Through the Leadership Training Camp, we learnt many new skills.

We tried dragon boating,

Rock climbing,

And even learnt the “Potter Waltz”,

During the last night, we even had our own version of “Yule Ball” which was held together with our campfire.

However to everyone of us, it’s not the new skill we have learnt that mattered the most. It was the process of learning that was etched deep within our minds and hearts.

The Defense against the Dark Arts sessions helped us reflect and think about the way we acted during the day, talked about our own fears and weaknesses as well as strengths and qualities. Through these sessions, we got to be more aware of ourselves as well as others.

We realized how the strength of encouragements from one another could make one person go very far;

How communication was the key to everything that needs to be done;

And even the most basic principle like care and concern mattered so much not only in our term as a leader, but even in our daily lives as well.

I thoroughly enjoyed my 4 days in LTC and I daresay every single witch and wizard has done well in ‘Hogwarts’. We have proven ourselves to our teammates, prefects as well as professors and we have indeed grown and matured.

From just being students on 4^th July 2008, we became leaders, on 7^th July 2008.

Eggs & Toast is NY’s first online anthology of leadership experiences. It is a collection of true stories about past and present student leaders of NYJC. The amazing stories and experiences can then be shared among the NY population.

So, why the title?
As food, this dish is a nutritious, easy-to-make and tasty breakfast which is well-loved by many. On another level, to “egg” someone on is to cheer him on to achieve something, while to propose a “toast” to someone is to honour and to celebrate this particular person.

So how can you get started?
Remember, you can share your own story or share with us about someone you know. We welcome Chinese, Malay and Tamil versions as well. Teachers, alumni and current students are all welcome to share their stories.

If you are interested to have your story published right on this website, do email us at nyleaders@gmail.com. More details will be given then!  

What: JC1 Level Camp 2008
When: 6th and 7th March 2008
Where: NYJC

The JC1 Level Camp is an annual event introduced into our college in 2005, to provide training for all JC1 NYJCians to become leaders of tomorrow! This year, we will be focusing on developing NYJCians’ Resilience, Resourcefulness and Teamwork through a series of activities and reflections. These values are three of the five core values of our college.  Add to that, you’ll have a blast getting to know your new classmates!

If you’re an ex-NYJCian and would like to volunteer to be a facilitator for this level camp, you can check out www.nanyangjc.org for more details!

See you at JC1 Level Camp 2008!

This year, we are honoured to have Mr Raymond Lim (MP for East Coast GRC) and Minister for Transport & Second Minister for Foreign Affairs to meet our NY leaders for a dialogue session.

Please take note of the details and see if you are involved:

Date: 23rd August 2007
Time: 2.30pm-4.30pm
Venue: NYJC (specific venue to be confirmed at a later date)
Who’s involved: All Presidents/Captains/Chairpersons of all CCAs, Houses, Class Executive Committees and Interest Groups and members of the Scholars Development Programme.

Each CCA/House/Class Exco/Interest Group will be represented by only the head, except for the following ccas:

1) Student Council
2) Debating and Journalism Club

Prior to the actual event, you are to attend a briefing (conducted by Mr Ibrahim Othman) on 16th August 2007 at LT 3 at 1pm.

If you have any questions, you can either email: nyleaders@gmail.com or approach Ms Amy Chiew on ext 130.

Tell us all about your experiences in our forum!

 

Project Sandcastle @ ECP 

When? 21st July 2007, 7.30am sharp

Where? Castle Beach (East Coast Park)  

What to wear? NY PE T-shirt and black shorts. Slippers or sandals are preferred.

What to bring? 1 litre of water and sunblock

Where is Castle Beach? Behind East Coast Food Centre

http://www.castlebeach.org/index.htm,  http://www.beautifulmindworks.com/v2/

Remember the fun times and continue to keep in contact?

Email us your photos (nyleaders@gmail.com) and we’ll put them up on this website. You can also start a chat and continue to network and keep in touch in our forum  http://nyleadersforum.proboards41.com/ 

Don’t let your new friendships die out!

For more information on King Arthur, the Excalibur and Camelot, do check out the following websites:

History of King Arthur: http://www.britannia.com/history/h12.html

Story of King Arthur (check out the link ”Arthurian Legend” for a simplified version): http://www-personal.umich.edu/~merrie/Arthur/ 

Chief of Army Brigadier-General Neo Kian Hong was promoted to the rank of Major-General on 1 July 2007. This promotion came less than 5 months after he took over as head honcho of the Army in March this year, testimony of his high level of competence and performance. 

Major-General Neo, Class of 82, joined the SAF in 1983 and was awarded the SAF Overseas Scholarship in 1985. In the course of his military career, he has held, amongst other appointments, that of Chief of Staff, Joint Staff; Director, Joint Operations and Planning Directorate; Commander, Army Training and Doctrine Command; Commander 9th Division; Assistant Chief of General Staff (Operations); Assistant Chief of General Staff (Personnel); Commander, 7th Singapore Infantry Brigade and Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, Singapore Guards. 

Our heartiest congratulations to Major-General Neo!