Connect Singapore

Hey everyone,

I’m here to share about Connect Singapore. To those who are not involved in CS, the pledge recital of Connect Singapore did not happen to turn out smoothly. As most of you have known, unfortunately, the DJ did not manage to lead the pledge over the radio and this led to a few schools not reciting it at all and it turned out to be rather anti-climax.

Most of the Singaporeans, sadly, would simply dismiss this event as a waste of time and a failure. However, why not let us be different and instead look at the positive side of things? As Kenneth from Heartware might have put it, we have successfully brought 29,000 youths together, without any major incidents which we have foreseen and prepared during SOP in our trainings. Isn’t that something for us to take our hats off to? Most, if not all of us, have also, for the first time in your life, take charge of over 1000 students and speaking to the entire school population. I believe through training student leaders and handling teachers and principals, all of us have learnt many different skills.

So let us give ourselves a pat on the back for we know that we have put in our very best into this project. Yet it is important to note that despite the mammoth size of the project, Connect Singapore is ultimately another project but what matters is the experience we learnt from it and how we move on from there.

Can those who are involved (be it BIC, CM or LV) do a reflection and send it to us by email? No word limits nor restrictions. But try to focus on what you have learnt from this experience for we believe that reflecting upon one’s actions after an event is a part of experiential learning and perhaps the best way to truly learn from it.

Thanks!

Cheers,
Eric!
HC YLEP

hello ylepers,

sorry for lack of updates! :)

Some important announcements to be made so please take note!

1) General Meetings would be held every 1st wednesday of the month from 2pm to 2.30pm. Locations have yet to be confirmed so please look out for updates. If you cannot make it for this slot, please send a mail to hcylep@gmail.com stating your reason.

2) National Day Dinner would be coming up really soon at West Coast. They need us to help them make a photo montage. The photos are already with either winnie or jensen. If you can help in this area, pls let us know, thanks!!

3) Connect Singapore: Hope you guys have been regularly going for the trainings and stuff. Please let Emily/Winnie know about your progress in the event, like the dates of your block meetings and SL trainings that you have gone for.

4) Peer tutoring: The program is still ongoing and those who have yet to complete 20 hours of tutoring, please contact your tutees to arrange for sessions. Emily has sent out emails regarding the hours chocked up by the tutors, please check if these hours are correct.

5) Overall attendance: As YLEP is now a CCA, all members are required to have at least 75% attendance at Meet the People Sessions and General Meetings (very very impt). As for adhoc events, everyone is to complete a minimum of 30 hours, including compulsory events like Connect Singapore unless you have a valid reason.

6) Lastly, we are having a new system, whereby subcommittees are being created for adhoc events like National Day, Disability Camp, Open Day etc etc. Each exco member would be heading a subcomm and members would form the rest of the committee. Winnie has sent out a list with the allocation of the members, please check which commitee you are in. Please notify the leader of the subcomm if you have probs committing to that time period / want to do a swap.


Thank you!!! :D

YLEP outing

HELLO HELLO HELLO! (:

congrats for surviving blocks! so now tt exams are over...perhaps we should go out together as a cca since there's a sch holiday on 7th july? its youth day :D

details:

when: 7th july 08, youth day!! (monday)
10am to 1.30pm

where: bugis junction

who: all ylep members :D :D

okay so basically this is a movie cum buffet event thing which we can attend together. it includes a movie, Hancock and lunch. yay. for only $10. hahahaha. and i think its eric hu's birthday the next day so we can make him treat us. k im kidding :D

so uhm RSVP asap (check the email in your inbox!) so tt we'll go down if numbers are significant (:

btw, below are more details on the movie event. click to enlarge. thxx!!

melissa

RC, CCC & CCMC Meetings

Hi all,

Just a reminder:

Citizen Consultative Committee (CCC) Meeting
12th June 2008
West Coast CC, 8pm

1. Winnie
2. Hui Yi
3. Eric (I/C)
4. Jesslyn
5. Jennifer
6. Jamie
7. Mengyuan
8. Yi Kun
9. Emily
10. Xiang Hui

Residents’ Committee (RC) Meetings
13th June 2008
West Coast Ville, 8pm
1. Eric
2. Shu Jie
3. Hui Yi
4. Jennifer
5. Jamie

17th June 2008
West Coast Vista, 8pm
1. Emily
2. Mengyuan
3. Shan Rui
4. Boon Yang
5. Jesslyn

Community Centre/Club Management Committee (CCMC) Meetings
18th June 2008
West Coast CC, 8pm
1. Jennifer
2. Jamie
3. Shan Rui
4. Winnie
5. Hui Yi
6. Emily
7. Meng Yuan
8. Jesslyn
9. Eric (I/C)
10. Boon Yang

The above could be found in the activities schedule (april to july).

Thanks!

JUNE/JUL 08 update!

HELLO people, lotsa u to pdates take note of right now so i hope you guys are checking your emails and replying them! :D

K, first things first!

Meet-the-People Session 16th June

Location: Teban Gardens

Time: Starts at 7.30pm

People Scheduled:

1) Melissa (IC)
2) Song Yi
3) Vinette
4) Pearlynn
5) Emily
6) Boon Yang
7) Hui Yi


Meet-the-People Session 30th June

Location: Teban Gardens

Time: 7.30pm

People Scheduled:

1) Cheronne (IC)
2) Yikun
3) Yuhan
4) Winnie
5) Yang Wei
6) Jesslyn
7) Shan Rui

Pls take note of the dates you're down for MPS! (: If you can't make it, pls pls pls contact your IC and try to make a mutual swop with another member! : D

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Peer Tutoring

K, Emily has rescheduled some members' tutees for convenience, so that you guys will be teaching tutees of the same level/stream. So please take note of the changes! She has sent out a mail regarding the changes alr, so pls check it! And contact your new tutees if there's any.

Members who should take note of changes are: Jamie, Shu Jie, Winnie, Eric, Melissa, Vinette, Hui Yi, Song Yi.


Members should complete at least 20 hours for this peer tutoring program. If you have not, you can continue with the tutoring program in term 3.

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National Day Dinnner, 2nd August

Location: Teban Gardens

Time: 7pm, Saturday

Details:

This is a dinner to celebrate National Day, organized by the West Coast CC. Some members will be part of the program comm for planning out parts of the program before the event. Other members will help out in other areas like ushering during the event etc. Pls ensure that you're free on this day! The event may end quite late, so be ready to stay (:

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Connect Singapore, 8th Aug

Ok, this is quite urgent so pls take note!!! All ylep members will be involved in this event. To quote eric, its the biggest event in Singapore's history and we're part of it. Yay :D

Okay. So we'll be helping out either by being a motivator or logistics volunteer. Interviews will be conducted if volunteers wanna be a motivator/logistics volunteer. Pls check your emails for more details. There is a CV form attached, pls fill that up ASAP. And also pls call Ms Huizhen at 62594414 to arrange for an interview timeslot. Take note that its a walk-in interview, and pls remember to bring along your CV form.

Interview dates are from 10th to 13th June, slots are from 2pm to 7pm. When contacting Ms Huizhen, pls inform her which hourly slot you are available for.

Also, take note that you have to sign up for an account HERE in order to get your CIP hours from this event.

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OCIP at year end

There will be an OCIP trip organized by Coast-to-Coast, a program by the West Coast CC. The destination has yet to be confirmed, but most probably either Cambodia, Myanmar or SzeChuan. It will be great if as many YLEP members can participate in this trip as it will be a great learning/bonding experience for us. Pls check your emails regarding OCIP plans and reply the mail ASAP if you're interested!

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Okay, think tts about all for now. Rmb, now tt we're a CCA, members have to chock up a 75% attendance for MPS sessions, peer tutoring as well as for adhoc events. Pls do take note of all the updates and events that we're involved in for the months to come. Thank you!!




Melissa

MPS for the remainder of May

Hey guys,

here's a repeat of the mass email sent out:

This coming Monday, 19th May, is Vesak Day, a public holiday. Therefore there will be no MPS on that day. People scheduled to go for the 19th May MPS will go for the following week (26th May) instead. And people scheduled to go for the 26th May MPS will go for the 2nd June one instead. So please take note.

If you are unable to make it, do inform your I/Cs and do a mutual swap. Thank you!

26/5/2008:

1. Jessica
2. Yvonne
3. Mengyuan
4. Winnie (I/C)
5. Melissa
6. Jamie
7. Yang Wei

MPS May 2008 Roster

Here is the schedule for MPS May 2008 Roster; if you cannot make it on any day please do a mutual swap and then inform the I/C. I/Cs please then inform Ren Ying, thanks.

Everybody check your email for more important information.

12/5/2008, West Coast:

1. Mengyuan

2. Winnie (I/C)

3. Melissa

4. Cheronne

5. Song Yi

6. Vinette

7. Emily

Results of Elections

YLEP Executive Committee 08-09

President : Hu Youda Eric 08S76
Vice President : Lim Wan Yu Cheronne 08A15
Secretary : Foo Yin Bing Winnie 08S76
Logistics I/C : Yong Su Yi Melissa 08S78
Adhoc Activities I/C : Tan Ler Xiang Jensen 08A11
Peer Tutoring I/C : Wong Yun Mei Emily 08s76

Congratulations to the newly elected exco! May you guys have a fruitful term ahead :) We will contact you guys again soon for a meeting.

Thanks to all other elects who have put in much effort for elections. Its greatly appreciated :)

YLEP Exco
07-08

YLEP Elections General Meeting

YLEP Elections General Meeting

Date: 8th May Thursday
Venue: A301
Timing : 1530(confirmed)

Process
1) Elects’ speech
2) Impromptu task
3) Voting ( each person to have 6 votes , exco double weightage )

Order of Elects Speech
1) Jamie Pang Ru Xue
2) Yeo Shan Rui
3) Lim Wan Yu Cheronne
4) Wong Yun Mei Emily
5) Jennifer Wu Shuang
6) Foo Yin Bing Winnie
7) Hwang Yi Kun
8) Tan Ler Xiang Jensen
9) Yong Su Yi, Melissa
10) Hu Youda Eric
11) Ong Jiemin Jesslyn
12) Sun Mengyuan
13) Lee Qi

Have fun! :)

Results will be posted on blog on Friday 9th May.

Hello J1s!

Hope life has been fine and dandy. Anyway, this is to inform you all that there will not be a general meeting tomorrow (18 April 2008), but there will be one on the Friday the week after, 25 April 2008. Venue and time will be confirmed later.

Thanks!

to all J1s:

there is no general meeting this coming friday, 10/04/2008.
please check back the blog for further updates =)

General Meeting on 4th April

For those who did not attend yesterday's meeting, here's the agenda:

1) There are three new members! Vinette Hoe (08S60), Lim Song Yi (08S60), and Neo Hui Yi (08S76) Whoohoo new friends.

2) Confirmation of peer tutoring Please check your email if you haven't done so, the new peer tutoring list (updated 5 April 2008) has been sent to you all. Do once again confirm your tutees' particulars. Any discrepancies please get back to us, hcylep@gmail.com (or if you want your email to go straight to the inbox of your *cough* lovely secretary, it's omgrennie@hotmail.com). Rachel please fill in the details of your new tutees, Winnie/Jamie/Vinette please confirm about Ashikin/Ashika (are they the same person???) and Safiah. Thank you!

3) Activities schedule MPS, CCC/CCMC/RC meetings: The majority of you all have filled in the schedule, thanks. But there's a few things to note - check your email. For those who were not at the meeting (Yang Wei and Shu Jie), please fill in your attendance for the activities. To repeat: April MPS - once a month for J1s, guitar J1s exempted (though have to be made up for in May/June). All the CCC/CCMC/RC meetings start at 8pm and should end around 10pm.

4) 26th April Carnival Please confirm your attendance for this activity if you haven't done so (email hcylep@gmail.com). What time you're coming and what time you're leaving. Thanks

5) Relay system Please check to see who you're supposed to pass messages down to. And the J2s would appreciate it if you could help collate replies and reply to us.

6) Accounts Vinette, Song Yi and Hui Yi - do tell us your T-shirt sizes ($11 for a T-shirt), and contribute club fund of $5. Shu Jie, T-shirt and club fund too, please.

7) Eric reflected on the Charity Auction Dinner! Key quotes: 'We ate a five-course meal and got to shake MP's hand. He didn't say much, just thanks for all your help.'
The good life, man. :D

:D okay that's all! have a great weekend

General Meeting on 4th April

Meet in A213 at 4pm on Friday , 4th April. Please bring along your own calendar of events. For those who have not paid up ( as listed in previous post ) , please do so.

important updates.

peer tutoring.

we've noted that there are people with more than 5 tutees, sorry about this, we will rectify the problem once we confirm the list of new members next week.

if youre currently facing any problems(eg. attendance, discipline, fixing dates, etc), please reflect to us as soon as possible at hcylep@gmail.com. we will try to help. =)

please remember to inform yvonne if theres any changes in your tutees or if you guys cannot make it for any sessions.

we will be checking the log sheets soon. please try to make up for the sessions you missed. i know some of you might think of extending the sessions to make up for the hours, but please do not go beyond 3 hours. we know that most people have limited attention span.. theyre probably be losing their concentration by the 3rd hour. its best if you can find another day in the week to conduct a makeup session instead =)

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Money Matters

ylep t-shirts ($11)
collected but unpaid - Chen Shu Jie
not collected, unpaid - Hwang Yi Kun

club fund ($5)
Pang Ru Xue Jamie
Lee Qi
Chen Shu Jie
Hwang Yi Kun

Please contact renying to arrange a time to pay by early next week (before Wednesday, 12th April.) =)

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General Meetings

some people have not been attending our general meetings.. we hold meetings because some things are urgent and we have to address them in person. so please note that these meetings are compulsory and we have been taking attendance.

There will most probably be a meeting this Friday, 25th April at 4pm. We will inform you of the details as soon as it's confirmed.

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MPS
please be reminded that it's monday tmr and there's MPS! (according to the March schedule)

APRIL: Only J2s will be scheduled for MPS. =)

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Thank you.

Upcoming Activities

1) Jester's Night carnival held at Sembawang (Canberra) RC Zone 2 on the 26th of April (10am to 10pm).

This event is organised by the Canberra/Jeluntung Youth Executive Committee (YEC). We will be helping out to gain exerience as we will be organising a west coast community day later part of the year that is similiar to this event. Volunteers would be in charge of the maintenance of the flea-market stalls, the ticketing booths, and the more daring ones can dress up as clowns or wear costumes to hype up the atmosphere. You guys can have the opportunity to work with other individuals from Canberra Secondary School and Yishun Junior College. :D

2) Overseas CIP trip
5 - 18th Dec tentative dates
Cambodia

You will have a chance to interact with volunteers from all walks of life and quite a number of HCI volunteers went last year :D. Scope of work here will be confirmed much later. but if you are interested, keep in mind that there is an overseas cip trip in dec, and reserve the dates for this trip okay! We will be asking you guys again later part of the year. Tata!

Welcome to YLEP!

Here is for the benefit for some people who are interested in joining YLEP :D
YOUTH LEADERS EXPERIENTIAL PROGRAMME

INTRODUCTION

Youth Leaders Experiential Programme (YLEP) is a collaboration between Hwa Chong Institution (HCI) and the Ayer Rajah-West Coast CCC ( Citizen’s Consultative Committee) . Highlights include peer tutoring programme with Kent Ridge Secondary School, regular meet-the-people sessions, planning events for the community, playing an active role in the grassroots and exchange of ideas with grassroot leaders.

ACTIVITIES DESCRIPTION

1) Peer Tutoring Programme
YLEP members will be tutoring the less academically inclined students on a weekly basis at Kent Ridge Secondary School, mostly in subjects such as Mathematics or Science.

2) Meet the People’s Sessions
Meet the People’s Sessions (MPS) are weekly sessions whereby residents facing difficulties in terms of finance, family problems, etc. seek help from grassroots leaders who will then refer their cases to the related organisations. YLEP members sit in and observe the grassroots leaders at work ( learn more about the policies and gain exposure to the different problems) . After proper training, we will then help out with the registration and typing of appeal letters to relevant organisations. It is an opportunity for members to understand the myriad of problems faced by the underprivileged community and thus play a pivotal role in helping the community. Moreover, interaction with grassroot leaders and MP after each session provides a greater exposure for our members and a platform for exchange of ideas.

Details
Held at Ayer Rajah every 1st , 3rd and 5th Monday
Held at West Coast every 2nd and 4th Monday
Start at 8pm , registration ends at 9.30pm , but after interaction with MP, activity likely at end at 11pm.


3) Befriender’s Programme ( Still under development)
The Befriender’s Programme is a programme initiated by West Coast CC to do a follow-up on people who need help and have previously turned up for the MPS. The help given to these people during the MPS is usually short term. YLEP members play a part in the programme in three areas: 1) Reorganising personal particulars and information according to age group, nature of case, etc. so that volunteers are able to identify people who need help most 2) Accompanying volunteers as they make rounds to visit these people to talk to them, and refer them to relevant organisations for help 3) Picking up groceries from some of the charity organisations and delivering them.

4) Bursary Awards Presentation
Bursary Awards are presented to students who have achieved commendable academic results, and whose gross family income is below $2000 a month. These awards are given out in a bid to encourage students from less privileged families to strive for academic excellence, and provide them with opportunities to further their potential. YLEP members help by keying in personal particulars and data of processed application forms, writing names on cheques to successful applicants, and performing ushering duties during the presentation ceremony.

5) March to Charity
This is an annual charity event organised by West Coast CC. There are three phrases in total. The event will start off with fundraising for the beneficiaries followed by rendering direct services to them E.g in 2008, fundraising was in form of old items collection of which the items collected were sold to raise funds. In the next few phases, we brought the elderly to River Hong Bao for an outing and red packets are distributed to them as a bonus.

6) West Coast Community Day
The objective of a Community Day is to encourage community engagement among residents and promote a healthy lifestyle in urban living. YLEP members will be the main organisers this year and several events will be happening simultaneously on that day. Examples of activities may include flea market, family competitions, heritage hunts, talks, games, performances, prize presentation etc.

7) Adhoc Projects by CCC

ATTENDANCE
Attendance for all events is compulsory since you have committed yourself to this programme.

CIP HOURS
As we are negotiating for YLEP to be an external cca , the details on cip hours will be further discussed

Dear all,

Please check your email for the new peer tutoring schedule, to be followed immediately starting next week, Monday 31/3/2008. Thank you!

emily's post!

In my opinion, this orientation programme is a very meaningful one as it allowed me to know my tutees better. By playing fun-filled games as a team, tutors and tutees were able to bond together and know one another better. In addition, it was a very good idea to allocate time for the tutors and tutees to interact. Through the interaction session, my tutees and I familiarized ourselves with one another. I gained a better understanding of my tutees, such as the areas they needed help in and their study methods. This has allowed me to plan my lessons to cater to their needs and thus, ensure that they really gain knowledge from and understand what I am teaching. Moreover, with a preliminary understanding of one another, I can be more at home with my tutees during the peer tutoring sessions. This has helped facilitate the peer tutoring sessions as my tutees can feel free to clear their doubts and I can also check on their progress. All in all, the orientation programme is very beneficial to both tutors and tutees and should continue to be implemented for future peer tutoring sessions! :D

Emily Wong

Boon Yang's Entry!

[MPS Orientation]


[Feelings]
It's so easy to volunteer to work in an environment that one is comfortable with.

When we step into unfamiliar terrain, it is all about breaking out of our comfort zone.

It may be a burden at the start, but over time, it'll just become a part of lifestyle.

That is what the volunteers for the MPS has shown.



[What i've learnt]
I've learnt how things work during each Meet-the-People Session

Truly, "People do not care how much you know until they know how much you care."

MPS was about being there for the community, constantly reminding them that help is always available for those in need.
It is definitely no easy job, especailly with the volunteers having another vocation of their own.



[What I hope to learn more]
After attending the first MPS session, I was taken aback after facing the reality of social needs in our society today. It has been an eye-opener for me to hear about the situations, setbacks and problems faced by the residents. A small effort definitely goes a long way for these unfortunate group of people. There's really no way to express the experience in words. You need to be physically there to know what I'm talking about. See you at MPS!

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"how you live today will determine how you are remembered by people tomorrow."

Meet the People's Sessions - March 2008 Roster

2nd Monday, 10/3/2008
Blk 729 Clementi West Street 2, 8.00pm

How to get there: From Clementi MRT Station, take 189 (the side opposite McDonald's) and alight at the 2nd stop (not counting the Clementi Station stop), Blk 601. Cross the road and walk to Blk 729. Alternatively, take 175 from Clementi Bus Interchange, and alight at the 3rd stop (not counting the interchange), Blk 601. Cross the road and walk to Blk 729.

Mui Boon Yang (I/C)
08A12
Yang Wei
08A15
Lee Qi
08S6B
Chen Shujie
08S6T
Leong Xin Yi Tricia
08S71
Hu Youda Eric
08S76
Yong Su Yi, Melissa
08S78
Tran Thi Xuan Hong
08S7B

3rd Monday, 17/3/2008
Blk 32 Teban Gardens Road, 7.30pm

How to get there: From Jurong East Bus Interchange, take 143. Alight at the seventh stop (not counting the interchange stop), Blk 41. Walk to Blk 32.

Lim Wan Yu Cheronne (I/C)
08A15
Lim Yue Qin Rachel
08A11
Dexter Chan Yi Ming
08A13
Pang Ru Xue Jamie
08A15
Yeo Shan Rui
08S60
Jennifer Wu Shuang
08S6H
Emily Wong
08S76
Foo Yin Bing Winnie
08S76
Ong Jiemin Jesslyn
08S76
Hwang Yi Kun
08S7B

4th Monday, 24/3/2008
Blk 729 Clementi West Street 2, 8.00pm

Soh Shu Hui (I/C)
07S78
Neow Ting Feng
07S64
Lim Yi
07S6F
Wu Chengliang
07S75
Lim Yue Qin Rachel
08A11
Dexter Chan Yi Ming
08A13
Lim Wan Yu Cheronne
08A15
Pang Ru Xue Jamie
08A15
Yeo Shan Rui
08S60
Jennifer Wu Shuang
08S6H
Emily Wong
08S76
Foo Yin Bing Winnie
08S76
Ong Jiemin Jesslyn
08S76
Hwang Yi Kun
08S7B

5th Monday, 31/3/2008
Blk 32 Teban Gardens Road, 7.30pm

Teo Baona (I/C)
07S74
Koh Zhi Xing
07A10
Audrey Chan
07A14
Lim Ren Ying
07A14
Tan Yong Chuan
07S66
Mui Boon Yang
08A12
Yang Wei
08A15
Lee Qi
08S6B
Chen Shujie
08S6T
Leong Xin Yi Tricia
08S71
Hu Youda Eric
08S76
Yong Su Yi, Melissa
08S78
Sun Mengyuan
08S7B
Tran Thi Xuan Hong
08S7B

Please confirm with your respective I/Cs your attendance. For more information, you can check your email (instructions for I/Cs also there).

Take note that MPS for J1s is twice a month.

Hey all,

Announcement: Please meet outside Fish Tank this Friday 7th March, 4pm. Ren Ying needs to collect $5 YLEP Fund and $11 for the T-shirt.

You all will be receiving the T-shirts on that day too!

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For Peer Tutoring, we apologise as some people actually have four or more tutees assigned to them now. This is due to some people deciding to quit YLEP. We will be taking in some more members this month and necessary adjustments will be made accordingly then. Until then, please adhere to the current schedule - the latest tutor-tutee allocation list will be emailed to all of you by this week.

The attendance for the previous two MPS was very poor. Please note that we have made it clear to you that it is a compulsory activity of YLEP, rescheduling is not possible due to tight schedule, hence we suggest that you find a replacement within the members of the programme if you really cannot make it due to valid reasons, at least a few days before your session on Mondays. Inform your respective I/Cs of the changes.

Lastly, there are no adhoc activities this coming Saturday.

Thank you. =)

Meet the People's Sessions - March 2008 Roster

1st Monday, 3/3/2008
Blk 32 Teban Gardens Road, 7.30pm

How to get there: From Jurong East Bus Interchange, take 143. Alight at the seventh stop (not counting the interchange stop), Blk 41. Walk to Blk 32.

Teo Baona (I/C)
07S74
Koh Zhi Xing
07A10
Audrey Chan
07A14
Lim Ren Ying
07A14
Tan Yong Chuan
07S66
Mui Boon Yang
08A12
Yang Wei
08A15
Lee Qi
08S6B
Chen Shujie
08S6T
Leong Xin Yi Tricia
08S71
Hu Youda Eric
08S76
Yong Su Yi, Melissa
08S78
Sun Mengyuan
08S7B
Tran Thi Xuan Hong
08S7B

Please inform Baona if you cannot make it and she will reschedule you.

melissa's post!

The orientation program held last weekend was a really memorable one. (: Basically, this event was carried out for tutors and tutees to get to know each other through a few hours of interaction and games. The tutees from Kent Ridge Secondary School were divided into their respective groups and each facilitator headed the group. Being a facilitator, I took on a group of students (group 6!) mainly comprising sec 2 and 3 students for a run of the games. Some of the games played were Jacob’s Ladder and Charades. The KRSS tutees really showed a lot of enthusiasm in the games and were really eager to do our group cheers. (:

I felt rather motivated for the peer tutoring program after this orientation as the tutees displayed much fervour during the day’s worth of activities. Albeit the short time frame, it was fun and enjoyable experience getting to know the KRSS tutees. (:

Reflections time!

Hey guys, here is the first of our entries =D


Reflections for Budget Dialogue (Tricia)
The Budget Dialogue was quite a new experience for me as I have never attended such dialogues with the MPs before. :)

I think there was sufficient interaction between the residents and the MP, Mr Iswaran during the dialogue session. It was probably also relevant to everyone who attended the session in a way or another because the several questions raised were of different genres and concerned different age groups of the population.

Also, I thought the translation of what the MP said to Chinese was a good measure as well. It makes the dialogue sessions more accessible and reaches out to a larger group of residents, especially those who only understand Chinese and cannot understand English. It was also a good recap of what the MP had said previously, and allowed the audience to catch up on the issues that the MP had talked about, should they have missed out earlier on. However, it seemed to be a little time-consuming towards the end. The person in-charge of translating could also have been more effective in his translations as some content that was translated seemed to differ quite greatly in meaning from what the MP had said in English. This may seem quite trivial, but I thought some other parts of the translation were not very well done and sounded a little unpolished and crude as well (It is not my intention to sound rude or anything). However, I can’t provide any examples because I can’t remember them already. Maybe there can be improvement in this aspect of the Dialogue?

Personally I was quite impressed by Mr Iswaran. He tackled questions in a calm, confident manner and never failed to entertain us with humour here and there, whilst answering the residents’ questions in a clear and concise manner which showed a clear stand of his and the PAP on many issues proposed by the government. He was quite approachable and friendly too. :)

thanks tricia =D, guys keep those entries coming in!

Neighbourhood Carnival on Sunday 2nd March 2pm - 6pm

The Neighbourhood Carnival which is organized by the NC will be held at West Coast CC on Sunday, 2 March, 2pm to 6pm. All the grassroot leaders will be invited and Mr Iswaran is GOH.

There will be games booths, stage performances (Indian Dance, Chinese Orchestra, Science Show, quizzes, etc) and side-events like coloring contest, clown and balloon act, etc. Tickets at $2 will be pre-sold. Any left-over tickets can also be sold on that day itself. We will most likely be given free tickets :)
The numbered tickets with detachable tabs entitle each holder to play games and collect pop-corn, ice-cream, candy floss, refreshment boxes (food), etc at the various booths/counters.

Helpers for the event are needed:

- Help at registration desk to collect coupons for lucky draws (residents will be streaming in at any time between 3 to 6pm and 1-2 persons to be continuously stationed at the registration desk) and to give away goodie bags

- Man the NEA (National Environment Agency) Games Booth (at least 1 person to conduct the game and give out prizes; the theme will either be on dengue prevention, or recycling)

- Distribute food boxes at the food counter (4 persons to collect coupons in exchange for food boxes for 500 people)

- There will be 180-200 chairs and 6 tables which need to be set up in the Multi-Purpose Hall from the CC store room; this has to be done in the morning from 10am to 12pm. During this time, some of the sponsors will be setting up their exhibit panels and booths as well. The events organiser will be at the venue at about 1 to 2pm to set up the stage and audio system.

Please inform Yi Bing at 91897229 if you are able to make it.

To all j1s, you guys are strongly encouraged to interact with the grassroots leaders and the MP, we will be meeting them quite often, so you guys shouldn't be shy!

Announcements

If you guys have any friends who express interest about our programme and are keen on joining, please message Baona with their names and contact number by Wednesday 27th Feb.
Interviews will be conducted later in the week.

You can ask friends around you whom you think are up to it. Please note that they are recommended by you, in other words, your name at stake.

Blog entries by students

After every activity, a few YLEP members will be selected to blog a short entry of min 50 words on the respective activities. Send in your separate blog entries to Cheng Liang every Monday at lionclw@yahoo.co.uk which will be posted on the blog under their names.
It will be on a rotation basis

Format : Free style , e,g how did you feel, what did you learn, what you hope to learn more, etc ( encouraged to write more, let your peers who did not manage to attend the programme know about what happened! )

*Pictures of the activities will be posted soon

For the activities we had on 23rd Feb Saturday, February 23, 2008
Ylep members selected to blog are ( Tada!) :

Emily & Melissa – Orientation programme
Eric & Boon Yang – MPS Orientation
Tricia & Jennifer – Budget Dialogue and Coast2Coast presentation

Communication System

From today onwards, all the meeting timings ( mostly Fridays ) and venues , details of activities and evaluations will be posted on our blog.
Please check the blog as often as you can, or at least on every Wednesday as there may be important updates.
If there are no upcoming activities, there will be no general meeting.
The Exco will only message you guys for urgent matters. If so, replies are most appreciated! Take note also of the relay system - you can download the contact list from your email.

Peer Tutoring
Details
Peer tutoring schedule
For any changes or mistakes, please approach Yvonne at ____________ (Yvonne tag your number)

MPS Schedule
Meet-the-People Session (MPS)

4th Monday, 25/2/2008

Loh Yi Bing (I/C)
07S78
Koh Zhi Xing
07A10
Lim Ren Ying
07A14
Tan Yong Chuan
07S66
Lim Yi
07S6F
Yvonne Wong
07S71
Teo Baona
07S74
Wu Chengliang
07S75
Soh Shu Hui
07S78
Ernest Ng
07S7B

MPS for 25th February is cancelled for J1s due to post orientation party.

The schedule for March will be posted here soon.

Should you be unable to make it for your scheduled session, inform Yi Bing or Baona (whoever is going for that session) with a valid reason.

Allocation of Job (tentative)
2 in registration
2 in typing room
6 attached to writers

Every 1st, 3rd and 5th Monday

Ayer Rajah (Block 32 Teban Gardens Road, #01.353)
7.30pm
How to get there: Refer to handout given during first General Meeting
*Correction: take 143 from Jurong East Interchange (Alight at 7th bus stop, excluding the one you boarded from)

Every 2nd and 4th Monday

West Coast (Block 729 Clementi West Street 2)
8.00pm
Last registration at 9.30, estimated to end at around 10pm.

Attire: Home clothes. (Some residents will feel uncomfortable if they see that we’re from an organisation, judging them and their cases. )

29th March – MPS Training Day
MPS will still go on for YLEP members in the holidays
Meeting with Grassroot leaders (CCCs, CCs, RCs) – to be updated soon.

Peer Tutors Allocation

hey guys, did a new design since i had alot of qualms about the gayness of the previous one, so heres one for comparison. comments whee

Design V2

hey guys, did a new design since i had alot of qualms about the gayness of the previous one, so heres a black-themed one for comparison (plus we save a couple of dollars without colours). comments whee

heyz here's the t shirt designs...
top one is for the front, bottom for the back. the position of the one at the back needs to be moved i guess, seems a bit off there.
anyway if any modifications are needed pls inform me/tag here. thnx.


chengliang

hey guys heres the current blog for ylep. skin sucks so yar.

anw email is hcylep@gmail.com, password to access this account is the same as the one for gmail.

also included a tagboard for misc purposes.

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