This Secondary 3 camp really bonded us as a class. This is crucial as we will be spending the next 2 years of our Secondary school life together, and more importantly, we will be graduating together. If there is anyone who feels left out, or is not as involved, it would definitely affect us as a class one way or another.
Day 1 was the same old stuff for all the other camps. First we had to travel to the camp site, which was at an isolated area in Sarimbun. The Sun was scorching hot as all of us assembled in the grass patch in the camp site. We were introduced to our 2 trainers which played an important role, which was to make sure all of us bonded as a class, no one was left out or injured. We kicked start the first activity which required to pitch our tents with our classmates. This activity is very engaging as pitching a tent alone is very draining and it would not be as efficient as compared to having a group of people. Each team were grouped into clusters of 4, or 5 people. They were expected to communicate which part does this fit into, where this goes, where that goes, and ultimately, pitch up a tent that they would be sleeping in for the next 2 nights. Coming together, we learnt how to solve problems when things doesn't work out, how to resolve multiple opinions and thoughts from other students, brainstorming and finally coming up with a master plan, and pitching the whole tent together. This ensured participation of every single group mate as every had a different job scope to do, and we have to communicate with each other. It was indeed a joyful experience.
After lunch, we played a whole bunch of games which required not just efforts of 1 person, but the different strengths instilled in us. Some of us may be creative, some of us may be strong, some of us may have superb leadership skills. Even small things like encouraging each other along the way means a lot, and it definitely boosts our morale along the way. Bit by bit we were getting used to each others style of working, knowing each other strengths, and along the way, even knowing deeper things like our personality, what we like or dislike in a person. Strength without wisdom is useless, whereas vice versa. Creativity can only be effectively used if given an opportunity, our potential can only grow to the maximum if we dare to dream and step out of our comfort zone to execute. If our potential was 1 000 000, but we are given 0 opportunities, 1 000 000 multiplied by 0 is still 0. Whereas if you were given 1 or more opportunity, we would definitely have room to grow and learn. Every single of us is unique in our own ways.
This camp really gave us multiple opportunities to use our talents and expose us to different situations, forcing us to think at a more rapid pace, instilling in us innovation and creativity, and more importantly, using it to help others, not just ourselves. Which will be very useful as we walk down the next 2 years as class 3ST and 4ST together. When we are down, we are confident that someone will pick us up without looking to the left or to the right, we will never ever walk alone. The camp also gave us a sense of belonging and identity in the class, everyone has a part of play and a job scope to fulfill. The class spirit now will only grow stronger and more intense, in a positive way, of course.
- Ngai Yi Li (28)
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