programme too. Students

from our Social

Emotional Learning

programme from Jurong

and Temasek Secondary

School were part of the

invited guests for this

special night. These

students, having been

involved with us

throughout the year, have

benefited greatly from

the programme. These

students were a great

highlight during our

Anniversary videos,

As the crowds started

entering the Grand

Mercure Roxy Hotel

Ballroom, observers

would notice a mix of

different ages all dressed

up to be a part of the

Lutheran Community

Care Services (LCCS)

8th Anniversary &

Volunteer Appreciation

Dinner. Although LCCS

has been involved in

changing stories and

transforming lives of

many youths involved in

our school programmes

and activities, this

anniversary would be the

first for many things.

The Stars Our guests this year not

only comprised of the

many volunteers who

have been strong

supporters and contribu-

tors to the changing of

youths lives in our

programmes, but also the

recipients of our

INS IDE TH IS

I S SUE :

LCCS 8th

Anniversary &

Volunteer

Appreciation

Dinner

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Students Work

Services in 2010

3-4

Events &

Happenings

5

New Beginnings 6

LCCS News

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Editor: Daniel Ang Kok Ser Editorial Team: Chong Kai Wei Jerene Ng Selina Wee Contact Details: SWS@Bedok 485, Bedok South Avenue 2, Singapore 469315 SWS@Bukit Timah 272 Upper Bukit Timah Road, #03-13/14, Singapore 588212 Website: www.lccs.org.sg

LCCS 8th Anniversary & Volunteer Appreciation Dinner

Students Work Services

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applause after each segment.

This was an impressive

performance considering the

East View Primary School

students had only began

learning the skills from the

mid of 2010.

Guests of our opening

ceremony of the SWS @

Bukit Timah Centre would

have also recognised our

guest singer, Chen Wei Kiat

from Jurong Secondary

School who performed 2

smashing hits, Wedding

Dress & Poker Face on

keyboard and vocals.

The Unsung Heroes

This night was not only just

for the celebration of LCCS

8 years of continual efforts

in Changing Stories,

Transforming Lives of the

youths. On this night, we

also took the opportunity to

bring forth the unsung

heroes who not only

contributed their time, but

also their resources and

efforts as volunteers with

LCCS. Involved in various

programmes in LCCS

throughout the years, our

volunteers have been key in

helping LCCS extend our

reach to be able to provide

high contact, high impact

and high engagement in our

programmes to the youths.

An End to a Night, But a New Beginning At the end of an amazing

night, many knew in their

which showcased heart-

warming testimonials from

these various students, as

well as principals, school

counsellors and teachers

involved.

Our other guests also

included a special group of

students who chose to give

back to LCCS through their

performances during our

dinner. Students from East

View Primary School and

Temasek Secondary School

performed various circus

arts throughout the night.

Their performances were

watched in awe by the

guests, with thunderous

hearts that although this was

the end of celebrating 8 good

years of work in LCCS, this

was also a brand new

beginning for many more

things to come in the future.

With heartfelt thanks to all

who had contributed and

sponsored to make this event a

reality, as well as all those

who were present on this very

special occasion (we

absolutely enjoyed ourselves),

LCCS looks forward to many

more bright years ahead, to

continue our mission of

Changing Stories, Transform-

ing Lives.

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Make a quick guess as to

how many schools and

students did Student Work

Services serve in 2010?

Yes, it is a whooping total

of more than 600 students

from 11 primary and

secondary schools! It has

been a really joyful 2010

for LCCS SWS. The staff

has had really fruitful and

valuable times reaching

out to these students via

various programmes like

Social Emotional Learning

(SEL), Enhanced STEP-

UP, Time-Out Programme,

and Life Skills

programmes in schools

such as (in alphabetical

order) – Boon Lay

Secondary, CHIJ St.

Theresa’s Convent, East

View Primary, Greendale

Secondary, Hillgrove

Secondary, Jurong Sec-

ondary, Maris Stella High,

Ngee Ann Primary,

Temasek Secondary, Yu

Neng Primary and Yusof

Ishak Secondary School.

In fact, everyday has been

an exciting opportunity for

all the staff, as the various

activities have been

catered largely to fit the

specific needs of the

students we work with. We

have engaged youths

through experiential

activities such as rock

climbing, combat

skirmish, martial arts,

circus arts, games,

camps, etc – and have

immensely enjoyed

linking and learning with

the youths through these

platforms.

This year, with the

launch of the drop-in

centre at Upper Bukit

Timah, our programmes

have also extended to

include centre-based

activities. The youth

workers at the centre

Students Work Services in 2010

have connected with our

youths through lovely

afternoon games of pool,

table soccer, table hock-

ey, Nintendo Wii and

jamming sessions in the

music studio. In fact, as

the year goes on, we see

more and more groups of

students drop by the

centre, and hence the

increasing demand for

space and facilities. See

Page 5 to find out more

about how you can help

contribute to these

youths!

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“I’m so thankful to

the trainers as they

provide interesting

games for us. When

we do not know

things, they will be

there for us. Thank

you trainers!

“I like all the

trainers and their

efforts to think of

the games. I hope

there will be this

programme every

year because it can

allow me to turn

from sad to happy.

I love this

programme!

“I would like to say

thank you to all the

trainers for putting

in a lot of work for

us to learn and

have fun!”

“They are

awesome. They

have helped my

class change for

the better.”

- Sec 1 students

from our SEL

programme

Donations: The Bukit Timah drop-in centre is expanding to cater to more students!

Here we would like to appeal to you to contribute to the youths by donating one or more of the fol-

lowing items (brand new or second-hand items in working condition would be greatly appreciated):

For enquiries, kindly call Jonathan at 6463 4734 or email us at sws.bt@lccs.org.sg.

On behalf of the youths, a very big THANK YOU!

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It is heartening to see the harvest

of the works by our wonderful

and dedicated volunteers.

So, What’s Next? 2011, of course, carries many

challenges and hopes ahead. In

the next year, LCCS SWS looks

to reach out to more students in

more schools, and expand our

drop-in centre to include more

fruitful and exciting activities for

the youths. In fact, we are

currently in the midst of

preparing for the set up of a third

centre somewhere in the

Northern part of Singapore by

early next year.

So we have talked about our

work in the schools as well as

the drop-in centre.

Of course, not forgetting the

PODZ Mentoring programme

where we work with youths from

the Singapore Boys’ and Girls’

Home. This is the third year that

LCCS is partnering with

Ministry of Community Sports

and Youth (MCYS) in engaging

these youths, and helping them

reintegrate back into society. In

the recent barbecue, we had

more than 20 youths who

attended with their mentors to

have a time of great fun and

bonding.

And together with the expansion

of the staff force, LCCS SWS is

hopeful to be able to change

more and more stories, and

transform more and more lives

in the years ahead.

We are extremely thrilled about

the opportunities ahead. Here,

we would like to really express

our heartfelt appreciation to

those who have helped,

volunteered, or contributed in

one way or another in the work –

you’ve made a difference, no

matter how big or small!

♦ 2 Electric Guitars

♦ 6 Acoustic Guitars

♦ Mini Hi-fi Set

♦ 4 sets of Tchoukball Equipment

♦ Board Games

♦ Christmas Tree & Decorations

♦ Combat Laser Tag Equipment

♦ Laptops

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Events & Happenings RP Training of Trainers

The agency was greatly honoured to

have Terry O'Connell from Australia

pay us a visit from 10-13 August 2010

to conduct the Training of

Trainers (TOT) for Restorative

Practice (RP) Conferences.

If you remember, the Restorative

Practice Workshop for Schools was

held in January this year and was

conducted by Bruce Schenk.

This TOT workshop would equip staff

with the skills and knowledge to

conduct similar RP Workshops for

Schools in the future.

It was such a fun and fruitful experi-

ence learning from Terry - the

Director of Real Justice Australia, also

best known as the “cop from Wagga

Wagga” who developed the Real

Justice conference script. It was

deeply inspiring to see in him what it

meant to be adopting RP as an integral

way of living and a toolbox - rather

than simply just a tool or method.

Being trained as Trainers to conduct

future RP workshops is definitely a

big step in the establishment of the

Centre for Restorative Practices, read

more in Page 6 for more information!

Friends from Germany

We were thrilled to have a group of

pastors, volunteers and family from the

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bavar-

ia come visit us on 9 July 2010. Boon

Lay Secondary School gracefully led

the group in an impressive tour of

the school, as well as sharing with

them the key points of the Singapore

education system. It was indeed a fan-

tastic experience having friends from

overseas come over, and all of us really

enjoyed learning from one another!

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Donations:

For those who

wish to support

LCCS work,

please send your

cheque to

Lutheran

Community

Care Services Ltd.

485 Bedok

South Road,

Singapore

469315.

Alternatively,

you can

download the

GIRO form

from

our website

www.lccs.org.sg.

LCCS is proud to announce the

beginning of yet another chapter –

the establishment of two new service

arms – the Family Work Services

(FWS) and Centre for Restorative

Practices (CRP). To be established in

Year 2011, both arms seek to further

the agency’s work in reaching out to

the community.

Family Work Services (FWS) In the years ahead, FWS looks to

advocate for strong, resilient and

healthy families. It will focus on

providing workshops and counselling

services (premarital counselling,

marital counselling, family

counselling, etc) to families. It also

encompasses adoption services, to be

launched at the end of 2010.

Indeed, we all know that behind eve-

ry youth is a family, and families are

the basic building blocks of

society. And as LCCS continues to

establish its work with youths under

Students Work Services (SWS),

there no doubt is the impending need

to reach and support families and

parents to transform their lives.

In view of that, FWS seeks to be

actively engaged in the process of

changing stories by empowering

children, youths, adults, couples,

parents and grandparents to play life

transforming roles in their family

relationships. Spearheading FWS is

Christina Ang, who has had several

years of experience working closely

with families and couples.

Centre for Restorative Practices (CRP) Another major advancement is the

establishment of the Centre for

Restorative Practices (CRP). As the

name suggests, this new arm would

head work in Restorative Practices

(RP), an area in which the agency

greatly advocates for. It aims to

reach out to institutions, schools and

community to educate them about

Restorative Practices through

trainings, sharing, and giving support

in conducting Restorative

Conferences. The goal is to make

Restorative Practices be a part of

their daily approach. Ms Goh Chor

Siang has been appointed the centre

director for CRP.

No doubt, LCCS is extremely excited

about these new developments. Feel

free to contact us should you be keen

to join us as a staff or volunteer! And

with your prayers as well, may we

truly be able to make huge

differences in changing stories,

transforming lives.

New Beginnings