Name of Assignment: Community Engagement Subject: Community Engagement Facilitator/Teacher: Mr. Holmes
Description of Work/Assignment: For this assignment we are required to get twenty hours of community service in at a time. I know some people that worked with organizations such as the Maui Humane Society, but due to a lack of time I chose to do beach cleanups. I can do these for shorter periods of time close to my house.
Which 21st Century Skill do you feel this assignment addresses, and why? I feel the 21st centruy skill that this project best addresses is global awareness because we are at the age where we have to start taking responsibility for how we are treating our planet.
What are you most proud of from this assignment, and why? I am proud of this assignment because it shows my priorities as far as helping the planet and trying to slow pollution.
How did you develop and/or improve upon your 21st Century Skill with this assignment? I developed my global awareness twenty-first century skill when I realized how much trash there actually is in our ocean and everywhere trash should never be.
What was most difficult about completing this task? The most difficult part for me was finding the time to do this project. I go when I’m with friends, at the beach, or on walks and bike rides.
How could you improve this work? If you could start over, what would you do different? I could improve this project by choosing a specific time each week to go out and pick up trash. This way I don’t fall behind.
How does this relate to what you have learned in the past? Real world problems are not really covered by teachers, but I believe they need to be integrated into the curriculum because it is more important that people know about pollution, climate change, etcetera. How can you apply this to future learning? I need to start applying this to my current life and continuing to help our planet even in these little ways.