January marked the start of a brand new year for Guilly, with many exciting activities lined up this month 🙂 Toy Car Painting We started the year with a mass painting session! Our trainees got to express their creativity and imagination through painting their very own wooden toy cars, which were kindly given to us… Continue reading January 2020 Updates
Family Day At the beginning of the month, Guilly attended MYG Family Day at Nanyang Technological University. Family members and caregivers came along to attend talks for caregivers. The volunteers and trainees participated in booth games where they can exchange their points for prizes. There were also various cultural performances put up by the CCA… Continue reading December 2019 Updates
Pesta Kampung 2019 Guilly got the opportunity to take part in Pesta Kampung 2019, which was an event organized by Ground-Up Initiative to encourage people to explore and experience farming. Our tour guide brought us for a tour around the kampung and shared with us the various activities conducted there. Both the caregivers and trainees… Continue reading November 2019 Updates
Hello! This post marks the start of our series of monthly Guilly updates, where we will share and reflect on the experiences that we went through with our trainees 🙂 Jewel Changi Airport Outing Guilly visited Jewel Changi airport in mid October for an outing with RSP Architects. The attractions that we went to include… Continue reading October 2019 Updates
On 7th March 2015, Guilly set off for an adventure at the Singapore Science Centre. Trainees were first amazed by the wonders of science through live demonstrations based on scientific concepts like how varied tones can be produced from a music box by placing it on different surfaces. After a quick journeying through the exhibitions,… Continue reading Outing to the Singapore Science Centre
It's the all awaited time of the year again - Chinese New Year, where warm house visits and family reunions happen. Our Guilly family is no different. During the festive season, Guilly volunteers made their way down to visit their trainees and caregivers at their homes to spread the festive love. During the visits, volunteers… Continue reading CNY 2015 Home Visits Reflections II
Having not met most of the families of our trainees at Guilly, I was quite excited and nervous for the Lunar New Year home visits. Though every family is different, the 5 homes I visited had something in common. They were very warm and hospitable, and also very willing to share with us their stories.… Continue reading CNY 2015 Home Visits Reflections I
What would be Singaporean’s number one favorite? FOOD and nothing but food! And here at MYG Guillemard Project we took our passion for eating to the next step. Making food. And for those of you who have no idea how to cook, our trainees here hope to inspire a few Michelin chefs along the way.… Continue reading Guilly Culinary Session @Katong CC
Eager to learn and excited for a Japanese Bento treat, Guilly trainees and volunteers headed down to Umi-sushi’s newly opened outlet at Tanjong Pagar Exchange in April for an afternoon of sushi and bento making (fully sponsored by Umi-Sushi). Umi-Sushi’s staff patiently guided the trainees in making their sushi and bento. First and foremost,… Continue reading UMISUSHI Sushi Making Workshop
It was literally a cool way to conclude the Year 13/14 as Guilly went for an Ice-cream Making Workshop at Snow City on 22 March 2014. After a lesson on the concept of temperature and heat transfer by the facilitators, our trainees were given the opportunity to make their own ice-cream. They had much fun… Continue reading Snow City Outing 2014
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