About me

Hi! I’m Mabel, (she/her) a chaotic girl with an obsession for Hello Kitty. I'm unfortunately not comfortable sharing my time zone—but you can always find me swimming in the depths of our galaxy. Usually, I'm sniffing through the shelves of my local library for books that I’ll never finish. (It's unfortunate…) When I’m not, find me doing one of my favorite hobbies: writing, reading, singing, journaling or playing badminton!

Obviously, writing is a huge part of my life because it’s what I love to do the most. I’ve been writing since I was little and I always have enjoyed creating different worlds for my characters to explore in. Words are an expression that I love using and something I want to keep with me as I grow older. Some of my favorite genres include fantasy, science fiction and mystery. SWC has made a huge impact on my life and my stories so I’m super excited to make new memories and write new stories this March! <3

Singing is something that has taken a special place in my heart (and my lungs!) recently. Over the past year, I’ve done so much more music in general but vocal specifically. I’ve found a love for singing songs whether that be ones I write on my own or ones I enjoy listening too. I constantly find myself singing—whether that's quietly humming or struggling to belt out defying gravity in my shower! (It's definitely uncovered a louder side of me!!) Some of the people that I’m heavily inspired by include Lyn Lapid, Sarah Kang and Lovlaine.

If you ever see me in real life, you’ll notice I’m rarely around you without a journal. Reflection is something that I'm very passionate about because it let's me relive a moment. Journaling somewhat falls into the “writing” category, however recently I’ve started a junk journal! Basically it’s a journal that uses pictures instead of words—and those pictures are “junk” that I collect. It’s definitely given me more little pleasures in life and finding joy in small things like old magazines.

Finally, badminton. This year my hobby of playing badminton has literally taken over my life—and in a good way! Nowadays, I play badminton almost everyday and I'm always eager to play even more. I’ve created a community with many of my friends I play badminton with and it's always a stress reliver to just pick up my racket and swing.

That wraps it up! There are many more things I could go on and on about but you'd probably get a little tired. ;D Hopefully by the end of all this you’ve learned something new about me and I hope you have a wonderful day!

No notes! Your About me looks lovely and I love the wording! <3

Experience

This upcoming session will be my 13th session! That number alone just amazes me on how long I’ve been on Scratch, participating in this camp. SWC means so much to me, and I’m super glad that I’ve had the chance to experience so many sessions. This community truly changed my life, and if there's one thing I want to do when I lead is have that same impact on others.

Inside of SWC, I’ve led 1 cabin, co-led 5 cabins and camped 6 times! Outside of SWC, I’ve participated in a variety of camps and have been a (co)leader in some of them. A couple of these camps include JWC, SDC, SRC and WUC. I’m also a current co-host of JWC and so far it's taught me a lot more about being prepared and having things ready in time.

SWC alone has taught me so many different things and I’ve improved drastically with my leadership and social skills. I’ve had many different instances, but the greatest thing I’d say I’ve learnt is commitment. You have to be committed to do something like SWC, and you can’t just sign up, put so much effort into your application, and not mean the words you said. A couple times in the past I have said things I didn't mean and I got ahead of myself. However, in my more recent applications I have been more aware of what I am signing up for.

I’ve also learnt a lot about actually getting involved in the community and having more cabin bonding such as talking with your campers. During the July 2025 session, when I was a leader, I got so caught up in cabin planning, creating a fun storyline, that the cabin looked great, but looking back it had so many flaws. I didn’t try and encourage people to talk to each other or create a community and bonds between them The next time I lead, I ensure that I will create a safe, welcoming environment that encourages lots of cabin bonding. However, I will also create one that’s full of fun and chaos! People join SWC mostly for the fun of it, so I want to be certain that campers will have that opportunity if they join. It’s not just the campers though—but the (co)leaders too! Building relationships with your (co)leaders builds more trust and they may feel more open to share their ideas.

Outside of Scratch, I have taken a leadership course before and I’ve helped with countless charity events at school. Additionally, I participate in an extracurricular meant for developing your leadership skills through sessions of planning different social justice events. This same extracurricular also encourages bonding with your peers and creating a welcoming community. It has taught me a lot about how being a leader doesn't mean you have to be formal, but you can open up and show your own personality as well. I’m also the organizer of my friend group and I am usually the person to plan our gatherings.

As for writing experience, I’ve been writing practically since I learned how. Ever since I was small, I loved writing and felt a deep connection to it. Writing was always one of the main ways that I could express myself freely with no judgement and delve into worlds that didn’t really exist. Throughout my life I’ve written many different stories and have explored many genres. Although I don’t have any marvelous writing achievements, I have won an honorable mention here in SWC that I'm very proud of. I've been through so many sessions of SWC that have taught me to learn and improve at writing which is something I want to do again this session so I can grow alongside my campers.

I’m still learning and I’ve made plenty of mistakes but I’ve learnt and reflected from them and I’m ready to try again and do my best!

What skills did you learn from your leadership course? Is there anything noteworthy that you want to mention? If not, good job! No other notes here <33

Cabin Preferences

This session, I have two main cabin ideas that I would be super excited to see come to life. The first idea is a Wreck-It Ralph themed cabin! Campers find out that their game, Sugar Rush, is closing down because of a glitch happening and cy-bugs taking over the game. So, they work together and throughout the month save their game from all the havoc happening. This idea has been stuck with me for at least a year and it would definitely be very interactive and fun. It would fit fantasy the best, but can also adapt to action and adventure.

My next idea is a cyberpunk city where campers find abandoned buildings and ruins, broken to pieces. They decide to rebuild it and bring the broken creations back to life, into a cyberpunk city. However, someone has been sabotaging their efforts and they have to find out who that is. This is an idea I’ve had for quite some time now and I think it would be really cool to execute. Although this cabin would fit the genre cyberpunk best, it could also adapt to science fiction and dystopian.

If I do get to lead, I will also make sure to be mindful that we only have one month to complete it so the storyline would be fairly simple. I will also make sure that the storyline can adapt an ending at whatever time the campers lead off so even when March ends there will be a “close”.

Personally, I would prefer to lead fantasy this session. However, I am super excited about both of these ideas and would be happy to lead either of them. I’m also open to leading other genres—specifically fairy tales, mystery, mythology and poetry. However, I'm not interested in leading romance, horror or historical fiction as I'm not as familiar with those genres. I’d also like to note that I’m not interested in leading TCTWNW this session because I've co-led it before and it wasn't my thing as I enjoy the competitive aspect of SWC. As for co-leading, I’d be interested in co-leading any genre as different genres from my preferences can help me step out of my comfort zone.

Again, no notes from me. I think this is awesome <3 CYBERPUNK CITY AND THE WRECK IT RALPH IDEA SOUND SO FUN!!

Time Dedication

This session, January, February and March should not be hectic months for me. I can dedicate around an hour to SWC everyday during these months and I'd be willing to take up more than 3 hours of my my time towards SWC everyday. Keep in mind that some days I will be much more active than others, but I'll make sure whenever I am going inactive for more than 18 hours I will notify my leadership team. I should be more active on Sundays and Fridays and less active on Saturdays.

Truthfully, I do have a lot of commitments and those will take up quite a bit of my time. Extracurriculars take up usually an hour, if not more of my day. I also have school and homework, which has piled up on me over the past few months. Nevertheless, I still think I can manage it and lead a cabin. I have great prioritization, organization and I can and will make time for SWC. I will dedicate as much time for SWC as possible, but I still will be mindful about the rule of life > SWC. Anytime that I feel like my mental health is low, I will step back and notify both the hosts and my co-leaders.

Unfortunately, I do not have any specific dates or such on when I will be inactive so far. Though when these do come up, I will make sure to notify both the hosts and my co-leaders as soon as possible. Whenever I know I will be inactive for more than 18 hours I will make sure to notify my leadership team. During the past session, I’d say that my communication skills have gotten better and I will continue to work on them throughout this session.

The sentence “I can dedicate around an hour to SWC everyday during these months and I'd be willing to take up more than 3 hours of my my time towards SWC everyday.” kinda confuses me. I think I would change it to something like “I am able to dedicate around an hour to SWC everyday and if I was needed to, I would give more than three hours of my time.” if that makes sense.

“During the past session, I’d say that my communication skills have gotten better and I will continue to work on them throughout this session.” Honestly, I think since you put communication as one of your weaknesses, you could put that over there to show that you are improving but I feel like it kinda came out of the blue over here and you could cut it. However, you don't have to!

Time Management

Time management was something that I definitely struggled with in the past. Today, I can say that I have drastically improved and have many great strengths that help me manage my time efficiently. Some of these strengths are:

1. Organization
I'm a very organized person, both literally and mentally! My desk and room are rarely seen messy because I find having a clean environment helps your mind be cleared. This makes it easier for me to work and more motivating as well, this way I can spend less time on things that need to be done, for example my schoolwork. I have good ways of dealing with my stress when it overtakes me, such as chewing gum, taking deep breaths, etc. Additionally, I have an online calendar with reminders, my schedule and a to-do list as well.

2. Prioritization
Prioritization is a crucial part of time management and another skill I have. When I have a lot on my plate, I can easily choose which tasks to do first. It's not always doing things with earlier deadlines—even if that's the case sometimes, but also understanding which ones are more important or which ones you want to focus on. This can help with time management because then you can ensure you'll meet deadlines, get things done faster and still have solid work. Prioritization can help me procrastinate less because of the certain order I put the tasks in.

With strengths come along weaknesses, and I have a couple that I am continuously working on. These include:

1. Procrastination
Just like almost every other SWCer, I struggle with procrastination as well. I often find myself with no motivation to do a task, or no real reason. Usually I'll come up with excuses and find something else to do. To help with my procrastination, I like to come up with ways to motivate myself. Some of these ideas might include having a “prize” at the end, even if it's small—like doing something I like for 15 minutes. Another way that I can combat my procrastination is remembering that I'm going to have to do these things eventually. If I don't do them now, I'll have to rush them later with overloading stress and probably have a low quality result.

2. Perfectionism
Another huge weakness that I struggle with in terms of time management is perfectionism. This eats away so much of my time when I'm doing a project or designing something. I consistently am very inclined to make things “perfect” and am unable to understand the idea of something flawed. To tackle this weakness, I have started breaking my tasks down into more realistic goals and smaller parts. This way, I can acknowledge my smaller achievements and eventually get there step by step, even if it might take me a while. Additionally, I also have started to set reminders on my phone ever 15-30 minutes (depending on the task) reminding me that I only have a certain time limit to do something and I need to get it done.

Overall, if I get chosen as a leader this session of SWC I will make sure to manage my time well and efficiently so that my campers will have a wonderful experience.

These look great! I have to use the prize method for procrastination now :0 no notes!

Collaboration

Working with others is something that I really enjoy, however I do have certain strengths and weaknesses that come along with it. Some of my main strengths include:

1. Listening
Something that I deeply value is the skill of listening and I think it’s something everyone should learn to have. I'm great at listening and I'm always open to new ideas and concepts. Even if I feel like an idea might not fit right or isn't something I would do, I will try to give it a chance or suggest alternatives. I'm someone who's always full of ideas and loves talking, but I'm still always willing to hear people out and listen to the things that they have to say. Everyone has different opinions, and I highly respect that. I’ve been in a spot where my ideas were getting completely neglected and I felt left out. So, I want my team to be comfortable to speak up whenever they aren’t feeling as included.

2. Delegating tasks
Delegating tasks is another collaboration skill I carry. I value giving everyone a chance to work on something and making sure everyone gets the same opportunity. I will always make sure people are getting the chance to do something by asking them if they want to help out and offering them tasks to do. However, it's not just about people doing too much, some people also sometimes do too little. I'll always ensure that everyone contributes by assigning tasks to each person. You don't want to one person doing all the work because it's not fair to anyone, including yourself. I've been in positions where people were doing no work but also positions where I wasn't getting the chance to do enough work. I have a lot of understanding towards others in this department because of my past experiences and I will make sure to apply these things if I get to lead a cabin this session.

I also have many weaknesses that tag along with my strengths. Some of these are:

1. Communication
This is definitely a weakness that I've had for a long time now. I've been gradually getting better at it, especially last session. I've started to actually notify my leadership team and the hosts when I'm going to be inactive. However, sometimes my activity level will randomly drop and you won't see me for days. This can be a huge problem because especially during planning season, as decisions need to be made quick since there's not always a time that everybody is active. I am working on this weakness by often thinking about my dedication and how little time it takes to just pop into the forums and say that I'm not going to be active. I've also started being a little more aware of things in advance, such as creating a monthly schedule and marking down dates when I'm busy.

2. People Pleaser
I'm also a huge people pleaser. Sometimes I can be afraid to speak up or bring up new ideas when it seems like someone already has a set vision. When I think one thing and someone thinks another, I don't want to “fight” them and instead just agree to theirs. However, as much as it's important to respect other peoples ideas—you need to respect your own too! For me it's definitely an easy to say, hard to do type of thing. I'm trying my best and I have been using consensus building to help me and remembering that stating something I want or believe will not necessarily make that person dislike me in any type of way.

Finally, a couple assets that I can bring to my leadership team include:

1. Graphic Design and art
Graphic design and art are both things that I really enjoy, even if I'm not the greatest at them. I'm definitely willing to do either of them and I can ensure I will get it done on time.

2. Adaptability
I'm also great at adapting to different environments! When sudden things come up and I need to change plans, I'm great at making those plans work out and still having things go smoothly.

In conclusion, I love collaborating with people because it gives me the opportunity to learn, grow and teach others.

I love the way this is set up! So organized <3 Strengths is great! No notes. For weaknesses, good job telling how you're going to work on it! Assets is awesome! No notes!

One quality

A quality that I value as a leader and want to embody this session of SWC is passion. Passion is the reason for most things that people do. When you choose willingly to do something, like a certain extracurricular, you're doing that because you have a passion for it. I’m applying for leader this session because I am passionate about leading and writing.

I will embody this trait by doing simple things like helping out campers, giving advice and showing that I truly care. I also will consistently put effort into my work and make time for SWC, no matter how busy I am. I truly care about this community because it has done so much for my life and I want to be able to spread that joy to other campers. Another way I will show this trait is by constantly continuing to try my best to make my cabin a memorable one even when I mess up or go through hiccups along the way. It’s like playing a sport—if you really are passionate about that sport, you’d keep going even after getting hurt. Once you have a reason behind something, it makes a big difference on the way you do something.

I love this answer so much <33

Cabin Atmosphere

“A welcoming, friendly cabin full of fun and chaos while creating a community that will last forever!” (100 characters)

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Checkboxes

A.
I will be able to help add points in the main cabin consistently throughout camp: Yes
I'm willing to share a promotional project for SWC: No

B. There are none I will be unable to complete.

C.
If there is an inactive leadership of myself, I will make sure to notify both my co-leaders and the hosts as soon as possible. I will also make sure to organize things like switching studio hosts and making sure that everything is set so everything can run smoothly when I am gone. If there is an inactive leadership of someone who isn't myself, I will contact them on their profile and if they do not respond within 48 hours I will notify my co-leaders and the hosts. I will also take care of delegating their tasks, making a new studio for their WCG, etc.

Perfect!

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Hey there! I'm Zy (he/him), an artist, writer, trampoline enthusiast, and member of the world's worst timezone–PST.

Art - I've been doing digital art for over six years now, and it's one of my biggest passions! I love the huge art community in SWC, and I've really enjoyed doing the art for cabins in the past!
Writing - Hmmm…. I think this one might be a little obvious… but anyway, one of my absolute favorite things to do is come up with stories, and SWC specifically has opened so many doors for me in terms of writing.
Trampoline - There's no trampoline emoji so I guess you'll just have to imagine it ;D

In addition to these, I also really enjoy making jewelry, spending time with my blahaj, playing video games, and working out! I'm currently trying running.

Having a list of goals has helped me accomplish so much in the past few sessions, so here are my goals for March ‘26 regardless of role!

- Write 40k words
Between my novel, schoolwork, and SWC challenges, I hope to hit 40k in the month of March!

- Write 30k in my novel
My novel is a huge undertaking, and it means a ton to me–I want to work on it until it’s finished, instead of leaving it in a pile of half-blank documents with the rest of my stories.

- Do all 4 weeklies and 20 dailies
The daily and weekly prompts are always so much fun to do, and I really grew my writing skills with them! This session, I want to do as many of them as I can, and I think this should be super reasonable for me!

Your about me looks great! I think I only have one noteworthy thing to note <3 xD
1) The sentence “I'm currently trying running” seems a bit abrupt. Maybe add a little more there about working out and the tie it into running? Maybe something like “My favorite ways to work out are…” and then end with “and I'm currently trying running”

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Yes, I have! This will be my 18th session, and (fingers crossed!) fifth session co/leading! You can find all my session experience here. If I get the chance to lead again in this coming session, my goals will be centered around getting to know more people and trying something new!

Most of my leading experience is online, but outside of SWC, I've volunteered, spent time working for my family's business, and led school projects! This year, I want to expand on that even more by taking on new leadership roles where I can learn what goes into effective teamwork and communication. As far as writing goes, I've been obsessed with writing and telling stories since I was a kid–and since then, I've taken every class I can find on it. I've learned so much from all of them, but recently, my focus has been on growing consistency instead of knowledge!

March ‘24
This was my first session leading, and I got learn what goes into being a good leader and team member

November ’24
This was my second session leading, and this session I wanted to create a super detailed storyline!

March ‘25
This was my third session leading, and I gave everything I had to hitting my word goal and creating an unforgettable storyline.

July 25
This was my most recent session leading, and focused on interacting with my cabin and completing personal projects!

I think experience is pretty good! No notes! <33

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when it comes to cabins, im not picky! non-fi and romance are the only two i likely wouldn’t accept a role in–while i would be absolutely honored to be considered, i dont think i would be best suited to lead either of these cabins due to my lack of favorability towards them. as for tctwnw, i would not be interested in co/leading it this session due to march being my most active and most competition-geared part of the year. i really value tctwnw, and i hope to participate in it either this july or this november!

i would love to lead any cabin with an original storyline, and i'd be more than happy to contribute to an existing idea or come up with a new one! here are my cabin preferences:
*not ordered

love!!!
- dystopian
- thriller
- dark fantasy
- horror
- any _punk cabin (cyberpunk march 26?? :eyes
- apocalyptic
- sci-fi
- mystery

yes!
- action
- fantasy
- adventure
- myth
- poem/poetry
- folklore
- tragedy

not a big fan
- non-fi
- romance
- hi-fi
- real-fi

now, its time for the ideas!!
starting off with the big one, cyberpunk!!

Looks good to me!! How dare you cut out the ideas-

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I would reasonably expect to dedicate one to two hours a day to SWC daily! My time online will be hindered in some parts of January and February, due to traveling, but it should be completely manageable. Beyond that, my commitments are schoolwork and my hobbies, which take between one and three hours every day. Neither of these are time-specific, so the hours I choose to do them are up to me! I consider myself to be very good at managing my time to ensure everything is completed on time, so I have no concerns about my responsibilities as a co/leader.

Perfecto!

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Skills:
- Organized
I consider myself to be a very organized person in every aspect of my life! I really enjoy making to-do lists, planning, and think ahead. Utilizing this has allowed me to

- Adaptable and Flexible
I am very quick to adapt to new situations, and I'm extremely flexible when it comes to adding or removing

- Consistency

Shortcomings:
- Easily Distracted
My lack of procrastination is made up for by being extremely easily distracted. If I have a new idea, it's more like than likely I'll immediately drop what I'm going to start project one million of the day, forgetting my responsibilities in the process. To account for this, I've been writing down my ideas as soon as I get them–but not working on them until I've finished what I'm already doing. This actually lets my mind think of ways to expand on those ideas while I work on other things, which ends up being more productive overall!

I'm going to assume that you aren't done with this because of how it cuts out. I think what you have of this is great! Just a note, I would make sure you have an equal amount of strengths and weaknesses so that it's balanced <3

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Strengths:
- Open Minded
I'm a very open-minded person, and I'm always willing to consider other people's ideas and experiences when making decisions.

- Communicative
Luckily, communication is something that comes super easily to me. I love yapping talking to people about all sorts of topics and getting to know everyone!

- Optimistic



weaknesses:
- Overconfidence
Due mostly to my optimism, I tend to be overconfident that things will always work out whether or not I intervene in them. I live by the quote “It'll work out in the end–and if it's not working out, it's not the end.” This has led me to work less on a project than I should, which unfairly balances responsibilities onto my teammates.

- Strongly Opinionated
I'm a very opinionated person–and while those opinions never negatively influence my perception of other people, due to my open-mindedness, I tend to be quick to arrive at the conclusion that someone dislikes me.


In addition to my strengths, I have a lot of experience in digital art, graphic design, coding, and organization–these are the assets I bring to a leadership team!

Again, I'm going to assume that you're not finished but what you have looks wonderful! Keep up the good work!! <3

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there are truly so many important qualities that an amazing leader possesses, but this time around i'm choosing passion! being passionate about something changes how you view every component of it, and utilizing that within a leadership role expands on the experience for everyone. within swc specifically, i would plan to employ my passion for writing, building relationships, teamwork and creativity to create a unique and interactive storyline, get to know as many people as possible, work closely with my teammates and fellow co/leaders, and exert effort to succeed in both personal and collaborative projects!

I love this answer! No notes!! <3

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Competitive, engaging, and fun–get to know everyone through activities and bonding while we work together to take on unique challenges in our storyline!

Friendly competition, engaging storyline, and plenty of fun–join us and get to know everyone through activities while we work together to take on unique challenges

153 characters, based generally on the idea for a more story-heavy cabin!

I'm confused why there's two but otherwise, good job!

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( √ ) I will be available to add points consistently throughout the session.
( ☓ ) I will share a promotional project.

10b: Nope, I am confident in my abilities to complete all co/leader responsibilities as listed!

10c: If the inactivity was my own, my first step would be notifying the hosts and my team as soon as possible. After that, my goal would be to eliminate outstanding work and complete it as quickly as possible (while maintaining its quality), as to not burden my team or cabin with a lack of preparedness. If the inactivity were someone else's, the first steps are roughly the same–inform the hosts and other members of the team.

After this, it becomes the responsibility of the rest of the team to support the absence; so, the most feasible solution to both of these situations is to get things done before they're needed. This is where my organizational abilities come in super handy!

all good!

hey there, i'm pepper (she/her), and i live in the pst timezone! i am an introverted highschooler who has a small amount of freetime and an even smaller amount of hobbies haha ;D
to start, i LOVE reading :0 in 2025 i read a total of 45 books, and this year i'm aiming for 50 :)) my favorite genres to read are fantasy, mystery, romance (so long as it doesn't take away from the main plot), and dystopian. my favorite books are the six of crows duology, the legend trilogy, and the inheritance games series, but the best book i read in 2025 according to a lovely bracket i made, is sunrise on the reaping by suzanne collins B) i'm starting off 2026 by buddy reading the naturals series by jennifer lynn barnes with a friend, and so far it's amazing <3 it seems i have a never ending tbr, but recommendations are always welcome >;D
i also enjoy playing sports! i did soccer in the fall and our team did really well which was really fun, and i continued soccer during the offseason by joining a club/weekly training scrimmage type of thing with two friends :)) in the spring i'll play flag football, and winter workouts for that start up next week which i'm excited for! in the past, i've done softball, basketball, dance, gymnastics, and taekwondo :D
like many swcers, i love music <3 my top artist of 2025 was hozier which doesn't surprise me in the slightest haha, but i also enjoy listening to forrest frank, laufey, and a bit of arctic monkeys! lately i have been getting into a lot more jazz, and since i play alto sax, i mainly listen to saxophonists lol, the main ones being cannonball adderly, charlie parker, valentino maltos, and paul desmond ;D aaand just because i had to look at my apple music replay to figure out what paul's first name was haha, i'll give you a couple additional stats! i listened to music for 28074 minutes, not including stuff on the radio, physical cds, etc. my top 15 songs were all by hozier, the top 5 being cherry wine (live), all things end, from eden, nobody, and would that i! i also adore unknown/nth at number 10, and was surprised with how low it placed :0 my top genres in order were alternative, pop, christian, jazz, and country, and those were the only genres i listened to all year sobbing- i have very selective taste ^^'
anyway, i also obviously love writing, but i'll go more in depth about that in the next question ;D enjoy the rest of my app <3

march 2026 will mark 3 years of participating in scratch camps, because march 2023 was not only my first swc session, but my first scratch camp session :0 since then, i've participated in 40+ camp sessions, and (co)led in 15 of them. i've hosted one session of my own camp, two sessions of src, and one session of camp galatians (with one upcoming)! i've been on the memory book committee for swc since july 2024, and on the daily team since march ‘25. i’ll post a studio with all of my sessions in the description, but my swc sessions and roles in them are listed below :D
march ‘23 - (hade)script - camper
july ’23 - tragedy orphanage - camper
nov ‘23 - illu fi mushroom village - coleader
march ’24 - script theatron - coleader
july ‘24 - bi fi minion mania - coleader
nov ’24 - myth anti monster club - leader
march ‘25 - fan fi battle of the bands - coleader
july ’25 - horror skyscraper - leader
nov ‘25 - thriller: temples, traps, treasures - coleader

besides leading cabins on scratch, i’ve had additional leadership experience in my real life. the main, most recent experience i've had is summer camp counseling with a friend in july. we supervised about nine first graders for a week, serving as positive role models while being on time to daily meetings and camp activities, leading cabin discussions after a sermon, and interacting enthusiastically with the people around us. it was an action packed, busy week, but i had so much fun hahah <3
additionally, i was one of three captains for my high school soccer team a couple months ago, and my main focus, similar to counseling, was being a good role model for my teammates! i led warm ups and stretches before each practice and game, and encouraged our players to have a good attitude and keep working hard, while helping them practice any specific skills they wanted to improve on during drills or free time.
i often take the lead during school projects when we work in groups by helping to make sure everyone has something to work on, and offering advice or assistance to anyone that needs it.

as for writing experience, i've been experimenting with writing stories, poetry, novelling, and anything you can imagine for years! i love messing around in unfamiliar genres, or trying new styles of writing. i'm currently (slowly but surely) working on a novel, and hope to have it published by the time i graduate high school! i've placed in a couple writing competitions on scratch and irl, and swc has played a huge part in my growth the past few sessions <3

i'd be honored to co-lead any cabin, and don't really have much of a preference! i'd like to be in a cabin that i haven't previously been in (script, tragedy, illu-fi, bi-fi, mythology, fan-fi, horror, and thriller), but considering my list is growing pretty long, i'd be happy with offers for any cabin :D specific genres that stick out to me are poetry, mystery, fairy tales, and dystopian, but i'd be interested and committed to bring any cool idea to life :0
as for the cabin that will not win, i've been open to co-leading it for the past few sessions now, and while i enjoy competition, a relaxed, goal oriented atmosphere seems like it would be a lot of fun too!

flower daily from nov '25

as of now, the only plans i have this session take place during february, the cabin planning month! my brother has a few more basketball tournaments left in his season, though i'll still be able to check in consistently on my phone during those weekends, and the games won't have a major impact on my activity. february 14-16 i will be on high school retreat with my church, and am not sure how active i'll be. if we're allowed our phones i can check in a couple times throughout the day, but if not then i'll be completely inactive for that weekend. during march i don't have anything major going on, but will inform my leadership team and hosts if something comes up!
my regular schedule consists of school and practices after school, but because my practices are just optional preseason training, they are only about an hour. i have youth group wednesday nights, but other than that my week is pretty free! i can commit one to two hours a day to scratch and swc during the weekdays, and another hour or two on friday, saturday, and sunday. i spend a lot of time on scratch by using my phone, but can spend longer periods of time online with my laptop, and help with designing on canva, making projects, etc, with my laptop also.

i've learned and grown so so much from my past several sessions of (co)leading, but i think time management is the area i've improved the most since joining swc! two of my key strengths in time management are my organization skills and my ability to prioritize certain tasks to get more work done.
organizing all of the different things i'm working on immediately makes me feel less overwhelmed. i like putting everything i need to do in one place, color coding tasks, and listing due dates and other info about projects so i know what's expected of me and by when. prioritization also has been very helpful with time management! it kind of goes hand in hand with organization, but it basically makes it simpler for me to know what work is most important to do, and helps me outline my schedule accordingly. if my most urgent job is to sit down and draw a few matching pfps, then i know that sometime in the next couple of days i need to set aside an hour before or after dinner to work on them. if i need to draft an intro for our cabin desc, i can spend 20 minutes on my phone to write it up, but if i need to make a project thumbnail, i'll likely have to dedicate more time to that, and have access to my laptop. these skills are essential for getting projects done, and have made a drastic difference the past few sessions of swc, and my personal life.

like many swcers, however, i tend to struggle with procrastination. even as i write my last couple of answers for this app, i find myself frequently checking my phone or opening an unnecessary tab to do “fun research.” this can negatively affect my work ethic if i spend too much time spiraling down rabbit holes, or getting distracted with other things. there are a few things that help me overcome this, one of which being timers/sprints, and a reward system! timers have been useful to lock in for 5-10 minute periods of time, and then i can take a 1-2 minute break to stretch and/or get a snack. and you know what? if being a bigback gets work done, so be it :zany: listening to music also makes me focus better, and i often use it to set mini goals. for example, by the end of this album, i want to have finished writing and editing four answers. so, while procrastination is a struggle for me, i have come up with a few helpful strategies that have been working against it ;D

arguably the best part of being a (co)leader is being able to have fun collaborating with your team to bring everyone's ideas to life! in order to succeed in this, however, you need to have good communication and adaptability skills, which i believe i embody <3
having good communication is an important life skill in general, but it becomes absolutely essential when working with a group of people to achieve a set of goals. being clear and straightforward with what you're trying to accomplish is necessary to make sure everyone understands what's going on. i also really value showing everyone respect and being encouraging! everyone has a different way of thinking, and they come up with ideas you may never have considered, so it's important to adapt and blend thoughts together, or to make a compromise on a task. collaboration should be fun, and it's always so exciting to see what happens each session with all the new teams and cabin ideas meshing together!

although i really enjoy collaboration, i am a perfectionist, and sometimes struggle with lack of motivation or am overly critical of my work because of it. it's easy for me to quickly lose motivation if i can't seem to be fully satisfied with the quality of my work. myself and the people around me have high expectations for what i accomplish, and this can make it hard for me to get a task done. i spend too much time and waste energy focused on little things that won't make a huge impact in the future. i've found that it's helpful to go to my team with what i've already finished, and ask for feedback or advice on what i need to put my time toward going forward. this shows me what's most important to concentrate on, and encourages me to keep working hard.

as for assets! i have access to canva, procreate, and google spreadsheets :0 i LOVE messing around on canva, and have gotten pretty good at graphic design over the past couple of years! as much as i enjoy canva, my artistic skills are lacking TuT i've made matching pfps in the past, and will happily do so again, but i guarantee you there's someone more qualified hahah ;D also i'm a spreadsheet nerd lol- need a word count document? i got that! want somewhere to compile storyline project? sure thing! like i literally come up with random spreadsheet related things to do in my free time, i love them

while there are so many different qualities a good leader embodies, one of the ones i value the most is honesty. having open and transparent conversation is so important when trying to accomplish a task with other people. honesty with your leadership team also builds trust, which can go a long way when trying to discuss storyline ideas, plan activities, etc.
an essential part of cabin planning is working through different ideas and collaborating to meet a goal, and transparent communication makes it easier for people to share their opinions during that process without fear of being shot down or ignored. when a leadership team is honest with each other, they'll likely be more productive and the quality of work will be much better than it would be without truthful feedback.
i aim to apply this trait by having open and direct communication with my leadership team, while showing everyone respect and still having fun during cabin planning and the session itself ;D

a welcoming cabin focused on making new relationships and memories, having fun, and participating in an engaging storyline while including friendly competition throughout the session.
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a) check all that apply.
✓ i will be able to help add point in the main cabin consistently throughout camp
✓ i'm willing to share a promotional project for swc

b) are there any leadership responsibilities listed in the faq you cannot complete?
no, i will be able to complete all of them!

c) in case of inactive leadership (either by yourself, or by a fellow leader), what steps will you take to ensure that the cabin can still move on smoothly?
if i were to go inactive, i would let my leadership team and hosts know as soon as possible, and do my best to complete any necessary tasks before needing to go offline.
if anyone on my leadership team were to go inactive, i would help in notifying the hosts and assist in sorting out anything affected by their absence. i would also communicate with my team and discuss our next steps, whether redistributing the workload or choosing a backup co-leader to join our team.
i have prior experience with an inactive co before and trust that i will be able to move forward smoothly with both my team and our campers if needed.

i think the sea animal that i embody the most is an otter! :0 they are silly and playful, and just very vibrant in general, and i feel like the people that get to know me can see those qualities in me also :D otters are very social too, and while i'm more introverted irl, i'm very outgoing toward our amazing swc community <3 plus, the majority of otters have brownish hair, like me ;))

So kind of you to stumble into my (co)leader application for this session! My name is Isa, my pronouns are she/her and I currently live in the EST timezone. I love many things, which is one of the most wonderful qualities someone can have in my opinion.
For example, I love writing, obviously, as well as literature and art overall, cheer, k-pop, words, my faith and all the people in my life. I try to approach everything with an open mind and optimism, even though it is quite often difficult to do so.
Some forms of art I’ve been obsessed with recently are musicals, especially Wicked, poems and novels. I aspire to write the kind of novel where everything has a meaning behind it like 1984 or The Hunger Games. I feel so inspired by books like these and love planning and foreshadowing to make my writing stronger.
Cheer has been my favourite sport for five years now, and this year I made the transition from flyer (the person being lifted and thrown) to backspot (one of the people doing the lifting and throwing). It’s been hard adjusting to limbs slamming into my head every practice, but overall I think it’s a fun new experience. I’ll always miss my flying days, but with a school team it’s hard to predict the turnout each year so I’m happy to do what I can for the team.
I’m also Catholic, which is the most important part of my life. I try to live according to my values, always loving everyone and putting God above all else.
I love to connect and discuss with others, whether about simple things or a deep analysis or debate. I also love to learn. I always have debates about whether or not cheer is a sport and I love to talk with my dad about my faith and just about every topic.
So far, this response has been far too positive. Something I don’t like is driving. I tried to drive a go-cart once, but it scares me so much!
In conclusion, I’m an optimistic person with a deep appreciation for art and literature which I look forward to sharing with the SWC community this session!

I have participated as a camper in six sessions of SWC and I have never co-led or led.
November 2021: Fantasy Forest
March 2022: Contemporary Debate
November 2023: Dystopian Mirrorverse
March 2025: Illustrated-fiction Spiderverse
July 2025: Mystery Museum
November 2025: Solarpunk Solstice
Participating in SWC is always something I look forward to and I find the community to be a great source of joy. From motivation mangoes to cabin wars, there’s always some chaos brewing that I can’t wait to be a part of again this March.
On scratch, I have been managing my writing studio, The Pages, for four years and it’s still active.
I’ve had more leadership opportunities off of scratch. This year, I am the captain of my school’s cheer team. I lead warm-ups, help others learn and perfect skills, give advice and answer questions when I can.
I also volunteer with my church’s youth group as a leader, helping the youth learn, making schedules, writing talks, running games and more.
My writing experience has been building for longer than I can remember, and now I tend to publish most pieces on scratch and am working on the fourth draft of my novel which I will hopefully publish eventually.

I would be open to (co)leading TCTWNW this session.
My first cabin idea is for a Wicked themed cabin, primarily based off of the Wicked movies. This cabin could be set in Shiz University centered on finding a missing animal professor that has mysteriously disappeared.
Fantasy would be a fitting genre for this idea, along with musicals (a new cabin), mystery, script, or even fanfiction as Wicked is a fanfiction for The Wizard of Oz.
My second idea is for a fairy garden cabin where campers have to solve the riddles from the fairies to escape the garden’s wall.
This idea is laid back and could work well for TCTWNW or a regular, competitive cabin. It would be most compatible with poetry, fantasy or fairy tales.
I'm comfortable co-leading any cabin, but my favourites would be fantasy, poetry, mystery, dystopian, fairy tales, bi-fi and sci-fi.

My true self comes out in the folds of night
Between dog-eared pages of stars
And midnight’s gentle embrace
My heart sings with the barn owls
Until sunlight stains the east

Cozy beneath blankets and mountains of words
As the moon sends shadows dancing through my room
I cry to the dark
I read through the stars
Until I’m pulled under by sleep

And when I wake
Sunlight opens my eyes
And morning combs its hands though my hair
Then the bird’s cries pierce my heart
And I must exist once more

I expect to be able to dedicate 1 hour to SWC on weekdays and 2-3 hours on weekends. I will be starting a new semester at school so the work won’t be too heavy, giving me more time for SWC. We'll just be gearing up so I won't have any exams or huge projects. On Thursday evenings I have cheer practice so I will not be as active on Thursdays. I also have tumbling lessons on Wednesday nights, but I have lots of time to check in after on both days. I will usually be checking in after school, so in the afternoons and evenings. It will usually be sometime from 8:00 pm to 2:00 am UTC. I have a cheer competition in February and therefore will not be active on February 22nd. I may attend a concert in early march and will let my leadership team know as plans progress. I will likely still be active in the morning that day, but I have no solid plans as of yet.
Other than the specified commitments, I have no plans that could affect my activity so I will be available to plan and participate in camp throughout February and March.

I’ve been working a lot on my time management recently due to my busy schedules and the ever-increasing load of schoolwork on my plate, so I’ve developed strategies and methods that work for me to complete tasks efficiently.
I often feel that I struggle with perfectionism which causes me to spend too much time on a task seeking for perfection that will never come. To combat this, I’ve been working on my mental health to reduce the harmful perfectionism I feel by journaling, talking to parents and friends and praying.
I also struggle with overcommitting myself and taking on too much. I have been improving in this regard by being honest with myself about what I can take on and taking breaks when I need to. I also have less to do now than I have in previous years because I know that I have upcoming commitments like cheer and SWC.
On the other hand, I don’t find myself procrastinating often which enables me to complete tasks efficiently and follow deadlines. This helps me share the workload more evenly across days and keeps me from getting too stressed. Even when I don’t have much time to finish things, deadlines motivate me and I can focus on getting my work done on time.
I also prefer to stay organized through my weekly planner and lists to help me keep track of tasks and ensure that nothing slips through the cracks. Planners, both the one on my desk and the one in my school binder, really help me visualize the tasks I still have left so that I can plan my time around commitments and plans. This also helps me prioritize by checking off tasks and deciding which task needs more time and which task to work on first.

I’ve had plenty of experience working with others before leading me to have a clear view of my strengths and shortcomings.
One of my weaknesses is that I am a people pleaser so sometimes my need to avoid conflict prevents me from bringing up concerns or ideas. To combat this, I have been working on being more assertive in areas like school projects or with teachers and even with my family. I also intend to keep working on this through SWC by sharing my own ideas when collaborating and respectfully voicing my opinion about other ideas. Making boundaries has really helped me have the courage to communicate my struggles with others.
Another weakness is how I tend to take a backseat during discussions because I don’t have confidence in my ideas. I feel that everyone else’s ideas are better so I let them talk without always sharing my opinion. This is also a difficulty with assertion, and also with my confidence. To change this, I will try to share my ideas and participate more actively in discussions to improve communication. Even if I do not have an idea, I will work on sharing my opinion and making sure the team is on board.
A strength of mine in collaboration is my versatility. I’ve worked with people of many ages and backgrounds before. One example is at my church’s youth group where I work with adult and high school volunteers to plan nights and keep the kids engaged in our learning and playing. This gives me a wide scope of skills used to work with others by developing my communication skills and empathy. I can relate to many others and include their ideas to create a functioning cabin and storyline.
One final strength is my active listening and compromising. Though I have ideas of my own, I’m happy to listen to the ideas and opinions of others to create agreements. I try my best to make everyone feel heard by asking them directly their opinions on ideas to promote honest communication and help compromise by suggesting solutions. This is an important skill for a leadership team to ensure that everyone is heard and happy with plans moving forwards.
In a leadership team, my fresh perspective could help since I have never led before and could bring new ideas.
I also can code well on scratch and create projects for the cabin’s storyline. I’d even be able to create art, pfps and thumbnails though I don’t have much experience with that sort of thing. I’m open to trying anything to help the team!

One quality I value in a leader is respect. Leaders should not only have respect for campers and other members of their team but also for themselves.
If a leader respects themself, they will share their ideas and not allow others to walk all over them, something that I have struggled with in the past. Their respect will travel into assertion and kindness.
They should also respect their team since they are running a cabin with them and respect fosters trust which is important for collaboration.
Finally, they should respect the campers to provide a good experience for them throughout the session and treat them all with dignity and kindness.
I have experienced respectful leadership in all my sessions of SWC with leaders who want their campers to have a good session and leaders who respect themselves and take breaks when they need to. I want to embody this quality to improve my collaboration, leadership and confidence for the upcoming session.
I will embody this by taking breaks when I need them, after all SWC < life! I will also respond to campers' questions and add words or points in a timely manner. Finally, I will listen to the other leaders/co-leaders in my team and respect their ideas and different viewpoints and limitations.

I aim to create a cabin with an engaging and in-depth storyline to encourage making friends and teamwork with a focus on personal writing growth and an easygoing environment.

I will be available to help add points in the main cabin consistently throughout camp (check!)
I’m willing to share a promotional project for SWC (check!)
I am able to complete all the leadership responsibilities.
If someone in my team is inactive, I will send them a message to confirm their inactivity before taking action. Before they went inactive, if they let the team know beforehand, I would see if the host of any studios could be changed if it was an extended period of inactivity. If they did not alert the team beforehand, I would let the other members of the team know. I would delegate the inactive person’s tasks and take some on myself to ensure the cabin could run smoothly.
If I was going to be inactive, I would let the team know in advance and take steps such as transferring studios if I was the host, completing tasks beforehand and helping to delegate tasks before the period of inactivity. Once I returned, I would resume all my tasks and help the cabin continue to run smoothly.

I think I would be a dolphin! There are two reasons for this: dolphins are intelligent and they love to talk! I think I’m intelligent too, or at least I try to be! Mainly though, if you ask anyone in my life they’d be quick to tell you that I am a yapper.
I also love the sea and feel really inspired by its beauty so I think it would be fitting for me to be any type of sea creature!

1. Who on earth are you?

Hello! I'm Seagull :] I'm 16 and I live in the UK, GMT/BST (can we stop changing the clocks back though, I beg. #goawaydaylightsavings). My pronouns are she/any.
I absolutely love animals and nature - I would consider that to be a huge part of my identity. If there’s one thing you know about me: you know I love animals. I truly love ALL of them, although I’m especially fascinated by and fond of insects (and other such creepy crawlies), river and marine life (sharks in particular), birds, and UK mammals. At home I keep fish, mice, and a very spoiled cat, and although it’s been a while since I did it I also love horseriding and caring for the horses at my stables as much as I can - I wish I had the lifestyle to own a horse one day <3. I am also heavily interested in dog training and am getting a dog and fully prepared for it as soon as life circumstances make that possible!
I’m hoping next year to be able to start an animal science course in college. I love bird watching and especially being at the coast and seeing seabirds: seagulls are my favourite bird of all, hence my chosen nickname. I've also acquired the nickname of the Pigeon Lady or the Squirrel Lady irl because I can be found quite often in the nearby park with a handful of nuts and pigeons and squirrels all over me, including quite literally on top of my head. They let me pet them!
As well as biology, I love aaall the sciences in general. Specifically, one of my biggest interests is space and Astronomy, which I’m actually also studying as a subject in school. I love it so much.
I also, of course, love to write. At any given moment I am probably working on way too many projects at once haha, but I am a huge fan of worldbuilding and have a few worlds which are very important to me which I've been working on for a long long time! I love creating history, species, and all different kinds of lore for them, and also conlangs (constructed languages - if you’re a writer and you’ve never heard of them I absolutely recommend getting into them, it’s so fun, BUT be warned it may become a rabbit hole to fall into..).
My favourite thing to do is try all sorts of different writing though, so you will find me writing poetry collections, short stories, conceptual novels, and even song lyrics (you also might find me playing guitar. Which would be unfortunate for you, because I LOVE guitar but.. I don’t think I’m the best at it lol). I’m an avid reader too and I’m aiming to read 100 books this year… Please come chat with me about books.
I also adore all crafts and art, I will quite literally do any sort of creative activity available to me. However, my favourite things to do (other than drawing/painting!) would probably be: crochet, miniature making, clay sculpting, jewelry making/beading, scrapbooking, sewing/quilting, and creating mixed media canvases

2. Experience

I’m not sure how many sessions of SWC I've participated in as a camper, but I know it's been quite a lot now! My first ever session was all the way back in July 2020 (and, honestly, it’s still the one I'd call my favourite to look back on: despite how much I cringe at my past self, I'll never re-experience the absolute pure joy I felt first discovering the existence of this new, exciting community which felt so absolutely perfect and incredible to me).
Although, unlike a lot of SWCers I’ve not participated in every session in between unfortunately. I've been on 4 scratch accounts since then and also had very long periods of tbh probably completely forgetting scratch’s existence lol, but here I am, I’m always back again. You can't be rid of meee. (I'll note that the last year or so I didn't really have access to devices - I've now gone somewhere that allows them and I’m SO delighted + excited at the ability to try become fully part of the swc and wider scratch community once again. Yay!)
I've also participated one time as a co-leader! Twas 2 years ago now. It was a really fun session and I loved the experience so much, although I was the only co for the cabin and I have to admit I did feel quite worried/guilty at the time that I wasn't contributing enough to help :sobs: in hindsight I think I did alright aha and we had a lot of fun, but I definitely want to get to lead again, maybe with a lil more confidence in myself!
But to the point, I do believe I have a good grasp of how things run from that experience, although of course it will be a lil different from 2 years ago

As for real life experience of leadership, in the past year or so I’ve been dealing with quite a lot (to put it lightly) and haven't really had many typical opportunities of that sort. However, I have done a handful of things that I think have really challenged me and developed the skills needed to manage a position like leading a cabin :] On many occasions I've helped to facilitate Dialectical Behavioural Therapy skills sessions involving staff and other young people, and also similar unit groups. I've also taken part in organising several events (ie. budgeting, planning, timing, etc and propositioning/presenting said plans). I've also chaired some group activities such as teaching others how to crochet!

Additionally, I was also previously a Young Leader in my Guiding group (for those who don’t know, Guides is just UK Girl Scouts) which involved mostly helping out the younger children, helping facilitate events and activities, leading/managing the groups and generally helping out to make sure everything was going as it should.

3. Cabin prefs

So, I have a ton of ideas for all sorts of different cabins. Personally I’d be mostly very excited to brainstorm and build on any ideas that the rest of my leadership team has if I'm selected instead of having something already fully ready to go, but I'll focus on explaining my favourite concept for a cabin as well, here!

“The shifting woods”(?) - Campers find themselves in a strange forest, in which a perpetual night has fallen. The path seems to be changing as you walk and different mysterious structures and creatures appear. A storyline unfolds through creative in-cabin writing activities, events, games and puzzles

Some genres I feel like I could adapt this specific idea to would be Horror, Fairytale, Gothic, Psycho fi, Bi fi, Magical realism, Fantasy, but I’d be happy to work with any genre, really!
(Except romance, probably - I just don’t really think I’d do a decent job with it at all aha.)

I also have quite a few ideas for non fiction cabin concepts and would be very willing to lead a non-fi cabin!

My preference probably wouldn’t be to lead TCTWNW this session, since it doesn’t tend to be the most active and I’d really love to try and create a super interactive and engaging experience in my cabin, which obviously benefits from activity. I also wouldn’t be opposed to it though, I reckon it would be a really enjoyable challenge to work concepts around it too!

4. Excerpt

See description! This is my entry for the writing competition last SWC session.

5. Dedication and plans

I’m pretty confident I will able to dedicate a lot of time into scratch in March! :]

I will disclose that I currently live in an inpatient hospital for mental health & other complicated chronic problems and have done for over a year, and though in this ward I have access to all my devices, it obviously does come with a few issues in routine/time, specifically in planning as I’m often not sure what my plans are or will be. I totally loooove random appointments and meetings and changes in plans ;’)

However, on a normal everyday basis, I’m fairly sure I will still have plenty of free time even with disruptions. I expect to have about 4 hours in a day when I both have access to scratch and am not too busy!
(Obviously I might be doing other things too instead of scratch-ing solidly ehe, but I won’t typically have any specific commitments for that length of time.)

The same goes for February for planning and such! The only thing is that I probably won't be *as* active right at the start of planning/the very end of January, but after that I can be.

6. Time management

My skills and shortcomings.

Skills - organisation, planning, focus

I consider myself to be a very organised person, and I love to set up and properly plan everything in advance.
I make a lot of timetables, lists, spreadsheets, as I'm also a really visual person.
I actually manage a small online shop selling handmade items, which I think has definitely made me pretty confident in my skills managing my time, avoiding procrastinating too much and keeping up with all my necessary tasks!
(I advise you not to be late finishing orders or posting things for delivery if you want a successful lil business lol)

I can also focus for really long periods of time on one thing when I am in that headspace, even with sudden last minute deadlines, and can end up being very productive.


Shortcomings - distraction, perfectionism

While I can become hyperfocused on a task, I also often find myself going down some completely off topic rabbit hole after encountering a distraction and focusing on something which isn't actually the task lol.

I can also be a perfectionist which really holds me back. I end up making bad use of my time sometimes because I'm not okay with not doing something “just right”, when I really need to just move on to the next thing!

I've been reminding myself.. Imagine I don't feel confident with an assignment, and I don't do it because I'm frozen, even though I feared getting bad marks because I didn't know what to do I can't get any marks for something I haven't done :’)

7. Collaboration and assets


Strengths/assets: cooperation, creativity/problem-solving, passionate

I think I am a very co-operative person. I've always been a peacekeeper and am good at seeing things from everyone's perspective, I am always really open minded about how people view things differently and where they are coming from in a discussion. I am rarely ever in a conflict with someone and often find myself mediating arguments between others and keeping things calm.

I also value my creativity a lot and would love to use it as an asset to me in this session. As well as bouncing ideas off others’, creating fun activities, producing artwork and working on different projects, I think it can really be helpful to me in problem solving situations and coming up with new solutions and concepts

I’m also really passionate about it; I find that I excel and absolutely end up throwing myself into things in which I find enjoyment SWC is so dear to me and I'm absolutely certain and convinced I will love doing this (leading a cabin) SO much – and, from what I've learnt about myself, I know that when I’m passionate about something I am really “on it” in terms of organisation and dedication! I so deeply want to have the opportunity to use my very own ideas for a cabin and curate a unique experience. I'm eager to foster an environment and atmosphere in my cabin which is similar (but of course, distinct) to that of all the previous sessions I've loved being part of so much. I profoundly want to become more a part of the backbone that holds SWC up rather than the participant I’ve been so far, it is something that's so important to me and I want to ‘get behind the scenes’ !

Negatives: overwhelm, overthinking

I have found I can get very overwhelmed with multiple different tasks/events occurring at once, or things coming up at short notice and needing to do things with the pressure to please other people, and end up just being paralysed from acting on any of them. I'm trying to recognise when this happens and manage it by organising/plotting everything out, but it can certainly slow me down.

Also, in my interactions with others, I'm very much prone to overthinking and being paranoid about saying the wrong thing or doing things wrong. This means I'm sometimes much too anxious and fuzzy brained in situations where really I need to be more assertive and confident in myself.

8. One quality I value in a leader

The quality I value most in a leader is probably the same one which I value in a person: kindness.
I try my utmost to embody it in everything I do, and that would be no different if I was leading a cabin. I would want to make sure absolutely everyone was heard and felt included, and I would check in on everyone and go above and beyond as much as I could to help out and encourage anyone who might be struggling or doubting themselves. In my life in general and so, too, in my interactions online, I aim to be the person that absolutely anyone can come to if they need support or advice or just want to talk <3

9. Atmosphere

I’d strive to create: “A friendly, familial environment with an active story and activities, fun competition, and yet a core focus on and celebration of our personal goals and quality of writing” (171 characters)

10. Checkboxes

(X) I’ll add main cabin points consistently! Definitely would love to help out in the main cabin.

(X) And I would be willing to share a promo project!
(Though I'll be entirely honest I kind of doubt it would end up reaching absolutely anyone who isn't already coming from SWC haha)

Leadership responsibilities I can’t complete – At this moment I'm fairly certain there's no problem with any of them

What will I do in the case of inactive leadership?
For me – I would let my team and the hosts know as soon as I could, and give as much information as I could about the details e.g. how long I would have to be inactive etc. If I was the leader I would transfer hostship of the cabin to one of my cos. I'd aim to have discussed all our plans and everything already with the leadership team so that knowing what tasks were to be done hopefully wouldn't be an issue.
For another person in the leadership team – I would let the hosts know, and talk to any other members of the team for us to decide what tasks should be taken over and if we needed to create some new studios/projects/last minute plans to keep things going smoothly.

Bonus! What sea creature embodies me?

Hmmm, I’m not quite sure but I would like to think I’m a shark, mostly because I love sharks so much. My favourite is a Greenland shark as I find them so fascinating (they can live for 500 years !!) and I think I could be one perhaps… since I, too, like cold weather, being in the dark, and have bad eyesight lol.
(Tbh I don’t think I’m cool enough though. They are so cool.)