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Experiences - Volunteering
Student Volunteer | Singapore Polytechnic, School of Architecture and Built Environment (ABE) | Service - Learning Project | 12nd - 13rd September 2019
I volunteered as a helper for a service-learning project organised by 6 students from the school of Architecture and Built Environment (ABE) in Singapore Polytechnic as part of their assignment.
It was a 2-day event with 10 other volunteers at Ci Yuan Hawker Centre @ Hougang to raise awareness about tray return culture in Singapore.
During the event, I mended one of the game booths, interacted with mostly children and taught them the importance of cleaning up after ourselves after eating through a puzzle game.
Group photo with all the volunteers after the event
Key Takeaways
This experience got me inspired of how I, as a future educator could further reinforce the importance of tray return culture in Singapore to children when planning purposeful lessons for them.
Student Volunteer | Ngee Ann Polytechnic, LEO Club | Blossom World Society | Project Plastic-less | 21st July 2019
Group photo with all the volunteers after the event
In partnership with Ngee ann Polytechnic's Community Service Club, I volunteered as a helper for an event organised by Blossom World Society.
It was a 1-day event with 20 other volunteers at Westgate @ Jurong East to raise awareness about plastic waste and what can people do to save the earth in Singapore.
During the event, I mended one of their booths and interacted with the public (adults and young children) where I explained the importance of reducing plastic waste through games and told them some effective ways of how they could recycle it.
Key Takeaways
My public speaking skills were honed as I interacted with people outside of the preschool industry. I was equipped with knowledge on plastic waste in Singapore where I find it to be beneficial when planning future lessons for children.
Student Volunteer | Ngee Ann Polytechnic, School of Humanities and Social Sciences (HMS) | Service - Learning Project | 30th June 2019
I volunteered as a helper for a service-learning project organised by 6 students from the school of Humanities and Social Sciences (HMS) in Ngee Ann Polytechnic as part of their assignment.
It was a 1-day event with 50 other volunteers at a foreign worker's dormitory @ Central Staff Apartment to appreciate the presence and the work they have done for Singapore.
During the event, I interacted with a group of foreign workers through bonding games and initiated a conversation with a foreign worker. It was a rather meaningful conversation as he shared that he likes working in Singapore and would like to continue to work here.
A photo of me dressing up for a fashion show
A photo of me and a foreign worker taken during the fashion show.
A group photo with all the participants and foreign workers after the event.
A photo of me dressing up for a fashion show
Some of the photos taken when I was volunteering
Key Takeaways
I learnt to be more appreciative of what I have. This taught me to be contented with the things I have. Seeing the living conditions of those foreign workers, I felt that Singapore could have given a better living environment. This experience touched my heart to want to help more people to have a better life.
Student Volunteer | Ngee Ann Polytechnic, LEO Club | Blossom World Society | Project Blossom Home Refresh | 15th June 2019
In partnership with Ngee ann Polytechnic's Community Service Club, I volunteered as a helper for an event organised by Blossom World Society.
It was a 1-day event with 25 other volunteers where we went to help out lower-income families in Jurong west to furnish their houses.
During the event, while helping one of the families paint their walls, I initiated a short conversation with a pre-school aged children and had lots of fun talking to her.
A group photo taken with all the volunteers after the event
Key Takeaways
This gave me an insight into the living conditions in a lower-income family and made me want to reach out to more of these people so I could help them too. It also gave me the inspiration to organise similar events for children to engage in volunteering.
Student Volunteer | Yuhua Secondary School | Overseas Humanities Integrated Trip: Siem Reap, Cambodia | 5th November - 9th November 2016
When I was in Secondary 3, I volunteered for a Humanities Integrated Overseas Trip to Siem Reap, Cambodia organised by teachers from Yuhua Secondary School.
It was a 5-days 4-nights trip where 20 other volunteers and 5 teachers went to an Orphanage and a Primary school to teach basic hygiene to the children.
Before the trip, all the volunteers came together and brainstormed possible ideas on how we could teach basic hygiene to the children there despite the language barrier we had. During the event, I was in charge of teaching children on how to make their own piggy banks using plastic bottles.
A group photo outside of the Orphanage with the volunteers,teacher-in-charge and some of the children from the Orphanage.
A photo of a child from the Orphanage painting his very own piggy bank that the volunteers taught him to do.
A photo of children at Kulan Themy Primary School following the hand washing techniques that we taught them.
A group photo outside of the Orphanage with the volunteers,teacher-in-charge and some of the children from the Orphanage.
Some of the photos taken when I was volunteering in Siem Reap, Cambodia
Key Takeaways
My adaptability skills were honed as lessons planned beforehand did not go accordingly to what we wanted and we had to think of something new on the spot. Teamwork skills were also employed as I worked together with unfamiliar people, giving me more exposure to my preferred working style.
Student Volunteer | Yuhua Secondary School | Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital & Nursing Home | 5th February 2016
A group photo taken outside of the hospital with all the volunteers after the event
When I was in Secondary 3, I volunteered as a helper for an event organised by teachers from Yuhua Secondary School.
It was a 1-day event with 13 other volunteers to Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital & Nursing Home @ Serangoon where we interacted, played games with and celebrated Chinese New Year with the elders there.
During the event, I initiated a conversation with an elderly and had fun talking to her. She was friendly and shared about her past working experience with me. By the end of the event, we all sung Chinese New Year songs together, distributed Oranges and sent our well wishes to them.
Key Takeaways
This experience made me treasure my loved ones even more. My dialect skills were honed as I communicated with them using Teochew. Seeing all the smiles on their faces, I felt a sense of satisfaction. It made me want to pick up volunteering as a hobby as I like to bring smiles to people's life.