Secondary School CCA

[phankao]

jtoh:

phankao:

[quote=\"tisha\"]Need to make choices for CCA. DS is interested in joining NCC air. Or military band. But he has been short-listed for choir, even though he has no prev exp in choir or sinnging. :roll: If join choir is it possible to get leadership points? Anyone knows if SJI choir is good. I think their military band is good. But would like to have more info so that we can order our preferences better.

Not sure about SJI choir. I checked the last SYF on the SYF website, and it showed that they got Gold(with Honours) in the last SYF 2010. I can't find any SJI in SYF 2009... maybe they didn't take part then.

Secondary and primary schools alternate their SYFs. So the last SYF for secondary school was last year 2011. And 2009 before that. Primary school was 2010. So maybe the SYF gold with honours for SJI was for 2009 or 2011?[/quote]Yes, I know. Sorry, I meant that the SJI's choir result was for SYF2011. But SJI's name is not on the SYF2009 list.

[tisha]

phankao:

jtoh:

[quote=\"phankao\"]
Not sure about SJI choir. I checked the last SYF on the SYF website, and it showed that they got Gold(with Honours) in the last SYF 2010. I can't find any SJI in SYF 2009... maybe they didn't take part then.

Secondary and primary schools alternate their SYFs. So the last SYF for secondary school was last year 2011. And 2009 before that. Primary school was 2010. So maybe the SYF gold with honours for SJI was for 2009 or 2011?

Yes, I know. Sorry, I meant that the SJI's choir result was for SYF2011. But SJI's name is not on the SYF2009 list.[/quote]Thanks phankao and jtoh. Yesterday DS came back with more info. SJI choir started only in 2009. And yes they have won gold in SYF 2011and also some other award at Prague in 2010. There is also a face book page. From it I gathered that they were called for practice on dec 19,20,29,30 etc. Is this how it is with other CCAs too, I mean calling for practice in the holidays. Then how/when to plan family holidays. Actually DS has never been much interested in singing. But ever since being shortlisted for choir he has suddenly taken a fancy to it. I'm worried that his interest may fade away and then he will miss out on the various activities of NCC. A bit difficult to decide. Anyway whether he is finally selected for choir or not is not yet know. This time I really wish the decision making is out of our hands.

[tisha]

Would also like to know if it is possible to get leadership and CIP points thru performance arts CCA. If not then need to do these seperately?

[phankao]

tisha:

Would also like to know if it is possible to get leadership and CIP points thru performance arts CCA. If not then need to do these seperately?

Can. Any competition gets extra points. And if try are section leader or. In exco or conductor, then also extra points.

Your son doing ncc as well as choir?

Holidays, plan around schedule lor.

[tisha]

phankao:

tisha:

Would also like to know if it is possible to get leadership and CIP points thru performance arts CCA. If not then need to do these seperately?

Can. Any competition gets extra points. And if try are section leader or. In exco or conductor, then also extra points.

Your son doing ncc as well as choir?

Holidays, plan around schedule lor.

No, no. :faint: Only either one of it. Just deciding which to put as first choice. Once CCA is alloted by school cannot change. So trying to gather info to help make a proper choice. Need to list down 6 choices, just like sec1 posting

[Lynn2010]

tisha:

Would also like to know if it is possible to get leadership and CIP points thru performance arts CCA. If not then need to do these seperately?

Under the LEAPS:
L = Leadership (max 12 pts)
- Prefects
- Class/PE monitress
- Sch team captains
- conductors of performing groups
- members of uniformed group
- office-bearers of clubs & societies

S = Service (max 5 pts)
- Community service
- Basic: 6 hr yearly
- 100 hrs (for max pts)

Hope the above helps.

(usually the sch will help)

[Lynn2010]

Another note, eg. even if you do not have Leadership pts, it is possible to get maximum pts in other areas and obtain a distinction in CCA.

[phankao]

Lynn2010:

Another note, eg. even if you do not have Leadership pts, it is possible to get maximum pts in other areas and obtain a distinction in CCA.

I only know it's possible to get distinction for choir CCA bc my dd was in choir in sec school. She went for 3 competitions (overseas + singapore), and was assistant section leader by end of sec 2 and section leader eventually. And she got distinction, which was a grade that was already confirmed by beginning of Sec 4, I think. She didn't even need to do much CIP bc it seems that those CIP hours she'd earlier put in in lower secondary didn't have all that much impact on her final grade as her CCA involvement was more significant.

JUst sharing for Tisha's sake, lah.

[tisha]

Lynn2010:

tisha:

Would also like to know if it is possible to get leadership and CIP points thru performance arts CCA. If not then need to do these seperately?

Under the LEAPS:
L = Leadership (max 12 pts)
- Prefects
- Class/PE monitress
- Sch team captains
- conductors of performing groups
- members of uniformed group
- office-bearers of clubs & societies

S = Service (max 5 pts)
- Community service
- Basic: 6 hr yearly
- 100 hrs (for max pts)

Hope the above helps.

(usually the sch will help)

Thanks Lynn for the info. Hmm... So there are various opportunities, it is upto the students to make themselves worthy of the positions to gain the points I guess.

[tisha]

Lynn2010:

Another note, eg. even if you do not have Leadership pts, it is possible to get maximum pts in other areas and obtain a distinction in CCA.

Ok, thats good to know, which means no need to gain points under each of the LEAPS.