Epsilon platoon CIP

Hi everyone,

This is a post on behalf of Epsilon.

 

We are going to Bishan Home for the Intellectually Disabled for a home visit. During the visit, we will engage in some simple activities and games with the residents to cheer them up.

Date: Undecided as of now. A confirmed date will be released later.

Meet at: Canteen by 1pm

Dismissed at: Raffles Institution

Attire: School Uniform

Things to bring: Water bottle and valuables (leave your bags in school)

First of all, some suggestions when you are there:

• If the people approach you threateningly, don't be frightened. Just lightly grab their wrists and "dance" with them. They will most probably get distracted and leave.
• If they ask questions you cannot answer such as "Will I ever go home?" or "Will my parents come visit me?", you must divert their attention by leading them to activities or changing the subject.
• If the people hit you, they are probably just beckoning to you. This is because their sense of touch is impaired and they feel that by hitting you, they are actually just tapping you. You cannot be scared and run away, just tell them kindly that if they want to beckon to you, just tap your hand.
• If the people want to go to the toilet, inform the staff that will be present there.
• If anything serious happens, tell the staff

For the 1.5 hours we have to engage them in activities, we have come up with 2 activities

Firstly, we will have station games including throwing ping pong ball into buckets, mini bowling, transferring water from one station to another

If this is a disaster, we will have musical chairs

If the station games fails and we have too much time, we will give out paper and ask the people to colour them. After that, we will show the people how to fold paper planes and then guide them through it slowly. Following that, we will ask them to throw the planes.

 

(All activities are tentative as of now and are subject to change).

After that, we can end the activities and allow the residents to leave. We will then conduct debrief and clear up

This is a compulsory event and attendance will be taken. Absence without valid reason will not be tolerated.

Remember to submit your excuses to the sirs if you are unavailable on that day (once the date is confirmed).