Friday, October 31, 2008

6:03 PM

Oven whereby dead Jewish prisoners were cremated
Picture of the first Nazi concentration camp.

Blue illumination of the Eiffel Tower for the Europe Day 2006.
(but we are not going to Paris)

COUNTING DOWN TO OUR EUROPE TRIP!

15 days left!

YIPPPPPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Posted by Joey Chan=)

Europhiles :)

Thursday, October 30, 2008

12:56 PM

Latest Update on Sch Exchange

Dear Europhiles,

There will be about 30 students who will be with us for the school exchange programme. so, you won't be doing presentations to the whole school. guess its easier for u, ya?

ok, juz to summarise:

1. 1 presentation on S'pore
2. 1 presentation on SKSS
3. 1 cultural dance (raveena and ravetha)
4. each group to prepare 1 traditional game (i leave it for the group to discuss, decide and prepare) since we are not meeting up till 11th of Nov, can we have the discussion online. using this blog will be a good start. please post abt what your group intends to do.

gavin lee

Europhiles :)

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

3:13 PM

rialto bridge-venice

colosseum-rome

dachau's concentration camp-germany

Europhiles :)

Thursday, October 23, 2008

1:15 PM

2 days into Pre Trip

Hello,

think quite a lot of new info was introduced over the past 2 days. i think the Nazi's cruelty towards the Jew seen in the videos brought about a lot of questions and maybe even anger. I think some of you have never seen so many dead bodies (not in movies though) before. i hope u will not get traumatised but rather learn from this terrible tragedy that decisions people make, influences lives. especially so, when u are holding a position of high authority in the future. well, like what i said yesterday, i am just glad i'm not born a Jew, at that time and in that country.

2dae, we'll be having a session of video cam and camera handling skills. hope u guys will learn from the session too. see u guys in a while.

gavin lee

Europhiles :)

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

3:45 PM

We had just watched the video of Holocaust atrocities. We saw Hitler's driscrimination towards Jews, homosexuals, mentally and physically disabled people.

Dachau was a Nazi German concentration camp, and the first one opened in Germany, located on the grounds of an abandoned munitions factory near the medieval town of Dachau, about 16 km (10 miles) northwest of Munich in the state of Bavaria which is located in southern Germany.

We felt pity for the Jews. The Germans had killed 6million Jews as Hitler wanted to destroy the Jews. Hitler is a very cruel person, ruthless and selfish because it is only his point of view.

Europhiles :)

3:45 PM

We just watched a short clip by mr.gavin on how the races regarded as unworthy were treated at the concentration camps. We felt really disgusted by the way they treated them, at the same time sorry for the people that had died there. Hitler is unrealistic, crazy. We were also glad that we were not born as a Jew. The concentration camps were terrible!! We saw loads of bodies being stacked up like a can of sardines. Also, 6 million people were killed during that time!! More than what Singapore's population is! The living conditions at the camps were inhumane, even animals live in better conditions! The way the German used to kill the people there was also crazy, they used them as guinea pigs and place them in a gas chamber for them to die. They also killed so many people that there wasn't enough space for them to dump the bodies!

Signing off!

Group 1 a.k.a Guess

Europhiles :)

3:44 PM

This is group 3 speaking,

Mr Lee just showed us 4 different videos.

These videos are about Dachau Concentration Camp,Jews,Nazis,Hitler and discrimination.

After viewing these videos, we had a better understanding of how people were treated and how life was back then during the World War II period. It was rather traumatising as this was our first time seeing such a cruel and disturbing scene. Never did we thought that things were this bad in the past. We are thankful that we were not born during the World War II living under such undesirable conditions. We sympathised with the way the Jews were treated by the Nazis.We look forward to visiting the Concentration Camp so that we would be able to get a better understanding.

To be continued......

Europhiles :)

3:44 PM

Rojak's here.

Just finished watching the videos on Concentration camps.

After watching the videos, here is our reflections.

The victims were all Jews. They were discriminated by the German leader, Hitler. We could see the harsh conditions that the Jews were facing, they were all so skinny, only left with bones. Many died of hunger and disease. They did not get to bathe and do stuffs that we get to do everyday. Dead bodies can be seen almost everywhere such as the walking areas, gas chambers & underneath the ground. Many corpses were also not properly disposed. After watching the videos, we sympathise the poor & helpless victims. It remind us how fortunate we are & yet, not treasuring what we have. It also remind us the hardship our forefathers suffered. We feel devastated to know how everyone is being tortured. Yet, other parts of the world is still carrying out their own life. Hopefully, there will be world peace and that history will never be repeated again.

Europhiles :)

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

3:41 PM

Guten Tag, we're group 2.
(Guten Tag means Good day/Hello --Formal greeting in daytime)
Our group members are Kahmin, May, Jing Heng & Manickam.
We're going to Doha (Qatar), Munich (Germany), Salzburg (Austria), Venice & Rome (Italy).

Our expectations for the trip are:

• To learn about the geographical historical places.
• To know about how the political & administrative system works.
• To get a better understanding about their lifestyles, cultures & languages.

Our preparations for the trip:

• Prepare research such as the brief background of the places which we will be going.
• Get ourselves mentally & physically prepared to adapt to the cold climate.

I guess it would be an eye-opening experience for us.

Europhiles :)

3:40 PM

Loha!

We are Heather,Ain,Rachel & Hari.We are members of group 3. Firstly, we would like to thank the school for giving us such a fabulous opportunity to visit Europe! We promise to make full use of this opportunity and gain as much knowledge as possible.

We are very excited as this is the first time that we are going to Europe!

To be continued..........

Europhiles :)

3:38 PM

Group 1:
Raveena
Ravetha
Han Boon
Nicholas

We are all excited to go for the trip :) Yay.
Reasons:
--> We have never been to Europe before.
--> Totally different climate compared to Singapore
--> To learn about the history of Europe
--> Never been to a volcano before
--> Get to see Castles, Mountains, Snow (If possible)...etc.
--> Get to travel on the aeroplane :)

Things we worry about:
--> Weather
--> Falling sick
--> Kidnap
--> Language Barriers
--> Food
--> Getting lost
--> Homesick
--> Getting bored on the plane

We look forward to the trip. Haha

End!

Europhiles :)

3:38 PM

Hello.

We're Group 4, who call ourselves ROJAK. It consists of Cheryl Tsai from 3e3, Joey Chan from 3n6, Vincent Natasha from 3n6 & Yvonne Choy from 3n8. We're going to Qatar, Germany, Austria & Italy.

By the end of this trip, we hope to gain more experience, learn the cultures from the different countries, make more friends & taste their local food.

We prepared ourselves by doing research on the different countries, attend pre-trip activities which enhance our understanding about the countries.

We're all looking forward to this trip! Hope you have fun & envy us, HEH Goodbye, everybody!

With love,
ROJAK.

Europhiles :)

Monday, October 6, 2008

10:17 PM

6th of October 2008

This is the very 1st post. will inform the students about this when their exams are over. I really hope that there is internet wifi connection freely available in the countires we are going. For the details, I'll let the students blog about it. The teachers going on the trip:

Mrs Eunice Koh

Miss Sazryna Lee

Mr Gavin Lee

This is getting exciting!

posted by: Gavin Lee

Europhiles :)