From the 7th to 9th of December
2012, a representative from the Leo Club of Assunta Secondary School attended a
camp which is called International Relationship Camp.
The camp was organized by Leo Clubs of Metro Methodist
College Kuala Lumpur, Sunway Metro, IICS Metro, Serdang, Sungai Buloh,
Damansara Metro, USJ 4, Subang Utama, and Bandar Utama Damansara (3). Leos from
Sarawak, Sabah, Sri
Lanka and Indonesia
were participating in the camp as well. The venue of the camp was Methodist
College Kuala Lumpur.
Day 1
Registration began at 9:00 a.m. at the entrance of
Methodist College Kuala Lumpur. Each Leo was given a nametag, together with a
puzzle piece, and 2000 Leo Dollars. Later, The Leos went to leave their luggage
in their dorms before getting briefed on rules and regulations in the assembly
hall. Everyone’s phones were taken away, which is to be kept by the committee
through out the whole camp. After briefing, Leo Jono explained the use of Leo
Dollars, or more commonly called as Leo money throughout the whole camp, which
is used to serve as points for each group. It is also used for toilet passes,
food, games and penalties. Leo Dollars could be earned through vacancies or
through buying stocks, properties, or savings. Leo Dollars could also be taken
away in different situations such as robbery and fraud. The group with the most
amounts of Leo Dollars would be the winner by the end of the camp.
Next was the ice-breaking session, and group activities.
During the ice-breaking, everyone had to use their puzzle pieces to complete a
puzzle. Those with matching pieces formed a group with names based on super
heroes. Leos took this opportunity to get to know each other. For group
activity, each group had to create their own group cheer in just 30 minutes.
Lunch was soon served at 12
p.m., and after that was the opening ceremony. Soon after the opening ceremony,
teambuilding activity began at 2 p.m. The first part of teambuilding was to
make sign boards for “Leo Day Celebration” for the second day of the camp. As
for the second part of teambuilding, each group had to drop an egg from the
first floor without breaking it when it reaches the ground. To do this,
materials such as newspapers, raffia string, a piece of tape and balloon were
given to prevent the egg from breaking. Groups that achieved the goal of the
activity were given a large sum of Leo Dollars.
After teambuilding, the Leos returned to the assembly hall
for a theme talk given by Ernie Chen. The talk was very interesting and
interactive. The talk focuses on making a change in the people we meet everyday
in our lives. At 5:30 p.m., the Leos went back to their dorms to finish making their
sign boards, and to discuss about International Relationship Night performance.
Leos took the time to interact and communicate with each other during this
period of time.
At 7 p.m., everyone went down to the canteen for a barbeque
dinner. Everyone barbequed their own dinner and had fun eating and talking. By
10 p.m., it was time for night games. Each group would clear several different
stations by completing the task, and if successful, the group would earn Leo
Money.
By
11 p.m., everyone returned to their dorms, took their baths and went to sleep.
Day 2
The next day, Leos were woken up by the sound of a
whistle blown by Leo Jono. At 7 a.m., the Leos were put through an hour session
of exercising and commando course. After the session, the Leos proceeded to the
canteen for breakfast and some went back to their dorms to refresh themselves
up. At 9 a.m., Lion Samuel, Lion Hudson, and Lion Alan Thoo gave the Leos a
workshop in the assembly room. The workshop thought everyone the importance of teamwork,
communication, listening and voicing out. Problems faced in the Leo Clubs were
also pointed out.
After
the workshop, Leos had their lunch and had a group discussion about
International Relationship Night performances. Half an hour before “Leo Day
Celebration”, each group finished adding final touches to their sign boards.
Then, everyone proceeded to the car park and was briefed on the activity. Leos
were to walk around Little India with their sign boards. Each group must
interact with passer-bys and make them smile. The best group would win a large
sum of Leo Dollars.
Despite
the hot afternoon, all the Leos were doing their best to reach out and interact
with people of all ages in Little India. Tourists and children were approached
as well. It all ended with a group photo shoot, and everyone returned to the
college. Many photos were taken during the celebration. Though most of the Leos
felt tired and thirsty, we did enjoy ourselves during the celebration.
At
5 p.m., Leos took this time to discuss about their group performances. An hour
later, all the Leos wore costumes of countries they were representing and went
to the canteen for dinner. Some Leos were still practicing their group
performances in their dorms. At 7 p.m., everyone went to the assembly hall for
International Relationship Night. Emcees for the night were Leo Timothy and Leo
Clement. Everyone had fun watching each group performances, and even Leos from Sri Lanka and Indonesia had their own special
presentation about their own clubs. It was definitely a night to remember for
all of the Leos.
After
that night, the Leos were woken up early in the morning for a surprise short
birthday celebration in the college’s car park. It was a special celebration
for the Leos who were born in the month of December. After the unexpected
celebration, everyone went back to sleep.
Day 3
On the final day, the Leos woke up at 7:30 a.m., and went
down for breakfast at 8 a.m. After breakfast, there was a final teambuilding
activity in which each group would have to role-play as detectives and solve a
murder/robbery case. It was very interesting and exciting, as each group was
determined to find out who the real culprit was.
After
the end of teambuilding, it was already lunchtime and the Leos had to get ready
for the closing ceremony which was at 1:00 p.m. During the closing ceremony,
the winning group was announced for earning the most amounts of Leo Dollars.
The group members were then given a prize each. After the closing ceremony,
everyone had one final photo shoot.
The camp officially ended at 3 p.m. The camp turned out
to be a success with Leos learning a lot of new things at the camp, and
enjoying themselves as well. Leos went home hoping that the camp will be
organized again next year, bringing new experiences along the way.
Report by,
Leo Fabienne Tan.