Activity & Service

Recently I've taken part in the 2nd edition of International Language Schools Conference organised by Project Travel (a language school from Katowice). The conference took place on 19th and 20th of January and the whole event was held at the Law & Administration faculty of the University of Silesia. The team of volunteers was pretty big and every single one of us had a specific task to carry out during the conference and mine was to take care of Mrs Susan Evans; a representative from the language school from Great Britain called Kingswood. My duties consisted of helping her during the presentations, taking care of the students gathered on the said presentations, translating the conversation between Susan and Polish students or their parents. Moreover, I was responsible for taking care of her (brewing her tea and basically keeping her company).
These two days were really tiring; I had so many things to do that I was basically running around for 90% of the time. I've really tried my best and Susan actually liked me. At the end of the conference she even told me that I did a great job and she even recommended me to the BLS school to give me a holiday internship there (which is very likely to happen and I am so excited!!).
During the converence I've learnt that the organisation of such events is way more difficult than I expected which made me less critical towards them. Also, I've learnt that when you give 110% of yourself and pour your heart into the littlest things you're doing - there's always going to be someone who sees it, appreciates it and rewards you (maybe just with a smile, but that's kinda enough to make you feel great). I finally understand what volunteering is all about :)

Learning Outcomes:

1. Identify own strenghts and areas for growth
2. Demonstrate that the challenges have been undertaken and developing new skills in the process.
4. Show commitment and perservance in CAS experience
5. Demonstrate the skills and recognize the benefits of working collaboratively
6. Demonstrate engagement with issues of global importance
7. Recognize and consider the ethics of choices and actions