I chose to do public speaking because I wasn't really confident with presenting and big crowds. When I chose public speaking I had goals which included feeling comfortable enough when presenting, trying to be better at public speaking. I can't say that there weren't challenges along the way. Making three presentations every week was not easy. The exhibition was pretty much one of the most challenging, you have to be really organised. I thought the exhibition was a good way for us to grow as individuals.

I have done many things in the exhibition including being responsible and principled. One of the many things I have done Is collaboration because we had to do a script with different people.

I have learnt that it is not that easy to make and do a presentation, I also learnt that no matter what the challenge I can always improve in a way or another.

For my expressive piece I chose to try and share how hard doing a presentation or standing up in an audience actually is. For the very first picture I have a few hand drawn images that represent, Research, Note-Taking and practice. Then I have me standing up with a microphone and all the people in front of me have words on their head saying “There is a lot more to a presentation than what it seems” all tied up together with a arrows in shape of a circle meaning that it is always rotating.

For my exhibition I chose feedback and resilience as my ATL. For my vehicle I chose cooking. Cooking is a big challenge for me because I never really cook and when I do my mum does most of the cooking. During the exhibition I have learnt to become more resilient, take on feedback better and become a better cook. I have now become more confident as a learner and as a cook.

My symbolic piece is 1 feedback bubble upside down with a picture of one of my attempts inside with a cross, then another feedback bubble on its side up with a different photo inside with a cross tick, then another feedback bubble the right way up with a tick. I did this because when we first started the exhibition I sometimes didn’t listen to the feedback I was given. But now I include the feedback that people give me.

My symbolic piece has connected me to my journey to all of the things I have cooked. I have faced challenges I may not have wanted to face and shown resilience. I am excited to bake/cook more things later on in life.

For my exhibition I focused on breakdancing as my vehicle to improve perseverance, independence and confidence. I had a lot of options, however I chose one I didn't really like and felt nervous. However, I wanted to improve on it. This was a big challenge for me because I didn’t like showing people and I also felt super uncomfortable dancing.

The ATLs I learned from this experience were perseverance and confidence. I never knew how to breakdance at the beginning and hated dancing infront of people.This is why I chose Breakdancing as my vehicle. At the end, I got better and better. However It wasn’t very easy. This challenge was really hard for me because at the beginning I had a lot of fun, however in the middle of exhibition (we went back in lockdown) I felt unmotivated and wanted to give up. However I kept on going and got better and better.

For my Artistic piece I have a picture of me progressing up a mountain. I did this as my artistic piece to represent that it was hard, but I never gave up and ended up getting better and better. I also added speakers on the side to show that music plays a very important role in breakdancing.

This breakdancing experience has helped me persevere and grow my confidence. I have learnt to never give up and keep on going, because this will make me have a better future.

This year I had something called a PYP exhibition. I chose to be an exhibition coach. I had to help others with their exhibition so they feel less stressed and get better with the ATL’s they want to work on. I chose this because I can feel very awkward around others that are not in my class, also I like helping others and I need to improve on my ATL of time management and self-management. The people I am helping are also focusing on time management. Being an exhibition coach has helped me with my ATL’s because I have been way better at managing myself with my time and getting myself to stay on track as well as doing my work in a more efficient time frame. I set alarms for myself to do this and reminders that something is due tomorrow. Those have helped me a lot.

My main part of the art is the little figure, which is me. The second main part is a ditch, it is a humongous part of my art piece. Start and finish represent the beginning and end of my exhibition. The first figure is standing next to the start flag, which represents one of my emotions; joy. Then right by the edge, I’m looking down the ditch in wonder. There is then a little small cliff where I am sitting down feeling calm. Next, I am finally at the bottom of the ditch looking up in surprise. Then I am sitting on a rock with the look of frustration. Then for the second last one, I'm climbing up a rope. The rope represents a little boost from someone who has helped me (Ms Chantal) and my face shows that I have been encouraged and know I can do it. Finally, my last one is me at the finish line with my hands up in the air with an excited expression on my face to represent the new journey I will be having, Y7...

My artistic piece relates to my exhibition journey because I put down my emotions like joy and frustration. In my art piece, there is a start flag and an end flag. They represent the start of the exhibition and the end of the exhibition. All of those emotions were the emotions I faced in the exhibition. When I am on the rope it represents someone helping me, for example, Ms Chantal. My emotions come through my art because they were all different and at different times on the journey.