and how did you discover this need?

egarcia539 — 2025-10-02 17:06:49 UTC

Lot of contamination and overfishing make these species might die cause of this so it is important to stop if we don't want the animals to extinct cause of these two reason.

Explain: What did other people in the group think about the project and how did you show respect for their ideas, even if they were different from yours?

egarcia539 — 2025-10-02 17:06:49 UTC

We didn't had a major problem cause everybody in my group respected the ideas from the others so it was very easy for us to complete the project without any major problems.

Evaluate: What impact do you think your project had on the people in the school community? and explain: What signs showed you this impact?

egarcia539 — 2025-10-02 17:06:49 UTC

My project helped people in school learn about animals in the guayas river, I noticed this because classmates asked questions, teachers said good job, and friends talked about protecting nature.

Explain: What did you personally do to make the project happen? And describe: What was your responsibility?

egarcia539 — 2025-10-02 17:06:49 UTC

Autocontrol because if I didn't made anything my group wouldn't finish, so my part was very important to the group, I chose the endangered animals that are in problem cause of the trash in rivers.

Explain: How can your actions help change the way different people or groups contribute to these communities and their environment?

egarcia539 — 2025-10-02 17:06:49 UTC

If only me or even one person starts to make a change of not throwing trash into the river many people would like to help too so it is important only one person to start a change and make a big difference in the environment.

Explain: What decisions did you make together as a group to organize this campaign, and how did you collaborate in the planning?

egarcia539 — 2025-10-02 17:06:49 UTC

We were choosing how the design would look like, so the campaign we chose was very good decided by everybody in the team, as I said we all shared ideas so was a central idea.

Analyze: What did you do well during this project? and explain: What was the most difficult part for you?

egarcia539 — 2025-10-02 17:06:49 UTC

I did well researching and using scientific names in my project. The most difficult part for me was remembering all the details while presenting without forgetting anything.

Analyze: What problems or difficulties did you face during the project? And explain: What changes did you make to continue?

egarcia539 — 2025-10-02 17:06:49 UTC

I faced difficulties managing time and organizing tasks during the project. To continue, I created a clear schedule, divided responsibilities with my team, and focused on better communication and teamwork.

Recognize: Who are the people or groups involved in this project, and how do they work together to reach a common goal?

egarcia539 — 2025-10-02 17:06:49 UTC

My group is involved, we tried to achieve the goal of getting o a good grade and understand a new theme and we achieved all of that.

Describe: When did you show empathy toward people in the community and how did you demonstrate it with actions?

egarcia539 — 2025-10-02 17:06:49 UTC

I showed empathy when classmates felt stressed about school. I helped them study, listened to their problems, and encouraged them. My actions showed kindness, understanding, and support for their feelings and success.

Explain: What would you like to do differently or better in a future community project? What goal do you set for yourself to keep growing?

egarcia539 — 2025-10-02 17:06:49 UTC

In future projects, I’ll foster deeper collaboration and clearer impact tracking. My growth goal is to lead with empathy, seek feedback often, and empower others to contribute meaningfully and confidently.