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rooms to wrap up the graduating   First,  most  outstanding

 project. Once that was settled,   participants were chosen from
 participants had fun with   each group, and were all invited
 their group members till the   to share their feelings on
 lunch break at 12.30pm. Some   being  picked.  Most  expressed
 danced,  some  played  more   welcome shock at being picked,

 games, and some just gossiped.  and all felt grateful for “having
 met so many amazing people”.
 Once the lunch break concluded
 an hour later, the main camp   More emotions were shared in

 counsellor  presented  each  the subsequent sharing sessions,

 group’s final video, all showered   starting  with  participants
 with compliments from the chat   followed  by  organising
 and from the counsellor herself.  committee members.





 After every presentation, a few   Participants mostly had doubts   The committee had to go through a
 members of the group in charge   about fitting in with those from   rushed organising process, but it was


 were called to talk about their   other schools (one even felt   worth it in the end to see participants
          engage in friendly banter, alleviating

 experiences working on the   left  out  of  her  own  club  due   engage in friendly banter, alleviating
          the fear that they would not get
 project and the challenges they   to having joined as a Senior   the fear that they would not get
          along. A few group leaders were

 eventually overcame. Following   student),  but  left  feeling  very   along. A few group leaders were
          hesitant  about  joining  first  too,  but

 the end of the presentations,   close-knit and satisfied that they   hesitant  about  joining     fi rst  too,  but
          were glad that the camp counsellors
 advisory teachers were invited   “made the impossible possible”   were glad that the camp counsellors

 to comment, showing general   after  working  through  a  lot  to   pushed them to join.
 pleasure with seeing everyone   get  their  finished  product.  Of

             Th  e  camp  wrapped  up  with
 bonding and expressing their   course,  they  did  not  forget  to   The  camp  wrapped  up  with
          participants writing their parting
 creativity.  thank the organising committee   participants writing their parting

          comments via Padlet. A group photo
 for making this possible.  comments via Padlet. A group photo
          taken  at  4pm  concluded  the  two-
 The  closing  ceremony  for  the   taken  at  4pm  concluded  the  two-

 camp then followed.  day exchange camp.
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