Dragon Boat Expedition to Lazarus and St.John Island

 Overwhelmed by the cosmopolitan city life? Yearning for an island getaway but don’t have the luxury of time? Now you can paddle your way to the Southern Islands of Singapore! Why take a ferry there when you can team up with your colleagues and get to Lazarus Island, St. John Island or Kusu Island on a Dragon Boat?  Uncover the mysteries of the Southern Islands of Singapore and make your island getaway a unique and thrilling experience like no others!


As a competitive sport, Dragon Boating is considered one of the toughest sport as it is not only physically demanding but mentally challenging too. It is the only sport that requires the teamwork of 10 people practising the same paddling actions simultaneously! While it may be challenging competitively, it can also be a leisurely row of the boat at your own pace. At the same time, your fellow paddlers will learn to work together to make the boat move most efficiently! What can be better than having fun while fostering bonds at the same time?

Dragon Boating is also one of the oldest sports around. It has its roots in ancient China where it was once used for religious purposes as a way of appeasing the rain gods. Dragon Boat Races came about to commemorate an ancient warrior and poet name Qu Yuan. It has a history of over 2000 years!

Dragon Boat Sprints Regatta in celebration of World Water Day

On the 21st March 2015, Saturday, Singapore Dragon Boat Association (SDBA) organised the 100m Dragon Boat Sprints Regatta in celebration of World Water Day. World Water Day is an annual event to promote awareness on the importance of water and energy.

With a team of 14 people that included staff from FOCUS Adventure and her sister company, CAMP CHALLENGE, we competed in our first ever Dragon Boat race in both mixed and opens category.

Despite our hectic work schedule and unforeseen circumstances, we managed to clock our record timing of 0.36.819secs in the mixed category.  With room for improvement in timing, it will spur us on towards a better performance for our next race!

” Being the first race for the young dragonboat team, the effort and willingness to sacrifice the time and effort on Saturdays despite the Hectic schedule is commendable. “
- Jeff Tan, Assistant Manager, R&D

” Being able to participate in an actual dragonboat race was definitely a humble and an enriching experience for all of us! Our results were truly commendable and I believe that the whole team benefitted greatly from the whole experience. Looking forward to more races! “
- Foo YongJun, Facilitator

” The event brought the team closer and showed us our potential. Even though we did not make it first, but for a first race we performed quite well. Now with more trainings, I look forward to our next race! “
- Sasi, Manager, SeaOPS

FOCUS Adventure’s Challenge Technology and Skills ( FACTS )

The effectiveness of training programmes largely depend on the qualities of the trainer and facilitator. Thus, it is important for trainers and facilitators to upgrade their skill sets and knowledge. FACTS is a 3-day Train-the-Trainer Course for participants to learn more about FOCUS Adventure’s methods, techniques and processes in facilitating Adventure Learning Programmes. Through this course,  participants will learn how to design, customize and conduct Adventure Learning Programmes as well as ways to integrate Adventure Learning techniques into other forms of learning methods, such as classroom based training or coaching. This course is ideal for trainers and facilitators who are looking for new ideas and techniques to increase participants engagement.

Learning Outcomes
- Learn about FOCUS Adventure’s techniques and approaches
- Learn how to design and conduct effective Adventure Learning Programmes
- Learn how to customize activities to meet different learning objectives
- Learn how to apply Adventure Learning concepts into other forms of learning methods

Course Delivery Format
-  Indoors and outdoors activities
- Group discussion and activities
- Practice and feedback

Course is for
- Trainers, Educators, Coaches, Instructors and Facilitators
- HRM, HRD and L&D personnel interested to learn more about Adventure Learning
- Anyone in the people development sector

Course Date
- 1 run on the 15th to 17th June 2015
- Customised In-house training is available

Course Fee
- $1500 excluding GST
- Inclusive of 3 meals per day
- 10% Early Bird Discount (payment received 4 week before course commencement)
- Group Discount of 5% for two or more individuals from the same organization

Christmas Gift Exchange @ HomeSweetHome

Christmas is the season of giving and this year, we decided to give back to the society.

On the 22nd of December 2015, FOCUS Adventure visited HomeSweetHome@Admiralty with gifts gathered from us and the staff of our sister company, CAMP CHALLENGE. The purpose of this donation was to put a more fulfilling spin on our annual Christmas gift exchange and to share the joy of gifts with the children in this festive season.

We are honored to have such an opportunity to contribute to the Home and hope to continue making the festivities special for the needy around us!

Clients Day at S.E.A. Aquarium

Client’s day was a refreshing experience for both the clients and FOCUS Adventure! The event was organised in conjunction with the FOCUS Adventure’s partnership with Resorts World Sentosa. With over a 100 attendees for this event which was organised in S.E.A Aquarium’s function room was filled with fun, and laughter. The event introduced the clients on two of the newest activities, The Millionaire Challenge! and The SEA Aquarium Challenge! FOCUS Adventure will offer these activities in Resorts World Sentosa.

The two new introduced programmes saw a very favourable response from the audience. The event also sparked quite a number of curious questions about these and other programmes that were showcased. The event was concluded with a lucky draw, sending 5 lucky attendees home with attractive prizes. The half-day-long client’s day was a successful event for our clients, our partners from RWS as well as ourselves at FOCUS Adventure.

Children’s Day with MINDS

FOCUS Adventure celebrates Children’s Day with MINDS students at Universal Studio Singapore

As part of its corporate social responsibility efforts to support children and youths with special needs, FOCUS Adventure hopes to be a catalyst for growth, development and change for the students.

In collaboration with Towner Gardens School, one of the four special education schools run by the Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (MINDS), FOCUS Adventure brought 20 students to Universal Studios Singapore (USS) on 1st October 2014.

Unlike conventional excursions where companies solely bring the children on tours to various Singapore’s attractions, FOCUS Adventure taps on its expertise in experiential learning to unleash the students’ potential through team challenges (attempting the rides as a group) and photo quizzes, leading to greater self-awareness and self-confidence.

With this project, FOCUS Adventure hopes that it can play a small but significant part to create awareness about Persons With Disability (PWDs); thereby ensuring a greater chance for the students to maximise their potential and become independent individuals who can integrate into the society successfully.

Testimonials from Towner Garden School

Thank you very much for the kind sponsorship.  Our students have a terrific time.  It has been a hot day and it was really hard on you all to see to their needs.  Really appreciate all the lovely goodies bestowed on them.

Our heartfelt thanks to all of u out there!
- Ms Loke, Principal

Our hearfelt thanks for a wondeful day out yesterday. The kids truly enjoyed themselves and also benefitted from learning about teamwork, responsibility as well as navigation. For some of them who have not yet gone to a theme park, just going on the rides was a fun learning experience for them. Thank you so much for giving them this unforgettable opportunity.

Your attention to our safety as well the comfort of the students did not go unoticed by our teachers. In addition you still showered them with gifts (caps, lunch, goodie bags) from your own pockets.

Thanks for making a difference in their lives. Hope you all had as much fun as the students and teachers did yesterday.

On behalf of Michelle and Learning Journey Committee, thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
- Lisa, Teacher

FOCUS Adventure awarded P1 Franchise in Singapore

P1 To Add Singapore To International Race Calendar

Having grown into the world’s largest marine motorsport brand over the last twelve years, Powerboat P1 has announced plans to take its SuperStock powerboat and AquaX jet ski race series to Singapore next year as a first step to racing throughout the region.

Together with the Singapore Power Boat Association, FOCUS Adventure and Raffles Marina, P1 will make Singapore a strategic hub as part of its long-term plans to introduce its Grand Prix of the Seas series to selected markets in Southeast Asia. Having just returned from the region to the company’s international headquarters in central London, P1 CEO James Durbin explains: “Partnerships are at the heart of our business strategy and we are delighted to be working with these well respected local organisations to define our common goals and make P1 a reality in Singapore. We are making a commitment to boost the local economy through our sports tourism activity, generate global media exposure and provide local people with fast, furious, fun and free-to-watch events.”

Since 2003 P1 has staged more than 200 races in 17 countries on 3 continents, and this year more than 180 racers competed in the successful P1 powerboat and P1 Aquax personal watercraft race series in the UK and USA. The 2014 race season featured 12 events, attracting more than 200,000 spectators and TV viewers in more than 50 countries via a number of international sports networks that include Fox Sports, Ten Sports and Sky Sports.

The Singapore Power Boat Association is the non-profit national sporting association for power boating in Singapore and its President, Gerry de Souza says of the partnership with P1: “From the start of our discussions it was clear that we shared many values and our aim is to increase the participation of safe and controlled powerboat racing in Singapore and the wider ASEAN region.” These words were echoed by the founder of FOCUS Adventure, Andrew Chua: “As one of the leading adventure training providers in the region, we see a great opportunity to deliver a commercial programme on a local, regional and international stage using the P1 platform in Singapore.” The proposed venue partner is the full service boating haven and quality resort of Raffles Marina, which will be looking to take advantage of the international exposure and increased use if its comprehensive race support facilities.

The Singapore Power Boat Association is the non-profit national sporting association for power boating in Singapore and its President, Gerry de Souza says of the partnership with P1: “From the start of our discussions it was clear that we shared many values and our aim is to increase the participation of safe and controlled powerboat racing in Singapore and the wider ASEAN region.” These words were echoed by the founder of FOCUS Adventure, Andrew Chua: “As one of the leading adventure training providers in the region, we see a great opportunity to deliver a commercial programme on a local, regional and international stage using the P1 platform in Singapore.” The proposed venue partner is the full service boating haven and quality resort of Raffles Marina, which will be looking to take advantage of the international exposure and increased use if its comprehensive race support facilities.

Article source: http://www.powerboatp1.com/news/P1Corporate97794.ink