Moments of the Week
Question: What went well this week? Are there any things that didn't go well? If yes, what can you do to prevent that from happening next time or what can you do to better the result?
I had my first Art Attaque session at Cedar Cottage (on July 29th) with seniors and I believed that the session was a success! My volunteers and I did our very best to ensure that the seniors could make the origami pieces and follow along. There were some minor parts where I might have messed up, but directing the instructions and helping the seniors fold the creases convinced me that I did splendidly well. I was able to accomplish my objective on the day of the session and that was for all of the participants to have a good time. From the positive atmosphere that the seniors created, I believed that the seniors had a great time. I was even thrilled that some seniors were interested and wanted to learn more about origami when I recommended an origami instructions site.
I’m hoping for my next session that I won’t be as nervous and stutter as much as I did in the first session. I could fix that issue by having cue cards to use or practice speaking to a group of friends before the actual session.
I expected roughly 10 participants for my first session and managed to get that many. However, I asked for Lan’s help to get that many participants. So in order to get more numbers, I’ll need to promote my poster and have some kind of registration system so that I will know ahead of time how many participants will come.
I had my first Art Attaque session at Cedar Cottage (on July 29th) with seniors and I believed that the session was a success! My volunteers and I did our very best to ensure that the seniors could make the origami pieces and follow along. There were some minor parts where I might have messed up, but directing the instructions and helping the seniors fold the creases convinced me that I did splendidly well. I was able to accomplish my objective on the day of the session and that was for all of the participants to have a good time. From the positive atmosphere that the seniors created, I believed that the seniors had a great time. I was even thrilled that some seniors were interested and wanted to learn more about origami when I recommended an origami instructions site.
I’m hoping for my next session that I won’t be as nervous and stutter as much as I did in the first session. I could fix that issue by having cue cards to use or practice speaking to a group of friends before the actual session.
I expected roughly 10 participants for my first session and managed to get that many. However, I asked for Lan’s help to get that many participants. So in order to get more numbers, I’ll need to promote my poster and have some kind of registration system so that I will know ahead of time how many participants will come.
In the above photographs, describe the elements of success in the form of a story--like fitting puzzle pieces together to form a complete picture.
On the day of the session, I arrived at Cedar Cottage half an hour before my actual session started. I met up with my 3 volunteers, Jackson, Angie, and Vivian and explained to them how to set up the room, and their job when the session started. Their job was to help out with the seniors if they had any trouble on a certain fold since I cannot be in two places at one. We had set up the room with tables and chairs so that the origami paper that I brought would look presentable on top.
Once enough seniors arrived, I started my session and explained to them what we would be making; a standing dog and a jumping frog. Some seniors had trouble folding certain folds and I was prepared for that. So I had my volunteers to help me show how the folds worked to the seniors. Overall, the seniors had fun after completing the origami pieces. I could tell by the smiles on their faces when they made their frog jump and adore over their cute standing dog.
On the day of the session, I arrived at Cedar Cottage half an hour before my actual session started. I met up with my 3 volunteers, Jackson, Angie, and Vivian and explained to them how to set up the room, and their job when the session started. Their job was to help out with the seniors if they had any trouble on a certain fold since I cannot be in two places at one. We had set up the room with tables and chairs so that the origami paper that I brought would look presentable on top.
Once enough seniors arrived, I started my session and explained to them what we would be making; a standing dog and a jumping frog. Some seniors had trouble folding certain folds and I was prepared for that. So I had my volunteers to help me show how the folds worked to the seniors. Overall, the seniors had fun after completing the origami pieces. I could tell by the smiles on their faces when they made their frog jump and adore over their cute standing dog.