Searching for?

29 July 2022

Skills Training, 29 July 2022

Hi Guides!

For today’s 集合, we did Creative Gadgeting followed by a game called Captain’s Ball.


Creative Gadgeting

For this activity, Guides were required to build a Ferris wheel. This is a slightly more challenging structure. This activity aims to help Guides work together efficiently and let Guides have a look at the bigger picture to ensure the smooth building of this structure. 


Reflection from a Year 1 in P6:

The last 集合 on Friday, 29 July, we worked did Gadgeting. We had to build a Ferris wheel and two tripod-like structures so that we could play Captain's Ball. We had to work in groups, which consisted of two patrols combined together. Our sense of urgency was not very good at first, but after our seniors reminded us, we managed to improve on our sense of urgency. Even though we had a better sense of urgency after we were reminded, we slacked and did not have a good sense of urgency after a while. We did not have many things kapped by our seniors because we put our things under our structure, which prevented the seniors from kapping our logistics. We took turns in checking for missing logistics and people. As we did not really do well during CCA, we had to do a forfeit. I think we could have done better by working better together as a group and making sure that we 照顾好人,照顾好东西. We could have also 报时 more constantly and cheered louder. In a nutshell, we did not do a good job and can improve on many things such as our sense of urgency, being more constant in our 报时 and 照顾好人,照顾好东西 better.


Reflection from a Year 2 in P3:

On Friday, we had to build a Ferris wheel. We had to combine patrols with Patrol 4. I volunteered to be the PL. At first, when we looked at the drawing, we were quite confused. However, we understood after a while and quickly instructed our group members to start building an A-架. Halfway through the building, the PVC pipe was not long enough and we had to retie and adjust the structure. I felt that I could have given more specific instructions as the 木 was not supposed to be in the position we needed it to be. Since our structure was already complete, everyone in the patrol was helping to push the 木 closer and we did it together to prevent any people from getting kapped. By doing so, we forgot about one most important thing: the structure. Our entire structure was kapped without us knowing and we only realised it after we were done with the Ferris wheel. This taught us to 照顾好人,照顾好东西. Other than that, we could definitely improve the tightness of our lashes. The Ferris wheel was not supposed to move since it was not tied to the PVC pipe but it could still move due to the loose lashes. We could have retied the loose lashes in our free time as we were done before the time was up. I felt that our sense of urgency could be improved too. Our 报时 and cheering were quite often and we took more initiative and that was good. Overall, this was a memorable experience for me as I stepped up to be PL and it was one of the first times I led a group. Even though my allocation of manpower was not the best, I could take note and try to improve in upcoming CCA sessions. 



Captain's ball

In this activity, Guides are to build 2 hoops for the Captain's ball game and use them. Guides are able to bond with each other and have fun


Reflection from a Year 1 in P1:
On Friday, we were tasked to build the hoops for Captain's ball. My patrol was grouped together with P6 so we had to work together. In addition to that, we were only given a short amount of time to complete the task. Learning from the previous task, which was to build a Ferris wheel, we tried to cheer and 报时 more. My group and I had taken quite a long time to finish building the tripods, so we had not much time to finish up the other parts of the hoops. In the end, we did not manage to finish building the two hoops and had less time to play Captain's ball. Though we could not finish building in time, this was still a good opportunity to interact and bond with my groupmates. Playing Captain’s ball at the end was also a fun way to end the 集合 off. All in all, I had a lot of fun in this building the hoops and playing captain’s ball. However, I feel that my group and I could have improved on working faster as we were unable to finish building the hoops on time and having a strong sense of urgency is important

Reflection from a Year 2 in P4:

During Friday’s 集合, we built two Captain’s ball nets. Three groups were made of two patrols combined. My group made two tripods with netting for the Captain's ball net, however, it took quite long. Despite only being given five minutes, we 过时 as the tripod for my group was tied too loosely. It had to be retied quite a number of times. We ended up taking 20 minutes across the three groups to get the tripods up. We definitely could have worked faster, and I will try to practice tying tripods so I can be more familiar with the lash. Then, we noticed the 顶脚s were not in an equilateral triangle so the netting was too small for a ball to fit inside. We opened the netting as much as we could. 

After that, we got to play Captain’s ball! It is something we do not usually get to do, so I am glad we could play it again. Since my patrol had too little people, someone from Patrol 3 joined us. The game was really enjoyable as we could run around and play. Although their patrol had to get the ball into the smaller net, they somehow kept scoring and won. I think my team could have had a better strategy to win but the game was fun nonetheless. 




Hope everyone enjoyed the fun activities today and learnt something new! 


Published by:

Yuanxin

54届 Secretary 



22 July 2022

Skills Training, 22 July 2022

Hi Guides!

For today’s 集合, we started with Inspection followed by some fun station games.


Inspection
For Inspection, Guides have to lay out their logistics in their 配备. For the first and second rounds of inspection, there were assigned ICs (In-Charge) to lead the Inspection. For the third Inspection, different patrols had different parts of the layout and had to coordinate and form the entire layout. For the last inspection, there were no ICs assigned. Inspection aims to increase the communication between patrols as well as encourage Guides to step up and lead.

Reflection from a Year 1 in P2:
For Friday's 集合, we did Inspection. For Inspection, we were required to get a 配备 from 团部. For the first 2 rounds, the seniors assigned a PL and PS to read out the placement of the items. For the first 2 rounds, the feedback that the seniors gave us was that we did not have a sense of urgency and the seniors managed to Kap a lot of our items. We did not 照顾好人照顾好东西. For the third round, there were no assigned PL and PS and no assigned layout. Two Year 2s were required to step out to standardise the layout. The feedback was that we were not standardised and we did not have a sense of urgency. For the last round, every 2 patrols had a piece of paper which shows the formation of the things. We decided to pass all our papers to two Year 2s so that they can read them out for us. Even though this was our 4th round, we were still not standardised and some of our stuff were Kapped. This 集合 allowed us to learn the different things in a 配备 as well as improve our sense of urgency.

Reflection from a Year 2 in P6:
For our 集合 on Friday, we had Inspection. We were tasked to do four layouts and were given 2 minutes to do each layout. For the first 2 layouts, we had to ask for time extensions of 1 minute as we were unable to complete the layouts in the given time. The seniors were also able to Kap a lot of our logs and other belongings, which should not be the case. For the third layout, there were no ICs that were assigned, and all the patrols were to come up with a standard layout for the whole 团. However, 2 year 2s had volunteered to be the IC without the seniors needing to prompt us to do it, which I think was very good. For the last layout, 2 ICs were to come up and rearrange the layout that was cut up and given by the seniors. The seniors were still able to Kap some of our belongings and we still had to ask for time extension, but the overall sense of urgency had slightly improved from the first inspection layout to the last one. The 报时 was also constant throughout the whole inspection, and the seniors did not need to ask us to 报时. For each of the layouts, there were many areas on which we could have improved on. One of them is the standardisation of the layouts. It was quite obvious that the patrols had not standardised the layouts while doing it as different patrols had put different logistics in totally different layouts. This could have been due to the ICs not being loud enough, meaning some of the patrols could not hear them clearly.  If any of us had any doubts on the layouts, we could have referred to other patrols’ layouts or asked the ICs.




Station Games

Station 1: First Aid

For this station, Guides have to treat a sprained ankle, fractured arm and head injury as well as know how to treat heatstroke in theory by making use of the First-Aid Pouch in their 配备. This station aims to allow the Year 2s to revise and improve on their First-Aid Skills through practice and the Year 1s to learn First-Aid Skills. This station also give opportunities for Year 2s to step up and teach the Year 1s about various First-Aid skills


Reflection from a Year 1 in P3:

I am happy that when I first saw that we were doing first aid, I was not reluctant to partake, as with the last First-Aid activity, but excited, for this time I knew what to expect. As a voluntary “casualty” that fainted and hit her head, my seniors slowly “treated” me by recalling the acronym and going through the steps. It was a bit embarrassing when everyone was looking at me, especially as I was "awake" , but still fun! Later, for my head, they wrapped it in the fashion that Jodi had shown us previously, which earned us a pass. While I was still wrapped up, our PL took a photo which later was deemed to look like the photos we had of the last time we did First-Aid station, with Faith in the head bandage. But the highlight of that activity was treating the sprained ankle. Recalling the figure 8 wrapping technique that Jodi had shown us previously, we wrapped it in a similar style, which ensured support for the ankle. To our joy, the seniors judging it told us that our method for the ankle was the best they had seen the entire day! 

That activity was not only fun and enriching, but a great recap on First-Aid overall. I look forward to P3 nailing the other First-Aid procedures! 


Reflection from a Year 2 in P1 :

Overall, the station games were extremely fun and also helped us revise a number of both hard and soft skills. One of them is the first station, the First-Aid station. In the First-Aid station, we were tasked to help an unconscious person with a heat stroke and jaw fracture and a person with a sprained ankle and a fractured wrist. Not only did we have to remember how to tie the bandages correctly, but we also had to answer theory questions. For example, how to treat heat stroke. We found ourselves learning quite a fair bit about heat stroke and its procedures and were also challenged to think about what steps to take when given prompts. Another one we needed a number of prompts was how to treat a sprained ankle, during which we had to put our heads together and think of how to make it secure and neat. Apart from learning more about First-Aid, our patrol also grew closer together as we took turns cheering to boost morale and also had to brainstorm on the right procedures to take when given the task. All in all, the first aid station helped us to revise basic first aid knowledge and skills, build closer bonds and also reminded us to brush up more on theory, one part we overlooked.




Station 2: Charades

For this station, Guides have to act out Guides related words for their Patrol mates to guess. This station aims to promote bonding within the patrol, improve non-verbal communication amongst patrol mates, instil fun in 集合 as well us ensure Guides have a deeper understanding of Girl Guides CCA.


Reflection from a Year 1 in P6:

We had station games for 集合 last Friday. Out of the six stations we had, one of the stations we had was on charades. Charades is a game in which players guess a word or phrase from a written or acted clue given for each syllable and for the whole item. The words given were, obviously, related to Girl Guides and that made the guessing a whole lot easier. One of the challenges we faced during the activity was that members of our patrol might have different interpretations of the same word. However, we did not give up and persevered and managed to finish the station. By watching how someone laughs, gestures, and communicates, you can tell a bit more about them and have a better understanding of them in future communications. Playing Charades is all about watching your teammates and learning more about how they communicate non-verbally. While some members of the team may be better at reading non-verbal body language, others might struggle, and this is the perfect opportunity for teammates to help each other out and show solidarity. Playing charades can spark creativity and thinking creatively can open up the mind and help people to think out of the box and innovatively in the future too.


Reflection from a Year 2 in P5:

During Friday's 集合, we learnt how to communicate with our patrol mates and juniors better. Through the various activities that we needed to act out, we not only deepened our bond and chemistry with each other, but also revised our Guides Notes. This allowed us to have fun with each other and at the same time, get to know each other better. We were really grateful to our Y3 seniors for planning this extremely fruitful activity and we felt closer to each other after the whole 集合. During the activity, we had to play charades, which was acting out different roles and activities in Guides such as 云梯 (Fireman’s Ladder) and also guessing the Guide from the Guiding Light Module. It opened up our horizons and also allowed us to understand to be always alert and observant during our 集合s so that we would understand and comprehend all the useful information that we learnt. Thus, this station in the station games had been the most interesting and bonding activity that allowed all of us to understand each other,not only our Y1 Juniors but also our seniors better




Station 3: Creative Gadgeting

In this station, Guides are required to build a creative structure that can protect their patrol. This station allowed Guides to refine their hard skills and unleash their creativity with their Guides knowledge.


Reflection from a Year 1 in P4:

The creative gadgeting activity on Friday was one of 6 station games the seniors had arranged for the day. For my patrol, this station was pretty short as it was our last, but I still enjoyed it a lot! At first, we did not know what to make as a weapon. While two out of the four of us were tying a tripod lash, the other two brainstormed ideas of simple things that we could make within the time given. In the end, we decided on making a canon. We made it by first tying three 木 together with a tripod lash. As some of us were working on that, the other two tied another three 木 together to form a squarish “C” shape using 2 square lashes. The last step that we were unable to complete was connecting these two structures so that the “C” shape would be able to move flexibly, making the main part of the canon. 

I think we could’ve tied the lashes a lot faster as we were unable to piece the two parts of our structure together in time and we could have a better sense of urgency. The short activity gave us a chance to practice tying our lashes under a circumstance where we aren’t in 团部 being watched over by our seniors in morning sessions.


Reflection from a Year 2 in P1:

On 22 July, Friday, we had our 集合. One part of the 集合 was station games. For the third station, it was a gadgeting station, requiring us to build a shield to protect the patrol. One good thing we did was coming up with the basic design and getting started on it quickly without spending too much time debating about the design. We built a simple rectangular frame with two 中短木 and two 中木. And then, we added two diagonals across the rectangular frame using two 中木. We managed to finish it on time, without asking for a time extension. During the debrief, the senior in charge of the station praised us for our constant 报时 especially towards the end, our sense of urgency, and our mostly tight and fast lashes. We felt proud when we heard her praise us. However, I think we still have points that we should improve on. For example, even though the senior praised us for our 报时, I think it still could have been more constant at the start of the activity. I also noticed that some of the Year 1s’ lashes were not very tight, and that I myself could have tied the lashes slightly faster too. We could do more lash training in the morning to practice not just the tightness of the lash, but our timing too. Lastly, I think our morale remained high throughout the activity because of our cheering, which I think we should continue to do. 





Station 4: Physical Training Tic-Tac-Toe game 

For this station, Guides have to play Tic-Tac-Toe by occupying the spaces with their own colours. To occupy a space, Guides would have to perform the specific Physical Training (PT) for the space. This station aims to let them familiarise themselves with different forms of PT as well as boost patrol morale.


Reflection from a Year 1 in P5:

Last Friday, we did station games for 集合. At our last station, station 4, we did physical training. Physical training is something us Guides do not too often. It was exciting to have it as a station in station games. The station rules are as follows: the patrol would be divided into 2 teams, each team would have to do physical training in order to occupy that tic-tac spot. Each team would first send a representative to play a round of scissors paper stone to decide which team would make the first move. Then, we would flip over the card and do the physical training on it to occupy the spot. The different types of physical training include: wall sit, crab walk, burpees, running, star jump and jumping jacks. As my patrol had finished the game of Tic-Tac-Toe faster than expected, there was an extra rule added: if you won a round of scissors paper stone with the opposing team, you would have the chance to claim one of their spots. But if your team lost, you and your teammates would have to do 5 burpees. 

From this station, I have learnt that we need to work toward our end goals. The methods you use would also affect what your final product turns out to be. 


Reflection from a Year 2 in P2:

 During the 集合, we did station games. One of the stations, station 4 was on Physical Training (PT). What I felt was interesting about the station was that PT was conducted in a fun way. We were split into two groups, pink and green. The cards with the PT written on it were faced downwards and were arranged in a Tic tac toe format. Each group was given a chance to pick a card and complete the stated PT. For my group, we completed PTs such as Buddha claps, running laps, star jumps, and burpees. Eventually we managed to beat the other group. There was also a section where both groups had to ‘fight’ for each other cards by playing scissors paper stone. The loser will then need to do jumping jacks as a forfeit. Even though the PT was tiring, we managed to complete together as a patrol and have fun together. Some of the things that I felt we could improve on was 报时ing louder as a patrol and do it more frequently. We should also cheer louder and 报时 more often without reminders from our seniors. However, there are things that we felt we did good and should continue doing such as working together and helping our year 1s when they were not sure of certain things. We also managed to 等人 especially the year 1s which I felt was good and we should keep this up in future. I look forward to more fun and interesting PT opportunities to better work on and improve on our cheering and 报时ing.





Station 5: Survival Skills

In this station, Guides have to go through a table maze as a patrol. The patrol has to hold a 麻绳 at all times and travel as a patrol. They have to collect different post-it notes and answer the survival questions on them. This station allows juniors to be more familiar with survival skills and also teach them to leave no stones unturned.


Reflection from a Year 1 in P3:

Last Friday, on 22 July, we had station games during 集合. One of them included the table maze, which involved us crawling through joined tables while holding a 麻绳. Post-its were attached to the tables in the maze, and we had to collect them while crawling through. The post-its then asked us about survival skills, like why water was important, with the answer being that water prevents dehydration and was necessary for survival as all living things needed water to survive. This station game taught me about the importance of teamwork as we had to have good coordination to swiftly get through the maze and collect post-its at the same time. It also taught me more about survival skills, like how we should pitch a tent on flat ground where it is not too high up or low down and why we should not set up shelters under a lone tree. Throughout the activity, one hilarious moment that stood out to me was when our patrol thought we could simply exit the maze through the entrance after collecting all the post-its! Overall, the table maze survival skill station game was really enriching and valuable, as not only did it allow me to bond further with my patrol mates as we put our heads together to try and recall the survival skills, but also equipped me with helpful information.


Reflection from a Year 2 in P4:

During Friday’s 集合, we had a survival skills station, which was probably my favourite station. It took place in a dark classroom where the tables were arranged in a maze for our patrol to crawl through. We were connected by a 麻绳 and had to collect 5 post-its that were in the maze.

We went into the maze without planning the way first and looking at the big picture, which in hindsight was not smart. We ended up not knowing where the exit was as there were many open places in the maze and did not look at the path before. So the exit was not where we expected. I think we should have considered this beforehand and planned out the path first. I also think we needed better communication as we took a while to get all the post-its and got a bit tangled with the 麻绳 as well. After finally exiting the maze, we had not enough time to figure out the questions on the post-its as we took a lot of time finding the exit. I think we could have read up more on our Guide's notes so we can be more familiar with the survival skills and answer the questions faster. From the questions, I learned what to look out for when building a fire, and what plants are edible. In conclusion, we definitely could work on time management and planning in order to finish in time.



Station 6: Trekking signs
In this station, Guides have to find post-it notes hidden around the classroom and decipher what the post-it notes mean. This station allows Guides too recap on their Guide’s knowledge and let the patrol bond when answering questions together.

Reflection from a Year 1 in P2:
On Friday, we did station games for a large part of 集合, we went through a total of 6 stations in total, but I will be focusing on the 6th station. For that station, we had to find 7 sticky notes and decipher whatever was written or drawn on them. However, the Year 2s were blindfolded and the Year 1s could not touch the sticky notes. We had to resort to dragging the Year 2s around the classroom to retrieve the sticky notes that we had found. Though leading the Year 2s to the sticky notes was not difficult, we were apprehensive of directly touching the Year 2s and dragging them around the classroom. Amongst all the challenges faced throughout the challenge, we feel that finding the sticky notes was the hardest part as a lot of them were hidden in weird places such as on top of the whiteboard. We found it slightly unfair as the Year 1s in our patrol are extremely short. Though we do admit it was pretty creative. We also felt that, honestly, we were not that well prepared for this 集合 and we could have read up more on the Guides Notes. If we had done so, maybe we could have contributed more to the solving of the challenges, and given better answers instead of giving random guesses and wasting time.

Reflection from a Year 2 in P5:
For Station 6, the station on the trekking signs, the station master informed us that the Year 2s would be blindfolded while the Year 1s had to search the classroom to find post-it notes with trekking signs on them. The Year 1s then had to lead us to the location of the post-it notes for us to pick them up. Following that, they needed to describe the appearance of the trekking signs in order for us to answer what we believed the trekking sign was. At first, we had slight difficulty understanding their descriptions, however, after they explained more of the details, we could finally recognise the trekking signs. One problem that we faced was remembering some of the trekking signs. For instance, one of the trekking signs on the post-it notes was 由此路前进, and because we had trouble remembering the whole phrase, we spent a longer time trying to recall it. An area of improvement that we felt we could have worked on was to read up more on the Guides Notes as it would have definitely helped us remember the trekking signs better and more easily. Nevertheless, station 6 provided us with plenty of excitement and laughter as we tried to navigate around the classroom without being able to see. All in all, we enjoyed ourselves immensely at station 6 and at the same time, it allowed us to recap on our trekking signs as well as improve communication among the Year 1s and Year 2s.



Hope that everyone had fun and learnt something new today!

Published by:

Yuanxin

54 届 Secretary












18 July 2022

Patrol Activity, 18 July 2022

Hello Guides,

Here are some reflections from our Guides regarding this week’s Patrol Activity!


Reflection from a Year 2 in P1:

On 18 July, Monday, we had our first Patrol Activity (PA) with the new 领导层. For my patrol, our PA activity was FML (Fireman Ladder). We taught our Year 1s how to build a FML, what logistics are needed and what lashes to use. When we were collecting the logistics, we could have had a better sense of urgency, and worked more efficiently. For example, we could have allocated our manpower better. After we collected the spars, some patrol mates who went to take the barrel of 麻绳 did not have a helmet. Instead of letting all three of them all go to get a helmet each, we could have just sent one person to go and get all three helmets. When we were building the FML, we also could have been faster, and many of our Year 1s were unfamiliar with the pioneering lashes, and the lashes were quite loose too. For safety, it is important for the lashes on an FML to be tight. In the end, since we were running out of time, our seniors had to 重抽 some of the lashes for us. We should have reminded our year 1s and familiarised them with the pioneering lashes during lash training on Friday mornings. After the FML was completed, we took turns to flip over it. Some of us were afraid of flipping, but in the end, we overcame our fears and managed to get everyone to do it, thanks to our patrol mates’ cheers. All in all, it was a fun activity and taught me the areas we had to improve on. 



Reflection from a Year 2 in P2:

Patrol Activity (PA) on Monday was quite fun. I feel that PA gave us a chance to better interact as a patrol while also having fun. The structures we were given required us to work together and also distribute the manpower properly in order to finish the structures on time. I feel that we were too slow and we need to improve our time management as we did not manage to finish any structures on time and we asked for time extension many times. We should have a higher sense of urgency while also trying to maintain the quality and tightness of our lashes as some of our lashes were not very tight. Also, we should 报时 more without the Year 3s prompting us as it is something that is important and it should be a habit and not something that needs reminding. We should also cheer more. The baggage rack is also a standard structure so we need to learn how to do it faster and properly and also remember all the steps needed and logistics needed. The captain's ball net is not a standard structure but we still need to be faster as we were given 2 nets to make but we only managed to complete one. We also should 照顾好人,照顾好东西 as some of our things got taken away and we did not realise until few minutes later.





Reflection from a Year 2 in P3:

On Monday, 18 July, P3 had its Patrol Activity, in which we did a simple station game and then Fireman Ladder. Firstly, the patrol activity was started off with a post-it hunt along a stretch at the MRL. We were tasked to find 10 post-its and then answer the questions related to Guides on the post-its. The activity was not only engaging, but really enriching as well. The variety of questions asked certainly helped to refresh my Guiding knowledge. Of course, the questions were not limited to testing our Guiding knowledge, and we were asked to do certain activities like singing a Guide song that contained Chinese lyrics. Next, we collected 木 to build the Fireman Ladder. Throughout the building process, we cheered as a patrol, which was really motivating and made the process more fun as a whole. Though there was a slight complication of the Fireman Ladder being too narrow, that was quickly solved by us lowering the structure and promptly retying one of the ladder’s sides. Upon raising the ladder, I realised that the structure was much taller than it had seemed. The seniors demonstrated how to flip over the fireman’s ladder, which was really impressive and surely seemed harder than it looked. Upon stepping onto the second rung of the ladder, the Guide has to bend over and grasp the same rung, before flipping over. The seniors also told us that the Fireman Ladder was a traditional guide game. Overall, the Patrol Activity was an exciting and enjoyable experience for me.







Reflection from a Year 2 in P4:

On Monday, we had our first Patrol Activity (PA) after the Passing Down Parade. During PA, we built a kitchen shelter. As it was just the Year 1s and the Year 2s, we only had 4 people, which was a small challenge. In the end, we were able to finish the structure, although we did 过时 by quite a bit. I think while we did not do too badly, there were definitely quite a number of things that we could have improved on, that the Y1s pointed out during PA. Firstly, we definitely needed to familiarise ourselves with the exact steps to building not just a Kitchen Shelter, but any other structure, which will be even more important now that we are the oldest in the patrol, not including 领导层. Throughout PA, we had to clarify many things with the Year 3s before knowing what the next step would be, which wasted quite a bit of time. We could also have picked better spars, as some of the spars chosen were either of way too different lengths, or were too thin. The structure definitely would have been more stable if we had chosen more suitable spars. We could also have had a better sense of urgency. While it is true that we only had 4 people, we could have finished the structure faster if we had worked faster. We also should have included the Y1s more and given them clearer instructions so that they would be on the same page as us. Overall, we will work harder to improve on the things that our seniors have pointed out so that we will not be so dependent on the Y3s. 






Reflection from a Year 2 in P5:

On 18 July, we had Patrol Activities. For Patrol 5, we did Inspection as well as Creative Gadgeting. Firstly, we had to go to 团部 to get our 配备 as well as some 木s for Gadgeting. Then, we had a few rounds of Inspection. We were given 3 minutes each round. At first, we started off a bit confused as we were debating whether poncho or groundsheet should be laid. Hence, we 过时ed quite a bit. We also did not take good care of our logistics and they ended up being kapped. We also did not ask for the logistics back so I feel that we should have been more aware of our surroundings. Slowly, we manage to improve and did not 过时. After Inspection, we had Creative Gadgeting. But first, we had to find some post-its regarding some Guides questions. Every 10 minutes, someone had to go up to answer a Guides question. For Creative Gadgeting, we had to build a structure that would be able to hold water bottles. We wanted to built tripods but the seniors only allowed us to build one. Hence, we decided to build 2 A-架s. In the process, some of our logistics and people got kapped. However, I felt that we managed to notice and ask for them back which was better than during Inspection. After building the 2 A-架s, we started building horizontals and connected them with super square lashes. Our seniors commented that it was creative as super square lashes were not used during Gadgeting. After we completed the structure, it was able to hold many water bottles. We all felt proud of what we did and also really enjoyed the Patrol Activity. Overall, I felt that we could have been more aware of our surroundings to prevent logistics from being kapped. 





Reflection from a Year 2 in P6:

For today’s Patrol Activity (PA), we first built the creative structure that represented our patrol. I feel that during the time when we built the structure, we could have a better sense of urgency and have tighter lashes. We also could have 照顾好人照顾好东西 better as many things were Kapped from us. We could have also 报时 more often so that we know when to ask for time extension. After the creative structure, we built a baggage rack and a shoe rack. For the building of these two structures, we should have allocated manpower better as two Year 2s were tying the shoe rack while one Y2 and two Y1 were tying the baggage rack. We should have split the Y1s, to allow them to familiarise themselves with the standard structures. We will also have to teach the Y1s more about the standard structures. Moreover, through the PA, we realised that the Y1s have not learned netting yet, hence, we decided to teach them that during Friday morning sessions. We also have to test the Y1s more about the 木s as they were not very sure about that. Other than that, we have to familiarise ourselves with how to open a quadpod and where the diagonals are in a baggage rack. Overall, I feel that the PA was a well-thought-out session that enabled all of us to improve on many things.

Hope everyone had fun bonding with their patrol and learnt something new!

Published by:
Yuanxin
54届 Secretary

15 July 2022

Skills Training, 15 July 2022

Hello Guides,

During today’s 集合, we did not manage to do the originally planned activities, Kitchen Table and Kitchen Shelter. Hence, we carried out our wet weather plan, Creative Gadgeting!


Creative Gadgeting

For Creative Gadgeting, Guides had to build a dustbin. Guides are introduced with a more creative and functional gadget that we seldom build during regular 集合. This structure being more complex in nature, would test the hard skills of our juniors.


Reflection from a Year 2 in P1:

I think the dustbin that we built during Gadgeting last Friday really challenged innovation and adaptability. For innovation, we had numerous problems like the 中短木 being too short to stretch to the other side of the dustbin, meaning that the dustbin would not work. We solved this problem by tying two short-half bamboo together with a creative lash. Moreover, to prevent our things from getting kap, one of the methods we employed was to put the metal cover of the 白绳 box over the 木 so that it makes a large sound if the items are being moved. For adaptability, there were numerous small situations that caused us to have to change the design of the dustbin. Everyone had to constantly listen out for new sets of instructions and carry them out. I think everyone did quite well in this aspect seeing as we were able to finish the adapted structure on time in the end. That being said, our manpower allocation could have been much better. There were several times when there were quite a number of people standing around chatting with nothing to do. This could have been improved by us constantly asking the assigned patrol leader and the patrol second what is there to do? or what is left?  Overall, the dustbin we built during Gadgeting helped us learn and revise both soft skills and hard skills, also reminding us that we have areas that we can improve in.



Reflection from a Year 1 in P2:

On Friday's 集合, we did Gadgeting. We were required to make a dustbin. We were split into 3 groups which consist of P1 and P6 (Group A), P2 and P3 (Group B), P5 and P4 (Group C). The seniors assigned 2 Year 2s to be PL and PS for each group. Only PL and PS were allowed to look at the drawing of the dustbin. We were given 1 hour to build the dustbin. While we were building the dustbin, we were able to work with the other patrol and improve our teamwork. While we were building the dustbin, the seniors reminded us to have constant 报时. However, we did not listen to them and continued to tie the lashes. We were also unable to finish the dustbin as we did not have the sense of urgency. I think that we should have managed our time better and reduce the number of 做bos.We definitely should not have ignored our seniors and we will take more note of this since this is part of the basic 礼节. During this cca session, we learnt the way to make a dustbin and it was a very fun and fulfilling experience for all. 


Reflection from a Year 2 in P3:

15 July was our first 集合 with the new 领导层. I was looking forward to the activities planned that day but unfortunately, there was a lightning alert and we had to switch to the wet weather plan. We collected our 木 from tuanbu. This was an activity in which we built a creative structure, a dustbin, with another patrol, Patrol 2. Kayla from P2 was assigned as PL while I was assigned as PS. When we started, we first looked at the picture, which was very confusing. After checking which 木 to use and where, Kayla and I instructed the patrol to build the frame first. However, one of the frames were not 顶-ed to the curb properly and hence it 飞脚-ed. We spent quite a bit of time rebuilding the frame. When some people were retying the frame, we instructed some Y1s to start making the pedal for the dustbin. While we instructed our juniors and batchmates to tie lashes as we could not touch the structure, one thing that we missed out was to look at the bigger picture. Our lashes were quite loose too and we could have instructed people who were not doing anything to tighten loose lashes. Overall, this was a good leadership experience for me and we could improve our relationship with those not from our patrol. 


Reflection from a Year 2 in P4:

The main activity we did for 集合 was building a dustbin. This was a Creative Gadgeting task, and I found the concept very interesting. For this activity we combined the 6 patrols into 3 groups to build the 3 dustbins and had a Patrol Leader and Patrol Second who would see the reference picture of the dustbin and instruct the group on what to do.

The dustbin was made with two frames that were held together to make a box, which had a pedal to step on that was intended to open the lid.

Since our patrols were combined, we had to learn to communicate between ourselves and work together so we could finish the build in time. It was quite a different structure from what we usually build so we had to keep referring to the picture so we knew exactly how to build it.

Our Patrol Leader was great at telling everyone what to do and how the structure was like, and I hope that next time I can step up more to lead too. We ended up finishing ahead of time.

 The finished dustbin was a bit shaky but still looked quite nice. Next time I think we can make sure the diagonals touch the ground so it is more stable and use the extra time to make the loose lashes tighter. All in all, the dustbin was a fun build and a good opportunity to bond with people outside our patrol.


Reflection from a Year 1 in P5:

On last Friday's 集合,we did Gadgeting. We were required to make a fully functional dustbin. First, our company leader split the company in 3 groups, Patrol 1 and 6 were group A, Patrol 2 and 3 were group B, Patrol 4 and 5 were group C. We were first required to collect the logistics we needed to build it from 团部, then we had an hour to build the dustbin. Only the Patrol Leaders and Patrol Seconds were allowed to look at a picture of the dustin and guide the other group members in making it. During the whole event, we cheered a lot even though our logistics kept getting taken away by our seniors. There were also a lot of 做bos so we should allocate our manpower better. We could have 照顾好人照顾好东西 more. In the end, we had to change many things during our building of the dustbin. The dustbin was suppose to have a lid that was able to open and close but we changed it as the PVC pipe was not long enough. There were a lot of 鸟绳 sticking out which affected the aesthetics so I think we could have done a better job on that. Our lashes were generally tight so I think we improved a lot compared to the last 集合 we had. I also think we could have done a better job on taking note of protrusion as there was many awkward logs just sticking out. Overall, I really enjoyed the activity as I never knew we could build a dustbin out of the logistics. The activity was fun and fulfilling.


Reflection from a Year 1 in P6:

We constructed an instrument for disposing of our waste, or rather, garbage. In other words, we made a dustbin. This took place during 集合 on Friday. It was a rather complex structure that required much comprehension and we took more than an hour to complete it. It was difficult to understand the dynamics of the structure as we did not fully grasp the concept of how the garbage bin was meant to function. Furthermore, we initially had the erroneous notion that the dustbin would be incredibly simple to make. On the contrary, we were appalled by the generous amount of time provided for the task. It turned out to be a lot more complicated than anticipated, but in the end, however, with the helpful guidance of our benevolent superiors, the structure was accomplished with a favourable outcome. A whole patrol of Year 1s were kapped due to, presumably, the lack of awareness, but it taught us to take care of our belongings and our fellow patrol mates. One of the most important things we learnt in this activity was that we need to 照顾好人, 照顾好东西. Ultimately, we were graced by our noble guides to strive together towards brighter and broader horizons.


Hope everyone learnt something new and had fun in today’s 集合!


Published by:

Yuanxin

54届 Secretary