It is the first day of the Dunman Secondary Orientation camp and all campers are to be prepared for the tough 'Military Training' that they will go through in this camp. To start of the camp, students were to gather according to their classes at the school's basketball court where attendance was taken by the respective form teachers.Campers were then brought to the school hall for the Morning Assembly where they were
addressed by the School's principal, Mrs Eldeweiss Neo. They were then introduced to the Camp Chief, the facilitators and the different departments involved in this camp. Expectations were set and the camp finally begins ! Lieutenant Fadzli read the storyline to all campers and very quickly, the ice breakers started!The campers played a total of 4 games; 'Fire in the hole! ', '180 degrees turn' , ' Minority rule' and ' Helium Hula'. There are certainly objectives for each game. The objective of the first game is to get the campers to get to know their future classmate's name, the second is to get the campers to cooperate and work hand in hand with certain disabilities, the third is to instill trust within one another and the fourth is to instill teamwork and cooperation. Here, campers are also to realise that patience is a virtue.
Campers spent two and a half hour on these games before having their long awaited lunch at 12 noon. They were then given their food and being hungry and tired from the games, the campers were able to finish up their food pretty quickly. ((:
After lunch, they were brought to the hall to learn the BMT foot drills to train campers in practising discipline by listening carefully to instructions. It is also to further improve on their sense of urgency as they move around with commands. The campers would then have to apply what the foot drills they had learn earlier for the Passing Out Parade (POP) rehearsal. The campers were then given a short break to go to the toilets or to drink water and rest.
They then proceeded to the hall where Lieutenant Fadzli briefed them on the different BMT games. There were story lines which involves the campers to work hand in hand as a whole class for their next clue/stations. The main objectives of these games are to instill team bonding, discipline in the campers and to allow class bonding. After which, a mass game is held for all classes to take part together.