Mini Steps to adulthood

IB option evening 

The aim of this activity was acting as ambassadors for online courses in school. The Option evening happens every year and it is when students in Year 9 and Year 10 learn about the next steps in their education. In DP1, I was one of the very first students in Kampala International School to do online IB courses. So since I was one of the first people, I was asked to explain to the coming IB students about learning on the internet. These were the targeted learning outcomes:

• Undertaking new challenges. Once in a while, they encourage us IB students to undertake new challenges and to get out of our comfort zone. Setting up an information board and explaining almost anything necessary about the online course was challenging because I had to be clear and short because I only had limited time. It was like kind of being in court, only your arguments and your proof matters.
• Plan and Initiate activities. Talking in front of parents and students you barely know really needs preparation. My partner and I had to work on an information board and prepare in advance what we were to talk about during the one hour the activity took place.

I feel like this was a success because the following year, 5 students we talked to decided to take online courses.