Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) [*IP]

[Ribbon4]

Hi all,

I know the conversation is on pocket money now, but I was just wondering are there exchange programs to France for those taking French?

[Choco05]

Ribbon4:

Hi all,

I know the conversation is on pocket money now, but I was just wondering are there exchange programs to France for those taking French?

I think there is, but they will be organised by MOELC and not RGS. Also, i think you need to be selected for it. I've heard of overseas immersion for levels like the sec 3s.

[bananamonster]

Choco05:

Ribbon4:

Hi all,

I know the conversation is on pocket money now, but I was just wondering are there exchange programs to France for those taking French?

I think there is, but they will be organised by MOELC and not RGS. Also, i think you need to be selected for it. I've heard of overseas immersion for levels like the sec 3s.

It's okay I think we've talked enough about pocket money haha. If you're looking for an immersive French environment, I recommend the Alliance Francaise at Sarkies Rd. Been taking French there for...7 years, and it's really good, comes with a big big library and nice facilities and you can become a member at $6 a year I think You can speak French to anyone there I guess!

[Ribbon4]

Choco05:

Ribbon4:

Hi all,

I know the conversation is on pocket money now, but I was just wondering are there exchange programs to France for those taking French?

I think there is, but they will be organised by MOELC and not RGS. Also, i think you need to be selected for it. I've heard of overseas immersion for levels like the sec 3s.

Oh ok thanks

Bananamonster, what are the trials for handbells cos I'm pretty interested n do u recommend the cca like isit difficult what are the notation forms used ect.

[bananamonster]

Ribbon4:

Bananamonster, what are the trials for handbells cos I'm pretty interested n do u recommend the cca like isit difficult what are the notation forms used ect.

Okay the trials I went through consisted of going in, being taught to ring the bells, and just ringing some rhythms. The conductor herself will do this part and it seems to be pretty flexible. And then there was an interview with two seniors Pretty standard stuff.

The notation forms used are like any other piano or violin score. If you play piano, just imagine it as you are in charge of one or two keys. Whenever a chord is played with your keys, you have to ring the note. I do recommend it, we're probably going to play more pop songs next year! It's really not that difficult especially if you have musical background.

[Ribbon4]

Yup that’s good then I have piano n violin is it easy to get in

[bananamonster]

Ribbon4:

Yup that's good then I have piano n violin is it easy to get in

Erm what grade, sorry?

[Ribbon4]

Grade 6 piano n grade 8 violin n grade 6 theory if it helps

[bananamonster]

Ribbon4:

Grade 6 piano n grade 8 violin n grade 6 theory if it helps

Not bad! *clapclapclapclap* sorry being lame. Anyway, those are considered quite high grades and you are obviously able to sight read and you should have some sense of pitch and knowledge of music to be able to understand the conductor. However, ensemble playing is not just about musicality, it requires teamwork and the ability to learn quickly Hence the need for the interview as well, Ringers wants to know whether you can fit in. Based on your music background you should def try out though.

[kcym]

bananamonster:

Choco05:

[quote=\"TheHamsterLover\"]Um, you can sign up for as many cca trials and auditions etc as you want right, just that you should only choose one core right? Around how many ccas to people usually apply for? And what happens if you don't get any of the ccas you applied for, since RGS says it's compulsory to have a cca?

Thanks!

Yes, you can sign up for as many as you want. It depends, but people usually sign up for around...4-5? If you don't get any CCA, RGS just puts you in a random CCA that has vacancies left, usually NCC. If not, it will tell you which CCA still has vacancies, and you can go and try(some PAs still have vacancies sometimes). But if you still don't get in, then most likely end up with a UG CCA(other than guides...)

Regarding this, bananamonster has experience! I think she didn't get in any, but ended up in a PA CCA after trials for the remaining vacancies.

Hello shall tell you my very sad sad story as a cautionary tale Okay the problem with me is that I was a very stubborn and overconfident Year One. I refused to trial for any CCA I thought was not great enough. This is not good.

So I tried for only 4 CCAs. I didn't get into any CCAs. The CCA Teacher I/C will probably meet the girls who haven't got any CCA sometime in Feb or late Jan, I can't remember. She'll try to put you in any CCA that has vacancies left. This is how I almost ended up in NCC. There's nothing wrong with NCC really but I'm not a march-and-do-physical-training sort of person so I was really scared.

The teacher looked at me and she said \"Are you sure you can do NCC?\" because I look like a soft tofu haha. So I told her I could do something musical. At the time I had Grade 8 Piano and Theory so I tried to keep emphasising that (desperate times call for desperate measures). So she told me that Handbells had vacancies, and told me about their second trial.

I did very badly during the trials I think but they still decided to accept me! Yay! Forever indebted to Handbells. Anyway the moral of this story is that you're not supposed to be all arrogant and insist that you only want to try for one CCA Remember, always have a Plan B/C/Z!

Yes that's the end of my story, I'm not very good at compos and stuff so forgive me if it bored you to death :D[/quote]haha what's so bad about a uniformed group!!
i'm in a uniformed group (Girls' Brigade), i have quite a few friends in uniformed groups and really they are all nice people, very devoted to their juniors.... and well I wanted to join Girls' Brigade and didn't bother trying out for anything else. whatever it is, just go for trials with an open mind, and whatever CCA you get into, just accept it as well

was reading back a few threads about someone wanting to go for 2 core CCAs -- for me I would strongly discourage it. I had a core and a merit CCA and already cannot tahan...(but ok, maybe it was due to my double commitments in 2 lead boards ><). and i don't take a 3rd lang too! i still felt that i couldn't cope with it, so i left my merit CCA at the start of Sec 3. so for 2 core CCAs (and both sports...) I would strongly discourage it. academics gets heavier each year, and it's hard to juggle that...