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Academic Societies:

Cross-Society Activities

By Eunice Hee Xin Yeu, Bryan Lau Khar Loke, Bernice Ng Pei Qi

To strengthen the bond and Apart from the English Language
understanding between students across Society, the Japanese Society based their entire
different societies, a group of CHKL students activity on a summer festival, known locally as for the students to solve. Participants were
has decided to host a cross-society activity The Bon Odori Festival. They combined a mix tasked to search for clues and interrogate
on the 10th of June. There were a total of 7 of music, Japanese culture and dances so that the suspects to solve the case. Not only that,
societies that participated, and needless to say, the students can experience a summer festival this activity also facilitated an opportunity
our passion and unity made the event a very without even having to book a plane ticket. for students to cultivate an interest towards
huge success. A lot of students managed to lawsuits and case solving, in case they
grasp some key concepts on how other societies The Chinese Debate Society, however, want to be detectives in the future.
are run, as well as enjoy the activities that provided all participants with the experience
the esteemed committees of the participating of being in a debate while boosting their Furthermore, the Geography
societies have planned. self-confidence and their ability to express Society hosted an interesting activity
their points of view. Students learned debate that consisted of painting paper fans.
The English Language Society hosted a techniques through entertaining station games This painting method originated in
game-based activity called Merriment Myriad, and were able to redeem prizes prepared by Turkey, and locals call this method
during which the students played all sorts of the committee. Many participants were quite wet rubbing. The purpose of this
board games, such as UNO!, Monopoly competitive which made the entire activity even activity is to introduce different
and Scrabble. The purpose of this activity more exhilarating. countries’ cultures to the students and this
was to enhance the students’ brainpower by fateful day, Turkey was chosen as their main
brainstorming different strategies to win. Putting debates aside, the Legal theme.
Knowledge Society created a murder mystery

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