Last Saturday, we had outreach to the cub scouts and brownies as well as our school’s annual open house. I was helping out in the open house. We first moved all the things needed for the exhibition which included posters, photos, structures, things for display etc, after setting up our booth, we stood at our stations and waited for people to come. We introduced them to guides and what we normally do as well as show them photos of our past activities. There was also a quiz that they could take and they could try their hands at tying the knots—square lash, diagonal lash and tripod.
After a while, it started raining. We had to move everything indoors and we had our displays on the kitchen dresser instead of the tables. Just before lunch, a few of us went to the staff lounge to help prepare food for the BBQ. We had our lunch at the booth and then continued introducing our booth.
We ended with cleaning up which consisted mainly of chai-ing the structures and banners, as well as picking up litter.
Love Guides :D
31 May 2009
Hi guides :D
Last Friday, we did preparation for yesterday's Open House and Outreach programme. This is the first time the Sec3s are planning such big events under the guidance of our Guiders and Sec4s.
For the open house, our guides booth were located at one quarter of the Zheng Xin Yuan to showcase our gadgets such as baggage rack and kitchen dresser, posters with interesting photos and there were Kim's Games for the public to play.
For the Outreach, the number of brownies and cub scouts who came increased compared to last year's. There were a total of 16 patrols and average of 15 patrol members per patrol. Some of the Sec3s were also given an opportunity to take up the role of Patrol Leader and experienced what is like to lead a patrol. We went through four station - mini OJ, Ye li Xing Jun, Captain Ball and the Open House booth whereby the cub scouts and brownies experienced what we do in Guides and Scouts. Last but not least all of us gathered back at the auditorium for the singalong session. Besides singing songs together, there were also competitions such as the 'Who can sing the loudest' competition. All of the representatives from each school were very enthusiastic and brave to be on stage and compete with our Guides and Scouts.
After that, we had our lunch and BBQ for cub scouts and brownies to roast marshmallows and sausages. We then had a tour around the school and finally the prize presentation and photo-taking. Overall, all of us enjoyed this outreach and some of the cub scouts and brownies also wanted to come to Dunman High School to join our Guides family.
Photos will be uploaded soon.
Love Guides :D
Last Friday, we did preparation for yesterday's Open House and Outreach programme. This is the first time the Sec3s are planning such big events under the guidance of our Guiders and Sec4s.
For the open house, our guides booth were located at one quarter of the Zheng Xin Yuan to showcase our gadgets such as baggage rack and kitchen dresser, posters with interesting photos and there were Kim's Games for the public to play.
For the Outreach, the number of brownies and cub scouts who came increased compared to last year's. There were a total of 16 patrols and average of 15 patrol members per patrol. Some of the Sec3s were also given an opportunity to take up the role of Patrol Leader and experienced what is like to lead a patrol. We went through four station - mini OJ, Ye li Xing Jun, Captain Ball and the Open House booth whereby the cub scouts and brownies experienced what we do in Guides and Scouts. Last but not least all of us gathered back at the auditorium for the singalong session. Besides singing songs together, there were also competitions such as the 'Who can sing the loudest' competition. All of the representatives from each school were very enthusiastic and brave to be on stage and compete with our Guides and Scouts.
After that, we had our lunch and BBQ for cub scouts and brownies to roast marshmallows and sausages. We then had a tour around the school and finally the prize presentation and photo-taking. Overall, all of us enjoyed this outreach and some of the cub scouts and brownies also wanted to come to Dunman High School to join our Guides family.
Photos will be uploaded soon.
Love Guides :D
24 May 2009
Last Friday’s jihe was to enrol the year ones. We then mass-changed and ran to the hall. The enrolment ceremony began after we formed the horseshoe formation. Each patrol took turns to enrol their year ones, starting from p1 and ending with p8. After enrolment, we helped with the arranging of chairs for year 3s’ PTM. As we ended earlier, the various patrols headed out for their own patrol activities; patrol corner and took this chance to bond with their patrol mates.
Once again, welcome year1s to our big family :D
Love guides :)
Once again, welcome year1s to our big family :D
Love guides :)
17 May 2009
Yesterday we had combined telematch with scouts. Before the telematch started, everyone moved the spars, tables and benches etc to the field outside school. Then we proceed back to school and ji-he at parade square and telematch started. The first activity was scavenger hunt. We had to complete the tasks mainly categorized under information gathering, photo-taking and items-finding etc.
Next up, we had water war held at the field outside school. This activity was fun and exciting and all the teams were playing at the same time. Each team was separated to two groups and each group, defenders and attackers were selected. The defenders had to block the water from the water bombs from getting into the bucket while the attackers had to try to get as much water into the opponents’ buckets. Many of us got quite wet but everyone enjoyed the activity.
Just before lunch, it was table soccer. Similarly, each team grouped into two groups and there were two rounds of game. There were a total three courts, a soccer ball was used in each of the two courts and a tennis ball was used in the other court.
Just before we started eating, the sky started graying and everyone moved back to school and thus many activities were pushed back. The relay race was also cancelled. After lunch we continued moving the spars etc back to school.
We then proceed on with the next activity which was gladiator. Many people enjoyed this activity too. We had to sort of fight off the opponent using an empty jerry can if we meet them at the middle. After the second round of games, we started to fight off the opponent empty handed. Also instead of waiting for the opponent to come up, we started calling someone from the opponent team, whom we want to play against. Throughout this activity there were many screams and laughter.
Last but not least we had performance followed by debrief. Most of the performances were quite cool and the stories of each dance were also very interesting. Overall, everyone enjoyed the telematch.
Love guides :)
Next up, we had water war held at the field outside school. This activity was fun and exciting and all the teams were playing at the same time. Each team was separated to two groups and each group, defenders and attackers were selected. The defenders had to block the water from the water bombs from getting into the bucket while the attackers had to try to get as much water into the opponents’ buckets. Many of us got quite wet but everyone enjoyed the activity.
Just before lunch, it was table soccer. Similarly, each team grouped into two groups and there were two rounds of game. There were a total three courts, a soccer ball was used in each of the two courts and a tennis ball was used in the other court.
Just before we started eating, the sky started graying and everyone moved back to school and thus many activities were pushed back. The relay race was also cancelled. After lunch we continued moving the spars etc back to school.
We then proceed on with the next activity which was gladiator. Many people enjoyed this activity too. We had to sort of fight off the opponent using an empty jerry can if we meet them at the middle. After the second round of games, we started to fight off the opponent empty handed. Also instead of waiting for the opponent to come up, we started calling someone from the opponent team, whom we want to play against. Throughout this activity there were many screams and laughter.
Last but not least we had performance followed by debrief. Most of the performances were quite cool and the stories of each dance were also very interesting. Overall, everyone enjoyed the telematch.
Love guides :)
9 May 2009
Hi guides(:
Today was OJ for the sec1s to sec3s. the stations were ye li xing jun, gasroom, minesweeper and PT checkpoint. The first station for my patrol was the minesweeper, with everyone having to cross under while taking the materials for filtration process. The materials were printed on papers and hung around the spars, while the 2 patrols have to take them according to sequence. I believe this is something new to the sec1s, and they gained much experience(: however we must always take initiative and try to cross the minesweeper ourselves instead of waiting for PLs to give us constant instructions.
Our second checkpoint was gasroom. Even though the sec3s had been through this station lots of times before, we still missed out certain points in going in and saving casualties. We must always remember to dodge from the door when we open it, cover our nose and mouths with scarves, crouch low, open windows, look for gas switch and turn it off, and to rescue casualties outside the gasroom. Some people can stay outside the room to build a stretcher for the unconscious casualty and look after belongings, while the rest rescue casualties. The second part of this station is to answer first aid questions; the questions are all quite basic so we should always study notes to answer them correctly.
Our third and last checkpoint is the PT checkpoint. This is the station which a lot of our belongings got kupped. We must always remember to look after all our peibeis, first aid kits and belongings no matter how tired we are. We were also tested on trekking signs, and it was horribly done. We have disappointed the sec4s so much; we must really start revising and refreshing on all notes!
Overall, I think we have improved on our attitudes, and the sec3s had more sense of urgency after going through pltc. However we must still look after our belongings at all times, and read up more on our notes. This is one OJ all of us learnt loads from, especially the sec1s and sec2s. we will remember our mistakes and improve on them next time, even if this is the last OJ the sec4s will be planning for all of us. Sorry for disappointing seniors again and again, and neglecting our belongings even though you have reminded us to be responsible so many times. We will improve and make you proud of us (:
Love guides(:
Today was OJ for the sec1s to sec3s. the stations were ye li xing jun, gasroom, minesweeper and PT checkpoint. The first station for my patrol was the minesweeper, with everyone having to cross under while taking the materials for filtration process. The materials were printed on papers and hung around the spars, while the 2 patrols have to take them according to sequence. I believe this is something new to the sec1s, and they gained much experience(: however we must always take initiative and try to cross the minesweeper ourselves instead of waiting for PLs to give us constant instructions.
Our second checkpoint was gasroom. Even though the sec3s had been through this station lots of times before, we still missed out certain points in going in and saving casualties. We must always remember to dodge from the door when we open it, cover our nose and mouths with scarves, crouch low, open windows, look for gas switch and turn it off, and to rescue casualties outside the gasroom. Some people can stay outside the room to build a stretcher for the unconscious casualty and look after belongings, while the rest rescue casualties. The second part of this station is to answer first aid questions; the questions are all quite basic so we should always study notes to answer them correctly.
Our third and last checkpoint is the PT checkpoint. This is the station which a lot of our belongings got kupped. We must always remember to look after all our peibeis, first aid kits and belongings no matter how tired we are. We were also tested on trekking signs, and it was horribly done. We have disappointed the sec4s so much; we must really start revising and refreshing on all notes!
Overall, I think we have improved on our attitudes, and the sec3s had more sense of urgency after going through pltc. However we must still look after our belongings at all times, and read up more on our notes. This is one OJ all of us learnt loads from, especially the sec1s and sec2s. we will remember our mistakes and improve on them next time, even if this is the last OJ the sec4s will be planning for all of us. Sorry for disappointing seniors again and again, and neglecting our belongings even though you have reminded us to be responsible so many times. We will improve and make you proud of us (:
Love guides(:
5 May 2009
Write-up by one of our Sec3s -
So what does PLTC mean to me and to the other Secondary 3 guides? I am certain that the whole cohort of Secondary 3 guides and scouts all feel that PLTC is an once-in-a-lifetime experience. It is a camp you do not get to go for, or in other words, it is a rare and challenging game you usually do not get to play. We came together to achieve more points in this game.
I feel that the Secondary 3 guides and scouts had also learnt a lot throughout the camp. We went for the camp with a mind to grow, to laugh, to share and to dare. We left with hearts full of joy, happy tears, and some grieving. During PLC and the lectures, we learnt that time management, communication, sense of urgency and many other factors will affect our performance in the entire camp. Of course, I feel that attitude is the most important of all. Without a positive attitude, we will not have been able to survive through the camp and at the same time gain life experience.
PLTC is a camp which allows year 3s to lead a patrol. Everyone has a chance and I believe it is an opportunity to let you stretch your limits. “Know Yourself Better” this year is definitely one activity that allows us to broaden our limits and as the name suggests, it allows us to know ourselves better.
As Dunmanians, we learnt to care, to serve and to lead. In this camp as trainees, we learnt to think, to act and to fight with high spirits. Edwin H. Friedman once said,” Leadership can be thought of as a capacity to define oneself to others in a way that clarifies and expands a vision of the future.” To lead with vision is what I realize a leader should be doing. Yet, everyone is a leader in a way or another.
Love Guides :)
So what does PLTC mean to me and to the other Secondary 3 guides? I am certain that the whole cohort of Secondary 3 guides and scouts all feel that PLTC is an once-in-a-lifetime experience. It is a camp you do not get to go for, or in other words, it is a rare and challenging game you usually do not get to play. We came together to achieve more points in this game.
I feel that the Secondary 3 guides and scouts had also learnt a lot throughout the camp. We went for the camp with a mind to grow, to laugh, to share and to dare. We left with hearts full of joy, happy tears, and some grieving. During PLC and the lectures, we learnt that time management, communication, sense of urgency and many other factors will affect our performance in the entire camp. Of course, I feel that attitude is the most important of all. Without a positive attitude, we will not have been able to survive through the camp and at the same time gain life experience.
PLTC is a camp which allows year 3s to lead a patrol. Everyone has a chance and I believe it is an opportunity to let you stretch your limits. “Know Yourself Better” this year is definitely one activity that allows us to broaden our limits and as the name suggests, it allows us to know ourselves better.
As Dunmanians, we learnt to care, to serve and to lead. In this camp as trainees, we learnt to think, to act and to fight with high spirits. Edwin H. Friedman once said,” Leadership can be thought of as a capacity to define oneself to others in a way that clarifies and expands a vision of the future.” To lead with vision is what I realize a leader should be doing. Yet, everyone is a leader in a way or another.
Love Guides :)
PLTC
The counting down to the number of day to camp had stopped last Sunday. Although the Year 3s PLTC have ended last Sunday and we have learn many new thing and improved in many ways, however, it is just part of our learning journey, there are still much to learn and we are marching on towards the leading role.
PLTC is an important camp for us as it is can be called the final test on our leadership skills. As this camp was very important, everyone tried our best doing camp preparation while juggling with our studies. But none of us complained as we really want this camp to be a success and not let other be disappointed with us.
Everyone pia a lot, refusing to give up at the slightest pain, and stood by one other. After the activity, despite all the tiredness, we cheered each other on and prepared for the next activity camp development.
In camp Development, we faced many problems such as manpower allocation. We did not make use of our manpower efficiently causing us to be unable to complete the structure in time and kept asking for time extensions. This was also due to, lack of urgency and prior preparedness to try out the structures before the camp. As we did not have much time before the camp, we did not spend a lot of time trying our structures. This in which is a big mistake for most of the patrols especially in activities such as speed pioneering and camp development. Although, we manage to improve a little at the second day of camp development however there were still lots of space for improvement during camp development, we also learn the importance of being flexible not always stick to our plans. Due to many unforeseen circumstances, we learn adapt to the situation we were in and made changes according to it
Overall, we have learnt a lot about leadership through PLTC and learnt the importance to trust one another and the importance of effective communication with others. At the end of this camp, the results is not the most important, it is what we learned, the leadership skills we learnt and sisterhood and everyone did their own part to do their best. PLTC has certainly made us more physically and mentally stronger and the passion for guides grew stronger and the sense of belonging got stronger.
We want to thank the Guiders, the YALs, YULs and others for helping us throughout this camp, supporting and and cheering us on. We want to thank everyone for making this camp a success, watching us improve a little day by day and not giving up on us when some things go wrong
Love guides.
The counting down to the number of day to camp had stopped last Sunday. Although the Year 3s PLTC have ended last Sunday and we have learn many new thing and improved in many ways, however, it is just part of our learning journey, there are still much to learn and we are marching on towards the leading role.
PLTC is an important camp for us as it is can be called the final test on our leadership skills. As this camp was very important, everyone tried our best doing camp preparation while juggling with our studies. But none of us complained as we really want this camp to be a success and not let other be disappointed with us.
Everyone pia a lot, refusing to give up at the slightest pain, and stood by one other. After the activity, despite all the tiredness, we cheered each other on and prepared for the next activity camp development.
In camp Development, we faced many problems such as manpower allocation. We did not make use of our manpower efficiently causing us to be unable to complete the structure in time and kept asking for time extensions. This was also due to, lack of urgency and prior preparedness to try out the structures before the camp. As we did not have much time before the camp, we did not spend a lot of time trying our structures. This in which is a big mistake for most of the patrols especially in activities such as speed pioneering and camp development. Although, we manage to improve a little at the second day of camp development however there were still lots of space for improvement during camp development, we also learn the importance of being flexible not always stick to our plans. Due to many unforeseen circumstances, we learn adapt to the situation we were in and made changes according to it
Overall, we have learnt a lot about leadership through PLTC and learnt the importance to trust one another and the importance of effective communication with others. At the end of this camp, the results is not the most important, it is what we learned, the leadership skills we learnt and sisterhood and everyone did their own part to do their best. PLTC has certainly made us more physically and mentally stronger and the passion for guides grew stronger and the sense of belonging got stronger.
We want to thank the Guiders, the YALs, YULs and others for helping us throughout this camp, supporting and and cheering us on. We want to thank everyone for making this camp a success, watching us improve a little day by day and not giving up on us when some things go wrong
Love guides.
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