CampTeen 2011

CampTeen 2011 – Racial Harmony Youth Ambassadors Camp was held from 15 - 18 Nov this year at MOE Labrador Adventure Center. Over 250 youths from 40 different schools and youth organisations joined the camp this year. CampTeen also saw participation from foreign students studying in local and international schools in Singapore. So in addition to our local students, we were happy to host students from the Philippines, Korea, the Republic of China and Pakistan. The diverse profile of participants certainly add colour to the Camp!

During the Camp, the students had a chance to visit the various places of worship and heritage institutes to learn about Singapore’s multicultural diversity. Campers were also given the chance to challenge themselves to overcome their fears during the rock climbing segment on the third day of the camp. Speakers from different community organisations such as Social Creatives, Ground Up Initiative (GUI) and Maritime Experiential Museum and Aquarium (MEMA) also spoke to campers on possibilities of carrying out community projects with them. Our campers wasted no time in signing up for the projects in their efforts to champion racial harmony.

Last but not least, the campers painted four prominent pillars in OnePeople.sg as a showcase of their artistic expression of Singapore’s harmonious multi-racial society. These pillars, known as “Pillars of Solidarity”, is a testament of our youths’ aspirations to strengthen our social fabric. Not only did campers learnt about other races and religion and honed their leadership and presentation skills, they also had fun making friends and learning more about each other’s culture! OnePeople.sg is indeed proud to announce the debut of over 250 multi-racial youths as OnePeople.sg’s Racial Harmony Ambassadors.” 

We also like to thank National Integration Council, Tote Board, Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple and H-TWO-O for their support as OnePeople.sg’s Racial Harmony Ambassadors. Click on the CampTeen 2011 Newsletter to see what the youths say about the camp!