National Service Trainees

15 February 2015

Memorable National Service Trainees’ Programme

On Sunday 8 February, Nalanda Youths hosted the last session of the National Service trainees’ Programme.  The session started at 2pm and prolonged for another hour till 6pm.  The National Service trainees enjoyed the session very much, especially the lively sharing by Bro. Aggaphala on “How to face challenges in Society”.  The trainees were motivated to face challenges and adversities in life with courage.

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29 January 2015

National Service Trainees at Nalanda

On Sunday 18 January, Nalanda Youth Centre hosted the 6th session of National Service trainees for the first batch in 2015.  We had the opportunity to invite Bro. Aggaphala, a professional counsellor to conduct an interactive session with the trainees.

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14 July 2014

National Service Trainees at Nalanda

Report by Tai Wei Kit, Programme Co-ordinator & Nalandian Youth

Every Sunday afternoon from April to June 2014, Nalanda Centre hosted the second batch of 2014 National Service (NS) trainees for their Dhamma-learning Programme.  Nalanda Youths were given the wonderful opportunity to take charge of the three-hour weekly programme over 10 sessions.

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20 April 2014

Nalanda welcomes new batch of NS Trainees

Nalanda Youths are currently hosting the 2nd batch of National Service (NS) Trainees in 2014. Sporting their new uniforms, the 60 trainees from Semenyih Camp will be at Nalanda Centre every Sunday from 2pm – 5pm for three consecutive months.

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19 March 2014

Sowing Dhamma seeds in National Service trainees

A warm send-off on 9 March marked the end of a 3-month-long Training Programme at Nalanda Centre for 56 National Service trainees from Semenyih Camp.  In the eight sessions spent learning and growing together, the National Service trainees were exposed to basic understanding on Buddhism.  The Nalanda programme also enabled trainees to learn important skills, values and culture that would support and serve them well throughout their lives.

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23 February 2014

Great fun learning Dhamma for NS Trainees

It was another fruitful outing for 54 National Service (NS) trainees who attended Service Sunday at Nalanda Centre on 16 February.  Their arrival was warmly greeted by Nalanda youths, who have for the past two months organised a series of interesting activities which aimed at sharing basic Dhamma knowledge with the trainees.

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27 January 2014

Pre-New Year joy for NS trainees

National Service trainees who attended Service at Nalanda Centre yesterday (26 January) were feted to a pre-New Year joyful celebration with meaningful activities and sharings.  After pūja and meditation, Sis. Qi Hua shared about “Right Action, Effort, and Speech”.  That was followed by group discussions and refreshments.

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16 September 2013

New Batch of National Service Trainees

1 September 2013 saw the commencement of Service Sunday organised by Nalanda Youth Centre for the third batch of National Service (NS) trainees this year.  The 64 trainees, which are from the Semenyih NS Camp, will be hosted at Nalanda Centre every Sunday in September and October 2013, from 2pm to 5pm.

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16 March 2013

National Service trainees’ Service Sunday

On 10 March, Nalanda Youth Centre concluded the first batch of National Service Trainees’ Service Sunday for 2013. The Trainees participated in the reflection and recollection session to recall their journey in Nalanda.

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14 January 2013

Service Sunday for NS Trainees

Together we learn Dhamma! On 13 January, Nalanda Youth Centre (NYC) conducted its first Service Sunday for National Service (NS) trainees in year 2013 at Nalanda Centre. A total of 108 trainees from Semenyih NS Camp spent their Sunday meaningfully by performing wholesome deeds and learning Buddhist values through fun and dynamic activities arranged by 11 youths from NYC.

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