Finally, we arrived at our destination, and got out of the bus. The air was definitely fresher than what we had in the bus. We gathered at the beach for a briefing on how to build the sandcastle. It was fascinating to know what we could do so much with just a few sandcastle building tools which we played with when we were kids. We then got up and started building the sandcastles. We were divided into many groups.
Some went to collect water while the others tried to build the sandcastles. Water was poured to make the sand stronger so that the sandcastles would stand. After much time and effort, we managed to mould the sand to take the shape of the sandcastles. Further improvements had to be made.
Everybody was cooperating and having lots of fun, playing with the water and sand. Our group's sandcastle fell as we tried to add more details to it. However, we carried on and rebuilt the sandcastle once more and succeeded this time. We had to apply one of the Habits of Mind, persisting, before we can see the product of our labour. The satisfaction we had after completing the castle was superb. The feeling we had brought us back to our days when we were still kids.
Other groups had also made fantastic sandcastles and they looked great.
There were visitors who had also joined in the fun.
Everyone took photos with their masterpiece.
Time flew very fast. Then it was already 6.30pm. Mr Siva gave us a debriefing, reaffirming a job well done by every single AMKsian present.
We took a group photo to remember the day that we had toiled so hard but had fun at the same time working together in teams.
We were dismissed by the instructors and left, making way to the car park for the bus. We believe everyone is looking forward to the next hands-on sandcastle building session.
Reflected by Goh Bao Sheng and Gabriel Tiu of 2/2