Hello Guides!
Today, as part of the activities planned out for UG Week, Guides had a UG Experience Day, where they all learnt more about what other UGs did in their CCAs, namely Scouts, St John's Brigade and National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC).
Reflection from a Year 2 in P2:
On 5th April, we had Uniformed Group (UG) Experience Day, where we were split into groups and went to the other UG's booths to experience and learn more about what they do during CCA sessions. Firstly, the Guides went to the Scout's booth where we played a game of capturing the flag except we were capturing helmets. We also had a 麻绳 in our pockets and had to try and take the other team's 麻绳 to make them do forfeits of 15 jumping jacks. After that, we did 绳桥 and the Year 1s also learnt how to do it. Then we were told to go to the outside 1C classroom for our next booth but it was the wrong venue so we had to go all the way to GSL level 3 for our St John Brigade (SJB) booth. There, they taught us how to do the caterpillar crawl method for the transportation of casualties. I also got to experience getting transported on a stretcher. It was scary but fun at the same time. After that, we went to the National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) booth and we looked for papers in a classroom to piece together and decode a puzzle. Then we had to use objects and our heads to hit a balloon and get 14 hits consecutively. While doing all this, we had to be careful of the NPCC cadets coming into the classroom and catching us. If they did come inside, our patrol had to sit in a circle and cheer. After that we did Physical Training (PT) and when we had to do lunges around the Year 1 Block.
Reflection from a Year 2 in P6:
On 5 April, all the Uniformed Groups (UGs) got to experience Uniformed Group Day, where we experienced what other UGs do during their CCA, firstly we played, 打野战, where we had to obtain the helmet from the opposing team while making sure our 麻绳 does not get snatched by the other team. We also tried 绳桥, which is a traditional game that Scouts and Guides play. Next, we went to the St John Brigade's booth, where we learnt how to carry the stretcher, we learnt the caterpillar crawl, and some of us even got to sit on the stretcher and feel what being on a stretcher felt like. Lastly, we went to the National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) booth, where we played in an escape room and did physical training. All the activities that day made me closer to the 团, as well as my patrolmates, juniors, seniors, and batch mates. Overall I learnt a lot of knowledge from each Uniformed Group, especially St John Brigade as I have never carried a stretcher before.
Reflection from a Year 3 in P1:
On Friday, we ended Uniformed Group (UG) Week with UG Experience Day where each UG got to experience what other UGs do for CCA. First, we went to the Scouts booth where we did 绳桥 and 打野战. 绳桥 is not something we do as often in Guides, thus it was exciting and a good revision for us. 打野战 was also a fun game which allowed us to bond with the 团. Next, we went to the St John Brigade (SJB) booth where we learnt how to do the caterpillar crawl method for transportation of casualties on the stretchers. Some of us also got to experience being transported on a stretcher. Since we had never done this before, it was a very unique learning experience for us as we got to try something new with our patrols. Lastly, we went to the National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) booth where we experienced an escape room. In this escape room, we had to find clues and solve riddles, as well as work together with the patrol to complete certain tasks. Randomly, NPCC members would enter the room to "tap us out", and to overcome that we had to huddle in a circle and cheer. Moreover, after we completed the escape room we were allowed to complete certain Physical Training (PT) tasks to sabotage other patrols. This experience allowed us to bond as a patrol and solve problems together. We were also able to train and teach the Year 1s how to do proper PT exercises. All in all, UG Experience Day was a fun and enriching activity where we got to learn new skills while bonding with the patrol.
Reflection from a Year 3 in P6:
On 5th April, we had Uniformed Group (UG) Experience Day. We were able to experience what other UGs did for their normal CCA sessions, which helped us understand the nature of their CCAs more than what we perceive of them. At the Scouts station, we played 打野战 and 升桥, traditional Scouts and Guides games. I felt that the Scouts station was the most memorable as we were able to play games with each other and bond with my fellow Guides. We got to learn the caterpillar crawl method for the transportation of casualties. After the St John station, we went to Block G Open Area for the National Police Cadet Corps station where we experienced an escape room. There, we had to find clues and complete a series of challenges in order to decode the secret code to escape the room. After that, we did physical training where we could sabotage a group for every exercise we completed. All in all, UG Day was a fun and different experience where we were still able to bond with each other.
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Hope everyone enjoyed the session today and was able to learn more about our fellow UGs!
