CHR Korat Day 6: Wrapping Up & Coming Home

Last day before departing from Thailand:

A final facilitation and de-brief

CHR Korat Day 5: Visit to Boonwattana School

On this day, the team visited Boonwattana School in Nakhonratchasima, our newly established learning partner.

We were warmly received by the student body.

CHR Korat Day 4: English Programme

The fifth and final school that the EL Programme team visited. We started off with the "Word Hunt" game.

CHR Korat Day 4: Gift of Sight

At Ted-sa-ban (Municipality School No.5)

CHR Korat Day 3: English Programme

We went to the third school for the EL Programme.

CHR Korat Day 3: Gift of Sight

At Ted-sa-ban (Municipality School No.4)
Mr Clement Lim (VP) presenting a token to the Principal of the school

CHR Korat Day 2: English Programme

Group briefing - to prepare the reading mentors for the programme ahead.

CHR Korat Day 2: Gift of Sight

Ted-sa-ban No. 1 (Municipality School No. 1)

CHR Korat Day 1: Singapore to Korat

Pre-trip briefing by Mrs Jacob (VP)

Pre-Trip Reflection

Hey guys,

We are merely one day away from our trip! Hope you're all getting excited already!!

However, before we leave, there are a couple of questions I would like you to reflect and comment on:

• What are some of your perceptions or beliefs about the community you will be serving?
• What fear, if any, do you have about working in the community? 
• Why do you think you are needed for this trip?
• What do you hope to gain from this experience?

(Please click on the comment button to publish your reflection to this blog post)

Why must I do reflections? Why must I have a trip journal?

REFLECTIONS:

 

We do not learn from doing, we learn from thinking about what we do. Thus, reflections are a crucial part of community service as they allow participants to look back on, think critically about, and learn from their service experience. Reflections may include acknowledging and/or sharing of reactions, feelings, observations, and ideas about anything regarding the activity. Reflection can happen through writing, speaking, listening, reading, drawing, acting, and any other way you can imagine. Above all, reflections can be fun as well as educational. They are a great chance to learn from others and develop a bond with your trip.

 

JOURNALS:

Trip journals are a form of reflection. Each trip's journal is uniquely their own. Some trips use journals to reflect upon their service while others use them to write down inside jokes and reflect upon the new friendships they have developed. No matter how these journals are used, they serve to remind participants of the experience they had, how they have grown, and what they have learned throughout the trip. 

<taken from http://www.leadershipandservice.ufl.edu/fab-awesome.php>

1st Training Session: 20th April 2012

This morning's training session:

1) Mr Hock briefed us on what to expect of our VIA trip to Korat

2) An optometrist shared with us how to read the different degree in spectacles

3) Miss Lim explained the use of reflections for this trip and the types of media that we will be using

(Please click on the comment button to publish your reflection to this blog post.)

What happened during the training session today? Please elaborate.

What new skill did I learn today?

How will this training session help me in the Gift Of Sight Programme?

How can I apply what I have learn today?