Victoria School

[victorian]

prancingpony:

victorian:

[quote=\"prancingpony\"]I don't think there's any need to worry, really. VS will take care of all their students, regardless. Congrats to your son and all the best! Who knows he may well be under my ds's care when they go to camp! hehehe!

Haha, your DS is one of the student leaders? That's good to hear.

Haha! Yes he is Victorian. Were you one too? Time really does fly! It seems like not too long ago that i was watching the videos posted online by Mr Randell Siow when my ds was at his orientation camp being taken care of by his psl and teachers. Aye, sec 1 was easy and fun![/quote]Haha, good for him. It's been one of my regrets in that I was supposed to go for the training camp in sec 2, but caught a bad virus and ended up missing my year-end exams and the camp with an MC. =( So I'm glad your DS got to experience it!

Pity that Mr Randell Siow has left the school; he made a lot of improvements to the camps over the years (more fun, and a lot less regimentation). I guess your DS is no longer apprehensive about outdoor activities anymore, having made it through so many camps already! (at least one camp per year so far?) Now you'll be able to watch videos of your DS as PSL - big role there!

[Alchemist]

Dear Victorian


Could you let us know how difficult it is to get into the Infocomm Club as a CCA. The sheet provided to us today said it was a popular CCA. Do you know what kind of selection criteria they use?

Thanks

[victorian]

Alchemist:

Dear Victorian


Could you let us know how difficult it is to get into the Infocomm Club as a CCA. The sheet provided to us today said it was a popular CCA. Do you know what kind of selection criteria they use?

Thanks

Hi Alchemist, Infocomm Club has been one of the more popular CCAs, since it is one of the CCAs that cater to those who do not like outdoor activities. Different CCAs adopt different selection criteria; usually if trials are not required, then selection may be purely random. Some background (previous CCA in primary school) may help for certain CCAs, but if this is not asked for during the application for Infocomm Club, then it may well be an arbitrary selection. Hope this helps!

[Alchemist]

victorian:

Alchemist:

Dear Victorian


Could you let us know how difficult it is to get into the Infocomm Club as a CCA. The sheet provided to us today said it was a popular CCA. Do you know what kind of selection criteria they use?

Thanks

Hi Alchemist, Infocomm Club has been one of the more popular CCAs, since it is one of the CCAs that cater to those who do not like outdoor activities. Different CCAs adopt different selection criteria; usually if trials are not required, then selection may be purely random. Some background (previous CCA in primary school) may help for certain CCAs, but if this is not asked for during the application for Infocomm Club, then it may well be an arbitrary selection. Hope this helps!

Thanks Victorian

[AnotherKiasu]

Alchemist:

victorian:

[quote=\"Alchemist\"]Dear Victorian


Could you let us know how difficult it is to get into the Infocomm Club as a CCA. The sheet provided to us today said it was a popular CCA. Do you know what kind of selection criteria they use?

Thanks

Hi Alchemist, Infocomm Club has been one of the more popular CCAs, since it is one of the CCAs that cater to those who do not like outdoor activities. Different CCAs adopt different selection criteria; usually if trials are not required, then selection may be purely random. Some background (previous CCA in primary school) may help for certain CCAs, but if this is not asked for during the application for Infocomm Club, then it may well be an arbitrary selection. Hope this helps!

Thanks Victorian[/quote]
Any idea how rigorous/easy is NCC?

[prancingpony]

[/quote]


Haha! Yes he is Victorian. Were you one too? Time really does fly! It seems like not too long ago that i was watching the videos posted online by Mr Randell Siow when my ds was at his orientation camp being taken care of by his psl and teachers. Aye, sec 1 was easy and fun![/quote]

Haha, good for him. It's been one of my regrets in that I was supposed to go for the training camp in sec 2, but caught a bad virus and ended up missing my year-end exams and the camp with an MC. =( So I'm glad your DS got to experience it!

Pity that Mr Randell Siow has left the school; he made a lot of improvements to the camps over the years (more fun, and a lot less regimentation). I guess your DS is no longer apprehensive about outdoor
activities anymore, having made it through so many camps already! (at
least one camp per year so far?) Now you'll be able to watch videos of
your DS as PSL - big role there! =)[/quote]

This year they went to 2 camps - KOREF and Mawai eco camp. Somehow the boys just loved Mawai and wanted to go back!!! I find these outdoor activities very good for the boys. They rough it out and at the same time have to work and play as a team.

On another note Victorian, how is life like in the upper level in VS? Tough going?

[victorian]

AnotherKiasu:

Any idea how rigorous/easy is NCC?

Hi AnotherKiasu, that's a good, kiasu question.

Well, I would say it is rigourous, though those who like the CCA say its rigourous nature made them more disciplined and more independent, and I'm sure they're right. It definitely helps one's NS preparation to some extent.

However, I also hear comments like having to 'waste' or 'give away' 6 years of their life (4 in NCC, 2 in NS), especially when most go through NS without the NCC experience, so on hindsight, they would have chosen a different CCA (something less similar).

Some others say NCC was more rigourous than their NS experience! For example, some practices like the way they sit, or the way they stand are relatively stricter to some extent. I've also heard (not sure if this is still practiced now) of occasional punishments like 'one push-up for every second that you're late'.

So rigourous, yes. But if you (or DS) likes the challenge, go for it. I think it toughens you up, no doubt.

[victorian]

prancingpony:

This year they went to 2 camps - KOREF and Mawai eco camp. Somehow the boys just loved Mawai and wanted to go back!!! I find these outdoor activities very good for the boys. They rough it out and at the same time have to work and play as a team.


On another note Victorian, how is life like in the upper level in VS? Tough going?

Wow, 2 camps now? You're right, these activities (on hindsight) are good. When you're at camp, you really want to go home, but when you're home, you miss all the experiences. VS aims for everyone to attend at least one camp a year, so glad that your DS is relishing that!

Regarding life in the upper level, a little less fun than in sec 1/2 I thought, but still a good 2 years. What subject combi is he taking? The workload is quite dependent on the subject combi.

[prancingpony]

victorian:

prancingpony:

This year they went to 2 camps - KOREF and Mawai eco camp. Somehow the boys just loved Mawai and wanted to go back!!! I find these outdoor activities very good for the boys. They rough it out and at the same time have to work and play as a team.


On another note Victorian, how is life like in the upper level in VS? Tough going?

Wow, 2 camps now? You're right, these activities (on hindsight) are good. When you're at camp, you really want to go home, but when you're home, you miss all the experiences. VS aims for everyone to attend at least one camp a year, so glad that your DS is relishing that!

Regarding life in the upper level, a little less fun than in sec 1/2 I thought,
but still a good 2 years. What subject combi is he taking? The workload
is quite dependent on the subject combi.

*sigh* yes, sec 1/2 seems quite fun and cope-able. He's taking triple science and history elect. Have no idea what's in store for him next year except that there'll not be too many 'relax' days i guess....

[victorian]

prancingpony:

*sigh* yes, sec 1/2 seems quite fun and cope-able. He's taking triple science and history elect. Have no idea what's in store for him next year except that there'll not be too many 'relax' days i guess....

Congrats, that's the joint-best class. I took a similar combi, but with geog elect. Well, in that case, it's not too 'relax' as you correctly mentioned. Then again, when you're taking the O levels, they tell you that it's going to be the toughest exam. Then you go on to A levels, and they also tell you that it's the toughest exam. When you get to uni, you realise that you're actually sitting for THE toughest exam ever, and the O/A levels were nothing. That's the way it goes.