National Youth Council – Youth Expedition Project (YEP)
Post-Expedition Survey and Reflection Form
Dear YEP Participants / Leaders,
Welcome to the Youth Expedition Project experience. We believe it was a challenging, meaningful and rewarding
journey in learning through the rendering of service to others. We would greatly appreciate it if you could take
some time to share your thoughts about your learning journey. Your comments will go a long way to make the YEP
experience more meaningful for other young people like yourself.
Warmest Regards,
National Youth Council
PERSONAL DATA
Project Name:
Name:
Gender:
Occupation/Organisation
or
Student/ Institution:
Project Location:
NRIC/Passport
Nos.:
Age:
Nationality
(Singaporean / PR
/ Others):
□ Yes
□ Yes
Would you be interested to lead a YEP team in future?
Would you like to be involved in youth programmes and/or volunteer
opportunities under People’s Association and NYC?
□ No
□ No
□ Maybe
□ Maybe
Note: Strongly Disagree-1 and Strongly Agree-6
Q1.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the various statements below as a result of the YEP?
Strongly
Strongly
After YEP…
Disagree
Agree
I am more aware of my personal strengths and weaknesses.
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I want to be part of Singapore’s nation building effort.
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I have more confidence in myself.
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I am able to accept diverse views in a team.
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My ability to lead a group of people has improved.
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I want to be involved in community service work.
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6
I prefer to work independently than in a team.
I want to know more about the issues happening around the world.
I am able to contribute positively when working in a team.
I am more aware of the socio-economic and political issues in
Singapore.
I am appreciative of the opportunity to live/work/study in Singapore.
My pride of being a Singaporean increased.
My ability to work cooperatively in a team has improved.
I have a greater sense of social responsibility as a result of YEP.
I believe that negative situations / remarks will not stop me from
achieving my goals.
I feel that I am a member of my community / society.
Updated as of Dec 2013
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The following questions are about community involvement or social participation. Community involvement is
not only about doing charity work. They can also be any activities that benefit the community, whether it is in
the areas of arts, culture, education, environment, healthcare, income generation, social enterprise, special
needs, technology transfer, youths, etc.
Q2a.
Are you currently involved in any community work?
□ No (pls skip Q2b and go to Q2c) □ Yes
Q2b.
If yes, is the community work you are involved in:
□ Self-initiated (i.e. you started it on your own)
Please provide details (where and what):
Frequency:
Once a week / Once a month /Others:
□ Initiated by Voluntary Welfare Organisations (VWOs) / Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) etc.
Please provide details (where and what):
Frequency:
Once a week / Once a month /Others:
□ Initiated by your school / institution / organisation as part of Community Involvement Programme
(CIP) or Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes
Please provide details (where and what):
Frequency:
Once a week / Once a month /Others:
Q2c.
Has the YEP experience influenced your level of involvement in community work? [Please tick one answer
from below]
(Please tick)
I was already involved in community work before but YEP has made me want to be more involved
I was already involved in community work before and YEP has not made me want to change my
level of involvement
I was already involved in community work before but YEP has made me want to be less involved
I was not involved in community work before but YEP has made me want to be involved
I was not involved in community work before and YEP has not changed my mind
Q3a.
How has the YEP experience left an impact on you? [Please tick one answer from below and explain your
choice]
(Please tick)
YEP is by far the most transformational experience I have had
YEP is one of the more transformational experiences that I have had
YEP is just an interesting programme with minimal impact
YEP has no impact on me
Q3b.
Please explain your choice for Q3a:
Q4a.
Share with us what you have learnt:
Updated as of Dec 2013
From the Singapore host community:
From the overseas host community:
Q4b.
Share with us the social issue(s) you have observed in Singapore and during your overseas expedition
project (e.g. Issues pertaining to the special needs community, education system, street children,
migration, and health services). What do you think are the possible reasons behind this social issue(s)?
Pre-expedition:
Overseas expedition:
Post-expedition:
Q5.
Q6a.
How meaningful do you think your interaction and /or service was for your host partners/communities?
Please elaborate:
For the
Singapore host
community:
 Very meaningful
 Not very meaningful
Please elaborate:
 Quite meaningful
 Not meaningful at all
For the overseas
host community:
 Very meaningful
 Not very meaningful
Please elaborate:
 Quite meaningful
 Not meaningful at all
What tools were used to draw out learning from the team?
 Group facilitation
 Journaling
 Dialogue session
 Others:______________________________________________________________________________
Q6b.
Q6c.
Q7.
How useful were the facilitation sessions?
 Very useful
 Quite useful Not very useful
 Not useful at all
Please explain your choice for Q6b:
How has the YEP experience influenced your thoughts on (i) personal values (ii) community service and (iii)
your role in your own community? (E.g. you are now more interested to find out about the special needs
community)
Updated as of Dec 2013
(i) Personal values:
(ii) Community service:
(iii): Your role in the community:
THANK YOU FOR COMPLETING THE FORM.
Updated as of Dec 2013