On 27 February, we had Badge Work. We were tasked to complete four badges: the Basket-Maker Badge, Artist Badge, Handicraft Badge and Scribe Badge. This session allowed me to experience a variety of activities, each requiring different skills. For the Basket-Maker Badge, we learned how to weave materials together carefully into a basket. Initially, I found it quite challenging to cut out evenly shaped strips of paper and weave them together nicely to achieve a neat and stable shape. However, with practice and patience, I gradually improved. This experience taught me the importance of perseverance, which is essential outside of Guides as well. For the Artist Badge, I was able to express my creativity through drawing. I found this activity enjoyable as it allowed me to express my ideas freely through pen and paper. The Handicraft Badge required me to pay close attention to detail, as small mistakes could affect the final outcome. This helped me become more careful and precise in my work. For the Scribe Badge, I learned the importance of neatness and clarity in writing. It made me more aware of how I present my work and the need to communicate information clearly, especially since the message conveyed to others was written as an email and not expressed in person. Throughout the session, I also had the opportunity to work with my fellow Guides. We supported one another by sharing ideas and helping each other when we faced difficulties, strengthening our teamwork and cooperation. I feel like we could work more on our sense of urgency, as it was difficult to complete all our given tasks in such a short period of time and we were rushing at the end. Overall, this Badge Work session was a valuable learning experience. It helped me develop new skills, improve my patience, learn the importance of time management and sense of urgency, and made me step out of my comfort zone to try different activities.
On 27 February, both the Year 1 and Year 2 batches came together for a Badge Work session where we were guided through a variety of tasks. These tasks were designed to help us work towards different badges and included making a paper-woven basket, crocheting or knitting an item, creating a drawing of our choice, and completing a piece of writing. Each activity required patience, creativity, and teamwork. One of the more challenging tasks was making the paper-woven basket. Many of us took quite a long time to understand the technique and complete the weaving properly. As a result, some of us were unable to finish within the given time. However, despite the difficulty, we persevered and tried our best to complete as much as we could. This experience taught us the importance of patience and resilience when learning new skills. Throughout the session, there was strong collaboration between the Year 1s and Year 2s. As Year 2s, we took the initiative to guide and assist the Year 1s, especially when they were unsure about certain steps. At the same time, we were not afraid to seek help from our seniors whenever we faced difficulties. This created a supportive and encouraging environment where everyone felt comfortable asking questions and learning from one another. Additionally, the Badge Work session allowed us to discover hidden talents among our peers. Many of us were impressed by the creativity and artistic skills shown in the drawings. It was interesting to see different styles and ideas being expressed. Overall, this Badgework session was both enjoyable and meaningful. It not only strengthened the bond between the Year 1s and Year 2s but also allowed us to learn new skills and appreciate each other’s strengths. It was a valuable experience that helped us grow closer as a group while developing important qualities such as teamwork, perseverance, and creativity.
On 27 February 2026, the Year 1s and Year 2s were separated from the Year 3s and Year 4s. While the Year 1s and Year 2s were completing their Badge Work, we were starting on our World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) Activity, whereby we saw the relationship between this year’s World Thinking Day Theme, “Our Friendship”, as well as the WAGGGS Association. We first identified the various WAGGGS World Centres around the world using a map and our knowledge, occasionally with the help of the internet. Next, we went on to see how friendship can impact the world around us and how the various WAGGGS World Centres’ initiatives listed some causes or beneficiaries that we could support. With many listed, we chose to support the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). In my case, we chose “Pet-Walking” to spread “pawsitivity” and joy to animals, bringing them out to play. We also suggested having a donation drive for animal food in case there are people who would like to support the cause but do not have the time. All patrols did a sharing on the topics of discussion. During the presentation, I was really happy to see the inter-patrol and intra-patrol bonds as we cheered one another on both when they needed it and when they did not. Overall, it was a very fun experience being able to bond better with both my seniors and my batchmates.
On 27 February, we were tasked with building a Baggage Rack. At the beginning of the activity, I felt uncertain, as I did not have much experience with Gadgeting. I was unsure of how I could contribute effectively to the building of the Baggage Rack. However, as the activity progressed, I gradually developed a better understanding of the process after my seniors planned out the steps clearly and taught us the different lashes to use. One of the key lessons I learned from this activity was the importance of teamwork. Building the Baggage Rack required cooperation and clear communication among all patrol members. Each person had a specific role to fulfil, and it was essential that we worked together efficiently to ensure that the structure was stable and properly built. When we encountered difficulties, such as determining which 木 should be placed in each part of the Baggage Rack and ensuring its stability, we discussed possible solutions and supported one another in overcoming the challenges. This activity also taught me patience and perseverance. There were times when mistakes were made, resulting in some parts of the Baggage Rack needing to be adjusted or retied. Although this was frustrating, I learned to remain calm and focused instead of giving up. I realised that mistakes are a natural part of the learning process and can help deepen our understanding on the matter at hand. This experience allowed me to step out of my comfort zone and try something new. By the end of the activity, I felt a strong sense of accomplishment upon completing the Baggage Rack with my patrol. It has encouraged me to become more confident, resilient, and willing to take on new challenges in the future.
On 27 February, we had to build a Baggage Rack with our Year 1s. We were split into two teams, one with Patrol 1 and Patrol 2, and one with Patrol 3 and Patrol 4. We started off by revising the lashes with them, and we got them ready to start on our structure. We started off by tying both of our A-架s, which was the foundation of our structure. Halfway through tying our structure, we were called to 集合 and the Year 4 seniors had re-formed our teams. The Year 3s were all going to be on one team and they were going to be building a Baggage Rack by themselves to teach the Year 1s more about the Baggage Rack at the same time. On the other hand, us Year 2s were under a stricter time limit and we were supposed to build a Baggage Rack on our own. We worked hard and fast on doing our best to perfect our lashes as we were more experienced now. We tied our lashes at a faster pace and we also 报时-ed often. We tried to tie our lashes as tight as possible, but some of our lashes were still loose. In the end, we managed to complete our structure, although we could have worked at a faster pace.
On 27 February, the 团 was split into 2 groups and were tasked to build one Baggage Rack each. Group 1 was Patrol 1 and Patrol 4 while Group 2 was Patrol 2 and Patrol 4. At first, we struggled with completing our lashes in time as our sense of urgency was not up to par. I believe this was due to us trying to guide our Year 1s as this was their first time building a Baggage Rack. However, despite being given many time extensions, we still failed to pick up the pace. Thus, after much contemplation, our Year 4 seniors decided to rearrange our groupings. The Year 3s and Year 1s will be in a group while Year 2s will be in a separate group. This definitely made things much easier as my batch is very familiar with the Baggage Rack and we maintained good teamwork, thus, we immediately sprung into action. However, we were reminded to teach the Year 1s so we decided that whoever did not have anything to do could take turns explaining each step or procedure to our Year 1s. For example, we explained why Diagonals were essential in our structures and how Rafting works. Soon, we quickly discovered that while the Year 3 and Year 1 group was almost done with our Baggage Rack, the Year 2s were struggling with their own structure. As we believe that as seniors, we should look out for our juniors and that this was a 团 effort, some of us took the initiative to go over to help the Year 2s. However, despite us trying our best to help them, we ran out of time and had to quickly 集合 back. Much to our delight, our Baggage Rack was rather tight and did not shear as much when our Year 4 seniors shook it in the air. Nonetheless, there were areas of improvement for us and we were glad to know that the Year 1s could keep up with our pace and were eager to learn more about Guides structures.
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