* Eunoia JC (EJC)

[woodgrove]

pirated:

jetsetter:

I don't think it's fair to say there's been a \"betrayal of trust\" or \"breach of promise\" by MOE. There'll always be unforeseen surprises in building/construction, including the discovery of 700-year-old relics, sub-contractor that goes bust or sinkholes due to soil erosion.


Let's be more understanding.

Best is to do is what others here have suggested. Transfer elsewhere, or propose alternative suitable campus with proper LTs, Labs and track and field.

Easy said than done! Moe has not offered any other alternative so far other than mount Sinai - I understand parents have come forth with alternatives. We can't stop the frustration affected parents are feeling -- moe should address the issue quickly.

Will you trust your contractor again if the contractor communicates a date for the building of your house but time and again delayed it?

I understand parents had asked repeatedly when the new building would be ready before this after it had been delayed before. Now the double whammy of the further delay plus change in holding site. Not only parents but the students are disappointed too according to report in Lianhe Zaobao.

[DennisB]

woodgrove:

pirated:

[quote=\"jetsetter\"]I don't think it's fair to say there's been a \"betrayal of trust\" or \"breach of promise\" by MOE. There'll always be unforeseen surprises in building/construction, including the discovery of 700-year-old relics, sub-contractor that goes bust or sinkholes due to soil erosion.


Let's be more understanding.

Best is to do is what others here have suggested. Transfer elsewhere, or propose alternative suitable campus with proper LTs, Labs and track and field.

Easy said than done! Moe has not offered any other alternative so far other than mount Sinai - I understand parents have come forth with alternatives. We can't stop the frustration affected parents are feeling -- moe should address the issue quickly.

Will you trust your contractor again if the contractor communicates a date for the building of your house but time and again delayed it?

I understand parents had asked repeatedly when the new building would be ready before this after it had been delayed before. Now the double whammy of the further delay plus change in holding site. Not only parents but the students are disappointed too according to report in Lianhe Zaobao.[/quote] :udawoman: :udaman: :goodpost:

[jetsetter]

woodgrove:

Easy said than done! Moe has not offered any other alternative so far other than mount Sinai - I understand parents have come forth with alternatives. We can't stop the frustration affected parents are feeling -- moe should address the issue quickly.

Will you trust your contractor again if the contractor communicates a date for the building of your house but time and again delayed it?

I understand parents had asked repeatedly when the new building would be ready before this after it had been delayed before. Now the double whammy of the further delay plus change in holding site. Not only parents but the students are disappointed too according to report in Lianhe Zaobao.

My sympathies then. Sorry but why you said \"I understand\"? Weren't you there at the talk(s)?

But 大局已定 (can't change building schedule), what do you want MOE/URA to do? Open up their property listing to let all parents vote for a venue?

Since you created this thread, why not list down here those alternatives you understood from other parents?

Thereafter, follow up with another email to ST Forum, Zaobao Yanlun, Today Voices.

Trust me, only then will they scramble to reply to your concerns. Chitchating and https://www.facebook.com/OurSGConversation/posts/371057432970638 here is no use.

[jetsetter]

DennisB:

:udawoman: :udaman: :goodpost:

Rather than bowing, do share some of your ideas too.

For instance, chase SJI out to Mt Sinai and conquer Bishan ITE? :rotflmao: :siam:

[lee_yl]

DH thinks that Mt Sinai is a decent site as he spent 2 years there and the facilities are probably more than enough for the initial cohorts of the new IP JC. Moreover, at the age of 17 and 18, the kids should be able to make their way there easily. I have a different view (because I am the chauffeur) as it is quite far for me to send the kids to school. This is especially so since I already form the mental picture of only travelling to Bishan but now I will need to go all the way to Ghim Moh.


I wonder if MOE will seriously consider alternate sites we propose. Looking around, there are many empty government buildings and one particular site that caught my eye is the former RI site in Grange Road (currently used by MOE as a training site). It has the required facilities, having housed the Pre-U classes, and its current usage is definitely non-optimal considering the size of the plot of land.

With the tightening of foreign workers quota and all the major transportation infrastructural projects underway, I am sure with all these resource constraints and delays, even by end-2019, the new JC will not be ready. If we start off on the wrong foot, we may never regain the momentum to enter the ranks of top JCs. I remember Hwa Chong moving to Bukit Batok for a couple of years and eligible students with good results would shun Hwa Chong to go other JCs which led to HC’s results going downhill for a good number of years. The new JC does not even have a track record and will face an uphill task in attracting top students.

[Dreamgear]

From my place in the east to either location not much difference, anyway travelling to a school of his own choice, so not much complaints from him…

[DennisB]

jetsetter:

DennisB:

:udawoman: :udaman: :goodpost:

Rather than bowing, do share some of your ideas too.

For instance, chase SJI out to Mt Sinai and conquer Bishan ITE? :rotflmao: :siam:

Isnt this forum meant for discussion and airing of views. If you are offended by people having different views, then don't contribute to the discussion.

[jetsetter]

lee_yl:

With the tightening of foreign workers quota and all the major transportation infrastructural projects underway, I am sure with all these resource constraints and delays, even by end-2019, the new JC will not be ready.

If we start off on the wrong foot, we may never regain the momentum to enter the ranks of top JCs. I remember Hwa Chong moving to Bukit Batok for a couple of years and eligible students with good results would shun Hwa Chong to go other JCs which led to HC's results going downhill for a good number of years.

The new JC does not even have a track record and will face an uphill task in attracting top students.

:goodpost:
Good points! Esp on foreign labour quota.

Mt Sinai ' s fengshui is very good la. But the quality of the intake has a big part to play also.

[jetsetter]

DennisB:

jetsetter:

[quote=\"DennisB\"]

:udawoman: :udaman: :goodpost:

Rather than bowing, do share some of your ideas too.

For instance, chase SJI out to Mt Sinai and conquer Bishan ITE? :rotflmao: :siam:

Isnt this forum meant for discussion and airing of views. If you are offended by people having different views, then don't contribute to the discussion.[/quote]Oh no not offended at all, but simply puzzled by the sense of betrayal some felt. Kind of extreme but I guess I should live and let live. Lol!

All these chatter carry little weight as not every comment is by stakeholders. Every one's just chipping in a suggestion or two to help alleviate the angst n frustration felt by affected stakeholders.

My advice is go to mainstream media forum rather than online forum because they have no protocol to respond to you here but they are bound by duty/ have an obligation to answer to complainants in MSM forum. *wink*

[phtthp]

Another way is for those parents / pupils staying in extreme North area badly affected by distance & time travelling, perhaps can consider rent out their current houses (eg : Yishun / Khatib/ Woodlands flat), & in turn rent another flat at Ghim Moh, temporarily for 2 years, until the child finish his / Her "A" level, in 2018.


Behind RJC are HDB flats of Block 1, 2, 3, 4 (Ghim Moh estate) etc
Block 1 is directly behind small side gate 3 exit, of RJC campus.
This way, no need to take any bus. Just take the lift down, is the school, if for eg : Rent an apartment at Block 1 HDB flat, for 2 years.

Those staying in the east, may also consider do likewise