In the end of January (22nd January, to be precise) a parent-teacher meeting took place at our school. A couple of Year 12 students, including me, found it a great opportunity to provide service to teachers and parents by serving tea, coffee and biscuits.
As there were quiet a lot of Year 12 students staying after school, we decided to divide the different roles between us - some were taking care of the dirty cups by washing and drying them, some were preparing everything to be ready for serving (e.g. boiling water, making sure there was plenty of extra coffee/sugar/milk etc) and some were preparing the actual drinks and serving them. Personally, I was the one who was going around asking teachers and parents whether they would like anything to drink, then preparing the desirable drink and serving it to them.
Another thing I had to take upon myself was to work as a translator for some of the parents whose knowledge of English wasn't strong enough. Surprisingly, this was the hardest challenge of the evening. Russian is my native language, however because of the fact that I don't study it as one of my IB subjects, I am starting to feel like it's getting harder for me to communicate in Russian and therefore sometimes it was hard for me to think of a good Russian translation for some of the words.
By getting involved in this activity I believe that I've achieved the following:
- Increased awareness of my strengths and weaknesses
- Worked collaboratively with others
As there were quiet a lot of Year 12 students staying after school, we decided to divide the different roles between us - some were taking care of the dirty cups by washing and drying them, some were preparing everything to be ready for serving (e.g. boiling water, making sure there was plenty of extra coffee/sugar/milk etc) and some were preparing the actual drinks and serving them. Personally, I was the one who was going around asking teachers and parents whether they would like anything to drink, then preparing the desirable drink and serving it to them. Another thing I had to take upon myself was to work as a translator for some of the parents whose knowledge of English wasn't strong enough. Surprisingly, this was the hardest challenge of the evening. Russian is my native language, however because of the fact that I don't study it as one of my IB subjects, I am starting to feel like it's getting harder for me to communicate in Russian and therefore sometimes it was hard for me to think of a good Russian translation for some of the words.
By getting involved in this activity I believe that I've achieved the following:
- Increased awareness of my strengths and weaknesses
- Worked collaboratively with others
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