Post Mortem & Reflection - 16th Jun (Thursday)

LETTER FROM U.N (Unbiased - Non aligned) OBSERVER

By

Mdm Lim Fook Chiew

Dear Yusoffians of the Study Tour to Vietnam,

I want to tell you how proud I was of you during the trip:

§ I was proud of you as you immersed yourselves in group discussions, preparing for the blog entries you have been assigned to do.  You did research before the trip, you planned out the mode of presentation you would be adopting, and when you were at the site, you executed with little hiccups.

§   I was proud of you as I heard you eagerly offered answers to the questions posed by your teachers.  You were not afraid of giving the wrong answers.  You spoke your mind and you also helped each other to polish up the answers.

§   I was proud of you as I observed you playing simple games with the local primary kids and learning to communicate using body as well as sign language with enthusiasm and warmth trying to connect with them.  I was proud of you that although you could not teach with language how to do a mind map, using pictures, you produced mind maps with them, sharing each other’s culture.

§   I was proud of you as you braved the mud in your boots, balancing yourselves as you walked into the open area in the forests to plant the mangrove seedlings.  You did your part, albeit a small part, for the environment.

§   I was proud of you as you sat through all the nightly debriefing sessions, completing the worksheets, writing your reflections and publishing beautiful entries for the blog.

§   I was proud of you because you have achieved the learning goal that was set for you: deepening your learning in the themes and concepts learnt in core history / core geography as you experienced first-hand knowledge by being there at Vietnam.

Three cheers also to Mr Adam, Ms Mages, Mrs Goh and Ms Salina for their commitment and dedication to helping you achieve the best that you can be!

Keep it up!  I look forward to hearing good news as you translate your learning experience into outstanding results in the coming N and O level examination!

Mdm Lim Fook Chiew

Head of Mathematics Department

16 June 2011