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Project Engagement Camp 2006 - June 30 to July 1
Event: Project Engagement Camp 2006 - Hand Heart Mind Duration: 30 June - 1 July 2006 Venue: BB GB Headquarters, Sembawang Park Committee Members involved: Goh Cheng Ze, Leon Lim, Cindy, Serene Yeo, Serene Tay, Siying, Chee Han, Julia, Alvin, Cong Kai After many days, weeks and months passed, the day is finally here! DotBox Project Engagement Camp 2006 - Hand, Heart, Mind.  Our banner
Day 1 Time: 8pm
Program: Opening Address Participants arrived at Boy's Brigade HQ around 8.30pm after being picked up by 2 buses from Yishun MRT.  A brief welcoming and introduction session of what serving learning is about went on. Then, the committee members took turns to introduce themselves to the participants.   Serene Yeo Julia
Time: 9pmProgram: Ice Breaking Games [Life Journey & Rescue Me]
To allow the participants to get to know each other more and have good bonding among themselves, we had an ice breaking session. The first program we had was Life Journey. In this game, the participants [some of the committee members joined in as well] are required to draw out their memorable moments in their life from age 1 to 30 June 2006.  Participants busy drawing out their life journey...
 Participants sharing their life journeys
 Ray sharing her Life Journey with us
Through the sharing seesion, we got to know everyone better and it was also a chance to get to know the inner them. After the session, we had a short quiz to see how much we could remember our friends and of what events in their life did we remember them for.
After which, the participants were seperated into 2 groups. We were then broke up and proceed to the next program: Rescue Me. In Rescue Me, participants are given a story about 8 different people on how they contributed to the society and a bit on their life stories. However, the cruise where they were on was sinking and out of 8 people, they could only save 3. So which 3 are they going to save?
 Team 1 brainstorming on who to save
 Team 2 engaging in the discussion
 Team 1 representative, Mookie aka Lirong, sharing their team answer
 Team 2 representative, Jeff sharing his team's answer
 Team 1's finalised answers
 Team 2's choices
After the teams came out with an answer, there were difference in their answers. Hence, the two teams were then combined together to compromise to 1 answer. In the midst of it, there were many small conflicts as Team 1 insisted on saving Terence while Team 2 refused to see Paul vanished with the cruise. After much discussions, slight arguements, reasonings and most of all, compromising, the participants chose Paul, Serene and Anna to be saved.
 Alvin representing the committee and the committee's answers.
 The committee sharing their answers with the participants.
There isn't any right or wrong answer. The main purpose of this game is to stimulate the participants' cognitive thinking process and to see how they solve conflicts among themselves.
Time: 10pm
Program: Night Trail & Team Challenge
The next program we had was Night Trail & Team Challenge at nearby Sembawang Park. Likewise, participants are separated into 2 teams. They are supposed to complete 4 stations within 2 hours. However, here comes the challenge. They have to collect 5 color strips [either yellow or pink] before they can start on a station. The teams were given clues and a map to find their stations.
 Team 1 reading their clue for their 1st station
 Team 2 on their way to their 1st station
 Serene Tay and Serene Yeo with team 2 at their last station
The challenge was completed with Team 2 winning this leg. It was already 12am by the time both teams completed the trail. Everyone were very tired and famished.
 Both teams resting at Sembawang Park
Time: 12.30am
Program: Supper
Finally, back at BB HQ, before ending the night off, we had a mini birthday celebration for 1 of the committee member, Siying. Happy 18th Birthday! After the cake and the debrief sharing session, it was bathing and lights out for the participants.
 Siying's birthday cake
As the participants are resting and sleeping, the committee continues to prepare and plan programs for the next day ensuring that everyone would be happy and things would be in order.
Day 2
Time: 7.30am
Program: Breakfast
With less than 8 hours of sleep, it is time to wake up for more activities. Early bird catches the worm right?
 Participants engaging in their own conversations while waiting for breakfast
Time: 8am
Program: Trust Games [TeleMatch]
After breakfast and a quick exercise activity, our 1st program of the day was a TeleMatch. Again, the participants are split into 2 groups, 7 in each team. There were a total of 6 stations to complete and each person are to complete 1. The objective of this game is to let the participants know each other's strength hence, coming out with the best strategy to complete and compete.
 Station masters, Siying and Serene Yeo with Jessica from Team 1 and Jian Wei from Team 2
At 1st station, participants were to walk on a straight line for some distant with a ping pong ball on an inverted paper cup.
 Gina at 2nd station
 Jeff the Geisha?
At 2nd station, the participants had to blow the flour out of the cup without blowing the ping pong ball out.
 Zhi Cong finishing his coke in 1 gulp
At 3rd station, participants were to complete 1 can of coke in just 1 gulp. The challenge: Coke is fizzy.
 Meng Dan writing her name in reverse.
 Zhi Cong completed his name in reverse.
At the 4th station, participants had to turn 10 rounds and then they had to write their full name in reverse.
 Unlocking the "DotBox" Locks
The 5th station, participants were given 5 locks and keys. The keys were jumbled up and exchanged in between teams. The participants had to unlock all the 5 locks that were given to them.
The last and the 6th station, 2 participants had to be strong enough to carry a rider across the basketball court in a sedan like arm chair.
 Team 2 emerged tops at the Tele Match event. From left to right: Saras, Jeff, Serene Yeo, Zhi Cong, Yani, Jian Wei, Cong Kai and Ray.
Time: 10am
Program: Service Learning/Community Service Workshop
After hours of fun, it was time to do some serious stuff and be enriched with new knowledge. Most of the camp participants were new to the idea of Service Learning and are not aware of the difference between Service Learning and Community Service. In this workshop, we aimed to show and teach them what is Service Learning through group work, brainstorming, illustrations, role plays and also games.
 Team one discussing on what they think service learning is about
 Team two discussing on what are the difference between service learning and community service
 Chengze explaining to the participants what are some service learning activities we can take part in.
 Participants listening attentively.
Time: 12pm
Program: Lunch
After a long morning, it is to time to "refuel". It was lunch time. Embraced with service learning, the participants were given plain porridge, salted egg and achar.
 Cheng Ze sharing a small discussion while the participants ate
While the participants took their lunch and have their rest, the committee were hard at work with Problem-Based Service Learning (PBSL) and Campfire activities.
 Serene Tay briefing the committee about the campfire while Serene Yeo preparing for PBSL.
Time: 1 pm
Program: Problem - Based Service Learning - Let's Protect Singapore
After an hour of lunch and rest, it was time for the participants to engage in some activities and work again. For this PBSL session, we had an observer, Mr Alan Soh from Nee Soon Central YEC (People Association). He was invited to the camp to observe the PBSL facilitation process, to know more about DotBox as well as sharing his views regarding the session.
Participants looking at the problem. Alan, in blue and white stripes polo tee.
Participants brainstorming from what they know from the problem posted to them
Participants writing down some possible solutions
Serene[Yeo] facilitating the session, guiding the participants in their solutions
The participants sharing the solutions to Alvin
Some of the proposed solutions
While the PBSL session was going on, the rest of the committee were outside preparing for the campfire games.
Serene[Tay] and Chee Han preparing water bombs for campfire games forfeit.
Time: 5pm
Program: Team building games and rest
After a mind draining session, the participants had some fun with another 2 teambuilding games, Stand in a Line and Sling Museum. [Unfortunately there weren't any photos] When the games ended, the participants were given time to rest, change and freshen up for the dinner and campfire.
Time: 7.30pm
Program: Buffet Dinner and Campfire
A buffet dinner was kindly catered and prepared by Chengze's mum. After a freshening up and a change into DOtbox's T-shirt, everyone got together for a buffet dinner. Apart from mingling around with the participants, getting feedbacks from them, a table game was also played during dinner. The tired mood was eased by the laughter, the games and the food.
Special catering by Chengze's mum
DotBox and camp participants enjoying the food together
It was time for campfire after dinner.
Some yoga session before camp speech starts...
Our lovely MCs for the campfire, Serene Tay and Chee Han
Campfire speech ended with fireworks! Nice surprise =)
Chengze started the campfire
It was game and waterbomb time!!!
Serene Tay writing her name with her butt
Saras walking away with Best Participant award
Team 2, Best Team Award got water-bombed by Team 1
Team 1 walks away with a hamper too
And last but not least... Before saying bye.. A group photo:
2 days of memories,several hours spent together, many friends made, things learnt, it is time to say goodbye... May the participants excel further and bloom as high and as bright as the fireworks...
-Serene Yeo-
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