Week 3 // Sustainability Week

image: Jane w the Brookes LEAP members 🙂

Which aspect of sustainability made the biggest impression on you – do you think you’ll be able to try and incorporate it in to your everyday life?

Recycling properly is really important. I try to incorporate it as much as I can already! Fact- If you put your recycling into garbage bags it gets disposed into general waste instead.

Think back to the session on personal sustainability – how balanced do you think your life is?

Pretty balanced, I’d like to think. I’m pretty lucky to have the things I have.

Are you investing enough time and energy in to the things that fulfill & inspire you? Do you need to make any changes?

I think so. I’d like to spend more time making art. Get a job. Work hard to be able to do more of the things I love.

How was mini trail? Are you pleased with the quality of information that you & your team gathered? Would you do anything differently given the opportunity? How was your teamwork – was there a different dynamic from your experiences with the City Grid task? 

Mini trail went quite well. We got to the gallery quickly and split up into pairs to complete surveys. Though we didn’t get a great amount of information, we got all that we needed and wanted. In our free time we even managed to get a look around the 21st century art exhibit as well as HYPER NATURAL. As for teamwork, there was a bit of difficulty around organising the presentation as the majority of the team wanted a more simple presentation while another member insisted on keeping a 33 slide prezi centred around the word ART. In the end (though it hasn’t really happened yet) some negotiation was made, but nothing is final. We’ll see how it goes tomorrow.

Week 1 Reflection // Orientation Week

What has been a standout moment for you?

I really enjoyed the team skills sessions on Thursday morning. I liked being able to make new connections with others in my sub school as well as learn about the best ways to work as a team.

Has anything taken you by surprise?

I was pretty surprised about the lack of participation in class. Hopefully more people open up to class discussion because I really hate being the only one talking!

Has Galileo met your expectations thus far?

Yeah, I think it has. The first week has been pretty relaxed, though I’m sure there’s plenty more to come.

How did you experience the difference between the Mini Melbourne and City Grid trails?

I found the City Grid trail to be much more independent, not only because we were alone but also because we were left to sort out any team difficulties by ourselves. It meant we had to assign roles and do our jobs properly. I also found the city grid to be much more hands on; though the task was simple we weren’t guided so we each had to take separate initiatives.

What was it like to receive so much trust from the teachers- did it motivate your group to complete the task?

Yeah, we finished the tasks pretty quickly. The trust made things much faster, as we could go wherever we wanted how we wanted. This meant we could focus on the train network making it easier to head to our destinations via City Loop.

How was your experience of working in your team project group?

There was a little trouble when assigning roles but once it was sorted out, the day went along quite smoothly.

Did you embrace a leadership opportunity?

Yes, I did. I wasn’t planning on it, as I often take leadership roles and like to let other people have a go. But after there was a bit of indecision of who should take the lead, I stepped up.