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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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