GAN ENG SENG SCHOOL PREFECTS' LEADERSHIP CAMP 2006!
We apologise for having taken so much time before updating the blog regarding the camp. Hope everyone is okay with it. Now it's time for us all to share and remember memories of the camp!
For many, Prefects' Camp had been a really fun event! Even though the number of prefects attending the camp was kinda disappointing, everyone looked on the bright side and continued with the camp. From the camp, I am sure everyone got to know one another better than before. In this camp, we have divided everyone there into FOUR different groups namely; Happy, Bashful, Sleepy & Sneezy. Do these names sound familiar to you? Yeah, they are the names of the Seven Dwarfs everyone know of. For this camp, we decided to use the Seven Dwarfs for the group names. This is so as the seven dwarfs have always been portrayed as a group of people whom could work hard together to achieve certain goals. Despite their difference in terms of character and style of working, they still made it well and worked well together as a team. We certainly hope we would be able to learn from them and also as a board, work as one, and bond as one for the new frontier ahead of us. If we could learn from the Seven Dwarfs, we would be able to reach greater heights in the near future as we understand one another fully and try as much as possible to work as one and contribute to the team, making sure that it pushes the team up. This would definitely reduce conflicts and disputes between people when we are tasked to do work as we would try as much as possible to understand one another’s differences and would not criticize the opposite party but rather learn from each other and work hard together as a team. We would then be able to achieve the great team spirit like the Seven Dwarfs and we would be sure that the Gan Eng Seng School Prefectorial Board would keep moving on, venturing new grounds! So that's the reason why the Seven Dwarfs have been selected as our group names this time round. With that, we shall continue talking about what happened during the camp!
Day 1 (22.11.06)
Before the camp, the facilitators were very nervous especially the camp chief. We started the camp by taking the attendance of the campers at 08 00. After that, the camp chief talked about the safety rules & objectives of the camp. Then we had our icebreakers. At the beginning, every group was so quiet but eventually everyone still managed to talk and the facilitators started to ask for some cheers. This time, all the groups began to ‘bomb’ each other. It was really wonderful to able to hear them CHEER!!! This should be the spirit of the prefects. Really! Keep it up people! After that, we attended a briefing conducted by the instructors from Faith Act on the Year One Orientation Camp. They were really cool. We played some games and all of us had so much fun that we laughed until we had stomach ache. Hohoho. After the briefing, we asked for more games form them and they wanted us to translate an English statement into different languages. It was really difficult. To those who were sabotaged to play the game. Three cheers to you! It really takes lots of courage to speak in front of so many people. Hehehe. It was lunchtime finally and we had packet food. The food was really nice. Here we should specially thank one of our seniors, Zarina Banu for having help us with our meals! THANKS. After lunch, there was a sharing done by our fellow prefects on the STC Leadership Training they attended. Cheryl, Angeline, Carmel and Dina shared with everyone about the various things they learnt and picked up during the camp. They were indeed inspiring and enriching! Thanks ladies! After that, we went on to play Station Games. Unfortunately, it rained cats and dogs. We were saddened initially because it would not be as fun as they were if it were to rain. But surprisingly, things did not turn out as bad. There were FIVE stations in total and these stations were DIFFICULT. However, the campers had shown their determination and they never gave up at all. That's the way PREFECTS should be! Everyone did very well and their scores were very close. As we have always said, it's not about winning, it's about the experience we gain and bring brought back home. Therefore, whether we win a not doesn't matter, it's the experience that truly matter. The games ended in the evening and we had our dinner. Had a yummy meal! Next, we had our treasure hunt! The campers were tasked to find the clues that the facilitators had ‘planted’. They had a hard time finding them as this was carried out at night. It was done in complete darkness. After our treasure hunt, we had night trail. Wow. This year we had our Night Trial played simple and in a different style. We could see that some of the campers were really scared. As the facilitators saw some of the campers breaking cold sweat, they didn’t have the heart to scare them already. It's still after all a test of courage! After night trail, the prefects had their own reflection time. Time for bed after that. Lights out!
Day 2 (23.11.06)
It all started off with Morning Exercise. Everyone was like warmed up before breakfast. For breakfast, everyone had bread with spread and a hot cup of milo. After which, we had a briefing done by Mr Kevin Kung regarding the Year One Admission Exercise. We were all informed as to what has to be done and manpower needed. After which, campers were given some time to plan for what they would want to perform for Camp Fire. After an hour, there were some Teambuilding Games. Everyone seriously enjoyed it, yeahs? It really takes lots of time for the campers to think about what has to be done so that the group is able to achieve a certain goal. At the same time, everyone has to co-operate working towards the goal or else it would be impossible to get things done. After which, it was lunch! By then, everyone would be very excited for what's coming up next! PB FOOTIE RUN . This year 'The Amazing Race' has been given a NEW name and a NEW outlook. Definitely, a NEW route! Those who participated would know what it means. As everyone was awaiting this time to come, it began raining. However, we decided to carry on with the event as it was slight drizzle and all the campers were equipped with ponchos, in case of emergency. Everyone was briefed about what is to be expected before setting off. When everyone was ready, the Camp Chief flagged them off and the race begun! There were in total eight different stations. It really takes lots of time to figure out where are the various stations. Just to keep everyone informed, the eight locations are namely; Old Republic Polytechnic site, the Canal next to GESS, Thailand Buddhist Temple, Mobil Bukit Merah, CHIJ St Theresa, SAFRA MFaber, Bukit Merah Library & Redhill MRT. It was indeed a race which demands determination, perseverance and teamwork! Every station, there would be various things to be done. We certainly hoped the campers enjoyed and picked up things along the way. We would also like to thank the various seniors and all facilitators for being station masters for the event. THANKS! After PB FOOTIE RUN, everyone was then energized and prepared for the Camp Fire. So there was barbeque for Camp Fire. Campers learnt how to set fire and BBQ food. It was a time for all groups to get together to talk and have food under the wonderful moonlight. After which, it was time for Camp Fire performance. The Year Ones & Twos prefects formed a group to perform. Shall not elaborate much about what is it about but we are sure they tried their best to what they actually have presented everyone within a limited amount of time. Still, they learnt about what they ought to do to attract attention, yeahs? After that, we had a LIVE performance by the Year Threes. I guessed that game was real fun and it made everyone real interested about it. Hope everyone enjoyed it and had fun, yeahs? Here we would like to specially thank all SENIORS who came down to join us. Hope you people had fun! Yeahs? Thanks for coming down! After which, it was time for reflection! Yeaps. Soon, it was LIGHTS OUT.
Day 3(24.11.2006)
It was the last day of camp! It all started with Morning Exercise. This time round, everyone did circuit running. It was something new for many and we just hope everyone enjoyed it and had fun. The spirit was really HIGH then. After that, it was breakfast which consists of bread and tuna spread and a hot cup of milo! After which, the campers did some Area Cleaning around the places they used. It lasted for around an hour before we moved on to several games. Everyone was too tired to play games but everyone just participated. Moreover, it was already the last day of camp? Yeahs? After the games, we had our last meal in the camp, LUNCH! It was fried rice. Yeahs, after which, we were all gathered in the AVA ROOM for the MOVIE, Akeela and the Bee. It was indeed an inspiring movie. Everyone was seriously watching the movie and we certainly hope everyone enjoyed and learnt something. The movie is basically about a precocious eleven-year-old girl, Akeelah Anderson, from south Los Angeles, is discovered to have a talent for words. In spite of the objections of her mother, Akeelah enters a spelling contest. At the end, she won and became the Spelling Bee and definitely, she learnt a lot along the way. After this wonderful movie, it was evaluation time! Everyone evaluated about the camp. Yeaps, evaluation & reflections indeed play a major role in the camp. It's time when everyone sits down and talk about what one another experienced, learnt and felt. Yeahs? After which, there was Prize Presentation. Congratulations to all winning recipients! For those whom didn't win anything, try harder the next camp! Yeahs?
Conclusion.
We certainly hope everyone enjoyed this camp and learnt something from it. These are values and experience that would never be forgotten and should always be kept it mind. Yeahs?
With that,
ONWARD PREFECTS! :D
STRIVE FOR A BETTER YEAR 2007!
*photos would be uploaded at a later time!
