New Enigma

The New Enigma is a creative writing and arts journal for students at Newington College which is comprised of a compilation of poetry, short stories as well as artworks. This year, we are wanting to introduce a classical aspect to it, where we will try to incorporate Latin translations and philosophical ideas. Our role in the New Enigma is to edit the pieces that we're given as well as contributing to the journal with our own works.

New Enigma Experience Details

Planning Details:

A meeting will be held every second Tuesday in the library to discuss the development of the pieces we are editing, as well as the New Enigma publication as a whole. Please see the 2016 CAS Calendar for the specific dates. The aim is to then have the collection of works compiled and printed early in term 4, to then have a launch at school and be distributed at Speech Night at the end of the year.

CAS Learning Outcomes:

Learning outcome 1: Identify own strengths and develop areas for growth

Creative writing and editing creative works is not a strength of mine, and not generally something that I enjoy, and so doing this activity gives me plenty of area for growth, because it helps me work on two of my deficiencies.

Learning outcome 2: Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skills in the process

Considering that this activity is a long way from my comfort zone, just beginning the activity means that I’ve undertaken a challenge, and will, as a result, develop some new skills and improve on weaknesses in the process.

Learning outcome 3: Demonstrate how to initiate and plan a CAS experience

Although we don’t need to initiate this CAS experience, the New Enigma, with the supervision of Dr. Smith, is student run. It is our responsibility to encourage students to contribute, get in works, and then help in the design process, which means that we have to help in planning this CAS experience.

Learning outcome 4: Show commitment to and perseverance in CAS experiences

This CAS experience begins in term 1 and finishes in term 4, so it requires a significant amount of commitment on our behalf. I don’t envisage it being easy trying to convince boys to hand their works in, because they are often tentative about displaying their creative works and displaying them publicly.

Learning outcome 5: Demonstrate the skills and recognize the benefits of working collaboratively

The New Enigma team is made up of 5 students, and so we all have to work together and co-ordinate with each other, as well as Dr. Smith, so that we don’t all do the same thing and we have all our bases covered. It wouldn’t be possible for one boy to get works from years 7-12 as well as the primary school, and then edit them, which is why working as a team is so important.

Learning outcome 6: Demonstrate engagement with issues of global significance

This outcome is not relevant to this experience.

Learning outcome 7: Recognize and consider the ethics of choices and actions

This outcome is not relevant to this experience.