Finding Purpose

Teacher’s Day: Burning questions from educators answered by a four-decade veteran principal

PETER TAN is a four-decade veteran educator who has served as a principal for 24 years across schools like ACS (Junior), ACS (Barker Road) and Queensway Secondary School. Peter, who is also legally...

Surveys & Reports

Grades do not define you, excellence does

Prior to going full-time in church, I was a teacher in ACS (Barker Road) where I had the privilege of working under a principal who is such a spiritual giant.  Mr Peter Tan is a principal whose...

Secondary

A good education isn’t about grades

Ahead of this month’s Thir.st Youth Night that’s all about education, we sat down with PETER TAN, a four-decade veteran educator who has served as a principal for 24 years across schools...

University

Freshies, check out this list of Christian welcome events

I remember stepping into campus for the first time and… “overwhelming” is one way of putting it. With so many clubs and activities calling out to you, it may be difficult to find the...

National Service

#SpillTheTeh: NSMen talk about their NS experiences

To all the National Service (NS) pre-enlistees, you’re in for a treat! In the latest episode of #SpillTheTeh, we interviewed NSFs and NSMen across different stages of life to hear their experiences...

University

SMU Business freshman: I’m learning to do university with God

As a freshman undergraduate at SMU Lee Kong Chian School of Business, I realise that many of my Christian friends experience a certain tension between their identity as a Christian and their identity...

Secondary

Go church? I need to study!

“It’s just two weeks! Missing two weeks of church to study wouldn’t hurt!” my mother used to tell me during the examination season. I was stumped whenever she said that. It was as if God was...

University

Freshman: It only took the first semester for my whole identity to fall apart

I knew transitions can be tough, but nothing could prepare me for what transiting to university would be like.  As an extrovert, I thought that entering university would be a breeze. I was terribly...

Mental Health

Losing all my friends in a single quarrel, the depressive thoughts began

TW: There is mention of self-harm and suicidal thoughts in this article. Anxiety gripped me. I couldn’t breathe properly. My heart hurt. The turmoil was overwhelming. I knew that it was all my...