CELEBRATE SG50 WITH FOCUS ADVENTURE

CELEBRATE SG50 WITH FOCUS ADVENTURE

We are deeply grateful to all Corporate Partners and Clients who have supported FOCUS Adventure over the years. FOCUS Adventure will pay it forward by contributing SGD50 to a “Youth Development Fund” for every successful programme delivered in 2015. FOCUS Adventure delivers on average of 650 programmes each year, together with its sister companies (Outdoor Adventures and CAMP CHALLENGE) we hope to contribute the targeted amount of SGD 50,000 by end of the year. Thank you again for your support and celebrating SG50 with FOCUS Adventure!

SOAR HIGH WITH MINDS

SOAR HIGH WITH MINDS

For MINDS Towner Garden School, to maximise our interaction with the students, this time FOCUS Adventure conducted an indoor programme for the students. On 11th July 2015, 19 students and 8 staff from MINDS Towner Garden School participated in our Angry Bird Trebuchet Challenge! and tapping on our sister company’s expertise on managing children, it provided a more experiential development process for the students.

Working in small groups, the activity requires the students to construct their own trebuchet through the use of PVC pipes and twines. The students who are in Scouts displayed excellent tying and lashing skills. The second segment was the creation of the angry birds (i.e. projectiles) with the use of jumping clay. It allowed us to witness the creativity side of the students. The highlight of the activity was the successful launching of their projectiles by their very own trebuchet which destroyed their designated castle! A great sense of accomplishment was achieved when their projectiles successfully hit the castles!

It was yet another fulfilling day with the students, with much being learnt and shared amongst our staff and the students. Definitely looking forward to the next programme with the students!

Testimonial:

The activity was very interactive and the Facilitators were very enthusiastic in mingling with the students. Although most of the students had trouble with the knots, the Facilitators involved the students in ways they can contribute, like cutting the tape or holding the poles together. The students had the most fun kneading the angry birds out of plasticine and attacking the castle using the trebuchet. Thank you for bringing so much joy and laughter to our students!!!
– Ms Michelle Yeo, Job Coach

The activity was very interesting as it involved teamwork & problem solving skills whereby the students together with the volunteer & teacher had to figure out how it worked. The kneading of the angry birds was fun and the students enjoy the outcome of their creations. The volunteers were very helpful and committed in their way they carried out the activity with our students. Overall it was a very well planned programme. Good job FOCUS Adventure Team! Thanks for organising it. Both students & teachers enjoyed the activity.
– Ms Adeline Ong, Teacher

THE SAILING CHALLENGE!

THE SAILING CHALLENGE!

Finally we have set off sails on our two new beautiful Sailboats called Maybritt and L’attitude. On our second sailing programme we brought both Maybritt and L’attitude to sail from Raffles Marina (Tuas) all the way to Sentosa’s One Degree 15; a 10-hour exciting journey down south!

The Sailing started in the afternoon with participants arriving at Raffles Marina to change up and to board the sail boats. With a little quick safety briefing from our very own two skippers, we quickly went onboard and did a quick understanding of the boats, terminologies and roles responsibilities.

Within 15 mintues we were off the ropes and started motoring our way out of the marina. Once we were out, the first 20 mintues was covered up with trainings on wind direction, how the boat works and terminologies. The participants were real quick to pick up the skills, and we did our tack trainings! Tacking is the action done for the boats to go on a “zick-zack” path to cut the wind on a thirty degree angle towards wind to go on a smooth sailing

When a boat is tacked, not only should the skipper move the wheels for the rudder, but the entire sail will move from one end to another. This means the entire team has to release the ropes on one end and to tighten the other; this comes with coordination and communication. With much practice, the teams started to tack faster and faster. The timing was brilliant and the speed of the boat did not drop too much after every tack. The hardest part was to furl the genoa (front sail) in to bring it over to the other side. Now the rope used to furl is comparatively small with the others, therefore takes more strengths, and sometimes, more people!

Two gentlemen trying to furl the genoa in!

With someone furling the genoa, another few had to pull in the genoa towards the other direction, and with the strong winds, it was almost impossible if it was not for the team’s enthusiasm and efforts put together!

Three gentlemen trying their all to pull the genoa as close to the centre of the deck as possible!

Of course that was not the end of the task, since it is The Sailing Challenge! Teams were tasked to open up the second sail which was at the back called the Mizzen. As we were sailing and getting good at the tacks, teams wanted to move faster, therefore the call was given from the skipper to open up our Mizzen. Now, the sail had to be brought up while still traveling and this required loads of effort, balance and communication. As the sail sheets were pulled higher, wind started to catch the sail and it became heavier and heavier. With enough manpower, the sail eventually went all the way to the top!

Finally all three sail were up; the boat started to pick up phase, and traveled at an average of 6 knots. This was not the end as, there was a new challenge awaiting the team. It was seemed as though; every moment they overcame a challenge a new one popped up. This time round, the daylight was going down and the teams had to move faster to get closer to Sentosa before it became too dark out in the sea. Eventually the teams made it straight out and reached Onedegree15 at 2200 hrs. Everyone still had energy to jump off board and to give each other a hi-5! What was the most exciting part of the programme was asked, and everyone without fail shouted “Sailing!”

Our Sail is up, and ready for the next challenge!
Sign up now and try this new and exciting experience with your own team today!
Get ready to furl Sail is up, and ready for the next challenge!

THE BUILD-A-BIKE CHALLENGE!

THE BUILD-A-BIKE CHALLENGE!

Let’s welcome in our latest and newest program FOCUS Adventure would like to offer – The Build-a-Bike Challenge!

This programme is not just a usual teambuilding program, but ontop of all the teambuilding elements that can be learnt from the program, there is also a CSR component in it. The bikes build by the participants will be delivered to a less fortunate kid chosen by the company or some organisation FOCUS Adventure is working closely with.

We delivered two programs with each building about 12 working bikes.

The program started as our usual FOCUS Adventure program; therefore participants who came down had no idea about the CSR element

When the Build a Bike Challenge was introduced to them, they took it as a competition. Teams went to do fringe activities to earn more materials to build their customised front baskets.

Once everybody got back, and half way building the bikes, teams were told to stop their work and to settle down. This point many were having the “What is happening” look, but listened and sat down facing the screen.

The next thing that happened was a video that was played about a particular family service centre. The video shared about what the family service centre does and how they help the people in need. For this program we engaged Viriya Family service centre whom were so forth coming in helping out with this vision and project. At the end of the video, the main facilitator came to the front and announced to everyone that the bikes that they were building were for less fortunate children where the bikes can mean more than just a bike, but HOPE – The hope to live life to the fullest and to enjoy their childhood. At the end of the speech, everyone was given close to 60minutes to complete their bikes, and everyone sprung into action and started building a bike every child deserved.

In the end, all the bikes turned beautifully well with small messages written on the basket for each kid for them to be happy and not to lose hope

The final product being delivered to the lucky children becomes of these kind souls!

Note: All bikes were checked thoroughly again for safety reasons before it was passed to the children.

TEAM CHALLENGE HOURGLASS (TCH)

TEAM CHALLENGE HOURGLASS (TCH) 

Located in between the two beaches of Tanjong Beach and Palawan beach in Singapore’s Sentosa, The 4th generation TCH showcases the epitome of knowledge and experiences we have accumulated over the years from building the previous 3 generations.

The TCH offers an overwhelming experience for any team which would accept the challenge; on retrospect, It was safe to say, when the first team of participants cleared the obstacles and various challenges to the top on 20th February 2016, they were in awe of the marvelous and unique sea view offered only by the TCH, after which, they were treated to an exclusive and thrilling experience of a free fall (while safely attached to a flight line system, of course!) to the ground.

For more info, please visit http://www.TeamChallengeHourglass.com

For more info, please visit http://www.TeamChallengeHourglass.com

TRYBE’S VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION PARTY 2016

TRYBE’S VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION PARTY 2016

FOCUS Adventure is proud to be the main sponsor for Trybe’s Annual Volunteer Appreciation Party 2016, which was held at our Sentosa Learning Facility on 26th November. The event was held to appreciate the volunteers’ contribution in 2016 and for all volunteers to interact with each other across the different divisions. A total of 30 volunteers turned up for the event, which was themed “Rock & Roll”. The main highlight of the event was our Team Challenge Hourglass, which was very well received by the volunteers. Despite the light rain, the volunteers persisted on and attempted the high elements and the flight line. Thereafter, the event came to a closure with the giving out of the Certificates of Achievement, followed by an awards ceremony for the volunteers. The volunteers were also treated to a good barbeque dinner which they deserved for completing the Team Challenge Hourglass!

Volunteers’ Testimonials of the Event:

•    “I have never done anything like this before. It was very scary but fun”
•    “Jumping off the platform was the most memorable thing. I would probably remember that forever.”
•    “While we did not know each other  in the team, we were supporting each other to complete the obstacles.”

LOOLA CSR TRIP

LOOLA CSR TRIP

On 27th December 2016, a total of 16 partners from FOCUS Adventure and sister companies – CAMP CHALLENGE and Outdoor Adventures, visited LooLa Adventure Resort, an award winning eco-resort based in Bintan. It was a huge milestone for us, marking the first combined overseas CSR trip for the 3 sister companies.

Upon arrival, the team was greeted by the friendly local staff and the owner and CEO of LooLa Adventure Resort, Dr Marc Van Loo. We are extremely honored by Marc’s presence, as he introduced us to the sustainability concept that LooLa thrives and functions on, which has won many awards and accolades for the resort.

The main objective of this trip is for the team to be meaningfully engaged in a local CSR project. Together with the support and help from the staff, the team built a wastewater garden for a local household. There are many health and environmental benefits of the garden, which recycles the household’s wastewater and delivers it back cleanly into the water table. The UNICEF designed garden is part of an international research program backed by WBCSD and NUS, and we are happy to be able to contribute our part in this global project!

STB INSPIRE 3.0

STB INSPIRE 3.0

On 5 March 2017, FOCUS Adventure, in partnership with STB under the INSPIRE (In Singapore Incentives & Rewards) program, conducted a dragon boat program for 66 ladies from India, as part of efforts to promote Singapore as an incentives and rewards destination for the Indian market. With 7 boats heading out to sea together, it was our biggest dragon boat program at that point of time, testament to how much our sea-based capabilities have grown.

THANK YOU CARD FROM HOUGANG SHENG HONG FSC

THANK YOU CARD FROM HOUGANG SHENG HONG FSC

A Thank You Card from Hougang Sheng Hong FSC.

Dear Donor,

I am Nur Jade Raine Ryan. I would like to thank you for donating a bicycle to me. My wish is to have my own bicycle so that I can take care of it myself. My wish come true and once again, thank you.

– Jade