Secondary One Orientation is something every school would organize to give their new freshmen a warm welcome to Secondary school life. Our school's orientation is a three-day day camp that helps the freshmen know each other, know this school and make them proud of this school.
The first day was basically devoted to icebreakers and mass games. As buddy, it was difficult to hype up the freshmen; they were shy and afraid to participate actively in the games. It definitely pays to chat with them over lunch about this school, and develop a relationship with them - they were more willing to speak up and more enthusiastic.
A tradition passed down over the years was teaching our school cheers to the freshmen. Hwa Chong is especially proud of its cheering because when it comes to cheers, we solely use our voices to cheer, unlike many other schools who use loud hailers, drums and instruments.
In preparation for the cheers competition, my Sec 3 buddy and I taught them all the cheers first. To our pleasant surprise, they were quite loud, except for a few who were not enthusiastic.
The second day was reserved for CCA Orientation, where we brought the freshmen to different locations to try out in the trials of the various CCAs. We also played the advisory role to the freshmen on the conditions of the CCAs, as well as some experience.
I noticed some change in them the second day - they were much more bonded, they started talking to me about school life and they began to cheer enthusiastically for their school.
The last day was the most fun and fruitful one. We had very exciting team building games which really involved sweet team spirit. I could sense strong teamwork and bondage between the freshmen especially when it came to the water bombing game.
Our team also performed well at the cheers competition. Although we did not win the cheers competition, we managed to clinch a stunning 5 points out of 7 points!
This year's Sec 1 Orientation has been a great success, all thanks to the hard work of our Organizing Team, the enthusiastic Sec 1s and the passion of the buddies.
I will not forget my sweet experience being a buddy to Group 8. This 3-day leadership training has shown me that to achieve a goal with your followers, the most important things is to develop relationship and bonding with them.
Apart from that, a leader must also stand firm in face of criticism and contrasting opinions, if he knows what he is doing is right. Only by being a role model and a firm leader, then can you earn the respect of your followers.
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