Hey Guides!
For today’s 集合, Year 3s had Camp D and the Year 2s had Mass PT and played Captain’s Ball!
Camp D
After weeks of planning, Year 3s are finally executing their Camp D. This year’s theme is Under The Sea. Year 3s have planned 2 very creative marine-related Pioneering structures. Camp D aims to prepare Year 3s for PLTC by honing their hard skills and their proposal planning skills.
Reflection from a Year 3 in P3 (Group 1):
I think for me, Camp D was a tough experience but also extremely fruitful. Before Camp D, I expected it to be a rather smooth experience. However, many problems emerged during the actual execution. For starters, not everyone knew our logistics list well and the ones that were in charge of taking out the 木 were also not really keeping track of what had been taken. This led my group to take an additional 9 红木 and 2 extra 青木. Although this turned out to be helpful for the other group which still lacked some logistics, it had used up a lot of strength and time, something that we were severely short on. After which, there were also various problems in our communication. Not everyone knew how to build the structure and there were also numerous oversights in the proposal like the measurements of the frames, the tightness of our periscope, and the arrangement of our internal diagonals. Furthermore, not everyone was informed on what the group was doing. These problems coupled with our poor communication led to some arguments, which wasted time and dampened the atmosphere. This led me to realise how important a bonded group is. A bonded group with good communication will enable us to discuss respectfully together and come out with solutions to even the hardest of problems. Moreover, it will enable us to work smoothly together since we know one another’s strengths and weaknesses, allowing us to assign tasks accordingly and provide support where needed. All in all, Camp D was definitely one to remember, teaching us so much more than what we could in a normal 集合, although it was not the most pleasant of experiences.
Reflection from a Year 3 in P6 (Group 2)
Last Friday, we had Camp D. During Camp D, each group had to build one Pioneering structure, namely a wrecked ship and a submarine. During Camp D, we should have 照顾好人照顾好东西 better as many things were kapped and we did not notice. Even after the seniors’ reminders to 照顾好人照顾好东西, our logistics and manpower got kapped almost immediately after and yet we still did not realize. Hence, we have to definitely improve on our 照顾好人照顾好东西 as logistics and manpower are the most important to complete the structure. Moreover, we did not have a sense of urgency as we still were unable to complete 拆掉ing our structure before the rain. Additionally, as the ICs, we should have made our progress report on time and look at the bigger picture whilst building the structure and not micromanage the whole time. We should have noticed the problems that occurred during the building of the structure earlier so that we could save more time to complete the structure. We should have also given timings to our group mates and ensured that they stuck to the timings so that we can finish the structure on time. Overall, our soft skills were still not up to standard and as PLTC is nearing, we have to definitely work on both our soft skills and hard skills. Camp D was a very important event that reminded us of the things that we needed to work on so that we would be able to survive PLTC.
Year 2s had to do a series of PT to train their stamina. This activity also promoted bonding between the patrol as everyone cheered each other on.
Reflection from a Year 2 in P4:
This CCA session, as a batch, us Year 2s had Mass Physical Training (PT). We were given 55 minutes to complete three circuits of 30 buddha claps, 30 jumping jacks, 15 burpees, 2 minutes of 站马 and 4 minutes of leg raise. In the beginning, we were shocked that we had such a long time to complete the activity and thought that we would finish the PT very early. Thus, we moved slowly. However, as we completed the first circuit, we realised that the time given was just sufficient to finish the three circuits. So, we motivated each other to push harder and take shorter breaks. In the end, we had to ask for a three-minute time extension to complete the activity.
Personally, I think this activity was really fun to complete as a batch as we got to know each other more and get more comfortable with each other in a place where we could motivate each other with empathy and continuous cheering. During one of our 2-minute leg raises, we decided to cheer using all our names. That was really motivating as it felt like we were all acknowledging each other’s efforts. I think this activity really fostered our batch spirit that we had begun to build following our March Holiday Enrichment activity—kayaking.
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Captain’s Ball
Year 2s split up into 2 groups and competed within their own groups. Captain’s Ball is a fun way to bond together as everyone has to work together to achieve a common goal.
Reflection from a Year 2 in P2:
On last 集合, we did Captain’s Ball. We were split into 2 groups, with patrols 1,2,3 as a group and patrols 4,5,6 as another group and had to build 2 quadpods per group and we were given 17 minutes to complete the structures. We first built the quadpods, however, the quadpod became 飞脚. We then tied 定脚 to the quadpods and then finally the netting. Even though we managed to build and finish the structures, we still 过时-ed and had to ask for time extensions. At first, we did not use our manpower properly which resulted in a lot of zuobos and contributed to us 过时-ing. Also, our lashes and nettings were not tied tightly and we did not 报时 enough. From this 集合, we learnt to 报时 more often, tie tighter lash, work faster and use our manpower properly to avoid 过时-ing. After building the structures, we played 3 rounds of Captain’s Ball in our own groups with 15 mins each round. This activity allowed me to grow a lot closer with my batchmates outside of our patrol and improve our hard skills. Overall, this activity was very enjoyable and fun. I hope to be able to do this activity again in the future.
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Hope everyone enjoyed today’s session!
Published by:
Yuanxin
54th 届 Secretary
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