Leadership and Outward Bond Training

Leadership and Outward Bond Training

On 9th of December 2017 we organize a Leadership and Outward Bond Training program. For that we visited to Naval and Maritime Academy in Trincomalee.80 Software Engineering Students from first year and second year were participated in it and three lecturers had came with us.

First Day
We departed from the university at 3.30 by bus and have our breakfast on the way.We stopped the bus near a beautiful tank on the way and take photos.Then we continue our journey.

Near 10.30 we reached the Naval Dockyard and go to the accommodation place and change our cloths to suitable for programs.

After that we go for the lunch and one of the Navy officer gave us a brief introduction about the program. after that we went to a beach.We were separated into four groups and the activities were started.

First Activity
There is a wood frame were hanged and 8 members have to go from one side to other side without any touching or movements on that frame. So when one of us pass the square other members help to pass the square to him.So we learn how to work as a term through this activity.

Second Activity
Ten people from the group were participate in this game.One is the leader and other nine are the players.All nine have a small PVC pipe and stand in a line.Leader put a marble in the one side of the pipe and we have to pass the marble through nine people without drop that and we have to pass the end line.So we learn how to obey the leader's command and cooperate with others.

Third Activity
Ten people from the group played this game.We have to keep a brick without fell by our stomach and back and have to cross the end line.This activity teach us what is the Team Work.

Fourth Activity
This is the very interesting and funny game.A plastic pipe with some holes was given to us and we have to fill that.that is the game.We have to close one open end by keep that on one of our team members stomach.In our group i kept the pipe in my stomach. after that we can close other holes by other team member's hand and we have to fill that by carrying water from sea by our hands and mouth.it's very funny and we learn the Team Work from that.

Fifth Activity 
Its a volley ball but something different.four of us keep a cloth and one has to put the ball on it.and we have to throw the ball over the net and another one in other side of the net has catch the ball.This is really challenging game.we learn Team Work from it.

Sixth Activity
This is Tug of War.two teams were participated and winning team will play with other team.This is the very big lesson for us to learn team work.

Camp fire and Dinner
Near 6pm we return to accommodation and get ready for dinner in formal dress.after that we returned the same place and make a camp fire and do some activities like drama,singing songs and dance.
after that we had our dinner and returned to the accommodation place.

Second Day
On second day we got ready at near 7.30am and had our breakfast. After that we were divided into four groups.and the task is we have to go through the forest by using compass.it's really amazing and interesting.inside the forest one of the officer acted as a injured man so we have to act how to help him.that is very interesting also. finally we reached the destination and had a Tea.

 
After that we visited to the Navy Museum. that is very nice and interesting place.one of the officer explain all the things in there.That's a very nice experience to us and it helped us to know something about ships and other some sea related things.

after that we had our lunch in a place

Finally we thanked the Navy officers and near 3.30pm we leave from there and arrived our university.

We learn a lot of things about Leadership , Team work and etc.This trip is really good and big experience for us and we enjoyed very much.