3RD Prov’l Scouts Jamborette: An experience to treasure
Written by admin on December 3rd, 2009Rains poured a bad experience to some of the 979 scouts who took part in the 3rd Provincial Jamborette of Compostela Valley in Tuboran, Mawab on November 27-29. This may be what they could not forget. But there is more than that because they went home satisfied and fulfilled with the enriching experiences they underwent in the camp site.
It was on the second night when heavy rains poured and strong winds swept the tents of the senior scouts of Mawab which forced them to evacuate in the classrooms of Lorenzo S. Sarmiento Sr. National High School in Mawab, more than a kilometer away from the site.
They were just few of the scouts whose good night sleep (after surviving strenuous tasks during the day) was disturbed when campsites were drenched in water. The morning after, mud landscaped their respective areas. Plastic roofs were smashed. But it looked like everything was back to normal.
“It is just the way life is as a boy scout. We should be ready and find ways to make this bad experience great. We are always prepared,” said senior scout Clinford A. Bingil of Mawab Contingent.
His first and last attendance in the jamborette being a fourth year student of Lorenzo S.Sarmiento Sr. National High School in Mawab, Compostela Valley, he said difficult things are easy when there is discipline and cooperation.
Engaged in various activities of the jamborette, he said he could not forget the challenging experiences he went through like the spelunking in Mahayahay Cave where his fear of the heights was conquered.
His curiosity of things pushed him to trek the dark, perilous, damp and steep features of the cave. Like other scouts, Clinford witnessed the stalactites and stalagmites formations and the bats that thrive inside which sent a message to all scouts that this environmental treasure had to be preserved.
Timely that the theme of this year’s jamborette is,”Scouts…Create a Better World.”
Survival
It may be apt to say that rains that affected the area contributed to the activity’s concept of adventure and survival. The rain caused wet and muddy surfaces of the activity areas that made it more difficult for the scouts to overcome the challenges
Activities were designed to test the scouts’ ability, discipline, and determination. Scouts underwent the seven bases with corresponding activities. With the help and guidance of the 10th Infantry Division soldiers who were stationed in the different course areas, scouts single-handedly survived the test.
Jonard M. Econar, a boy scout from Panag Elementary School in New Bataan had the experience on Commando Crawl and Trek Water Cross Blind Fold. He said he had found the two activities difficult but after completing them it was not hard to do, he was somehow relieved of nervousness after all.
“I enjoyed it very much,” said the excited Jonar.
Livelihood Training
With most scouting activities which were contest oriented, the jamborette offered scouts a different experience on acquiring practical skills which could generate livelihood.
Scouts had a hands on in learning a trade like Puso Making, Hat Making, Basket Making and Amakan Making.
Felix Golo, 52, a native of Tuboran was one of the trainors who was invited to share his expertise in the craft to the scouts on how to weave Bukag. With use of local material like Uway, Nong Felix showed the scouts the right thing on Bukag Making.
James Michael Caponhag, a boy scout from Nabunturan also learned from Diosy Abanis of Tuboran how to make Puso.It is a typical Filipino craft that wrap cooked rice and is usually hanged in the carenderia stalls of the public market. Diosy said scouts could easily make Puso should they wish to prepare baon instead of using Tupperware.
Restoring Filipino Games
Making the activity distinctly Filipino was its added feature like Laro ng Lahi.In the emergence of computer games, scouts may have forgotten the rich Filipino tradition of collective and active competition to promote leadership and camaraderie.
Scouts from Laak, Compostela Valley dominated the rest of the scouts in Sabayang Hakbang when they showcase teamwork and synchronization to reach the finish line.
Environmental awareness
A more informative and educational approach to increase the awareness of the scouts on Climate Change and Disaster Management as part of the course, Community Action Officer II of Compostela Valley,Raul P. Villocino conducted series of lectures via power point presentation on environmental issues affecting the whole world in general and the province in particular.
Villocino underscored the role of the scouts in the preservation, prevention and protection of the environment saying that scouts can make a difference in tackling environmental issues like climate change and disasters.
After the session scouts proceeded with tree planting activity within the camp site.
Ideal Site
One could say that the six hectare Camping Site in Tuboran, Mawab is ideally and strategically located because of its accessible location and its exploratory landscape most camp sites in the province of Compostela Valley do not have.
Right at the entrance toward the site, multi-colored tents that perch on the gently sloping area invite passersby to glance. But this is just few of the best features the site offers.
What hides below the rolling portions of the site are the array of scouting facilities built for scouts to explore, of course, with degree of difficulty. But the real satisfaction is when one reaches the jambo site and there the overlooking of Compostela Valley’s rich surrounding is a sight to behold.
With all these that made the 3rd Provincial Jamborette in Compostela Valley, scouts, though most of the time wet with rain, tired, exhausted, but relieved, satisfied and fulfilled could never forget the events scouting had offered to make them responsible, disciplined and service-oriented citizens of the country. And that Tuboran, Mawab provided them a different enriching experience of scouting they had etched in their minds.
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