Appendix

9. APPENDIX

9.1 Field Observation Source: On 13th July 2008, our group met up on a Sunday morning to conduct our field observation. We got together at Orchard MRT station and planned our itinerary for the day. The field observation covered several public places, some of which are included in our group’s route for the proposed journey. Our first stop was the playground at Paragon Shopping Centre, where we planned to observe children’s public conduct with their parents present. A group of children was trying to climb the merry-go-round while it was still moving, which was not safe as we noticed them pushing and shoving each other. However, the parents there did not seem to see the danger that this posed and just stood by and watched.

In addition, there were two boys who were running and screaming outside the designated playground area, and instead played underneath the escalator. There were several adults present, yet none of them

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Our next stop is Forum Shopping Centre by bus. As it was a Sunday, the bus stop was crowded and it was hard to get onto the bus because the people there were obstructing the way. Furthermore, we noticed that people did not queue up to get onto the bus. There was even some pushing and shoving as people boarded the bus. At Forum, we saw more acts of parents condoning their children’s misbehaviour. Two children were running after each other in the middle of the mall, while another boy was playing with the ATM machine. We noticed that their father was busy with his handphone all the while.

A boy climbed onto a stage despite the sign that disallowed this. The adult with him did not stop him from doing so.

We also saw adults with a child not displaying the right etiquette on escalator of keeping to the left side to allow others to walk by. Also, there was a father carrying his daughter on his shoulders. What was seen as a sweet action was, in fact, dangerous.

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Botanical Garden was our next destination. At Swan Lake, people tried to get the swans’ attention by splashing water onto them, throwing twigs at them, and even shaking the tree near to them.

A consoling observation was that there were many families having picnic and playing games in the open area of Botanical Garden. It was definitely a good place for a day of games and outdoor lessons. We then took an MRT ride along the East-West line to observe commuters’ public conduct. Some misconduct that we noticed were people standing by the door and blocking the entrance, putting bulky items near the door, sitting down on the floor and obstructing the way, and a boy leaning on one of the poles.

After consolidating all our observations, we ended the field observation

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9.2 Survey about public conduct of children SURVEY ABOUT PUBLIC CONDUCT OF CHILDREN

I) Brief description of project: Dear Parents, We are a group of JC1 students from Anglo-Chinese Junior College working on a project work about public conduct . Please spend some time to help us fill in this survey form. Your true response is highly appreciated as it will assist us in the next stage of our Project Work. Thank you very much.

II) Particulars of your son/daughter: 1) Name of you child: __________________ 2) Gender: ____ 3) Age: ____ years old 4) Religion ___________ 5) Number of siblings ____

III) Survey

General behaviour of your child

1) How does your child generally behave?

Very good Good Bad Very bad

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2) How does your child behave at home? Very good Good Bad Very bad

3) How does your child behave in public? Very good Good Bad Very bad

Eating etiquette

4) Does your child usually queue for food in the restaurant/food court? Yes No I’m not sure

5) Does your child have the habit of saying “thank you” when he/she is served food? Yes No

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I’m not sure

6) Does your child always finish his/her food? Yes No I’m not sure

7) Does your child have the habit of eating without talking? Yes No I’m not sure

Behaviour in the MRT 7) Does your child usually stand on the correct side of the escalator so that he/she does not block the way of other people? Yes No I’m not sure

8) Does your child wait for people to come out of MRT first? Yes No I’m not sure

9) Does your child give seat to the elderly people? Yes No

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I’m not sure

10) Does your child usually talk or laugh loudly in the MRT train? Yes No I’m not sure

11) Does your child put his/her belongings so as not to obstruct the movement of people? Yes No I’m not sure

Behaviour in the park

12) Does your child usually litter? Yes No I’m not sure

13) Does your child pluck flowers in the park? Yes No I’m not sure

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14) Does your child usually step on the grass? Yes No I’m not sure

Dealing with the children 15) What is the most likely measure that you usually take if your child misbehaves in public? Scold Show dissatisfaction Explain why it is wrong Ignore Others 16) What is the most likely measure that you would have taken if your child misbehaves in public? Scold Show dissatisfaction Explain why it is wrong Ignore Others

Tour duration 17) What is your preferred duration for the tour? IV) Open-ended questions: 1) What is the greatest worry from you as a parent if you allow your children to participate in this tour? Please elaborate why. 2) What do you think is most difficult to deal with your child when he/she misbehaves?

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Survey results Question 1: How does your child generally behave?

10%

4% 34%

Very good Good Bad Very bad

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Question 2: How does your child behave at home?

4% 4% 45% 47%

Very good Good Bad Very bad

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Question 3: How does your child behave in public?

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Very good Good Bad Very bad

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Questions 4 to 6: Does your child display the conducts listed below? Eating etiquette

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No

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20 10

Yes

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Not sure/No response

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9 3

0 Queue Clear Finish all Eat for food own dish the food without talking

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Gender profile of children whose parents observed that their children have bad eating etiquette (Responded “no” to the survey question above)

90

80

80 70

67

60

52

50 40

53

48

Boys

43

33

Girls

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20 10 0 Queue for food

Clear own dish

Finish all the food

Eat without talking

Questions 7 to 10: Does your child display the conducts listed below? Behaving in MRT 90

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60 40

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17 Lean on the pole

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people

19 people/handicapped

Wait for people to

Stand on 1 side of

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the escalator (avoid

20 0

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Give seat to old

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Yes

before coming in

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come out of the train

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blocking of way)

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No Not sure/No response

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Gender profile of children whose parents observed that their children misbehave in the MRT (Responded “yes” to the survey question above) 100

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60

53

50 40

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Boys

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Girls

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10 Lean on the pole

Give seat to old people/handicapped

Wiat for people to come out of the train

Stand on 1side of the escalator

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Question 11 to 13: Does your child display the conducts listed below? Behaving in the park

90 80 70 60 50

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No

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Not sure/No response

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Litter

Step on grass

Cut flowers

Gender profile of children whose parents observed that their children misbehave in the park: (responded “yes” in the survey question above)

90 78

80 70 60 50

54

50 50

46

40

Boys Girls

30

22

20 10 0 Litter

Step on grass

Cut flowers

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Question 15 and 16: How do parents deal with their children?

Measures that parents take (a) /would have taken (b) if their child misbehave in public? (%) a)

7%

6%

20%

Scold Show dissatisfaction Explain

15% Ignore 52%

Others

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6%

Scold

20%

Show dissatisfaction Explain 15% Ignore 52%

Others

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Question 17: Preferred duration for the tour:

3% 17%

12%

Half-day tour Whole day tour 2-day tour (overnight)

35% 33%

Not sure Not interested

* Open-ended questions:

Question 1: What is the greatest worry from you as a parent if you allow your children to participate in this tour? Please elaborate why.

Most popular response was that safety is the worrying issue Below are some of the responses

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I cannot entrust my children to the ones I don’t know.

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I don’t think the student’s age of 16, 17 cannot ensure safety to my children, especially in large groups.

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If I don’t know anything about the students who will be guiding my children in the tour, I won’t let my children participate in the tour

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Even we, parents have difficulties in ensuring safety for our children, how can trust others to do so. They are not teachers and have little knowledge in this area.

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Question 2: What do you think is most difficult to deal with your child when he/she misbehaves?

This question receives many different answers such as:

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I find it hard to correct their children misbehavior

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Scolding may have negative impact on my child’s mentality, but without scolding, my child will not remember what he has done wrong and usually tend to repeat the same misconducts.

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We do not have time to deal with the children properly and we are too busy to learn how to deal with the children.

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9.3 The interview Interview Questions 1. How long have you been a primary school teacher? 2. Have you any experience in teaching students of another age group (besides students aged 7 – 12) 3. In your opinion, what do you think is/are a teacher’s biggest challenge(s) 4. From your many years of experience, how do you think students learn best? 5. Are you aware that there are 3 different types of perceptual learning styles? And which are they? 6. When teaching, are you aware of your students’ different learning styles? 7. What do you do to enhance your students’ abilities to receive and store information? 8. Besides students’ interests and learning attitudes, do you think by teaching them in a

way which supports their learning styles will further enhance their learning ability? 9. In your primary school, how often are excursions organised for students per annum? 10. Which places are excursions organised at? And what do you want students to learn

from these places? 11. Besides students’ interests and learning attitudes, do you think by teaching them in a way which supports their learning styles, will further enhance their learning ability? 12. In your primary school, how often are excursions organised for students per annum? 13. Which places are excursions organised and what do you want students to learn from these places? 14. How effective do you think excursions are, in providing (intended) information to students 15. What do you think are some of the pros and cons of outdoor learning? 16. What is your view on public conduct of children (primary) these days? 17. With so many years of teaching, how are the children (primary) today different from

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reasons to have caused these changes? 18. What are some of the misbehaviours you’ve seen in public before? (With reference to children and teenagers) 19. Do you think it’s important to learn proper public conduct since young? Why? 20. Will conducting the course outdoors (similar to an excursion), help children apply what they’ve learnt more effectively? 21. Do you think by teaching children proper public conduct would help to influence others (such as Family members and peers) around them to do the same?

Interview An interview on a Primary School Teacher about ‘Outdoor Learning’ and ‘Public conduct’ Madam Ng Guay Hiong is a well-experienced school teacher currently teaching at Zhangde Primary School. She has been teaching for 33 years. Madam Ng has had interaction with children aged 7- 12 and teens aged 13 – 16. Through her years of teaching, she has taught various subjects - Mathematics, Science, Music and Art and Craft while her forte is in Chinese Education. Madam Ng is a parent of my classmate, Tan Yong Geng. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------D – Dawn Chik N – Madam Ng Guay Hiong Dawn: Hi Mrs Tan, I’m Dawn Chik from ACJC. I’d like to interview you about your views on Outdoor Learning and Public conduct with reference to primary school students and teenagers in Singapore. D: Mrs Tan, how long have you been a primary school teacher? N: 33 years(smile) D: Currently, which primary school are you teaching at? Which other educational institutions have you taught at? N: Zhangde Primary School (present). Kim Seng Secondary School. Chestnut Drive Secondary School . (giggled)

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D: Have you any experience in teaching students of another age group (besides students aged 7-12) N: Yes D: How are they different from students aged 7- 12 (primary school) N: They are more mature than the primary School student. However, primary school children are more lively. D: Which subject are you teaching now and how long have been teaching this subject? N: Chinese and CME. (Thinking…) about 25 years. D: Have you any experience in teaching any other subjects? N: Maths, Science, Music and Art and Craft D: In your opinion, what do you think is/are a teacher’s biggest challenge(s)? N: We must adapt to the ever changing Education System. D: From your many years of experience, how do you think students learn best? N: They must have the interest.(a long pause) Learning attitude is very important. D: Are you aware that there are 3 different types of perceptual learning styles? And which are they? N: Yes. Auditory, Visual and Kinaesthetic D: When teaching, are you aware of your students’ different learning styles? N: Yes D: What do you do to enhance your students’ abilities to receive and store information? N: Using IT presentation, games and songs D: Besides students’ interests and learning attitudes, do you think by teaching them in a way which supports their learning styles, will further enhance their learning ability? N: No. The education system should not be suited to them. D: In your primary school, how often are excursions organised for students per annum? N: At least 4 times (Lower Primary). At least 7 times (Upper primary) D: Why are excursions organised for students? N: To expose them to better understanding of what they have learnt D: Usually, which places are excursions organised at? XX

N: Science Centre, Zoo, Labrador Park and Kampong Glam D: Why? What do you want students to learn from these places? N: Scientific laws, cultural exchange and learn about their history. D: Are these information taught in class? N: Yes D: Why do you bring them out on excursion to learn the same things again? N: To allow them to have real life experience about what they have learnt in the textbook. D: How effective do you think excursions are, in providing (intended) information to students? N: It is more of a practical way to make students er. Understand. D: Do you think students learn better in classrooms or outside classrooms? Why? N: It is up to one’s opinion as different students learn better in different environments. D: What do you think are some of the pros and cons of outdoor learning? N: outdoor learning is a novel idea that might appeal to some who like new and innovative ways of teaching. For some who are more conserved and are more used to their own comfort space, it might prove to be a hurdle. D: Have you ever brought your lessons out of classrooms? Why? N: Yes, because lessons are not just confined within a classroom D: Which locations have you chosen? N: The tuckshop. D: Why have you done so? N: I think it’s a very different experience. Thank you. Let’s move on to the next part of the interview on Public conduct. Public conduct includes proper sanitation habits, social etiquette (table manners), sports etiquette etc... D: Madam Ng, what is your view on the public conduct of children (primary) these days? N: Honestly, they are very different from my generation whereby they respect their teacher and are ignorant and naïve. You will be surprise at how student behave nowadays.

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D: With so many years of teaching, how are the children (primary) today different from those you’ve taught and seen, let’s say, 15- 20 years ago? (With possible reference to behaviour and maybe learning attitudes) N: Students now have no respect for the elderly and they tend to behave in a barbaric and wilful manner. D: What or who do you think are the cause these changes? N: Parents.

D: What are some of the misbehaviours you’ve seen in public before? (With reference to children and teenagers) N: Theft, assault and public display of affection. D: Do you think it’s important for one to learn proper public conduct since young? Why? N: Yes. Children need to be taught the right conduct since young as they are more easily influence and…(pause) will pick up the different habits and way of conducting themselves. D: What are some suggestions you would give to ensure that children practice what they’ve learnt during the course? N: I really don’t know. Sorry. D: Will conducting the course outdoors (similar to an excursion) help children apply what they’ve learn more effectively? N: Yes, definitely. An action works more than merely words. D: Do you think by teaching children proper public conduct, would help to also influence others (Family members, peers in school etc) around them to do the same? N: Yes, human are social creatures and they need to satisfy their social needs. Hence influencing the people around them. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Thank you for your time and cooperation, Madam Ng.

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9.4 The report on ACJC Interact Club Outing Science Centre Excursion with “Life” Children Report “Life” is a child care programme under Beyond Social Services. It is for primary and secondary school children who come from low income, broken or abusive families. They provide food sponsored by kind volunteers and homework coaching by student or adult volunteers daily. Anglo Chinese Junior College Interact Club is one which participate actively in the children’s homework coaching from Tuesdays to Saturdays afternoons. The Interact Club has planned an outing during the June holidays to enrich the children with issues relating the environment.

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Through fun exhibitions and games, the children learnt more about climate changes and water issues in Singapore. These are common concerns expressed in the world today.

9.5 Application forms 1) For participants (Children)

ANGLO-CHINESE JUNIOR COLLEGE Reality Outside Classrooms Tour 2008

APPLICATION FORM FOR PARTICIPANTS

NAME: _______________________________________

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NRIC: SCHOOL: ______________________________________

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MEDICAL RECORD (Allergies, medical conditions, etc.) ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________

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PARENT / GUARDIAN’S NAME: ______________________________________________ CONTACT NO: _______________ (H) ________________ (HP) _______________ (O) PERMISSION TO PARTICIPATE IN Reality Outside Classroom Tour (ROCs) 2008 1 DECEMBER 2008 0900 hrs to 1730 hrs Venue(s): ACJC, Botanic Garden, MacDonald’s at Serene Centre Tour Fee: S$15 I, _____________________________________ (Parent / Guardian *) of __________________________________ hereby give permission to my child / ward * to attend the above activity. _____________________________ Signature of Parent/ Guardian *

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*Please delete where appropriate

2) For student leaders

ANGLO-CHINESE JUNIOR COLLEGE Reality Outside Classrooms Tour 2008

APPLICATION FORM FOR STUDENT LEADERS

NAME: _______________________________________ *

SEX: M / F

NRIC: SCHOOL: ______________________________________ _____________

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__________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ MEDICAL RECORD (Allergies, medical conditions, etc.) __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ IN LESS THAN 200 WORDS, STATE WHY YOU SHOULD BE SELECTED AND HOW YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE AS A STUDENT LEADER IN THE TOUR. __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________

PARENT / GUARDIAN’S NAME: ______________________________________________ CONTACT NO: ___________________ (H) ____________________ (HP) ____________________(O) PERMISSION TO PARTICIPATE IN Reality Outside Classroom Tour (ROCs) 2008 1 DECEMBER 2008 0730 hrs – 1900 hrs

I, _____________________________________ (Parent / Guardian *) of __________________________________ hereby give permission to my child / ward * to attend the above activity.

_____________________ Signature of Parent/ Guardian *

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IMPORTANT NOTICE *** Shortlisted participants will be informed by email and will have to go through a round of interview before being selected as student leaders for ROCs.

Thank you for your participation

3) For parents ANGLO-CHINESE JUNIOR COLLEGE Reality Outside Classrooms Tour 2008 APPLICATION FORM FOR PARENT VOLUNTEERS

NAME: _______________________________________

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MEDICAL RECORD (Allergies, medical conditions, etc.) _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ How can you contribute? Sponsorship for publicity Food Prizes Perform Skit

9.6 The Booklet Booklet Cover Page

Booklet Back Page

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DON’Ts DOs

Keep to the right of escalator 

Keep to the left on escalator; hold onto railing 

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Leave tray on table after eating 

Lean on pole in MRT trains 

Clear and return tray after eating 

Think for others, hold it properly 

DON’Ts DOs XXX

Crowd at the entrance 

Sit on the floor of MRT train 

Stand at entrance & block the way 

Stand behind the yellow line 

Sit on seats provided  (But remember to give your seats up to those who need it!)

Move to the middle of the carriage

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DON’Ts

Make noise in the library 

Litter on the floor 

Putting your belongings on the seat 

Eating on the bus 

DOs

Keep quiet at all times 

Throw rubbish into the bin 

Give the seat to an elderly! 

Follow the rules! No eating on the bus 

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Word Search

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Fill in the blanks. 1. In MRT stations, we should stand __________ the yellow line at the train doors and wait patiently for passengers to alight before boarding the train.

2. In the library we should keep _________ so as to not disturb the rest of the public studying or reading in the library.

3. In the MRT train, we should _________ our seats to the needy like the elderly and pregnant women.

4. We should always _________ our trays after eating.

5. We must keep our environment clean and not _______ but throw our rubbish into the _________ instead.

6. In public transports, we should hold onto the _______ so as to not fall down when it is moving.

7. In public places, we should put on our best behaviour and not ________ around.

8. _________ and pulling in public places is dangerous.

9. We should keep to the _______ side of the escalator and hold onto the handle.

10. We should love nature and not ________ the plants and flowers we see.

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9.7 Posters

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9.8 Dry Run On 6th June, We carried out a dry run on our activities, which is to allow children between the age of 8-10 to learn public conduct and behaviour in an interesting way. In order to make this dry run more realistic, we got 6 children from my group members. These children are either their niece or nephew of my group members. Firstly, we met outside Fairfield Methodist Secondary School. After knowing the children a little and distributed the worksheet.. Our group proceeded to Shaw Tower’s cinema by taking bus 14. On the bus, as the children were still quite unfamiliar with us, they remained silent and were at their best behaviour. After we arrived at the cinema, we went to purchase tickets for the movie ‘Kung Fu Panda’. Before entering the cinema, we let the children know that we should speak softly in the cinema and should remain at our seats at all time unless we need to go to the toilet. The children were behaving very well at the start of the movie. However, at the midst of the movie, a child shouted Dawn’s name as the child needed to get something from Dawn. Even though the children were laughing loudly during the movie, we do not include this behaviour as a bad conduct because it was a comedy movie. A bad point was noted when the children were laughing and kicking the chairs in front of them at the same time. After the movie, our group sat outside the cinema to allow them to fill up the worksheet. After which, we went on to Forum’s Macdonald by foot. Upon arriving at Forum Macdonald, We stood outside the Macdonald and taught the children to be polite by saying ‘Thank you’ after ordering the food and being responsible by clearing their tray after eating. We stood outside for quite awhile as seats were tough to find during lunch hour. We finally got our seats and the children went on to order their food.

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We noticed almost all the kids remembered their task while some only remembered after they left the counter. However, those who forgot the task quickly went back to the counter and thank the person. After eating, only one child forgot to put back his tray. Only when his sister reminded him, he then went to put back the tray.

On the way to Botanical Garden, the kids got more rowdy as they were more familiar with us. Thus, while on bus 77, some were talking very loudly while some kids were quite playful.

After we reached Botanical Garden, we brought the children to a field and had a picnic there. We distributed snacks to them before carrying out our next activity. While my group member was teaching the children not to pluck flowers and litter in public places, I distinctly noticed that a few kids were not listening to my group member, as the children were busy eating their snack or looking at the swan in the lake. This causes some children to be unable to fill up the worksheet and they have to come up to us and ask for answers. As we were about to leave for our last station, we saw that there were wrappers on the field. The children only came back to clear up after we have reminded them. After which, we headed back to Fairfield Methodist Secondary School to carry out our last activity.

As we were not allowed to enter the school, we proceeded to a void deck opposite the school to carry out our activity. We briefly summarise what the children have learnt today. However, we did not carry out a skit on the correct behaviour on public transport because we do not have the materials. Thus, we taught them verbally so that they can complete their worksheet. Most of the kids were tired after a day of activities and thus, while we were summarising what they have learnt, they were not paying attention to us. After which, we ended the dry run and the kids were brought back home by my respective group members. XLI

9.9 Tour Shirt Design Front

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9.10 Ice-breaker games

Ice-Breaker Games

Chain of Names 1. Gather group to sit down in a circle 2. The game will begin with a participant sharing his name with the group, E.g. Alex. 3. Next, the participant next to Alex (either on his right or left) e.g. will have to first introduce his name, e.g. Ben before saying Alex’s name. So, it will be, “Ben, Alex.” 4. Followed by, e.g. Charles, Ben, Alex... The aim of the game is to get everyone familiar with one another’s names.

Duck-duck-goose

1. Gather group to sit down in a circle 2. Volunteer a participant, e.g. Ann, to spearhead the game 3. Ann is required to say out “Duck-duck-goose” before calling the name of another participant, e.g. Ben, in the circle. 4. Ben will have to stand up and chase Ann before he/she finds a place to sit down. 5. If Ben fails to catch Ann in time, he will have to take over role of calling, “Duck-duckgoose” followed by another participant’s name, e.g. Carl. 6. However if Ben succeeds in catching Ann, Ann will have to presume her role and call out another participant. The aim of the game is to get participants to have fun and interact with one another.

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9.11 Packing List Packing List for ROCs Tour Items to bring Bag Pack

Quantity (per participant) 1

Water Bottle Umbrella Writing Material Money EZ – Link Card

1 1 1 Pen/ Pencil and Eraser/ Correction Tape/Fluid $5 < $10 1

Comfortable Shoes Cap (optional) Camera (optional)

1 pair 1 1

Remarks To contain all ‘Items to bring’ Preferably 500 ml In case of wet weather To pen down observations and reflections For Happy Meal Lunch Make sure there is at least $5 inside To take pictures

Refrain from packing a bulky and heavy bag as participants will have to carry their bags throughout the tour.

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learning a new skill

I watch what the teacher is doing visual

I talk through with the teacher exactly what I am auditory to do supposed

I like to give it a try and work it out as I go along by doing it kinesthetic/physical

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when operating choosing from a new equipment restaurant for the first time menu.. I prefer to

I imagine read the what the food instructions will look like

I talk through the listen toin ormy askhead for options an explanation

I imagine what the food havetaste a golike and learn by will 'trial and error'

when listening when seeking to a band travel directions I..

I sing along to the lyrics (in look at a map my head or out loud!)

I listen to the lyrics and thespoken beats ask for

I move in time with the music follow my nose or

when cooking a new dish I.. concentrating I..

focus the follow on a recipe words or pictures in front of me

call a friend discuss the for explanation problem and possible solutions in my head

follow my instinct, move around a lot, tastingwith as Ipens cook and fiddle pencils and touch unrelated things

write instructions writing notes or keeping printed details "I see what you mean"

explain verbally saying them aloud or repeating words and key points in "I hear what you my head are saying"

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directions

maybe use a compass

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to teach someone Isomething rememberI.. things best by..

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I tend to say..

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my first I tend to is say.. memory of

looking at "show me" something

being spoken to "tell me"

doing something "let me try"

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when I tend anxious, to say.. I..

"watch how visualise theI do it" worst-case scenarios

"listen to in memy talk over explain" head what worries me most

can't sit still, fiddle and "you have a go" move around constantly

write a letter how they look

phone what they say to me

go back to the store, or send the faulty to how they make item me feel the head office

museums or galleries write lots of revision notes (using lots of look and colours!) decide

music or conversation I talk over my notes, to myself or to otherwith people discuss shop staff

physical activities or making things imagine making the movement or creating the formula try on, handle or test

show them read the what I mean brochures

explain to them in listen to ways until different recommendations they understand

encourage them to try imagine and talk the them through experience the idea as they try

read the reviews

discuss with friends

test-drive what you fancy

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complaining about faulty I feel especially goods I tend connected toto.. others because of I prefer these leisure activities when I revise for an exam, I.. when shopping generally I tend to.. when choosing a explaining holiday I.. to something

someone, I tend to.. choosing a new car I..

demonstrate and let them have a go doing and practising the activity, or imagining it being done "I know how you feel"

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most of my free time is spent..

watching television

talking to friends

doing physical activity or making things

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when I first contact a new person..

I arrange a face to face meeting

I talk to them on the telephone

I try to get together to share an activity

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I first notice how people..

look and dress

sound and speak

stand and move

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if I am very angry..

I keep replaying in my mind what it is that has upset me

I shout lots and tell people how I feel

I stomp about, slam doors and throw things

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I find it easiest to remember

faces

names

things I have done

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I think I can tell someone is lying because..

they avoid looking at you

their voice changes

the vibes I get from them

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When I'm meeting with an old friend..

I say "it's great to see you!"

I say "it's great to hear your voice!"

I give them a hug or a handshake

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visual

auditory

kinesthetic/physical

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