It's finally over!
Both my classes successfully planned, organised and staged their respective events (T02: The Green Secrets @ Gardenasia and T04: Zero to Hero Entrepreneurship Forum) with admirable results. And considering the fact that they had less than 3 months to pull the shows together, I think they fared rather well.
I'm proud of them. Really, really, really proud. Here're some photos of the students at work:
T02: Preparing snacks for sale
T02: Class Clown and Muscleman
T02: It's Show Time!
T02: Beat Boxer JK47 with emcee
T02: Eco Project Runway models strut across the stage
T02: Singing Duo
T02: Hip Hop Dancers
Winners of Project Eco Runway with Guest Judge Fashion Designer San Oo
T02: the class with Kenny, Director of Gardenasia
T04: event registration
T04: Donuts, anyone?
T04: Last minute preparations
T04: Dato Steven Chiew, one of the guest speakers, addressing the crowd
T04: Another speaker, Donnie Seet
T04: One of the Business Proposal Competition contestants pitching his idea
T04: Entrepreneurs selling their ware
T04: Winners of the Business Proposal competition
T04: Group shotBoth classes had their fair share of ups and downs: squabbles, communication breakdowns, misunderstandings, broken spirits, angry accusations and the handful of missing-in-action individuals (who eventually turned up and pitched in at the last minute.) So it's heartening to see them put aside personal differences as they worked their butts off and slogged through the final hours to prepare for their events.
Although the two classes were hoping for a larger visitor turnout, I was contented with the outcome. It's not easy to organise events with a limited budget, short lead time, fussy/difficult clients and little (or in the case of some students, zero) experience in event management.
My take on this matter is that the learning process is as important (if not, more so) than the actual day's happening itself. Sadly, many of the students didn't realise this and a few hardly contributed until they had no choice but to roll up their sleeves or be smacked with a FAIL grade.
What I learnt about event management was through trial, error and baptism of fire. I didn't have anyone to watch my back when things didn't fall into place and I had to bear the wrath of clients and bosses screaming when Murphy came a-knocking on the doors.
In many ways, the students' experiences mirrored my own. The only difference? They could still take comfort that all their is part of their school project whereas my career (back then) was at stake!
For now, they can chill out just a wee bit before they start cramming for the exams. My paper's on 24 August 2009, so they have about a little over 2 weeks more to study. And then I'll be stressed over the marking! ;)
What I learnt about event management was through trial, error and baptism of fire. I didn't have anyone to watch my back when things didn't fall into place and I had to bear the wrath of clients and bosses screaming when Murphy came a-knocking on the doors.
In many ways, the students' experiences mirrored my own. The only difference? They could still take comfort that all their is part of their school project whereas my career (back then) was at stake!
For now, they can chill out just a wee bit before they start cramming for the exams. My paper's on 24 August 2009, so they have about a little over 2 weeks more to study. And then I'll be stressed over the marking! ;)
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