The largest...

...concentration of student leaders on Pulau Ubin? Probably not, but about 100 of them does constitute a fairly large contingent. These Primary 5 students were selected by their respective schools to experience and practice leadership firsthand in a 3-day leadership development camp organised by MOE's Gifted Education Branch (GEB).

Explora is proud to work alongside the passionate GEB staff to provide an experience which allowed for natural and authentic outcomes, while putting the students' leadership skills and what they know about teamwork to the test.

The camp's broad objective was to enable the participants to develop deeper understanding of leadership qualities and values such as:

• Listen closely to others
• Be reflective of personal values, attitudes and abilities
• Strive to understand and empathise with others
• Rely on skills of persuasion and not coercion
• Develop communication, group planning and decision making skills

At the beginning of the camp, the students discovered that they had to learn certain basic skills because they were going to embark on a Leadership Expedition. They would apply these skills with some guidance from the facilitators, but not to the point of being 'spoonfed'.

[To protect the privacy of the young participants, some images below have been digitally altered.]

The Camp Chief informing the participants about the Leadership Expedition.

Setting up Expedition Base on Pulau Ubin.

Participants preparing their dinner, supervised by a teacher.

For many participants, it was a first-time experience cooking over a charcoal fire!

The teams on the land phase of the Leadership Expedition on Pulau Ubin.

Preparing for the sea phase of the Leadership Expedition.

Tying canoes together to form a raft for more stability.

On their way at last! Glad we got the safety escort motorboat..not that the participants needed it...

We see the participants' creativity in retelling their Leadership Expedition experience.

Someone should call Tony Buzan to have a look at this Mind Map...