Hello Guides!
For this 集合, the Year 3s did something different from our usual activities. While the Year 1s and 2s were busy, the Year 3s conducted a sharing session with the St. John Ambulance Brigade(SJAB).
During the sharing session, the Year 3s had to teach the Year 1s from SJAB some basic hitches and lashes, such as the timber hitch and the square lash. To better facilitate the teaching, we were split into three roughly even groups. The Year 1s were given some time to practise their lashes, with the Year 3s guiding them along the way. Afterwards, they could put their newly learnt skills to practice as each group was to build a baggage rack.
Reflections by Year 3s:
Although I already have some experience teaching my juniors, this was the first time I was in charge of juniors from a different CCA altogether. As such, I was really nervous and did not interact much with them at first. Over time, however, I got used to it and was able to teach them more effectively. Moreover, it was a really enriching experience as while we were teaching juniors that had little to no prior knowledge, we could also learn certain aspects of the SJAB that differ from Guides. I especially enjoyed watching them build the baggage rack, as they proved that they gained something fruitful from the 集合 and could put it to good use. Overall, I believe that this was a successful 集合.
The SJAB sharing was really a enriching experience. Even though we were not the ones being taught, I learnt so much through the sharing. I learnt to be patient and firm while teaching the St John’s Year 1s how to tie lashes. It was also a good way for me to revise my lashes and enforce my own knowledge as having to teach any skill well requires one to have an in depth understanding of the skill. It was a good opportunity for us to interact with juniors from another CCA. They were very obedient and open to our comments and we were able to broaden our perspectives while having a good time.
Despite my worries over needing to teach Year 1s from another CCA, it was surprisingly not that difficult. They picked up how to tie lashes rather quickly and worked together well, something I assumed they learnt from their own CCA. They were good listeners and took our advice well when practising their lashes. Also, they looked to be having a good time when tying the baggage rack, which is something I was glad for as it meant they were receptive to our activity. During this sharing, I too learnt alongside them. While they were learning how to tie lashes, I had to pick up how to teach them effectively - I couldn’t be too fast or they would not understand; couldn’t be too slow due to the time; had to be concise when explaining or they wouldn’t tie the lashes correctly. We had to teach everything right the first time as there was only this sharing session for them to learn. Furthermore, the fact that we were teaching Year 1s from another CCA and were thus in charge of their wellbeing as well as having to uphold their expectations of us made it a different experience from teaching our own Year 1s, who we would be interacting with for a significantly longer period of time. In conclusion, this SJAB sharing session was a rather fulfilling experience.
The SJAB sharing session was a really unique experience for me. It was different from teaching our juniors, as we did not have as much time to teach the St. John Year 1s and could not follow up on the teachings afterwards - we needed to teach everything they needed to know quickly and concisely. In addition, I experienced some grievances in that some of the Year 1s preferred to talk with each other instead of tying the lashes for the baggage rack, or that some of the lashes were really loose and caused the baggage rack to slant. Despite these, the other Year 1s more than made up for my frustrations as they were eager to learn and tied the lashes as best as they could. Although some were quick to learn and others were less interested, all of them learnt the necessary skills and could apply them, no matter the difference in skill level. Even if some of the Year 1s were not as enthusiastic when it came to the activity, I feel that this 集合 was a success for the most part.
Hope that this 集合 was a fruitful experience for everyone!
Published by:
Yu Ning
50th Batch Secretary
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