Teachers, parents and students settle down for briefing
Everyone watching the video clip
Deepak begins his presentation of Nepal
Deepak and I were at Chung Cheng High Yishun last Saturday to brief all parents, teachers and students on their 11 days trip to Nepal. It was really nice to see many parents turned up for the briefing. Except for one parent who had been to India, none of the parents had been to Nepal or the Himalaya. We also met up with the VP Mr Toh who was jovial and told us that he had been to Nepal once many years back. The school is very supportive of the trip, their teachers and students.
We played a video clip for parents to have an overview followed by a detailed day to day run down of the trip. We also touched on the relevant travel information when visiting Nepal and advised the students on their trekking gear. Everyone was very attentive to us during the entire briefing. We believe the video and past experiences of various schools did alleviate many doubts and concerns of parents.
Deepak is always cautious to set the expectations of everyone heading to Nepal, to make them understand that they should have no expectations of a third world country and that they are there to learn and not enjoy.
We are looking forward to our Bt Timah triaining session with the kids and of course, to a successful trek in Nepal!