Exactly what we did the whole day of Thursday, 7/10/2010. We gave two mini talks in two different primary schools, namely SK Convent Green Lane and SK Bukit Gelugor.
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| Final planning before going over to our sister school |
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| Going through the sketch for the last time |
We really have to thank Pn. Mariani, headmistress of SK Convent Green Lane, Pn. Jenny, the Student Affairs Senior Assistant of SK Convent Green Lane, the teachers of SK CGL who willingly accompanied the students in the hall, Pn. Tan Saw Lean, the head mistress of SK Bukit Gelugor and En. Nazri Bin Abdul Hamid, the Administration Head of SK Bukit Gelugor for allowing us to spread the message in their school about the importance of saving the Orangutans.
We started off the day in SK Convent Green Lane. As it was our sister school, we did not have to "hire" any transportation. We just had to use our trusty "Bus 11" (for those of you who don't understand what that means, look at yourself in a full-length mirror. See anything resembling the number 11? If you still don't get it, it's your two wonderful legs XD)
We arrived at their hall at a quarter to our appointment time to make sure that all the things, such as the LCD projector, PA system and laptop were all running in good condition. The students filled the hall pretty quickly. Our audience for the day were the students from Years 4-6.
The talk got going at 8.45 a.m. sharp with an introduction as to what we were there for, All the members were introduced as well. 3 of our members could not make it as they were unable to attend school due to emergencies. But thank God that we always have friends who are ready to stick by us. We managed to get 2 replacements for our introductory sketch. Thank You Jolene and Kellie!!
As I was saying, we had an introductory sketch to start the ball rolling as to how dire the state of the orangutans are. After the sketch, Rebekah carried on with the talk cum PowerPoint presentation. In her talk, Rebekah told the students all they needed to know about orangutans. For example, the literal meaning of orangutan, their lifestyle habits, their habitat and so on. After which, she highlighted the plight of this endangered species.
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| Rebekah giving the talk |
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| Setting up our stall while the talk was going on |
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| The students listening attentively |
We were blown away by their response. Their overwhelming feedback gave us a lot of encouragement throughout the talk. After the talk and PowerPoint presentation, we proceeded to a Question and Answer session. The Question and Answer session was a two-way session. The students were given the chance to ask any question about what they wanted to know about this endangered species. After seeing that their minds were fed enough, we carried on with our turn of asking them questions. Any student who was brave enough to try their luck was to put up their hand at the count of 3.
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| The answer is.. |
The students were led to visit our mini stall at which we sold our orangutan themed merchandise. Students were also encouraged to sign our petition form and donate generously. After about 15 minutes, our teacher advisor who was with us at that time, Pn. Yon Zanariah, gave the cue to pack up and leave for our next destination.
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| Unpacking the car |
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| "reporting" to the headmistress |
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| On the way to the hall |
We split up in to two cars. We would like to thank Mr. Koay for his helpfulness in chauffeuring us to and fro from SK Bukit Gelugor. As soon as we reached, we went to "report" to the headmistress. She was given the official letter stating that we would like to carry out our campaign in her school. We proceeded to the hall where the Year 5 and Year 6 students were waiting for us.
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| Thank you for your patience |
We went through the entire procedure of acting out the sketch, giving the mini talk cum PowerPoint presentation, Q&A session etc. Although their response was not as enthralling, but we knew that our efforts were not in vain. Our message got through all the same.
After carrying out our assignment there, we headed back to, what we call our second abode, to catch many breathers and to count the spoils of our sales.
As a whole, we had an exciting and wonderful time, doing our best to put the message of saving the orangutans across to the younger generation. So that, in the years to come, we WILL definitely see a difference in OUR world that WE live in.
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