5 C's Examples

Week 7, 8 & 9 September 13 to October 1

Competence & Character & Confidence & Contribute & Connections

Students continued to gain competency in camera use and were placed into groups to create "spooky" short films for Halloween. The group members all had to contribute to creating the script, planning shots, selecting music, and organizing the shoots. This took the ability to work with their group members to find common ground and consensus in the plot and execution of the story. Groups formed confidence in sharing their voice and exhibited character when compromising, discussing and working together.

The planning process took more than 2 weeks for each group and longer for some. They had to come up with a script and exact shots, do a camera-free walk through to see if their ideas were doable, then they had to come back and rescript areas that they found were not executable. For instance, one group wanted to use the reflection in a tuba to be the foreshadowing of the evil approaching, but they could not figure out how to get the shot without getting the camera in the shot because of the curve of the instrument. They had to rethink their strategy, find something else that would work and finally settled on the face of a large drum.

With all of the groups planning, trouble shooting and replanning, they were quite busy. Some finally started filming toward the end of the third week and their rough drafts are due before Fall Break.

Meanwhile, the yearbook continues to be created. Much discussion, thought, and trial and error are going into planning the ladder (the overview of what will be one each page of the yearbook), creating graphics, discussing what modules are needed for each spread, and strategizing how to get all of the images needed to complete the spreads.

Sara has been meeting with this group at least once a week and has guided them in font selection, color selection and design ideas.

Week 5 & 6 August 31 to September 10

Competence & Character & Confidence & Contribute & Connections

Competence, Character, and Confidence were all exhibited by our newest club members. They were mentored by Jazmyne Viloria (high school mentor) and Dylan Comilang (8th grade "expert") and worked to create an entire song in After Effects. These type of motion graphics take more work that most realize.

First the students needed to work together (contribute and connections) to select a song. The next step is to come to consensus on the fonts, no more than 3 (thin, thick, fancy) and a color scheme (no more than 3 colors). This is very important so that when all of the parts come together, the finished music video feels cohesive and the individual parts disappear in the whole of the product. This particular project took the entire 2 weeks of daily work.

"It was so much fun to learn a new program. I watched videos on how to do certain effects, and I got lots of help from the mentors. When I watched the finished video, I was really proud. I can't wait to teach the new members when they start," Mia Terawaki, 6th grade.

The completed student work appeared on Falcon Features and was very well received by the school.

Week 3 & 4, August 16-27

Competence & Character

Competence in difficult programs shows grit. After Effects is an industry standard motion graphics and effects program that is complex and takes hours to complete something as simple as a quote.

"It is like solving a puzzle where you don't have the cover of the box," said Dylan Comilang, 8th grader.

Confidence & Contribute

Student gained confidence in their ability to handle cameras. They learned how to photograph (create a picture with light) by balancing the light entering the camera. They also learned composition techniques. All of these skills will help them contribute the the school's yearbook.

Connections

Week 1 & 2, August 2-13

Competence & Character

Students exhibited competence in their planning, writing, speaking, filming, and graphics skills by working on our Daily Dive show. The created the graphics using After effects and Final Cut X. This is a brand new project for the team, so it took considerable amounts of skill, practice, and effort to create a template that could be used and modified for every day of the year.

Evidence of character is shown by their work ethic.

"I wanted the show to be engaging, interesting, and most of all to look professional. It was fun to plan things, but so much work," said 8th grader Alyza Sitts-Leyva, one of the show producers.

Confidence & Contribute

"It took a lot of practice to make sure that I sounded relaxed but professional when I anchored Falcon Features," said Yzabelle Menor, 8th grade. This is just one way that students build confidence.

Falcon Features is another responsibility of the ULPINK & STEMworks AFTERschool Program students. They produce this 15-20 minute a week show that airs on Fridays and informs the school of what is going on in the school and in the broader community of Maui. Many of the pieces featured are also shown on Hiki No, PBS Student Reporting Labs platforms, or entered in contests.

Connections

Family is formed. No other words are needed here.

Summer

Competence & Character

Students exhibited competence this week in their programming skills. Groups were able to get their robots to accomplish game objectives and score points. "It was so frustrating, but when I got it, I was so happy," 6th grader, Yzabelle Menor.

Even though they struggled and did not succeed at first, students exhibited grit, an important character trait, when faced with problems.

Confidence & Contribute

Aaron Omuro and Capriana Nozaki interviewed Lihikai Principal Barbara Oura for a story about the murals being painted in front of her school. This took confidence and being prepared. "I wasn't nervous at all because I was prepared and had practiced," said Aaron Omuro, 7th grader.

This video also aired on Hiki No, a student produced PBS news show that informs and entertains the community.

Connections

Students in the UPLINK after school program form a family. They grow close through working together on projects and spending time participating in shared interests.