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Initial Encounters :                                                                                  gain something through the exchange. A  then explained the basics of editing while
                                                                                                                                   story  regarding  a  treasure  hunt  was  also  giving a live demonstration using Canva.
                 An Exchange Workshop on                                                                                           used throughout the entire workshop to  After the sharing session, participants were


                                         Typesetting                                                                               bring entertainment and enthusiasm.                encouraged to create their own designs
                                                                                                                                                                                      using the website as an exercise to test their

                  On the 16th of May, Hin Hua High School’s Mass Communication Society                                                     The  first  activity  in  the  workshop    new-found editing skills.
           Editorial Board and Kuen Cheng High School’s Newsletter Club jointly organized an                                       was the “Pursuit of Treasure”. Students had
           Online Typesetting Exchange Workshop. The workshop lasted 5.5 hours from 10:00a.m.                                      to find and display items in front of their               After a 30-minute lunch break, two

           to 3:30p.m. The goal of the workshop was to help club members to pick up typesetting                                    cameras according to the themes given  students from Kuen Cheng High school,
           skills,  connect  and  strengthen  the  relationship  between  both  clubs  of  the  Schools.                           by their leaders. The slowest student had  namely Khoo Qi and Michael Ng, gave

                                                                                                                                   to do a self-introduction as a punishment.  their take on typesetting using an app
                                                                                                                                   This was to allow students to communicate  called  “InDesign”.  Apart  from  teaching
                                                                                                                                   with each other better. Following up, there  participants how to use the software, the
                                                                                                                                   was another icebreaker activity named  two also mentioned the hardships they

                                                                                                                                   “Mysterious  Audio  Tapes”.  Students  were  faced while editing newsletter magazines
                                                                                                                                   to guess the names of songs based on the  for the club, even emphasizing on certain
                                                                                                                                   audio  played by corrupted audio  files.  precautions that should be taken by

                                                                                                                                   After both activities, it was clear that the  responsible personnel.
                                                                                                                                   atmosphere between both schools became
                                                                                                                                   more relaxed and less awkward.
                                                                                                                                                                                             To wrap up the workshop,

                                                                                                                                                                                      participants were ushered into breakout
                                                                                                                                           Next up, three students, Ng Xin  rooms to discuss what they’d learned
                                                                                                                                   Ying, Gan Yu Min and Khong Onn Kei  from the day’s event and exchanged their
                                                                                                                                   from Hin Hua High School were invited  thoughts. With that, “Initial·Encounters”,
                                                                                                                                   to share their  experiences on typesetting  Kuen Cheng Newsletter Club’s first-ever

                                                                                                                                   using  an online  website named “Canva”.           interschool exchange workshop with Hin
                                                                                                                                   They  introduced  a  selection  of  the  club’s  Hua High School, came to a joyous and
                                                                                                                                                                                      fruitful conclusion.
                  The theme of the workshop was  workshop could mediate the growth of the
           “Initial · Encounters” . The title was created  students’ capabilities and mutual learning.
           from the wordplay between the names of

           both clubs and the Chinese characters                                                                                                                                                               Reported by:
           used in the title. The word “Initial” in                  The workshop began with speeches                                                                                                     Wong Bry Yan Jr3Z(4)
           the title signifies the determination that        given out by the teachers in charge of                                                                                                         Khoo Xin Yi Sr1ScA
           students experience when they join their          both clubs, namely Mr Tan Jing Qian
           club for the first time and how it will never     and Madam Foo Mun Yee, along with the                                                                                                        Original Hin Hua High

           be lost in the sands of time. The  word           Presidents of the workshop organising                                                                                                          School article by:
           “Encounters”  in  the  title  represents          committee, Chew Ker Xin and Soo Zi                                                                                                               Chew Ker Xin
           the pursuit of knowledge and finding              Ming. They stated that this workshop

           more people that have the same goals as           would      bring    unique      opportunities,
           oneself. The theme represents how the             hoping that everyone would be able to

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