Project Acknowledgement - "The Blessing in Our Stars"

Project Acknowledgement is a project intended to get the student populace to recognize the efforts and contributions made by the non-teaching staff. The theme for this year's event is "The Blessing in Our Stars". A series of activities have been conducted within a period of two weeks (from end August to early September) to engage the student body in expressing their appreciation for the non-teaching staff through various means. 

               Hand-written cards of appreciation done by student body for the non-teaching staff

                                 Students meticulously penning down their thoughts of gratitude


As part of the Project Acknowledgement task force (PATF), I learnt a very important lesson which was to be able to adapt to changes. At the later part of our project, we experienced some major changes to our plans and as a task force, we had to respond quickly to the unheralded changes before the event kicks off in just a couple of weeks. We had to figure out how to reduce the workload for PATF without losing the impact and importance we wanted to achieve - which was for the student body to appreciate the non-teaching staff.

Another lesson I learnt through PATF was the importance of finding a balance between making the project appealing to the audience (in order to garner their participation) and to have purpose of this project well-conserved.

On the day of the project's implementation, PATF struggled to keep track with the participation of the entire student cohort. This has taught us that when dealing with a massive number of participants, there is no guarantee that everyone will adhere to our instructions. Henceforth, we must always have backup plans in place beforehand in preparation for unforeseen circumstances.

Nur Aqilah
5th Saints Advocate