Athena - Stronger Group 
Apollo - Higher Group
Hermes - Faster Group
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Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Some background information on the immortal Olympian Gods that will be overseeing the trials and challenges set to test YOUR resilience.
Hermes, son of Zeus and Maia, brother to Apollo.
Hermes was born in a cave on Mount Cyllene. He is the fastest of the Gods and is renowned for his swiftness and athleticism. He wears winged sandals, a winged hat, and carries a magic staff given to him from the mighty King of all gods Zeus. He is both cunning and shrewd and although he is known to have somewhat of a roughish behaviour he is still considered good of nature and kind of heart.
Hermes is entrusted with the task of shepherding the dead to the underworld and the delivery of dreams to mortals like you. He is known to often visit Earth and mortals can thank him for giving us such activities as racing and boxing
Hermes achievements include liberating Io from Argus the hundred eyed giant and saving Odysseus and his men from the Sorceress Circe after persuading Calypso to release him from her captive.
Hermes will set the challenges for the Temasek representatives venturing into the Faster Arena.
Apollo, son of Zeus and Leto, brother to Hermes, Artemis, Ares and Hercules.
Apollo was born on the island of Delos in Greece. He is recognized as the God of light and is in charge of driving the daily sun across the Earth's skies. Apollo is known to ride a great chariot, carrying his silver bow and arrows.
Apollo is an extremely powerful God and one who requires great respect. He is renowned for his great medical and healing skills and, it is said that he can only speak the truth, and cannot tell a lie. However heed this warning. There is a darker side to Apollo, he is capable of furious anger and has the ability to bring great ill health to people and reign down immense plagues onto entire civilizations – do not disappoint him!!
Apollo is accredited with the slaying of the dragon Python, and with the aide of his sister Artemis he killed Tityos, a giant who rose up from deep beneath the Earth to try and kill his mother. Apollo also fought in the Trojan War, firing arrows, infested with plague into the Greek encampment.
The Pythian Games (a fore runner to the Olympic Games) were held in honour of Apollo.
Apollo will oversee the tasks for the Temasek students participating in the Higher Challenges.
Athena, daughter of Zeus, born from the Zeus' forehead.
Athena is Zeus' favourite daughter, born fully armed, with helmet, shield and spear! She is the Goddess of wisdom, war and heroic endeavor and is one of the strongest of all Olympian Gods with the ability to lift and carry weights of up to 35 tonnes!
Be warned, Athena is an extraordinary hand-to-hand combatant, swordswoman, and combat strategist. She is master of the sword, spear and shield and is the only child of Zeus allowed to use his mighty thunderbolt. Though Athena is a War-Goddess, she dislikes fighting without purpose and prefers using wisdom to settle disputes. Fortunately for us mortals, Athena is pure of heart and will only encourage fighting if it serves a just and fair cause.
Athena fought in secret for the Olympians in the Great Trojan War and aided Odysseus in returning home to Ithaca to reclaim his kingdom. She helped Jason in his quest for the Golden Fleece and assisted him in the slaying of the dragon Ares. She also helped Hercules, her half brother during his legendary Twelve Labours.
Athena, known for her wisdom is never seen without her pet and companion Pallas, a grey owl usually perched upon her shoulder.
Athena will organise the activities for those students that will be undertaking the Stronger Trials.
Hermes was born in a cave on Mount Cyllene. He is the fastest of the Gods and is renowned for his swiftness and athleticism. He wears winged sandals, a winged hat, and carries a magic staff given to him from the mighty King of all gods Zeus. He is both cunning and shrewd and although he is known to have somewhat of a roughish behaviour he is still considered good of nature and kind of heart.
Hermes is entrusted with the task of shepherding the dead to the underworld and the delivery of dreams to mortals like you. He is known to often visit Earth and mortals can thank him for giving us such activities as racing and boxing
Hermes achievements include liberating Io from Argus the hundred eyed giant and saving Odysseus and his men from the Sorceress Circe after persuading Calypso to release him from her captive.
Hermes will set the challenges for the Temasek representatives venturing into the Faster Arena.
Apollo, son of Zeus and Leto, brother to Hermes, Artemis, Ares and Hercules.
Apollo was born on the island of Delos in Greece. He is recognized as the God of light and is in charge of driving the daily sun across the Earth's skies. Apollo is known to ride a great chariot, carrying his silver bow and arrows.
Apollo is an extremely powerful God and one who requires great respect. He is renowned for his great medical and healing skills and, it is said that he can only speak the truth, and cannot tell a lie. However heed this warning. There is a darker side to Apollo, he is capable of furious anger and has the ability to bring great ill health to people and reign down immense plagues onto entire civilizations – do not disappoint him!!
Apollo is accredited with the slaying of the dragon Python, and with the aide of his sister Artemis he killed Tityos, a giant who rose up from deep beneath the Earth to try and kill his mother. Apollo also fought in the Trojan War, firing arrows, infested with plague into the Greek encampment.
The Pythian Games (a fore runner to the Olympic Games) were held in honour of Apollo.
Apollo will oversee the tasks for the Temasek students participating in the Higher Challenges.
Athena, daughter of Zeus, born from the Zeus' forehead.
Athena is Zeus' favourite daughter, born fully armed, with helmet, shield and spear! She is the Goddess of wisdom, war and heroic endeavor and is one of the strongest of all Olympian Gods with the ability to lift and carry weights of up to 35 tonnes!
Be warned, Athena is an extraordinary hand-to-hand combatant, swordswoman, and combat strategist. She is master of the sword, spear and shield and is the only child of Zeus allowed to use his mighty thunderbolt. Though Athena is a War-Goddess, she dislikes fighting without purpose and prefers using wisdom to settle disputes. Fortunately for us mortals, Athena is pure of heart and will only encourage fighting if it serves a just and fair cause.
Athena fought in secret for the Olympians in the Great Trojan War and aided Odysseus in returning home to Ithaca to reclaim his kingdom. She helped Jason in his quest for the Golden Fleece and assisted him in the slaying of the dragon Ares. She also helped Hercules, her half brother during his legendary Twelve Labours.
Athena, known for her wisdom is never seen without her pet and companion Pallas, a grey owl usually perched upon her shoulder.
Athena will organise the activities for those students that will be undertaking the Stronger Trials.
The Olympian Gods request your attendance at Pahang, Malaysia.
The mighty Olympian Gods of the ancient world summon you to Pahang, Malaysia for a series of competitions and tasks to test YOUR resilience!
Three, of the twelve mighty Olympian Gods have come forward and requested Sec 3, Temasek students, travel to Pahang, Malaysia and take part in a series of challenges designed to test character, spirit and resilience!!
The three, mighty Olympian Gods are:
Hermes – the fastest of Gods from the ancient world.
Athena – strongest of the Olympian Gods.
Apollo – the God that controls the sun and flies highest of all the Olympian Gods.
Have you got what it takes to please these Gods?
Are you Strong enough? Can you be fast enough? Can you soar high enough?
Travel to Pahang, Malaysia where the challenges begin...!
Three, of the twelve mighty Olympian Gods have come forward and requested Sec 3, Temasek students, travel to Pahang, Malaysia and take part in a series of challenges designed to test character, spirit and resilience!!
The three, mighty Olympian Gods are:
Hermes – the fastest of Gods from the ancient world.
Athena – strongest of the Olympian Gods.
Apollo – the God that controls the sun and flies highest of all the Olympian Gods.
Have you got what it takes to please these Gods?
Are you Strong enough? Can you be fast enough? Can you soar high enough?
Travel to Pahang, Malaysia where the challenges begin...!
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Getting into the swing of things
And we're back! Safe and sound from the 1st Recce for the 2010 Camp of the Year.
This year's organising committee of the Sec 3 Resilience Camp went up to Pahang to assess the site for our beloved students. We're glad to report that all systems are (almost) good to go, save for some ground clearing for the campsites.
Trecherous terrains have been identified and will be dealt with by the time we go up for the 2nd recce in Nov.
Mr Fowler getting a crash course on jungle survival from the local guide.
Stay tuned for more updates!
This year's organising committee of the Sec 3 Resilience Camp went up to Pahang to assess the site for our beloved students. We're glad to report that all systems are (almost) good to go, save for some ground clearing for the campsites.
Trecherous terrains have been identified and will be dealt with by the time we go up for the 2nd recce in Nov.
Mr Fowler getting a crash course on jungle survival from the local guide.
Stay tuned for more updates!
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Citius. Altius. Fortius.
To be Faster,
To be Higher,
To be Stronger.
To be more Resilient.
It's not a race against time.
It's not a competition against foes.
It's not a test to find out who is the best.
It's an adventure to make you more resilient in body, mind and spirit.
and we'll be with you every step of the way.
To be Higher,
To be Stronger.
To be more Resilient.
It's not a race against time.
It's not a competition against foes.
It's not a test to find out who is the best.
It's an adventure to make you more resilient in body, mind and spirit.
and we'll be with you every step of the way.
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