Tenderfoot Camp 23rdJan2021

Written by Kei Rui Min, Senior Sixer & Scribe

This Saturday, the new recruits, along with the P6s, gathered at the Kidszone 1 to have our first camp of the year! Even thought it was only a day camp, I was still looking forward to it. After being grouped into their sixes, we took turns introducing ourselves.

Then, we had a short ice breaker game to see if we could remember each other’s names. We were split into two teams and the recruits would come up one by one and see if they were able to recognize each other. 

After that, Baloo began to explain the Jungle Book story and the recruits took turns to be the different characters in the book. Afterwards, we had a foot drill session with Bagheera where we learnt basic drills like ‘sedia’ and ‘senang diri’. Soon, everyone got the hang of it and we were given a quick snack break.

Lastly, we got an introduction to scouting by Dragon Heart. The recruits received a handout containing information about scouting. After a recap on the scout promise and law, we learnt the meaning of the scout sign and motto. Then, we heard the story about why we shake with our left hand. We also learnt about why scouting was founded and we had a history lesson on where and when the Scout Movement was started.

Time had flown by and after a quick game of ‘Gang Leader’, it was time to go home. I left the school feeling very happy as I had not only learnt more about the recruits, I had also learnt many new things about scouting that I had never known.