For the first time since the pandemic broke out, our school students finally got the opportunity to experience a borderless beyond classroom learning.  For five days, our intrepid Secondary Three students stayed at the various Outward Bound School (OBS) campuses at East Coast Park and Pulau Ubin.  It was back to the basics for them with no gadgets and no wifi!  And this is what they had to say:

“OBS Camp was a lot more fun than I had expected, I was able to experience things that I normally would never have taken interest in. Watch activities like rock climbing, where we learnt how to climb, belay and spot our team members and kayaking, where we learnt how to control the kayak, capsize and what to do when you capsize out in the open. The most fun part about the camp was cooking our own dinner, eating together and small bonding sessions before getting dismissed to sleep. The rock climbing was definitely the most fun for me, although I wasn’t able to reach the top, it was fun because I have never rock climbed before so it was a new experience for me.”


“One of the highlights was making new friends from different schools. It was interesting to know what their schools did on a daily basis and the different types of CCAs they offer at their school. For example, in Victoria School, they have hockey as CCA and instead of addressing their teachers by Mr, Mdm ,Ms, Miss or Mrs, they address them as either ‘Sir’ or ‘Ma’am’. I also shared my experiences as a student in Springfield such as getting the opportunity to do rock climbing during PE lessons. Not only did I manage to make new friends from OBS, but I also picked up some new skills during camp such as learning how to navigate through Pulau Ubin to get back to base camp and learnt why native plants are important to Singapore. I also learnt during kayaking that our sunburns are not caused by the amount of sunlight on that day but it is mainly caused by the UV rays, which explains why some kayakers still get sunburn even though the weather is cloudy. Moreover, this camp also taught me about myself, … that even though I am scared of trying new things such as the high elements, I still went up there.  This shows that I should set higher goals for myself.”


“I enjoyed getting to know friends from other schools, and I also loved to sleep in the tents with my batchmates as we have our “late-night” talk sessions, I liked cooking for the team and also doing the activities they prepared, like dragon boating, hiking and water play. I learnt how to be resilient throughout the five days because those unforgettable five days were the days that we came out of our comfort zone and experience the ‘wild  side’.”