Personally, I liked the Dunearn Secondary School’s programme, both the secondary 2s and 3s.
It is the first mentoring session that I have with a school. I like the idea of mentoring sessions as I feel that it is really a good way to see the student’s progress throughout the months. I remembered I was surprised at the number of students the other facilitators like Azman, Aifa, Karmede and even Jonathan know in the school when I first had my session there. These facilitators were there since those students were in their lower secondary days and now they have all grown up. I feel that there is a sense of satisfaction when facilitators can actually impact these students at a more personal level when they follow through the programme. For me, I have definitely built a bond with the students there throughout the months whenever there is a session.
The secondary 2s was definitely a very satisfying group of students to lead. They started as a group of students who are insensitive to the people around them as well as the surroundings. Therefore, they tend to have more trouble when they have to work as a team to solve the various problem solving games that we played. However, towards the end of the programme, I was able to spot a few of them starting to change their attitudes and their way of doing things and even starting to practice a few of the skills we taught. Through the sessions we had, I also noticed that they have built closer bonds with each other as we see lesser quarrels. It felt great to be able to teach them and to see them change and mature through the sessions.
As for the secondary 3s, they already have certain fundamental skills and bonding with each other before we even started the sessions. So throughout the sessions, I would say we have a more relaxed job. This is especially so because these students have more initiative and more objective in mind when they come for the programme. They were able to follow instructions better and to carry them out with more purpose. Our job was made even easier when the leaders in class emerge to be of great help to push the class forward. It was most enjoyable to be teaching these students when I see how they have fun even as they are ‘working’. They were also creative and more fun-loving as we work alongside them. It was really awesome being part of their growing process.
Indeed, Dunearn Secondary School’s programme has brought me another different experience as I was able to see the students grow throughout this period. It has been a great joy to be part of this programme.
- Facilitator Jin Shi
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