SK Banggol Pa' Esah Leadership Camp- English Motivation Morning

SK Banngol Pa' Esah organised a 3 day Leadership Camp for around 40 plus students. It started on Thursday after school and ended on a Saturday afternoon (21-23/5). The site they selected was some delightfully prime beachfront real estate. The event included an assortment of students from Years 3-6. However, this blog will only focus on the Saturday English Motivation Morning.

The fresh sea breeze embraced me, when I arrived at the resort in Bachok, Kelantan. I was greeted by the smiling faces of my mentor team: Teacher Asisiah, Teacher Nor Azizah and Teacher Mohasnizam. There was a simple open air hall where we set up the final activity of Leadership Camp 2015. The students gathered in the hall as we showed them a couple videos from Kid President like, "15 Things You Should Say More". It was an inspiring and positive video.

We also repeated the phrases throughout the morning and gave a token gift for those who were able to recall the sayings.  The students were arranged into 5 groups.  The groups were assembled into circles holding hands for the first team building activity. It's The Hula Hoop Pass. Then two people were asked to let go of their grip long enough for them to place their hands through a hula hoop before rejoining them. The team task is to pass the hula hoop around the circle in a specified direction until it returns to the starting point. 

The game was very amusing. It took some creative thinking and teamwork to pass the hula hoop. In the end, After the game we got some more advice from Kid President on how to change the world. In summation, it's not wealth, power or popularity that changes the world, but a big a heart with big love is required.

Next on the agenda, The Marshmallow Challenge. The groups were reassembled and distributed 30 sticks of pasta, 1 meter of tape, 1 meter of ribbon and a marshmallow. Each team was given 30 minutes with one instruction. Build the tallest self-standing structure that can support a marshmallow on top. One of the teams undermanned, so the GB, Cikgu Subri stepped in to save the day. The teams employed vastly different designs to achieve the objective.  There were many attempts and many returns to the drawing board. As the time expired, the hall was filled many unique engineering gems.

We watched another motivational clip and then it was time for signature finale, The Alphabet Water Balloon Toss. The students were split into male and female. They were partnered up and challenge began. The kids really love this game and it's a welcomed relief in the scorching Malaysian sun. Note, it was so hot, many balloons were melted together while in the shade for 30 minutes and ruptured upon retrieval.  It was a heartfelt and happy conclusion to an excellent Leadership Camp. Teacher Mohasnizam deserves kudos for organizing the event and all the good teachers at SKBPE who joined forces to make a sweet memory for the students.