Faith Krislee Wittevrongel
Award Level:
Silver
Favourite memory of the Award:
It’s hard to pick a single favourite memory! With much thought, I would have to choose the Award Ceremony, where we (Bronze participants of 2021-2022) received our Bronze awards. It was a very special moment, with family and friends witnessing the achievement and the work that went into it, especially since we did a presentation recapping our time working on the Adventurous Journey together, which brought back fond memories.
Age:
16
Biggest challenge from doing the Award:
My biggest challenge of the Award was learning to work with other participants with a range of different personalities and abilities. I think working on the Adventurous Journeys helped me to identify what each person brings to a team, to appreciate the efforts and talents of every member and to manage differences in more mature ways. The forming, norming, storming and performing stages of teamwork that we learnt and experienced helped us to celebrate our differences. Today, I can safely say that through this experience, we have built a stronger friendship bond.
Country:
Belgium
Have you continued any of your Award activities? If so, what:
In fact, I have continued all of my Award activities! After completing the Bronze, I moved on to the Silver Level and although I have different goals and am working on other activities now in the Skills and Physical sections, I still use the skills and physical activity I embarked on for the Bronze and have continued my Bronze Voluntary Service activity in the Silver level as I thoroughly enjoy it.
Tell us the story behind your photo:
The Silver team stumbled across a fascinating find during the Qualifying Journey—the oldest café in Bruges, Belgium. Café Vlissinghe has been in business for more than 500 years—since 1515! One of the many advantages of the Award journeys is discovering the many invaluable treasures along the way.
Award Role:
Participant
