Post for Saturday 120909 (Day 8 - Home Sweet Home!) - done on Sunday 10.50 p.m.

Yesterday, it was Saturday, Home Sweet Home Day. Finally, it marked the last day of our Educational and Cultural Immersion trip to Tainan, Taiwan. The hospitality and warmth from our Taiwanese friends, especially Principal Wu and staff of Yizai Elementary School, will be remembered fondly by all who participated in this trip. Once again, we express our heartfelt thanks to one and all involved.

Pupils were in a reflective mood on Saturday. We started off with a briefing at the lobby of the Sunshine Hotel before we boarded the coach to the airport.



Last briefing at the Sunshine Hotel lobby before leaving for home





Pupils were much more adept at packing up compared to the first day in Taiwan. That was heartening. On the bus, many pupils talked about being happy to return to Singapore and seeing their loved ones again but at the same time, sad to leave behind wonderful friends in Taiwan. What they have now are beautiful memories of their entire learning journey. Some continued to reflect on the coach.



Wee Heng busy reflecting on the coach, not wasting a single minute





After we passed through the Immigration counter, we took a group photograph again.


Group photo at airport in Kaohsiung





Fun shot - notice the smiles!







Before we boarded the plane, we did more reflections.



Kendrick and Chester in deep reflection before boarding the plane home




On the plane, pupils were well behaved. We teachers were very proud of these 26 pupils. There was indeed a marked improvement compared to the plane trip on the previous Saturday. The kids have learnt much and 'grown up' in the last 8 days.



Like many others, Gladys is indeed glad to have had a great learning experience in Tainan and looks forward to be home in Singapore to share them with all her friends.







Thank you for viewing this blog. We can only give a synopsis of all that had happened. The children will continue to do post trip reflections to reinforce all learning points. I hope you have enjoyed reading the blog. Do continue to use this as a platform for further communication. My thanks to one and all who have supported and contributed in one way or another to the success of this trip. On behalf of Mdm Toh, Mr Chew and Chongfu School, thank you to one and all!

Mdm Fan :)