2020 OGL and Befriender Application

Instructions to applicants:

  1. Failure to complete any required segment will render the application void.
  2. Submit this online form by Wednesday, 31st July 2019, 1800h
  3. All correspondence related to this application will be made through your RI email.
  4. If you have any queries, please email us at [email protected].
    1. For more information about Orientation sub-committee
    2. For more information about becoming a Befriender
    3. FAQ on being an OGL and/or Befriender 
  5. If your application is successful, you will be required to attend all compulsory Orientation preparatory training sessions and all sub-committee related sessions. You may be disqualified as an OGL should you fail to attend these training sessions.
  6. All OGLs will be befrienders. Befrienders do not have to be OGLs. 
  7. Note that you may not be allocated your preferred sub-committee. You are still expected to contribute effectively in your allocated sub-committee. Otherwise, you may be removed as an OGL.

The conditions for the selection process will be based on but not limited to the following criteria:

  1. Quality of responses on this form
  2. Feedback from your teachers
  3. Academic performance (Year 5 Grades)

Shortlisted applicants will be informed of the results via school email latest by Term 3 Week 9. 

The announcement of the final confirmation for all shortlisted applicants will be after the release of the Year 5 Promotional Examinations results. 

 
 Part 1: Personal Details

Full Name as in NRIC 

  

House

 

Class  (e.g. 19S06A, 19A01B)* 

  

 Mobile Number

  

Civics Tutor 1

  

Civics Tutor 2 (if applicable)

 

Home Number 

 

 2018 Year 4 Overall GPA / O Level Score (before deduction):

 

 RI Email Address

  

 CCA(s), CCA Position(s):

  

 Commitment(s) outside school : (indicate NIL if it does not apply to you)

 Relevant past experiences:  (e.g. Prefect, Peer Support Leader, House Comm member, etc.)

 

 

Availability during November to December 2019

(please state the dates & timings when you will be away, indicate NIL if you will be free):

 CCA

 Enrichment Programmes

 Family/Personal Trip(s)

 Internship

 Others

 

Questions for Applicants

 1. In 100 words or less, what skills do you possess that make you a valuable team member?

 

 

 2. In 100 words, what is one improvement that you will suggest from your Orientation in 2019 for Orientation 2020?

 

 

 3. What role would you like to apply for in Orientation/ Open House 2020?

  Befriender only

  Orientation Group Leader (OGL) and Befriender

If you are applying to be a Befriender, please submit the form now. 

 4. If you selected Orientation Group Leader (OGL) in Q3, answer the following questions

a) What is the biggest worry or challenge you would face as an OGL? How would you overcome it?

 

b) There are only 5 mins left for a particular game and not all your OGLings have participated. Would you choose to continue the game for a while more or would you wrap up and keep to the schedule and why?

 

 

5. Which Orientation Subcommittee are you most interested in? Please rank your top 3 choices. Details of the Subcommittees (subject to changes):

More information regarding the subcommittees within Orientation can be found here

These are the following questions for each sub-committee:

 Subcommittee Preference
 Option 1  
Rationale for choosing, relevant background or specific skills to contribute 
(In 100 words or less) 

 

Answer the relevant question:

 

  • Dance: If an OGLing is uncomfortable with dancing, what would you do to encourage him/her to participate more actively?
  • Highlights: The War Games sub-committee IC informed you that the game will not fit into the main storyline of Orientation 2020. What would you do?
  • PLogs: If there was a discrepancy in terms of food (e.g. food delivered is not what has been ordered), how would you deal with it?
  • Station Games: Imagine that in the first 30 mins of the game, you receive feedback that the games are boring and unengaging. How would you respond? 
  • War Games: Some OGLings are seen to be breaking the rules of the war game. Upon speaking to them, they point out that the others are also doing the same. How would you handle the situation?
Option 2  
Rationale for choosing, relevant background or specific skills to contribute
(In 100 words or less) 

  Answer the relevant question:

  • Dance: If an OGLing is uncomfortable with dancing, what would you do to encourage him/her to participate more actively?
  • Highlights: The War Games sub-committee IC informed you that the game will not fit into the main storyline of Orientation 2020. What would you do?
  • PLogs: If there was a discrepancy in terms of food (e.g. food delivered is not what has been ordered), how would you deal with it?
  • Station Games: Imagine that in the first 30 mins of the game, you receive feedback that the games are boring and unengaging. How would you respond? 
  • War Games: Some OGLings are seen to be breaking the rules of the war game. Upon speaking to them, they point out that the others are also doing the same. How would you handle the situation

 

 Option 3 
Rationale for choosing, relevant background or specific skills to contribute (In 100 words or less) 

  

Answer the relevant question:

  • Dance: If an OGLing is uncomfortable with dancing, what would you do to encourage him/her to participate more actively?
  • Highlights: The War Games sub-committee IC informed you that the game will not fit into the main storyline of Orientation 2020. What would you do?
  • PLogs: If there was a discrepancy in terms of food (e.g. food delivered is not what has been ordered), how would you deal with it?
  • Station Games: Imagine that in the first 30 mins of the game, you receive feedback that the games are boring and unengaging. How would you respond? 
  • War Games: Some OGLings are seen to be breaking the rules of the war game. Upon speaking to them, they point out that the others are also doing the same. How would you handle the situation?
 

7. As an OGL, you are required to commit to ALL orientation preparatory sessions as well as the WHOLE duration of orientation. Kindly seek the approval of your CCA teacher(s) and inform them of this expectation.

 Yes, I confirm that my CCA teacher(s) has given their approval. I am committed to all the orientation preparatory and actual times/dates of orientation 2020. 

 

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