Residential Project Section

Hi,

Sorry for the delay.

Here is how you guys should do your residential section.

First part - pre and post, whatever u have done for this remains unchanged. our main aim is to do whatever a normal participant in an ocip will undergo. such as pre-trip and trip proper.

Second part - we will compile whatever we have learnt and undergo to create an overseas service learning facilitation package. we now write in a mindset tt we, having gone overseas, will understand the feeling of a participant and thus b able to come up with sth tt can cater to tt.

this is to ensure a smooth flow with the assessor report.

there will be three entries for ur post trip section other than the others as followed in my attached report at the end.

the three entries are:

Date: 15/4
Time: 1500-1700

Today is the first meeting for the facilitation package that were suppose to come up with. this session is mainly to consolidate all our thoughts about the trip and project, something of a reflection session to capture the thoughts that any participant might have before his trip. much of the pre trip questions were focused mainly on the participant itself, such as why am i doing this etc. there were also several questions for the group as a whole as we felt that the project is not only about one self but also everyone in the team.

and as we moved along into trip proper, questions begin to be directed to their experiences with the locals and their learning experience. some of us came up with great ideas such as allowing them to express their thoughts freely with as little restrictions by us as possible in the package to be given to them. yet, the main structure was still there to ensure a properly guided manner of reflection being done.


Date: 22/4
Time: 1530-1730

todays meeting agenda will be on project planning as trip such as this would require extensice preparation by participants involved and thus there is a need to teach participants on proper planning procedures. first, we split the whole project into pre proper and post. many of us brainstormed what was the norm when it comes to project planning.

we then tried to put these into activities that we can use to teach them. additional materials such as appendix A- guidlines to a proposal was also added to provide them with additional background knowledge if required.

as far as possible, we want to simulate the real planning procedure in our workshop such tt participants wil be able to understand better hands on and as facilitators, we can also guide them if they do make any mistake.

Date: 13/5
time: 1500-1700

the third formal meeting for this package. after consolidating all the information and materials, the booklet has been put together. this session is for everyone to vet through the whole booklet as a whole to ensure its smooth flow and also for further addition of any other points.

we also went through our lesson plan for the workshopto help troubleshoot and problems that may occur.

you can obtained your copy of my RP section here.
my content page can be obtained here as well

Assessor Report for Residential Project

For this residential project, the aim was to create an overseas service learning facilitation package. This involved the participants traveling to Vietnam, undertaking a service project, learning the mechanics, managing the demands of different stakeholders, in order to design workshop modules which could be used to facilitate the training and preparation of students from Victoria School who wish to undertake similar ventures.

The service project involved the refurbishment of a village primary school and the setting up of an English Library from book donations collected prior to the trip. Although this is the first time the boys are doing service on such a scale in an overseas context, they were determined to pick up new skills such as project planning, canvassing for donations, and time management as most of the preparations were done in the midst of their ‘O’ levels.

On the ground, the group had good dynamics during the time in Vietnam. They were blessed with a good mix of team leaders and team players. The workload was distributed effectively and naturally amongst them, allowing each the opportunity to take ownership of a part of the project according to their strengths. Logistics tasks such as getting paint supplies and other hands-ons such as scrapping off old paint flakes found ready volunteers. During this time, they had to make sound judgment calls due to changes brought on by limited resources and unpredictable weather. I am pleased to note that they were admirably flexible in modifying their plans to cater to these changes.

After the trip, the group collated their learning experiences and translated their individual reflections into a facilitation package and a service learning booklet. They were able to allocate the design of this training package to leverage on the strength of each of the participants in various areas from conceptualising the programme, to crafting templates, to formulating lesson plans to facilitating the activities. In fact, I was excited to know that they have been instrumental in enthusing their NPCC juniors to undertake a similar overseas CIP in June 2008. It is even more encouraging that these NYAA Gold Award nominees have volunteered their services to facilitate the training and preparation of their juniors, thereby putting the experience they acquired and the instruments they designed to directly benefit another cohort of participants.

I believe this outcome best captured the spirit of a Residential Project: to give themselves to a cause, to actualize the cause in a learning experience, to translate that learning experience into knowledge resources and to transfer the knowledge resources to build the capacity to give in other young lives.
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this is the assessor report for RP. yes your report should cover the same focus with similar standards. now do you know what is expected of you?

Post-trip project

Objective:
- to add value to/enhance our expedition to Sapa last year by making it transferable and reproducible
- to assist interested participants in their course of planning an overseas service learning trip by sharing our experience and conducting various activities aimed at achieving specific goals that would be very beneficial to them when they actually execute the project

Who we will be working with:
Mr Wong WL's class 3D of 2007 (a group of 20+ interested students)


YOUR TASK NOW
to brainstorm on what we can do to help them. we are hoping to keep it within 2 sessions (yes we will have to personally come down)

We have split it into 4 sections

- Team Dynamics (DEADLINE 19 AUGUST 2007)
20 is a big group, and they do not know each other as well as we do. this is to basically build on unity, discover team strengths and weaknesses, how to best delegate responsibilities, conflict minimisation and talent maximisation etc

- Factual Information (DEADLINE 26 AUGUST 2007)
this is basically country briefing, where we can discuss issues like weather/climate, accomodation, packing list, language, culture, food, etc. Would most likely involve the parents

- Activities (DEADLINE 2 SEPTEMBER 2007)
this is the most crucial one as it determines what they are actually going to do there. help them set goals and develop steps to achieve it. can include pre, during and post trip actions

- Expectations (DEADLINE 9 SEPTEMBER 2007)
this is actually a session on self-exploration. very individualistic and reflection-oriented. to gauge how ready mentally they are for the trip, and their attitude towards the project, etc

Write on each section these few points, and send to my email by the respective deadlines
- Define understanding goal (what do you want them to learn from this session)
- Performance understanding (how are you going to make them demonstrate understanding/how to you measure success of your understanding goals)
under this section should have the SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES as well
- Ongoing assessment (how can the person continue to demonstrate understanding)
this one also have SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
e.g. reflection writing, setting up a blog, writing down words of encouragement regarding planning which they could refer to in times of difficulty, etc.

ACTUAL EXECUTION
date is still unsure because the EOY Exam timetable is not up yet
but it will be after ours and their exams

THIS IS NOT REQUIRED FOR A PROPOSAL
so dun have to be full sentence

bottom line is: THINK MORE WRITE LESS

NYAA - Residential Project - Youth Service Learning Award: Missing Submissions

	1st submission (13/5)	2nd submission (20/5)	Final submission (25/5)
Boon Kiat	In	In	In
Calvin	In	In	In
Edmund	In	In	In
Jiawei	Not writing
Joseph	In	??	??
Seth	In	In	??
Thomas	In	In	In
Zhan Liang	In	In	In

NYAA - Residential Project - Youth Service Learning Award

Judging Criteria
- Project was youth-led and youth-driven
- A real community need was addressed and service objectives were clearly stated and achieved (please illustrate how the service objectives were achieved)
- Learning objectives for the youths were clearly stated and achieved (please illustrate how and what the youths learned throughout the project experience)
- Youths were orientated to the community they were going to serve and were equipped to meet the real community needs
- Reflection is used appropriately and creatively to draw out learning points for the youths throughout the project
- S-L project resulted in the youths having a greater understanding of their community and being more willing to engage themselves in their society

Project Submissions
- LIMIT TO TEN PAGES, ARIAL 11
i) Executive Summary (1 pg)
ii) Profile of youths involved (age grp, no. of participant and the sch/club/organisation that youths belong to)
iii) Description of the service objectives by the youths (what was the community need that was served by the youths)
iv) Description of the learning objectives for the youths
v) Describe how reflection was used to draw out learning points for the youths (sample of reflection questions and techniques used)
vi) Demonstration of whether learning and service objectives were met (sample of youth's reflection or feedback from the service recipients)
vii) Sustainability of the project in the long run (was the project an ad-hoc event or are there follow up plans for future service, or do the youths continue to serve after the project ended)
viii) Press cuttings/ published articles on the project, if any


MEETING ON THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2007
7PM
LONG JOHN SILVER, BEDOK
AGENDA:
YOUTH SERVICE LEARNING AWARD
- ASCERTAINMENT OF INVOLVEMENT
- SETTING TASKS AND TARGETS
> brief overview:
- part ii), iii) and iv) 13 MAY
- part v) and vi) 20 MAY
- part vii) and i) 25 MAY
- collate and compilation
- vetting by Mr Khoo 1 JUN
- submit to YSLA 8 JUN

Fund Raiser Activities

On the 18th of November, VSNPCC squad, Fusionoize held a fund raising activity to raise funds for our Residential Project in Vietnam, Sapa. This fund raiser was held concurrently with the school's(Victoria School) Open House with Primary 6 parents as the intended target group. The participants(VSNPCC Fusionoize Squad)of this fundraiser were to sell the Victoria School 130years Commemorative yearbooks at the Open House to the parents of the Primary 6's.

The participants reported punctually at 8.30a.m and prepared for the yearbooks to be sold, setting up 2 stands for sales in all; one in the Heritage Centre, a centre of great attraction for all visitors,and the second stand placed just outside the canteen. Sales took place from 9a.m to 2p.m, spanning the entire duration of the Open House. Participants were split up into 2 groups for this event. Some were also simultaneously despatched around the school to bolster the efficiency of sales.

Sales amounted to an estimated 200 dollars at the end of the fund raiser. The money collected was kept and accounted for by Teacher cum Facilitator Mr.Khoo Kay Yong.

Fund Raiser Activities

On the 18th of November, VSNPCC squad, Fusionoize held a fund raising activity to raise funds for our Residential Project in Vietnam, Sapa. This fund raiser was held concurrently with the school's(Victoria School) Open House with Primary 6 parents as the intended target group. The participants(VSNPCC Fusionoize Squad)of this fundraiser were to sell the Victoria School 130years Commemorative yearbooks at the Open House to the parents of the Primary 6's.

The participants reported punctually at 8.30a.m and prepared for the yearbooks to be sold, setting up 2 stands for sales in all; one in the Heritage Centre, a centre of great attraction for all visitors,and the second stand placed just outside the canteen. Sales took place from 9a.m to 2p.m, spanning the entire duration of the Open House. Participants were split up into 2 groups for this event. Some were also simultaneously despatched around the school to bolster the efficiency of sales.

Sales amounted to an estimated 200 dollars at the end of the fund raiser. The money collected was kept and accounted for by Teacher cum Facilitator Mr.Khoo Kay Yong.

English Teaching Project - Teaching Syllabus and Methods of Execution

Main Coordinators:
Han Yen Kwang Calvin
Seth Koh Xi Liang

sorry if its a little confusing. its directly copied from my word document

Schedule:
8 – 11 Dec, 1300 to night daily

Lesson Rubrics:

1 Colours

1.1 Primary colours: red, blue, yellow, black and white

1.2 Secondary colours: purple, green, orange, grey, pink

1.3 Tertiary colours: brown

1.4 Warm and cool colours

- Hands on: a) colouring/painting of a rainbow (ROYGBIV)
b) construction of spinning rainbow wheel

- Logistics: general: colourful construction paper
a) colouring material
b) colouring material, Circular cardboard paper and string

2 Numbers

2.1 Numbers 1 – 20 (spelling)

2.2 Numbers 21 – 99 (21 = 20 + 1 = twenty-one etc.)

2.3 Numbers beyond: hundred, thousand, million

- Hands on: a) Play UNO/Stress

b) Code Breaker (Zhong Ji Mi Ma)

_{- Logistics: a) Packs of UNO cards}

3 Weeks and Months

3.1 Weeks Monday – Sunday

3.2 Months January – December

3.3 Number of days per month

- Hands on: Knuckle determination of 31 days or less

- Logistics: Calendar

4 Family

4.2 Parents (father, mother)

4.3 Siblings (elder/younger brother, sister)

4.4 Grandparents (grandfather, grandmother)

4.5 Closer relatives(uncle, auntie, cousins)

- Hands on: Construct an personalised Family Tree

- Logistics: a) Worksheet A (Structure for Family Tree)

5 Food

5.1 Fruits (apples/oranges/pears/grapes/bananas/watermelons/pineapples)

5.2 Vegetables (leafy [cabbage/lettuce], flower [broccoli/cauliflower], fruits [tomato/cucumber] and roots [potato/onions/ginger])

5.3 Meat (chicken, duck, pork, mutton, fish)

5.4 Major carbohydrate sources (bread, cereal, rice)

5.5 Beverages (water, milk, coffee, tea)

5.6 Fats sources (cheese, oil, ice-cream, chocolates)

5.7 Essentials of Balanced and Healthy Diet (Singapore HPB Food Pyramid)

- Hands on: Piecing up and labelling of Food Pyramid

- Logistics: a) Worksheet B (Structure for Food Pyramid)
b) Worksheet C (Pictures of food types – to be cut and pasted on B), scissors

6 Animals

6.1 Household pets (dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters)

6.2 Food sources (chickens, ducks, pigs, lamb, cow)

6.3 Identification of dangerous animals (lions, tigers, snakes)

- Hands on: a) Pictionary
b) Animal Game

- Logistics: a) Pictionary cards

7 Clothing

7.1 Men’s Wear (collared shirt, coat, tie, pants, belt, briefcase)

7.2 Women’s Wear (dress, necklace, earrings, blouse, skirt)

7.3 Casual Wear (singlet, t-shirt, Bermudas, cap)

- Hands on: a) Match the clothes

- Logistics: a) Worksheet D (Clothes for matching)

8 Weather

8.1 Different weather conditions (cloudy, sunny, rainy, windy, humid, hot, cold)

9 Body Parts

9.1 Head (eyes, ears, mouth, nose, hair, teeth)

9.2 Limbs (left/right shoulder, arm, elbow, hand, palm, fingers, thigh, knee, calf, leg, toes)

- Hands on: a) Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes

b) Simon Says

c) Hokie Pokie

10 Emotions

10.1 Pleasant emotions (happy, joyful, excited, surprised)

10.2 Unpleasant emotions (sad, angry, frustrated, shocked, tired)

- Hands on a) Happy, Angry, Sad, Joyful (Xi Nu Ai Le)

11 Conversational Skills

11.1 Self-introduction

11.2 Conversation-induction questions

12 Miniature Proficiency Test
- adapted from http://iteslj.org/v/v/

In-Charge(s) : Calvin Han and Seth Koh

Jop Scope:

• To design a syllabus for english that is to be accomplished during the duration of the Residential Project.
• To liaise with the relevant people in the designated Primary School to draw up the guidelines for the learning objectives
• To source for the relevant teaching materials and expertise to aid and facilitate in the planning and implementation of the syllabus
• To efficiently delegate duties to participants of Residential Project to ensure successful deliverance of learning objectives outlined in syllabus.
• To ensure learning objectives can be sustained after being delivered, after our departure from the Primary School.

Location : Sapa Town Primary School

Target Group : 10-12 year-old students

Method of Execution:

• Teachers will be consulted with regards to the teaching methods and syllabus to be drawn up and implemented.
• The internet will be the common source of information in the drawing up of a syllabus.
• Basic Vietnamese will be acquired by participants of the Residential Project to facilitate communication.
• Resources such as simple english books and stationeries will be gotten from donations made by teachers and students within Victoria School. Bookhops willing to donate items will also be another source of resources.
• Games will also be another teaching method to be adopted and the internet will be sourced for teaching methods pertinent to this. This teaching method is to facilitate the delivery of the syllabus, allowing the children to take a greater interest and a more proactive role in the learning of the language.

Things to be noted: The implementation of the syllabus and delegation of roles for the teaching of english will be susceptible to change during any point in the trip in the event of unforeseen circumstances and participants are advised to play things by ear so long as the guidelines and learning objectives of the syllabus is achieved.

English Library Project

In-charge/s: Cai Yuxiang Edmund, Leong Jing Seng Thomas

Job scope:

• To create an English library, consisting of textbooks and storybooks for the designated village school there in Vietnam, Sapa.
• To furnish the surrounding area of the library by putting up posters and having tables and chairs around to create a conducive library environment.
• To sort out and arrange the books into shelves (either already available there or improvised by using poles, ropes and planks available there) and index them properly for easy reference by the students of the school.
• To create a sustainable borrowing system for the books.
• To ensure that the library can be sustained by them even after we leave.

Location: Sapa town primary school

For: Vietnamese children of 10-12 years old

How?:

• Collection of English books will be done by everybody from at least a teacher (more are gladly welcomed) each. Such books can be also collected from home or from relative or any other sources.
• Such books must be of nursery level and cannot be higher than Primary Three level so that the students of the school are able to comprehend and these books brought by us there can then be of value and use to them.
• Old PETS Primary school English textbooks can be collected from our primary school's bookshops.
• Books collected will be carefully chosen to be brought there so that the baggage weight limit can be fully made use of and taken up by books that are of high value to the students of the school.
• The carefully chosen books will then be sorted out into textbooks and storybooks and index will be done before the trip as time available there in the school will not be sufficient.
• The borrowing system will be set-up by attaching to each book an expiry date slip where the expiry date of the borrowing period (about two weeks after the borrowing date) is to be written down on the slip by the student or teacher in-charge and a borrowing list held by the teacher-in-charge would also be printed for the students to fill in their names and the titles of the books that they borrowed so as to be able to keep track of all books borrowed from the library. (Will be further discussed. Probably books shall not be borrowed out of the library at all but students can view the books within the library as a class during lessons or as an individual.)
• Posters will be bought from Vietnam using the money raised from the sale of the school magazines during the Secondary One Open House as the posters available there would have English language and Vietnamese language so that the students there can comprehend with more ease.

Things to take note of:

• Students of the school there have a low level of English language competence so books have to be written in simple English language and they have to be of nursery level and no higher than Primary Three level.

Plans

erm....i agree with edmund ont he fund raising......

we could use our own money den come back and start selling to earn......the merchandise sld nt cost much......rite?

for the new schedule......will that be too short for NYAA gold criteria......especially since the adventurous journey can onli involve 1 activity over 4 days.....

and the residential project is only 2 days......

the kayaking i think is ok.......esp the night kayaking.....

the last thing is.......we are confirmed with 10 days there rite? no more changes to the number of days there?

Fund-raising (Before and after)

I thought Jiawei and Boon Kiat are in-charge of the merchandising of the hand-made handicrafts of the local SAPA people(fund-raising after) and not in-charge of the fund-raising(before) to provide the money for such projects?
Anyway, the part on fund raising(before) requires a lot of brainstorming and ideas especially that the time frame which we have available to raise funds before the trip is very short. However, one way may be that we can fork out some money from our own pockets first if we can't raise enough money for the projects which we are going to carry out over there.

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[F]uS!o[N]o![Z]eHi to all! As fundraising officers, BK and i hope to recieve any of your suggestions to help us plan for the fundraising job. Before that, I would like to clarify what we want to be and will be doing for the trip. If there is any disagreement, please feel free to post your replies.
Aim: Raise a sum of money to make an impact on the community for NYAA requirements
Suggestion:
1) Raise funds to purchase handmade merchandise from villagers to sell in Singapore as a form of post-trip activity to get further funding to be sent back to villagers.
-Money brings about revenue for village tourism trade by buying and giving them the profit.
-Aim can be achieved when people buy local products and find out more about origin.
-However, a lot of connections and trust is needed to make this possible.
2) Raise funds to buy paint or other building material to help improve village infrastructure by doing manual work ourselves.
-Help villagers improve standards of living by leaving behind our mark.
-Villagers might not want newly-painted houses and would want to stick to customary housing.
-Lack of expertise and skill on our side lowers our credibility as helpers
3) Raise funds to pay for expenses incurred in the making of documentary or case study. (eg. Publicity, Services of others)
-Aim is kept as priority in this scenario, where we present the target audience with what we want to tell them about the situation in the village.
-Again, the result might be of substandard level due to a lack of expertise, which may not be accepted by others.

Residential Project (Re: Documentary film-making)

The NGCI-EDB Documentary Fund 2006 is something very commercial-like, looking at its requirements and what they are looking for. And also the dateline is like tomorrow! So it isn't actually very feasible for us. Maybe, we shall just continue with the making of the case-study of SAPA but publish it as a book now instead of a film for the NGCI-EDB Documentary Fund 2006. Or doing it as a presentation in school could also be possible. Or if not, we can try brainstorming some more ideas on the residential project to be done.

Sorry.....no N90

i tink the nokia one over liao......so mayb no phone.....hehe.....

NGCI-EDB Documentary Fund 2006

If you know Asia, think again.
We’re looking for filmmakers who will challenge and surprise us, changing our perception of the world around us. If you have a compelling story to tell, send us your proposal by 4 September 2006.

Submission Guidelines We will be commissioning 11 hours of original programming. We are primarily looking for one-hour one-off documentaries but will consider short series of up to 3 episodes.

What are we looking for? Dramatic stories, strong central characters and innovative

Preferred Themes

Building a Modern World

From skyscrapers to super highways to the world’s busiest port, how does our modern world work? Look behind the world’s engineering and architectural marvels.

Science and Technology

From gene hunters to cyber criminals, from medical miracle-workers to earthquake chasers, take us behind the scenes of the scientific breakthroughs that will define our world and change our future.

Inside(tink tiz one the best)

We’ve gone inside a space launch, inside the Secret Service and behind the scenes of a Rolling Stones concert. Where can you take us next? With exclusive access to places and events, take us behind the scenes to show us the people, technology, infrastructure and logistics that really make them run.

Wildlife

Give us a new vision of the action and drama in the animal kingdom Show us cutting edge filming techniques and technology that reveal extraordinary stories and behaviour in nature’s hidden worlds.

What are we NOT looking for?

Broad subject surveys
Educational programs
Soft travelogues and lifestyle programs
Children’s programs
Art house films

Who is eligible to enter?

The contest is open to Asia-based companies and filmmakers(we considered?). Singapore companies must use at least 50% production personnel who are Singapore citizens or permanent residents.

What is the submission process?

Send in an original proposal by 4 September 2006(gt time?)

Each submission MUST include the following(who do?):
• Program Proposal with one page executive summary
• Detailed budget
• Estimated Production Schedule and Delivery Date
• Production Team Biography
• DVD/VCD/VHS sample of previous work(do we have?)
• Pitch/character reel (if available)(we definitely don't have.)

Please send proposals to: -
National Geographic Channel#27-02 Singapore Land Tower50 Raffles PlaceSingapore 048623
Att: Mok Choy LinSupervising ProducerEmail: mok@ngcasia.comPhone: 65-63253818Fax: 65-62200973