Chong Boon High School

The Sports Challenge Team have had a enjoyable few days at Singapore’s Chong Boon High School helping year 10’s (Sec3) to not only discover their potential, but to also boost their confidence.
This program was led by Programs Coordinator Jacqui Finnegan, with the help of coaches Christal Ryan, Jeremy Olman and Margie Thompson. They worked with the students over four days and taught them to think outside the box and become creative with all their challenges.
The days included many challenges that related back to teamwork, confidence and communication, each of which the students excelled in by the last session. It took a little while for them all to come out of their shells, but when they did, oh boy could they talk! We were told where we should all go on holiday and we received many great tips for the secret spots in Singapore to buy gifts for loved ones back home.
We ended the session with a Singapore themed Pipeline competition which all the students were excited about and got into enthusiastically. They were given twelve pipes and four wooden sticks and off they went! The prizes went to those who had the most creative name and exciting pipeline, such as the Sharp Shooter, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious and The Ol(d)man to name a few.
Our time at Chong Boon was enjoyable and unforgettable. Working alongside the students gave us a great feel for their culture and ideals and all the students found our program both enjoyable and helpful for their confidence at school work and team activities.