Community Action Service and Me: November 2010

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

SAISA Baskeball

October 4th, the 2010 Saisa Basketball commenced. After a long time, almost about a 8 months since the last saisa, i really was out of shape. Yes there were times when i played during lunch times, but thats was not enough to keep up with the intense practice. We started with some typical streches and cardio workout. It was not until the last part of practice when we had to run suicides up and down the court did it really started to hammer me down. 3-4 sets of suicides with only about 30 second breaks, It was Intense! Since the start of the basketball season I can personally say that I have improved my skills and fitness. Each day we learn a new plays and setups. Basically each practice is something new. Coach is pretty serious about people who miss practice for that perticuar reason. As of for me, up to now i have not missed a single practice and have been commited throughout the season. As a result, I sucessivly made the team this year.

The Eight Criteria

• Increased their awareness of their own strengths and areas for growth

They are able to see themselves as individuals with various skills and abilities, some more developed than others, and understand that they can make choices about how they wish to move forward.

Undertaken new challenges

A new challenge may be an unfamiliar activity, or an extension to an existing one.

• Planned and initiated activities

Planning and initiation will often be in collaboration with others. It can be shown in activities that are part of larger projects, for example, ongoing school activities in the local community, as well as in small student led activities.

• Worked collaboratively with others

Collaboration can be shown in many different activities, such as team sports, playing music in a band, or helping in a kindergarten. At least one project, involving collaboration and the integration of at least two of creativity, action and service, is required.

• Shown perseverance and commitment in their activities

At a minimum, this implies attending regularly and accepting a share of the responsibility for dealing with problems that arise in the course of activities.

• Engaged with issues of global importance

Students may be involved in international projects but there are many global issues that can be acted upon locally or nationally (for example, environmental concerns, caring for the elderly).

• Considered the ethical implications of their actions

Ethical decisions arise in almost any CAS activity (for example, on the sports field, in musical composition, in relationships with others involved in service activities). Evidence of thinking about ethical issues can be shown in various ways, including journal entries and conversations with CAS advisers.

• Developed new skills

As with new challenges, new skills may be shown in activities that the student has not previously undertaken, or in increased expertise in an established area.