Core Competencies Quarter 1 Questions

1. During Quarter 1, what went well for you? Examples: being back in the classroom, having only two courses, seeing my friends, keeping up with homework, playing volleyball, improving math, helping plan a virtual assembly, becoming more fit.

During Quarter 1, keeping up with homework, having two courses to focus on, athletic training (volleyball), having friends I can rely on, and getting in contact with old friends. In Quarter 1, I was able to get rid of my habit of procrastinating, having two courses really helped with my time management. I also worked on my physical health to keep up with all the missed volleyball practices, due to COVID-19. I was also able to get back in contact with old friends from middle school and thankfully had/have many friends I could rely on during difficult times.

2. During Quarter 1, what did you find challenging or disappointing or stressful? Explain.

During Quarter 1, I found it pretty stressful not being able to leave the country to visit my family during difficult times. I also found it disappointing when I was not able to play or practice volleyball due to COVID and an injury.

3. Think of ONE thing you really want to improve in Quarter 2 (and Q 3&4). Examples: a school subject, a sport, time spent on homework/studying, playing a musical instrument, leadership skills, a language, photography, a relationship, general fitness.

During Quarter 2, I would like to improve on physical and mental training for volleyball. Since I was not able to practice or train for volleyball for more than half a year.

4. What are two specific actions that you can start doing every day to get closer to your goal? How long will you spend on this action each day? What part of the day?

a) I could work on physical endurance training by working out/training about an hour a day (for starters) but also keeping in mind not to overwork myself.

b) I could pay more attention to mental health and not over working myself trying maintain a healthy balance for school, sleep schedule, physical health, and mental health.

5. If you experience challenges, what might you do to work through them? Examples: ask help from a friend or parent; break the task into smaller chunks; “google” how other people may deal with similar problems.

To work through challenges, I would take small breaks but only if I feel it is needed. During the break breaks, I would go on my phone, play with my dog, or grab a quick snack. If the challenge is something like a mental health problem, I would usually try to take some time to reflect or talk to myself about it. I have many people around me who are willing to listen to what my challenges are, but usually I find it best when if I talk to myself about it first. Of course, if I feel like this challenge is not something I could solve myself, I would talk to a parent or friends about this problem.

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My Graphic Arts Nature Posterize Poster


This Graphic Arts assignment was a posterizing assignment using royalty free nature photos in Adobe photoshop/illustrator. We were assigned to pick a royalty free nature photo/image and then posterizing it using the main colours in the image to simplify the image. We had to re-draw the image using the pen tools and other tools to create a more simplified image, which was later used for another project. I have always liked to draw, so being able to posterize a more complex image to create the finer details seemed pretty basic for me. Since I study art it was also easy for me to find the right colour combinations to use in this project. Being able to keep the shadows and the main points alive were also challenging because I was not used to drawing/using the computer. Some other challenges I faced while completing this assignment was trying to keep every layer organized. I ended up having around 70 layers in total and I had to make sure that nothing in the image was left out or left in, which was extremely time consuming and complex.

Digital Footprint Assignment

  1. How might your digital footprint affect you future opportunities? Give at least two examples.

Workers who talk badly or tweet rude comments about their bosses or co-workers could get fired if someone forwards the message to the boss. When people post information online like where you live, where you go to school, and pictures of this could also be a danger in the future.

2. Describe at least three strategies that you can use to keep your digital footprint appropriate and safe.

To keep your digital footprint appropriate and safe you could set your account on private, don’t post pictures of friends or family, and don’t comment anything that you will regret in the future.

3. If you could go back in time, is there anything you would do differently online? Think of what type of advice you would pass on to your younger self on other students. how could you go about explaining it to them?

If I could go back in time I would look at who I was about to text. In the past I have sent a message to the wrong friend, luckily the text only said “Is your house on fire?”. The friend was confused but I didn’t mind sending it to her since we were good friends, but I wouldn’t want to make the same mistake again. I would tell my past self to check who I am about to text just in case it is the wrong person.

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Training Post

You are now going to create your very first post. In a separate tab or browser window, go to your Dashboard on the left and go to  Posts -> Add New.

1) Title – Create a title for your blog post. Your title will be: Digital Footprint Assignment

2) Body – This is where you place your content of the post – text, videos, pictures, etc. Follow the instructions on the Digital Footprint Assignment page to see what questions you need to answer here.

3) Tool Bar – In your toolbar you can “Add Media” and “Add Documents” into your posts, this is the best way to create visual representations. You can also change fonts, hyperlink, etc.

4) Publish – Here is where you control what items are public and private. You can also control when they are published to your website.

5) Categories – Here is where you choose where you want your post to go. This is your digital binder with all of your subjects. Make sure to categorize each post with the relevant subject. E.g. Categories -> English

6) Tags –  Here is where you tag posts with one or two of the most readily applicable Core Competencies. These tags can help you find things quicker on your blog and help you stay organised. E.g. Tag -> creativethinking

7) Publish – When you are done, simply “Publish” it. If it has been edited, press “Republish” to update with the latest version of the content.