Staff Planning Session

We had our 2007 mid-year staff planning and retreat session last week.

Some might think that we don’t really do work, because we appear to be laughing and having fun all the time – in the office, at camps or in workshops. I must state, on behalf of all my Trybe colleagues, that we are actually very serious people when it comes down to making sure that we deliver the best quality camps, workshops and programmes for the students entrusted to us.

We are a balanced team – we work hard and we play hard too.(because we were working on secret documents, we cannot post the pictures of us in the planning session)

We believe in giving our best in all that we do.

We believe in looking good at what we do.

We believe in honouring our heroes (in this case heroine).

Winning is not everything.
Boys team (4 of us) THRASHED Girls team (8 of them)
in Captains Ball: 36 - 2 ..... ...... What a team!

C. S. V. - Service Learning Camp W2 Cluster

Over the weekend, 22 campers from West 2 clusters embarked on a mission to build a water fountain.
(Participating schools: Bukit Batok Secondary School, Dunearn Secondary School, Hillgrove Secondary School and Yusof Ishak Secondary School)

It’s not something that can be done by one man; neither it’s a mission that can be achieved overnight. Whether rain or shine, the work never stop. They dug as deep as they can, carried as many rocks as they can. The process was challenging and exhausting.
The campers not only have to battle against the physical tiredness, they also have to overcome other challenges like the weather, working with unfamiliar people, different abilities, limited tools. But as a team, they overcome it.

On behalf of all the facilitators, I want to tell you all that we are very proud of you and we believed that each of you are destiny for greatness.
Don’t give in! Don’t give up! Press on!

Remember C (challenge) S (strength) V (vision). Focus on your vision and use your strength to overcome the challenge.
(quoted from Mr Adam, teacher in-charge of the camp)

See you soon!

My Top 10 National Day Highlights

Happy 42nd Birthday to our Nation!

Here are the Top 10:

1. I went to this year’s parade at the Marina Bay with my father… and the only reason why I got to do that is because my mother is away in Toronto visiting with her grand-children. So when my father wondered which uncle he should take to the parade this year, I tried to remain as calm as I jumped up and down frantically like a mad person.

2. The parade theme this year – City of Possibilities. Love it.

3. The many many happy faces of children.

4. The Sky-diving displays.

5. Did you know that light travels faster than sound? New discovery for me as we witnessed the presidential gun salute, it was quite loud.

6. The spectacular Fly Past on several occasions by the Singapore Air Force, I would like to take part in that segment next year.

7. The National Anthem while accompanied by a fly-past of the State Flag. There is something magnificent about a flag waving in the huge skies.

8. The cleanest toilets are found in Singapore.

9. 7,000 participants put up the National Day Show, most of whom are selfless volunteers. I understand the youngest participant being 9 and the oldest at 71. We thank you.

10. Yet another timely reminder of what a great country I belong to, and will remain committed to serve.


Posted on Behalf of Rachel Ong

You Can Do It! For Volunteers

We had our volunteer training on Saturday, 11 Aug 07. It was great to see a mix of new and more experienced volunteers at this training. It was also a good opportunity to have these volunteers from diverse backgrounds come to share about their own volunteering experiences.

 

It was meaningful to have a young volunteer, Bing Rong, share the “two dollar story”. To hear it from him was refreshing. We are glad that they came for the session. For those of you who have not been through the basic training, watch out for the new dates to be published by Raffy, our Volunteer Manager.

 

Posted on Behalf of Nic

Yuan Ching Sec Sch - You're the Best!

To my young friends in Yuan Ching Sec – I walked out of our session, encouraged and inspired as I witnessed such greatness in each of you.

Thank you for welcoming us to your school, our time there has been the most enjoyable.
I look forward to see all of you again very soon!



Posted on Behalf of Jaime

You Can Do It! at Chung Cheng High (Main) yet again!

It’s our fourth year in Chung Cheng High School (Main)! This is my first time taking on such a big project managing role, managing 12 classes of Sec 1s and one class of Trybe for Parents! To be honest, I was feeling excited yet nervous.

With the strong support of my colleagues, we were able to gather a strong poll of 53 volunteers. Our spirits were kept high throughout the whole day, cheering our host, Joel, when he addressed the group in the morning! The whole cohort turned out to be very spontaneous and participative. I have personally enjoyed the session with the students in the classroom. I believed the other twelve classes have been enjoyable too! Thank you Chung Cheng High for having us again this year.