International Day

I would like to apologise for this being such a late update, after all the event has happened over a week ago. Judging by the high spirits of all those who participated in the various activities and in the talent show, the population of the school as well as the parents seemed to have enjoyed the occasion, which is very important for the seniors of the school (ourselves and the year 13s) for we have put massive effort into organising everything. We wanted to make this day a success as it is the most important celebration of the whole year, seeing that we have such a wide diversity of nationalities present in the institution.

Part of talent show audience

As for our game of Mafia, it turned out very well for we received tons of positive feedback; we organised a system of asking people to leave a short comment based upon their impression of the activity just as they were leaving. Doing so, we were able to collect a lot of observations, some of which included suggestions, and we tried to act upon those in order to improve the quality of our enterprise; for example, one pupil suggested playing music when it was nighttime in the game, and we listened to their helpful advice. This shows that not only were we able to carry out the task successfully according to plan, but we were also open-minded since we considered the contribution of others, and were flexible enough to change some aspects of the activity throughout the day without causing any confusion. 

Feedback we received

I would also like to point out how my personal communication skills have actually come in handy for mostly it was I who explained the rules of the game to the students and also the teachers who participated in our activity. Despite the rules of Mafia being rather complicated, especially when they have to be described to a large audience, I managed to convey the meaning accurately for the game flowed smoothly, and the few questions that were asked I answered confidently as I knew the rules very well myself. Personally, I was expecting it to be slightly more challenging to illustrate the point of the game, and I believe that this exercise has made me a better communicator because at first I was a little shy to present in front of many people, however I became accustomed to it very quickly, which is very important for me since I would like to become a journalist, and in that profession I would need commendable communication skills. Below I will include a video of me explaining the rules to a group of students: