Sunday, November 13, 2011 Y 6:18 PM
Adventure Training Camp @ Pulau Ubin
The objectives of the ATC is to develop the campers' ruggedness, self-reliance, resilience, team-work and leadership skills. At the end of this camp, cadets who completed the camp successfully will get a proficiency badge. (S3 get Survival Badge, S2 get ATC badge)
Off we go from Changi jetty to Pulau Ubin on a bum boat in groups of 12 people.
Our adventure begins...
We walked into the NPCC Campsite which is commonly called Camp Resilience.
It is located at No. 80, Kampong Noordin.
The S2 cadets stayed at the Bahru campsite and the S3 cadets stayed at the Noordin Campsite for their Survival Training Camp. The CIs introduced themselves and the rules of the camp were explained to us. We also had Ms Chen Lian Yu, a Honorary officer with us during the camp. Zi Sheng collected all valuables and put it in a black trash bag for safe keeping. We immediately started to pitch our tents.
Queensway females cadets busy learning and pitching their tents on the field.
Remember to stay clear from the ant's nest!
After the tent pitching, we were grouped into our different camper groups. We made many new friends from the cadets from the other schools in our Area. (SMSS, BHSS, NGHS, HCI, SJI, ACS, RGSS) We spent the afternoon with Camp familiarisation.
After dinner, the CI's taught us camping songs and cheers to prepare for the camp fire night.
We were also given time in our groups to prepare for an item.
On Day 2, we experienced the Low Ropes Challenge which had activities that demanded our concentration, tenacity, persistence and teamwork. At the Adventure Fortress, we did rock-climbing where we got a chance to abseil and belay. We went into the Maze. There was also the kayaking activity and a land expedition around Pulau Ubin.
Day 2 ended with one of the best traditional camp fire. There was mass singing, dancing, lots of laughter and great fun. Items presented by the groups were entertaining. It was a fun, enjoyable and memorable night!
Day 3 was basically spent packing up, area cleaning and singing songs while reminiscing last night's camp fire.
We were presented with our badges before walking out to the jetty.
Congratulations to all campers!!!
We were exhausted but very happy with our ATC experience. We did it! Yahooooo...
It was time well-spent at Camp Resilience. Everyone benefited from the experiences and adventures during the camp.
Saying farewell to Pulau Ubin. We will be back next year...
