Grade 7 Camp Briefing for Students

GRADE 7 CAMP 2015

STUDENT BRIEFING

DATES:

12PM THURSDAY 13 AUGUST-12PM SATURDAY 15 AUGUST 2015

AIMS• TO FOSTER CLASS AND SCHOOL SPIRIT FROM THE VERY START OF GRADE 7;

• TO INCULCATE THE SCHOOL VALUES OF TEAMWORK, HUMILITY, RESPECT, INTEGRITY, COMMITMENT AND EXCELLENCE;

• TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE STUDENTS TO BUILD UP INTER-PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH WORKING TOGETHER ACROSS VARIOUS ACTIVITIES;

• TO FOSTER LEADERSHIP SKILLS;

• TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO REFLECT ON WHO THEY ARE NOW AND WHERE THEY ARE NOW IN THEIR ACADEMIC CAREER, AND TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO THINK OF WAYS THEY CAN TAKE THAT TO THE NEXT STAGE.

ACCOMPANYING TEACHERSCHIEF COORDINATOR – LEIGH JUDGE

7 TEAMWORK – YUYU YULIANI & SITI AULIA

7 HUMILITY – SIENA CARAVANA & KADEK WINDY HAPSARY

7 RESPECT – LITENO LOTHA & ANTONY POWELL

DURING CURRICULUM HOURS (THURSDAY AND FRIDAY), CLASSES WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE SUBJECT TEACHERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

DAY 1• 12.30-1.00 LUNCH

• 1.00-2.30 PROGRAM ORIENTATION – ICE-BREAKERS AND PROGRAM OVERVIEW (PLAYGROUND)

• 2.45-4.00 TEAM INTROS – FOCUS ON TEAMWORK AND COMMITMENT (PLAYGROUND)

• 4.00-5.00 FLAG MAKING – FOCUS ON TEAM IDENTITY

• 5.00 FLAG PARADE

• 6.00-7.00 DINNER

• 7.00 CAMPFIRE PROGRAM – STUDENTS WORK ON STORIES ON PARTICULAR THEMES

• 9.00 BEDTIME

DAY 2• 6.00AM WAKE UP

• 7.00 BREAKFAST

• 8.00 WHOLE-GROUP GAMES

• 9.30-5.15 - HOMEROOM CLASSES ROTATE THROUGH THREE ACTIVITIES:

- KECAK KECOS (DANCE STUDIO) – A MARTIAL ARTS WARM-UP FOLLOWED BY PUTTING SIMPLE MOVEMENTS TOGETHER WITH DRUMMING;

- WAYANG KULIT (THIRD FLOOR LOBBY) – STUDENTS CREATE THEIR OWN PUPPETS AND PERFORMANCE;

- THE SPIDER WEB (PLAYGROUND) – A GROUP TEAM-BUILDING CHALLENGE ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO PLACE TRUST IN THEIR FRIENDS.

- NOTE: SNACK WILL BE AT 10.10, AND LUNCH AT 11.55

DAY 2 (CONTINUED)

• 5.15-6.00 – DOWNTIME (BREAK)

• 6.00 DINNER

• 7.00-9.00 – WAYANG KULIT PERFORMANCES. THE STUDENTS WILL PRESENT THEIR STORY TO THE REST OF THE GRADE.

• 9.00 – BEDTIME.

DAY 3• 6.00AM – WAKE UP

• 7.00 – BREAKFAST

• 08.00-10.30 – CLASSES ROTATE THROUGH THREE ACTIVITIES:

- VISION BOARD STORM – STUDENTS CONTRIBUTE TO A MURAL TO REMIND THEM OF THEIR VALUES, VISION AND COMMITMENT FOR THE YEAR AHEAD;

- FEARS IN A HAT – STUDENTS ANONYMOUSLY EXPRESS THEIR FEARS AND ANXIETIES FOR THE YEAR BY PUTTING THEM IN A HAT, AFTER WHICH THEY WILL BE PULLED OUT AND DISCUSSED.

- LETTER TO SELF – STUDENTS WRITE A LETTER TO THEMSELVES AS A PROJECTION FOR HOW THE THEY SEE THEMSELVES IN THE YEAR AHEAD, GOALS, AND CHALLENGES.

DAY 3 (CONTINUED)

• 10.45-11.30 – SMALL GROUP CLOSINGS

• 11.30-12.00 – FULL GROUP CLOSING

• 12.00 – END OF PROGRAM

PLEASE REMIND YOUR PARENTS/DRIVER THEY SHOULD BE ON TIME TO PICK YOU UP AT 12PM SHARP.

SLEEPING ARRANGEMENTS

• GIRLS – 2ND FLOOR GRADE 7 CLASSROOMS

• BOYS – 4TH FLOOR DANCE STUDIO

MEALS• BREAKFASTS (FRIDAY AND SATURDAY) AND DINNERS (THURSDAY AND FRIDAY) ARE

CATERED FOR AS PART OF THE CAMP PROGRAM.

• SNACK AND LUNCH CAN BE PURCHASED IN THE CAFETERIA AS NORMAL. PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR CHILD HAS MONEY TO PURCHASE SNACK AND LUNCH ON BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

• APART FROM BREAKFAST, THE CAFETERIA WILL BE CLOSED ON SATURDAY. AS THE PROGRAM FINISHES AT 12PM, WE WILL NOT BE PROVIDING LUNCH ON SATURDAY.

• YOU DO NOT NEED TO BRING IN SNACKS SUCH AS POT NOODLES, AS WE WILL NOT BE PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE PREPARATION OF THESE.

KITPLEASE REFER TO THE KIT LIST GIVEN TO YOU PREVIOUSLY.

NOTE THAT YOU ARE REQUIRED TO BRING IN YOUR OWN BEDDING, I.E. A SLEEPING BAG OR A SMALL ROLL-UP MATTRESS WITH A LIGHT SHEET OR BLANKET.

YOU SHOULD WEAR YOUR PE KIT FROM HOME ON THE MORNING OF THURSDAY 13 AUGUST.

WEAR COLOURED T-SHIRTS AS FOLLOWS FOR FRIDAY PROGRAM:7T – BLACK7H – WHITE7R – BLUEBRING IN YOUR ORIENTATION T-SHIRT TO WEAR FOR THE SATURDAY PROGRAM.

ITEMS YOU SHOULD NOT BRINGSTUDENTS DO NOT REQUIRE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING FOR THE DURATION OF THE PROGRAM, AND THEIR USE WILL NOT BE PERMITTED:

- LAPTOP COMPUTERS;

- IPADS OR OTHER TABLETS;

- PORTABLE GAMING DEVICES;

- IPODS, MP3 PLAYERS, OR ANY OTHER MUSIC PLAYERS;

- ANY OTHER SIMILAR ELECTRONIC ITEMS.

YOU MAY BRING A BOOK TO READ AFTER THE DAY’S PROGRAM ENDS, IF YOU WISH.

THANK YOU

HERE’S LOOKING FORWARD TO A MEMORABLE, MEANINGFUL AND ENJOYABLE GRADE 7 CAMP 2015.

REMEMBER TO BRING A POSITIVE ATTITUDE, A WILLINGNESS TO PARTICIPATE, AND REMEMBER – MOST OF ALL – TO HAVE FUN!