Hi Guides!
For today’s 集合, we did Inspection, Baggage Rack and Creative Structure.
Inspection
Inspection aims to train the sense of urgency and communication of Guides. Guides can hone their soft skills and step up to lead the 团.
Reflection from a Year 1 in P4:
On Friday, we had our first Inspection. As we had never experienced it before, we were a bit lost at first. However, as we continued, and with the guidance of our seniors, we got better as a patrol at the accuracy of the layouts and we helped more while arranging them. During Inspection, we realised that there were a lot of kapped logistics and even kapped manpower from other patrols. Through this, we learned the importance of taking care of our patrol mates and our logistics, as they are important and can really make a difference. During Inspection, we also learned the names of the items in the 配备, such as the groundsheet, ponchos and survival kit. We were given little time for the inspections, with only 3 minutes to arrange the layout, and 30 seconds to 1 minute to pack everything back into the 配备. Our Year 3s had to ask for time extensions repeatedly so that we had time to complete the layout. This really trained our sense of urgency as we had to work fast so that we would not 过时. Inspections are still new to us, so it seems difficult now. However, as time goes by, we feel that we will get more used to the inspections. As inspections are currently a new experience for us, we hope to get better at it.
Reflection from a Year 2 in P1:
On Friday, we had to do Inspection. We did it four times. The first time we did, we started off quite badly with many items scattered everywhere and every patrol having something placed differently. The second time we did it, we improved a lot by standardizing more stuff with other patrols but our arrangement still ended up being wrong and we kept forgetting to squeeze everything onto the poncho. Even though there was improvement, we could have done much better. The third time, we did not have a specific arrangement and two people had to step up to shout out the placements of things. We did much better this round as we made sure to constantly look at patrol 2's layout, since it was much easier to standardize that way. The fourth one, it was again no specific arrangement but this time, we were given instructions to place our spars on the poncho but because of the rush, we had no idea we were supposed to standardize it with the other patrols so we needed up just throwing all the spars on the poncho and it ended up in a mess. Overall I think my patrol can improve by including all my patrols mates a bit more as many people got taken away by our seniors during the inspection which shows how careless we were and also try to remember to standardize with other patrols more and make sure our layout is not in a mess. I think we can do much better in the future if we try to improve.
Reflection from a Year 3 in P6:
For 集合 on Friday, we had Inspection for the first part of 集合. For the first two rounds of inspection, it was quite messy as it was the Year 1s first time doing Inspection together with the 团, so all of them were unsure of what to do. Even though it was also rushed as the time given was relatively short, we could have included the Year 1s more to prevent excess manpower from zuobo-ing and have them easily kapped by the seniors. We should have also included them more to let them understand what Inspection is and the purpose of Inspection. Our layouts for the first two rounds of Inspection were also very messy, which should not have been the case as we had excess manpower which we could have utilized better and they could have helped to compact the layout. For the last two rounds of Inspection, we had slightly improved and our layouts across the patrols were slightly more standardized and we were also able to ask for time extensions before we 过时. Overall, we could still work on our 报时 and also make use of all the manpower that we have so that we will be able to complete the Inspection layout faster.
Baggage Rack
This activity allows the Year 2s and Year 3s to teach the Year 1s some of the basic structures in Guides and expose them to Gadgeting and basic structures they are required to know.
Reflection from a Year 1 in P2:
On 14 April 2023, we constructed a Baggage Rack for our 集合. We 集合-ed at GSL Level 1 and were instructed to construct a Baggage Rack. After retrieving our necessary logistics, which were 2 长木, 8 中长木, 2 中木, 2 中短木, 6 Short Half Bamboo and sufficient 白绳, everyone got to work. Under the Year 3 Guides' supervision and guidance, the Year 2 Guides and Year 1s tied 2 A-架s using 4 中长木. We then tied 顶脚s on the A-架s with 2 中短木 and 2 中木. After that, we used 4 中长木 to connect both A-架s. The Year 3 Guides got us several time extensions throughout our construction and offered help to their juniors too. They helped to tie our 2 长木 diagonally at the base of our structure. Lastly, the Year 2 Guides taught the Year 1s how to net the bottom layer of the baggage rack using a longer 白绳 by tying clove hitches on both 木, as well as rafting the top layer of the baggage rack using the 6 Short Half Bamboo. Although unfortunately, we did not finish our netting and rafting in time. During our debrief given by our Yeae 4 Guides, we were reminded to hold a sense of urgency, work faster and more efficiently, as well as keep tension while tying lashes. Overall, from this 集合, we learnt that we should improve our work efficiency and quality too.
Reflection from a Year 2 in P6:
During 集合 on Friday, we had Inspection before we had to build a Baggage Rack and did Creative Gadgeting. The Baggage Rack is one of the standard structures we build quite often, apart from the Shoe Rack and a few other structures. We had a lot of manpower and tried to split our manpower evenly so that we could finish the structure within the time allocated to us for that activity. Our sense of urgency could improve a lot more as we were working very slowly and had to be constantly reminded to 报时. We felt that we 照顾好人, 照顾好东西 quite well when we built the Baggage Rack but we feel that we can still work on it to make it better next time. We also cheered quite often and that kept our morale up high throughout the process of building the structure. The standards of our lashes vary across the patrol as some of us tied lashes that were quite tight but some were a bit loose. Our lashes could also have been tied faster, within the standard timings. We can work on these during our lash training on Wednesdays so that we will be able to tie them faster and make sure that they were up to standard.
Reflection from a Year 3 in P1:
For the 集合 on 14 April, there was an activity, where each patrol had to build a Baggage Rack. For my patrol, we could have improved on the sense of urgency we had at the start of the activity, as it took us quite long to get started. On the bright side, our sense of urgency improved as time went on. When we were tying our lashes, some people who were doing nothing started to chat about things completely unrelated to tying the Baggage Rack. I think we should have reminded each other to focus on building the structure and not anything else. If we did that, maybe we could have needed fewer time extensions and finished the structure faster. Unfortunately, some of our lashes were also very loose, like one of the A-架 lashes and the lashes used to tie the diagonals. To improve, we definitely should practice our lashes a lot more on the Lash Trainings on Wednesday morning. Even though we took a lot of time extensions, my patrol still managed to finish our Baggage Rack, which made me feel very proud. Overall, I think this activity was a very good reminder to tell us where we were lacking and how we could improve.
Creative Structure
This activity allows Guides to be creative as they are required to think of a simple piece of furniture to build with just Gadgeting poles. It also fosters patrol bonding among patrol mates as they will need to discuss what they want to build. This also serves as a platform for the Year 3s to step up and lead the patrol in building the creative structure.
Reflection from a Year 1 in P5:
Last Friday, during 集合, each patrol had to build a creative structure. My patrol decided to build a chair. Firstly, we built a square with 4 短木s for the seat. Secondly, we connected the seat to the backrest. Lastly, we built the legs of the chair, but we realised that the legs in front were sticking out and someone pointed out that we could make them into handles, which was a really good idea. However, after we finished the structure, it was not stable and we could not sit on it. I think we could improve by building another square the same size as the seat and connecting it to the end of the four legs so that the legs will not move around. In addition, we could use a 短木 to secure the backrest so that the backrest will be parallel and not slanting inwards. Moreover, the diagonals at the bottom could be tied tighter to be more stable. Lastly, we could cooperate more with each other, think of what to make for the creative structure and plan out how we want to build the chair faster. All in all, I think we did a pretty great job and I had a whale of a time building the creative structure with my patrol.
Reflection from a Year 2 in P3:
Having done the Baggage Rack a few times already, the activity went through pretty smoothly. Firstly, we collected logistics, which were the logistics required for Baggage Rack and another two activities. Another Year 2 patrol mate and I ran to get to 团部, where we quickly dispatched manpower (another Year 2 and Year 1) to get the other required logs. When we were broken off to build the structure, we were given 25 minutes to build it, which was the standard timing. Everyone's lashes were pretty tight, and we were able to prevent the structure from tilting and made it look nice, even finishing as one of the first few patrols. However, looking back there were things that could be improved on, such as our sense of urgency; despite how we had finished quickly eventually, we actually took a really long time to get our A-架s up. We had gotten preoccupied with reminding the Year 1s how to tie an A-架, and in turn, neglected the structure itself. In addition, due to Inspection prior to the Baggage Rack activity, our logistics had all been mixed up with other patrols', and now we had inadequate 青木 to proceed with our structure. Asking around for the 木 we needed then took quite some time, but we got it done quickly. I noted that we should have 照顾好人，照顾好东西 in the first place and not let it get mixed up to avoid such unnecessary wastes of time. On a happier note, the Year 1s showed much improvement and adaptability as we progressed with the structure, tying acceptably tight lashes. Throughout the activity, we also cheered a lot, which I feel boosted our morale greatly. I think this activity was a reminder to all of us to not only get to know our standard structures better but also about improving our time management and stepping up, whilst helping us forge better bonds in the process.
Reflection from a Year 3 in P3:
We were tasked to build a Creative Structure of an object that could be found at home. After much discussion, we decided to build a bench. We first built 2 tripods, then made 定脚s. We then connected both of them using 2 木s on one side with a super square lash, forming a seat. Afterwards, we tied diagonals to make the structure more stable. Since we had more time, we decided to make another layer of 定脚s using a long half-bamboo on each tripod. This was to be used as an armrest. We had even more time after that, and some of my juniors decided to do netting at the diagonals so they can be used as a footrest and storage area. We then tested the structure by hanging our water bottles at almost every part of the structure, showing how our structure is not only a bench but can be used to hang other things as well! However, other patrols were still not done and we had to ask for time extensions, hence we decided to help other patrols that were not done. Overall, the morale was high, but we could have reminded the Year 1s to 报时 more since the Year 2s and Year 3s were on mouth alert for almost the entire activity.
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