Hello, my project is coming to an end! In this post, I will discuss what I am going to prepare for In-Depth Night. Progress Report Since the last post, what I have done is I washed an entire bike. Indeed, I scrubbed every inch of it very diligently, including the frame and tires. Video: I also started replacing the brake pads on the purple Nevada … Continue reading In-depth 2022 Post #6
Progress Report Welcome to the fifth post of this project, which I would like to preface by saying that everything is coming together! It has been a wild ride and now I will share what I have been up to these past few weeks. Once again, I’ve had two mentor meetings, each extraordinarily valuable. At the first one (really the seventh), I learned about wheel … Continue reading In-Depth post #5
Progress Report Hello! Astonishingly, the last time I posted about my In-Depth Project was in March and now it is April! Over spring break, I have had two more (the fifth and sixth) meetings with my mentor, both extraordinarily fruitful for both of us. To summarize my progress this past month, I have learned a great deal about the two sub-skills of maintaining brakes and … Continue reading In-Depth 2022 Post #4
Progress Report I have had two more (the third and fourth) meetings with my mentor since I last posted. I have learned a great deal, including the two Sub-Skills of how to inspect a bike and how to fix a flat tire. Details of each sub-skill that I learned: Bike inspection: I practiced bike inspection with a bike inspection checklist that my mentor provided me, … Continue reading In-Depth 2022 Post #3
Progress Report It has been a while since the last post, so here is what I have done so far. The afternoon of the same day that I posted the Introductory Post (January 28th), I had my first meeting with my mentor. Photos from the first meeting We spent almost three hours together in my mentor’s open garage/bike shop and crossed off the following … Continue reading In-Depth 2022 Post #2
Hello! In this post, I’ll be discussing my In-Depth Project! This post will be answering the following questions/points (the main elements of my contract): what, when, why and how, mentor, process, and timeline. In short, an introduction! What my chosen skill is. My chosen skill is bike maintenance! I will be operating on bikes and learning about how they work and how to maintain them, … Continue reading In-Depth Project 2022: Introductory Post
Featured Image Source Letter from Anita Over this past week, our class has been learning about developing the leaders around us through a training course by John C. Maxwell. Please find below three nuggets of wisdom that I leaned from this valuable course that I chose to write about! Your friend, Anita #1: Be an Unselfish Thinker In session two, John Maxwell went over the … Continue reading Developing the Leaders Around You
Hello everybody! My name is Anita and for my In-Depth Project this year, I chose to learn the skill of Basket-Weaving! If that strikes your fancy, please take a look at my Learning Centre linked below! You may use your mouse to scroll in and out, or click the arrows at the bottom of the screen to be led through my presentation. Either way, please … Continue reading In-Depth Learning Centre/Summative Blog Post!
Progress Report: Hello! It has been four weeks since I last posted here, so that means I shall give you a summary of my learning these past four weeks. First, I wove a basket. Surprise! The process of weaving it is a bit of a story. In the beginning, I had been meaning to make a wastebasket out of it, but then it got too … Continue reading In-Depth Blog Post #6
Progress Report Here is my progress regarding my In-Depth skill, from this past fortnight: I solely continued weaving the cedar basket that I had started (a few weeks back) with my mentor. If I am really going to be honest, I will have to say that I was not super productive this past two weeks. However, I am planning to finish this cedar-guy tomorrow or … Continue reading In-Depth Post #5
Progress Report I made a woven dish for some scent cubes to put in our bathroom… It was quite a pleasure to make. I used less cane than I thought I would. The only part that did not go so well was the rim/finishing. The stakes were not long enough so I could not finish the rim without a bunch of them sticking out everywhere. … Continue reading In-Depth Post #4
Dear Reader, Today marks the 3rd post of my In-Depth Project. Progress Report To report on my progress, I engaged in the following: I finished a woven breakfast tray This breakfast tray took me probably around 5 hours to weave…because it was my first time. I would say that it looks okay for a first. However, I didn’t really start with all the materials, I … Continue reading In-Depth Project: Post #3
Dear Reader, First things first, I have to say, straight out, that–I’m not lying–I am literally EXPLODING with passion with what I am/can do with this project, right now!!! Alright, now that that’s out of the way, let me update you on the last two weeks of my In-Depth Project!! First up, I have not been able to have a meeting with my mentor yet–but … Continue reading In-Depth Project: Post 2!!!!
Hello! In this post I’ll be discussing my In-Depth Project! This post will be answering the following questions/points (the main elements of my contract): what, when, why and how, mentor, process, timeline, and what others can do to help/what I still need. In short, an introduction! What my chosen skill is. My chosen skill is: basket-weaving. Basket-weaving is a skill that can be traced all … Continue reading In-Depth Project: Introductory Post
This post is about four nuggets that I took away from the “How To Be A REAL Success” program by John C. Maxwell. Relationships: 101% principle The 101% principle means to find the 1% that you agree on in a relationship and then give it 100% of your effort. In other words, to establish common ground between you and the other relationship—find something that you … Continue reading “How to Be A REAL Success” Blog Post
