Everyone knows Outward Bound Singapore (OBS), right?
90’s kids probably knew it as a programme that kids with leadership potential are sent to, and that it helps tremendously with your resume.
Come 2020, OBS will be compulsory for all secondary three students, and OBS instructors are worried that they won’t be able to meet the demand for instructors and maintain the quality of training at the same time.
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“They don’t know how to peel an orange.”
Mr Ng Kai Yong, an instructor with OBS for 6 and a half years laughed when he talked about the batch of students he has guided.
“I’ve seen students not know how to peel an orange or use a lighter.”
“While kayaking, many of them were shocked that sea water is salty. They probably knew it, but the idea occurred to them only when they were at sea.”
Students encouraged to surrender mobile phones
They encourage students to give their mobile phones to instructors for safe keeping during the duration of the camp and to allow the students to fully embrace the OBS experience.
It doesn’t stop some of them from attempting to hide their devices from the instructors.
And when their phones are returned to them at the end of the camp, they rushed to the PokeStop in the Pulau Ubin campus.
He doesn’t blame the students, though
Despite all that, he doesn’t blame the students. It’s their first shot at the outdoor life anyway.
He believed that this shows why the outdoor experience is important to our children today and it’s his job to guide them to their full potential.
“I don’t blame them because a lot of these kids are doing it for the first time. I don’t expect them to know how to tie knots straightaway, for example, so we have to teach them.”
So, parents, it’s time to let your kid come out and be independent or he’ll end up like this.
Featured Image: todayonline.com
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This article was first published on goodyfeed.com
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