International Evening 2012

Again, another year has passed and we decided to prepare for another dance this year. As this was our last year, there were more people that were going to be involved in the dance. As we did not have as much time as last year, our practice times decreased a lot, and we could not prepare for the dance as much as we did last year. We did want to make the dance as memorable as possible. As the dance involved new members, this was a new challenge for us. Moreover, the new dance was a challenge for us aswell. This year, we decided to mix an english song and a korean song.
In order to practice for the dance, each of the member needed to take time in looking at the dance moves, and learning them. Moreover, we fitted the dance moves together with the members as frequently as possible.

As with last year, there were rehearsals that ran through on Friday as well as on the morning of the night. We practicised alot on the stage. After much rehearsal, we finally performed on stage with the audience watching us.

REFLECTION

L1: I was aware of the areas that I needed to improve on. Weaknesses included weak movements (not clear and powerful). Through this, I was able to improve upon making my movement more powerful and clearer.
L3: We had to plan on what dance to do and the practice times. These practice times were initiated by all of the members in the team.
L4: As the dance was going to be carried out in a group, this definitely needed cooperation with other members.
L5: I was committed in the dance practices during Tuesday morning and Friday afterschool. I also was commited to the rehearsals that were held by the IE team.

Overall, as there was not as much time as last year, I was able to use a shorter time scale to prepare for the event. As we had a shorter time to prepare for the dance, I feel there was less sense of achievement after the event.

International Evening - Sales & Marketing

As I was involved in the IE for many years, this year, I decided to sign up for a member in the IE team. I took an interview for the sales and marketing team and was accepted! 

In our first meeting of the sales and marketing team, we discussed what events we could hold to fund raise for the charity "changing young lives foundation". I had the idea of celebrating the events of various cultures as this allowed meaning behind each event. As Korea's "Pocky Day/Peppero Day" was coming up soon, I suggested celebrating this event first and we started to plan for the day. Moreover, as the day was on "Atheletics finals", this would allow more people to be exposed when selling the pockys. However, before this event, we also thought of celebrating Diwali night first, as it came just before Korea's event. For this, we decided to make cupcakes. Some of the students stayed after school to make the cake and left it in the refrigerator for selling. We then distributed the cupcakes and sold them individually around school. Through this, we were able to make money. 

On pocky day, me and another member bought the pocky (different flavours) and sold them during Atheletics finals. It wasn't long till we sold all the pocky. Again, through this, we were able to make money. 

The next event which we decided to fund raise for was the Chinese New Year. To celebrate this, we sold fortune cookies around the school. Through these activities, we were able to make money through linking the events with the IE, allowing meaning to be created.
Finally, Valentines day was coming up. Valentines day is always a extremely popular event every year. Therefore, careful planning needed to be made. We planned on how to sell the roses, how to send them around school for the day. On the day before, we had to pack all the roses and chocolate to prepare for the event. During the day, we delivered the roses and chocolates around the school.

Last but not least, we sold the tickets around the school for people to come for the day. 

REFLECTION

L2: It was my first time to take part as a sales and marketing team member, and the things I had to carry out were new for me. These included organizing events for selling items.

L3: All of the activities (pocky, fortune cookies, roses, tickets) needed to be planned with our team members and were initiated. 

L4: Communication was essential in the team, as each and everyone of us needed to take part in the activity. Through communicating (e.g. email), we were able to assign each person with a certain job allowing effective distribution. 

L5: I was committed to the jobs that I was assigned and went to the meetings that I needed to. 

L6: Poverty is a big issue around the world. In order to help the "changing young lives" foundation, we were raising funds for the charity, which reflected on being engaged in an issue of global importance

L8: - Communication
- Organization

Overall, I was able to take part in raising funds for a charity. Moreover, I was involved in a group, and therefore, developed skills of communication. I also developed skills in organizing the events for the team.