Crescent Girls' School
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In the case of dd, as their pri school is located in the east, CGS is lesser known to her friends. Most target for Anglican, Cedar, DHS or IP schools, etc… In fact, we only know of 1 sec 1 from her pri school who is now in CGS. It was this schoolmate who caught her attention as her teacher commented about CGS being a future school. In fact it was never on my radar screen due to location. Since p3, i have been "selling" tkgs to her. It was only at the beginning of the year that she told me she wanted to dsa for CGS as it was a cool school. Believe it or not, she loves the color of the uniform. I spoke to her cca instructor and he told me it is a good choice so we learnt more about it. In fact, when we were at the open house last week, dd falls under "other schools".
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Oh really ? haha glad to know someone likes our uniform. It’s really thin , must wear PE or camisole underneath. But I got lazy after two years haha
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Pancakesandcakes:
Oh really ? haha glad to know someone likes our uniform. It's really thin , must wear PE or camisole underneath. But I got lazy after two years haha
Well she is crazy about yellow color as it is her lucky color...Dh was like cedar uniform is very nice etc... But dd is adamant that CGS uniform is very nice... I bought her those singlet after reading about it on ksp -
MMM:
Yeah very few schools have this shade of yellow for their uniformsPancakesandcakes:
Oh really ? haha glad to know someone likes our uniform. It's really thin , must wear PE or camisole underneath. But I got lazy after two years haha
Well she is crazy about yellow color as it is her lucky color...Dh was like cedar uniform is very nice etc... But dd is adamant that CGS uniform is very nice... I bought her those singlet after reading about it on ksp -
Just saying, CGS teachers are the most dedicated, loving and caring teachers you see around. It is very very easy to feel comfortable around them and the whole CGS atmosphere is one where there are hardly any boundaries. Most people think it strange to get too close to their teachers, but in CGS, everyone is close to everyone. The teachers are more than just teachers, they are friends, mothers, fathers, grandmothers, grandfathers to us. Any problems you face in school, they would guide you along the way, take time off their busy schedules to lead you and help you so that you don’t lose yourself in studying. They would offer consultations to students whenever students need to ask questions and especially for sec 4 students, when it is nearing O Levels, the teachers actually don’t mind sacrificing their Saturdays and Sundays to meet the students in or out of school for consultations. They are almost 24/7 contactable, all but a few, through facebook, twitter, whatsapp, call them, sms them. You can find them almost immediately if you require assistance in your work and most of them are fine with that practice, as long as you ask them for permission first. In a way, they would console you and guide you as though they were your own parents, in another way, they would joke along with you and find out about your progress by chatting with you as though you were their friend. Such dedicated teachers are hard to come by, yet in CGS, every single of them are so friendly and approachable because the school culture is like that.
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Hello everyone! I am a student, currently 12, waiting for psle results. I really want to get into crescent if I can score that high -.- Mrs Tan, the principal of crescent girls came to my school and introduce crescent to us. She gave me a good impression of crescent and she is so humorous! She is not like my principal, boring, old and stern. May I ask some questions about crescent? 1. Is the school very stress? 2. What subjects can we take at secondary 1? 3.is it cope able? 4. How’s the students there? 5. Will overweight students need to take part in health and fitness club or something like that? 6. Is crescent a highly competitive school? 7. How’s the CCA there? Any recommendation? 8. I live in Jurong, I know to get to crescent, we need to take mrt till red hill station. After that, how do we walk to the school? 9.last question, I know in this school, we need to buy tablets to study, so, do the school provide any subsidies for poor students? I know the tablet cost around 2200. Please reply me! The last question is the most important. Sorry if I trouble any of you. I am stupid -.-
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ELFandShawol:
Hello everyone! I am a student, currently 12, waiting for psle results. I really want to get into crescent if I can score that high -.- Mrs Tan, the principal of crescent girls came to my school and introduce crescent to us. She gave me a good impression of crescent and she is so humorous! She is not like my principal, boring, old and stern. May I ask some questions about crescent? 1. Is the school very stress? 2. What subjects can we take at secondary 1? 3.is it cope able? 4. How's the students there? 5. Will overweight students need to take part in health and fitness club or something like that? 6. Is crescent a highly competitive school? 7. How's the CCA there? Any recommendation? 8. I live in Jurong, I know to get to crescent, we need to take mrt till red hill station. After that, how do we walk to the school? 9.last question, I know in this school, we need to buy tablets to study, so, do the school provide any subsidies for poor students? I know the tablet cost around 2200. Please reply me! The last question is the most important. Sorry if I trouble any of you. I am stupid -.-
Hi ELFandShawol,
Good luck for your PSLE. For you to take the initiatve to ask all those questions, you are definitely not stupid. Instead, you are a bright girl who knows what you want.
I believe schools nowadays do provide financial assistance to students who require it. Affordability should not be a barrier for any Singapore students who choose to go to their choice school. I heard Mrs Tan mentioned about financial assistance for overseas immersion trip. But hopefully the existing girls can shed more light on the tablet financial assistance and your other concerns.
During the open house, Mrs Tan jokingly highlighted that CGS is a Government autonomous school which means that schools fees is cheap. Yes, she sounds very down to earth (as in real) and humourous. I also joined the Crescent parents support group on FB and they have very interesting/ good initiative such as uniform recycling. So support is definitely there. So don't worry too much but focus on doing your best. -
ELFandShawol:
Hello everyone! I am a student, currently 12, waiting for psle results. I really want to get into crescent if I can score that high -.- Mrs Tan, the principal of crescent girls came to my school and introduce crescent to us. She gave me a good impression of crescent and she is so humorous! She is not like my principal, boring, old and stern. May I ask some questions about crescent? 1. Is the school very stress? 2. What subjects can we take at secondary 1? 3.is it cope able? 4. How's the students there? 5. Will overweight students need to take part in health and fitness club or something like that? 6. Is crescent a highly competitive school? 7. How's the CCA there? Any recommendation? 8. I live in Jurong, I know to get to crescent, we need to take mrt till red hill station. After that, how do we walk to the school? 9.last question, I know in this school, we need to buy tablets to study, so, do the school provide any subsidies for poor students? I know the tablet cost around 2200. Please reply me! The last question is the most important. Sorry if I trouble any of you. I am stupid -.-
Hi ELFandShawol,
I'm a current student of CGS and many students have asked the same questions as you have, so here are the answers to your questions along with some of my opinions!
1. The amount of stress one experiences is dependant on herself. Of course I can't deny that education in Singapore is in fact stressful and life in CGS is definitely not less stressful either, but everyone is going through the same thing and CGS has an environment where all the students strive to help one another to achieve a common goal. We have a lot of groupwork and projects, especially for the lower sec students, fewer for upper sec, but these are the kind of activities that bond the students together and I'm sure you'll have friends and teachers to help you through stressful periods!
2. Sec 1 students take compulsory subjects set by the school. Crescent offers Mother Tongue, Maths, Literature and Science (Physics, Chem, Bio). For Sec 1, there is no English lesson. It is replaced by a subject called Communicative Arts where students learn oratorical skills and presentation techniques such as drama and skits where involvement is crucial. Only in Sec 2, then there will be English lessons which is closer to the O Level syllabus. This arrangement is aimed to get students actively involved in stepping forward to voice out their opinions. The humanities programme is very different from other schools. One semester is dedicated to Geography and the next semester to History. However, we do not have examinations for Geog and History. This two subjects are graded solely on class tests and projects which will be constantly coming in throughout the year to ensure continual learning. It can be stressful when all the project deadlines are closely due, but you'll be working closely with your groupmates for the year. There is LSCEP (Lowe Sec Computer Enrichment Programme) in CGW where it is compulsory for each student, with out without a slate, to learn how to use basic softwares such as Photoshop, Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint. Of course, there will be experienced full time trainers to conduct classes throughout the year so don't worry about being left out or left behind!
3. Ask Crescentians about whether they can cope, if I hadn't coped through the past 4 years, I wouldn't be here sharing experiences right?
4. Well, the students are a perfecr lively bunch. You will never ever feel left out because there will always be people around you, rooting for you. Most of us are good company, even the naughtier ones are just a little playful but nothing much they can do when the teachers get about nagging haha! And guess what, since we're a girls school, no BGRs whatsoever, so you can focus on studying
5. Yup, CGS has a very dedicated PE dept. There is mass run and mass workout every Tuesda and Thursday throughout the year and for students who require more exercise, there will be arrangements for extra activities. The teachers will try their best to help you pass your NAPFA test and the reason for mass run and workout is so that everyone is exercising together and the underexercised students will be more motivated to exercise with everyone else exercising together with them. Even some of the teachers who are not
in the PE dept will exercise with the students and cheer them on so that it is much less stressful for everyone.
6. There is definitely competition in CGS, but the students are very willing to help one another and are mostly not selfish. They would share their knowledge and there are often seniors coaching juniors or even peers teaching one another. So there is definitely nothing to worry about if you cannot catch what the teacher is saying. There are classmates, schoolmates, CCA mates to help you along and most of the time everyone does well together.
7. I will not comment too much on CCAs in case I offend some groups, but the performing arts groups are pretty strong, with Band and Dance and also others. But the sports and clubs and societies equally strive to achieve excellence so it depends on what you enjoy.
8. You know what, we're the only school in the area with students donning blue and yellow, so you can follow people and you'll reach the school. Or you can ask people at the MRT station, everyone knows. Or you can cross the road to the opposite bus stop and take 132 and stop opposite the school, then cross over. Or you can consult google maps hehehe, a bit hard to describe how to walk, but you'll learn by following the crowd. It really isn't too far.
9. Your Form Teacher should be asking if anyone requires financial assistance for slate purchase. Alternatively, if you are too shy to voice it out in class, you can email you teacher or tell him or her personally. They understand that and are very approachable so don't feel shy. Or you can get your parents to enquire at the General Office as well.
Hope my answers have helped you portray a clearer picture of life in Crescent and we would surely be glad to welcome you into our Crescentian family, should you decide to join us
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Hello singaporekid,
Thanks for answering all of my questions!
I will definitely join Crescent Girls if I can get around 245! Hope so. Once again, thank you! ^_^ -
@ELFandShawol You won’t regret it! probably the best decision of my life so far!
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