I need 3 names (max) from Part C for this. pls SMS me at my HP if you're interested by Friday 18 Sep.
LTA Shahid
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The Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA) is pleased
to invite nominations for the third Youth Resilience Camp - YoReCa. The
camp will be held during the November holidays for students aged 15
(Secondary 3s going onto Secondary 4 in 2010).
Aimed at nurturing/educating Singaporean youth on the need for resilience,
this exciting camp brings students through an intensive and varied
programme that:
a) examines issues such as threats faced by Singapore, our vulnerabilities
and building resilience at individual, societal and national levels; and
b) equips students with practical skills to help themselves and others in
emergency situations.
YoReCa provides students a rare opportunity to hear from the experts the
inside story of how our forces protect Singaporeans every day. It also
allows them the opportunity to see for themselves what it takes to build a
resilient Singapore. The lessons and skills learnt from this camp will be
invaluable to your students, equipping them for life with the ability to
help themselves and those around them. Our pre- and post-camp surveys have
indicated significant improvements in participants' individual preparedness
for crises. Student feedback on the camp has also been very positive; and
our most recent run of the camp in June was almost doubly over-subscribed.
The camp is facilitated by experienced trainers, and includes exclusive
visits to various government agencies. Students get the chance to
experience for themselves the need for preparedness and to fully appreciate
the different agencies' efforts in ensuring Singapore's safety. To ensure
that each student gets the most of the camp, we are limiting participation
to a maximum of 80 students.
The cost for each participant is estimated at $500, which MICA will pay
fully for this upcoming camp. However, in view of rising costs and reduced
budgets, we will have to charge schools a proportion of the costs (to be
determined) for future runs of this camp in 2010 and beyond.
It is unfortunate that some student participants from past camps had taken
this camp for granted and there were no-shows after confirmation and
last-minute withdrawals. Hence, we urge all schools and students to be
responsible and not to deprive another participant of the camp. Should a
student from your school withdraw at the last minute, or is absent without
a valid reason for the camp, we will ask the school to pay the full charges
incurred by MICA (both operating and any direct or indirect administrative
costs that may be incurred). We seek your understanding on this matter and
encourage your students not to miss the opportunity to participate in the
camp in Nov 09.
Your school is invited to nominate up to 10 students for YoReCa. A camp
programme (subject to change) and nomination form can be found at the links
below. Please note that the programme is strictly confidential, and not to
be shared with students.
Programme:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0Aebqz2vp7WyUZGY2NHF3c2pfOGc4dGQ1Z2du&hl=en
Nomination form:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0Aebqz2vp7WyUZGY2NHF3c2pfN2N4Z3QycGZr&hl=en
Kindly note that we have extended the deadline to 24 Sep (Thurs)
A students' copy of the programme will be provided to students after
confirmation of their participation. You may, however, wish to share the
following videos on past YoReCa camps with interested students:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLFwCZLA1rk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efCO7hHwvwc
Please send your returns to my colleagues Charmaine Lin (
charmaine_lin@mica.gov.sg; 68379846), Nur Diana Jamaludin
(nur_diana_jamaludin@mica.gov.sg; 68379807) or Felix Siew (
felix_siew@mica.gov.sg; 68379683) by Thursday, 24 Sep 2009.
The camp details are as follows:
Date: 23--26 Nov 2009 (residential)
Venue: NACLI campsite, 70 South Buona Vista Road (Field trips will be made
daily)
Meals: Halal
Cost: Free (Full operating & adminstrative costs to schools for no-shows
and/or last-minute cancellations)
Please feel free to contact Charmaine or Felix if you have any enquiries.
We look forward to your support and your schools' participation..
Thank you.
Best regards,
Dr K U Menon
Director, National Resilience Division
Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts
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