Greenridge Secondary

Ran a 3D2N camp at KOREF for Greenridge Secondary. The participants were secondary one students, classes 1E1, 1E2, 1E3, 1E4, 1A1 and 1A3. It was a pleasant and memorable trip for me, and I hope that the campers felt the same.

Day 1:

We set off from the school in the morning to Gunung Lambak, where the campers will climb the hill. I had the pleasure of sitting in 1A3 and 1A1's buses. During the journey, The campers were rowdy, high spirited and excited about the camp. They didn't sleep like most campers did, but sang songs throughout the 2.5 hours. Upon arrival, they ate their lunch and prepared to ascend the hill. The campers climbed to the submit of the hill and back in around 3.5 hours. I only went to the mid point as I had to follow the first class back to the campsite to prepare tent issue and arrangement.
After the instructors gave a demonstration on how to pitch the tents, the campers were arranged into designated spots to pitch their tents. I must say that I was rather proud of them as most of them were capable enough to pitch the tents properly without much help. After they were done, they had their first meal at KOREF and went for their night walk. After that, they were given time for a much well deserved showering up and resting.

Day 2:


Woke up early, and heard that 1/2 of the campers woke up at around 5+am. Quite surprised that they weren't tired out from the activities the day before. The benefits of youth :P I went to walk the water obstacles course to check that they were repaired and ready to be used by the students. The V rope obstacle was infested with ants and I was bitten quite a few times by them while crossing. I cleared the ropes of the ants as much as I can and decided it was safe enough for use. Spent the whole morning and afternoon introducing, guiding and teaching the kids how to cross the obstacle course safely, properly and have as much fun as possible. The most enjoyed obstacle was undoubtedly the swing, where surprisingly, 100% of the girls who attempted the obstacle course managed to swing successfully from 1 side to the other. To spice up the activity, I assigned a route for the campers to run and took their best timings. This allowed the campers to improve their confidence and showed them that from a slow start, they could build enough confidence to run / fast walk across the many obstacles. Also, they could challenge themselves and take pride in being fast amongst their school mates. The fastest guy and girl was from 1E1, where they cross the challenge course in 56 seconds and 1 minute 30 seconds respectively.

Just before and after dinner, they prepared for camp fire. The spirit of the campers were high and most of them were really enjoying themselves. Initially, the weather looked like it wouldn't hold out for the campfire to be held outdoors but we decided to give it a shot anyways. We had some difficulty getting the fire started but it was all smooth going after that. Some of the class performances were quite good and I really hope they take this experience with them.

Day 3:

The campers packed up their tents and went for activities. Took the last 2 classes for the water obstacle course, and in fact, it was the last class, 1E1 that was the fastest. But I wanted to contribute a complete section to the water obstacles. The campers had their reflections and debrief with their school teachers and presented some of their thoughts. The school teacher asked the instructors to say a few words to the campers which he will video tape and was gonna show it to the school. It was a rather scary thought but we all said something. Everyone was eager to go, instructors included :P We packed up and set off for Singapore. We reached the school at around 1830 and were glad to be able to go home to our beds and computers. The most interesting thing to do on top of the list of things when they reach home was said by a camper that she wanted to "kiss her toilet floor as it was so clean". For the instructors, we had dinner with Boss and finally made our way back home.

Note to self : It was a tiring but really enjoyable experience. To be able to see all the students and talk to them, guide them and also hop on so many of the buses and interact with them was a real joy. The instructors were all nice, fun and out going people. It was a real good trip and I'm already so looking forward to the next trip :)