Boys' Town Campus Annual 2022

BOYS’ TOWN CAMPUS

WITH CONFIDENCE AND PERSEVERANCE

MESSAGE FROM SUPERVISOR OF SCHOOLS

In the past one year, the COVID-19 pandemic seems to be easing but it still has an impact on our lives. Even though the effect of the infection is weaker, the number of people infected is still relatively high. With the safety measures gradually easing in our school and society at large, things are returning to near normal. However, we are aware there is a new normal that we are confronted with.

This pandemic has highlighted the issue of mental health for many people. It has affected our students, as well as our teachers and staff. It has added on to the stress that people are already experiencing in their daily lives. As teachers in our schools, we are invited to care for these persons, whether it is the children or adults, as they need our compassion and understanding. How can we help each other to face these challenges?

Being faced with such disruption in our lives, in the school as well as in our society, it calls for us to have the necessary inner strength to weather through this storm. Indeed, what is needed is for us to build a stronger sense of confidence, in our self and with others too. With this confidence the weathering through will need us to be persevering in the face of difficulties. Thus, with Confidence and Perseverance we can overcome all adversity and come through this difficult time a better person.

Brother Dominic Yeo Koh

CONTENTS

ASSUMPTION PATHWAY SCHOOL

ASSUMPTION ENGLISH SCHOOL

BOYS’ TOWN ALUMNI

Purpose

Assumption Pathway School is a Catholic educational institution transforming and empowering students unable to access mainstream secondary education to be CARERs achieving personal success.

Our Vision

Every student a CARER achieving personal success Through hard work achieve success

Our Motto

Our Core Values

Care (Love all)

Adaptability (Be flexible)

Resilience (Be strong)

Excellence (Aim high)

Responsibility (Do right)

Our Core Beliefs

We value every student

All can learn

Every student can succeed

School Management Committee

Lau Kam Yuen Chairman

Paul Gwee Member

Bro John Albert Arul Devanesan Member

Dr Roland Yeow Member

Bryan Ghana Vice-Chairman

Neville Kiang Member

Shanti Devi MOE Representative

Eric Yum Member

Henry Goh Treasurer

Loke Mun Sing Member

Alice Seow ITE Representative

Suhaimi Bin Abdul Rashid Member

Bro Dominic Yeo Koh Supervisor of Schools

Siow Wee Loong Member

Stephen Chin Secretary

Dr Seng Boon Kheng Member

Principal's Address

2022 is a year of stepping out with confidence and perseverance in spite of new norms. We are grateful to resume many of our programmes and activities with the lifting of COVID-19 safe-management measures.

Whilst the past two years were challenging due to the restriction of group activities, our staff continued to persevere. They adapted our programmes so that we could continue to provide meaningful experiences for students. As the restrictions were lifted, we were able to re-design our programmes, taking into consideration new ideas and insights the pandemic taught us.

We are proud of our staff and students who have persevered through the changes with the pandemic and continue to find purpose in all they do. Whilst others were scaling back on their programmes, APS created new opportunities for training. We built the Assumption Realworks Kitchen (ARK), a central kitchen where students learn to prepare bento sets. On top of this, we also launched a Food Truck that sits on the premises of Kallang Polyclinic, serving that community. Our annual APS Challenge has also furthered its reach to a larger community of people, allowing students to pursue authentic learning experiences and contribute meaningfully to others.

We are confident that our staff will continue to journey with our students as they begin to achieve personal successes in their work and lives.

Stephen Chin

ASSUMPTION PATHWAY SCHOOL

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ROW

2 : MS LAURA LUM, MS DOREEN POON, MS RENNY MULIYATI BINTE NENPARI, MS FAZELAH SUPAAT ABAS, MS CHIN HSIAO YUN, MS ASNAH BINTE IBRAHIM, MS OLIVIA GIAM, MS SENG GEK TYNG, MS KOH LI MEI, MS CHARLOTTE LEE, MS JULL ANNA BINTE MOHAMAD ARIS, MS LYNDA SEAH, MS AMINAH BINTE ABDUL GANI, MS ADRENNA KAN, MS ANGELA TAN, MS EVON SIEW, MS JANE TEO, MS HANISA BINTE MOHAMED AMIN, MS GON GEOK LIAN, MS MARLINDA BINTE MOHAMED ROF, MS AZIAN BINTE AHMAD, MS PATRICIA CHEW, MR SHAIK AMANOLI S/O ABDUL RAZACK, MR WONG CHEOK WAH, MR ALAN CHUA, MR HARRY KHOO, MR LIM SIANG POO, MR LESTER LIM, MR MOHAMED AMIN

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ROW 4 : MR HOSNI BIN ABDUL RAZAK, MR KAMALI BIN MANGON, MR ABDUL RAZAK BIN AB KADIR, MR NICHOLAS NG, MR STEVANUS, MR FRANCIS CHIAN, MR NAJB KAMAL BIN RAHIM, MR DANIEL GO, MR ALAN PHOON, MR TENGKU ABDULLAH MOHAMMED, MR ANDREW TEO, MR SHINABUR RAHMAN

SHOHUG, MR STEVEN ANG, MR LARRY LAM, MR ADIB ASLAM BIN YUSOF, MR PEH YU HENG, MR MOHAMAD SUHAIMI BIN ABDUL KARIM, MR DINO HOFION BIN

STAFF 2022

KHAN, MR SIMON LIM

AHMAD, MR KENNEIN EO, MR JACOB JONATHAN, MR JONG CHING KOON, MR SHUKOR BIN KASSIM, MR MICHAEL CHOW, MR FONG WOH KAY, MR LIONEL GOH, MR MOHAMAD SHARIK BIN MOHAMAD RASIDI, MR MUHAMMAD ASHRI BIN ZAINAL, MR VICTOR GOH

SEATED: MR MARK TAN, MS ALICE GOH, MR NG YON KIT, MR GABRIEL PEH, MR KELVIN ANG, MS SERENE LEE, MR MCDONALD ENG. MR CASEY MUI, MR MUHAMAD ALFIAN BIN TAJUDDIN, MR SHASHIDARAN S/O KANESON (VICE PRINCIPAL) , MR STEPHEN CHIN (PRINCIPAL) , MR CHRISTOPHER NEO (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR) , MR ALVIN WONG (VICE PRINCIPAL) MR CHRISTOPHER FONG, MR MOHAMED IZAM BIN MOHAMED HANI, MR MARK ANG, MR SUHAIMI BIN SUKIYAR, MR OW KOK MENG, MR VARATHA RAJAN S/O SUBRAMANIAM, MR GWEY SOON SENG, MS TANIA LAN, MR STEWART GERARD IVAN, MS AUDREY LEONG

ROW 3: MS SITI QHUZAIMAH BINTE RAMLAN, MS AVIAN LIANG, MS NORIAH BINTE

MOHAMED NOOR, MR EDWARD YEONG, MR PUKALENDRAN S/O SINDAYA, MR NG CHYE HWA, MR JAMES LU, MR PEREIRA LUKE GERARD, MR RAJASINGAM S/O

KUMARIAH, MR SIN KOK HONG, MR TAN JING HWO, MR SAMUEL S/O KITEHPAR, MS IRIS NO, MS STOCY YONG, MS KRISTIN NG MS GOH HOOI LING, MS NURUL GOMARIYAH BTE OSAIR, MS NURALA NASIBAH BINTE ABDUL RAHMAN, MS JESSIE HOO, MS SHARON TAN, MR MALCOLM WONG, MR KENNETH SOH, MR KHOO KIM LENG, MRLIM CHEE KEONG, MR QUEK MING JIA, MR RICHARD SEAH, MR MANIMARAN SHYAM LUKE S/O SAMIAYYA, MR FARHAN BIN HAMZAH

Executive Committee

Administration Division

Baking Practices and Hairdressing Department

Facility Services Department

Physical Education Department

Student Support Dept/Montfort Development Programme Dept

Baking Pr actices and Hairdressing DEPARTMENT

This year, our Year 4 baking students had the opportunity to assist the Baking Production team to make pineapple tarts that were put up for sale. Students struggled initially but were soon able to manage the arduous task of weighting of ingredients and complete the task.

In Term 2, some Year 3 baking students assisted their teachers during the parents Baking Workshop. As the teacher-assistant during the workshop, students shared their baking knowledge and skills with parents. The Baking students also shared with other parents what they have learnt during their baking lessons and the expectations during their ISC lessons.

Meanwhile, the Year 4 Hairdressing students are still working hard to get customers for their Realworks programme. The Hairdressing students station themselves at the Hair Salon twice a week to provide service to customers. During the Realworks programme, students are rotated across

English Language Department

English Language: The aim of the English Language Department in APS is to equip students with functional literacy and communication skills. These skills are necessary for functional purposes such as providing directions, information or instructions, making requests and asking questions. The department also enables students to develop values, maintain meaningful relationships with others, gain cultural understanding as well as develop their world-views. These skills are crucial for future employability, critical thinking, problem-solving and life-long learning.

My Me-Cube: The ‘My Me-Cube’ project encourages Year 2 students to reflect, assess their strengths and think of ways they can do better. This strength-based project encourages students to set personal targets with the aim of every student achieving personal success in APS. This is a joint-project with the Aesthetics Department.

Year 4 #YesICan Speech: The #YesICan speech is a heartfelt reflection by the Year 4 students of their journey in APS. The speeches reflect the growth mind-set in students and their resilience.

English Language Festival (ELF): During this year’s ELF, we invited rugby players from the Singapore Women’s Rugby team to speak to our students. Our students had a good time listening to stories and learning valuable life lessons from these players. Students in Year 2 also took part in a Kahoot quiz that tested them on their spelling, grammar and vocabulary!

Facility Services Department

Facility Services is a course where we introduce the basic disciplines of facilities maintenance to students. The students are taught maintenance work in the fields of plumbing and sanitary, electrical services, refrigeration and air-conditioning installation and servicing. These carefully selected topics will prepare them for their work where they can assist in necessary repairs, general maintenances in residential or commercial properties. Students are also taught Computer Aid Drafting and Programmable Logic Controller as part of their elective modules.

Adopting the ‘Think-Hands’ approach, students are equipped with skills that they can apply in the future in a wide range of working environments. This approach empowers students to go further academically and prepare them for the demanding and complex facilities industry.

Hospitality Services and Culinary Skills Department

With COVID-19 abating in 2021, life is returning back to normalcy, albeit with changes. Although safe management measures are being rescinded, there are lessons we can learn and roll forward to the new normal. The additions and changes to processes put in place during the pandemic may not all be a bad thing. For one, we have intensified the hygiene standards in the kitchens, a foundation for food preparation.

Students are glad to continue lessons in-person and do their practical hands-on. The personal interactions have had a positive impact on their learning. At the same time, certain e-learning modules which incorporates interactive games, puzzles and videos are retained to complement the learning ecosystem and to bring an added dimension to ways students can learn. This engaging approach has been well received by students and it is heartening to see them take an interest and proactively research on topics prior to their lessons, through YouTube, online articles, Instagram and TikTok.

We are also thankful that our partners in the industry are resuming their partnership programmes with us through the various Learning Journeys and Industrial Experiential Programmes (IEP). The Learning Journeys provides the students in Year 1 and 2 an opportunity to have an inside look at the different aspects of the industry and thereby decide on the vocation programme (Hospitality or Culinary) to embark on in Year 3. Students in Year 3 and 4 are attached to various hotels and F&B establishments as part of their IEP. We hope that students will be able to gain practical industry experience and knowledge as well as introduce them to their future working environment.

Students are also training hard for the various culinary competitions. This will be an invaluable opportunity for them to apply what they have learnt and to have a glimpse of their future role in the F&B industry.

Information Communication Technology Department

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is one of the three foundation programmes offered in APS. The department’s vision is to prepare students to be Life Ready, Work Ready and Future Ready. As such, the ICT programme develops the students’ competencies in ICT knowledge and skills in order for them to contribute to society and the workplace. The programme hopes to motivate the students to learn and be more confident in achieving personal success through a Head, Heart and Hands approach.

Our project-based assignments allow students to have hands-on learning experiences with the emphasis on active engagement with the subject.

Projects with an emphasis on life skills also exposes them to opportunities to better understand the

Mathematics Department

The goal of the APS Mathematics education is to build confidence in numeracy in our students. We do so through a curriculum that caters to the learning needs, style and abilities of our students. Our vision is to have students who can confidently able to apply their knowledge and skills in numeracy, to solve daily-life and work problems.

These are achieved through the various department programs and learning activities. The Math Stretch programme is for capable Year 3 and 4 students who wish to challenge themselves, and acquire skills and knowledge outside of the APS Maths curriculum. Other engaging activities were also planned to instill the sense of managing numbers in a confident and fun manner, like the Math Challenge, Bowling - The Experiential Journey, and Math Bazaar.

Montfort Development Programme Department

The Montfort Development Programme (MDP) allows students to learn and internalise the schools’ CARER values and the necessary 21st Century and Social Emotional competencies. It was developed based on the foundational Catholic ethos laid down by the Montfort Brothers of St. Gabriel.

The iSTAY Programme aims to provide students the opportunity to experience communal living, work in a team, and also build good relationships with one another through planned routines, activities and projects.

In May, we managed to resume our IEP-iSTAY programme. By day, our Year 4 students lived out the CARER value of Responsibility when they were engaged in the Industry Experiential Programme (IEP). By night, they learnt to manage their time after work by choosing iSTAY activities such as sports or watching movies, sleeping early and preparing for work the next day. Students also learnt about financial literacy and were able to apply what they learnt by planning for dinner together with their Form Teachers.

In July, our Year 2 students had a 5D2N residential programme. This is the first time we had the entire level of students come together for their iSTAY together with their teachers. The students had a wonderful time bonding with their teachers and friends through the various activities. During Parents’ Night, students had conversations with their parents as they attended a briefing about the vocational courses available in APS so that they can make informed decisions for their next 2 years of education.

Physical Education Department

Physical Education has key platforms for character building and leadership development. They play a key role in building an inclusive community of active and healthy individuals. The Physical Education programme seeks to nurture students to be lifelong learners by enabling them to learn and acquire sporting skills that can lead them to lead a healthy lifestyle.

We have a range of Sports and Games taught during our Physical Education lessons. Focus is on exposure to territorial Games, net barrier Games and games that involves hand-eye coordination. These games aid in the psychomotor development of our students, enabling them to pick up games with ease.

Agility, Balance and Coordination are key fundamental aspects of movement, which we focus on during our lessons. As part of our After-School Programme, inter-class games are organized for our students to apply what they have learned in a friendly yet competitive environment.

Sports Fiesta, NSG Games and inter-class games are platforms where skills such as sportsmanship, fair play and working cohesively are put to practice.

Fitness Training is also crafted into PE lessons mainly through sports and games. Projects such as Healthy Snack give students the opportunity to research and understand the value of nutrition, sleep and well-being.

As part of our PE curriculum, we also expose our students to outdoor education. Students learn to appreciate and respect nature, and be more aware of their surroundings. Other skills such as outdoor cooking, pitching tents and caring for plants are also an essential part of the curriculum.

Student Support Department

The Student Support Department, looks into the planning support and intervention for individual students or group of students in the area of Social Emotional, Learning and Behavioural. The 3 units consisting of Counsellors, SEN Officers and Discipline Teachers works in tandem with the educators to render a holistic support to the students through workshops and programmes customised to suit our students’ needs.

This year, we embarked on the Reader Pen Pilot Project. In this programme, we hope that the use of the Reader Pen can enhance the learning and teaching in lessons, by improving the literacy ability of our students. Hence improving the engagement and motivation in learning for students.

Through the Occupational Therapy Student Support Programme, we aim to help students with special needs address their functional deficits. This has greatly benefited students with psychomotor skills coordination movements or sensory integration issues. It maximises our students’ educational potential in APS and enhances their employability, and ultimately their quality of life.

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic situation, the department continued with the After-School Engagement Programme and work with adult volunteers to introduce Character Building Programme in APS. In these programmes, we engaged students with sports, games, selfdevelopment workshops and community work.

Basketball

dance club

Percussion Band

AV club

robotics club

Character Education

Total Defence Day

The theme for 2022’s Total Defence campaign – “Together We Keep Singapore Strong” – focuses on the many ways we can put Total Defence into action in our everyday lives. At APS, we invited officers from the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) to share about the types of emergencies that they had responded to in Singapore. The various roles provided by the SCDF shows how they are adaptable to such situations in Singapore and ready for anything.

International Friendship Day

Our school had a talk about the conflict that was happening between Russia and Ukraine, and how it affected Singapore. The war between the two countries disrupted supplies and food for Singapore. We shared also on how as a country we overcame this obstacle.

Racial Harmony Day

The theme for Racial Harmony Day 2022 is “Singapore: Our Multicultural Mosaic”, which reflects how communities in Singapore are unique and living harmoniously. One of the highlights of this year’s celebration was through music. Our staff at APS banded together to sing classic folk songs like ‘Sunny Island’, ‘Burung Kakak Tua’ and ‘小人物的心声 ’. These are songs that a lot of Singaporeans grew up with and we wanted to share these songs to remind our students that music can bring the nation together. We also had a Music Video Challenge for every class. Through creating a short video clip that showcased at least one of various folk songs selected by the MDP Committee, our students were able to identify the songs and reinforces the harmony of the different races.

National Day

This year’s National Day theme “Stronger Together, Majulah!” is a call for all Singaporeans to forge ahead as a united and strong people towards a better future, and grow from strength to strength as we emerge from COVID-19.

This year, as the restrictions for COVID-19 relaxes, we were proud to see our scouts march in with the National Flag. They raised the flag up high with pride as we sang the National Anthem. While Year 3 students had their NRIC Presentation Ceremony, other levels of students learnt about the other state symbols of Singapore.

The celebrations of the day culminated with the singing of “Home”, this year’s theme song “Stronger Together”, and our very own APS National Day Workout for 2022!

iSTAY

iSTAY is a distinctive signature programme and key component of our character development programme in APS. Through iSTAY, we aim for our students to learn valuable life skills and to live out the school’s CARER values taught through the context of communal living via purposefully planned routines, activities and projects. The activities in iSTAY are intentionally planned for students to demonstrate the CARER values and socio-emotional competencies espoused by the school.

This year, with the easing of COVID-19 Safe Management Measures, the Year 4 students stayed overnight for 2 nights during the IEP-iSTAY Programme. This allowed them to practice life skills routines and even learn how they can have healthy meals and lifestyle after work while they were attached to our industry partners during the day. Students, led by their Form Teachers, practised financial literacy on the first night as they planned for their next day’s dinner. The next day after work, with the food they bought, the students enjoyed their dinner together in a very special way.

APSC (APS Challenge)

APS Challenge (APSC) is a signature programme that provides all students the opportunity to discover their potential and stretch their capabilities. The challenges include Values-in-Action (VIA) projects and service-learning challenges that enrich students’ journey in APS. The programme is designed for students to pick up new skills that can be sustained for life and put those skills to use in serving others in the community. Students learn to plan and prepare for a variety of challenges which range from outdoor adventure activities, preparing food for the less fortunate, tie-dyeing T-shirts and car maintenance services. All whilst managing the budget given and learning to plan their time.

APSC aims to build students’ confidence to dream big, persevere, pursue their goals and realise their dreams. APS students also shared that they are very happy that they are able to pick up new skills and contribute back to the community with the skill-sets learnt during APSC.

Student Leadership

The Student Leadership Strategy Committee provides opportunities to groom students to take up leadership roles in APS. In 2022, we have created another platform by selecting potential leaders to take up the role of Sport Leaders. They are guided by our PE teachers and Strategy Committee teachers, and have already started serving at multiple internal and external events.

At the beginning of the year, our Student Councillors have also started the Peer Support initiatives and have also organized various events and awareness programmes such as the International Women’s Day and Yellow Ribbon project. All these will provide them with the skills and opportunities to practice leadership. Furthermore, our year-end leadership camp targeted at all Student Leaders will continue to add on and provide more opportunities to eventually mold our students into confident individuals who will contribute to our society.

Catholic Affairs

The year 2022 started off with an online Montfortian Dedication of School Year Mass. Social distancing and wearing of mask was the norm due to COVID-19. The Dedication Mass was held at St Gabriel’s Secondary School. It was really a blessing that we could still join in the dedication by attending mass online.

The school also managed to hold its annual Montfortian Pilgrimage In Our Schools (MPIOS) for its Year 2 Montfort Orientation Programme at the Montfort Centre. It was a blessing to have our newly appointed St Gabriel Foundation executive director, Mr Francis Tan give a talk to the students on Montfort prior to the learning journey.

The easing of COVID-19 rules, has also allowed the Montfortian Adventure Retreat – Youth-In-Action (MARYIA) program to continue this year. The theme for this year was ‘In the Footsteps of St Montfort’. This is a special 2 day event as compared to the previous events as it was held at two different schools. Day 1 was held at St Gabriel’s Primary School and Day 2 was held at Assumption Pathway School. Students had the chance to visit the structures of the prominent places where St Louis Marie De Montfort visited.

Assumption Pathway School continues to support the development of the Catholic faith through daily morning assembly prayers, weekly staff praise and worship prayers and our devotion to Our Lady of Fatima rosary prayer in the month of May and October.

Programme

& New APS OJT Platforms

APA, as the Academy is affectionately called, continues to draw students in. This year, APA has enrolled the highest number of Year 1 students since it first started in 2015. Almost all students who have graduated from APA have been placed in a job or continue their education upon graduation.

The Academy continues to train students in skills and attitudes that will enable them to contribute effectively to the workforce. The Academy’s signature Learn-and-Earn Programme is further enhanced with three newly opened OJT platforms last year. Two new Assumption Cafés for Training (ACT) were opened, one in ST Engineering Office building in Jurong, and another in a Food Truck outside Kallang Polyclinic. APS also converted one workshop into Assumption Realworks Kitchen (ARK) to prepare hot food. APA students were able to experience working in these new and novel workplaces under the supervision and guidance from our dedicated team of Job Coaches, bakers and chefs.

The ACT in ST Engineering has expanded their services to cater to staff events while the menu for the Food Truck is specially designed by the dietician from the Polyclinic. The newly minted ARK (Hot) and the established ARK (Baking) were called upon to provide emergency food support for canteen operations in APS as well as schools in our cluster. These new experiences in F&B production and services provided APA students with real world demands and operations. APA is now able to operate the OJT platforms fully with the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions. Students and staff welcomed this change and are grateful to be able to resume training at our workplaces. Our industry partners are also opening up their businesses and are looking forward to engaging our students as interns. APA looks forward to a vibrant future, equipping our students for the workforce.

Staff Engagement (STAFF DEVELOPMENT)

Staff Professional Development in 2022 focuses mainly on three out of the six Skillsfuture for Educators (SFEd) Areas of Practice (ie. E-Pedagogy, Character & Citizenship Education and Support for Students with Special Education Needs). At APS, our Professional Learning Teams (PLTs) aim to provide professional support networks within the school, carving out a safe space for professional discourse on topics related to student development and staff learning. It is hoped that by doing so, it would spur continuous improvement, encourage teacher ownership as well as strengthen teacher expertise within the school.

We are indeed glad to be able to resume on-site training for all staff on 30 and 31 May 2022. The customized training covers areas such as Google Classroom 101, Positive@APS - Character Strengths and Managing Meltdown@APS. In promoting a culture of sharing and learning, those who are more proficient with Google Classroom tasks are encouraged to help fellow colleagues who needed guidance with the tasks. The rich learning, sharing and even role plays in Managing Meltdown –provided new perspectives and fun learning experiences for all.

We continually promote sharing and learning in a community of APS learners – for both staff and students - as Scott Hayden so beautifully encapsulated:

“Teachers have three loves: Love of learning, love of learners, and the love of bringing the first two loves together.”

Staff Engagement (Staff Well-being)

APS recognizes and firmly believes that the staff of the school is its most important resource it has. Hence, we firmly believe it is crucial to look after the physical, social and emotional well-being of the staff.

The purpose of the Staff Welfare Committee in APS is to look after the needs of all staff to maintain high staff morale, cultivate a sense of belonging and love for the school. As such, in 2022, the committee planned and organised recreational activities that would foster interaction amongst staff.

This year, with the COVID-19 situation winding down, the Committee was able to conduct several fun filled activities for the staff to bond and let their hair down. From the usual CNY based activities to our favourite SWC Activity Day, we were able to get staff to join in various fun activities for them to get to know each other better while possibly learning something new. We were also able to organize an outing for everyone at Gardens by the Bay. The staff had an enjoyable time while learning and playing some games on location.

Stakeholder Engagement

With the easing of Safe Management Measures, we are able to conduct and facilitated multiple inperson events in school for the alumni and parents.

The APS Alumni had their Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 20 April 2022. It was held in the school auditorium and the turnout by the members were very encouraging. The AGM was successfully conducted where two new members were elected to the executive committee.

The Alumni working committee also organised a dinner gathering for its fellow members at the school canteen. The event was attended by more than 30 members. We had a wonderful time of connecting where former students from different graduating years gathered to share their wonderful stories and experiences with one another.

Parent’s workshop was also organised in school for the first time since the pandemic. Parents tried out two different recipes- Pineapple Tart and Almond Sugee Biscuit. The parents were very engaging and enjoying themselves throughout the workshop. At the end of workshop everyone was happy to bring home their own baked tarts and biscuits.

To educate the whole person in the Montfortian Spirit of Learning, Charity and Love

Men and Women of Character and Learning, in the Service of God and Community

Our school Values

OUR MISSION Assumption English School

Compassion

Humility

Respect

Integrity

Sense of Responsibility

Trust

Our Core Beliefs

We value every student

All can learn

Our Vision 2022 Boys’ Town Campus 72

School Management Committee

Brother Dominic Yeo Koh Supervisor of Schools

Mr James Cher Member

Mr Benjamin Kwok Secretary/Principal

Mr Bernard Goh Chairman

Mr Chua Chen How Member

Mr Tan Chee Meng Advisor

Mr Teo Cheow Tong Treasurer

Mr Lawrence Chong Member

Mr Alvin Teo Member

Mr Oliver Tan Member

Dr Roland Yeow Member

Ms Khaw Gim Hong Member

Principal's Address

We are glad to be moving towards an improving sense of normalcy this year. Although we are unable to absolutely put COVID-19 behind us, we can definitely say that we have weathered it and are learning to live with it each day.

Looking back at the last two years, the crisis has opened up opportunities for Assumption English School. COVID-19 has forced us to innovate in our areas of pedagogy, curriculum and assessment, and enabled us to provide choices for our students to learn on their own.

As a pilot Full Subject Based Banding (FSBB) school, we have now established our own Self Development Programme (SDP) to complement FSBB especially for students who do not have access to higher demanding subjects. The SDP encourages our students to have greater ownership of their learning by leveraging on their personal learning device and online resources that are specially created and curated to extend their learning based on their choice. Therefore, our Lower Secondary Normal Stream students now have the option to choose higher demanding subjects which are non-examinable - such as English, Mathematics, Science, Humanities (including Literature) - based on their own interest. The SDP also includes our Secondary Two Express Stream students as they have an opportunity to try out “taster modules” of Additional Mathematics and Upper Secondary Sciences. We hope the programme will engage our students and help them make informed choices about their subject-combination at Secondary Three. The SDP is a fascinating initiative in which students make choices and learn at their own pace, in their own time without the pressure of exams.

We are also privileged and pleased to be part of the “Unleash the Roar” programme of the Singapore Football Association as a School Football Academy. We are grateful for the three full-time coaches dedicated to coaching our students. Furthermore, there is also specialised goalkeeper training and sports science support to monitor the progress of our students. Thanks to such comprehensive support from FAS, we are now in a position to redeploy our resources to strengthen our other school and CCA programmes.

At the same time, everything we do rests upon the beliefs and values of our founder, Saint Louis Marie de Montfort. The message of being “less about oneself and more for others” - to serve the last, lost and the least - continues to give teachers, staff and students an ever growing sense of purpose.

As we move forward as a school, we believe in the loving hands of God that guide us; that His mercy will protect us as we bring out the best in our students and ourselves.

Labor Omnia Vincit

AssumptionKnights Unite!

ENGLISH SCHOOL

ASSUMPTION

2ND ROW (STANDING): SUMIATE BTE HASSAN, AZRA ZAHEERA BINTE HAIRUDDIN, LIM ZI XIN, FASIHAH BINTE RAHMAT, THAM JIAN YUN, FELINE TONG YIN SZE, NG WEN XIN, LIM CHEN XI, KHAMARUDIN BIN SUDIN, YAMIN BIN RABON, CHAN KENG KOK, ADRIAN KHOO YI MING, LIM DING HAN, MUHAMMAD SADIK BIN AB RAHMAN, LEE WEI MENG, TAN KWANG CHEE, OH LIP HIANG, HUANG MEITING, SITI MARDIA BINTE ABU SAMAH, WENDY CHAN CHEOK LIAN, CHUA LEE MENG WINNIE, LAU CHENG YEE KAREN, TAN WEI SIEW ELIZA, NOOR AISYAH BINTE MOHAMED, NORSIAH BTE MOHD YUSOF

LAST ROW (STANDING) : JOSHUA YEO HUAN, PARAVIND, EMRAN BIN YATIM, WOO KWONG HUI JACOB, MUHAMMAD HASANUL ARIFIN BIN ZAWAWI, ALVIN LEE WEI JIE, LEET TAGORE, DESMOND CHEN BINGCONG, LEE WUNG YEW, DEREK HUM MING KAI, DONALD WAN MENG WAI, ALVIN YAP KIAN GUAN, FOO KOK JAME, NOR MOHAMMAD BIN ISA, CHENG SENYUAN

ABSENT: ATIKAH BTE SA’AD, JASMINE NG POH CHOO, LEE WENTING, MEERA DEVI, TAN BOK CHOON, TAN WEE LIN, TAUFEEQ AFFANDEY B MUHD SALEH, YONG REN CUI

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT FRONT (SEATED): LIM CHER HAN, SHARLENE CHYE HUI TING, TANG KOK BIN, RAINE SEAH HUI LING, KENNY SNG, SITI NOORDIANA BTE

SULAIMAN, NG SHI HAN, CHONG-KEE CHAY HOON, WONG KER SIN (VP)

KWOK CHIN POH BENJAMIN (PRINCIPAL) , QUEK SER HIANG (VPA)

TANG SHIEN YIN, LOH CHOONG SENG, DENNIS WANG YINGQUAN, GARY ONG THIAM HENG, PHAY EE LYN, ARUMUGAM KALIAPPAN, YEW GUI MEI,

DESMOND WONG WEI JIE

IST ROW (STANDING): ONG-POH HSIA LI, YIN NA, CRYST TAN TEE WAH, NADHIRAH ZAINUDDIN, JENNY BOON TAI JENG, VALERIE CHAN ZHI JIA, SITI NUR

NABILAH BTE KAMSAN, SIM YENG SUANN, SHEREEN LING HSUEH LI, KONG YEAN HA, LI LILIANG LILIAN, DIANA BTE ABU BAKAR, DENISE LEE YUAN YING, KOH ENG GUAN CAMILLE, ELISE ENG LI KIANG, LAU YUET MENG, YANG WEN XUAN, SEET YOKE CHEE, SHARON VALERIE C. CO, SUMAIYAH BINTE MRAZALY, TAY CHU XUAN CHARMAINE, ROSSELLINI TAN YELING, ZAIWIYAH BTE HASHIM, TAN SWEE BEE IRENE

2ND ROW (STANDING): FASIHAH BINTE RAHMAT, THAM JIAN YUN, FELINE TONG YIN SZE, NG WEN XIN, LIM CHEN XI, JOSHUA YEO HUAN, P ARAVIND, WOO KWONG HUI JACOB, MUHAMMAD HASANUL ARIFIN BIN ZAWAWI, ALVIN LEE WEI JIE, LEET TAGORE, LEE WUNG YEW, DEREK HUM MING KAI, DONALD WAN MENG WAI, ALVIN YAP KIAN GUAN, FOO KOK JAME, NOR MOHAMMAD BIN ISA, TAN KWANG CHEE, CHAN KENG KOK, ADRIAN KHOO YI MING, LIM DING HAN, MUHAMMAD SADIK BIN AB RAHMAN, LEE WEI MENG

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT FRONT (SEATED, LEFT): LIM CHER HAN, SHARLENE CHYE HUI TING, TANG KOK BIN, RAINE SEAH HUI LING, KENNY SNG, SITI NOORDIANA BTE SULAIMAN, NG SHI HAN, CHONG-KEE CHAY HOON, WONG KER SIN (VP), KWOK CHIN POH BENJAMIN (PRINCIPAL), QUEK SER HIANG (VPA), TANG SHIEN YIN, LOH CHOONG SENG, DENNIS WANG YINGQUAN, GARY ONG THIAM HENG, PHAY EE LYN, YEW GUI MEI, DESMOND WONG WEI JIE

ABSENT: ATIKAH BTE SA’AD, LEE WENTING, MEERA DEVI, TAN WEE LIN, TAUFEEQ AFFANDEY B MUHD SALEH, YONG REN CUI

1ST ROW (STANDING): AZRA ZAHEERA BINTE HAIRUDDIN, LIM ZI XIN, ONG-POH HSIA LI, YIN NA, CRYST TAN TEE WAH, NADHIRAH ZAINUDDIN, VALERIE CHAN ZHI JIA, SITI NUR NABILAH BTE KAMSAN, SIM YENG SUANN, SHEREEN LING HSUEH LI, KONG YEAN HA, LI LILIANG LILIAN, DIANA BTE ABU BAKAR, DENISE LEE YUAN YING, KOH ENG GUAN CAMILLE, ENG LI KIANG ELISE, SEET YOKE CHEE, SHARON VALERIE C. CO, SUMAIYAH BINTE M RAZALY, TAY CHU XUAN CHARMAINE, ROSSELLINI TAN YELING, SITI MARDIA BINTE ABU SAMAH, LAU CHENG YEE KAREN, HUANG MEITING, SUMIATE BTE HASSAN

(SEATED, LEFT): TANG SHIEN YIN, CHONG-KEE CHAY HOON, WONG KER SIN (VP), KWOK CHIN POH BENJAMIN (PRINCIPAL), QUEK SER HIANG (VPA), SHARLENE CHYE HUI TING, PHAY EE LYN. (STANDING, LEFT): GARY ONG THIAM HENG, YEW GUI MEI, NG SHI HAN, ARUMUGAM KALIAPPAN, TANG KOK BIN, DESMOND WONG WEI JIE, LIM CHER HAN, LOH CHOONG SENG, KENNY SNG, DENNIS WANG YINGQUAN, RAINE SEAH HUI LING, SITI NOORDIANA BTE SULAIMAN ABSENT: TAN WEE LIN, TAUFEEQ AFFANDEY B MUHD SALEH

EXECUTIVE & Administrative Staff (EAS) 2022

(SEATED, LEFT): KHAMARUDIN BIN SUDIN, CHENG SENYUAN, WONG KER SIN (VP), KWOK CHIN POH BENJAMIN (PRINCIPAL), QUEK SER HIANG (VPA), ARUMUGAM KALIAPPAN , YAMIN BIN RABON (STANDING, LEFT): EMRAN BIN YATIM, LAU YUET MENG, ZAIWIYAH BTE HASHIM, CHUA LEE MENG WINNIE, NORSIAH BTE MOHD YUSOF, JENNY TOH TAI JENG, OH LIP HIANG ABSENT: JASMINE NG POH CHOO, TAN BOK CHOON

ALLIED EDUCATORS (AED) 2022

ACADEMIC AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (ACDC) 2022

(FROM LEFT): NOOR AISYAH BINTE MOHAMED, WENDY CHAN CHEOK LIAN, DESMOND CHEN BINGCONG, WONG KER SIN (VP), KWOK CHIN POH BENJAMIN (PRINCIPAL), QUEK SER HIANG (VPA), YANG WEN XUAN, TAN WEI SIEW ELIZA, TAN SWEE BEE IRENE

(SEATED, LEFT): TANG SHIEN YIN, CHONG-KEE CHAY HOON, WONG KER SIN (VP), KWOK CHIN POH BENJAMIN (PRINCIPAL), SHARLENE CHYE HUI TING, PHAY EE LYN (STANDING, LEFT): YEW GUI MEI, TANG KOK BIN, LOH CHOONG SENG, KENNY SNG, RAINE SEAH HUI LING, SITI NOORDIANA BTE SULAIMAN ABSENT: TAUFEEQ AFFANDEY B MUHD SALEH

softball

To a softball player, nothing can quite match the thrill of clinching a solid hit, or the excitement of stopping a drive rushing at you as fast as a car. But apart from the desire for an adrenaline rush, our softball girls also need the courage to stand their ground, the determination to train for hours in the sweltering heat, and the heart to work closely with each of their teammates.

With the easing of COVID-19 measures, the AES Rangers were finally able to take to the field and play against rivals from other schools. After months of grueling training, the girls were able to test their mettle on the pitch, and were not found wanting. With a much stronger performance than in 2019, the AES Rangers were able to come back to school with their heads held high.

The AES Rangers are thankful for the constant support from one another, their parents, teachers and coach, and look forward to more fun and friendship both on and off the field.

National Police Cadet Corps

Vision: To become the best youth organisation in Singapore, one that actively helps to make Singapore the safest place in the world.

Mission: To develop our members to be active citizens and community leaders, by working in partnership with the Singapore Police Force to fight crime and keep Singapore safe.

Values: Resilience, Integrity, Service, Excellence.

Motto: Towards Excellence

About Us: The National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) is the only uniformed youth organisation that enjoys a close affiliation with the Singapore Police Force. Our cadets have the unique opportunity to be exposed to and to familiarise themselves with Singapore’s crime prevention efforts. We focus on developing cadets to become confident leaders, with a heart for service to community and nation. Through our extensive NPCC curriculum, cadets will be able to develop values such as discipline, integrity, tenacity and civic-consciousness through their involvement activities both in and outside of school.

Key Programmes: With the gradual relaxation of the COVID-19 restrictions, our cadets are slowly able to take part in more activities organised by NPCC HQ. For instance, in the first half of the year, HQ organised various online training activities such as SG Secure, Police Procedures, and Basic Law to introduce as well as refresh students’ knowledge of the inner workings

of our police department. Also, for the very first time, NPCC HQ organised an online CSI competition in 2022, where our Secondary 3 cadets had the invaluable opportunity to learn from experts in the forensic field and practice their skills in an online escape game.

As part of NPCC’s mission to develop responsible and civicminded individuals, our Secondary 2 cadets spearheaded a Community Safety and Security Programme (CSSP) project to educate their peers about the rising instances of scams in Singapore. Additionally, our Secondary 3 cadets participated in the Jurong Division NPCC Anti-Scam Challenge 2022, organised by the Bukit Panjang Neighbourhood Police Centre.

Apart from activities organised by HQ, our face-to-face CCA sessions are also filled with opportunities for our cadets to develop independence. Cadets have been imbued with values such as confidence, resilience and resourcefulness through outdoor activities as such field cooking and fire starting.

With the range of programmes lined up, our cadets are poised to take on the challenges of tomorrow.

Achievement(s):

Unit Overall Proficiency Award (UOPA) by NPCC HQ

2019 – Gold

2020 – No UOPA due to Covid-19

2021 – Gold

english language drama and debate society

The English Language Drama and Debate Society aims to train eloquent individuals who are confident in expressing themselves through performance and public speaking. As safety measures relax, the year promises exciting opportunities for our members to hone their skills as most competitions and events resume with much normalcy. Most importantly, it allows for our members to further strengthen their relationship with one another through physical interactions – something each member enthusiastically looks forward to! Our members, especially the Executive Committee, found it especially gratifying to be able to organise and conduct bonding sessions for the members.

“Some of the memorable experiences would be the Secondary 1 ELDDS Orientation games and the Seniors’ Farewell. I can’t help but to marvel over the fact that this was the very first time we were able to do fun physical activities like Amazing Race and Minute-to-Win-It games after two years of virtual interactions. We really took for granted the time we could spend together, and I’m certain it’s something we will forever appreciate now. These were also the first few projects that I got to work on with my lovely team of EXCOs whom I am truly blessed to have as my support system in the CCA. I will always remember our endless meetings and weeks of planning together, while sharing some laughs in the process!” –

Liliane Delfin Athaide, President of ELDDS

For the first time, the Drama students performed and collaborated with other Performing Arts groups in a theatrical production of ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’. The production was showcased on a screen in an outdoor setting, right under our school’s beautiful evening sky for the school’s gettogether event, Soiree Under the Stars: Coming Together. It was an experience that sparked great joy and pride for our members, as they got to see their parents and friends as audience to their play, which they had prepared months ahead.

The Debate students too experienced a fair share of victorious moments this year, emerging champions in the Silver Division in the Debate Association Debating Championships, as well as bagging the Best Speaker Award in the division! While the debate competitions were still held via Zoom, our debaters seem to be more than ready for a challenge, whatever the platform may be. ELDDS is especially proud to acknowledge the journey of growth and learning that has brought them thus far. They look forward to growing as a team of confident performers and speakers in another enriching year ahead!

green club

Assumption English School’s Green Club hopes to equip our members with the knowledge and skills relating to the current environmental issues. The club aims to provide members with opportunities to be involved in the environmental conservation programmes in our community and to educate our members about the importance of biodiversity and our roles in the environmental conservation effort through “Refuse, Reduce, Reuse and Recycle” initiatives. We also hope to energise our members about the environmental issues and efforts of sustainability so that they can be ambassadors for the greening cause.

In 2022, our members are back to experimenting with a variety of edible plants in our garden. Besides blue pea flowers and pandan leaves, we have grown vegetables such as kang kong and nai bai, as well as cultivating fruit-bearing plants such as papaya, soursop and lime. We also managed to grow oyster mushrooms and bell peppers this year. Our members are happy to be back in the garden to learn and grow a variety of edible plants.

We also embarked on a special project to help identify and label the plants grown at the Montfort Centre. We made several trips to the gardens at the Montfort Centre and were amazed by the variety of tropical plants and trees there. We hope to put up the labels on the trees and plants so that all who visit the gardens will be able to know and appreciate them as much as we do. Once we have completed the project with Montfort Centre, we hope to label the trees in our school compound as well and create a Biodiversity Trail so our fellow students can learn more about the various plants and how they impact us.

In other sessions, we did crafts using recycled materials. We created cute piggy banks from drink bottles and used recycled glass jars as containers for scented candles. We even collected spare yarns and strings to make pom-pom key chains. We have been busy with crafts during the rainy season and are constantly thinking of new products we can create from different recycled materials collected. We hope to be able to teach these crafts to other students next year and spread our message of conservation and sustainability.

young monfortian associates

Young Montfortian Associates (YMA) was set up with the aim of forming our young Catholic students in the Spirituality of our Founding Saint, Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort.

Now into its 4th year, YMA boasts a membership of more than 30 student leaders, led by President Gwen Amber Vicente Laborte and Vice President Alessandra Ysobel De Vera Velasquez. The leadership for 2022/2023 was handed over to Nathaniel Lau and Gwen Beatrice Ang Dulay. The Executive Committee members were commissioned at the Beginning-of-School-Year Mass to serve and lead the Catholic students in the school.

These Secondary Two to Three Catholic student leaders plan and execute the CCA sessions with the guidance of their Teachers-in-Charge, Ms Wendy Chan and Mr Tan Kwang Chee. We are blessed to have the assistance of Sister Dorothy Lim, a Canossian Sister who has been with the school since January 2020.

In 2022, YMA members have helped to organise many activities, such as the Secondary 1 recruitment drive and various Masses. They also presented at a school-wide assembly programme to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Canonisation of Saint Louis-Marie de Montfort, our school’s patron Saint. During the combined-schools Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mass held at Saint Joseph Church this August, YMA members offered their talents and time by leading the school through hymns and scripture reading.

YMA is a second CCA for new Secondary 1 Catholic students. During their first year in school, they will learn about the life and contributions made by Saint Montfort. Towards the end of the year, they can choose to continue their journey and become a member of any of the 5 Ministries: Media, Art & Drama, Music, Prayer Leaders and Lectors, Altar Servers & Community Building.

Through this CCA, we pray that these Catholic students will all grow to become living witnesses of Christ, who live out their baptismal promises and share the spirituality of a total commitment to Jesus through Mary as proposed by Montfort.

English Language and Literature Department

The English Language and Literature Department’s vision would be to develop students’ competency in English Language and Literature by cultivating a life-long habit of reading and the ability to communicate proficiently and confidently such that they not only become confident users of the language but also show appreciation and love for it.

It is thus very much in line with our vision that the Applied Learning Programme in Assumption English School, titled SPEAK (SPeak English with grAce and Knowledge), aims to nurture confident and eloquent communicators who can articulate their thoughts and opinions well.

The SPEAK Programme provides ample opportunities for all students to develop their speaking skills in an interactive and safe learning environment. These include projects at each level to showcase their speaking skills. For example, our Secondary 2 students are scheduled to read the news during morning assembly daily in a segment known as Daily News @ AES. They will select a piece of news that is interesting and share their opinion on it.

Our Secondary 3 students put up campaigns on a topic they would like to be advocates for and present it during assembly or their lunch breaks. It is a daunting experience speaking to a live audience but our students have shown much courage and resilience in taking up the challenge and carrying themselves very well during the live presentations.

This year, our Secondary 4 & 5 students embarked on a project to create a one-minute introductory clip of themselves to be included in their portfolios for tertiary education and beyond. They applied the skills learnt over the 4 – 5 years at AES and the introductory video clips were not only creative but also invigorating.

Students who show a flair for speaking can showcase their talents in oratorical contests and given student emcee roles at school events and programmes. We hope to continue building and enhancing students’ love for the language through the wide array of programmes we have.

Mother Tongue DEPARTMENT

Vision: Gracious Bilinguals with a Strong Asian Identity

Motto: To engage learners in learning the language, values and culture through a purposeful and meaningful Mother Tongue Language programme.

Highlight of 2022: The MTL Fortnight Programme

AssumptionKnights were able to deepen their knowledge and appreciation for the language and cultural heritage through our flagship MTL Fortnight Learning Immersive Trails (L.I.T) Programme. AssumptionKnights learned writing skills in the classroom by tapping on their experiences from virtual tours of cultural heritage sites or interactive enrichment cultural workshops. AssumptionKnights also had the opportunity to read out well wishes to their teachers in the Mother Tongue languages and dedicate songs sung in Chinese, Malay, Tamil, Hindi, Korean, Thai and even in French and German!

Continuing with our tradition, our compassionate and generous AssumptionKnights donated food items for our ‘Packing Love, Sharing Abundance’ Chinese New Year Food Donation Drive. The donations were presented to less privileged households in Senja-Cashew, St Vincent De Paul “Friends in Need’ families, Ren Ci Nursing Home, Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Teck Whye) as well as the cleaning and operations staff in our school. Our annual, limited edition postcards, specially designed in-house by our talented AssumptionKnights were prepared for them too!

Budding Writers and Language Ambassadors

The 2-week long programme culminated in the Mother Tongue Fortnight E-Celebrations. It was a joyous occasion where everyone, including our Parent Support Group, partook in individually packed pineapple tarts, learnt to make Mandarin Orange craft, 2D ‘ketupats’ and draw ‘Kolams’ to put up as classroom decorations and wish each other a prosperous year ahead.

The Secondary One students also received a special visit by the God of Fortune who dropped by with bags of candies!

To encourage AssumptionKnights to develop their innate interest and potential in the Mother Tongue language, opportunities were provided for them to deepen their language mastery. Through the Authors-in-Residence Programme, students learnt how to write creatively and effectively from Mr Li Yeming, a well-known Chinese language author.

Involvement in the nation-wide Rakan Bahasa (Friends of the Language) initiative enabled students to develop their skills in the language. They took part in a NewsMaker Video-making Competition and initiated the school’s Malay Language Reading Programme to encourage their peers to read and explore different forms of Malay language texts.

Through our programmes, our AssumptionKnights are able to develop appreciation and respect for their own cultural identity and the different Mother Tongue languages.

Science Department

The AES Science teachers believe in nurturing Science students who are “Ready to Engage, Open to Explore, Eager to Explain, Empowered to Elaborate.” Through our unique Science curriculum, we hope to promote interest, learning and creativity in Science through imaginative and enjoyable experiences.

Lower Secondary Science: Everyday Science Experiences

Secondary 1 Normal Technical students from TG4 and TG7 had their hands and clothes wet by building and launching their very own PET Rockets to see forces in real action! Did you know? PET stands for polyethylene terephthalate - the chemical name for a type of plastic. PET is a clear, strong, and lightweight plastic that is widely used for packaging foods and beverages, especially convenience-sized soft drinks, juices and water.

The students had a lot of fun pumping air into their water-filled PET Rockets and launching them across the parade square! “I enjoyed the PET Rocket competition as I have wanted to do it ever since I was in Primary 4. It was a new experience for me and I really had a lot of fun when my PET Rocket was launched into the air!” ~ Ang Hui Ting Cristina (1 Vincent)

Secondary 1 Science: Creative Science Investigation / Innovation (CSI)

The Creative Science Investigation / Innovation (CSI) has evolved to better suit the varied needs and interests of the Secondary 1 students. Students get the chance to explore a scientific question or solve a real-world problem of their choice. Through CSI, students deepen their understanding of science concepts and enhance their love for science, as well as form lasting friendships with their classmates whom they have collaborated with. Some feedback from our students: “During CSI, I learnt to think through things in order to achieve our goals, and that I must study the process before evaluating it.”

Secondary 1 – 3: Science Experiential Projects (SEP)

For all Secondary 1 to 3 students, they will experience a Science Experiential Project (SEP) each year in their AES Science journey. For Secondary 2, each group of students had to suggest a one-day diet plan according to the dietary conditions of the individuals that were assigned to them.

Secondary One Orientation Programme

Our Secondary One students experienced being a KNIGHT in their first week at Assumption English School. K.N.I.G.H.T – which stands for Knowing New Individuals, Growing Humbly Together – is the theme that kickstarts our new AssumptionKnights on this exciting phase of their school lives.

The first day of the induction focussed on our student leaders, known as Knight Commanders, showing our new AssumptionKnights around the school campus and facilitating bonding games. The students made new friends and had plenty of fun, but the Orientation had only just begun.

On Day 2, our Secondary One AssumptionKnights had to accomplish a few tasks. They had to find their way around the school campus and Montfort Centre while completing a series of tasks for their Knight’s Trail.

The highlight of Day 3 was the showcase of class performances during a virtual campfire which gave the teachers and Knight Commanders a chance to see how well the Secondary One students had bonded as a class.

Our new AssumptionKnights rose to every challenge they were presented with. This was acknowledged during their Knighting Ceremony, which marked their official entry into AssumptionKnight-hood. As they were presented with a symbolic item – a knight plush bearing the school’s name – to mark their knighthood on that momentous day, the Secondary One cohort beamed with pride.

We wish all the Secondary One students all the best in their upcoming journey in AES and we are glad to have them as part of our AES family.

Founder's Day and Prize-Giving Ceremony

The graduating students commemorated our Founder’s Day and Prize-Giving Ceremony 2022 on 28 April in the school Hall. The theme of this year is “A Thriving AES, Strengthen Roots, Growing Green Shoots”, where the school strengthens roots by remembering our patron saint, St Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort and nurtures the green shoots through honouring and recognising the achievements and good character of AssumptionKnights. On this day, we also show our appreciation to the staff for their dedicated service.

The programme began with Mass to celebrate the Feast Day of Montfort, educator of youths and founder of charitable schools in France. Our Guest-of-Honour for the prize-giving ceremony was Mr Teo Cheow Tong, a member of the School Management Committee who has strongly and generously supported the school.

The recipient of the Brother Emmanuel Leadership Award was Lee Jun Qi, Jase of Class 4/4. As the President of the Student Council and a leader of his Co-Curricular Activity (CCA), National Cadet Corps (Sea), Jase exhibits outstanding character and demonstrates excellent leadership in propelling both the Council and the CCA unit to the next level.

The Brother Vincent Award of Excellence, awarded to the top all rounded graduand who epitomises the C.H.R.I.S.T. values and Vision of Assumption English School, went to Ng Peng Yu, Owen, from Class 4/2. He excelled in both his character and academic results.

As we congratulate Jase and Owen, we are certain that with guidance and nurturing from the teachers of AES, our students, the green shoots, will continue to grow to become men and women of character and learning, deep rooted in good values, as displayed by our patron saint.

Together, we forge a stronger AES, AssumptionKnight Unite!

graduation day

Graduation Day for the Secondary 4 and 5 cohort was held on 23 September 2022. The support from parents was overwhelming as they were able to visit the school after 2 long years and witness their children graduate. One of the highlights of the event was our graduands’ walk-in. They did so with the AssumptionKnight Mascot, the first ever batch to receive the mascot as a graduation gift. The Guest-of-Honour was our AlumKnight Chairperson, Mr Lloyd Tan. He was a part of this Graduation Day ceremony some 11 years ago so it was definitely a nostalgic affair for him. This year’s Valedictorian, Alicia Kwan of class 4/1, gave a sincere and thoughtful speech that echoed the students’ gratitude for the opportunities to learn and grow. Our teachers and graduands also participated in the symbolic Pass-it-On ceremony. This ceremony symbolises the passing on of values and knowledge from the teachers to the graduates, in the hope that students will share the kindness that they have received from their teachers to others around them, paying it forward. With this heartwarming affair, our school hopes to affirm our AssumptionKnights of their hard work as well as development and growth throughout their journey at Assumption English School.

National day

With the National Day songs playing in the mornings in the week leading up to 9 August, AssumptionKnights looked forward with great anticipation to this year’s National Day Celebrations. It was the first time in 2 years that the school could get together and celebrate this important event as one, and all of us could not wait for the events of the day to get started.

This year’s National Day theme, “Stronger Together, Majulah!”, is a call for all Singaporeans to forge ahead as a united and strong people towards a better future. With communities, families and friends coming together to form the bedrock of our nation’s strength and resilience, unity in our diversity enabled us to overcome challenges and Singaporeans look towards striving for a better future as we emerge from COVID-19.

As we started the day with a solemn Observance Ceremony, representatives of our uniformed groups marched our National Flag into the hall with pride. This was followed by the recitation of the recollections, highlighting our past and contributions of our key leaders and the pioneer generation. The passionate response from the school population reaffirmed our collective knowledge of our nation’s history and struggles, and our commitment as one people towards ensuring our country’s freedom whilst holding onto the ideals of justice and equality.

After a series of games and class activities, the school gathered together for the final concert segment with live performances from our dancers and the choir, a school-wide Kahoot! competition that challenged our AssumptionKnights’ knowledge of Singapore, and a prize-giving ceremony for the AssumptionKnight Competitive Team Challenge. As the concert reached the finale, pride and emotions soared as the entire school spontaneously rose to sing along to ‘Home’, grateful for one another’s company and celebrating our nation’s birthday as a family.

After 2 years of social distancing, our student councillors rightly summed up the day by rallying the school population at the close of the concert, “AssumptionKnights, Unite!!”

racial harmony day

Racial Harmony was commemorated in Assumption English School on 21 July 2022. This day is commemorated in schools as an official reminder of the racial riots in 1964 and to enhance understanding and awareness of the importance of maintaining racial and religious harmony in Singapore’s multicultural and multi-ethnic society.

This event was our first celebration assembly since 2019 when the COVID-19 pandemic started. With the easing of the safe management restrictions, there was a heightened celebration of our diversity as our AssumptionKnights and staff came dressed in various ethnic outfits, which accentuated the vibrancy of our multicultural mosaic. We had an inter-class Ethnic Costume Competition and the Best Dressed Competition where students shared with their fellow AssumptionKnights on the significance of their ethnic outfit. It allowed students to appreciate cultural diversity in AES beyond our identity as AssumptionKnights.

Other than the Band and Dance performances, our AssumptionKnights also participated in a Kahoot! quiz where they learnt more about racial harmony and interesting facts about our different races.

This year, together with their classmates, AssumptionKnights had the opportunity to enjoy the traditional ice popsicle. The event allowed everyone to appreciate and celebrate each other’s culture and heritage. Most importantly, it highlighted the most vital aspect of our society which is the ability to live in harmony, embracing our differences and respecting one another through our shared experiences and values.

Catholic Activities

The Catholic AssumptionKnights and teachers gather to keep our Faith Alive! every Friday. We come together to pray and worship God, for fellowship, to get to know each other better, to lay down our burdens, to offer up our weariness for the week and rest in the Lord. This community of brothers and sisters makes our time in school seem a lot less challenging for we know we are never alone in this journey.

We are blessed to have Canossian Sister Dorothy Lim help out in all our activities. Catholic students develop their leadership skills in Young Montfortian Associates (YMA), a Co-Curricular Activity (CCA) founded 3 years ago. These Secondary 2 - 5 Catholic student leaders plan and execute activities during CCA sessions for the Secondary 1 YMA members.

They also grow in faith through their service as lectors, morning prayer leaders, choir members and altar servers. In addition, members of the Art, Drama and Media Ministry contribute to our spiritual growth with their God-given talents. The Community Building Ministry serves to bond members through games and activities. YMA is led by President Gwen Beatrice Ang Dulay of Sec 3/4 and Vice-President Nathaniel Lau Kea Chuan of Sec 2 George.

We ask our Lady of the Assumption, Mother Mary, whom our patron saint St Louis Marie de Montfort has a devotion to, to continue watching over us and in all that we do, give glory to God!

Gabriel Programme

The GABRIEL (Guiding And Building Resilience through Inclusive Education and Leadership) Programme continues to address the different needs of AssumptionKnights through a series of customised activities. Through these activities, students take greater ownership in the learning of new skills based on their interest and needs.

The programme aims to engage students through a variety of activities and workshops. This year, pickleball and goalball were introduced to add to the myriad of activities that the programme offers. Through participating in new sports and activities, the programme constantly helps students to rediscover themselves by developing their character through values education.

Tapping on the special skill sets of parents and students, the programme collaborates with our stakeholders to conduct after-school workshops such as rugby and cricket for AssumptionKnights to take part in.

The second edition of the Photography Competition organised this year allowed students to showcase their photography skills, based on the monthly theme ‘Colours’. All photographs from the competition will be featured in a special exhibition at the end of the year.

Message from the Executive Director

That Boys’ Town Polo Tee

Over the years, Boys’ Town has provided our staff with the corporate polo tee. It is a shared organisational identity representing the mission of Boys’ Town and the community.

There is a Boys’ Town logo at the front and on the back of the shirt is the quote from Saint Louis Marie De Montfort, “Those whom the world rejects must move you the most.”

Many of us wear this polo tee during important events, and I am pleased that some of us wear it as we carry out our duties and interact with the community daily.

One day, when I wore this polo tee to a restaurant, a man tapped me on the shoulder and asked about the quote printed on the back of the shirt. During his lunch hour, he was seated behind me with my shirt bearing the inscription in full view. The quote caught his attention and he asked me where I was from.

I used this opportunity to share the Boys’ Town mission and the origins of our organisation, founded by the Montfort Brothers of St. Gabriel under the guidance of Saint Louis Marie De Montfort. He shared my concerns for those whom the world may have rejected, and he encouraged me to continue pursuing this mission.

Everything occurs for a reason, and all social missions begin with a need and spark of inspiration. As a Catholic organisation, Boys’ Town aims to provide social services, education, therapeutic care to the community in Singapore. We must be reminded of our founding and how the vision of our founders continue to inspire us.

God Bless, Roland Yeow Executive Director of Boys’ Town

“We are not simply wearing an organisation’s polo t-shirt; we are also wearing a mission statement that reads, “Those whom the word rejects must move you the most.”

Brothers of Boys’ Town Community

The legacy that the Brothers have left behind is one that is alive and well. As the Brothers handed over leadership to the lay people, they have watched Boys’ Town grow to what it is today – serving children and youth, and giving them an opportunity to grow and develop to their best.

The Brothers’ commitment, sacrifices and dedication over these years have shaped and moulded many children and staff who have passed through the gates of Boys’ Town. Today, we still see our Brothers giving their time, advice and guidance to all who join and grow with the mission of Boys’ Town, just like when they first started.

We are indeed grateful for having such a unique community of Brothers that is part of the BIG Boys’ Town Family.

District Superior of South East Asia (Singapore - Malaysia - Myanmar - Phillipines)

Brother

John Albert

Brother Phillip Heng Brother Roger Venne

Brother Dominic Yeo Koh

Brother Dominic Kiong

Staff Photos

Directors Management Staff

Corporate Services), Celynn Chang (Manager - Clinical Intervention Centre), Roland Yeow (Executive Director), Solomon Tan (Assistant Manager – IT), Adrienne Sng (Director - Clinical Services), Jacob Mark Derek (Lead – Group Home), Tang Yen Ting (Manager – Marketing), Mohamed Syafie Bin Abdul Rahim (Manager – Admin and Compliance), Trevor Chan (Deputy Director - Community Partnerships and Social Enterprise), Francis Chua (Manager - Estate) Not in Picture: Teng Zi Ying (Lead - YouthReach), Revathi D/O Thangavel (Lead - Social Work), Lim Teck Koon (Assistant Manager - Adventure Centre)

From Left: Trevor Chan (Deputy Director - Community Partnerships and Social Enterprise), June Eng (Assistant Director - Corporate Services), Roland Yeow (Executive Director), Adrienne Sng (Director - Clinical Services), Ong Teck Chye (Assistant Director - Residential Services & YouthReach)

From Left: Ong Teck Chye (Assistant Director - Residential Services & YouthReach), Santhiran S/O Ezhavarasan (Senior Youth Worker), Tina Low (Manager – Finance), Sasikumar S/O Balasubramaniam (Lead – Shelter), Lee Pei Yu (Head - Fostering Services), Melvin S/O Mariadass Leo (Lead – TGH), June Eng (Assistant Director –

Admin & Governance

Estate

Finance

human resources

From Left: Lily Lim (Senior Admin Officer), Mohamed Syafie Bin Abdul Rahim (Manager – Admin and Compliance)

From Left: Tina Low (Finance Manager), Amutha (Account Payable Executive)

From Left: Muhammad Khairul Bin Harith (Inventory /Transport & Maintenance Officer), Leng Hock Chye (Maintenance Officer), Joseph Chng (Estate & Projects Coordinator), Dylan Junior (Estate Executive), Francis Chua (Estate Manager)

From Left: Liang Mui Mui (Senior Executive – Human Resource & Management), Ricardo Jerome Oliveiro (Human Resource Executive) Bottom: June Eng (Assistant Director – Corporate Services), Jenny Soviana (Human Resource Officer)

Information Technology Security & Logistics

Community Partnerships

From Left: Muhammad Akid Bin Aziz (IT Trainee), Muhammad Ruzaini Bin Yazid (IT Executive), Solomon Tan (IT Assistant Manager)

From Left: Dian Amirah Alias (Executive), Lorraine Koenitz (Senior Executive), Trevor Chan (Deputy Director - Community Partnerships and Social Enterprise), See Ruoying (Manager)

From Left: Joshua Kanna S/O Sarangapany (Senior Security & Logistics Executive), Muhammad Khairul Bin Harith (Inventory / Transport & Maintenance Officer), Mohamed Izzat Bin Mohd Salleh (Inventory & Transport Assistant)

Top Left: Ryna Wu (Marketing Trainee), Tang Yen Ting (Manager)

Bottom Left: Trevor Chan (Deputy Director - Community Partnerships and Social Enterprise), Jane Lim (Marketing Executive)

Sanctuary Care

Fostering services

From Left: Padminee Ashwin (Senior Social Worker), Adrienne Sng (Director - Clinical Services)

Bottom: Jacintha D/O Jayadas (Case Worker)

From Left: Risela Giovanni Darmawan (Senior Social Worker), Nur Syaherah Binte Yusman (Marketing Admin Assistant), Shahida Binte Abdullah (Social Worker), Teo Qian Hua (Senior Case Worker), Lim Zhen Yang (Social Worker), Isa Bin Othman (Senior Admin Executive), Hannah Binte Mohd Zulkiflee (Case Worker), Rudy Freeling Duke (Community Partnerships Executive), Sharina Binte Mohamed Amran (Social Worker), Kimberly Peck (Social Worker)

Bottom: Sheila D/O Selvaraju (Social Worker), Lee Pei Yu (Head - Fostering Services), Grace Eng (Social Worker), Teo Meijun (Community Partnerships Executive)

Clinical Intervention Centre

Boys' Town Adventure Centre

From left: Benjamin Lio (Senior Behavioural Specialist), Celynn Chang (Manager - Clinical Intervention Centre), Carina Sim (Behavioural Specialist), Adrienne Sng (Director - Clinical Services), Jennifer Retief (Counsellor)

From Left: Jolene Lim Ying Yan (Programme Executive), Lim Teck Koon (Assistant Manager - Adventure Centre), Siti Aindinna Binte Rooslee (Intern), Adrienne Sng (Director - Clinical Services), Ong ShuQi (Social Worker II)

Residential Services

Worker) Middle: Sasikumar S/O Balasubramaniam (Lead – Shelter), Colin Mark Arriola (Youth Worker), Denesh S/O Vejayan (Youth Worker) Nagaretnam S/O Yalumalai (Youth Worker) Muhammad Danial Bin Roslan (Youth Worker), Brian Mark Niyo-Ramdas (Youth Worker), Ong Teck Chye (Assistant Director - Residential Services & YouthReach) Bottom: Nareintheran S/O Thamilselvan (Youth Worker), Santhiran S/O Ezhavarasan (Senior Youth Worker), Umar Bin Mazrin (Youth Worker), Muhammad Arsyad Bin Suwandi (Youth Worker), Muhamad Rauuf Bin Bahanan (Youth Worker), Mohamed Farhan Bin Mohamed Yunos (Youth Worker)

Not in Picture: Joel Loi Yao Jun

From Left: Amanda Ong (Social Worker), Aldrich Jai Kishen (Senior Youth Worker), Teng Zi Ying (Lead - YouthReach), Ong Teck Chye (Assistant Director - Residential Services & YouthReach), Gwen Koh (Lead Social Worker), Josef Woon (Youth Worker), Savithaa Markandu (Youth Worker), Nicholas Sena (Youth Worker)

From Top Left: Tan Jia Le (Youth Worker), Mohamed Rizwan S/O Mohamed Ismail (Youth Worker), Brian Fergus Phua Siow Jen (Youth Woker), Muhammed Musaib S/O Ebnuarabi (Youth Worker), Said Omar Abdullah @ Sivakumaran S/O Ragunathan (Youth

Residential Services

Residential Services

Therapeutic Group Home

Top Left: Nathan Parreno (Assistant Lead – TGH), Viviana Sushanthini Morgan (Youth Worker), Chia Ren Jie (Youth Worker), Naveen S/O Nadarajah (Youth Worker), Suhairul Bin Sunari (Youth Worker), Muhammad Syaiful Bahary Bin Ariffin (Youth Worker), Cheang Yao Yang Gabriel (Youth Worker), Tsnerend Singh (Youth Worker), Tsoi Chun Hoe Kelvin (Youth Worker), Ashok Kumar S/O Ilangovan (Youth Worker), Ian Astill (Youth Worker)

Bottom: Tang Huan Shern (Psychologist – MSF Seconded), Melvin S/O Mariadass Leo (Lead – TGH) Ong Teck Chye (Assistant Director - Residential Services & YouthReach), Cephas Thio (Social Worker), Tan Leng Leng Yvonne (Admin Executive – TGH) Not in Picture: Sheikh Hashmat Azim Bin Hashim

From Top Left: Malvinder Singh Khalon (Youth Worker), Muhd Za’im Zainal Bin Rosli (Youth Worker), Patrick Steven Nonis (Youth Worker), Kelvin Moy (Youth Worker), Muhd Rozaini Bin Roseli (Youth Worker), Stanley Rozells (Youth Worker) Bottom: Jacob Mark Derek (Lead – Group Home), Ong Teck Chye (Assistant Director - Residential Services & YouthReach), Habib Noor Bin Sahul Hameed (Youth Worker)

Project PRISM

YouthReach launched a new project in late 2021 called Project PRISM, which stands for Paving Roads into Students’ Minds. YouthReach sought to understand the mental well-being of students in this time of rising concern for students’ mental health. The virtual element involves conducting zoom sessions with students through interactive activities and the showcasing and discussion of short mental wellbeing films. Overall the students have provided positive feedback regarding Project PRISM.

Football Youth Development Programmes and Camp

YouthReach organized our first physical football camp since the pandemic. The turnout was great, with nearly 40 boys participating. The camp was also supported by senior boys who had graduated from the football team. YouthReach tapped on a blend of games and expressive art forms - visual arts, music, theatre, and writing to increase the youths’ teamwork skills and strengthen their relationships.

Social Media Outreach

Social media has been the main engagement tool for outreach during the pandemic. Our Instagram page went through a revamp to keep it fresh and fun, with content ranging from YouthReach happenings like in-house game series and YouthReach Programmes to youth-centric matters such as Physical and Mental Well-being, Youth Features, and Lingo of the Month. Platforms like TikTok and Tellonym were also tapped on to provide more avenues for the workers to reach the youths and vice versa.

Street Outreach

YouthReach has resumed physical street outreach once restrictions eased. The outreach team reinstated their weekly sessions combing the streets of Tampines and Toa Payoh to uncover new youth hotspots and engage new youths. Due to the pandemic, the team had to innovate new strategies to reinforce old relationships and develop new engagement tools. One of the strategies was to organize a Waffle Party where youths could drop by for free waffles and learn basic social dancing.

FOUNDED IN 1960

Comprises of:

(a) ex-students &

(b) staff & ex-staff from

(i) Boys’ Town

(ii) Assumption English School

(iii) Assumption Pathway School