Nanyang Girls' High School [*IP]

[lego]

Not sure.

The only thing I know is that LA includes Literature.
I think in some schools, English language and Literature are considered 2 separate subjects?

[Imp75]

anyone knows what’s the talk on "demystifying humanities" all about? Will we miss anything if couldn’t attend?

[snowpaw]

Hi all,

I am getting confused and annoyed…So recently, the girls were told to prepare something for speech training. First group: CL teacher said not graded. Second group: ( 2 weeks later) CL teacher said graded. Girls in first group were shocked.
Next, CL essay assignment. The girls were told to write a suitable ‘opening’ to suit the passage given. ( no criteria or restrictions were given). Some girls thought like P6, gave simple short opening, some gave long opening etc. However, those who wrote short n few liners failed the paper. Some who were not fluent but got 点题, got highest instead. The rest were just in between marks. I find that since criterias n restrictions were not set, this way of marking is not fair. My girl told me how her friend wrote n was given 4 marks (out of compassion). Pity those who failed. ( the latest test, qn paper did mention they wanted 开门见山/ 前后呼应)
So is this the norm? How do we know what is REQUIRED n what is graded?

[Pattyhong]

开门见山就是要直接点题

[Pattyhong]

All girls will have access online in LMS.[/quote]

hi,Footprint, do they have same ID for LMS from year 1 to year 4? regarding for the course outline, I saw it in student data management system for year1 last year,
i have not found out the outline of sec2 , since almost one month after the school opening[/quote]


Hi Pattyhong, they have the same ID for LMS throughout the four years. As for the password, they will be required to change frequently.
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thank you

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As for the course outline, the teachers would most probably have sent it to the students already via email, or uploaded it on iTunesU courses (for sec 2 and above) or Edmodo.[/quote]

[ginakoh]

Hi all.

Can someone care to share on nygh school culture…
I am considering it as one of the school for my daughter next year.
Can i also check if the school have a very strong chinese culture? My girl only does normal chinese. Her score usually 80-85 range. Will she be able to cope?
How are the teachers and students?
Any idea what is required for sports dsa?

Thanks! Appreciate any inputs!

[kiasubeng]

Following is what my DD share about her experience:


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Hello! I’m a Secondary 4 student studying in NYGH this year (2017) and I’m happy to share with you my experience in NYGH as well as my school’s culture.

Seeing all the Chinese characters along the corridors and on the school building definitely hints that Nanyang has a strong Chinese culture. Many students are fluent in Mandarin and all are required to take Higher Chinese, however, this does not mean Nanyang girls converse entirely in Mandarin on a day to day basis.

When I was a primary 6 student participating in the DSA process, I got slightly turned off by the overwhelming Chinese culture. Throughout the school, one would see Chinese characters on the walls, along the corridors and in the canteen. After a while I got used to it, and realised that the ‘overwhelming Chinese culture’ isn’t as scary as one would have thought it will be…

Another aspect of the Chinese culture in Nanyang will most likely be the use of Chinese for assembly every Wednesdays. Students recite the pledge in Mandarin and listen to announcements in Chinese. This may seem quite foreign at first, but after quite a few years in Nanyang, I appreciated the effort the school puts in to ensure we get to practice our Chinese more often other than the Chinese lessons.

These 2 are just some examples of the strong Chinese culture, but there’s still so many more, such as the consistent Chinese book recomendations every month to encourage students to read more Chinese books.

Regarding your concern about your daughter taking normal chinese, I believe that this isn’t such a big issue. I have a friend, who like your daughter, took normal Chinese in primary school. She was quite nervous about the transition but adapted quickly. So the solution is just to work harder and practice more, nothing comes without hardwork. Furthermore, if she does need help, the Chinese teachers are extremely willing to have one on one consultations. All it takes is just a request. So, with hardwork and enthusiasm to improve, I’m sure your daughter will do just fine!

About the teachers, they are really really really very nice and approachable. They will schedule consultations and remedials for certain students that may be falling behind. Even if you’re not one of those students, you can always take initiative and request for a consultation. Generally, lessons conducted by are fast. We can’t blame them because they have such a short time to cover so many topics. There is no such thing as spoon feeding in Nanyang, you will have to take ownbership of your own studies, but the teachers will always be there to help you if you ask.

I am just one student among the many in my school, so my story may not be the same as the others. However, my experience in Nanyang has been a great one, and my friends definitely played an enormous role in it. I came into NYGH through Sports DSA, and my results weren’t the best as compared to the rest. So I was pretty surprised that hardly anyone asked me about my PSLE results and if they did, they causally brought the topic up then brushed it aside saying that my result was “not bad”. No one really talked about it, not that I know of. Maybe because I was in the class where quite a number of DSA students were in.

Nanyang girls are very competitive and hardworking, so if you’re not dilligent and focused, you’ll probably fall behind the pack. Despite the competitiveness, students do help each other with school work, CCAs and many other things. My experience in school wasn’t one filled with selfish individuals but rather many who are kind and willing to teach each other and to improve together.

As for what’s required for Sports DSA, I’m not exactly super sure, expecially since GAT is removed and it’s been like 4 years since I DSA-ed. However, being outstanding in the field you’re going for and having a good record of results in primary school will probably be of your advantage.
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[ginakoh]

Thank you very much kiasubeng for the quick reply! Pls thank your daughter for the very detailed sharing!!!! Much appreciated!!!!!

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[BCB19]

Come across someone selling nanyang ip original softcopy notes at a high price.

How does he/she gets the notes that is accessible by the students?
Possible to alert the management?
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Edited:
The seller has removed the advertisement before I can alert the PSG.
No evidence for investigation.

[Ikid]

Bring to the attention of the school and let them investigate. If the notes are prepared by the school teachers, the seller has no right to sell the notes, these are teachers’ hard work.