Overseas VIA

Objectives of NJC’s Overseas Values In Action Programme

To allow students the opportunity to contribute to the Cambodian community through skills transfer with activities such as interaction, teaching, etc.

To develop students’ character in areas such as leadership, enterprise, empathy and kindness

To broaden students’ perception and understanding of the diversity of the economic, social and cultural environment of the community so as to better understand and appreciate the environment of Singapore through a community service project and cultural exchange

Our partner, Sambour Primary School

Brief school background:

The school started off with 30 over students in 2009 and has currently grew its population to 300 over students from Kindergarten level to Grade 6 (Singapore’s equivalent of Primary 6). The school hours are from 7am to 11am.
The school aims to encourage families and children to attend school to receive education; understand the importance of education and other aspects of life, example sanitation. As part of their programme, to encourage their Grade 6 graduates to continue school, they even source for donors to donate bicycles in order for them to provide them the convenience to ride to their secondary school. Otherwise, they would have to spend an hour or so walking to school.

NJC partnership with Sambour Primary School:

NJC first went for a service learning trip to Sambour Primary School in 2015 and another time in 2017. In 2017, we raised funds to build a vegetable farm for the school to supplement their lunch programme which will otherwise cost USD90 per session.
During our 2017 trip, students from National Junior College worked with the volunteers from Cambodia We Care to purchase the required materials for constructing the vegetable garden and took part in the construction over the next 3 days where they managed to complete majority of the works.
Our students also ran a series short lesson over the 3 days where where students from Sambour Primary were exposed to several occupations and were engaged in thinking of occupations which they may be interested in. . Our NJC students also taught the Sambour students how to articulate, which culminated in them putting up a short skit which requires Sambour students to express themselves through the scripts.
Our students' good work in 2015 and 2017 has been pivotal in making the environment more conducive for the students in Sambour to learn by sharing learning resources with the teachers and volunteers such that they can continue to use them And as part of our school values of altruism. Our students will continue the good effort in 2018.

OVIA 2018 - Reap Siem Joy

2018 OVIA Siem Reap was successfully concluded on 2nd Dec, where 24 SH1 students worked with students of Sambour Primary School, Siem Reap. There, NJC students carried out hygiene lessons in English, helped out in a Lunch Programme, raised funds to contribute towards building of a classroom, lunch meals, buying of daily necessities for 10 identified families and brought the Sambour students on a learning journey to Angkor Wat.

facilitating the learning of English and hygience in classroom

lesson on first aid so that children can learn to treat their own wounds

practical Hygiene lesson on hand washing

money raised used to build the roof of a new classroom for the increased enrolment

morning visit to the market for groceries shopping for lunch programme

helping out in preparing meals for the lunch programme

gardening- growing of morning glory plants to be self sufficient

banner on washing hands was hung in the school to serve as a reminder on the importance of hygiene

visit to the war museum to understand about the history of Cambodia

Reflection by one of our student volunteer:

"I learnt that sometimes while we may have the right intentions to help others, we may not always be carrying out our actions in such a way that meets their actual needs. Throughout the prep sessions, the teachers repeatedly urged us to consider things from their perspective, and asked us if we thought whether they would want what we were proposing to help them with. I learnt that we may have certain preconceptions about what our target group’s needs are, but these preconceptions could be based on assumptions and harmful stereotypes, and so in order to ensure that we are able to make a real positive impact, we need to understand the group that we are helping and plan our programs such that we fulfill their actual needs."

- Shannon Or, 18SH17

Fundraising was a roaring success- A big thank you from the students of Sambour Primary School

NJXISHUASHUA Programme

badges designed by our own students

selling popsicles during JH2 Games Festival

OVIA 2017 - Take Flight

Take Flight 2017

a short video of the trip in 2017, put together by our NJC students

FINAL VIDEO.mp4

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