ZestherZ

NOTICE

2009-10-09T09:40:00.002+08:00

THIS SAT MEETING IS CANCELED

Check your email next week on details of retreat.

2009-09-28T09:16:00.001+08:00

For those who are involved in the BCF-Reebok Run Goodie Bags Packing and Distribution over the weekend, I believe it's a good experience and you have enjoyed yourself.

:)

2009-09-28T09:11:00.002+08:00

Calendar for the next quarter:

Oct 10 - training session (9am - 11am)
List of questions for retreat discussion will be given.
Those who have not signed up for the Challenge committee, please do so by Oct 10.
For those who missed the last session, find out from your friends what it is about.

Nov 14 - ZestherZ Retreat (9am - 5pm)
Please make sure you attend.
For those who are not able to attend the full session, please email me by end of Oct.

Nov 21 - ZestherZ Orientation
Orientation session for this year graduating Sec 4s.
Some of you will be asked to help out.
Please check your email closer to date.

2009-08-20T23:36:00.001+08:00

Meeting this Sat (Aug 22) will be cancelled.

Next meeting will be on Sept 12

2009-07-09T02:47:00.002+08:00

MEETING DATES (July - September 09)

July 25 (10am)
P&D - include promotion of WO (Year 2s)
Venue: GBC
Attire: Full uniform
* Level reps to confirm attendance by July 18

Aug 22 (9.30am)
Training
Venue: GBC

Sept 12 (9.30am)
Training
Venue: GBC

Sept 26 and/or 27
Community Project - volunteer at Reebok Pink Ribbon run (BCF)
Time and Venue to be confirmed
* This counts towards your community service hours

2009-06-25T09:42:00.003+08:00

NO MEETING THIS SATURDAY

Hi girls,

There will be no ZestherZ meeting this Saturday (June 27).'

The confirmed calendar for July - September will be out soon.

It will be emailed to you and posted on the blog.
If you have not been receiving emails, please send us an email at zestherz@gmail.com so that we can include you in the email blasts.

2009-06-03T18:14:00.002+08:00

ADVENTURE CAMP 2009

Date: June 12-15, 2009
Reporting Time: 5 pm
Reporting Venue: Changi Beach
Reporting Time: 5 pm
Time of dismissal: 8.30 am (15/6/09)
Place of dismissal: East Coast Park
Cost: $35
Officer-in-charge: Ms Joyce Kwan

PS: Anyone who have a temperature of more than 38 degrees will be sent home.

2009-04-22T22:56:00.002+08:00

NEXT MEETING

May 16 & 23
9.30am - noon
GBC

Come prepared to share your team's initial plan for local community service project

APRIL 25, 2009 (Saturday)
8am - 10.30am
GBC

Bring: Notebook and pen

2009-03-18T08:38:00.006+08:00

WHAT's UP?
(March - June 2009)

ALL TO ATTEND

March 28 (9.30am - 11.30am)
Talk by Breast Cancer Foundation
* this is the introduction session for the new series of community service we are starting

April 25
Skill training

May 16
Skill training

May 31
Skill trainings

NOTE: ACEH TRIP HAS BEEN CANCELLED ... NORMAL MEETINGS IN JUNE RESUME

June 6
Packing for Aceh trip

June 11-15 (tentative dates but will be in June)
Trip to Aceh for library project

2009-02-11T20:51:00.002+08:00

NO MEETING THIS SAT

Please note that the meeting this Saturday (Feb 14) has been postponed till a later date.

Remember to submit your VV team list by Feb 12. All submission must include your name and email address, each team should consist of 4 to 6 girls.

NOTICE

2009-02-03T12:41:00.003+08:00

ZestherZ leadership training 1

Details as follows:

Date: Feb 7, 2009 (Saturday)
Time: 8am - 5pm
Venue: Kuo chuan Presbyterian Secondary School
Things to bring: Stationeries, notebooks and Water bottles

Levels involved: Year 1, 2 and 3

2009-01-11T21:11:00.000+08:00

EXCITING TIME IN CAMBODIA

Under Construction

2008-11-08T16:11:00.000+08:00

RECRUITMENT 2009

We are recruiting!

Resigtration starts Nov 22, 08 and ends on Jan 10, 09

ZestherZ open house will be on Jan 3, 09

If you are interested to obtain more information, please tag on our blog or email zestherz@gmail.com

More details to come

2008-11-08T15:52:00.000+08:00

RESIDENTIAL PROJECT

First overseas residential project for ZestherZ will be held in December 2008 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Year 1 and 2 girls and officers from ZestherZ will be conducting leadership trainings and surveys during the trip.

Of course, we will be there to spread the Christmas joy there.

2008-10-08T14:58:00.000+08:00

TAKEN!

Auctioned for $250

Thank you!

2008-08-23T22:51:00.000+08:00

Feltings for Sale

ZestherZ are down this afternoon preparing for the fund-raiser at the Officers' Retreat.

We will be setting up stall at OR selling kacang puteh, tees, bags, crafts from needle and wet felting.

The girls spend the morning repacking the kacang and felting.

The theme of the fund-raiser focuses on GB One Chance project in Cambodia.

Other than the One Chance tee-shirts that we will be selling, there are also One Chance star accessories which each takes about an hour to make.

The greatest achievement of the day is the 10-hour master piece - the GB crest made from wet and needle felting. This will be framed and put up for auction on the first day of the Officers' Retreat.

Kudos to you girls.

Great work to all who contributed!

2008-08-03T17:30:00.000+08:00

Hands-on Felting

Magaret and her group of trainers were down in GBC to teach ZestherZ how to do felting.

ZestherZ tried two types of feltings: Needle felting and Wet felting.

This will be part of our craft for our fund-raising project for our Cambodia trip in December.

We will also be mass producing some of these to be sold at the coming officers' retreat end of August.

Thanks to our trainers who spent the entire Saturday morning with us.

Now, let's have ZestherZ come out with new ideas and designs.

Video shown @ P&D

2008-07-20T23:59:00.000+08:00

Here's the video shown at P&D

promotion 'n' dedication service

2008-07-17T13:46:00.000+08:00

New batch of Warrant Officers

The new batch of WOs is out. 20 of the ZestherZ are promoted to the rank of WO at the PnD service held at Christ Church Secondary School.

Congratulations to all!

2008-06-15T14:19:00.000+08:00

Promo Assessment

Finally, this year's assessment for promotion to warrant officer is over.

Each batch of ZestherZ will have to complete two assessments - one at the end of their first year and the other in the beginning of their second year.

The scores from both assesssments, together with their attendance at the regular ZestherZ meetings will be calculated. Upon passing, they will be promoted to Warrant Officers.

Assessments are hands on activities that test them on what they have learnt in the programme so far, leadership, facilitation, planning and leading skills.

One group was assigned to help at a junior company combine annual camp.

It is a new experience for the girls to be working with different age group, officers and culture.

The second group organised a full day ZestherZ training session which include classroom session on Conflict Resolution, mini Total Defence trail and a graffiti project.

The session ended 3 hours beyond expected time 'coz the group was determined to complete the painting that day. Now, when you enter GBC , you will be greeted with the ZestherZ graffiti on the 4Fs of GB.

Watch out for more exciting ZestherZ activities...

Coming up next: Outdoor adventure camp & Residential Project in Cambodia

2008-05-15T15:08:00.000+08:00

DANC3

Programmes run at ZestherZ is different from those in primary and secondary.

We acknowledge that post-secondary students look for different kind of activities, have a different mindset and have different needs.

At ZestherZ, not only do we want to match these needs, we want to train girls to be leaders that are equipped and have positive influence on those around them.

Hence, we are not just about sit-down sessions and drill.

DANC3 is one of such event. In May, we had a mini-dancathon. For an entire morning, the girls have fun with jazz dance, aqua-aerobics and belly-dancing. We are out to let the girls experience things that they have not tried before!

Suggest more of such activities if you have anything in mind!

2007-12-14T00:16:00.000+08:00

RECRUITMENT 2008

Recruitment for 2008 intake is now opened.

If you want to find out more about what you can do in ZestherZ, you can email your questions to zestherz@gmail.com.

We are holding an orientation on the last Saturday of Jan 2008. Sign up by emailing your name and contact to zestherz@gmail.com and come and here more.

Register for the orientation by Jan 12, 2008

CKC community service

2007-12-13T20:16:00.001+08:00

First community service for zestherz 2007 at Sentosa.

If you are one of them, share your experience with the rest.

Peace Conference

2007-12-13T20:14:00.001+08:00

Zestherz facilitated the sessions for the GB and GG primary girls during at the Peace conference in November 2007.

If you are one of them, send your experience.

2007-12-10T21:40:00.000+08:00

WHAT DO ZESTHERZ DO?

Everything good and beneficial that you have done before...
Everything good and beneficial that you wish you have done...
Everything good and beneficial that you have not tried before ...

event planning ... social etiquette ... leadership style and applications ... service to community ... overseas community programme ... swimming ... adventure camps ... facilitation workshops ... worship ... total defence ... ice skating ... and many many more...

We also incorporate:
Full NYAA Gold syllabus & training for Warrant Officer promotion in our programme

You get to work with external organisations, other companies (pri & sec) and professionals...

We will tell you more during orientation... look out for details on this blog!

2007-12-10T14:11:00.000+08:00

Who are the ZestherZ?

If you are a GB girl studying in JCs, Polys or ITEs and are on the post-secondary programme... you belong to the ZestherZ group.

ZestherZ = Esther + Zest

This name is coined by a group of post-sec GB girls to bring out the character of this group. As we are called to be a generation of Esthers, we are also at an age that's full of zeal and enthusiam.

We live by the example of Queen Esther. Mold our character through the trainings and activities lined up. Participate in all the events with zeal and positive attitude.

Check out more postings about zestherz...
Post your queries here...

2007-11-29T02:17:00.000+08:00

NEXT UPDATE ON 8th DEC 2007