Tang Yuan Bo

Service Learning Project

   This is a capture of the Community Involvement Program that has been done by students from 3I.During this project towards the old from the All Saint's Home, we did two mean subjects. Firstly,we had the Flag Day. Students were separated and sent to every part of Singapore to collect donation from the citizens. Secondly, we held a performance for the old. The performance lasted a few hours.

    From this project, I learned that the old should be taken good care of. Some old people feel very lonely if they don't have their sons or daughters with them. Hence, it's very important for we the youths to help this lonely old people, bring joy and happiness to them.Also, this was a perfect chance for the students to show their talents. Those students who was good at musical instruments could go onto the stage and play songs for the old. Hence, this program was a chance for all the students to learn and performance.This service learning benefits all of the students.

I have learned from this project that I should take care of the old well. I am supposed to show my love to the old in my family. Only with love and care from the young, they can feel the happiness of life. By asking donation for them, by performing for them, I feel so great seeing them simile happily. When they praised my job, I got the feeling that what I had done was the most respectable work in the world.

I hope that there will be more projects like this, so that students can learn more about life without sitting in class. We need to learn to care and love the people around us, and this CIP is a very good chance for us to achieve this. So I hope that we can have more projects like this.

-------Tang Yuanbo, 3I

Su Jin Hao

Service Learning Reflection

This is a photo for our CIP activity at All Saint's Home. At there we played

 guitar, flute, Malay drums and sang together to entertain the old folks.

It was very successful that as seen in the picture, all the old folks were

 happy and paid full attention to our show. There are some successful things,

first is we had both Chinese and English MCs, therefore the old folks can

understand better. Our performance included pop music, folk music and

classical music, all the old folks who have different preferences could enjoy

 the performance. One thing I think we need to improve at is to have a more

 variable performances including other events besides music. We can perform

 some ethical dances and tell stories to them. Through this activity I realized

that there are many people who need help, it can be so easy as a group of

 secondary boys doing music show. In the future I will actively participate

in this kind of activities because it makes me feel the need to help others

while I am able to. When I get old, I might be just like one of them, I can

 imagine how sad I would be being alone in an old folks home. I really hope

 people can know the situation that these poor old folks are in and help them.

With everyone helping one another, our society will become a strong and kind one.

Shao Qi SL reflection

During the course of the service learning project, I believe that every Singaporean has the responsibility to give back to the society. One instance that we managed to achieve as a class was the performance and flag day for the All Saints Home. Giving back to the society is not always easy, and under the heat and much rejection of the public, we still braced through. Sometimes we may grumble for the large amounts of homework given by our teachers, but little did we realise that it is actually nothing compared to the unfortunate who do not even have the basic necessities to support themselves. Through this service learning activity I've come to realise how fortunate we are, and that we should not take any of the things around us for granted. Even though it was merely a few hours of performance and effort in completing one flag day event, it is through such actions that one may learn to build our own character and morals. One thing that we could have improved on was undoubtedly the amount of hours clocked, I believe we could have given in more effort for the elderly in the home. I am grateful for such an experience and if given the extra time, I would really make a point to commit myself to such activities during the holidays again.

 "We went to the All Saint's Home for our service learning project to help out and raise money for the elderly, as well as put up a spactacular performance. The trip to All Saint's Home was really a meaningful one. We went to the All Saint's Home for a total of two times. The first time was to do Flag Day and raise money for the elderly there. My group was assigned to a market at Eunos and we went around asking people for donations. There were many kind people who donated money to us. On the second visit, we put up a performance for the elderly people there. There were songs, musical pieces played and the elderly enjoyed it a lot. In my opinion, I think it is a meaningful event as we should care more for those who needs help on the society and offer them the best we could do. So before we think how unfortunate we are next time, look around and feel for those who are worse than us and we should be glad."

Xiao Han

Brandon Adam Joseph (4)

What aspects of the project were well done?

1. The duration of the program was just right and the audience was comfortable with it.

2. The performances were well-prepared for and it could be seen that everyone had put in a great amount of effort.

3. There was good teamwork and everyone worked together to make this possible.

What will we do differently next time?

1. We could practice more as i felt we could have done even better.

2. We could plan the activity on a day which everyone could attend so that everyone participates in the project.

3. We could have a greater variety of performances as it seems that most, if not all, of the performances were musical.

4. We could go to more crowded areas to collect money during a fundraising.

What was the feedback gathered from:

a) The community served: The performances were enjoyable and I loved singing along.

b) The teachers/mentors: The project was well done but more effort could have been put in for some performances.

c) Others who may have helped us: NIL

What have I/we learnt from this project?

I have learnt that I have to give back to the community and that it is good to serve the people in our community.

How can I/we serve and learn even more next time?

I can help the less fortunate by donating food products or other useful items to them, and organise activities for the elderly living in retirement homes to help keep them happy. I could learn more by asking them how they felt about the activities and listening to their opinions.

Royston Long (28) SL reflection‏

The service learning project was an overall success. Some of the aspects, inclusive of the packaging of the gifts for the elderly, were well thought out. These gifts were filled with goods that the elderly there would not receive on a daily basis, and as such we had hoped that they had enjoyed that temporary commodity. The Flag Day also saw great success as the class worked considerably hard to accumulate such a large sum of money for the sole benefit for the old folk’s home. The class performance was indeed breathtaking and saw tremendous accomplishment, as our classmates reveal their innate talents within the realms of music. It not only provided the elderly, the main audiences for the performance, with a spectacularly wide range and variety of musical performances, but it even ended up fostering a closer bond between classmates as we get to learn more about each other’s personality. However, one critical flaw was that the class was not allocated sufficient practice time for the performance, which resulted in a lack of proper planning and scheduling. Our finale, which consisted of performing a group singing, was largely an extemporaneous act as most of us were not aware of such a routine. Needless to say, despite the initial confusion from the group singing, we managed to demonstrate substantial class spirit, as we began accruing interest, joy, and excitement from the experiences.

I have picked up several key points from the service learning project, one of which was to learn about how we, as ordinary citizens, can step up to the cause and help those who are in greater need. There exist a myriad of options for us to help these needy citizens, and it certainly proves beneficial if we, at a young age, got to experience some of these options first hand, and thus can do the same in the future with greater expertise, and maybe even encourage such joint activities to future associates. The other point I have learnt is the importance of teamwork. The service learning project gave the students a chance to seize the opportunity for planning out the events. This allows the students to gain a sense of responsibility, improve problem solving skills, ease the process of communication with others and in our case, build confidence by performing in front of an audience. All these benefits add on to the overall development of student wellbeing, for we learn how to work together to achieve a common goal.

The service learning project which my class undertook was very focused towards the ability for us to gain a thorough understanding of social awareness. Social awareness is the enlightenment of knowing what kind of problems the society has to endure, especially those on a considerably lower financial scale of the hoi polloi. By immersing ourselves with the project, we are able to mutually comprehend the plight which they encounter on a daily basis, enabling ourselves to better serve the community by understanding what they have to go through.

In culmination of my reflections, the project did serve a vital role in helping us gain experience with the importance of not taking people and objects in our lives for granted.
However, I personally felt that the project was too centered towards a specific group of people, rather than on a larger scale. While these people are too in need to help, I think it would be of greater contribution if we were to instead help those who are not in the care of the old folk’s home. While the elderly in the old folk’s home certainly do require just as much help, they are under constant supervision from the volunteers and workers there. Conversely, the disparity compared to those living alone holds a stark difference, where the elderly often have little to no one to rely on for moral as well as financial support. Thus, it could have proven to be more of an amelioration should we have chosen a broader spectrum of people for us to aid. Nevertheless, it was a thrilling experience to be able to assist such an immense multitude of the impecunious.

Amir Syafiq (2)

A few weeks ago our class ,3I, made a visit to All Saints Home, a nursing home located in Tampines . Our class has organized a few performances to enlighten the mood and bring a little colour to the lives of the elderly there. We were broken up into groups, each to come up with one performance. After much discussion, my friends and I reached  a consensus on having a kompang performance. Kompang  is a traditional malay instrument and since most of us were from the Malay Cultural Society, we had some basic knowledge  on how to play the instrument. We met once or twice a week during the June holidays to practice our pieces  and worked on our performance. Due to our lack of practice,  our coordination wasn't very good. Nevertheless, I think that we gave a good and unique performance that entertained the elderly who were smiling and clapping. Other performances by our classmates include a classical Chinese instrument piece, a guitar piece and a piano piece.Lastly, for the finale of the performance , we came together as a class and sang "payphone" and "Fall for you". Overall, i feel that this service learning project not only allowed us to contribute to society in a fun and enriching way but also bonded us as a class. Seeing the bright smiles on their faces during their performance, definitely left an impact on me and i would not hesitate to do it again.