Minutes for 6th October 2007

Minutes for the day!

Members present:All
Time: 9am to 5.30pm

The overseas outreach team was reorganised into 3 groups, each led by one teacher-in-charge. The groupings are as follows:

Yo!(Ms Fong)
Sye Yuet(leader)
Amanda(asst. leader)
Jerene
Yuang
Hongyu
Jia Xiang
Denise
Jacquelyn
Xia Yu

Chengmistry(Mr Cheng)
Woon Yee(leader)
Priscilla(asst. leader)
Pin Qi
Yi Jie
Charmaine
Adele
Jerome
Jia He

Forever 18(Ms Koh)
Gavin(Leader)
Jesalyn(asst. leader)
Racheline
Yee Chuin
Pick Yee
Zong Yao
Jun Ping
Francis

Activity 1
Ice breaker within groups: Photo sharing
Everyone was supposed to share their photo with the groups.

Activity 2
Everyone was asked to bring an item which represented them. These items were placed on a table and each person was given three pieces of paper to post questions on 3 objects that represented someone else. After which, everyone introduced the item which represented themselves and shared with the team more about themselves. For example, Ms Koh shared with the team about her journal which she wrote her reflections in. She shared with us how she first started going on service learning trips. "Dare to Dream Big!"Quoted from Ms Koh.
From this activity, we knew more about each other's personalities.

Activity 3
Each group brainstormed on ideas of things that represent Singapore. After which, we separated the ideas into categories, namely culture, landscape, education and people.

Culture
Hectic lifestyle
Kiasu
food(durian)
good governance

Landscape
Little red dot
HDB flats
lots of high rise buildings
little play area
MRTs

Education
Results orientated
Stressful
CCAs

People
Lee Kuan Yew

Activity 4
Sharing of what we know about yunnan and questions we have for yunnan within our groups. Ideas and questions were written on mahjong paper and pasted on the walls. However, we were not told of what are these questions for.

Activity 5
Quiz on Singapore
We were given a questionnaire to fill up. The questions include facts about Singapore.
After which, the teachers went through the answers and we were asked to give our answers in Chinese. Xia Yu helped us in this activity by translating the questions to Chinese and helped us to better phrase our answers. We are supposed to know the answers to the questions as we might be asked by the people in yunnan, hence, we should be able to answer them in Chinese too.
Things to note:
-Know how to explain GRC in Chinese
-percentage should be referred to (bai3fen1zhi1____)
-Know how to express road tax in Chinese

Break for lunch in groups

Activity 6
In our groups, we shared about what we think we will be doing in Yunnan. We also came up with a list of questions which we can ask the people in Yunnan to know more about their lives and culture. After which, we shared on what we can do before, during and after the trip so as to answer that questions that we raised previously. These ideas where written in mahjong paper and pasted on the walls too.

Activity 7
Ms Koh asked the team why we are referred Temasek Overseas Outreach instead of OCIP. Next, we broke into our groups to discuss on what is the difference between service learning and OCIP. Ideas where written on the board. After which, each group presented their ideas to the team. The main difference between CIP and service learning are as follows:
In service learning, there are more emotions involved, the project is sustainable, there is a stronger sense of ownership and is self-initiated. In a service learning project, we are of equal status with the people that we will be helping and not superior. Also, there is a difference in mentality and willingness. The key ideas are RECIPROCITY and REFLECTION.
Quote of the day: “I serve you in order to learn from you.”

Activity 8
Yee Chuin’s sharing on recee trip and reflections
Our project: laying roads, Visiting 2 schools(Each of which has about 200 students)
Place: A Muslim village
Accommodation: Villa
Food: Lunch will be prepared by ourselves while we will be asking people to prepare dinner for us
Travelling:
-From Villa to the place that we will be laying roads
-From the place we lay road to lunch area
-From the lunch area to the schools
- From schools back to Villa

Activity 9
Discussion of project
Each group were asked to discuss about a project that we will be doing in yunnan to learn more the place and its people. We were asked to come out with a proposal on our project for it to be approved by the personnel at ACM. Our project will be presented in the form of a photoessay and displayed at the ACM.
Proposal should include: Theme, Objectives, Specific Questions, Process and the Final Product

After which, each group shared on their project.

YO!
-Happiness
- Culture of Muslims in Yunnan(Back up)

Chengmistry
- The life of the coordinator, Zhao Bin
- The tobacco industry in Yunnan(Back up)
- The way of life of Muslims in Yunnan(Back up)

Forever 18
- Religion
à The Muslim lifestyle in Yunnan
- Disparity between the rich and the Poor(Back up)

Final Announcements
-People going for jab on 12 or 19 are suppose to meet at the canteen porch at 1.20pm
-Those who have not written letters to themselves are to do so
-Those who need to apply for Visa should apply for it asap