Hello! My name is Ava Vukovic and I am a grade 11 student at Charles Best; this is my second year taking Social Responsibility. This class taught me about abstract topics hardly touched on in core classes, all within independent research. Therefore, I am extremely excited to come back to learn, create, and answer questions over the course of the next two semesters.
Last year, word of mouth and a keen interest in participating in fundraising for an important cause brought me to Butterfly Effect. Over the course of both semesters last year, I was able to explore what it truly meant to be eco-friendly in today’s society (how green washing is strategically used to entice consumers), and what the term “Pretty Privilege” referred to and how it affected outlook on life; both done through inquiry. I expect Butterfly to take me through a whole new rabbit whole as it pertains to the next inquiry I have in mind. I am very passionate about research, sciences and mathematics. For these reasons, the Inquiry project stood out to me when looking into the project options.
One of my passions is playing volleyball. I love volleyball because it allows me to express myself energetically, while being surrounded by teammates who support and believe in my goals. I also play piano to pass time. I am currently learning Moonlight Sonata third movement by Beethoven, playing at my own pace whenever I have free time. My main goal in life would be to pursue medicine as a specialist (preferably anesthesiology or dermatology), as I have always had a profound interest in mathematical sciences.
In my spare time I enjoy running, and am currently training for a 10km race. I started running about two and a half years ago, and it has been one of my favourite things to do since. The runners high feeling allows me to stay in tune with my emotions while getting in a good workout along the way. It is a goal of mine to run a marathon one day in the future and take my hobby of running to a new level.
If I were to solve any local or global problem it would be child poverty and lack of education. I am passionate about advocating for the future generations to become rich with knowledge, and want to do everything in my power to help support these causes. I understand how lucky I am to live in a first world country with a strong economy and education system, and believe that everyone should be able to access this level and acquisition of knowledge. I want to live in a world where everyone is given fair opportunity to succeed through areas that bring them great joy. This is part of the reason I am sticking with this course, furthering my work done to support the livelihoods of the less fortunate.
To conclude, I am very much looking forward to continuing with this course to further my knowledge on subjects that I am thoroughly passionate about. I cannot wait to start my third inquiry project, and participate in fundraising and advocating for a good cause. Thank you for reading this!
-Ava