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SOUTH AREA VENTURING FOUNDATIONS COURSE 2022 (INTAKE 2)

June 16, 2022December 9, 2022 Reuben Hendriks

The South Area Venture Section is pleased to bring you the South Area Venturing Foundations Course Intake 2 on 10 July 2022. As part of the Venture Award requirements, all Venture Scouts are required to attend a Venturing Foundations Course (VFC). This course facilitates the acquisition of foundational skills to embark on the venture programme and facilitate their learning in acquiring the skills for 21CC leadership.

The Venturing Foundations Course Intake 2 will be conducted by Colugo Scout Group (OPEN) in a day-camp format

Details of the Venturing Foundations Course 2022 are as follows:

Date	: 10^th July 2022, Sunday
Time	: 0830hrs to 1600hrs
Venue	: Sands Training Institute Building, Sarimbun Scout Campsite
Registration	Interested units may register their Scouts via MSDS’s Youth Programme registration portal:http://intranet.scout.org.sg
Attire	: Full Scout Uniform with headgear and bring along PT-kit
Vacancies	: 15Pax, priority will be given to Venture Scouts from South Area
Course Fee	: S$21.40 including GST
Closing Date	: 30 June 2022, Thursday 5:00pm

For any queries, feel free to contact Course Director Mr. Hoo Chuan Yang at hoochuanyang@yahoo.com.sg

Thank you.

VENTURING FOUNDATIONS COURSE – 5TH MARCH 2022

March 8, 2022December 9, 2022 Reuben Hendriks

South Area had successfully conducted the Venturing Foundations Course on 5th March 2022 with 68 participants from 9 different units. The course was held online with participants attending different workshops covering items such as Introduction to Venturing, Scout Instructorship, completing a RAMs, and Leadership.

Our support staff who made the course happen

The ventures took part in a planning exercise where they were given a scenario and had to work out in their patrols to come up with a plan on how to react to the scenario. There were many good suggestions and ideas heard from our participants during the sharing stage which were then used for the different scenarios in the second part of the exercise. Our ventures then were given the task to apply what they had learnt to submit a proposal for an activity, carry out the activity, and submit a post activity report and reflection by 10th April 2022.

We hope the Ventures found the course useful and provided them the foundation needed to begin on their journey. We look forward to receiving your activity proposals and hearing what you have learnt as you carried out your planned activity!

SOUTH AREA FOUNDERS DAY BADGE DESIGN RESULTS

February 24, 2022December 9, 2022 Reuben Hendriks

Dear all

SOUTH AREA FOUNDERS DAY BADGE DESIGN RESULTS

We are pleased to announce the results of the South Area Founders Day Badge Design competition. Our Cub Scouts and Scouts have sent in a total of 87 designs and after due consideration, we have selected the winning Cub Scout and Scout designs.

Congratulations to Alexander Yeo from Catholic High Primary School and the “Ring of Fire” submission from Gan Eng Seng Dragon Scout Group. These designs will be incorporated into the South Area Founders Day Celebration Badge. Special mention also goes to Azriel Oei from Alexandra Primary Cub Scouts, B Bavithra from Peirce Triace Scout Grou, and Chen Chee Foong from SJI Junior for their eye catching and unique badge designs.

Please refer to Annex A for the complete list of submissions and the results.

Yours-in-Scouting,

Reuben Hendriks (Mr.)
Assistant Area Commissioner – South (Operations)

Annex A

CUB SCOUT SECTION

School	Name	Design	Result
Catholic High Primary School	Alexander Yeo		Gold	Winner
Alexandra Primary Cub Scouts	Azriel Oei	Scouts Campfire Badge	Gold	Special Mention
SJI Junior	Chen Chee Foong		Gold	Special Mention
Alexandra Primary Cub Scouts	Ellie	A Roaring Blaze	Gold
Alexandra Primary Cub Scouts	Vyas Min Hui	Scout Tiger	Gold
Catholic High Primary School	Evan Chow		Gold
Kheng Cheng School	Peng Ran	The Compass	Gold
SJI Junior	Ng Jui Yiu Joseph Matthew	Campfire	Gold
Canossa Catholic Primary	Lim Shi Arn	Songs of Scouts	Silver
Canossa Catholic Primary	Liow Zi Yang Rian	Home Is Where The Campfire Is	Silver
Canossa Catholic Primary	Seah Weiyi Miguel Carlisle	Unity by the Fire	Silver
Canossa Catholic Primary	Yeo Kai Jie	Scout Camp Fire	Silver
Canossa Catholic Primary	Yip Duo Jie	Fire of Fun	Silver
Catholic High Primary School	Ariel Tan		Silver
Catholic High Primary School	Christopher Khoo		Silver
Catholic High Primary School	David Ooi		Silver
Catholic High Primary School	Dominic		Silver
Catholic High Primary School	How Jian Kai		Silver
Catholic High Primary School	Joseph Goh		Silver
Catholic High Primary School	Kieren		Silver
Catholic High Primary School	Lucas Hsu		Silver
Catholic High Primary School	Lucas Huang		Silver
Catholic High Primary School	Mok Zheng Han		Silver
Catholic High Primary School	Noah Tan		Silver
Catholic High Primary School	Sim Yue Yee		Silver
SJI Junior	Joshua Kaw	Campfire Badge	Silver
SJI Junior	Lucas Lam	Campfire 2022	Silver
SJI Junior	Mohd Fastiq	2022 Fire on the Mountains	Silver
Alexandra Primary Cub Scouts	Chong Rui Hang	Multiple Colour Badge	Bronze
Canossa Catholic Primary	Isaiah Stephanus	The Heat is On	Bronze
Canossa Catholic Primary	Nicholas Tiong Shu Yuan	Dance of Joy	Bronze
Canossa Catholic Primary	Xander		Bronze
Catholic High Primary School	Alden		Bronze
Catholic High Primary School	Chad		Bronze
Catholic High Primary School	Chen Yi Ze		Bronze
Catholic High Primary School	Elias Law		Bronze
Catholic High Primary School	Gabriel		Bronze
Catholic High Primary School	Ian Gan		Bronze
Catholic High Primary School	Isaac Chan		Bronze
Catholic High Primary School	Joseph Chin		Bronze
Catholic High Primary School	Lucas Lim		Bronze
Catholic High Primary School	Matthias Ho		Bronze
Catholic High Primary School	Ronel Yee		Bronze
Kheng Cheng School	Aloysius	The Campsite	Bronze
Kheng Cheng School	Aloysius	The Campsite	Bronze
Kheng Cheng School	Alvin Tee Wen Xuam	We Met	Bronze
Kheng Cheng School	Kyler Toh	The Campfire	Bronze
SJI Junior	Elliot See	Campfire Togetherness	Bronze
SJI Junior	Lim Poh Kiat	Fire Safety	Bronze

SCOUT SECTION

School	Name	Design	Result
GESS Dragon Scout Group		Ring of Fire	Gold	Winner
Peirce Secondary School	B Bavithra		Gold	Special Mention
Beatty Secondary School	Elizer	Beatty Beaver Fire Roar	Gold
GESS Dragon Scout Group		Campfire	Gold
GESS Dragon Scout Group		Heart of Fire	Gold
GESS Dragon Scout Group		Together as One	Gold
Peirce Secondary School	Ason Poh	Campfire Voice	Gold
Peirce Secondary School	Elisa Sanjida		Gold
Peirce Secondary School	Kalista Boon Kai Ting		Gold
Peirce Secondary School	Lim Ni Fei		Silver
Peirce Secondary School	Rayen		Silver
Peirce Secondary School	Ronda Chung	Scout Campfire Badge	Silver
Peirce Secondary School	Tan Wei Jun		Silver
Peirce Secondary School	Villanueva Karraerice Vergara	Pyre	Silver
RI02		Backwoodsman Superiority	Silver
Beatty Secondary School	Jeremy Loh	Annual Campfire Badge	Bronze
GESS Dragon Scout Group		A Heartfelt Campfire	Bronze
GESS Dragon Scout Group		Campfire by the Light	Bronze
GESS Dragon Scout Group		Fire by the Nature	Bronze
MSHS	Zhong Ming Feng		Bronze
Peirce Secondary School	Cheong Siew Ling	Memorable Campfire	Bronze
Peirce Secondary School	Chua Ping Ci Brayson	World Campfire Badge	Bronze
Peirce Secondary School	Claire		Bronze
Peirce Secondary School	Kyran Chua Yu Xiang		Bronze
Peirce Secondary School	Ryan Law Kai Kie		Bronze
Peirce Secondary School	Soh Shi Kai		Bronze
Peirce Secondary School	Tan Hwee En		Bronze
Peirce Secondary School	Xavier		Bronze
Peirce Secondary School	Yu Tsuen		Bronze
Peirce Secondary School	Zachary		Bronze
Queenstown	Beaver		Bronze
Queenstown	Flying Fish		Bronze
Queenstown	Mudskipper		Bronze
Queenstown	Stingray		Bronze
Queenstown	Stingray		Bronze
Queenstown	Stingray		Bronze
Queenstown	White Eagle		Bronze
SJI Pelandok Scout Group	Teo Joon Yik Joshua	Digital Scouter	Bronze

SOUTH AREA PIONEER AWARD EXPLORATION ASSESSMENT

February 18, 2022December 9, 2022 Reuben Hendriks

Dear all,

South Area is pleased to bring you the 2022 South Area Pioneer Award Exploration Assessment. As part of the Pioneer Award requirements, Venture Scouts are to undergo an Exploration Assessment. During the test, they will be challenged both physically and mentally on their resilience and leadership qualities. They will be assessed on their navigation and recording skills.

This is a one-part assessment.

Day Exploration

Please refer to the Annex A for details.

While preference will be given to Venture Scouts from South Area units, Venture Scouts from other areas may still register.

Venture Scouts Leaders are to register their Venture Scouts through the MSDS portal using this http://intranet.scout.org three weeks prior to course commencement date of respective intakes. Late applications will not be accepted.

Should you have any clarifications, please contact Mr Goh Kah Meng, Examiner at

Email: southareaexplorationteam@gmail.com

Tel: 87932452

We look forward to the Venture Scouts’ active participation.

Yours-in-Scouting,

Madhan Elavalahan (Mr.)
Assistant Area Commissioner – South (Programme)

Annex A

2022 South Area Pioneer Exploration Assessment (Intake 1)
Details are as follows:

Eligibility:	All Venture Scouts (with a valid First Aid Certificate or expired for not more than a year)
Date:	30th April 2022, Saturday
Time:	8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Venue:	Reporting venue will be informed during briefing
Attire:	Outdoor attire with Nation scarf
Attire:	FOC
Maximum Capacity	15 candidates
Closing date for registration	9th April 2022, 1700hrs

2022 South Area Pioneer Exploration Assessment (Intake 2)
Details are as follows:

Eligibility:	All Venture Scouts (with a valid First Aid Certificate or expired for not more than a year)
Date:	2nd July 2022, Saturday
Time:	8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Venue:	Reporting venue will be informed during briefing
Attire:	Outdoor attire with Nation scarf
Attire:	FOC
Maximum Capacity	15 candidates
Closing date for registration	11th June 2022, 1700hrs

2022 South Area Pioneer Exploration Assessment (Intake 3)
Details are as follows:

Eligibility:	All Venture Scouts (with a valid First Aid Certificate or expired for not more than a year)
Date:	17th December 2022, Saturday
Time:	8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Venue:	Reporting venue will be informed during briefing
Attire:	Outdoor attire with Nation scarf
Attire:	FOC
Maximum Capacity	15 candidates
Closing date for registration	26th November 2022, 1700hrs

Note: All Venture Scouts who are successfully registered for the assessment are to attend a Pre-assessment briefing. Attendance is compulsory. Absence without prior notification and valid reason will result in disqualification.

Pre-assessment briefing will be conducted virtually two weeks prior to course commencement date and details will be sent to the respective Venture Scout Leader of the participants.

Venture Scouts are not required to have companions for the assessment but are encouraged to bring along a maximum of 1 companion. Companions must be either a Venture Scout or a Scout who has obtained at least their Discoverer Award and has a valid First Aid Certificate or expired for not more than a year

Companions are not required to attend the pre-assessment briefing.

VENTURING FOUNDATIONS COURSE (VFC) 2022

February 17, 2022December 9, 2022 Reuben Hendriks

Dear all,

The South Area Venture Section is pleased to bring you the South Area Venturing Foundations Course on 5 March 2022. As part of the Venture Award requirements, all Venture Scouts are required to attend a Venturing Foundations Course (VFC). This course facilitates the acquisition of foundational skills to embark on the Venture Programme and facilitate their learning in acquiring the skills for 21CC leadership.

The Venturing Foundations Course will be conducted in three stages: workshop, proposal submission, and execution of the proposal at unit level.

Details of the Venturing Foundations Course Workshop 2022 are as follows:

Dates:	Saturday, 5 march 2022
Time:	9am – 5pm (with a lunch break from 12pm – 1pm
Venue:	Zoom* (The link will be sent to the Venture Scouts a week before the course starts)
Registration:	Please register through the MSDS portal via the link: http://intranet.scout.sg
	Venture Scouts are also required to fill in the following Google form: Registration for Venture Scouts
Attire:	Unit T-shirt with National Scarf
Vacancies:	80 Pax, priority will be given to Venture Scouts from South Area units
Course Fee:	S$2.00 subject to GST
Closing Date:	Friday, 25 February 2022, 1700hrs

*NOTE: All participants will need to have Zoom installed prior to the start of the course. A link to the Zoom call will be provided to the participant’s email closer to the date.

For any queries, feel free to contact our Senior Executive Assistant, Mr Raikhan at raikhan@scout.org.sg.

Thank you.

Yours in Scouting,

Madhan Elavalahan (Mr.)

Assistant Area Commissioner – South (Programme)

SCOUT LEADERSHIP COURSE (SLC) 2022

February 16, 2022December 9, 2022 Reuben Hendriks

Dear All,

SCOUT LEADERSHIP COURSE (CSLC) 2022

The Scout Leadership Course (SLC) is a course focused on introducing leadership skills to Scouts through on-the-job training while in camp and to train Scouts to develop soft skills such as teamwork, communication, and instructorship. At the end of the course, Scouts are poised to be more confident to assume leadership roles in their own units and be open to learning to become better leaders of tomorrow.

Due to COVID-19 and its restrictions on mass gatherings, this year’s area SLC will be held online through a set of Course Guides and Slides that can be carried out by the Scout leaders/teachers; to encourage patrols to perform independent, self-guided learning as a team. Slides are designed to be engaging, relevant, and informative to educate scouts through familiar grounds. Teachers or Scout Leaders are strongly encouraged to be present during these sessions, which will be done through Zoom, Google Hangouts, etc.

Upon registration and confirmation, the Course Guide and Slides will be sent to your registered email address

Details of the course is as stated:

Eligibility:	All Scouts who have 1 year of Scouting experience and have completed at least their Scout Badge under the Scout Progress Scheme.
Registration:	Registration for the course will be available on-line through the Scout Youth Programme registration portal at: http://intranet.scout.org.sg/
Briefing:	Compulsory for all Leaders/Trainers to attend a 2-hour workshop on 6th March 2022, 9am to 11am regardless which intake you register for. Kindly register your attendance using the following link: SLC Leader Workshop Registration
Fee:	S$2.00 subject to GST

Course Details (Intake 1):(Conducted by area)	12 and 19 March 2022, 9am to 3pm on both days (Zoom link will be sent to leaders closer to the date)
Course Details (Intake 2):(Conducted by own unit)	28 May and 4 June 2022
Course Details (Intake 3):(Conducted by own unit)	3 and 10 September 2022

Learning Objectives:

To inculcate soft and hard skills relevant to the Scouts leadership journey; including Leadership, Teamwork, Communications, and more.
To develop leaders of tomorrow through guided collaborative learning through patrols and using the Scout Method.
To build responsible, confident, and capable team-players through an immersive environment bounded by the Scout Method, and the Scout Promise and Law

Criteria:

The Scouts are required to complete the following:
- Theory
- Personal Reflections
- Patrol-based deliverables (i.e. Plan, reflections, etc.)
Please refer to the SLC Training Notes page 56 onwards for more details on completing the 4 components
Tests/Quizzes may be conducted at the teachers/leaders discretion
Scout reflections are to be done on Google Doc, provided at the start of the course
Upon completion of the Course, Teachers/Scout Leaders are requested to inform the Course Director of your unit’s completion

Please note the following

All course materials will be disseminated to respective Trainers on the day of the Pre-SLC Trainers briefing
Submissions of reflection for the SLC will be due 2 weeks after the respective intake end date.

Registrations will close a week prior to the commencement date for each intake and no further extension will be given to support an efficient back-end planning

For any queries, feel free to contact our Senior Executive Assistant, Mr Raikhan at raikhan@scout.org.sg or Mr Justin Chong, Course Director at 82368936, brenchdesigninc@gmail.com

We look forward to your enthusiastic participation. Thank you.

Yours in Scouting,

Madhan Elavalahan (Mr.)

Assistant Area Commissioner – South (Programme)

CUB SCOUT LEADERSHIP COURSE (CSLC) 2022

February 16, 2022December 9, 2022 Reuben Hendriks

Dear All,

CUB SCOUT LEADERSHIP COURSE (CSLC) 2022

Greeting from The Singapore Scout Association, South Area(SSA).

To follow up with the safe management measures put in place by Ministry of Education, CSLC will continue to be run via virtual means this year.

This year CSLC will be run in three phases and will cover topics such as, Leadership, Effective Communication, Ceremonies, First Aid, Conflict Management, and Teamwork. The breakdown of the phases are as stated:

Phase 1- Compulsory 1 day workshop (All teachers/leaders to attend only)

Phase 2- OJT for teachers/leaders to conduct CSLC (All teachers/leaders and eligible cubs)

Phase 3- OTOT unit activity for cubs to plan and teachers/leaders to access (All)

The objective of the change in operation is for Cub Scout Leaders (CSLs) to run CSLC by their own with area supporting them. Therefore we have open multiple intakes throughout the year and leader can register their cubs for either intake depending on their suitable timing. However priority will be given to older cubs for Intake 1. To deem a successful completion of CSLC, teacher/leader need to submit unit activity proposal and reflection by cubs and leaders assessment to the area.

Phase 1	March 12 (9am – 4pm)	Conducted via zoom, area will send the link
Phase 2	March 19 (9am – 4pm)	Conducted via zoom, area will send the link
Phase 3	OTOT by CSLs	NA

CSLC Intake 1 (Phase 2)
Date: 19 Mar 2022
Time: 9am – 4pm
Attire: Scout T-shirt with scarf
Venue: Zoom (Link will be sent nearer to date)
Course Fee: S$2.00, subject to GST

CSLC Intake 2 (Phase2)
Date: 28 May 2022
Time: 9am – 4pm
Attire: Scout T-shirt with scarf
Venue: Zoom (Link will be sent nearer to date)
Course Fee: S$2.00, subject to GST

Kindly register yourselves for phase 1 and your eligible cubs for either intake of CSLC via MSDS Adult Programme Registration and Youth Programme Registration portal respectively:

Leaders Workshop (Phase 1): http://intranet.scout.org.sg/

March Intake 1 (Phase 2): http://intranet.scout.org.sg/

May Intake 2(Phase 2): http://intranet.scout.org.sg/

Registration will close a week prior to commencement date for each intake and no further extension will be given to support a efficient back-end planning.

We look forward to your active participation in this course.

Yours In Scouting,

Madhan Elavalahan (Mr.)

Assistant Area Commissioner – South (Programme)

2022 SOUTH AREA LEADERS ORIENTATION & ONBOARDING TRAINING

February 3, 2022December 9, 2022 Reuben Hendriks

Greetings from the South Area!

This is to welcome our new leaders onboard in South Area and to facilitate their questions in running units, program planning and goal settings. We would like to take this opportunity to meet them, exchange pointers on how we improve our Youth Program Support for the South Area.

Details are as follows:

Eligibility	: All newly joined Adult Leaders or Leaders who need some administration clarification
Date & Time	: 26th February 2022, Saturday 0930 to 1130hrs (Waiting room starts at 0900)
Attire	: Smart Casual
Equipment	: Computer with desktop OS (avoid using mobile)
Venue	: Online Zoom Meeting. Details will be shared with registered Leaders by Wednesday, 23rd February 2022
Course Fees	: NIL

Registration for the course will be available at: bit.ly/south-2022-onboarding

For any queries, please feel free to contact Fong Kah Chun at kahchun.fong@scout.sg or at 9661 7630.

Thank you

Yours in Scouting,
FONG KAH CHUN (MR.)
Assistant Area Commissioner – South (Adult Training)

Istana Open House Volunteer [Cancelled]

March 14, 2020December 9, 2022 Reuben Hendriks

Updated: 20 March 2020

In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, all upcoming Istana Open Houses will be cancelled until further notice.

– The Istana

Since 2015, The Singapore Scout Association has been supporting requests by the President’s Office to invite volunteers to serve as Guest Ambassadors for Istana Open Houses.

The next Istana Open House will be on Friday, 1 May 2020 which coincides with Labour Day.

Schedule of duty:

Morning shift: 7:30am to 1:00pm (report at 7.15am for uniform inspection)
Afternoon shift: 12:30pm to 6:00pm (report at 12.15am for uniform inspection)

In complying with MOE’s guidelines for COVID-19, we will restrict sign-ups to only Rovers and Adults. Units are encouraged to sign up for their respective scout group.

Members who are selected are to report in front of Plaza Singapura (nearest MRT station is Dhoby Ghaut) in full Scout uniform and headgear. Uniform check will be conducted before the commencement of duty. Those who are deem inappropriately attired will be requested to stand down from their duty.

Due to limited slots, the first 50 members who registered for each shift will be allocated their preferred shift. Those who are not part of the first 50 will be placed on wait-list. A compulsory briefing will be conducted on Friday, 17 April at 7.00pm at Training Room, The Singapore Scout Association, 1 Bishan Street 12, Singapore 579808. Duty allocation and details will be shared during the briefing (attendance will be taken)..

You are encouraged to register your Rovers and Adults via the MSDS Adult Training portal: http://intranet.scout.org.sg by Monday 6 April 2020.

Thank you for your continued support and active participation.

Google Classroom Training [Postponed]

March 13, 2020December 9, 2022 Reuben Hendriks

Update: 24 March 2020

Due to the recent COVID-19 temporary measures to limit gatherings to 10 people or less, the South Area council has decided to postpone the Google Classroom training until further notice.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Dear leaders,

This is a FREE Enrichment Workshop organized by South Area to encourage our Leaders to upgrade their skills to help them in running their unit more efficiently and thus to enrich their personal development on this scouting journey.

Google Classroom is a free web service, developed by Google for schools, that aims to simplify creating, distributing, and grading assignments in a paperless way. The primary purpose of Google Classroom is to streamline the process of sharing files between teachers and students.

We shall learn and explore how this can help us in our scouting environment.

Registration for the course will be available on-line through scout registration portal at http://intranet.scout.org.sg. (Adult Training Registration Portal)

For any query, please feel free to contact Mr Raikhan, Senior Executive Assistant at raikhan@scout.org.sg or at 6259 2858.

One Promise

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