hello everyone! :) Finally posting the final post now.
It's been a long while since we left the summer school. However, we're still in contact with the many friends that we made when we were there. I think this shows how much we have missed each other. :) I was roaming around facebook, and saw that many of the summer school participants were making plans to meet one another even though they are from different countries. They're all a really nice bunch of people and i wished that we had more time to interact with each other. :)
In the 15 days that I've spent in Melbourne, i had a once-in-a-lifetime experience. I made friends from all around the world. I learnt that through understanding and patience, racial harmony is and always will be possible. I know that the 10 of us seem to have problems communicating with some of our respective group members and it's obvious that we were quite put down by that. And like Ms Low and Ms Tan said, before we criticise others, we should stop and reflect on what went wrong, and identify the root of the problem.
Also, i loved the activities that the mentors had planned out for us! :D I think that it really helps to bond the groups and make us interact with one another, to get to know more about each other. I think pretty much all of us would agree that we feel most comfortable interacting with the Malaysians and fellow Singaporeans. However, this trip's whole purpose is to try to get us out of our comfort zone, so we tried to make friends with as many people as we could. :)
During this trip, i got to know of many others aspects and perspectives of being a leader. There are just so many different types of leaders. Each with their own way of leading. A loud person can be a leader, but so can a quiet person as well. For the 10 of us, we're all leaders in our own way, following our own principles. I happen to be more of the quiet type. :)
When i go back to my CCA, i can teach what i have learnt to my fellow committee members and hope that it enriches them in some way. I hope that i can prepare them for the future when the senior committe members step down from the CCA later this year. I want to be able to lead, not just by shouting and instructing, but also from suppport and understanding. When you are a good leader, you'll find followers behind you when you look back. I strive to become that kind of leader.
Throughout the many days, i realised another thing. I found myself extremely looking forward to meal times, because its the time where the 10 of us sit down together at one table and chit chat while we're eating. It is through these small periods of time that we have gotten closer to each other and know more about each other. (of course, not forgetting late-night games as well!! :D)
i really, truly enjoyed myself during my stay in Melbourne. If i were to be given another chance to experience it again, i would take it without hesitation. :) I would like to say my thanks to the wonderfullest 11 people that went on this trip!
Germaine- Thank you for being my roommate! When i was sick, you kept caring for me and taking care of me. And also, for keeping me company when i'm bored!
Victoria- Hey~ i think you made me laugh everyday. hahas. Thanks for all the fun i had with you :) (don't worry, you really do look good in a dress :D:D)
Melissa- Thank you for keeping me company during the trip! We should watch the guys play soccer again smtime and laugh at them XD hahas.
Yan Yang and Gao Qian- Thanks for the laughs that you 2 gave me. I had fun when we were in dunkai's room playing cards and others!
Wei Jie- thanks for keeping me company in the group. take care of yourself more ok? especially your legs. hahas.
Benedict- hey, thanks for eating alot alot of my vegetables. lols. and ALSO THE SAME THING, take care of yourself! (your toe :P)
Dun Kai and Jingyi- Thanks for letting me sleep on your bed! hahas. i need to eat more babies eh. just kidding XP Thanks for all the crackers that you let me eat! (even though they made me sick)
Ms Low and Ms Tan- Thank you both for your concern for me when i was sick. I really appreciate it. and all the pearls of wisdom that both of you had imparted to us! :D hahas.
All in all, SUMMER SCHOOL ROCKS! :D Probably the best 15 days of my life. :):)
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Final Post - Young Leaders Summer School 2009
Hey guys, it's been almost a week since summer school ended and although it may seem like a short period of time, I am certainly missing all my new friends that I have met there. Leaving all the sad stories aside, it has been a fruitful and wonderful experience for me. During the two week stay at Trinity College, I have seen myself rise above expectations to complete certain tasks that I'd never imagine I would be able to complete.
Although 2 weeks in university may sound boring to some, but having experienced it, it was really an unforgettable learning trip for me. For example, the ethics lectures we've gone through, or even the leadership project that was tasked to each mentor group... I certainly feel that I've gain confidence in approaching people. Frankly speaking, I was really shy on the first few days and I hardly spoke up in my group. And i want to take this opportunity to thank my mentor, Ryen, as he tried his best to make us feel comfortable within our group. Despite facing so many students from different backgrounds, and a daunting task of getting us to bond as one, I felt that the mentors had succeeded in their task. From them, I learnt that we have to be prepared before any activities in case of any hiccups and sometimes we have to sacrifice in order to benefit others.
From this, I would be bringing back what I have gained from the mentors back to my CCA and hope that my juniors would follow in my footsteps. Although leadership may have been the focus of this summer school, I have certainly learnt much more. Throughout the 2 weeks, being able to meet new friends has allowed me to improve communication skills. This aspect in leadership is certainly crucial from what I have experienced during the leadership project. Without good communication between the group members, the whole group wouldn't be able to work together.
Lastly, summer school is certainly a programme that I enjoyed through my years in secondary school and I would recommend it to any of my juniors who gets selected for the trip not to give it a waste. I would like to end of my post by saying a big thank you to all the teachers and fellow schoolmates that went for the trip:D
Although 2 weeks in university may sound boring to some, but having experienced it, it was really an unforgettable learning trip for me. For example, the ethics lectures we've gone through, or even the leadership project that was tasked to each mentor group... I certainly feel that I've gain confidence in approaching people. Frankly speaking, I was really shy on the first few days and I hardly spoke up in my group. And i want to take this opportunity to thank my mentor, Ryen, as he tried his best to make us feel comfortable within our group. Despite facing so many students from different backgrounds, and a daunting task of getting us to bond as one, I felt that the mentors had succeeded in their task. From them, I learnt that we have to be prepared before any activities in case of any hiccups and sometimes we have to sacrifice in order to benefit others.
From this, I would be bringing back what I have gained from the mentors back to my CCA and hope that my juniors would follow in my footsteps. Although leadership may have been the focus of this summer school, I have certainly learnt much more. Throughout the 2 weeks, being able to meet new friends has allowed me to improve communication skills. This aspect in leadership is certainly crucial from what I have experienced during the leadership project. Without good communication between the group members, the whole group wouldn't be able to work together.
Lastly, summer school is certainly a programme that I enjoyed through my years in secondary school and I would recommend it to any of my juniors who gets selected for the trip not to give it a waste. I would like to end of my post by saying a big thank you to all the teachers and fellow schoolmates that went for the trip:D
Final Post - Trinity College Young Leaders Summer School 2009
Hi guys,
It has been one week after a great trip that i had experience in my life. I really like to thank the teachers for letting me have this opportunity to learn and experience how university life is like. Perhaps, this would be my final trip in Ngee Ann and this trip will mark a great ending to it. I'm still thinking of the summer school friends whenever i'm looking through the photos on facebook. How long can this last? Maybe a life-time!
From this two-weeks trip, i had really grown and learned a lot about how to become a successful leader. I remembered this lecturer said "A Leader is a person who change people's thinking." and i totally agree with this statement. Leadership is hard to describe.... Leadership is like art: hard to describe, but you know it when you see it. Leadership does not exist without Follow ship. To be a successful leader you need to respect, listen and know that each follower is following the right person in leading the way.
Other then the leadership lectures, we have also many fun activities that requires team bonding with one another. Through this, it has build up my self-confidences to step out my first step in speaking to the public. I have also learned that we must always be aware of our surroundings and to look out for the good things around us and learn from it. As we were in the Science World, we were attracted to many fun lectures and hands-on activities like Henri Poincare's Million Dollar Problem by Dr. Marty Ross where he share with us many fun ways of solving mathematical problems. And the NASA Space Suit and Zero Gravity Experiments by Dominic L. Del Rosso, Test Director. He share with us how zero-gravity flying can happen in and airplane with the necessary technology needed. Some hands-on activities are the Genetics Laboratory where we conduct science experiments like observing metaphase chromosomes from chinese hamster cells and isolation of green fluorescent protein from escherichia coli. There are still many other fun activities that i will not mention because its too many already.
Finally, to close up this final post, I would like to say a big thank you to this people. Ms Tan, Ms Low, Yan Yang, Wei Jie, Benedict, Dun Kai, Jing Yi, Victoria, Melissa, Germaine and Jia Hui.. Thank You very much! Knowing all of you for just two-weeks had forge down many great memories and friendship that will last forever and being such awesome friends and great teachers in my life. Hopefully next year 2010, all the 10 of us can study hard & play together and striving good results for 'O' Levels and becoming great future leaders.
Final Quotes:
- A Leader is someone who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way.
- Leadership 2.0: Its not who you know-its who knows you
Bye Guys!
Signing off
Gao Qian
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Final Post
It has been almost a week since we left Australia, but it still seemed like yesterday that I was still running on the grass of the bulpadock or chatting with friends. The two weeks that we had in Melbourne can be labelled as one of the best lessons in my life. It has taught me many things and allowed me to learn from others from around the world.
Firstly, let me sum up the two weeks that we had spent there. Right from our first day, as we stepped into Jeopardy( for the girls ), we realised the fact that we had to share bathrooms and that some of our rooms were not what we expected. So naturally, we were like "two weeks in this place?!?! " But as the days passed, we slowly adapted to the place. Having Germaine and Jiahui staying opposite us was awesome as we got the chance to look after one another too. Walking through the corridor every other day, it's nice to gradually have more people saying hi and smiling and I realised how despite our cultural differences, we can still easily make many friends.
From lectures to excursions, we have learnt countless amazing stuffs. The lectures provided me with alot of new knowledge and their way of learning captivated me and made me felt that the two hours were too short. Subjects like aerospace engineering and genetics laboratory were ones we would not have experienced in school. Also, beyond highschool and career lecture gave me a platform to think more about my future. :) The night activities saw us working with our mentor groups to sing and perform and also saw the 10 of us working together to belt out a tune. It has definitely bonded the 10 of us together. As we saw our mentors perform and lead activities, we also got to learn much as they had this spirit that was so influential that everyone would join in too. For example, working with our mentor groups on Trivia night was also fun as we all played our part to contribute to the answers. As the saying goes "two heads are better than one".
From merely schoolmates, we have also become good friends in the course of two weeks. Being there for one another, waking one another up in the morning, to eating our meals together, we have all bonded. I will never forget the time we chill out in one another's room. Everyone would bring along their chocolates, TimTams, etc, and we will chat and talk to pass time before the next activity. Also, when Weijie sprained his ankle, I saw everyone trying to help, such as visiting him in the morning and bringing breakfast. When some of us fell sick, the others constantly reminded them to drink water, or make honey drink for them. Also, Melissa helped me throughout the trip and was a great listening ear, cheering and encouraging me. This has all showed me how small acts of kindness goes a long way to make someone's day.
Of course, the 10 of us who went to Melbourne definitely have matured to be greater leaders. It started with us being shy and reserved, always waiting to be called upon. The welcome dinner, activities, lectures in the first few days saw us sitted at a corner within our own comfort zone. But as the days passed, we have all learned to step out, voice our ideas, participate in activities or even volunteer to do public speaking. It was not just an overnight change but through constant encouragement of each other and Ms Low and Ms Tan. During debrief, we listened to the lessons each other got from the day and the teachers' feedbacks. It was through this sessions which we realised some points we missed out in the day or aspects we could have improved in.
Being split into our respective mentor groups, we got to work with people of other countries. It has really been an eye-opener as different people had their views and ways of doing things, and with so many leaders in the group, we had to learn to give in and be a good follower instead. But through some activities, I realised that they do know alot more things than us, Singaporeans. So talking to them also taught me alot of stuffs. They also showed me that only through constant questioning can I be able to gain more knowledge. The mentors have also been great role-models for us.
As the Valedictory Dinner was going on, two of the students made a speech which I found most touching. As they said, the friendships formed in the two weeks would be ones we will remember for the rest of our lifes. Also, the lessons we learned in the two short weeks will forever be etched in our minds. As we touched back down in Singapore, we have already started missing the place. The two weeks spent in Trinity have of course passed in a flash and we cannot turn back the clock, but the memories only we have, we will keep in mind forever.
Lastly, a great huge THANKYOU to Ms Low, Ms Tan, Melissa, Jiahui, Germaine, Benedict, Weijie, GaoQian, Jingyi, Dunkai and Yanyang! Without them, this trip would not have been as awesome, fun and fruitful. :)
Firstly, let me sum up the two weeks that we had spent there. Right from our first day, as we stepped into Jeopardy( for the girls ), we realised the fact that we had to share bathrooms and that some of our rooms were not what we expected. So naturally, we were like "two weeks in this place?!?! " But as the days passed, we slowly adapted to the place. Having Germaine and Jiahui staying opposite us was awesome as we got the chance to look after one another too. Walking through the corridor every other day, it's nice to gradually have more people saying hi and smiling and I realised how despite our cultural differences, we can still easily make many friends.
From lectures to excursions, we have learnt countless amazing stuffs. The lectures provided me with alot of new knowledge and their way of learning captivated me and made me felt that the two hours were too short. Subjects like aerospace engineering and genetics laboratory were ones we would not have experienced in school. Also, beyond highschool and career lecture gave me a platform to think more about my future. :) The night activities saw us working with our mentor groups to sing and perform and also saw the 10 of us working together to belt out a tune. It has definitely bonded the 10 of us together. As we saw our mentors perform and lead activities, we also got to learn much as they had this spirit that was so influential that everyone would join in too. For example, working with our mentor groups on Trivia night was also fun as we all played our part to contribute to the answers. As the saying goes "two heads are better than one".
From merely schoolmates, we have also become good friends in the course of two weeks. Being there for one another, waking one another up in the morning, to eating our meals together, we have all bonded. I will never forget the time we chill out in one another's room. Everyone would bring along their chocolates, TimTams, etc, and we will chat and talk to pass time before the next activity. Also, when Weijie sprained his ankle, I saw everyone trying to help, such as visiting him in the morning and bringing breakfast. When some of us fell sick, the others constantly reminded them to drink water, or make honey drink for them. Also, Melissa helped me throughout the trip and was a great listening ear, cheering and encouraging me. This has all showed me how small acts of kindness goes a long way to make someone's day.
Of course, the 10 of us who went to Melbourne definitely have matured to be greater leaders. It started with us being shy and reserved, always waiting to be called upon. The welcome dinner, activities, lectures in the first few days saw us sitted at a corner within our own comfort zone. But as the days passed, we have all learned to step out, voice our ideas, participate in activities or even volunteer to do public speaking. It was not just an overnight change but through constant encouragement of each other and Ms Low and Ms Tan. During debrief, we listened to the lessons each other got from the day and the teachers' feedbacks. It was through this sessions which we realised some points we missed out in the day or aspects we could have improved in.
Being split into our respective mentor groups, we got to work with people of other countries. It has really been an eye-opener as different people had their views and ways of doing things, and with so many leaders in the group, we had to learn to give in and be a good follower instead. But through some activities, I realised that they do know alot more things than us, Singaporeans. So talking to them also taught me alot of stuffs. They also showed me that only through constant questioning can I be able to gain more knowledge. The mentors have also been great role-models for us.
As the Valedictory Dinner was going on, two of the students made a speech which I found most touching. As they said, the friendships formed in the two weeks would be ones we will remember for the rest of our lifes. Also, the lessons we learned in the two short weeks will forever be etched in our minds. As we touched back down in Singapore, we have already started missing the place. The two weeks spent in Trinity have of course passed in a flash and we cannot turn back the clock, but the memories only we have, we will keep in mind forever.
Lastly, a great huge THANKYOU to Ms Low, Ms Tan, Melissa, Jiahui, Germaine, Benedict, Weijie, GaoQian, Jingyi, Dunkai and Yanyang! Without them, this trip would not have been as awesome, fun and fruitful. :)
Final Post - For Trinity
Well, half a month sounds like a long way to go. But, if you were to slow down our fun and laughters, you would notice how short that 15 days of joy and experience would be.
That period was basically a fast forward version of our everyday life, only more amazing and fruitful for me.
Through this 2week Summer School, I have definitely learned alot more about life. Pick up many essential skills along the way. Made many powerpacks friends, and learned a whole lot more stuffs outside of Singapore.
Still remember the moment when we touched down on Trinity? Guess you guys do. The amazing castle-like buildings, alongside with the modern swipe card keys. The slit green grass. The big old tree. The wonderfull dining hall. And most importantly, the irritating flies buzzing around us. It was a "Wow" for me. A never-seen-before sight for me personally.
Those recalling flashbacks of Karaoke Night, Trinity's Got Talent, Cultural Night. We had many awesome time with others. Not forgetting the Shopping sprees we had at the Night Market, the Movie we caught, Bollywood Dancing. And lastly, Lygon Street.
For me, I've been engulfed by the amazing times we had, these activities definitely would be hard to forget.
Also, the enlightening lectures we had. The ones I defintely enjoyed are the Climate Change talk, the OxFam presentation, Leadership Lectures, Beyond Highschool, and Career talks.
I've abosolutely learned how to become a better Global Citizen.
Reminisce the mini-parties we had in our room, the amusing games and talks among ourselves. All of that, I will never forget those wonderfull moments. The time we spent together singing along Benedict's mesmerizing notes on the piano.
And also not to overlook, the meaningful debrief sessions we had with Ms Tan and Ms Low. The priceless comments from them. Invaluable.
Recalling the time we spent with our cross-cultural friends. Our global friends from Malaysia, India, Australia and even China! That unforgettable experience. The undying friendships we had. How we called each other "Brothers", "Abang". Precious.
The friendship we had among the 10 of us. How we knew each other so well! However unhappy we are that night. We never bear grudges at each other. Because deep in our hearts, we know we care for each other.
Even simple things like 3 meals a day. 7 Days a week. 2 week. Breakfast Lunch Dinner. Brought us all together. Through very simple things, we bonded, we shared. Thats something really promising.
I would like to thank all of you when a suffered a sprain on my ankle, whenever I'm in need of a certain something or help.
For Germaine, thank you for helping me take my bag and being concerned for me.
For JingYi and Dunkai, for being constantly asking whether I'm fine, and singing Chinese Songs with me in the bathroom, and JingYi for his babies and Dunkai for his soap powder.
For GaoQian, helping me with the SIM card and taking up the duty of taking care of us.
For YanYang, being for straight forward makes you a better friend, and for lending me your soap powder.
For Melissa and Victoria, bringing joy to others and cracking jokes when we have our mini-parties
For JiaHui, how good it is to have someone I know in our Menthor groups! And being understanding!
Lastly for Benedict! Thanks for helping out with my ankle. For always trying to force me to get up on your back(plan failed). For being my buddy and taking care of me
P.S Benedict snores alot and he is one who never wake up to shut his alarm.
Through this 2week with you guys at Trinity. I've learned to become a better person, know more about myself. And I'll defintely apply whatever I've learned when I'm back in school, in camps.
With that, I end my final post.
For Trinity!
Regards
Wei Jie
That period was basically a fast forward version of our everyday life, only more amazing and fruitful for me.
Through this 2week Summer School, I have definitely learned alot more about life. Pick up many essential skills along the way. Made many powerpacks friends, and learned a whole lot more stuffs outside of Singapore.
Still remember the moment when we touched down on Trinity? Guess you guys do. The amazing castle-like buildings, alongside with the modern swipe card keys. The slit green grass. The big old tree. The wonderfull dining hall. And most importantly, the irritating flies buzzing around us. It was a "Wow" for me. A never-seen-before sight for me personally.
Those recalling flashbacks of Karaoke Night, Trinity's Got Talent, Cultural Night. We had many awesome time with others. Not forgetting the Shopping sprees we had at the Night Market, the Movie we caught, Bollywood Dancing. And lastly, Lygon Street.
For me, I've been engulfed by the amazing times we had, these activities definitely would be hard to forget.
Also, the enlightening lectures we had. The ones I defintely enjoyed are the Climate Change talk, the OxFam presentation, Leadership Lectures, Beyond Highschool, and Career talks.
I've abosolutely learned how to become a better Global Citizen.
Reminisce the mini-parties we had in our room, the amusing games and talks among ourselves. All of that, I will never forget those wonderfull moments. The time we spent together singing along Benedict's mesmerizing notes on the piano.
And also not to overlook, the meaningful debrief sessions we had with Ms Tan and Ms Low. The priceless comments from them. Invaluable.
Recalling the time we spent with our cross-cultural friends. Our global friends from Malaysia, India, Australia and even China! That unforgettable experience. The undying friendships we had. How we called each other "Brothers", "Abang". Precious.
The friendship we had among the 10 of us. How we knew each other so well! However unhappy we are that night. We never bear grudges at each other. Because deep in our hearts, we know we care for each other.
Even simple things like 3 meals a day. 7 Days a week. 2 week. Breakfast Lunch Dinner. Brought us all together. Through very simple things, we bonded, we shared. Thats something really promising.
I would like to thank all of you when a suffered a sprain on my ankle, whenever I'm in need of a certain something or help.
For Germaine, thank you for helping me take my bag and being concerned for me.
For JingYi and Dunkai, for being constantly asking whether I'm fine, and singing Chinese Songs with me in the bathroom, and JingYi for his babies and Dunkai for his soap powder.
For GaoQian, helping me with the SIM card and taking up the duty of taking care of us.
For YanYang, being for straight forward makes you a better friend, and for lending me your soap powder.
For Melissa and Victoria, bringing joy to others and cracking jokes when we have our mini-parties
For JiaHui, how good it is to have someone I know in our Menthor groups! And being understanding!
Lastly for Benedict! Thanks for helping out with my ankle. For always trying to force me to get up on your back(plan failed). For being my buddy and taking care of me
P.S Benedict snores alot and he is one who never wake up to shut his alarm.
Through this 2week with you guys at Trinity. I've learned to become a better person, know more about myself. And I'll defintely apply whatever I've learned when I'm back in school, in camps.
With that, I end my final post.
For Trinity!
Regards
Wei Jie
Friday, December 25, 2009
Final post for Trinity Summer School
Well, first thing i am gonna say is that i miss melbourne a lot and the experience of this summer school. I was very reluctant to leave. For me, i feel that the two weeks seems to be very short as we are having so much fun. I could still remember we were just boarding the plane to melbourne.. I miss it so much. I wish i could stay longer there. I hope santa claus could give me a time machine so that i could experience the whole summer school once again.
To be serious, I felt that all of us had learned a lot from the summer school. For example, we learned about ethics during lectures and we learned how to work together with strangers on a project during our stay there. I really want to thank our mentors as they were there to help us out and get us used to our surroundings. They also pulled us up when we were feeling down even though they are busy or tired. I still remember what one of our mentors said, he said that they were there to show us the way, to open the door for us, the potential to be a great leader is in all of us and they were there to help us realise our potential.
I think the debreifing by Miss Low and Miss Tan helped us out in a lot as we get to share our experiences during the day and talk about our feelings and thoughts. This help me out a lot as sharing how i feel and what i did makes me feel better if i was feeling down on that day. I think they should do this for other leadership camps.
Next, I feel that i have changed a lot over these 19 days. I feel that the invisible barrier around me has vanished and i could talk to people more easily and i could participate in more activities. For example, I suggested singing with Jing Yi for Cultural Night, the old me would not have suggested such a thing. I think his is the best change in me, from now on i can make more friends and speak up and give suggestions easily.
Next, i think i can contribute to my cca more by helping next year's sec three to lead my cca. I will help them out in leading our next year's sec one ccca members. I hope that they can become great leaders and than they could help others to become good leaders and the cycle will never stop.
To finish this final post, I think that this summer school experience is a great way to help us grow mentally and help us learn to be independent and teach us to care and look out for each other. If there is another trip like this, i would jump at the chance to go for it again.
Goodbye people :)
To be serious, I felt that all of us had learned a lot from the summer school. For example, we learned about ethics during lectures and we learned how to work together with strangers on a project during our stay there. I really want to thank our mentors as they were there to help us out and get us used to our surroundings. They also pulled us up when we were feeling down even though they are busy or tired. I still remember what one of our mentors said, he said that they were there to show us the way, to open the door for us, the potential to be a great leader is in all of us and they were there to help us realise our potential.
I think the debreifing by Miss Low and Miss Tan helped us out in a lot as we get to share our experiences during the day and talk about our feelings and thoughts. This help me out a lot as sharing how i feel and what i did makes me feel better if i was feeling down on that day. I think they should do this for other leadership camps.
Next, I feel that i have changed a lot over these 19 days. I feel that the invisible barrier around me has vanished and i could talk to people more easily and i could participate in more activities. For example, I suggested singing with Jing Yi for Cultural Night, the old me would not have suggested such a thing. I think his is the best change in me, from now on i can make more friends and speak up and give suggestions easily.
Next, i think i can contribute to my cca more by helping next year's sec three to lead my cca. I will help them out in leading our next year's sec one ccca members. I hope that they can become great leaders and than they could help others to become good leaders and the cycle will never stop.
To finish this final post, I think that this summer school experience is a great way to help us grow mentally and help us learn to be independent and teach us to care and look out for each other. If there is another trip like this, i would jump at the chance to go for it again.
Goodbye people :)
Final Post about summer school
Hellos:D
Like everybody else I'm missing summer school and everybody there. I have learnt many things that I never expected myself to learn at the summer school. The whole trip was a lot more fun than I thought it would be. I have learnt not just from the lectures but also from the surounding people and things. Like Ms Low always said :"Be observant of your surroundings"
At summer school, I learnt something very important known as friendship and the power of friendship. Friendship is a very important part of summer school. I believe that everyone has a "close friend" other than our own schoolmates. Although 2 weeks may seem very short but everyone as made lots of friends that up till now we still contact one another. One example is Yu Peng, during the 1st week he was extremely quiet and it was very rare to even hear his voice but during the 2nd week due to people that tried to make friends with him he opened up and he was with a group. We could even hear him speak and laughter coming out from him. I think without these people known as friends that reached out to him, he probably would still be very quiet at the end of summer school.
Of course, within our own school, we formed a strong bond through the 2 weeks. Compared to the 1st few days where we just stick the people we knew better, we have formed a very strong bond and friendship within ourselves. In the beginning, during debrief we would still keep some thoughts within ourselves because we are afraid of what others think but as the weeks pass we are more willing to share about what we think and feel because we have became more familiar with one another. There were times where some of us were sick and injured and all of us showed care for one another. We shared laughter and tough times together hence we were are very willing to express ourselves as we do not feel uncomfortable within ourselves.
The main aim of this trip is to learn leadership. Through all the lectures and activities, I learnt a lot about leadership. Things like not neglecting any followers, communication is important and temper gets you nowhere. The mentors are living examples of what we want to learn of leaders. They are very enthusiastic, they involve everybody and never leaves everyone out. When the group feels lost (eg. leadership project) they show us the way then leaves us alone again so that we do not fully depend on them.
Through this trip, I have learnt a lot of things, a lot more things than just leadership and maybe also how to be a good follower. I made lots of friends and I truly enjoyed myself. I never knew learning could be so much fun! And I would like to thank everyone( 9 students and 2 teachers) that went with me on the trip and brought me many fond memories that will last for a lifetime! :D With that, I shall end here! Bye!
Like everybody else I'm missing summer school and everybody there. I have learnt many things that I never expected myself to learn at the summer school. The whole trip was a lot more fun than I thought it would be. I have learnt not just from the lectures but also from the surounding people and things. Like Ms Low always said :"Be observant of your surroundings"
At summer school, I learnt something very important known as friendship and the power of friendship. Friendship is a very important part of summer school. I believe that everyone has a "close friend" other than our own schoolmates. Although 2 weeks may seem very short but everyone as made lots of friends that up till now we still contact one another. One example is Yu Peng, during the 1st week he was extremely quiet and it was very rare to even hear his voice but during the 2nd week due to people that tried to make friends with him he opened up and he was with a group. We could even hear him speak and laughter coming out from him. I think without these people known as friends that reached out to him, he probably would still be very quiet at the end of summer school.
Of course, within our own school, we formed a strong bond through the 2 weeks. Compared to the 1st few days where we just stick the people we knew better, we have formed a very strong bond and friendship within ourselves. In the beginning, during debrief we would still keep some thoughts within ourselves because we are afraid of what others think but as the weeks pass we are more willing to share about what we think and feel because we have became more familiar with one another. There were times where some of us were sick and injured and all of us showed care for one another. We shared laughter and tough times together hence we were are very willing to express ourselves as we do not feel uncomfortable within ourselves.
The main aim of this trip is to learn leadership. Through all the lectures and activities, I learnt a lot about leadership. Things like not neglecting any followers, communication is important and temper gets you nowhere. The mentors are living examples of what we want to learn of leaders. They are very enthusiastic, they involve everybody and never leaves everyone out. When the group feels lost (eg. leadership project) they show us the way then leaves us alone again so that we do not fully depend on them.
Through this trip, I have learnt a lot of things, a lot more things than just leadership and maybe also how to be a good follower. I made lots of friends and I truly enjoyed myself. I never knew learning could be so much fun! And I would like to thank everyone( 9 students and 2 teachers) that went with me on the trip and brought me many fond memories that will last for a lifetime! :D With that, I shall end here! Bye!
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