As far as personal qualities go, I’ve mostly just built more experience in qualities I already had. I’ve always tried to keep an upbeat attitude, even in the face of failure. Since seventh grade, I’d always wanted to be the Alameda Community Learning Center’s poet laureate. Now, after failing two years in a row, I’m finally able to represent the school with my words. With my interests being slightly unique, relating to others has been a bit of a challenge. Although thanks to this schools accepting atmosphere, I turned this place into a second home in a matter of weeks. I’ve definitely improved on self-control: economically, socially, and emotionally. Though I’ve struggled with it every once in awhile, I’ve become more honest with my parents when it comes to my academic struggles and received a countless amount of support in return. With both my involvement in Girl Scouts and after school events, I’ve learned to cater to the needs of the Alameda community to the best of my abilities. My aspired career choice of voice acting is not only rare, but difficult to get into. Despite this, I’ve been able to find ways both in and outside the classroom to help me get on track to reach my goals.
During my Learner Led Conferences, I’ve been able to show my academic strengths and overall progress as a learner through an artistic medium. From making a religious mask for English and a mini 1920s museum for History to talking about school-wide politics and traditions, LLC’s have let me communicate my views on my growth, and the school’s, to my peers through poems and powerpoints. While the school has grown in many aspects, it still has yet to provide a diversity of foreign languages. Thankfully, my father and I found an advertisement in Japantown and soon began taking weekend Japanese Language classes together in San Francisco, which led to our two family trips to Japan. There, I was able to practice my new skill by reading signs, ordering meals, and even making small talk with the personal tour guides. I was also able to help locals practise their english skills while I was there.
Before I started anime club, I had always been a follower who came up with great ideas that were too big for me to manage. Now, I’m quickly approaching the fifth year anniversary of the club and have learned to become a dedicated leader of a small and loving family within a family. Our goal has always been to further breach the constraints of grades through a common interest in Japanese pop culture and to find ways to apply our hobbies into our academics and beyond. Through polls I crafted to have my kids fill out at the beginning of the year, I’m able to gauge their responses to different genres and activities. We’ve had our problems in the past of coming up with an idea or two and having to let it go, but all in all, we’ve had a good run and will continue to do so in the upcoming years.
For my internship, I was able to become an assistant director in the Toy Parade group at the Great Dickens Christmas Fair, where I had worked as much as any of the other kids there for four years. Because of my age and experience, I was asked to help oversee the participants 12 and under, as well as co-writing the script for one of our performances. With both my work with the fair and my Girl Scout Silver Award project, I was able to work with a wide range of children of different ages and backgrounds. For my Silver Award, I co-led a poetry/creative writing workshop geared towards teaching elementary schoolers about the joys of different forms of poetry and expression.
I have what some may call an average understanding of technology. I have taken some courses in internet safety, basic usage of equipment, and use of digital music programs. I’m looking forward to learning more about the technical side of animated television production and voice-over equipment in college.
During my Learner Led Conferences, I’ve been able to show my academic strengths and overall progress as a learner through an artistic medium. From making a religious mask for English and a mini 1920s museum for History to talking about school-wide politics and traditions, LLC’s have let me communicate my views on my growth, and the school’s, to my peers through poems and powerpoints. While the school has grown in many aspects, it still has yet to provide a diversity of foreign languages. Thankfully, my father and I found an advertisement in Japantown and soon began taking weekend Japanese Language classes together in San Francisco, which led to our two family trips to Japan. There, I was able to practice my new skill by reading signs, ordering meals, and even making small talk with the personal tour guides. I was also able to help locals practise their english skills while I was there.
Before I started anime club, I had always been a follower who came up with great ideas that were too big for me to manage. Now, I’m quickly approaching the fifth year anniversary of the club and have learned to become a dedicated leader of a small and loving family within a family. Our goal has always been to further breach the constraints of grades through a common interest in Japanese pop culture and to find ways to apply our hobbies into our academics and beyond. Through polls I crafted to have my kids fill out at the beginning of the year, I’m able to gauge their responses to different genres and activities. We’ve had our problems in the past of coming up with an idea or two and having to let it go, but all in all, we’ve had a good run and will continue to do so in the upcoming years.
For my internship, I was able to become an assistant director in the Toy Parade group at the Great Dickens Christmas Fair, where I had worked as much as any of the other kids there for four years. Because of my age and experience, I was asked to help oversee the participants 12 and under, as well as co-writing the script for one of our performances. With both my work with the fair and my Girl Scout Silver Award project, I was able to work with a wide range of children of different ages and backgrounds. For my Silver Award, I co-led a poetry/creative writing workshop geared towards teaching elementary schoolers about the joys of different forms of poetry and expression.
I have what some may call an average understanding of technology. I have taken some courses in internet safety, basic usage of equipment, and use of digital music programs. I’m looking forward to learning more about the technical side of animated television production and voice-over equipment in college.