SCS Great Olympic Race!!!

Hi everyone!

School is coming to an end, and the holidays are just round the corner.

Not sure what to do during the holidays? Or getting bored already?

EMIT! has another exciting event coming in November just for you!

Join our
Students Care Service Great Olympic Race
today, and enjoy the early bird registration fee of only $4.

The SCS Great Olympic Race is a whole-day Amazing Race based on the Youth Olympic Games, where teams of 4 will try to solve clues at different checkpoints as you race against other teams to reach the final destination point in the quickest time possible!

So get prepared for this battle of minds and spirits, and join us for a whole day of fun around a mystery venue in Singapore.

Date: 28 November 2009, Saturday

Time: 10am-4pm

Age: 13-18 years old in teams of 4

Venue: Secret!

Transport: Two-way transport will be provided from the various centres of SCS to the venue of the race.

Why you should sign up:

Lots of fun and adventure, free goodie bag with dri-fit t-shirts, Nike vouchers and branded apparels (Adidas) to be won!

There are limited places, so do join now!

Download the registration form available on the right hand side of this blog, or drop by any of our 3 centres to register on the spot.

We have extended our sign-up closing date to 31st October 2009

For any queries, please look for Ms Xinyan at 6778 6867 =)

Clementi Centre
329 Clementi Ave 2
#01-248 S (120329)
Tel: 6778 6867

Hougang Centre
463 Hougang Ave 10
#01-964 S (530463)
Tel: 6286 9905

Yishun Centre
202 Yishun Street 21
#01-89 S (760202)
Tel: 6759 6821

YOG Island Adventure @ Pulau Ubin

Island Adventure @ Pulau Ubin

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On 30 September 2009, a group of youths, staff and volunteers from Yishun Centre were invited to the official launch of the pictograms of the Culture and Education Programme for the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games. The Island Adventure was held at Pulau Ubin. It was a wonderful opportunity for our youths to take part in some adventure activities at Outward Bound Singapore with international athletes participating in the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games. Together with other international youths from England and Nigeria and as well as local youths, our youths had a great time. The participants had to build a raft using only poles, drums and limited ropes, and were also exposed to rock climbing.

Our youths, (on right side of photo), pose for the cameras before they head for their kayaking adventure.

Our youths enjoyed themselves thoroughly, especially for Meilin who was appointed as one of the youth ambassadors to welcome the GOH at the jetty. She was also tasked to assist in the official launch of the pictograms. A once in a lifetime experience, it was no wonder that she was beaming with joy.

Our youth, Meilin, shaking hands with the Guest-of-Honour, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, at the official launch of the Youth Olympic Games Culture and Education pictograms.

“I’m very honored to represent Students Care Service to participate in the culture and educational program; talking to the minister, Dr Vivian; shaking hands with him; and meeting up with important people. It’s also very honorable to open the Chest box; to take a photo with the minister; and I met 2 youths from NIGERIA.” – Meilin, 18 years old

Wei Jie, 18 years old, made new friends through the event, and got to know other volunteers. He said, “ I have learnt to communicate with other people, learnt how to think out of the box - to create something out of nothing. I learnt that teamwork works best when you want to build something.”

“The feeling was good interacting with international people as well as other school peers throughout the activities. It was tiring yet fun.” Ting Xian, 18 years old.

All in all, it was a great and adventurous day for the youths, volunteers and staff from Yishun Centre. Thank you SYOGOC Culture and Education for this wonderful opportunity and Congratulations on the Launch of the CEP pictograms!

My experience at the YOG CEP Island Adventure @ Ubin (by Welson Chu)

Welson Chu, a volunteer with Yishun Centre, shares his experience with us at the Island Adventure @ Pulau Ubin with the official launch of the pictograms of the Culture and Education Programme for the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games.

It was basically my second time going to Pulau Ubin and my first time going to OBS. Therefore, one can expect the feelings of anxiety and trepidation when we eventually descended on the island. We then took a ferry to OBS and before long, we were despatched to our respective groups. I was separated into Group 1. The first activity is the paddling activity. As I have done rowing before, this was not much a challenge for me but nonetheless, it was a pretty exhilarating experience just to row with your new found friends. It has definitely bonded us together as we enjoyed the sun and the sea. Next activity is the inverse tower. Basically one has to scale a so called 'tower' which is essentially, a very high platform filled with tyres and hooks for us to make our way to the top. Frankly speaking, I was intimidated by the height of this activity. As I have never done any form of rock-climbing before, this was pretty much the experience that I was after. I fastened myself to the belayers and anchor and slowly but surely, tried to make my way using the hooks on the wall. I slipped a few times but still managed to reach the top. I find this activity very enjoyable as one has to look out consistently for a way to get to the top. I feel that it not conquers your fear of height, but also trains your mind to be alert at all times. One lesson I particularly learned about this activity is that the climber has to trust the belayer and the anchor to do their job well in bringing the climber back down to the ground safely. I myself was apprehensive and nervous as I find myself unable to let go and let the belayer bring me down. The feeling of free-fall without any support was probably apparent for me even if I knew that I was taken good care of by the belayer underneath at the ground. I feel that this activity would definitely bring challenges and feelings of satisfaction to the athletes at n ext year's YOG as they are the ones who are going to do all these activities. For me, I walked away with the knowledge that I actually could climbed so high. As the saying goes, to find new oceans, you must have the courage to lose sight of the shore. Thankfully for me, I did just that.

SCS Great Olympic Race!!!

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