Secondary

Studies & NS

What’s the point of education?

Education has gotten a bit of a bad rap in recent times. Eastern youths equate it with cramming content choc-a-bloc into their heads for a major examination in order to buy a ticket to future...

Faith

REVIVE: What students mean for national revival

I clearly remember the day I accepted the position to chair REVIVE 2018. I was at church camp when I received a message from the previous chairperson, asking if I’d take over the position to...

Studies & NS

What do your holidays look like?

For a lot ofĀ students in Singapore, holidays aren’t truly holidays. We live in a culture where the end of the school year is simply a place in time to prepare for the upcoming year. Parents...

Studies & NS

A message from the Principal: Acknowledging God’s hand in education

Formerly theĀ principal of St Andrew’s Secondary School and St Andrew’s Junior College, Mrs Belinda Charles is no strangerĀ in the education sphere. Today she continues to mentor school...

Health

Home with her greatest love

Ms Loh was my music teacher when I was thirteen. I was thrilled when she became my literature teacher two years later, because she had beenĀ abroad for further studies the year before, and I was...

Culture

Are you fazed by praise?

Have you seen this video? As I watched it, I thought the video concept was novel, but didn’t otherwise think about it until I chanced upon this article on MindChamps...

Studies & NS

Is it okay to be competitive?

Competition. The word evokesĀ a wholeĀ spectrum of emotions likeĀ nervousness, envy and pride. When I think of what competition looks like, sporting events and the honour winners bring to their...

Studies & NS

“I felt like the dumbest student in school”

I grew up in a family where I was always taught thatĀ “character is more important than how well you do in school”. My parents never pressured me to get straight As. They were okay with...

Surveys & Reports

CAMPUS COMBINED: What one night of prayer can do for a generation

Would you be willing to lay down your life for this generation? It was a call from Heaven that shook up Ivan Tan’s world, right in the middle of his fast track to success as a financial...