International Camp Reflections by Myndi

When we first arrived at the campsite, I complained about the dirty toilets and huts. As I was in a camp, I learnt to tolerate. On the first day, we went to a pottery class to make a photo frame. The next day, we went to the Science Centre to watch a movie on caves.  On the third day, we had an international night where participants from around the world such as Hong Kong, Malaysia, USA and many more had to perform. On day 5, we went to East Coast park to build sandcastles. Through the sandcastle building activity, I learnt that teamwork is really important as if we do not pack the sand properly it will crumble down easily and our effort would go to waste. This is a camp I would never forget! J

~ Myndi (Imps)

International Camp Reflections by Joleen

I have made many friends from local and international countries including brownies from USA, Malaysia and Papua New Guinea. At camp, we had all learnt about other countries. We went to Kranji for pottery, sandcastle building at East Coast Park and went to Singapore Science Centre for an IMAX movie. We had a campfire on the last night and everyone had a good time. On the last day, we had a prize presentation ceremony and everyone was very sad to leave the camp. All of us wanted to attend another International Camp to know more about each other and our countries.

~ Joleen (Sprites)

International Camp Reflections by Rachel

I am very happy and grateful that I got selected to attend Girl Guides International Camp 2012. It was a very fun learning experience!

I had the opportunity to make new friends and learn new skills. I also got the chance to bond with some of my friends from school who also went for the camp.


~ Rachel Fong  (Elves)

Sixers’ Training Camp 2009 @Camp Christine ~ by Konstanze

My time spent at Sixers’ Training Camp (24 to 26 June 2009) was time worth spending. I traded my carefree days of computer games and swimming for the Sixers’ Training Camp. However, over the next few days, I was glad that I had made the right choice by taking the right step. This Sixers’ Training Camp has given me an eye-opening experience on what it’s truly like to be a sixer of a Brownie pack. It was a whole new building up of friendships that I treasure like how I would treasure gold and silver. Friendship is like a china bowl which should never be broken.

Sixers’ Training Camp…the true experience

On the morning of 24 June 2009, about 50 Brownies from different schools came together under the roof of Camp Christine for a 3 day 2 night sixers’ training camp. I was with my friends from SCGS at first, but we were soon separated into different groups within a short span of time. During this camp we learnt how to tie knots and lashes, and most importantly, how to work as a team and forge our way ahead towards victory at the emnd, despite of all those obstacles that we faced ahead.

There were many games and we had fun, although a certain level of discipline had to be maintained at all times. At the end of an exhausting day ,we were each given three whole minutes to take a bath and we retired for the day on soft and comfortable beds. (Um… this is my point of view…does not matter if you do not think it’s comfortable, we’re all different :) ) Wow ! I thought to myself. Camp Christine was definitely not a camp of torture-it was a luxurious camp. Bunk beds with pillows and mattress! What more could one ask for? Our bags were as light as air-we did not need to bring sleeping bags. The toilets were spick and span as they were maintained by a toilet cleaning group formed by brownies throughout the entire camp.

My group was in charge of waitressing. We had to serve food and fruits to each and every camper. It was fun, though, as we saw the funny expressions of campers who did not want to eat vegetables. We had to wash the plates too. It was an experience we would never forget as we did not get to wash plates at home. We had to do everything as a team in this camp (even go to the toilets :) )

The activity I loved most was scavenger hunting. It was challenging, as very few clues were given. I love challenging problems, so I was naturally delighted when this challenge was presented.

I disliked eating vegetables in camp. I did not like the gravy. However, I did not waste any food. Almost everyone knew that they had to consume it, not waste it. Time passed very quickly, and soon, it was time to say goodbye to Camp Christine.

~ Konstanze (Imps)

GGS Carnival. An Unforgettable Experience

Ah... I still have that lingering sweet grass smell hanging in the air...*sniff sniff* The GGS Carnival was really unbelievable. If you had thought the school carnival was something, think again. Five Brownies from our school had the priviledge of being involved in the Opening Ceremony. Cara was chosen to mingle with the Guest-of-Honour: Ms Grace Fu and Our GGS President: Mrs Joy Balakrishnan. They even came to our stall to buy something! I had the best time manning the Bric-a-Brac stall. We raised to raise more than two thousand dollars. Swe-et. Ah well, I can't wait for the next event.

~ Sabrina (Imps)

Our stall - Lorong Cutie

Our other stall - Bric-a-Brac

The Guest-of-Honour: Ms Grace Fu & GGS President: Mrs Joy Balakrishnan

Campfire 2009 - by Cara

If anyone asked me where I had experienced my best ever campfire, I would have to truly say that it was at my school, SCGS!

The night of the campfire was particularly alive with singing, dancing and of course, the cheery light of the bonfire itself, despite the early release of the fireball (it still looked pretty). Scouts and Guides from different schools were invited to have a galloping good time with us, garbed in our very own “uniform” (not the SCGS one, you! You can’t expect a boy to fit inside one! =D) although the heat was really getting to us…

Hmmm, let’s see, my most memorable time was when I played the game, “Hide from Bandits!” , when I chased a Scout all over the courtyard to burst his balloon, because that was what you were supposed to do… make older people afraid of you. Ha-ha. =D Following that, we had another glorious time singing our heads off to many other wonderful traditional campfire songs (to none which I could hold a tune to) such as “Edelweiss”, “I’ve Got Peace Like a River”, ”Gako the Frog”, “There Was a Stream”, “Cannibal King” and of course, “The Campfire Song”!

Let’s gather around the campfire
And sing our campfire song
Our C-A-M-P-F-I-R-E S-O-N-G song
And if you don’t think that we can sing it faster
Then you’re wrong
But it’ll help if you just sing along…

-Cara (Fairy…godmother)

Us with Mrs Low

CCB Award Ceremony

Earlier in the day at the Guide House for our CCB presentation

- Our Chief Commissioner, Ms Yvonne Lim is an ex-SCGS pupil

The journey to success (CCB) -by sabrina

On 18 March 2009, some fellow P6 brownies & I went to the Guide House to complete our journey for the CCB.
From the start, we were loaded with challenges to do like creating a scrapbook on the History of Guiding, creating posters on tourist attractions in Singapore. It kept coming back after we submitted it & that gave us tons of stress. Only Cara's scrapbook & posters were perfect enough that she did not need to redo them. After much perseverance, the other CCB brownies managed to complete them and they were accepted.
Moving on, Madam Faridah kept testing us on our criteria for the "Our Singapore, Our People & Show & Tell". It was hard work but we did our best not to complain.
On the actual day itself, everyone was freaking out. Despite Mrs Teo's funny entrance( she was walking in slowly. When I called "Yo Mrs Teo!" She removed her sunglasses like a spy.When she read this, she said it was because she felt "cool".) we all wanted to scream. But after the test, we figured out it wasn't that hard after all! It was quite fun actually. We took a look at the badges board and we all nearly cried. The CCB badge was smaller than our usual badge!!!
Before we left, we had to write a report on our life in Brownies while Miss Koh kept taking pictures of us. At 11.45, we were dismissed and we headed home with care free hearts. It was finally over.
~Sabrina(ex-fairy. Imps)

Reflections of a Sixer - by Alexis

It is always a pleasure to be helped, but it is an even greater pleasure to help somebody else. This is what we Brownies believe in. We see helping others as our duty. I have learnt how to put others before myself since I joined Brownies in 2006, at the young age of nine. I have also learnt how to be thrifty, responsible, and have learnt what the true meaning of being a dedicated Brownie is through serving others. Being a Brownie has helped me develop my leadership skills. I, being a Sixer myself, know the great responsibility that is bestowed upon us when we are appointed this position. Besides leading our Six during meeting time, Sixers and Second Sixers also conduct Pow-wow sessions, teach the Tweenies new songs and simple skills like tying the reef knot and disseminate information to the other Brownies and Tweenies. Brownies are a group of determined and kind-hearted girls who are always ready to lend a helping hand to those in need. I will try my very best to be a good role model to my fellow Brownies so that they too will be good role models to the future Brownies.

~ Alexis (Pixie)

On the Morning of March - Reflections by Carolyn

On the morning of 7th March, my fellow brownies and I, led by Ms Koh, went on a hike from HortPark to HarbourFront Station. It was raining at 7.30am in the morning but luckily the rain stopped before we started walking. First, Ms Koh asked us to write down the name of some of the plants and their characteristics. While I was writing, I could feel the freshness of the air around me. Next, we went to Alexandra Arch and then we proceeded with the forest walk. The walk was very tiring and my legs were aching by the time we reached the top. We were rewarded with a break and some Girl Guide cookies at the top. Soon we were off again. This time we went to the hilltop walk and later we proceeded to Henderson Waves. It is named this way because it curved like a wave. It was very interesting as there were resting places every few steps. When we reached the end, everyone was perspiring. Luckily, we took an MRT back to SCGS and it was good as there was air-con in the MRT. I was proud of myself for I would not have thought that I could finish this walk.

~ Carolyn (Sprite)