Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)

[ngbrdad]

Mvm:

Starter kit has to be bought and they have different versions for those taking CL/Hcl and those taking the other mother tongues. In it are exercise books as well as foolscap paper, etc. School website states to buy it early to beat the crowd. Coop also sells school socks etc. it's just around the canteen area.

If your son can't manage the tie yet, just pre-tie it for him so that he only needs to put it round his head and pull the back to tighten it. Just for the first day when he learns to do it.

Quite a hassle to drive to the school, coz if the car is not registered with the school yet, there are only very limited parking lots and you have a long long way to walk in.

I've mixed up the starter kit with the orientation kit. Bought already.

[breezy]

South African:

Thanks. What exactly is ART? (my son will sure says it's waste of time). Does it include art theory eg. appreciation of art history eg. leonardo DV, Van Gogh or just plain drawing? (argg!)

Another question, do the boys get to organise school programmes eg, run the Yr orientation camp, organise CIP etc as part of leadership development...(i know for RI - there are a lot of student initiated programmes)

In year one, they explore the different ways of shading and drawing of objects like the shoes they are wearing.

In year 2, the boys have to link an article from the newspapers to any 2 objects they can find, draw some 12 pcs of abstract art and somehow \"merge them\", do a wet wash and finally submit a writeup on the pc of abstract art.

Can be quite \"stressful\" for boys who are not into drawing and they would be asked to re-draw the pieces. The marks for Art can be taken as a 6th subject in the calculation of aggregate for IP stream, same goes for the express stream, for L1R5.

Boys who did well in Art for year 2 will be presented with a \"Certificate of Distinction\" by the school and a letter to encourage them to take up Higher Art for yr 3.

The boys in ACSI get many opportunities to organise or lead events. There's charity cafes for every level so every class will get a chance to plan. Same goes for CIP, the boys will have to decide the programmes to be presented in the old folks' home. Some 100 students will be picked to be Peer Support Leaders (PSL) at the the end of Yr 2 to lead orientation camps for the yr1s.

Each boy has to take 2 ccas and there are ample opportunities for them to take lead for big and small events. There's gonna be a point where u start to get worried that your son is spending too much time in their ccas or out-of-class activities, but well, I feel this is how ACSI groom boys to be more \"all-rounder\". It's amazing, but somehow, they chug along.

[breezy]

South African:

Also, how are prefectorial board/committee chosen? I know for one school in Yr 3, the boys need to set up their own electorial committee, do public speeches to rally the student body to vote for them. (very much like the PAP style)

Prefect selection is a tedious process, and stringent too. It happens around August every year. First, a teacher has to nominate a student. Then, the student needs to get 10 teachers to fill up an evaluation form for the Prefectorial Board Master. Upon clearing this phase, the student will have to attend a 3-Days Prefects Selection Camp in September. They will be evaluated by Prefect Master and Seniors for suitability. If he clears the camp evaluation, he'll be put on a 1 mth \"on-the-job\" evaluation. After successfully clearing this last phase, he'll be an \"Assistant Prefect\" in year 2.

Prefects wear a different school tie.

[kansatish]

Third language - my DS did not get third language that he chose during school selection (chose only one, unfortunately). Can I apply again to the school for a different third language?

[ngbrdad]

breezy:

ngbrdad:

Just curious how many year 3 Asean Scholars ACSI takes in a year ?
Is there any other foreign scholars intake for year 3 ?
And the no is not part of the 100 from express joining IP in year 3 right ?

Hi Ngbrdad,

I do not have figures but i know they also take in china and indian scholars

Thanks.
Just like to know whether these scholars are considered as part of the 100 entry into IP at year 3 ?
Or there will still be 100 crossing over to IP from the express track on top of the enrollment of foreign scholars ?

[ngbrdad]

breezy:

In year one, they explore the different ways of shading and drawing of objects like the shoes they are wearing.

In year 2, the boys have to link an article from the newspapers to any 2 objects they can find, draw some 12 pcs of abstract art and somehow \"merge them\", do a wet wash and finally submit a writeup on the pc of abstract art.

Can be quite \"stressful\" for boys who are not into drawing and they would be asked to re-draw the pieces. The marks for Art can be taken as a 6th subject in the calculation of aggregate for IP stream, same goes for the express stream, for L1R5.

Boys who did well in Art for year 2 will be presented with a \"Certificate of Distinction\" by the school and a letter to encourage them to take up Higher Art for yr 3.

The boys in ACSI get many opportunities to organise or lead events. There's charity cafes for every level so every class will get a chance to plan. Same goes for CIP, the boys will have to decide the programmes to be presented in the old folks' home. Some 100 students will be picked to be Peer Support Leaders (PSL) at the the end of Yr 2 to lead orientation camps for the yr1s.

Each boy has to take 2 ccas and there are ample opportunities for them to take lead for big and small events. There's gonna be a point where u start to get worried that your son is spending too much time in their ccas or out-of-class activities, but well, I feel this is how ACSI groom boys to be more \"all-rounder\". It's amazing, but somehow, they chug along.

Hi is ART only for IP or is it for express track as well ?
My DS is going to suffer a lot with ART.

[Ichigokun]

I don’t really think ACSI is doing well. Their COP has dropped by a drastic 5 in one year. All my friends that wanted to go to ACSI originally now run to other schools like River Valley. Anyone knows why is that so?

[ngbrdad]

Ichigokun:

I don't really think ACSI is doing well. Their COP has dropped by a drastic 5 in one year. All my friends that wanted to go to ACSI originally now run to other schools like River Valley. Anyone knows why is that so?

Whether a school is doing well or not does not depends on COP. It's based on the achievement of the school it self in terms of academic performance, sports etc.

[clayman]

Ichigokun:

All my friends that wanted to go to ACSI originally now run to other schools like River Valley. Anyone knows why is that so?

Why don't you ask your friends that question and tell us? Ask them why they changed their minds and decided to go to River Valley? I'm curious too.

COP do not make or break a school. Its the students, the teachers and the programmes the school has.

[Mandarin]

breezy:

ngbrdad:

[quote=\"breezy\"]

Haha, yes, snow crystal. There are 144 IP students in secondary 2 this yr. To join the ACS (Accelerated class of Science), students must opt to do triple science and double maths in Secondary 3. I am quite sure there are Sec 2 IP students who meet the criteria but did not take the selection tests for the ACS because they have chosen a different subject combination.

Students from IP and express take different papers for almost all subjects. I have not seen express exam papers so I am not able to compare. A lower cut-off criteria to be used for IP did cross my mind, however, i didnt probe further.

The physics dean did share candidly that more express students are selected because many of them worked hard in order to be selected for IP in sec 3.

So of the 15 express students selected for the accelerated programme, how many ended up in IP in year 3 ?

All 15 are in IP next yr. They will be in one class, with the ASEAN scholars.[/quote]My son is in Year 3 IP this year, ACS (Accelerated Class of Science) was introduced in his batch. He is not in ACS. But as I recall, quite a number sat for the selection test then, I can't remember how many were selected, but I know that there are now 23 in that ACS class, many came from IP with a few from express, and augmented with China and Vietnamese scholars (maybe other countries too, I don't know).

As my son is more of a Maths and Science person, he was inclined to take up triple Science-double Maths combi. However, due to IB requirement, he knew that he would never be able to offer all 3 Science subjects, so he eventually decided to take Phy-Chem with Geog. He is looking at Geog as his backup Humanities subject. Most boys take either Phy-Chem or Bio-Chem if they are not taking triple Science, since Chem will give you most flexibility for choosing a course in U. When it comes to Year 5, many will offer Econs as Humanities subject if they have not taken Geog or History in Year3/4.