Off the Beaten Track--- LJ for teachers.

The I-Club is short for "interest-club" and these "clubs" are organised by teachers who have an hobby they want to share with similar-minded colleagues of the school. It is monitored by the Staff Welfare Committee (SWC) where teachers are given time once a month to pursue their interests which include cooking, nature walks and yoga. The N.E. committee is in charge of an I-group called Off the beaten track.

Off the beaten track offers interesting learning journeys conducted for teachers by teachers!

In January, a field trip to Chinatown was conducted.



















Ms Ng, Mdm Santhi and Mdm Tay smiling for the camera before tucking into Beijing timsum.

Mr. Ng and Mrs. Selva shopping for Chinese New Year decorations to welcome the Year of the Rats.

Mdm Santhi looking excited having discovered something new about the Chinese culture.

In February, the teachers visited Arab Street to learn about the Malay culture.


Two of our teachers from China experiencing the hot and spicy food that Ms. Ng was "kind enough" to introduce.

Later, the teachers visited a carpet shop which sold carpets from Iran. We were taught the finer points of how to choose a carpet.

In April, the teachers visited Little India. We had a vegetarian meal before we explored Little India.



Later, we went to explore the shops at Tekka Market.
























We decided to wear what we have brought for the Indian New Year which was approaching. Doesn't Ms Ng look really good in that colour?


















In May, we decided to explore Katong, the heart of the Panarakan culture.




















Can you guess what we are looking at? Jimmy was our wonderful guide for the day.





















It is the famous Red House of Katong. Jimmy had done some research and was explaining the history to us.
























We discovered this very interesting Peranakan shop where we admired the various cultural artifacts displayed.




















Of course we could not leave Katong without buying some of the fabulous food. It was a tough decision but someone had to make it.

Globalisation Partnership (GP) Programme

The Globalization Partnership Programme (GP) is an initiative driven by the Humanities Department and the N.E committee to prepare students for a globalised world. In order to prepare for their visit to Vietnam in June, four teachers went on a recce trip in March and decided to do some CIP at the same time.







Before they embarked on this journey, the office staff help in the collection of gifts for the home. Here, Sylvian Tan, a CSO, is busy preparing some gifts for the children's home.
















Mr Gana bonding with the children at the orphanage home while Mrs Selva looked on.


























Ms Sherri Ng discussing with the CEO the needs of the home so that when the students visit in June, they can do a meaningful CIP project.





















The next day, the teachers visited a hospital where victims of Agent Orange are housed. The teachers were touched by the warmth that these children showed inspite of their conditions.

The students are now preparing for their trip to Vietnam in June.

Understanding our neighbour

The Humanities Department organised a study tour for our Sec 5 Normal Academic students to provide a deeper understanding of culture of our closest neighbour Malaysia.

They first visited a rural area in South Johore where they learnt about the farming system. Here, the guide was explaining the process of growing pineapple.

A local villager was kind enough to show the student how to play a local instrument.

The guide showed the students the various product that can be made from oil palm.

Students trying their hand on spinning tops.

They visited Malaysia in a historical moment when there was going to be a national election the next day.Some of the students stayed up to watch the election news.

The next day, the students visited St Paul hill. Here they took the opportunity to do a survey, asking tourist the reason for visiting Malacca.


It was an enriching experience as students were given a chance to practise their oral communication skills as well as the chance to speak to visitors from various countries.

Later, students presenting their report to the school during school assembly.