About the Camp

The Singapore 2010 Friendship Camp (SFC) is a special part of the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) with the goal of promoting the Olympic values among participants and providing them with a unique experience and the opportunity to form life-long friendships.

As the first Friendship Camp for the inaugural Youth Olympic Games, the Camp occupies a special place in the history of the YOG. Through the Camp, participants will have the opportunity to participate in some of the Culture and Education Programme (CEP) activities for the YOG in anticipation of the full CEP next year in August 2010.

The 5-day 4-night camp is organised by the Singapore's Ministry of Education (MOE) in partnership with the Singapore Sports School (SSS) and the Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (SYOGOC).

Date of the Camp

8 to 12 December 2009

Venue of the Camp

The Camp will be held in Singapore at Singapore Sports School (SSS).

Selection of Participants

Each NOC is invited to send 1 male athlete and 1 female athlete between 15 and 17 years of age. The organisers recommend the following criteria as a reference:

Sport experience - To promote diversity at the Camp, participants can come from a variety of sport disciplines.
Language - Conversational ability in English or French is preferred as this will facilitate interaction and building of friendships with other participants, including participants from Singapore.
Personality - Independent, outgoing, mature