ELP REFLECTION

What were the key success criteria?

-To design a sustainable resort

-To explain your ideas

-To show your work

I feel i have achieved the success criteria,

 

What did you learn from this learning opportunity? 

I learned what sustainability is and what makes a place sustainable

 

Why did I learn it?

Learning this will help us in the future. Learning this will make me a better person and more responsible.

 

How did I learn it?

The thinking skills I used are creativity, enquiry, when I was planning and researching and evaluation, when I was evaluating my information. My peers helped me and Miss Suzy got me started.

 

What can I do next time to improve my learning?

I am roughly on EXPLAIN on the ideal mountain because identified what a sustainable resort should have and i used evidence to support my opinions. My three targets are to consider the issue of sustainability, ask my own questions and write explanations in a structured way..

ELP

Design idea

The resort I made is meant to be simple but looks nice. It is meant to be a place where people who care for the earth can stay for a reasonable price and a place for information for the “less informed” people.

Key features

The resort consists of 13 rooms so far (number of beds in room varies), a pool, an information center, a restaurant/lounge with a skylight, an underground area where some rooms are and a flower garden.

Location of the hotel.

The hotel will be located where deforestation is happening and it also will be near the countryside. An area where deforestation would need an eco resort so people can be informed of what’s happening and how they can help.

How is the resort sustainable and eco friendly?

Firstly the resort is made out of recycled material, which also cuts down on material cost. The resort relies on energy that is created by an underground stream of water. The resort is close to the countryside, which means Fresh food can easily be attained and it would mean the trucks transporting the food use less fuel and emit less gas to give us our supplies; this is a good alternative than buying food from a far-away market. Near the end of their stay the tourists are given an option to plant a sapling in an area that has been deforested.

What kind of tourists will use this resort?

All tourists are welcome to stay here, for learning, for relaxation, for a better alternative, for a good feeling knowing you did something good or just for the sake of it.

How the local people and environment will benefit

The local people will benefit because of the supplies the resort will need to improve it. The environment will also benefit because of the sapling per visitor program. So the more people that visit the resort the more trees will be planted in a deforested area.

Do you think this is what tourism should be about?

I think tourism should be sustainable and co-exist with the environment  instead of destroying ecosystems for open fields to build on.

My trip reflection

On the 8th of march at around 9:00 o' clock we went into the bus and left for Bukit Tinggi.

 After awhile we reached Selesa resort and had some snacks, then we got allocated to our rooms and after we unpacked we went for lunch. After lunch we wen't for a short trek to the activities area. While doing the activities we developed our teamwork skills and we had fun.

Next morning on the 9th of march we had breakfast and rode in the bus for five hours to our next destination. When we reached Cherating we got our rooms and had lunch. After that we wen't to the beach to do our activities, doing some field work and making short movies about our surroundings

At nine o'clock we wen't to the turtle sanctuary where a nice man showed us a video about turtles, showed us information and a few turtles.When we came back we packed our bags and went to sleep.

Next morning we had the choice to make geo sculptures which meant making something using things from the beach or continue with our movies, either way we were developing our creativity skills.

We learned about the beach environment, about conserving it and video making techniques.

I mostly enjoyed doing the field work on the beach because while walking around I saw some interesting things.

Humanities

What is humanities?

Humanities is a subject about things concerning humans like history and geography.

Why are we blogging?

We are blogging to show what we do and to improve writing skill. It improves our writing skill because when we are blogging we use creativity and we can use that when writing.