3J Character Education: 2011

Wednesday 16 November 2011

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Sunday 23 October 2011

The visit to the Zion home of the aged taught my many things about the life of the others. I realised that my life is a lot more privileged then many of the people in the home, which spurs me to help the less fortunate more often. I have also learn to treasure my life more, and to stop complaining about many minor things.

The thing that stands out the best is when some of the old folks in the home broke down into tears when they were talking to my other classmates. This made me realise how dejected these people were, and how much in need of love these people were.

I would enjoy saying involved in the community when i grow older, as I want to help the less fortunate people more often, and experience for myself how much my help means to them.

CE Project Submission - Jeevan NS

3J Jeevan (11)

Saturday 22 October 2011

CE assignment

Hoe Xiang Jie Rix
3J
(9)

Sunday 9 October 2011

3J LI YINGDA (20)

Monday 12 September 2011

3J Jared Teo(33)

3J Chia Hao Yang (4)

3J Noel Chia (27)

3J IBRAHIM BIN HASAN (10)

3J Mohd Syamil (24)

3J Nicholas Ng (26)

Thursday 8 September 2011

3J Keshvin (15)

How has the service-learning experience changed my thinking, attitudes, and actions towards others, myself and the community?

This service learning experience has changed my thinking,attitudes and actions towards others,myself and the community. previously i was not so involved and not so interested in the plight of those who were lesser fortunate than me.Now , however i feel that ,being better off than others , we must give back to the community by helping others and being involved in community projects such as this. It is or job to help those in need of help in our society to ease their burden.

What stands out as the best or worst thing that happened to you in your service learning experience? What did you learn from these experiences?

The best thing that happened during the service learning experience was the visit to the old folks home itself. It was a culmination of all our previous efforts in fundraising and collection of funds to give to the home. When we visited the home to handover the money and to interact with the elderly, i felt that our efforts had not gone to waste and all our efforts were for a good cause, to allow the home to continue serving the elderly. I learnt that it was a very hard job to run a home and that an effort,no matter how small,can go a long way in giving back to society.

Do you see yourself staying involved in the community during your college and adult years? Why or why not?

I do see myself being involved in the community during my college and adult years though it will be harder to do so. With life going on in a faster and more stressful pace it will be harder to find time to give back to the community. Nonetheless i would use whatever spare time i would have to give back to the community as it s our job to help those who are needy in the community as there could be the chance they are not being taken care of well enough.

Wednesday 7 September 2011

3J Gary Goh (7)

3J Arifin (01)

How has the service-learning experience changed my thinking, attitudes, and actions towards others, myself and the community?

The society today have become more oblivious to the people in need. However,being able to study in Victoria school,it enables me to reformed my thinking in a way that even though we live in a rich country,there are still people out there who are in need. Our class have embark on a project to raise funds for a charity organisation. We planned to raised funds by washing cars during the Victoria Challenge(an initiative by Victoria School to complete a challenge in 24 hours) and set a target of $1000,which is quite a hefty sum of money to collect in 24 hours,just by washing cars. At first, I was reluctant of this idea as it is very tiring and was not confident that our class is able to reach the target. However,seeing that its for the people in need,our class put in a lot of effort into this project.

A lot of effort in advertising ensures that cars will come in. As cars enter and leave all the time, we had almost no rest and have to continue washing. Although i was tired, I carried on washing as I want to enlighten the burden of the needy.

What stands out as the best or worst thing that happened to you in your service learning experience? What did you learn from these experiences?

Cars continue streaming in at the wee hours of the night, so we have no choice but to sacrifice our sleep to achieve our target. The word 'sacrifice' is often misunderstood. A lot of people have a mindset that if we sacrifice ourselves(time and energy),we would not benefit from it. But the dictionary definition states that giving up something for something of greater importance. For us,the dictionary definition is the case. We sacrifice ourselves lightening the burden of the needy,which is a a rare feeling due to the sense of achievement in meeting our $1000 target.

Do you see yourself staying involved in the community during your college and adult years? Why or why not?

I may be very busy in my college and adult years. But if I do have the time, I would like to contribute back to the community. In this modern era, the community is a great teacher in teaching us moral values that we would not be able to learn in classes. We have to reach out to the community so the values will be instilled in us.

Sunday 4 September 2011

3J Bernard Chua (03)

When I was younger, as a spoilt city boy with a very modern way of life, I was indifferent to all other people in need out there and did not bother to help them since it did not concern me in anyway. The concept in my head was, like majority of the youths and teenagers in Singapore have is - 'why should I care?'.

However, after this visit to the old folk's home, they have reached out to my heart and it has definitely changed my concept of life. There is always this warm feeling in my heart whenever I see people in need like the disabled elderly or the poor people receiving help from people who are more well-to-do than them. These people in need have come a long way to the stage they are currently, and if we should definitely give them a hand since we are still young. We should never forget that when we grow up, life circumstances are always unforeseen and we could end up the same way as them too.

I was one of the lucky ones who had the chance to have a conversation with a few of the elderly folks living in the Home. Often reprimanded by my grandparents for not speaking good and fluent Hokkien and Cantonese, I did not let this get in the way of interacting and I spoke to them using the little dialect that I could speak. As our conversation grew more interesting, I found out more of the daily life of the elderly women who lived there, and their days when they were young and were with their family. This made me realise what a hard life they led.

One should never take anything for granted. A person may be rich now, but when they grow up, unexpected things could happen, and they could possibly lose their fortune, and end up as one of those people who are in need of help. Though we can not prevent those kind of things from happening, we should ease other people from their misery. We lead a luxurious life, unlike those poor people who live in squalor, therefore we should help them, to make their plight better off. Even the smallest things, like having a conversation with them or treating them to a meal can make a very huge difference in their lives. Bigger things should be done too, such as donating daily necessities like rice and helping them to find a job. No matter what we do to them, as long as its good, it will make their lives better.

When I grow up, I will make it a point for me to give back to the community each week, such as visiting an old folk's home or an orphanage. Going there and donating things to them, making their lives better means a lot to me. Thus reiterates the point of 'service learning', learning how to contribute and give back to the community through a service that we can provide - voluntarily.

Tuesday 30 August 2011

3j Lau Ming(17)

3J Andrew Lim (21)

3J William Tan 30

3J Koo Zheng Qun (16)

3J Joel Ngiam (25)

Service Learning

This whole experience has really changed my thinking of the place i live in. Before i went to the Home, i always feel that Singapore was such a rich and prosperous country, and that only a very small group of people are suffering and in great need. When i went to the Home, I went to talk with the elderly there. It was hard for me to communicate with them as most of them only speak dialects, and i could not. I was shocked that many of them could not speak or understand English, even though it is our everyday language. It has really changed my mindset of the way we live. I have become more aware of how some people can enjoy the simplest of things, yet we need the latest gadgets and entertainment to keep us entertained.

After conversing with them for awhile, I learnt about their family background. I learnt of the many hardships these elderly people had to go through just to make ends meet, and yet people today could not spare a thought for these things. When i first talked to one of them, she started to cry because she was so happy that people went to visit her. I was so shocked that these people were so happy just to see people visit them. Through this service-learning experience, i learnt to be more appreciative of what has been provided for me, such as housing, education and food, and not take everything for granted. I listened to how their lives were last time; it was great insight for us of the time these elderly lived in. We also talked about what are the things we enjoy and what they usually do everyday. I was amazed to learn these people do not watch a lot of television; instead they talk to each other or just rest. I was also amazed that these people do not have board games such as Chinese chess, as that is what I thought elderly people like to do. They are just a bunch of people taking life easy, living their lives one day at a time, and we, people in the fast lane, have a lot to learn from these elderly people.

Before I went to visit the Home, I did not understand the people who are experiencing hardships, having no money to pay and not even a home to stay. However, after I visited the Home, I learnt how many people are forgetting about these needy people, as they care only for themselves. These people feel neglected by the society and it hurts them emotionally, to the point in which one of them would shed tears of joy when a bunch of students visited them. In the future, I will continue giving back to the society, whenever I spot an opportunity to help needy people, I will. Also in the future, I will try my best to find time away from my studies and jobs, to come and visit these Homes to keep these elderly folks company, because without these people, there would not be the Singapore we know today.

3J Joel Ngiam (25)

3J Service Learning

Saturday 27 August 2011

3J Lloyd Teo (32)

This service-learning project was definitely a refreshing experience for me. It made me realise the importance of giving back to society and has also matured me in my thinking. Before embarking on this project, I always think that Singaporeans are selfish and self-centered . However after completing the whole project, I realise that Singaporeans are actually very generous when it comes to charity. I am also now more aware of the less well off people living in Singapore and it is our responsibility to provide assistance whenever possible. Charity does not circle around monetary terms, it can be done by simply taking care of the elderly in homes and that is just a little effort that we can make to repay the society which has nurtured us to the way we are right now.

From washing cars to visiting a home, my class have truly displayed our compassion towards helping the needy people. Everyone had the right focus in mind and that spurred us to complete our task quickly regardless of raising funds or communicating with the elderly. At the home, everyone had different allocated jobs and my job was to serve tea and communicate with the elderly. However, due to the fact that I cannot speak dialects, it was very challenging to communicate with the elderly. I have tried talking to one of them but she could not comprehend so she just replied with a smile. Later I was fortunate that i have other friends who can speak dialects to take over my position to interact with them. Although I felt helpless for a while, I suddenly recalled the sense of accomplishment when we finished washing a car, knowing that we have successfully raised another $10 and that motivated me to search for that feeling again. That was when i thought perhaps I could help the elderly by keeping the home clean. Thus i took a broom and swept the floor with the others. Although sweeping the floor is not noticable to the elderly, i was still overjoyed that I have contributed a little to help the elderly together with my classmates and that was a time that i will never forget.

By taking care of the eldery in homes, we have not only gave back to the society but we have also reassured them that there are still people out there who cares for them and that motivates them to carry on living. My contribution to the society will not end here as i want to help more needy people . These projects can mature me in terms of my thinking and help others in need at the same time therefore I will still hope to participate in more related events like this.