Students Celebrate Friendship through Art

July 29, 2010

St Margaret's Secondary School SYF artwork

This artwork was produced by carving Chinese seals and using them to print the Chinese character for you on a piece of paper.

A tiger, a Chinese character and a Bible verse - three elements you don't expect to find in the same sentence, least of all in the same artwork. But that's what a group of students from the Creative Art Club at St Margaret's Secondary School have put together for their artwork Proverbs 17:17. Inspired by the universal message of friendship ("A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need"), they carved the verse in Chinese characters onto six separate seals, then used the seals to print the Chinese character for friend, you (友), on a piece of paper.

As for the tiger, that was Sec 2 student Jessica Tan's contribution to her particular seal. "As this is the Year of the Tiger, I engraved the animal on my seal to show that friendships will start and bloom from this year," she explains.

This cross-cultural artwork won a bronze award at this year's Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) and is one of five artworks by the school's Creative Art Club to earn the accolade this year. These artworks are on display at the Singapore Art Museum from 23 July to 22 August, as part of the SYF Arts and Craft Exhibition 2010 (jointly organised by the Ministry of Education and The National Art Gallery, Singapore).

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Inez Leong Sets New Record in B Division Girls' 100m Hurdles Final

July 28, 2010

Inez Leong of CHIJ St Nicholas Girls' School broke the B Division girls 100m Hurdles record set by Singapore Sports School's Noreen Herman last year. Inez's timing of 15.14 was 0.24 seconds faster than last year's 15.35s record, an eternity in the world of short distance running. The gold medal was the first for the runner and her school in this year's championships and puts CHIJ St Nicholas one point behind B Division leaders, Cedar Girls' Secondary School.

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Primary Education: the Beginning of a Journey

July 27, 2010

Primary education in Singapore is carried out over six years and is aimed at building strong foundations in languages (English and Mother Tongue), Mathematics and Science. Students also undergo lessons in moral education, physical education, and learn about art and interpersonal skills. The following suggestions may be helpful in giving parents mental preparation as you try to ensure that your child's education gets off to a good start.

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Seven Days in Japan: from Table Tennis to Technology

July 23, 2010

Brushing up on paddling skills, catching a glimpse of tomorrow's technology, experiencing another culture - these are just some of the experiences Dunman High School students enjoyed during a one-week school trip to Japan under the Friends@YOG programme. From 30 May to 7 June this year, the group of 27 students and 4 teachers were hosted by the Japanese National Olympic Committee.

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Inspiring Students through PE and More

July 20, 2010

Ask Outstanding Youth in Education Award (OYEA) recipient Mr Muhammad Fadylla Rashiman what he believes, and this is what he'll tell you: "I see the kids as opportunities for growth. We need to provide them opportunities to experience success, and school is the main platform to do this, given that they spend more than half a day at school." As a PE and Track & Field teacher, Mr Fadylla's approach is to give his pupils at Boon Lay Garden Primary School a taste of success, so as to encourage them to strive harder to achieve success again.

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