Overseas Leadership Expedition

Dear NYAA Participants,


As mentioned before, the forest trekking trip @ Endau Rompin National Park, Northern Johor in the early April has been confirmed. This will allow you to fulfil your Adventurous Journey component if you have not done so. On the previous briefing, a lot of the NYAA Participants and other interested parties have signed up for this event. Therefore, the vacancies that we are left with is only around 20. I urge you to submit your form asap as the application may end early if the response is too overwhelming. The closing date will be on 26th Feb.

***A soft- copy of the application form, a powerpoint slide with more details of the event and the event poster has been sent to your respective personal/tp email. Do inform me if you have not received it. ***

Thank you.

Yvonne Goh ^_^

Reading Programme

Dear Participants,

As we have advertised a few weeks ago, one of the TP staff volunteers at Tampines CC. They are on the lookout of people to read storybooks to children. Consider this project and see if you are interested and use it for the service component. Your commitment can separate and shorten like from Feb to Apr, May to Jul or Aug to Oct, instead of Feb to Oct.

Below are some contacts for this programme:


Tampines Central CC
Derric Wong: 94563366
Norwahidah: 67850004

** If you need the forms, I can send you the softcopy, do email me at: tpnyaa@hotmail.com

Yvonne Goh ^_^

Information on Trekking & OCP

OCP:

• Lombok (Near to Bali), at a place call Sapit
• Muslim Country
• 3 hrs, direct flight by Silkair
• Yayasan Peduli Anak (Children Care Foundation); Non- profit organisation, provide shelter for street children between age of 3- 17 years and house 60- 80 of them.
• We will stay in school compound which is clean & safe
• Tasks; Printing of Murals, Lesson (teach english through songs & games, computer), Recreational Activities (Music, swimming, soccer, camp craft), Daily chores (Cooking & marketing)
• Allow visitors to interact & good exposure for the children
• Reforestation programme (WWF), we will plant trees
• 1 day trekking, to a view that can see Volcano
• Insurance will be included in the fees.

Trekking:

• Endau- Rompin National Park, Johor
• 30 Mar- 3 Apr (Will stay in TP for 1 night, and catch morning train to M'sia)
• Open to all TP Students
• Will have to attend pre- expedition
• Estimated cost of $100 excludes own shopping cost
• Have to be physical able

Yvonne Goh ^_^

4D3N Forest Trekking

Dear NYAA Participants,

For your information, we may be organising a 4D3N Forest Trekking @ Endau-Rompin National Park, Northern JohorIn early April, after OCP-Project Lombok, estimated cost $100 (Allow you to fulfil your Adventurous Journey component).

For those interested party in the Forest Trekking event, you can know more about the details on this Thurday, 28 Jan, at Des Sch, LT 24 after the Residential Lombok talk. Perhaps you could go to listen to both and then decide which one you would like to join.

Thank you.

Yvonne ^^

OCP- Project Lombok 2010‏

Dear NYAA Participants,

This upcoming overseas community project to Lombok, Indonesia, is confirmed to be on 20-27 March.

Remember to sign up by 1 Feb if interested. Application form available at SAA counter.

We welcome participants who have knowledge / interest in any of the following areas:

1. Water survival techniques

2. Mural design and painting

3. Soccer game

4. Camp craft

5. Bahasa Indonesia

** You can also email me at:tpnyaa@hotmail.com, if you want a soft copy of the application form.

Thank you.

Yvonne ^_^

Dragon Boat postponed to 24 January 2010

Hi Guys,

Sorry, the dragon boat event is postponed to the following date due to an event being held at Kallang River on 17 January.

Date: 24 January 2010, Sunday
Time: Meeting at 3pm
Venue: Meeting at Kallang MRT, 10 minutes walk to training venue.

Dear NYAA friends,

As mentioned earlier, there is a free dragon boating program on every Sunday afternoon, sponsored by the Kampong Glam Constituency Sports Club. The purpose of this program is to encourage healthy lifestyle through dragon boating. This program is opened to anybody interested in dragon boating: Boys and girls, recreational or competitive. The best thing is, rental and all training expenses are free! You can use this water sport to fulfill your "physical recreation".

We will be organising a 1-day training for all interested participants. Participants who wish to commit for long term training may carry on at their own time after this training.

Date: 17 January 2010, Sunday
Time: Meeting at 3pm
Venue: Meeting at Kallang MRT, 10 minutes walk to training venue.

Attire:
T-shirt/singlet and shorts
Sandals or slippers

Things to bring:
1) Extra set of clothing
2) Towel
3) Showering toiletries
4) Sunblock lotion

**Please declare any medical condition and whether you are able to swim.
This event is not organised by Temasek Polytechnic. TP and TP NYAA Challenge will not be responsible for any accident or injury caused or losses of any property during the event.**

(You can also invite your other friends to join you for this event!)

Please register by Friday, 15 Jan 2010, by emailing us at: tpnyaa@hotmail.com
Thank you.