AAS Essay Series

Essay No. 4
 How Have You Contributed
to Solving a Challenge and
to Implementing Change or
Reform?
(Be specific and include: what aspect/s of your
leadership knowledge, skills and practice you consider
to be well established and effective; which people or
organisations you worked with to solve the problem;
and what creative methods were used.)
 What does this part
talk about?

Leadership Problem- Collaboration &

Solving Creativity
Skills, knowledge and What was the problem With whom you
practice and the solution worked with and what
creative solution that
you implied
 What
should be
included?
Situation Task
What was the The Task + your role +
problem/issue/challenge? Which people/organization
you worked with

Action Results
Action + what creative The results of your reform
method was used? (display specific data if
possible)
I have been working at Peduli Anak Foundation for 1 and a half years. Started as a volunteer, and
I slowly become a permanent employee, that responsible for marketing and teaching. The first
time I had come to this foundation, I saw that the children are smart, yet they have not known
how to study cooperatively and properly. I began to teach elementary about color by using a
song, and they did not listen to my instruction at all. I had to think hard about how to make them
learn better, and I started giving cooperative and group-based tasks to them. For instance, I
asked them to make a group of three and gave them colorful straws and an instruction on how
to make a tower based on the color. Since they are special needs children, working in a group is
such a difficult task for them. Moreover, I started to consult with the director of the Foundation
about upcoming methods for them. We agree that the kids should be learning through
cooperative and group-based tasks, to develop how they interact and treat other children. Since
the children's background is street children and family violence, being selfish has been their
character. As a result, The implementation of creative, innovative, and cooperative learning
methods can enhance their social behavior slowly and the way they think psychologically in
learning.

Thank you for listening!