The Wonderment

Keylor Rivera

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Teaching the Vulnerable

Cas Project

JE (4/12/22)

Please write about something that you have persevered through the last 18 months! It can be your project, it can be a sport, it can be a creative project that you have been wo...

JE (27/11/22)

Identify own strengths and areas of growth - Día de mascaradas When planning Día de mascaradas I was filled with many emotions and thoughts about all the work Kenya a...

Progress JE (5/11/22)

During my project, I have participated in activities that have helped me develop new skills and improve my techniques in swimming and lifesaving. Some skills I have learned to...

Journal Entry 29/10/22

This week Kenya and I focused on finishing the final details for Dia de Mascaradas. This included sharing our flier on the Families of La Paz Facebook page, making sure parent...

ATLs JE

ATLs chosen: Thinking & communication How have you used one of the above ATLs while working on your project? Give examples. For my CAS project with Kenya, I have ...

Transportation CAS Night

Inclusion: Which scholarship families will be asked – coordinate with Alberto and the Anchor project team. The sailing center needs to know the number of scholarship fam...

Lifesaving Course JE

On Saturday, July 2, 2022, I assisted in a lifesaving course from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm. During this course, we learned all the basics of lifesaving. We got an intro to lifesavin...

Motivation JE

Maslow’s Motivation Theory I think this motivation theory motivates me the most because it includes some steps I personally need to feel motivated such as the bas...

Field Trip JE

During our field trip with the Boston students, we all got to share a fun time while getting to know more about each other. I would say that some of the 7 learning outcomes of...

Creativity or Activity JE

My favorite ways to exercise are swimming and working out. To me, the best part of exercising is that it makes me feel proud of myself once I’m done. It helps me to focu...

Next Steps Journal Entry

For the past 2 months, I have faced some difficulties with my CAS project. Connect Ocean decided to cancel the swimming/ lifeguard program for the CEPIA kids because CEPIA did...

CAS Video

Planning and Initiating

What are the goals of your project? My main goal for this project is to get my water safety instructor certificate to become an official swimming instructor and teach swimming...

Journal Entry (03/03/2022)

Escoja una clase especial (Arte, PE, natación, drama, música) y describa qué habilidad mejoró a través de la práctica constante durante el trimestre. Mi clase especial e...

What is happening in my project?

This week, discuss what you have done the past two weeks of your project. What are the next steps for the upcoming 2 weeks? In the past 2 weeks, I have been working on plannin...

Global Significance JE

How do you make a difference in your community? The difference I’m making in my community is that I’m helping kids who dont have easy access to a pool to learn how to be s...

Story Board for Video

Why does the story of your CAS project need to be told? I want to show everyone how swimming is a support that a lot of kids who dont have easy access to a pool love, and I wa...

Last Journal Entry of the Trimester

Which quote resonates with your reasoning for choosing your CAS project? Explain. “People protect what they love” – Jaques Cousteau This quote resonates with my reas...

Nigth of the Arts/ or not JE

What are some interesting aspects of your project that you think people should know about? I am working with Connect Ocean to learn how to teach kids how to swim. I am teachin...

Stakeholder JE

Keep satisfied: Jairo Miss Amy Ester Encourage & Influence: Mom Grandma Keep Informed: Alex H. John Z. I will Keep Jairo satisfied by assisting my swimming instruct...

Journal Entry (5/11/21)

When thinking about your challenges, what are your successes/challenges? The successes I had this week was that I got to successfully teach Ester another swimming class where ...

Activity JE

Are there ever feelings of doubt or wanting to skip practice? If so, how did I move through them? Yes, I did feel like skipping the gym after school a couple of times this w...

CAS Show and Tell JE

Since the beginning of the school year, my CAS project has changed. I started out by planing on taking over the project of building a bus stop in the Mar Vista entrance for th...

True Colors Journal Entry (3/10/2021)

Explain, what did you take away from reflecting on your own personal color style and that of others in the group? What I took away from our field trip last week were the trait...

What did I do this week? 23/9/21

Discuss the steps that were taken to move your project forward this past week. This past week I accidentally missed my first WSI class, however, I got help to find a way to ...

Mentor Journal Entry 16/9/21

What is your objective of the project? Do you need to explain what a CAS project is? My objective of this project is to get a WSI certificate and to later use my learned abili...

Week 2 JE 12/9/21

How are you feeling at the beginning of the project? Describe your feelings and how you are using strategies to manage them. s So far I feel like my new project idea is...

Summer Service

I provided service by going to the community of Brasilito and picking up trash with my classmates Geyra, Jojo, and Emily. We went around the soccer field/ plaza picking up any...

Summer Activity

The way I stayed active this summer was by swimming at the school in the mornings and sometimes in the afternoon. I didn't get to swim as much as I planned to this summer but ...

Summer Creativity

This summer I stayed creative by doing some upgrades to my old paintings. Back in February I finished a Venice painting I had been working on for 7 months, I thought I was don...

Journal Entry July 2nd

What is the meaning of CAS to you? Why is it something that is required by the IB and the MEP? Why did you choose to do your project? What resources are available to help you ...

Speed Dating feedback

Round 1: A clear and good goal. Good idea to help the community out of the school. Paint a mural to draw attention from the community How to let the people know about the new ...

CAS Project

What is my vision for my CAS project? The vision I have for my CAS project is to be able to provide the workers from Mar Vista a bus stop where they can patiently wait for the...

What CAS means to me

By Keylor Rivera

Guanacaste, Costa Rica