YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES in 2010!
Group Proposal
Members in Your Group and Group Name:
(indicate clearly your Leader)
Group Name: H.O.S.T. ( History of Slovenia Team)
Group Leader: Hu Anni (10) 2/M
Group Members:
1) Anuthama (2) 2/M
2) Tan Yee Ning (33) 2/M
3) Tee Woan Chin (34) 2/M
Topic of YOG Project:
Creating a booth on Slovenia for the World Cultural Village in NTU in anticipation of the
Youth Olympic Games in 2010.
Your Proposal in Summary:
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Purpose of Booth
Main and External features of booth
Presentation Medium
Budget Planning
Your Proposal in Detail:
Purpose of booth:
• To increase knowledge and awareness of Slovenia amongst the public.
• To let the public develop understanding and interest towards Slovenia.
• To depict the history, culture, geography and lifestyle of Slovenians, particularly the
Slovenian athletes.
Main Feature of Booth:
1) Sporting history and Sporting Culture of Slovenia
2) Culture of Slovenia
Sporting History and Sporting Culture
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Sporting History
Type of sport they excel in.
Sports/ Events they participated in
Major competitions in which Slovenian athletes participated in (e.g. Olympic Games/
World Cup)
2) Medalist Histories
- Number of Medals won
- Sports/ Events in which they won a medal (e.g. gymnasium, football etc.)
3) Slovenian Athletes (particularly Young Athletes)
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Identity and achievement of athlete
How the athletes’ are picked
The age young Slovenian athletes’ are picked
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Sporting Culture (particularly Young Athletes)
The training schedule and life of an athlete
How an athlete balances his/her time between training and studies
The age young athletes’ are picked to train
The way they train their athletes
5) Education
- The education system/level of a Slovenian youth athlete
- How a young athlete balances his training schedule and fits in his/her education at the
same time
Culture of Slovenia
1) Language
- Teach the public a few basic Slovene phrases/words
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Literature
Educate the public in the works of Slovenian poets, authors or playwrights.
Introduce Slovenian music to the public.
Express the uniqueness and meaning in Slovenian music
Show the public that despite it’s short history of 18 years, Slovenia is a cultural delight
3) Traditional Costumes
- Display the unique costumes of Slovenia
- How to wear the Slovenian costume
4) Artifacts
- Showcase the unique artifacts and handiwork of Slovenian history
- Show the long eventful past of Slovenian culture (as some artifacts may date back
many years)
- The importance/use of the artifacts
5) Food and Lifestyle
- The diet of Slovenians
- Link their diets and their health together to evaluate the Slovenian community
Presentation Medium:
1) Sporting History and Sporting Culture of Slovenia
2) Culture of Slovenia
Sporting History and Sporting Culture of Slovenia
1) Sporting History: Use of Mind maps/ Flow Charts
2) Medalists and their Achievements/Histories: Use of Posters
3) Sporting Culture and Education of Young Athletes: A video presentation of about 8-10
min, depicting their lifestyle
Culture of Slovenia
1) Language
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Display cards around the booth with Slovenian phrases and translations.
Carry out interactive activities and games to develop the publics’ interest and
enthusiasm as well as an attractive feature to the booth
Literature
Poetry and Novels: Make use of scrap-book like pages which explains the
author/poet’s history; a graphic and a brief elaboration and insight of the poem/novel.
Music: Select a series of Slovenian music and play it in the background. The music
selection will alternate between the traditional folk music of Slovenia, and the modern
tunes. There will also be a small poster explaining the variation of music played.
Food: Slovenian cookies will be baked and given out to let the public have a taste of
Slovenian snacks. There will also be a series of pictures or posters showing the other
delicacies of Slovenia and how their diet affects their health.
Artifacts: Posters and pictures will be put on display (if we are unable to buy/rent any
Slovenian artifacts). There will also be a short description to show and explain the
uses of each artifact and how it is part of the Slovenian heritage.
Traditional Costumes: We will try to rent the Slovenian Traditional costume and get a
life-size mannequin to wear it. If that is not workable, we will buy a human sized doll,
which wears the Slovenian costume. There will also be captions explaining how to
don the costume and what makes their traditional costume unique.
Other Features of Booth:
1) National History of Slovenia (after their Independence)
2) Geography of Slovenia
3) Flag and Coat of Arms, National Anthem
4) Tourist Attractions
National History of Slovenia
- Reason: To show Slovenia’s progress after their independence from Yugoslavia
- Presentation Medium: Use of flowcharts, time lines or mind maps.
Geography of Slovenia
1) Location and Climate
- Use of Maps and Posters to showcase the geographical location of Slovenia
- Use of posters to show how the climatic conditions of Slovenia affect the type of
sports they excel in
2) Population and Environment
-Posters to show how the Slovenian environment exists with the Slovene population
Use of statistics based from the CIA World Fact book
National Anthem, National Flag and Coat of Arms
- Presentation Medium: Use of soundtracks to play the Slovenian National Anthem
- Rent the Slovenian flag (if available, if not will use printouts) and add a poster to
describe the meaning of its Coat of Arms and Flag colors
Tourist Attractions
- Use of picture cards/ post cards/ photo albums with captions to showcase the unique
places of interest in Slovenia
Budget Planning
- Budget: $300
- Expenditure: Less than $200 if possible
- Contingency Plans: Fund- Raising
Your Group’s Reflections:
According to the SEL, TLC Model and the 4 KEYS
Values – Self Awareness, Social Awareness, Self Management, Relationship Management and Responsible
Decision Making
School Culture & the Environment - Inspire a Shared Vision, Challenge the Process, Enable Others to Act,
Encourage the Heart and Model the Way
Self-Study, Other Study, Public Performance and Community that Supports & Challenges
Reflections:
1) Relationship handling is important, as without proper communication, the group
would have been unable to get the ideas across and finish the project in time.
We also had to cooperate with one another and listen to each other’s ideas.
Through this, we were able to build on different ideas and collaborate it
together in time for our final presentation. We also asked for help and advice
from some of the other groups so that we could come out with better ideas by
brainstorming together. While putting our ideas together, we also had to be
careful about our audiences’ feelings. We did not want our ideas to offend any
of them so we had to plot all our plans rather carefully
2) We did our research and tabulated everything so as to have a clearer idea of how our
ideas should be organized. We also had to learn how to prioritize and consolidate, as
well as to link our ideas together. We all worked towards a common goal, which was
to ensure that our project ideas would be a success, and also shared a common hope
at the same time- to allow our ideas to come to life at the World Cultural Village in
2010.
3) We also managed our time properly. Time is of the essence. We all knew that we
limited time, and if we wanted our project to be successful, we would have to allocate
a certain period of time for a certain task. Completing the task within the given
duration would also affect the final results of our project. If we do not handle our time
properly, we would be unable to complete our task, and all our hard work would be
gone to waste.
4) Encouraging the heart is also very important. As team members, we need to motivate
and support one another’s ideas. However, we need to be critical in a tactful manner.
Team members must also have an open-mind when it comes to brainstorming and
criticism, if not, conflicts will arise.
5) During the final presentation at the end of the 3 days, all of us paid attention to the
presenting group. This not only shows a supportive community, but it also helps one
to gain ideas for our own project. Supporting one another can also mean giving
constructive criticism so as to ensure that the others can also improve. We also learnt
the necessity of respecting one another. Respect not only applies to our parents,
teachers and peers, but it also applies to the community and world as a whole. We
have to understand and accept other cultures so as to maintain harmony within
society, and to avoid and forms of discrimination and segregation. Through our
presentation, some of us also improved our public speaking skills, which also happen
to be an essential part of our lives.
Prepared by JLim PP