DHS-psyCOYlogy!

Hi guides!

Yesterday, we had our last jihe before we break for eoys. It was from 8am to around 430pm.

Yesterday’s jihe was mainly to train the juniors up for ATC, and at the same time allow each patrol to bond better, as they experienced some elements of ATC together. It was also to let the yr2s have a feel of leading their patrol, so as to prepare them for ATC, where they have to lead a totally different patrol.

First, we started out with Camp D, where each patrol of yr1s and 2s were given 20minutes to get all the patrol flagpoles up and lay out their styrofoam boxes. The yr3s watched over their respective patrols and after that, a few yr3s and 4s tied 2 patrol flagpoles to show them.

Next, the juniors had to build 2 kitchen tents, with 4 fire altars per kitchen tent. In the end, as time was running out, the yr3s and 4s helped to finish up all the unfinished gadgets so as to make it on time for outdoor cooking.

For outdoor cooking, the main dish was curry chicken. But before that, we played a game though up by the yuls, to count how many window panes there were. The patrols with the correct answer gained a banana, but the more important thing was the significance of the game. The 100 window panes was to remind us to give our 100%, and the 10 emergency windows signify the extra 10% that the seniors would give us when we ask help from them, but firstly we have to do our best.

After outdoor cooking was OJ, where there were 4 stations, but each patrol was required to go to only 3 of the stations.

After Oj we had debrief and jiesan.


General Observations for the whole day:
- Lack of sense of urgency
- Some prompting needed for cheering/baoshi
- Time management

We need to have a sense of urgency, 不是跑就是飞, so that we can get things done efficiently and not take our own sweet time. This is why we have to baoshi constantly, to remind ourselves of the time and the task that has to be completed. All of us shouldn’t wait until the last minute before we start rushing to complete everything, because more haste results in less speed. So, we should manage our time well so that we can complete the task without having to worry about time constraints at the end.

Another thing is that cheering should be constant, and it should not be the same few people ling-ing the cheers.

Why do we cheer? We cheer to boost one another’s morale, to encourage and push one another on to persevere, to feel that sense of unity within the patrol, all for one and one for all. Because we’re all in this together. That is why it is emphasised for everyone to cheer together.

Something we can learn from Camp D is that manpower should be allocated properly, and that taking note of the time is very important.

This skills training was for the yr1s and 2s to practise their skills and train for ATC, so it shouldn’t have been the seniors who were tying the gadgets, because you guys will be the ones doing all these during ATC. However, we understand that it is because you guys were not sure how to build a kitchen shelter, so the yr3s will teach you all again.

The year 3s hope that everyone will put in effort to read your notes and train up for ATC, and remember all the things that the seniors have told you all of you.

Jiayous! :)