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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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