University

University

Christian welcome events for university freshies in 2024

It’s that time of the year when universities are actively preparing to welcome a new batch of matriculating students. As a Year 3 student, I can tell you that navigating your way through...

Finding Purpose

Full-time under 30: Dropping out of university for my mental health, God was my way maker

โ€œYou would need to pay an outstanding amount of S$XXXXX.XX for the withdrawal.โ€ I was stunned. Staring at the email from the Office of Admission, I wondered whether I was making the right...

Discipleship

Thir.st Youth Night: Join us on a special prayer walk that will put passion in your intercession

I once attended a conference where a prayer room was set up, and people were free to visit the prayer room any time during the conference. However, I knew this prayer room was different the moment I...

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.ย  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 andโ€ฆ “overwhelming” is one way of putting it. With so many clubs and activities calling out to you, it may be difficult to find the...

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...

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.ย  As an extrovert, I thought that entering university would be a breeze. I was terribly...