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Staff News Launch of Callido for Year 5 Long Weekend Holiday House T-shirts PSP News Commendation Awards National Schools Artistic Swimming Championships SIMUN 2018 World Vision Presentation English Poetry Book Sharing Switzerland Ski Trip International Students News Upcoming Events ACS (INTERNATIONAL) NEWSLETTER IN THIS ISSUE April 2018 Dear Parents, Students and Friends Welcome back to school for Term 2. Many thanks to the parents who attended the recent Parent Teacher Meeting, which we trust was both useful and effective for all who participated, and that specific feedback on student progress and how to improve their grades was helpful. We were very pleased with the high turnout and the overall interaction between parents, students and teachers. Thanks also to the whole school community who supported the Open House on Saturday 24 March – staff, students, parents and PSP. The turnout was the highest number we have had which was most encouraging. It reflects a trend of continual improvement and of community reputation. Last week in Chapel we held our annual Religious Emphasis Week (REW) programme as part of the lead up to Easter. At REW and at Easter we are reminded of the supreme sacrifice that Jesus made on the cross and of his resurrection three days later. The death and resurrection of Jesus, which Easter celebrates, is a foundation of the Christian faith. Jesus’ personal sacrifice has given Christians "a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead" 1 Peter 1:3. In other words, the resurrection of Christ is the cause and source of our new birth into God’s family and the hope we have of our full inheritance as family members when Jesus comes again. This weekend we host the annual student-led Thinkers’ Day and on Monday after school the annual Higher Education Fair is held in the Sports Hall. Over 50 presenters representing universities from Singapore and around the world will be present. Attendance by students in Years 5 and 6 is compulsory, and Year 4 students are strongly recommended to attend. Parents are also welcome. With best wishes for the term ahead. Rob Burrough Principal Franklin Mars invented the Snickers Bar in 1930

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• StaffNews

• LaunchofCallidoforYear5

• LongWeekendHoliday

• HouseT-shirts

• PSPNews

• CommendationAwards

• NationalSchoolsArtisticSwimming

Championships

• SIMUN2018

• WorldVisionPresentation

• EnglishPoetryBookSharing

• SwitzerlandSkiTrip

• InternationalStudentsNews

• UpcomingEvents

ACS(INTERNATIONAL)NEWSLETTER INTHISISSUE

April2018

DearParents,StudentsandFriends

WelcomebacktoschoolforTerm2.ManythankstotheparentswhoattendedtherecentParentTeacherMeeting,whichwetrustwasbothusefulandeffectiveforallwho participated, and that specific feedback on student progress and how toimprovetheirgradeswashelpful.Wewereverypleasedwiththehighturnoutandtheoverallinteractionbetweenparents,studentsandteachers.

Thanks also to the whole school community who supported the Open House onSaturday24March–staff,students,parentsandPSP.Theturnoutwasthehighestnumberwehavehadwhichwasmostencouraging. It reflectsa trendof continualimprovementandofcommunityreputation.

LastweekinChapelweheldourannualReligiousEmphasisWeek(REW)programmeas part of the lead up to Easter. At REW and at Easter we are reminded of thesupreme sacrifice that Jesusmadeon thecross and of his resurrection threedayslater.ThedeathandresurrectionofJesus,whichEastercelebrates,isafoundationoftheChristianfaith. Jesus’personalsacrificehasgivenChristians"anewbirth intoalivinghope through the resurrectionof JesusChrist fromthedead"1Peter1:3. Inotherwords,theresurrectionofChrististhecauseandsourceofournewbirthintoGod’sfamilyandthehopewehaveofourfullinheritanceasfamilymemberswhenJesuscomesagain.

Thisweekendwehost the annual student-led Thinkers’ Dayand onMondayafterschooltheannualHigherEducationFairisheldintheSportsHall.Over50presentersrepresenting universities from Singapore and around the world will be present.Attendance by students in Years 5 and 6 is compulsory, and Year 4 students arestronglyrecommendedtoattend.Parentsarealsowelcome.

Withbestwishesforthetermahead.

RobBurroughPrincipal

Franklin Mars invented the Snickers Bar in 1930

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STAFFNEWS

HeartsaverFirstAid,CPRandAEDFirst aid training is part of ACS (International)’s efforts toensure safety and security of our students and staff in schooland in activities outside school, including excursions, camps,educational trips and service-learning journeys. Fivemembersofourstaffhavebeenaddedtoourlistoffirst-aidtrainedstaffthis year. The teachers are Ms. Gaye Hazel Kirby (HouseMistress of GHK and organizer of US Trip 2018),Mr. Tse RenLim(HouseMasterofLSGandTripLeaderforJapanCAS2018),Ms. Emma Murray (Zimbabwe CAS 2018 supervisor), Ms.ChantalRoux (VietnamCAS2018 supervisor) andMr.AntonioInigo(UKCAS2018supervisor).TheyreceivedtheirHeartsaverFirst Aid, CPR, and AED Course certificate from the AmericanHeart Association for successfully completing the cognitiveskillsandevaluationsinaccordancewiththecurriculumoftheAmericanHeartAssociationHeartsaverProgram.Wenowhaveat least 2 staffmembers in each school building and at leastoneineachCAStripandothertripsorganisedthisyearwhoarecertifiedfirst-aiders.

Thetrainingwasheldon10March2018 and was facilitated by Mr.AdrianTanfromInternationalSOS.It included the duties, roles andresponsibilities of the first aidrescuer and the steps of first aidon cases such as choking, severeallergic reaction, stroke, heartattack, seizures, shock, externalbleeding, adult and infant cardio-pulmonaryresuscitation(CPR)andautomated external defibrillator(AED).

The next training for a new batch of teachers will be held inSemester2.

NOTICES

LaunchofCallidoforYear5At ACS (International), we are constantly innovating andinvesting in our students’ development. One such initiative isour partnership with Callido Learning, a leading provider ofonlinelearningresourcesforIBschools.

All students in Year 5 have nowbegun their Callido program,andareintheprocessofcompletingonlinemodulestodeveloptheir research and writing skills. Beginning this coursealongsidethelaunchoftheExtendedEssay,Year5studentswilldevelop the independent and critical research skills necessaryforthemtoexcelinthisarea.

IntheIBDiploma,students’performanceontheirexaminationsand internal assessments depends on their ability todemonstrate critical thinking, research and academic writingskillsacrossdifferentsubjects.

TheCallidoprogramhelps:(1) Assesseachstudent’sindividualabilityontheseskills;(2) Teachstudentstechniqueswhichtheycanapplytoall

theirsubjects;(3) Give students the freedom to learn anytime and at

theirownspeed;and(4) Monitorandmeasuretheirimprovement.

Students can also qualify for a certificate from an Ivy Leaguefaculty,whichwillhelptheminuniversityadmissions.

All studentswill continue tohaveaccess to theplatform foraperiod of 12 months, enabling them to refer backwhenrequiredforassignmentsandexaminations.Students willbe required to complete certain sections of the modulewithin set time-lines, set in accordance with theirExtended Essay deadlines. The deadlines for the initialmodules are detailed below. These modules must becompletedbeforestudentssubmittheirEEresearchproposals.

CourseName DueDate2018IntroductiontotheExtendedEssay 4AprilWhatdoestheEEassess? 4AprilChooseasubject 8 AprilNarrowdowntoatopic 22AprilCheck your subject specific criteria, exampletopicsandresearchquestions 6May

LearntoframeResearchQuestions 6MayDraftyourResearchQuestion 6MaySubjectspecificcommandterms 6May

Individual student reportswill be issuedandour teacherswillbeable to incorporate thisdata todeliver tailored instructiontostudents.

Westronglybelieve thathavingaccess to these resourceswillbenefitstudentsintheirassignments,examsandultimately,atuniversity.

InformationprovidedbyCallidoLearning

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LongWeekendHolidayA reminder that the Labour Day public holiday is 1May andthattheschoolwillbeclosedonMonday30April.

However, students taking the IBDP external examinations inVietnamese and Thai are still required to attend theirexaminationsonboth30Apriland1May.

HouseT-shirtsFrom29Marchonwards,HouseT-shirtscanbepurchasedfromourschool’sPopularBookStoreat$15eachforallsizes.

PSPNEWS

Parents’BondingActivityMediacorpExperienceDate:21April2018(Saturday)Time:9am-2pmLocation:MediacorpCampus

1StarsAvenue,Singapore138507

Itinerary:• 9am-MeetingpointandbreakfastatStylexStyle

VibesCafeatMediacorp• 9:45am-Tourbriefingandtour• 12noon-Lunch(vegetarianoptionsavailable)

Cost:SGD15perpersonRSVPby13April2018toacspsp.net@gmail.com.Pleaseincludecontactnumberandwhichyearyourchild/wardisin.

Pre-LovedBlazersRe-lovedPricelist:Dry-cleanedblazer-$40Inexchangeforawornblazer(notcleaned)-$10Inexchangeforawornblazer(cleaned)-Free

CurrentstockGirls:Size NumberXS 1

Boys:Size NumberXS 1S 2M 5XL 3

PleasecontactPSPatacspsp.net@gmail.comifyouwishtopurchaseorexchangeyourblazer.

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CommendationAwards–Term1(2018)

No NAME YR ACA

1 Lee May Ann Rachel Y1 Cheong Koon Seng

2 Moon Eunyeong Y2 Cheong Koon Seng

3 Ashley See Yao Jun Y2 Cheong Koon Seng

4 Chang Tun-Min Y4 Cheong Koon Seng

5 Kim Seongeun Y6 Cheong Koon Seng

6 Tang Shiyu Y6 Cheong Koon Seng

7 Tan Li San Y1 Goh Hood Keng

8 Summer Yew Min Y1 Goh Hood Keng

9 Sin Hau Nam Y2 Goh Hood Keng

10 Suramya Sood Y2 Goh Hood Keng

11 Chia Fui Rupert Y3 Goh Hood Keng

12 Fahim Mohammed Y3 Goh Hood Keng

13 Daning Dyah Savitri Tjahjowidodo Y3 Goh Hood Keng

14 Li Andi Y4 Goh Hood Keng

15 Shu Xinyi Y2 Lee Seng Gee

16 Lee Jaeyun Y3 Lee Seng Gee

17 Judith Ann Ho Han Lin Y4 Lee Seng Gee

18 Arya Kaicker Y4 Lee Seng Gee

19 Jewel Koh Y6 Lee Seng Gee

20 Brendan Marc Tan Y6 Lee Seng Gee

21 Renzo Bass Y3 Oldham

22 Pham Thao Chi Y3 Oldham

23 Yang Jiwon Y4 Oldham

24 Elijah Yeo Xuan-Ye Y4 Oldham

25 Yang Tze-Te Y6 Oldham

26 Chen Yirong Y3 Shaw Vee Meng

27 Yasmin Ai Lynn Karl Daruwalla Y3 Shaw Vee Meng

28 Lim Kai Jun Y3 Shaw Vee Meng

29 Liu Zhen Rui Y3 Shaw Vee Meng

30 Manya Nahata Y3 Shaw Vee Meng

31 To Ha Linh Y3 Shaw Vee Meng

32 Wu Yanyu Y3 Shaw Vee Meng

33 Zhong Shuwen 1B Tan Chin Tuan

34 Goh Wen Xuan Evelyn Y1 Tan Chin Tuan

35 Wang Yujia Y2 Tan Chin Tuan

36 Roy Kawaguchi Y2 Tan Chin Tuan

37 Jarell Tang Zhi Xian Y3 Tan Chin Tuan

38 Juan Davin Lie Y6 Tan Chin Tuan

39 Tan Byron Y6 Tan Chin Tuan

40 Chen Hung-Chun Y4 Tan Kah Kee

41 Ren Yiting Y4 Tan Kah Kee

42 Chen Jiashu Y6 Tan Kah Kee

43 Ethelyn Huang Meici Y1 Thoburn

44 Airi Narita Y1 Thoburn

45 Nguyen Minh Khoi Y1 Thoburn

46 Shreya Supriyakumar Sakhalkar Y2 Thoburn

47 Sun Lehan Y2 Thoburn

48 Zheng Jiayi Y2 Thoburn

49 Lu Pei Han Y4 Thoburn

50 Russell Scott Indradjaja Y6 Thoburn

Commendation for Effort and Achievement

No NAME YR ACA

1 He Yajing Y4 Cheong Koon Seng

2 Hannah Kek Yi Hui Y4 Cheong Koon Seng

3 Tan Jia Ying Nicolle Y4 Cheong Koon Seng

4 Wang Zelin Y6 Cheong Koon Seng

5 Lie Santoso Claudia Novita Putri Y6 Cheong Koon Seng

6 Liu Tianwei Y6 Cheong Koon Seng

7 Indah Wahyu Hapsari Tjahjowidodo Y4 Goh Hood Keng

8 Joschka Flynn Kalisch Y2 Lee Seng Gee

9 Uditi Ray Y1 Oldham

10 Sophie Darmawan Y6 Oldham

11 Natanya Abigail Mandagi Y2 Tan Chin Tuan

12 Nicole Chung Mae Sze Y4 Tan Chin Tuan

13 Lee Jinseo Y2 Tan Kah Kee

14 Chau Nguyen Khanh Giao Y3 Tan Kah Kee

15 Benjamin Christopher Toh Y6 Tan Kah Kee

16 Ayushi Lahiry Y4 Thoburn

Distinction for Effort and Achievement

No NAME YR ACA

1 Ronak Sanan Y3 Cheong Koon Seng

2 Lim Si Min Grace Y6 Cheong Koon Seng

3 Chen Kangan Y6 Lee Seng Gee

4 Tamira Irem Eryener Y4 Oldham

5 Hoe Tze En Nirel Y6 Oldham

6 Chen Yili Y4 Shaw Vee Meng

7 Ye Weiying Y6 Tan Chin Tuan

8 Megan Man Y4 Tan Kah Kee

9 Cheng Xirui Y3 Thoburn

10 Hu Yuwei Y6 Thoburn

Principal's List for Effort and Achievement

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No NAME YR ACA

1 Bill Johnathan Y2 Cheong Koon Seng

2 Kan Nuoya Y3 Cheong Koon Seng

3 Loke E-Shyen Tessa Y4 Cheong Koon Seng

4 Avi Tripathi Y5 Cheong Koon Seng

5 Soh Jia En Y5 Cheong Koon Seng

6 Bagas Pambudi Tjahjowidodo Y1 Goh Hood Keng

7 Kim Seoyun Y3 Goh Hood Keng

8 Xu Kejun Y3 Goh Hood Keng

9 Hu Jie Y4 Goh Hood Keng

10 Gautam Ramasamy Y5 Goh Hood Keng

11 Que Linxiao Y5 Goh Hood Keng

12 Xander Jay Xian Pang Y6 Goh Hood Keng

13 Vieri Harney Y6 Goh Hood Keng

14 Wang Zihao Y5 Lee Seng Gee

15 Low Wen Ting Megan Y6 Lee Seng Gee

16 Carter Luke Xavier Y1 Oldham

17 Shreaya Suresh Kumar Y4 Oldham

18 Han Seungmin Y5 Oldham

19 Lee Hyojun Y5 Oldham

20 Mckayla Esther Tanoko Y5 Oldham

21 Larissa Chan Mei Huen Y1 Shaw Vee Meng

22 Nanditha Vithanala Y1 Shaw Vee Meng

23 Tan Cae Lyn Y2 Shaw Vee Meng

24 Jin Kawaso Y3 Shaw Vee Meng

25 Ren Sixuan Y3 Shaw Vee Meng

26 Kim Taehyeon Y5 Shaw Vee Meng

27 Ng E Lene Y5 Shaw Vee Meng

28 Park Ju-Hyun Y5 Shaw Vee Meng

29 Chng Er Jue Javier Y6 Shaw Vee Meng

30 Faith Wong Yann Hwa Y6 Shaw Vee Meng

31 Michael Cheung Y1 Tan Chin Tuan

32 Gweon Sujin Y3 Tan Chin Tuan

33 Choi Madeline Yu-Jin Y4 Tan Chin Tuan

34 Joung Jaewon Y5 Tan Chin Tuan

35 Wang Zhuoyu Y5 Tan Chin Tuan

36 Wu Ke Y5 Tan Chin Tuan

37 Michelle The Y6 Tan Chin Tuan

38 Nadya Sari Saptono Y7 Tan Chin Tuan

39 Abigail Kastono Ahadi Y3 Tan Kah Kee

40 Shen Haichuan Y3 Tan Kah Kee

41 Sun Yu Y3 Tan Kah Kee

42 Wan Zhijun Y3 Tan Kah Kee

43 Aarthy Narainy Ravichandran Y4 Tan Kah Kee

44 Fransisca Indrawanputri Y5 Tan Kah Kee

45 Teo Kai Hui Y6 Tan Kah Kee

46 Ho Tze Xun Charmaine Y4 Thoburn

47 Qianye Chen Y5 Thoburn

48 Chen Xingyu Y5 Thoburn

49 Zhang Ruiyang Y5 Thoburn

50 Tan Manting Y6 Thoburn

Commendation for Effort

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STUDENTSUCCESSES

NationalSchoolsArtisticSwimmingChampionshipsSoongJaeShienwonsilverintheSeniorOpenCategoryatthe9th SSANational SchoolsArtistic SwimmingChampionships atToaPayohSwimmingpool.AnotherachievementaddedtoACS(International)’sNationalsuccessesinsports.

SIMUN2018From March 13-15, 24 students from the Envoy Clubparticipated in the 14th annual Singapore InternationalModelUnitedNations (SIMUN) conferenceheld at Lycée Françias deSingapour.WewereaccompaniedbyourteachersMrsGarcia,MrsHollisandMsEsnault.SIMUN2018sawdelegatesfromallover the region, including French international schools fromKualaLumpur,HongKongandChina.

The conference, held over three days, served as a wonderfullearning experience for many of our new delegates. Frompreparing opening speeches, learning how to constructresolutions and formulating debates, our delegateswere ableto hone and develop their skills. In addition, committeesessions provided delegates with ample opportunities toshowcase their public speaking and debate skills, all whileexercisingdiplomacy.

Model UN conferences are great ways for delegates to gainmore confidence and learn how to negotiate in a diplomaticwaywhilegettingengagedinglobalissuesandthisconferencewasnoexception.Delegatesweretaskedwithcollaboratingtoconstructthemostwell-roundedandinclusiveresolutionstheycouldonpertinentissuesincludingfacingthethreatofclimatechange, managing the refugee crisis and preventing youthradicalizationbyterroristorganisations.

Committee sessions throughout the three days were intenseand allowedus to be fully immersed in the process ofModelUN conferences, from lobbying, writing speeches and evenpassingnotes,thisconferencewasalovelylearningexperienceforallthestudentswhoparticipated.

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WorldVisionPresentationDuring ourMorningAssembly on 4April,we invited a specialguest fromWorld Vision to share with our school about theserviceworkthattheydoaroundtheregion.

Aregularpartnerofourschool,ourACSInteractClubaswellasour Student Ambassadors have workedwithWorld Vision onseveralcommunityprojects,suchasraisingfundsinsupportofanemergencyhealthandnutritionprogrammeinVietnam,andProject Hunger Free, where our students joined in the fightagainstpovertyandevenraninsupportofthecause!

We felt that the sharing sessionwas very beneficial for all Y5students going on their CAS trips in June and September, astheygottohearfirst-handfromMrSohWeijieandhispersonalexperienceworkingwithrefugeesandcommunitieswhichhavebeendisplacedbyconflict,naturaldisastersandpoverty.

Averyinspiringpresentationindeedforallourstudents!

TheInteractClubEXCOStudentCommittee

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EnglishPoetryBookSharingMy interest increativewritingstartedattheageofeleven.Istarted taking writing classesatKidsPerformingAcademyoftheArts. After a few lessons,myteacherthoughtIhadgreatpotential, so she published abook of poemswritten bymyfriendsandI!

WhenIhadtheopportunitytoshare my book, “The Write

Mind” during English lesson with my classmates in 1-ELL-X, Iwasnervousbutexcited! I sharedmy favoritepoemswhich Ihavewrittenandmypeerslistenedeagerlyaswehaveall justlearntsomenewpoetrygenresinclass.IwasmostexcitedtosharethefactthatIdesignedthefrontcoverofmybook!

Tothankmyclassmatesforlistening,Igaveacopyofmybooktoeachofthem–muchtotheirdelight!

Ihopetocontinuepursuingmyinterestincreativewritingandpublishmoreliteraryworksinfuture.

TamaaraShanmugaratnam,1-ELL-X

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SwitzerlandSkiTrip2018OnFriday9March50 studentsand5 staffmade theirway tothe slopes of Verbier for a week in the Swiss Alps. Everyonewas veryexcited to see the snowand the firstdaywas spentbuilding snowmen, having snowball fights and getting fittedwith all the kit ready to ski. With 6 hours of skiing /snowboarding a day and apre ski activities therewas never adullmoment.StudentsreallyenjoyedtastingavarietyofSwissfoodincluding;cheesefondue,racletteandSwissrosti.Eveningactivities included; ice skating, swimming, a torchlit walk andlively competitions. All the instructors and supervisors weregreatly appreciated by the students andmade theweek veryenjoyable!Even thebeginnerswereable to skidownsectionsof red runs by the end of the week. To conclude a fabulousweek we all finished with an afternoon of shopping in thebeautifulcapitalBern.Wehopetoseeasmanystudentsonthetripin2019.

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INTERNATIONALSTUDENTSNEWS

MarchHolidayTriptoScienceCentreOn15March,agroupofinternationalstudentshadafieldtriptotheJurongEastScienceCentre.

Wespentthemorningexploringdifferentcornersofthecentrethat taught us interesting things about brain study, spaceworld,phobia,naturaldisaster,aging,andanimals.Wealsohadthechancetoexploreamirrormaze,andeveryonehadagreatfun trying to find the way out altogether. Our favourite was‘TyphoonSimulator’ inwhichwecouldexperiencethehighestwind speed of a typhoon. After exploring the Science Centre,wewenttoSizeriyaforlunchandeveryonesavouredthetasteofit.

After all, this outingwas the best part of ourMarch holidaysand we all enjoyed it very much. On behalf of students whowenttotheScienceCentre,wewouldliketothankMs.StaceyLowforsupervisingus.Wehopetoseemorestudents joiningouractivitiesinfuture!

MiuHataya5GHKJu-HyunPark(Julie)5SVM

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BirthdayCelebrationsatHostels

ParentsSchoolPartners(PSP)careforourinternationalstudents!Thisyear, thePSPhasgraciouslysponsoredbirthdaycakes forourinternationalstudentswhoarestayinginbothOldhamHallandACS(Independent)boardingschools.

Everymonth,birthdaybabiesgettohaveaminicelebrationofbirthdaysattheirrespectivehostels.

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Area51

BACKGROUND"Singapore has been plagued by a deadlyvirus which mutates many into zombies. Alluninfected, please makes your way toSingapore Discovery Center, the last safeplace in Singapore. You will get trained tofightagainstthezombies"

WHATWEDIDAt1pmon24March,about40internationalstudentsgatheredin school to attend an event called AREA 51 which wasorganized by Singapore Discovery Centre. The internationalstudents committee led the team.We left school at 2pmandplayedsome icebreakinggamesduring thebus ride toget toknowoneanother. Itwas interestingandwehada lotof funandlaughteralongtheway.WhenwearrivedattheSingaporeDiscovery Center, we were all given a small passport whichincluded the tickets for Area 51. Therewere four tickets thatwe could use during the entry of a game.We separated intogroupsof5,andeachgrouphadoneormoremembersintheinternationalstudentcommitteetoguidethestudents.

Mostofusmanagedtoplayat leastonegameintheArea51.Unfortunately, thequeue for laser tag gamewas so long thatwedidnothaveenoughtimetoplay.Themoviesinthecenterwere also full of people. This showed the event was verypopular that lots of teenagers came.We ended the event bytaking a group photograph. Everyonemanaged to go back tohomeearly.

All in all, the eventwas quite successful asmostmembers inthe international students committee helped one another.Also,wemanaged to arrive and leave on time.However, thiseventwasnotsoentertainingbecauseof the longqueue.Wedidnotmanage togetenough informationon theArea51 soweneedtochooseanbettereventnexttimeandtoavoidthemistakeswemadethistime.

DianaZhouJiaqi5TKKLindaChenQianye5Tho

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UPCOMINGEVENTS UniversityVisits/CareerTalksinSchool

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Higher Education Fair 2018Monday, April 9

3.00 p.m. – 5.00 p.m.

!National University of Singapore (NUS)!Nanyang Technological University (NTU)!Singapore Management University (SMU)!Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)!Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT)!Yale-NUS Singapore!Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS)!SIM Global Education!Temasek Polytechnic!Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA)!LaSalle College of the Arts Singapore!SHATEC, The International Hotel & Tourism School!British Council Singapore (Study in the UK)!The University of Edinburgh!University of East Anglia!University of Warwick!The University of Nottingham!IDP Singapore (Study in Australia)!The University of Melbourne!The University of Queensland!Curtin Singapore!James Cook University (Singapore Campus)!Knowledge Intellegentia (Study in New Zealand)!DAAD (Study in Germany)

Discuss your education plans, talk to admissions officers and get some inside tips on the university application process. Participating Institutions/Organizations will have booths in the Sports Hall.

!Jacobs University!TUM Asia (German Institute of Science and Technology)!USEIC (Study in the USA)!Education USA (Study in the USA)!Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Asia!LIM College!DigiPen Institute of Technology Singapore!Study in Canada!Study in France!Essec Business School!Swiss Education Group!Les Roches, The Global Hospitality Management School!Glion Institute of Higher Education!École Hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL)!Spark Prep (SAT, ACT)!Testtakers Singapore (SAT, ACT)!ICON – The Test Preparation Specialist!Kaplan Singapore!SP Jain School of Global Management Singapore!IE University!UCAM - Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia!SNFC (Singapore National Co-operative Federation)!BrightSparks Singapore!PEAKS