GETTING ORGANIZED!

 

Today marks the second session for SMJA Troop 1001 CCA Meeting. The theme was getting organized. One of the things to do when organizing at the beginning of the year are.

1. Establishing who is the teacher in-charge

2. Establishing who are ventures and scouts for this year

3. Getting registration matters correct.

 

So today we are at item 3 which is briefing on differences of registration forms, who to submit to and when. This was done by Skipper Zack who represents PPNBD as the Scout Commissioner from HQ. 

 

 After a few rounds of good question and answers, the session was taken over by Rover Crew from Troop 1033, namely Ahmad, Arif and Wajeh. By teaching parts 1,2 and 3 of the basic world bureau badge, they have achieved a good 1 hour of teaching service. It was also witnessed by the Principal, Cikgu Hjh Norhashimah bte Hj Burut and Deputy Principal, Cikgu Nor'izzah bte Hj Othman. 

 

All of us at SMSMJA thanks KUPUSB Rovers and hope that such assistance are consistent.

FRESH START 2021

First gathering in 2021 started off with standard scout procedure, the flag break ceremony. This was witnessed by new year 7 who are interested in joining SMJA Air Scout Troop 1001. New Rover that will be assisting teachers will be Rover Squire Lizam. He was one of the first members in 1001 and now volunteers to assist the troop that made him who he is now. 

New structure for troop will be, 

Cikgu Hajah Zariah as the overall teacher-in-charge

Cikgu Azri to lead venture section

Cikgu Hajah Zunaidah to lead boy and girls scout section 

The session continued with briefing of the difference between boys and girls sections and venture sections. The strategy this year is to cover as much as possible from last years program and initiate online learning options in case there might be a second wave this year. 

SMJA AIR SCOUTS CELEBRATE WORLD SCOUT SCARF DAY

 

The Brunei Darussalam Scout Association (PPNBD) marked the World Scouts Scarf Day at Super Tree, Pekan Bangar in Temburong District yesterday, joined by scouts across the country.

Celebrated by scout members around the globe every August 1, the PPNBD event was joined by Acting Temburong District Officer Pengiran Muhammad Ameer Mubaarak bin Pengiran Haji Hashim. The ceremony began with a speech from event chairman Pengiran Mahdi bin Pengiran Haji Salleh, followed by a presentation of a souvenir to the acting district officer from PPNBD President Haji Metussin bin Orang Kaya Sura Haji Tuba.

SM SMJA Air Scouts participated in the event after months of no scout activities. It was nice to be in uniform again and meet friends. The boys were appointed as front-liners to check for temperature for visitors. The girls contributed in the choir. It was also a learning experience to see that Air Scouting in Brunei actually started as early as 1999. And it was very active in Kuala Belait district. The display from the former teachers was called "the Blues" and there were the air scout leaders that championed the movement. 

We hope that there will be more fun events to participate and keep the movement alive. We thank the organizers, air scout commissioner, teachers and all persons who invited us and made this day great for us.

SCOUT AVIATION CAMP 2019 - SMJA VISITS IBTE SCHOOL OF AVIATION

We never knew there was such thing as a school of aviation in Brunei. This awesome school teaches aircraft mechnisms and engines. Its actually this green building near the airport and inside is where students after O levels can learn to be aircraft technicians taught by real engineers and aviators. Its not just classroom learning but learning with real aircrafts and wearing white shirts like they use in airports. 

We are glad that we are in the air scouts and get to meet see for ourselves where our aviation interest will lead us. We discover that there is more to what Brunei education can offer, you just have to join the right club and they will show the right path and options. We are now inspired to learn more and score in our O level results so we can be apart of the country's aviation industry.

We thank you the kind teachers and organizers for showing us around the center and teaching us as much as they can about parts of aircraft and how things work.  We also like the food provided by IBTE Catering. We know that all these were not possible if its not by the kind dedications of all of you. Thank you.

Team Patrol Leaders 1001

2019 SMJA AIR SCOUT FIRST CAMPING

Thanks to our principal's approval, we organized our very own camping. For most of us its a first time and we really do not know how it will turn out. Luckily, we were assisted by senior scouts called Rovers in setting up our tents and help in cooking outdoors. Scout camp activity is organized just like any scout activity, starting with horse-shoe ceremony, leaders briefing and following school rules. Then it was only a matter of following the program.

The camp made us closer as a team. We actually made our own BBQ pit from materials supplied by the scout leader, cook our own meals and share it with everyone. We enjoyed the indoor games organized by Skipper Afiq and the guitar singing after the BBQ. Everyone did what they were supposed to and no one was selfish. We are glad we had such a proper team or troop with great leader. At the end of the camp we closed by nominating our own patrol leaders that we chose and we had group photo of the troop with our parents. It was awesome!

BERSAMA RAKYAT WAS AWESOME!

Although we did not participate in the Sultan Birthday march pass, but attending the Bersama Rakyat was just as awesome. We meet other air scouts from SOAS College and we are so proud to see other sky blue uniforms and join up to make one big group. Everyone was friendly and our scout leaders introduced us to so many people. 

 We get to meet real handsome pilots who did not mind taking selfies with us. We meet some government officials and all said positive things about being in scout. It shows that we did the right decision joining and now we are part of something big in the event. 

Even our kind principal came to visit us and talked with high-ranking scout and government officials. We hope to do this again next year with a bigger group!

TROOP 1001 SMJA AIR SCOUT RISE AGAIN!

Yes its official! Troop 1001 is inaugurated again as an Air Scout Troop. On the proud day of  27th July 2019, a total of 48 new members were awarded their world bureau badge. This symbolizes their membership to scouts all over the world as well as in Brunei Darussalam. This would not be possible without the kind support from the principal,  Haji Juma’ata Sonadey bin Haji Mornie for the hard work from appointed rover scout volunteers.

It took them many hours of training during CCA time and have to achieve basic criterias under PPNBD POR scheme. Nevertheless through hard work and dedication, everyone pull through and begin their journey as one of the largest youth movement in the world.