National Junior College (Junior High)
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Jennifer:
Is this programme new?Jennifer:
[quote=\"mommyNg\"]Anyone heard about the NJC IREP - International Research Exchange Program? Like, is it selected by teachers, academic performance, or self application? And for students from which level (JH3? JH4? SH1?) The program is open to how much students? Any pre-requisites? The website has a list of schools from 6 different countries, can the students choose which one to go? How long is the program? Sorry for the whole list of questions!
Thanks!
The website you mentioned in your post did not specify which level (JH or SH) ?
I checked out NJC website, IREP is not a new programme. In fact my elder boy participated in the programme in his JH3 (year 2012).
I do not know how the selection was done.
In the school page, there is an email address of a teacher in charge. Maybe you like to write to the teacher to find out more details.
There was at least two teams working on different research. That year, the teams were sent to two different countries. I do not think it was up to the teams to choose which country/ institution to go to.
My elder boy went to KAIST in Korea in November, went to present the team research findings and did a home stay during the visit. Think the trip was 2 weeks?
Prior to going to Korea, we hosted 2 Koreans (boys) from KAIST in my in-laws' place due to insufficient NJC boys in the team. There were more KAIST boys and it was inconvenient to have the NJC girls to host the Korean boys.[/quote]My DS did the Russian exchange programme in JH3 and JH 4. I recall he applied for the exchange programme in JH3 only. There are various exchange programmes available for the kids that qualify to apply. I recall there was some selection exercise or process, not all who applied will get it.
DS went Moscow for 2 week in June, their research exchange is with a top chemistry school in Moscow and their research is supervised by russian professors. We also hosted a Russian boy in Sept when he was in JH3. In JH4, DH and I were away when the Russian boy came in Nov. There was some last minute change from sept to nov on the school side, so we cannot host them.
DS definitely enjoyed his research programme. He had a Russian professor as mentor and did some research topic that I simply did not understand. I recall one of the minsters were at the exhibition where they presented their research and that minster actually posted photos on his Facebook and commented that it was chim.....I felt better.....hehe -
Dnls _mum,
Appreciate your sharing.
Maybe ah boy needs some time to settle into the new timetable and increased number of subjects. -
Jennifer:
My girl in 3 sciences. She seem busy doing homework since yesterday. As she is help out in orientation this weeks for 5 days. Hence, I am not sure is it the contents is heavy or she squeeze 1 week homework to weekend.I like to check with parents whose child is taking 3 sciences in sec 3 or took 3 sciences in sec 3 whether the schoolwork is/was visibly more than sec 2.
My elder boy took 2 sciences and literature then, did not seem to have as much school work as ah boy now.
Not sure whether 3 sciences are considered heavier content subjects or ah boy is slow in doing schoolwork.
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Jennifer:
Increased? I thought the no. subjects decrease in sec 3? They just get split up more.Dnls _mum,
Appreciate your sharing.
Maybe ah boy needs some time to settle into the new timetable and increased number of subjects. -
slmkhoo:
Increased? I thought the no. subjects decrease in sec 3? They just get split up more.Jennifer:
Dnls _mum,
Appreciate your sharing.
Maybe ah boy needs some time to settle into the new timetable and increased number of subjects.
He claimed more subjects. -
Jennifer:
I thought your ah boy is waiting for A Level results ?Dnls _mum,
Appreciate your sharing.
Maybe ah boy needs some time to settle into the new timetable and increased number of subjects.
U have another ah boy ? -
VitoRelax:
I thought your ah boy is waiting for A Level results ?Jennifer:
Dnls _mum,
Appreciate your sharing.
Maybe ah boy needs some time to settle into the new timetable and increased number of subjects.
U have another ah boy ?
The one waiting for A level is elder boy.
Ah boy only sec 3 this year.
I stopped at 2
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Jennifer:
I thought your ah boy is waiting for A Level results ?VitoRelax:
[quote=\"Jennifer\"]Dnls _mum,
Appreciate your sharing.
Maybe ah boy needs some time to settle into the new timetable and increased number of subjects.
U have another ah boy ?
The one waiting for A level is elder boy.
Ah boy only sec 3 this year.
I stopped at 2[/quote]Ahh!, so our 2 oldest boys are same age. Mine also waiting for As result. My no2 older than yours. But I still have one small girl in P4.
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Jennifer:
I thought your ah boy is waiting for A Level results ?VitoRelax:
[quote=\"Jennifer\"]Dnls _mum,
Appreciate your sharing.
Maybe ah boy needs some time to settle into the new timetable and increased number of subjects.
U have another ah boy ?
The one waiting for A level is elder boy.
Ah boy only sec 3 this year.
I stopped at 2[/quote]Wah both oso goto NJC ...
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Dnls_mum:
Ahh!, so our 2 oldest boys are same age.
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