United Colours OF TANGLIN
For the first time in Tanglin’s history, our students are united across eight common houses: Cameron, Alexandra, Claymore, Raeburn, Portsdown, Wessex, Winchester and Weyhill. How has it helped the community build deeper connections?
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y now, you would have seen the new House logos (The Voice, issue 35). They are more than just visual representations of each House, they represent the values that Tanglin hopes to nurture in its students such as strength, confidence and independence. Being in the same House as their peers also gives students a sense of belonging and participating in group activities often gives them the opportunity to pick up life skills like leadership, collaboration, and innovative thinking. And the best thing of all? Now that students are unified under the same House system across the three schools, everyone gets to interact with one another on a regular basis. This wouldn’t have been possible under normal circumstances and it allows smaller communities to form within a larger community, which makes the overall Tanglin community stronger and more cohesive. Here’s what each school has been up to:
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