Kids’ World is an annual event organised by the Volunteer Management (VM) of the NTU Welfare Services Club (WSC). The event is a platform to promote a spirit of volunteerism among students who are not regular volunteers.
From 27th to 29th October 2010, we held a recruitment drive to attract students and staff of NTU to volunteer for the event. It was encouraging to note that the recruitment drive was very well received with over 200 students expressing keen interest in the event. In line with the committee’s objectives, priority was given to students who were not from WSC during the short-listing process. A briefing session was then conducted on 15th November 2010 for all selected volunteers to update them with regards to the event and the safety precautions to note.
This year, VM introduced seniors to support the Group Leaders during Kids’ World 2010. They were ex-VM members, members from NTU WSC Ignite Change as well as the WSC 16th management committee members. By engaging her alumni, VM hopes to promote continuity between batches of members. On top of that, there were plans to expand the scale of Kids’ World in the subsequent years. The introduction of seniors allowed VM to experiment for this and prepare for an increase in the number of participants.
Kids’ World 2010 was held from 28th to 30th December 2010. The beneficiaries were from 4 different centres namely Nurture Programme @First Toa Payoh Kids’ Read, Nurture Programme @OnePeople.SG; Rotary Family Service Centre; and Tampines Family Service Centre. This is the second time that we are working with Rotary Family Service Centre and Tampines Family Service Centre. Both centres were very supportive of our event. It was equally heart-warming to see many familiar faces among the children.
This year, the games were designed to cultivate a spirit of teamwork among the participants. Games like the Maze and the Relay Game required effective communication between volunteers and children for successful completion. Furthermore, the games required participants to be more active and they were more competitive in nature. It was hoped that through the games, the group members would be able to foster stronger bonds among themselves.
Following last year’s success, a mass dance was held and the children danced to the song, “We are the Care Bears”, from the movie Care Bears: Oopsy Does It! The choreography was simpler and thus much easier for both children and volunteers to learn. The music was so catchy that the participants will start dancing to the song whenever it was played.
On the second day, we went to the Singapore Discovery Centre. It was a first for some of the participants and was thus a whole new experience for them. To foster a sense a group identity, all participants for Kids’ World 2010 wore the event t-shirt for the trip. The participants had fun engaging with the interactive exhibits in the centre. And we ended the day with a movie, Gullliver’s Travel, at the centre’s own movie theatre.
The finale on the last day was a display of talents from all the participants. Some sang, some acted while many others danced. It was a memorable evening for all. Following these group performances, there was a prize presentation. Everyone was a winner.
This year, the schedule for the activities was closely adhered to and we managed to end the days promptly without much delay. More group time was allocated for bonding as well as discussing their performances for the finale. This is an improvement from the past years after reviewing the feedback from the previous camps.
I believe that most of the volunteers would agree with me that they had spent three days in one of the most meaningful ways. I hope that when they reflect upon the camp, the happy memories they had would bring smiles to their faces. No doubt, Kids’ World 2010 has been a memorable experience of their university days. More importantly, I hope that this event has raised their interest in future volunteering. As for the children, I hope that the camp has imprinted their minds with wonderful memories and may the important lessons and lifelong skills that they learned be beneficial for them in their promising future.
Of course, all these would not have been possible without the support from the following sponsors:
Wheat Baumkuchen Frolick Stabilo Young ChangeMakers NEWater Spectacle Hut Donut Factory Lee Foundation Nickelodeon NTU Student Affairs Office
We thank all our sponsors for their kind donation, cash or in kind.
Kids’ World is an annual event organised by the Volunteer Management (VM) of the NTU Welfare Services Club (WSC). The event is a platform to promote a spirit of volunteerism among students who are not regular volunteers.
From 27th to 29th October 2010, we held a recruitment drive to attract students and staff of NTU to volunteer for the event. It was encouraging to note that the recruitment drive was very well received with over 200 students expressing keen interest in the event. In line with the committee’s objectives, priority was given to students who were not from WSC during the short-listing process. A briefing session was then conducted on 15th November 2010 for all selected volunteers to update them with regards to the event and the safety precautions to note.
This year, VM introduced seniors to support the Group Leaders during Kids’ World 2010. They were ex-VM members, members from NTU WSC Ignite Change as well as the WSC 16th management committee members. By engaging her alumni, VM hopes to promote continuity between batches of members. On top of that, there were plans to expand the scale of Kids’ World in the subsequent years. The introduction of seniors allowed VM to experiment for this and prepare for an increase in the number of participants.
Kids’ World 2010 was held from 28th to 30th December 2010. The beneficiaries were from 4 different centres namely Nurture Programme @First Toa Payoh Kids’ Read, Nurture Programme @OnePeople.SG; Rotary Family Service Centre; and Tampines Family Service Centre. This is the second time that we are working with Rotary Family Service Centre and Tampines Family Service Centre. Both centres were very supportive of our event. It was equally heart-warming to see many familiar faces among the children.
This year, the games were designed to cultivate a spirit of teamwork among the participants. Games like the Maze and the Relay Game required effective communication between volunteers and children for successful completion. Furthermore, the games required participants to be more active and they were more competitive in nature. It was hoped that through the games, the group members would be able to foster stronger bonds among themselves.
Following last year’s success, a mass dance was held and the children danced to the song, “We are the Care Bears”, from the movie Care Bears: Oopsy Does It! The choreography was simpler and thus much easier for both children and volunteers to learn. The music was so catchy that the participants will start dancing to the song whenever it was played.
On the second day, we went to the Singapore Discovery Centre. It was a first for some of the participants and was thus a whole new experience for them. To foster a sense a group identity, all participants for Kids’ World 2010 wore the event t-shirt for the trip. The participants had fun engaging with the interactive exhibits in the centre. And we ended the day with a movie, Gullliver’s Travel, at the centre’s own movie theatre.
The finale on the last day was a display of talents from all the participants. Some sang, some acted while many others danced. It was a memorable evening for all. Following these group performances, there was a prize presentation. Everyone was a winner.
This year, the schedule for the activities was closely adhered to and we managed to end the days promptly without much delay. More group time was allocated for bonding as well as discussing their performances for the finale. This is an improvement from the past years after reviewing the feedback from the previous camps.
I believe that most of the volunteers would agree with me that they had spent three days in one of the most meaningful ways. I hope that when they reflect upon the camp, the happy memories they had would bring smiles to their faces. No doubt, Kids’ World 2010 has been a memorable experience of their university days. More importantly, I hope that this event has raised their interest in future volunteering. As for the children, I hope that the camp has imprinted their minds with wonderful memories and may the important lessons and lifelong skills that they learned be beneficial for them in their promising future.
Of course, all these would not have been possible without the support from the following sponsors:
Wheat Baumkuchen Frolick Stabilo Young ChangeMakers NEWater Spectacle Hut Donut Factory Lee Foundation Nickelodeon NTU Student Affairs Office
We thank all our sponsors for their kind donation, cash or in kind.
Welfare Services Club is a non-academic constituent club in NTU which provide an umbrella of voluntary activities and social work.
We consists of 3 committees, namely Regular Service Projects (RSPs), Special Projects (SPs), and Supporting Committees (SCs). Volunteer Management (VM) is currently one of the Special Projects under WSC.
Volunteer Management organizes events to expose the students and staff population of NTU, who are not regular volunteers, to volunteering.
Every year, we will source for different beneficiaries which are those that we are not regularly helping out in. The events we organize differ yearly ranging from fund raisers to outings except for our annual 3 day camp for underprivileged children, Kids' World, in December.
Our events range from 1 day to 3 days for the beneficiaries and for every event we plan, we would need volunteers. Hence, this provides an avenue for students and staff who are unfamiliar with or are unable to volunteer regularly to be able to learn more about volunteering.
VM serves to act as a bridge which links the beneficiaries to a larger population and to potential regular volunteers.
We hope more volunteers like YOU will join our BIG family! :)
Kids’ World is an annual event organised by the Volunteer Management (VM) of the NTU Welfare Services Club (WSC). The event is a platform to promote a spirit of volunteerism among students who are not regular volunteers.
From 27th to 29th October 2010, we held a recruitment drive to attract students and staff of NTU to volunteer for the event. It was encouraging to note that the recruitment drive was very well received with over 200 students expressing keen interest in the event. In line with the committee’s objectives, priority was given to students who were not from WSC during the short-listing process. A briefing session was then conducted on 15th November 2010 for all selected volunteers to update them with regards to the event and the safety precautions to note.
This year, VM introduced seniors to support the Group Leaders during Kids’ World 2010. They were ex-VM members, members from NTU WSC Ignite Change as well as the WSC 16th management committee members. By engaging her alumni, VM hopes to promote continuity between batches of members. On top of that, there were plans to expand the scale of Kids’ World in the subsequent years. The introduction of seniors allowed VM to experiment for this and prepare for an increase in the number of participants.
Kids’ World 2010 was held from 28th to 30th December 2010. The beneficiaries were from 4 different centres namely Nurture Programme @First Toa Payoh Kids’ Read, Nurture Programme @OnePeople.SG; Rotary Family Service Centre; and Tampines Family Service Centre. This is the second time that we are working with Rotary Family Service Centre and Tampines Family Service Centre. Both centres were very supportive of our event. It was equally heart-warming to see many familiar faces among the children.
This year, the games were designed to cultivate a spirit of teamwork among the participants. Games like the Maze and the Relay Game required effective communication between volunteers and children for successful completion. Furthermore, the games required participants to be more active and they were more competitive in nature. It was hoped that through the games, the group members would be able to foster stronger bonds among themselves.
Following last year’s success, a mass dance was held and the children danced to the song, “We are the Care Bears”, from the movie Care Bears: Oopsy Does It! The choreography was simpler and thus much easier for both children and volunteers to learn. The music was so catchy that the participants will start dancing to the song whenever it was played.
On the second day, we went to the Singapore Discovery Centre. It was a first for some of the participants and was thus a whole new experience for them. To foster a sense a group identity, all participants for Kids’ World 2010 wore the event t-shirt for the trip. The participants had fun engaging with the interactive exhibits in the centre. And we ended the day with a movie, Gullliver’s Travel, at the centre’s own movie theatre.
The finale on the last day was a display of talents from all the participants. Some sang, some acted while many others danced. It was a memorable evening for all. Following these group performances, there was a prize presentation. Everyone was a winner.
This year, the schedule for the activities was closely adhered to and we managed to end the days promptly without much delay. More group time was allocated for bonding as well as discussing their performances for the finale. This is an improvement from the past years after reviewing the feedback from the previous camps.
I believe that most of the volunteers would agree with me that they had spent three days in one of the most meaningful ways. I hope that when they reflect upon the camp, the happy memories they had would bring smiles to their faces. No doubt, Kids’ World 2010 has been a memorable experience of their university days. More importantly, I hope that this event has raised their interest in future volunteering. As for the children, I hope that the camp has imprinted their minds with wonderful memories and may the important lessons and lifelong skills that they learned be beneficial for them in their promising future.
Of course, all these would not have been possible without the support from the following sponsors:
Wheat Baumkuchen Frolick Stabilo Young ChangeMakers NEWater Spectacle Hut Donut Factory Lee Foundation Nickelodeon NTU Student Affairs Office
We thank all our sponsors for their kind donation, cash or in kind.
