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For this 集合, the Year 1s and Year 2s worked on Badge Work while the Year 3s and Year 4s did the WAGGGS activity!
Badge Work
The Year 1s and Year 2s completed 4 badges --- Speaker’s badge, Toymaker badge, Craft badge as well as the Dental Health badge.
Speaker’s Badge
Only the Year 1s worked on this badge where they have to read out a passage and talk about a current affair or issue.
Reflection from a Year 1
When I walked up to the Guider, I didn't know what to expect. However, my senior had already told me that it was pretty easy to get the badge. However, I was still worried as I knew that I was never really extremely good at talking and my parents said it themselves that I was bad at speaking. When I got there, the Guider asked me to sit at the side and prepare. I read through the passage and it seemed quite alright. When the teacher called me to come and speak to her, I read out the passage. Then the Guider asked me for the topic that I wanted to talk about. I had not thought about anything yet so I just said the first thing that came to my mind, COVID. I talked about how COVID impacted my life and the lives of others. However, soon I ran out of things to talk about. I was prompted by the Guider and I came up with a few more things to say. When I was done, I was quite satisfied with my performance. I think that this badge was quite meaningful as we learnt how to speak better with others
Toymaker Badge
In order to obtain this badge, the Year 1s and Year 2s would have to make a toy of their own choice as well as to pick two toys to make from the given list.
Reflection from a Year 2
For the Toymaker Badge, we had to make toys out of recycled materials. Our patrol brought a lot of recycled materials, but even then, we realised that it was individual work, and we did not have enough materials for everyone. In the end, we decided to cut up the boxes and materials we had and use as little as possible so that there was enough to go around and we still had some left for the craft badge work. We were instructed to make a toy of our choice, and our patrol chose to make two vehicles and a windchime. We planned the materials needed by each person so that we could have the rest as backup or for the craft badge. We felt that even though we only had one hour to complete the badge work, we still managed to complete the toys and they looked quite nice. We helped one another after we were done with our toys, which made us more bonded as a patrol. This was the Year 1s first experience at badge work, and our third experience. We hope that the Year 1s enjoyed themselves during the badge work and we also learnt skills such as communication during the badgework. Overall, this was an enriching experience for all of us, and we hope that we can have such experiences again.
Craft Badge
The Year 1s and Year 2s are tasked to make 3 different types of crafts.
Reflection from a Year 2
The activity to collect our craft badge was a great time for us to be creative and think out of the box. Before doing the craft badge, we did the toy maker badge. While doing the toy maker badge, we used up almost all of our resources to make the toys as we did not know that we had another activity to do that needed the recycled materials. Hence when we did the craft badge, we did not have much resources left. This had led us to be more creative and think of how to make use of what little we had left to do the crafts. After some time thinking, we managed to think of creative ideas and managed to make some unique crafts, such as a photo frame out of bits of aluminium can, a recipe book for Chinese New Year, a small comic strip and a scarecrow out of aluminium can and cardboard. We were very satisfied with our work, considering the fact that we did not have much materials left to work with. It was an enjoyable time that encouraged patrol bonding between the Year 1s and Year 2s and we had a lot of fun.
Dental Health Badge
The Year 1s and Year 2s would have to design a dental poster or write an essay on dental health.
Reflection from Year 2
Before we started on the designing of the poster or the writing of the essay that advocates dental health, we had to see a series of slides and take down relevant notes. The slides included a lot of useful information that we were not aware of before that. Some new things that we learnt from that lecture were the different parts of the teeth and things to do in order to keep our teeth healthy and clean and foods to avoid like sweets so that the sugar in it will most attract bacteria and lead to a tooth decay. After jotting down the notes, we were to transfer it to our poster or essay, depending on which we chose. Regardless, the poster or essay had to spread the message of asking the public to take good care of their teeth. Yet, there should not be too little or two much information included so that it would be attractive and educational. This posed some challenges for us as we could not do the infographic online. It was rather difficult for some of us to come up with attractive posters as we were not that good at art. In the end with the help of the others' advice, we managed to design a relatively attractive poster, and some even wrote a good essay. Both pieces of work had a wonderful meaning behind them, and we enjoyed doing this badge. We hope to do more badgework in the future!
World Thinking Day 2021 Activity Pack
The theme for this year is Stand together for Peace. There will be 4 parts to the activities and because it is about peacebuilding we may be discussing some sensitive topics.
Unique Potential Game
We all have unique skills and perspectives (ways of seeing the world). In other words, we each have unique potential. We are going to explore some of the unique potential that each of us offers and how we can use this potential to create an inclusive community inside and outside of Guides. What you have to do is to write your name in the middle of your paper and list 3 positive things that the following people ( your first friend, senior, classmate ) would say you’ve contributed.
Reflection from a Year 3
The Unique Potential Game provided us an opportunity to step back and reflect on our unique self and personality. On a daily basis, we are all preoccupied with our tasks on hand, and do not have the chance to think about personality and self. This game helped us to think about our self-image and our past relationships with others, allowing us to gain a better self-understanding. This game also helped our patrol bond together as we get to know each other's personality and character better through the sharing. This game also allowed us to gain a few takeaways. Firstly, through this game, we learnt that everyone is unique in their own ways, and have different traits, such as warmth, care and optimism. Hence, it is essential for us to embrace each other's differences and unique self, creating a tolerant environment where everyone is accepting of each other. These differences between us is what makes this society so diverse and lively. We should also learn to build on each other's strengths and amplify them. When we play to each other's strengths, we will definitely be able to work more efficiently and complete our tasks better.
On the Other Side of the Conflict
You'll be competing with another patrol. The aim of the game is to climb through the web in six minutes without touching it. If you touch the web everyone must start again. When the game begins, no one can speak (no talking, sign language or hand gestures). Each group has one minute to plan their strategy to get across to the other side. For this activity, the web is like conflicts in our lives. Conflict itself is not good or bad. It depends on how we deal with the situation and if we allow the conflict to get worse. If we deal with the conflict in a healthy way it can be a great way to learn. However, if it is ignored or handled badly, it can cause discomfort, incidents, misunderstanding, tension and even a crisis, for everyone involved.
Reflection from a Year 3
During the game On the Other Side of the Conflict, we managed to better understand conflict as a whole. We learnt that conflicts can be both good and bad, and this is highly dependent on how we choose to view and approach these conflicts. While it is sometimes good to avoid conflicts to maintain relationships with others, it is also at times essential for us to face conflicts face to face in a positive manner. This is because conflicts may be beneficial for both parties at times. When conflicts arise, it provides us with new and different perspectives from us, offering us a wider view of the situation. Hence, it allows us to discover new things that were previously not known to us. If we decide to resolve conflicts positively by having effectives discussions to share each other's viewpoints, it would definitely be fruitful for both parties as we all get to share our own opinions, offering us to view things with new lenses. Conflicts are a part and parcel of our lives and we will definitely have conflicts with others, making it of utmost importance for us to learn to resolve them positively such that it is not detrimental to our relationships with others.
Turn It Around
Each patrol is given a groundsheet and we would have to step on it. In 6 minutes, we are required to work together to turn the groundsheet over without stepping off it. The original side of the groundsheet represents those injustices we have seen in our communities. What you have done is to “turn over a new leaf” or “turn things around” - symbolising making a change by turning the groundsheet over.
Reflection from a Year 3
Turn It Around was a very memorable game that we played. The Year 3s and Year 4s had the opportunity to work together within our own patrols and participate in this game. The game required us to flip the half folded groundsheet, without stepping on the “lava”, which is the floor. Initially, my patrol faced difficulties. We were unsure of how to begin as, after all of us stood on the groundsheet, there was barely any space left for us to move. Therefore, the space was insufficient for us to flip the groundsheet. After a few failed attempts, we stood on the spot to discuss what we should do in order to progress faster. Using our creativity, we thought of different ways that might help us accomplish the task. We took turns to share our ideas before finalising the idea to attempt. For instance, some of us decided to tip toe so that we have more area to move around. This sped up the pace we were progressing at. Besides thinking of the solutions, we also had to have effective communication with one another. If we did not have good communication, one of us might accidentally step on the “lava” and we would have to restart the game. Eventually, we managed to flip the groundsheet by slowly overlapping the groundsheet. Through this game, we learnt the importance of communication and cooperation within a patrol. We can apply what we learnt from this game when In conclusion, it was an interesting game which also allowed us to benefit from it.
Global Promise
For this last part, what we did was to write a good deed on the strip of paper. Loop it up to make a chain. We also discussed the similarities or differences of the promises of girl guides/girl scouts in other countries compared to ours.
Reflection from a Year 3
During the activity, each patrol formed a circle and sat together to each make a promise that we will commit to. After the instructions were given, we took a few minutes to think through and brainstorm what are the different aspects and how we can give back to the society. After that, we proceeded on to write down the promises on strips of coloured paper. Before stapling the strips of paper together to form a long chain, we shared with one another in our patrol what we had written down. Hearing the promises made by others was a fruitful experience. We managed to understand the different points of views, as well as learn from others. We found out that there were many different and unique ways we could contribute to society. It was not only limited to the ways we could think of individually, or the ways we were taught. With that said, I will keep to my promise and also attempt as many ways as I can that I have learnt from others’ sharings. If all of us do our part to commit to our personal promise, I believe we will thus be able to create a supportive and loving environment for everyone to live in. In conclusion, this activity that was conducted is very beneficial to all of us. I am sure this activity has expanded all of our horizons on what we can contribute as individuals to the society. We will definitely do our best, and commit to the promises we made.
Gadgeting
Next, we did gadgeting for all 3 batches. We built a Baggage Rack, Emergency Shelter, Flagpole and an Outdoor Fire Altar.
Baggage Rack
Reflection from a Year 3
We started building our Baggage Rack after completing the Emergency Shelter and Flagpole. We started off by teaching the year ones how to tie an A-架 again and let them try it themselves. However, while tying the structure, the A-架s constantly started to slant as we were always not paying attention to them. As a result, we wasted quite a bit of time to re-adjust them. Learning from past experiences, we netted the 白绳 closer to each other for it to be able to hold items properly. We had to be reminded over and over again to 报时 repeatedly which should not be happening anymore. We should have communicated properly as we tied one mu on the wrong side and had to redo it. As we had to revise lashes with the year ones, we took slightly longer to tie the baggage rack than normal but we had improved our timing by a fair bit which is commendable. Overall, we hope to keep improving from here and to be able to communicate with patrol mates to complete the task efficiently.
Emergency Shelter
Reflection from a Year 3
We were tasked to build an Emergency Shelter. This gives us an opportunity to revise the steps of the standard structure and guide our Year 1s through the process as well. We managed to guide our Year 1s through building it and taught them the lashes and knots necessary in the Emergency Shelter. It was fairly smooth sailing when we were building the shelter, however in future attempts, we will take note of the distance between the 中木 and ensure when we 抽 the poncho until it is taut to prevent water from collecting on it. We also made sure to 报时 frequently to alert others on our progress and allow us to pace ourselves, having a sense of urgency. We also were able to finish it relatively quickly and without much complications but we need to take note to 照顾好 our logistics as we broke one of our 中木 when we were taking it down. We are to care for our logistics as they are essential in building various structures and without them, it is impossible to complete any activities. We will take note of all the kayaked made during this session and prevent any mishaps from occurring in the future.
Flagpole
Reflection from a Year 3
The structure I built was the Flagpole. I made this structure with 1 Year 2 and 2 Year 1s. Instead of telling them what to do, I let Year 2 lead the group, only giving her tiny nudges to lead her to the right direction. This was the first time the Year 1s built a flagpole so I had to teach them the lashes required and demonstrate how to do certain things. This includes how to 打进 the 银锭 and how to take pacings. I also had to explain how the flagpole should be positioned and why the loop had to face the company flag. I was pretty proud that the Year 1s could quickly pick up what was taught and felt that the entire experience was a great hands on experience for the Year 1s to learn more about the standard structures commonly used in guides. The Year 2 also managed to lead the group quite well and could tell the others what to do when asked.
Outdoor Fire Altar
Reflection from a Year 3
For Friday's 集合, we were supposed to build an Outdoor Fire Altar. At first, the spot we chose to build it at was not ideal as it was too dry and as a result, it was difficult to 打进 the gadget poles. We had to change location which ended up wasting a lot of time that could have been better used. Afterwards, while we were re-tying the Outdoor Fire Altar, we were not very sure of the steps which should not have been the case. However we still managed to complete it in the end with some time extensions. Overall I felt that this activity was very fruitful as we also got to teach the Year 1s about the standard structures and helped them to revise the lashes. I also learnt the importance of taking good care of our logistics as we broke 3 gadget poles from that 集合.
We hope that everyone enjoyed the activities that were planned for today and good job everyone!
Published by:
Cefina
52届 Secretary
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