The Show

Finally, it is the day to reward our effort. We have been prepared for the day to shine. A fashion show is not only about the collection and the model but also the make up, the light, the music and the audience. I contact the body shop to help us for the make up, remix the music with IB music student and the light with the school staffs. The show started with the music and light just like we have been practice for hundred times but this time was different, there were people down stage clamping their hands and watch us with passion. It was so moved in the moment, after all the disaster of misunderstandings, discussions and all the mistake that we have made before. I really think this show and the honor is belong to all the people who got involve of this project. I appreciate for all the people how cheers and work with us. I really have a good time and experience of organized OUR fashion show.

Catwalk Practicing

 

We have been practice how to walk as a model since December. Mrs. Ildi is our model teacher that teach us about the walk, the pose and the move. Some of us even didn't know how to walk with high heels and after practices by practices. We need to remember each of the point that we need to stop and pose, keep the leg straight and walk in straight line. Many rules to remember, even though our feet were tired and painful we still make the move and pose. I am very appreciate about the model group and the teacher to spend time and energy with the show. I really think the show is not belong to myself only but the whole group. Keep working girls, we are very close to the end. To be continue... 2/9/2012

Reflection of Chinese painting and calligraphy by Mrs. Zhong

梁心怡对中国古典文化和文学有深的认识和理解，她对中国书法艺术有着浓厚的兴趣。在学习过程中，她认真听老师对书法书写时的注意事项，用心体会每一个字的结构，并于书写中实践自己对中国书法艺术的题解和体会。学习结束时，梁心怡展示了其学习成果，她的字慧骨秀风，令人欣赏。

(Yanli Zhong <yanli_zhong@swa-jkt.com>)

Reflection of Voluteer in Taroko Naitonal Part, Taiwan

Reflection of Guzheng by Mrs. Luxia

小乖开始跟我学习古筝。从最简单的音符，到各种指法的学习，最后小乖终于能顺畅地弹出一首古曲《渔舟唱晚》了，这种高兴是无法用语言形容的。在学习过程中，小乖觉得最难的部分就是各种指法的互换，明明听懂了，也知道应该怎么做，可是手指头就是不听使唤，常常放错位置，所以以至于一个音符要练习几十遍才能弹出那种想要的效果。比较容易的是，古筝这种乐器天生丽质，只要轻轻拨弄就会发出悦耳的声音，曲调比较容易掌握，所以有时候即使只是弹一些练习曲也会让人陶醉其中，因为古筝的音色实在是太美了。另外，古筝是一种古老的中国乐器，在中国的古诗、古词里常常提到，当小乖弹奏或者欣赏古筝的时候，我常常会沉浸在对这些古典诗词意境的想象当中，这对提高我的文学修养也大有裨益。希望她以后还要继续学习古筝演奏，争取弹出更多更美丽的曲子。

(Luxia Yan <luxia_yan@swa-jkt.com>)

Reflection of Fatshion Show by Mrs. Ildi

Alice did a fantastic job to put together her "Fashion Show" project.

The work was very complex. It started with the design and production of the collection of outfit. I only saw the ready models, but I also realized how much work she put to find the fabrics, organize the production with the tailors and the make up team.

During rehearsals  she was the engine of the group. Alice helped and encouraged the models, she build up great collaboration among the students. She is a real team player.

Alice showed great organization skills on the day of the fashion show too, when the time was fairly limited. Even under high stress, she was always kind to everybody.


OverallI can only speak very highly about Alice's truly successful Fashion Show, I'm happy and proud, that I was part of it.


Ildi Sebastian
(Ildi Sebastian <ildi_sebastian@swa-jkt.com>)

reflection of football by Mr. Gavin

Over the past 2 years Alice has attended weekly football practice and has been a senior member within our school team. She has improved her skills in many areas and has shown that she is a real team player. She always tried her best in practice and was always on time and attended almost every session. She was a leader within the team helping and supporting the younger members of her squad. I hope she continues to follow this passion in her next environment as she has the potential to be a very good player.

Mr. Gavin
(Gavin Johnson <gavin_johnson@swa-jkt.com>)

reflection of Volunteer in JSF

reflection of Band by Ms.Cherry

梁心怡同學(Alice)於畢業典禮上之樂團表演充分展現了團隊合作之精神，既有高水準之表演，亦能與團員們通力合作，帶給現場所有觀眾融洽以及歡樂的氣氛；
表演中不時有幽默的互動與溫馨的鼓勵，讓觀眾的情緒一直處於興奮的最高點；
在所有團員中，尤以梁心怡同學最具領袖風範，梁同學的一舉一動引領著眾人的情緒，讓此表演成為典禮上最成功的一個環節，
正是所「謂餘音繞樑三日不絕於耳」之最佳表現。

loveusa67@yahoo.com.tw

Selling Teddy Bears

Dec. 15, 2011

Before we started to sell the Teddy Bears, I had a idea to put ribbons on the Teddy and made it look better. We had 47 Teddy in the end they are all ready to be sold. I need to organize the order that we had during the Universal Children Week and I was so glad I place each order clearly and made the work more easier now. But I meet another challenge, it is a pain to do accounting! I need to reported each customer and the kind of bear he/she bought. I also need to recored the daily income and amount of teddy bears in the end of the day.  Now I understand how a shop system works and that's why they are using machine to do these job now. I sold 39 bears in the end of 2011, THANKS FOR EVERY SUPPORTER, WE WILL SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!!!!!

Checking the Teddy Bear II

Dec. 12, 2011

We went to village and check the teddy bears today and the result was really amazing. Everyone brought the their Teddy bears to the the mat and show us their work with a big smile on their face. I was very happy with the result, we did it, after a long process and challenges. I payed them the money immediately and they were so glad with the payment after working in these hard. We both had a hard time and meet many challenges, I ask them to re-sew the bears again and again. They didn't give up and worked much more harder. I can this how hard that they put to change their life, I am helping and they are helping themselves as well. Together, we can make the world better. I really hope that I can send each of the kids go to school and improved the water system in the village. After a long time of visiting the village, I discovered that they were very easy to get sick and the problem is water. They don't have clean daily water to clean themselves after working with wast. That really worries me and I set it as a goal to work on next. 

Checking the Teddy Bears I

Dec. 9th, 2011

After the cotton finally arrived, we continued our sewing section and formed the bears in the end. I went to the village for checking how was the bears going but the people who has all the bears was not at the village this week. I couldn't check the bears but the village started to chat with me. my Indonesian was very poor that I didn't understand most of the things that they were talking. But it didn't matter that we still had a good time together by taking pictures and using body language. We both laugh so hardly and I realize how close we were. Even though we are having different cultures and language background, we still enjoy the time that we spend together. They taught me some simple Indonesia and I kept taking picture and share with them. I brought some food and we ate and share the happiness. I felt my life is meaningful in the moment, I know that I am helping them but they are helping me in the same moment. I also learned how to teach, how to be patient and nice to people. Doing Teddy Baby Project really changed my life and mind. I set the goal for myself in the future that I will study economic in college to find and solution of poverty and help more people. Teddy Baby is amazing, both the village and all the people had helped and joined the project!

Universal Children Week

Nov. 14~18, 2011

We had a workshop at school for celebrating Universal Children Week. Before the event started we had long process of preparing such as making video, decorated the workshop and making Teddy bears for example. We also planed to sell some bears during the Universal Children Week and set up the price for different size of bears. (we have three sizes, which are big, medium and small) We invited one girls and one woman from the village to come to school and sowing the processes of making Teddy bears. This was Teddy Baby Project's first show up in public, we want it to be highlighted and noticed. We explained our project to the public and sold the bears for donation. It was very helpful to have this event that we are more popular now. The girl named Mila and grandma that invited was very happy to come to school that they thought SWA is very clean and light, they also like the food at school. But we had the problems with material, the cotton still didn't arrive and our process were still stuck in sewing. Even though we had problems we were still ordered around 40 bears in the end of Universal Children Week. That was a big success for us and encourage us to keep putting effort. We had serval interviews for the newspaper during the Universal Children Week that shared the project with the people not only the school community but the entire city.

Lesson 4: Sewing II

Nov. 9th 2011

After one sewing class, here came the second one. Sewing is a very important but difficult part that we need to spend much more time on it. We were up to body and head last time, today we would go though the rest of the teddy bears' structures. Personally, I think the most difficult part is the head that there are three pieces to form and because of the shape it is very hard to control the fabric. If we didn't do the head right, the bears might not have nose and neck, the shape is very important. I check their work today, even though some of them did it wrong, they didn't mind to change and practice it. I was very impressive with that and believe that we can make this project work. In the same time, we met challenge, the cotton that we order was delay and we couldn't go on next step without cotton. Our process was stuck!

We couldn't do the drawing and teaching class today because we only had two people to come the village. I saw the kids play around with songs while we were working. They were so happy, laughing so hardly. But I felt sorry for them, they suppose to have a better tomorrow, childhood and go to school. That's why we were here, I say to myself.

lesson 3: Sewing

Nov. 7th 2011
Now we are up to our lesson 3- sewing. Because there are different sewing techniques that are going to be used in different part of the the teddy bears so we started the most common one. I was very surprised    that some of the women already have a good sewing skills. Last time we realized that the village only have one table so we brought a mat this time that we can work on it after. Everyone is very concentrated and it is hard and needs time to learn a new thing, so even though some of they didn't do the sewing perfectly, they put 100% effort to work.

The other important section for today was that we started to teach the children language that can used in the thanks card. We met a problem with working space that we only brought one mat and the children didn't have any other space to learn and draw. We put a big paper on the ground and made is as a mat to work on. Even though the working space was small and uncomfortable, the children were still excited about the drawing class and learned the language. I was very happy to see how we work together and try to create a better tomorrow.

Lesson 2: Cutting Fabric

November 4th, 2011 

Here we were the second class, cutting fabric. After knowing the structure and finishing cutting the paper model, we were going to cut the fabric now! We brought some paper and drawing materials for the children to draw as well. We brought the only table in the village out and started our works. Putting the huge post paper underneath to keep the fabric clean and smooth and we finally started. We broke into two groups that one was teaching making teddy bear and the other group was drawing the cards with the kids.

Fabrics are difficult to cut because it has elasticity that when we were cutting it will keep changing shape. Everyone was every concentrate as before, grandma tried her best to draw the shape on and cut, Mila is a girl only 14-years old, but she cannot go to school that economic condition is not allowing her to continue school.

Kids were a bit shy in the beginning that they didn't know what to draw but after we encouraged them, the ideas of drawing was flowing and there were more and more kids joined the drawing. This was a fantastic experience, I felt very happy by helping people in need and I also learned something form them, "optimistic"

Lesson 1: Cutting Paper

November 2nd, 2011

Because of the rain season that we haven't been to the village for a long time. Today, the weather finally cooperate with us and gave as a big smile. We were going to start our first lesson of making teddy bear, like the way of making dresses we need to cut the paper model and understand the structure first. I heard that today, most of the people in the village will come and learn how to make teddy bear. I was very excited to meet everyone, and on the way there, I can feel that this beg step forward of Teddy Baby is going to be very successful. Everyone was already there and ready to learn in fronted of the grocery store as usual. I can see the big smile on everyone's face and we stated to teach, it was very interesting that they were not only concentrated but also had fun during the teaching. I couldn't speak Indonesian properly that they felt funny to listen to my poor Indonesian and I was happy with that as well. Both the village and I were had a good time together and when we were about to left, there were two children came back from school. They were a couple of sibling, older brother and younger sister, they held our hands and touched their forehead. They asked us with their shining eyes and warm smile"will you guys come frequently? Are you going to teach us making teddy bears". I got strong feeling of that, they were wishing and exciting as well. I told myself, I will do my best to do the project and bring a better tomorrow together.  

Teddy Baby- Hello! Village

October 12th, 2011

After planning for a long time, we finally got to visit the village today. On the way there, I was a bit nervous about their reaction of the teddy baby project, will they be excited? or disappointed? I was surprise of the view that I saw when we arrived, it was kind of view that I only saw on movies, TV shows or advertisements before. As soon as the car door open, a uncomfortable smell appeared, it smelled like trash, food, sweat, soil and ash, wasn't too strong so I got used to it quickly. It wasn't much people there in the moment that most of the people were still working in the time.

 I only saw children, the leader of the village and some people doing recycled in fronted their house. Ms. Darma started to introduced Teddy Baby project to them, they seemed happy but a bit worry about how will the project works. I felt very sorry for them to live in this kind of life, they earned money by collecting trash, they works with optimistic and very hard, but they still live in poverty. They don't have enough clear water to use and explain the muds on children's face. I really wish my Teddy Baby project can improve their life, because they need a opportunity to change and worth for a better tomorrow.

Reflection of YOGA by Mrs. Alecia

To Whom It May Concern

I am writing in regards to Alice Guai, and her involvement in the Extra Curricular Yoga Program at Sinarmas World Academy.

I’ve always believed that a good student is one that listens with an open mind, and is open to trying new things without judgment. Alice demonstrated just this. She was always on time, very attentive to instructions and most of all, eager to try something new. She showed growth in her awareness to her breathing exercises and most importantly, connecting her breath to her body. Alice also persevered through an asana (posture) that is seen to be difficult, Salamba Sarvangasana (shoulder stand). She learned not only how to hold the posture, but the benefits of the posture, which is the deeper connection that Yoga has on the subtle body.

Yoga is a practice on and off the mat. Her commitment to producing a beautiful blog documenting her understanding of the practice is inspiring and shows her level of commitment to growing, understanding and learning.

I am proud to have had the opportunity to share my practice and love of Yoga with Alice. I hope the lessons I have taught her follow her throughout her journeys. Maybe Yoga will find a permanent place in her life.

Many Blessings,

Sincerely,

Alecia Chin

www.chakrawellness.ca

RYT 500

Teddy Baby- lesson 3, finish sewing head

Everyone were so concentrated! We kept sewing the head and the rest of the body in our third lesson. The same techniques to sew the fabrics and my students are more familiar with it and feel more confident. I discover that to watching people do hand making can also know the characteristic of the person. Stacy cut the fabric perfectly that match her personality of careful and considerate. Katy cut the fabric roughly that tells she is a naive and hopeful like everything is fine. Nini cut the fabric very slowly because she kept chatting and bring lots of laugh in class. Nin Nin always very concentrate at her  works that she is a very hard working person. Now I'm wondering that what will the teacher think of my personality? It is very interesting to being teacher, I'm not only teaching my knowledge and techniques about hand making but also learn how to teach and being a good teacher in the same time. A good teacher need to be patient that need to repeat the thing again and again and also tried to express the idea by using the right worlds. We finished the head today and plan to go  to the village on 24th Oct. 2011 so we are going to prepare the materials that we are going to use and the techniques that we are going to use in teaching.