Secondary School CCA
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Hi, do you know for symphoni band do they choose the instrument for the students based on their peformance and availability or the students are allowed to choose one that they are interested in ? Will everyone get the chance to participate in perfomances ? My dd love to play music instrument such as piano and guitar however she is reluctant in choosing symphoni band as CCA coz she is not sure which instrument she will get to choose…and do u know why those who choose uniform grp & symphoni band are not allowed to change CCA, TIA
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blessed777:
Hi, do you know for symphoni band do they choose the instrument for the students based on their peformance and availability or the students are allowed to choose one that they are interested in ? Will everyone get the chance to participate in perfomances ? My dd love to play music instrument such as piano and guitar however she is reluctant in choosing symphoni band as CCA coz she is not sure which instrument she will get to choose..and do u know why those who choose uniform grp & symphoni band are not allowed to change CCA, TIA
I don't know anything about band, so can't help you with the former. But with the latter, it's not you can't change CCA, it's that if you change, you lose all the points garnered in that CCA *unless you change CCA because of medical reason. -
Skyed:
Thanks Skyed.blessed777:
Hi, do you know for symphoni band do they choose the instrument for the students based on their peformance and availability or the students are allowed to choose one that they are interested in ? Will everyone get the chance to participate in perfomances ? My dd love to play music instrument such as piano and guitar however she is reluctant in choosing symphoni band as CCA coz she is not sure which instrument she will get to choose..and do u know why those who choose uniform grp & symphoni band are not allowed to change CCA, TIA
I don't know anything about band, so can't help you with the former. But with the latter, it's not you can't change CCA, it's that if you change, you lose all the points garnered in that CCA *unless you change CCA because of medical reason. -
blessed777:
Thanks Skyed.[/quote]There would be trials held where they will determine which instrument suits your child.Skyed:
[quote=\"blessed777\"]Hi, do you know for symphoni band do they choose the instrument for the students based on their peformance and availability or the students are allowed to choose one that they are interested in ? Will everyone get the chance to participate in perfomances ? My dd love to play music instrument such as piano and guitar however she is reluctant in choosing symphoni band as CCA coz she is not sure which instrument she will get to choose..and do u know why those who choose uniform grp & symphoni band are not allowed to change CCA, TIA
I don't know anything about band, so can't help you with the former. But with the latter, it's not you can't change CCA, it's that if you change, you lose all the points garnered in that CCA *unless you change CCA because of medical reason. -
I don’t know anything about band, so can’t help you with the former. But with the latter, it’s not you can’t change CCA, it’s that if you change, you lose all the points garnered in that CCA *unless you change CCA because of medical reason.[/quote]
Thanks Skyed.[/quote]
There would be trials held where they will determine which instrument suits your child.[/quote]
I see…that’s what i thought too…during my time it was the school who decided which instrument suitable for me, but it wasnt what i like… thanks… -
blessed777:
I don't know anything about band, so can't help you with the former. But with the latter, it's not you can't change CCA, it's that if you change, you lose all the points garnered in that CCA *unless you change CCA because of medical reason.
Thanks Skyed.[/quote]
There would be trials held where they will determine which instrument suits your child.[/quote]
I see..that's what i thought too..during my time it was the school who decided which instrument suitable for me, but it wasnt what i like.. thanks..[/quote]
Just pretend to be sucky at all the instruments except those your child likes? Lol XD -
Skyed:
There would be trials held where they will determine which instrument suits your child.[/quote]blessed777:
I don't know anything about band, so can't help you with the former. But with the latter, it's not you can't change CCA, it's that if you change, you lose all the points garnered in that CCA *unless you change CCA because of medical reason.
Thanks Skyed.
I see..that's what i thought too..during my time it was the school who decided which instrument suitable for me, but it wasnt what i like.. thanks..[/quote]
Just pretend to be sucky at all the instruments except those your child likes? Lol XD[/quote]
Lol.....if it turn out that she is also sucky at the instrument she like..they probably will kick her out of the band and transfer her to least interesting CCA... -
Skyed:
For the benefits of parents, can you briefly share with us what is this NYAA about? Can anyone interested take part or any selection involved? Thanks.Super Alice:
Can I know what does NYAA stand for?
National Youth Achievement Award -
Skyed:
I think CCA is compulsory? Even if you don't care about the points, could the school refuse to let you take the exams or give a testimonial? Also, what does this say about the child? And what does it tell the child - that only academic performance is important?nani:
What is the impact if one REALLY do without CCA? Lose out on the 2 bonus points? Anything else?
Lose out on bonus points, less to write in testimonial. Difficult to get scholarship.
And honestly, it might not seem like much, but those 2 bonus points mean ALOT. It easily means the difference between being able to go into the top elite schools aka. HC/RJ or having to settle for the next top 3 schools. And if you have gone to see the number of students with ___ distinctions between RJ/HC and the next few schools (VJ,NJ,TJ), you will see that there's a laughable difference between them. VJ might be third, but the disparity between the 2nd and 3rd is HUGE. -
mummy so kiasu:
For the benefits of parents, can you briefly share with us what is this NYAA about? Can anyone interest take part or any selection involved? Thanks.[/quote]Hi, for NYAA there's no need for selection, it's open to all as long as you're of minimum age. There are various requirements for NYAA, I've only completed bronze. For bronze, there are 4 things to do: Service, Adventurous Journey, Skills Development and Physical Recreation. For Service BRONZE, you have to perform at least 15 hours of CIP spread over a period of 3 months. For Adventurous Journey BRONZE, you have to spend 2 days outdoors, including one night in a shelter or tent with at least 12 hours of effort and activity, averaging 6 hours a day. For Skills Development, you have to learn a particular skill for a minimum period of at least 6 months. For Physical recreation, you must learn a sport for 20 hours over 8 weeks.Skyed:
[quote=\"Super Alice\"]Can I know what does NYAA stand for?
National Youth Achievement Award
The Adventurous Journey section is easily fulfilled when you child goes for OBS in Sec 3. For the sports part, you can even be learning \"running\", where you over the time period keep practicing regularly to improve your times etc. The only actual troublesome part of NYAA is that you have to record whatever you do down, along with some insight/reflection in your NYAA handbook.