Reflection
During reflection time, most of our friends said that they had learnt not to judge activities without trying it out themselves. Our seniors said that they had learnt to get out of their comfort zones and to take advantage of the opportunities given to them and to stay calm under pressure.
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- Exciting: There were many activities which made us feel excited, for example, robots which danced and getting to observe the sunspots on the surface of the Sun directly.
- Educational: We got to sit in different lessons which taught us many new things which will benefit us in many ways and change our way of seeing the world.
- Enjoyable: After dinner, we spent some time playing Singapore traditional games with our buddies and friends. We realised that in the past, people did not have the luxury of advanced technology like we do today and spent their time creating and playing these games.
- Fun-filled: We played the chapteh, a Singapore traditional game, which was very intense, with our buddies. It was a great way of bonding with our friends as well as our buddies.
- Engaging: We got to experience hands-on activities during lessons which make the lessons fun and interesting.
What we learnt about Koreans in BSS- The students here are very patient when teaching us and are always very willing to help us.
- The teachers put in a lot of effort to prepare slides, experiments and lesson materials for us to have a fruitful and meaningful time.
- The staff and students take pride in whatever they do.
- The lunch ladies were really friendly and made sure we were okay with our food.
- Everyone puts in their best at everything they do, no matter how big or small.
- We tried on the Korean traditional costumes and learnt more about them (i.e. how to wear them, what it looks like) and learnt how to sing a traditional song ("Arirang").
- We pounded the rice cake ("Dok") with a mallet and cut it into pieces to eat.
- We tried many different traditional Korean games, one of which was throwing arrows into five sections of a container with different scoring zones.
Highlights about Korea- Smart Class: We learnt how to create a comic using an Apple app named "Comic Life". We learnt to make full use of the technology around us and use them in different situations.
- Robot Class: The teacher told us how robots function with the help of programming. We also saw programmed robots dance.
Robots dancing to Gangnam Style
(Video filmed by: Metta Ni)
(Video filmed by: Metta Ni)
- Invention Class: Using a machine, we learnt to cut wood into shapes and keychains. This was a very meaningful class because we do not have this subject ("Design and Technology") in school and we could bring back the wooden key chains as souvenirs.
- Observatory Class: We observed the Sun through a telescope with a solar filter. We also learned that the sun is made up of 3 layers and has surface features termed 'filament' and 'prominence'.
- Club Activities: For our group, it was fun learning a new musical instrument with the help of the members in the club and our friends.
BSHS student performing with the Nanta Drum
(Video filmed by: Meredith)
- Buddy Time: Our seniors brought some well-known local snacks (shrimp rolls, muruku, sugar biscuit, kueh bangkit, kaya, pineapple tarts) for the buddies to try before playing games. To us, this was the best time of the day because we had the most fun. The games let us grow closer with our friends and buddies and we also realised how some of traditional games between our countries are similar.
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