Tanglin’s Year of Centenary Celebrations 1925-2025
1 Welcome Message from the CEO
2-3 The Year in View
4-5 The Centenary Exhibition
6-7 The Institute – Centenary Speaker Series
8-9 London Alumni Events
10-11 The Centenary Book – 100 Tanglin Tales: Commemorating the Centenary of Tanglin Trust School
12 Centenary Birthday Party
13 Centenary Gala Reception
14-15 Centenary Concert at The Esplanade
16 Summer Festival Centenary Edition
17 Centenary Collection
18-19 Tanglin Trust School Foundation
We are thrilled to celebrate 100 years of Tanglin Trust School, a beacon of education in Singapore. This special year is flled with captivating stories, cherished memories, and exciting events that capture the essence of our vibrant community.
Join us as we embark on a journey through time, exploring the rich history and legacy of Tanglin. From the launch of our limited-edition cofee table book, 100 Tanglin Tales, the opening of the Centenary Exhibition, to the Reunions in London, there is something for everyone to enjoy.
Coming together as Team Tanglin we will close Term 2 with a Gala party at Cliford Pier, ofering a unique blend of elegance, history, and stunning waterfront views, and after Easter we enjoy the melodic richness and harmonic clarity that will be central to the world premiere of Jonathan Dove’s Centenary composition.
We can’t wait to celebrate the past, present, and future of Tanglin Trust School. We look forward to you joining us.
100 Years of Tanglin – Celebrating a Centenary of of Excellence At The Centenary Building Atrium
The Centenary Exhibition will be open to our community and visitors to the school from August 2024 to June 2025. You are welcome to explore our history and heritage through the various displays and artefacts captured over the past 100 years.
There are fve main areas that tell the story of Tanglin:
• Heritage Boards
• History Timeline
• Display of Artefacts
• Class Photos Through the Years
• Uniforms Through the Ages
These visual displays capture the progress of the school with just fve students in 1925 to where we are today. Historical documents and carefully selecting items in our archives and those generously donated by Alumni form part of this showcase; many of which have never been seen before by the public.
The Institute presents a series of talks on the theme ‘Future of…’ as part of our Centenary celebrations. Our speakers will focus on future opportunities, trends, research, and the challenging questions and issues that we will have to address across diferent industries and disciplines. All our events encourage discussion, questions and engagement with our distinguished speakers.
Thursday 7 November at The Moot, 5:00pm Our Centenary Keynote speaker, Dr Ayesha Khanna
Join us for the Centenary Keynote Speaker event with Dr Ayesha Khanna, Co-founder and CEO of Addo, a leading AI expert and Forbes-recognised entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in digital transformation. Dr Khanna is an advisor to major smart cities and the metaverse, and provides AI scholarships to girls and mid-career women through her education company, Amplify. Dr Khanna will discuss how AI is revolutionising education, careers, harnessing AI and smart cities for a resilient future. Register here
Tuesday 24 September @ The Institute, 4:10pm The Future of Health Industries
Join Dr Zubin J. Daruwalla (Tanglin Alumnus) and Dr Gavin O’Neill as they discuss future trends and diverse career opportunities in traditional medical professions, HealthTech, MedTech and the corporate world. Register here.
Thursday 5 December @ The Institute, 3:15pm
The Future of Asia: Economics & Geopolitics
In December we welcome Prof Pushan Dutt, Professor of Economics, The Shell Fellow of Economic Transformation and Chair, Economics and Political Science Area at INSEAD Business School to speak on The Future of Asia. Register here
Thursday 23 January @ The Institute, 3:15pm
The Future of Work in the Age of Gen AI
We start Term 2 with a talk by Prof Sameer Hasija, the Dean of Executive Education, Dean of the Asia Campus, and the Henry Ford Chaired Professor in Technology and Operations at INSEAD Business School. Register here.
Thursday 20 February @ The Institute, 3:15pm The Future of Robotics
Join experts from The James Dyson Foundation for our fnal speaker series event. Register here.
These events are open to all students, parents and the wider community and are free of charge. We encourage you to bring interested family, friends and colleagues to these events. Please register for the events in advance.
Younger Tanglin Alumni Reunion
Friday 15 November at The Fable in London
7:00pm – 10:00pm
Calling all Tanglin Alumni of the 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 cohorts to join us as we not only reconnect with friends from Tanglin but also celebrate your time as a member of oldest British international School in Southeast Asia! Come and enjoy drinks and delicious canapes as you catch up with former schoolmates and relive those special Tanglin moments.
This is a popular event, so book early!
Dress: Smart Casual
Register here.
Tanglin Alumni Centenary Celebrations
Saturday 16 November at the Hansom Hall, St Pancras Renaissance Hotel
7:00pm – 10:30pm
This will be a special, elegant evening open to all Tanglin Alumni whether former students, former parents or staf members of Tanglin.
Join fellow Alumni as we raise a glass and toast to our amazing journey as a school! Hosted by our Chair of Governors, Dominic Nixon, and CEO, Craig Considine, we hope to see cohorts through the years in attendance including former heads of school and teachers. Present as well will be several current faculty members of Tanglin.
A wonderful opportunity to celebrate this as a family if you had children* who attended Tanglin!
Even if you are based outside the UK but think you can make it, we would love to see you at this milestone event! There will be live entertainment by our very own Alumni as well as great food and drinks by the team at the iconic St Pancras Renaissance Hotel.
Be sure to book early.
Dress: Cocktail
Register here.
*at least 18 years of age now.
Book launch, Friday 22 November
Tanglin Club
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100 Tanglin Tales
100 Tanglin Tales
Friday 21 March 2025
The whole school will come together to celebrate Tanglin’s 100th Birthday!
We will kick of with a special Bus Bay Celebration at the start of the day that will be open to everyone. Students can look forward to their own group activities, games and music, as each school celebrates in their own unique way.
Please join us as one big Tanglin community to mark this milestone. It will be a wonderful day; one that every student will remember being part of!
We look forward to sharing more details in early Term 2.
Saturday 22 March 2025 at the Clifford Pier, Fullerton Bay Hotel
Dress:
Wednesday 23 April 2025 at The Esplanade
World Premiere of Centennial Arts Trail Commission
7:30pm
As part of the Centennial Arts Trail, Tanglin has commissioned the acclaimed British composer Jonathan Dove to write a piece to mark and celebrate the school's centenary. Jonathan Dove’s music has flled opera houses and concert halls with delighted audiences of all ages on fve continents. He is one of the most performed living composers and few, if any, contemporary composers have so successfully or consistently explored the potential of opera to communicate, to create wonder and to enrich people’s lives. The choral work he will write for the Gala Concert will be written for both Tanglin students and professional orchestral players to perform together, alongside a large chorus of Tanglin students and a professional choir. This concert will be the world premiere of the work and promises to be an enormously special event for all involved, performers and audience members.
Alongside performing in the premiere, Tanglin students will also take to the stage in the frst half to perform pieces they have been preparing through they year. Featuring students from the whole age range this concert promises to be a spectacular evening and not to be missed. Tickets will be released in Term 1 and all are welcome to attend.
We round of our year-long centenary year with an extravaganza Centenary Summer Fair and Festival. With all the usual much-loved games, activities and food, we bring a festival bigger than ever before. Performers will entertain you on the main stage and students from across the schools will come together to showcase their talents. Come with your whole family and enjoy what will be the fnal event in the Centenary Year calendar.
This event is open to the whole school community and tickets will go on sale in Term 3.
Celebrate a Centenary of excellence with Tanglin 1925, our Centenary Gin, crafted to honour our rich heritage. Savour the subtle depth of black tea and tamarind, the bold citrus notes and the refreshing zest of lemongrass making every sip a journey through history. Handcrafted by Tanglin Gin in the heart of Singapore, this Gin will be available to buy from 5 September, through Tanglin Gin's website, and at the Christmas Fair.
Purchase ONE limited edition bottle here.
Purchase TWO limited edition bottles here.
Password: tanglin1925
Work your way around the board in this re-vamped Tanglin Trust School special Centenary edition of Monopoly. Created and designed uniquely for the Centenary Year, this beautiful set will be available to buy at the Christmas Fair or from the School Shop in December. The set will retail at $50 and will be the perfect Christmas game for you and your family.
100 Tanglin Tales will be available to buy at the Christmas Fair or from the School Shop in December. The Book will retail at $50 and will make the perfect gift for anyone in our Tanglin Community.
Look out for a variety of Centenary gifts, all available to buy from the School Shop and the Christmas Fair. Gifts include Centenary Griff plush toy, tote bags, mugs and more.
To mark our Centenary, the Foundation hopes that members of the Tanglin community will participate in the special Make Your Mark campaign starting in September 2024.
The campaign ofers a limited number of commemorative plaques to be installed in The Centenary Building, to celebrate your legacy to Tanglin. Each plaque will be customizable for a donation of $168, a number that symbolizes an “auspicious start” and the “path to prosperity” into our second century.
All proceeds from this campaign will go towards supporting exceptional experiences for our current and future generations in Arts; Sport; Imagination, Innovation and Inquiry; and Global Issues.
More information on how you can Make Your Mark will be released in Term 1.
The annual Foundation Drinks will have a Centenary favour as it will be hosted at an exclusive venue with our generous Foundation Members and Advocates. In this annual celebration of philanthropy at Tanglin, our Members come together to hear about the impact of their giving, unite with other members in the community and learn more about the institution priorities for Tanglin. By invitation for Foundation Members and Foundation Advocates only.
Tanglin Trust School Foundation enables exceptional opportunities, beyond the curriculum, to enhance and enrich the lives of our students and our community. All gifts made to the Foundation are recognised and celebrated, and signifcant giving is honoured through Foundation Membership and on the Foundation Honour Board at the school.
To learn more about the impact of giving, visit tts.edu.sg/giving.
