newage:Apparently it has no academic advantages. It helps you cultivate your love for Chinese. You take it up if you have interestHi
Very new here. Just wondering what will be the benefit of taking HCL in IP since there is no need for -2 points unlike if one is taking the O level route?
Heard HCL is very tough and if other than the love of the language and there is no other benefit for IP student, thinking of dropping HCL and going for normal chinese.
Any suggestions and comments?
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RE: Cedar Girls Secondary School
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RE: Cedar Girls Secondary School
melteo:
1) Our sports are 3x a week, performing arts are usually 2x, except band w 3x. Clubs are 1. I am not exactly sure. The sch will inform you thoroughly, not to worry.Hi fellow Cedarians,
Yes I am a newbie to CGS...looking forward to the orientation. By the way, may I know what are the school hours like...at least next Wednesday, what time will school end? Are there still early days of school dismissal at 1.45pm?
Ummm...please bear with me for more questions, sorry:
1) Which ccas are twice a week and which ones are once?
2) Are there any house practice days too?
3) Are house practices also for non competitors?
4) When is sports day?
5) CIP involvement, are they usually during school terms or holidays?
Thank you and see you soon!!!
2) House practices..... No...
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4) Around term 3
5) there's a period in the schedule for CIP/ipw planning. Plan in school hours, carry out when u are free. Most do in holidays -
RE: Cedar Girls Secondary School
Pascal the cham:
Thank you Individualist:) Are you still a student in cedar girls? Can my parents attend the induction ceremony? If you are taking Malay special programme,may I know which days are the MSP on? Thank you once again:)
Parents are encouraged to attend the induction, it's like seeing your daughter enter sec sch. Basically just go on stage, take pic as a class and get badge. -
RE: Cedar Girls Secondary School
octoberbaby:
how many IP class they are going to open for sec 1 2013?
Not sure, but this year there were 3 ip classes -
RE: Cedar Girls Secondary School
melteo:
Thanks zeemimi,
my dd took and passed her piano exams from sec 1-3, though i must say it was a real struggle trying to find time to practice. really need a lot of discipline and sacrifices (and nagging). i know of her friends who also finished grade 8 while in cedar. each year gets more difficult because of greater commitment and less available time.zeemimi:
[quote=\"melteo\"]Hi to all parents and students of Cedar,
Do you find your school stressful? will my daughter still have time for piano practice, thinking of joing u, t score 253. Thanks!!! Any school bus from tampines area?
All of you who take to Aljunied mrt in the morns, shall we request for a school shuttle from Aljunied station...good idea? :xedfingers: maybe pick-up 7 am or 7.10am so no need to wait for bus 100 and walk in.
After hearing from you, I now sort of regret my choice of cedar, too late to change now, submitted already and S1 posting closed at 3 pm. :scared:[/quote]Don't worry! You shouldn't base your judgement based on this, you have to look it as a whole - Cedar's positive traits outweigh negative traits. Besides, it may be 'hard' to commit time to brush up your piano skills, but it is not impossible. And of course, playing the piano can be a form of relaxation for you too. I know of classmates playing the piano and they do so so well in their studies! All sec schs in general have more work and that automatically means less time for other things. However, like my coach always says: study hard, train hard. just give your 100% in everything you do :rahrah: -
RE: Cedar Girls Secondary School
melteo:
Hi, I am a Sec 2 student (2012) from Cedar Girls and I think Cedar's stress level is very tolerable. Every school is bound to have a certain amount of stress and I really don't think Cedar's stress is overwhelming. In fact, us Cedarians have so much fun in school and you seldom see people breaking down. As for the school bus, you may inquire with the school. And yes, many people do take buses from Aljunied. Hoping they would have a shuttle bus from Potong Pasir MRT to Cedar as well, because it is usually a long 10 min or 15 min walk. :roll:want_to_know:
[quote=\"melteo\"]Hi to all parents and students of Cedar,
Do you find your school stressful? will my daughter still have time for piano practice, thinking of joing u, t score 253. Thanks!!! Any school bus from tampines area?
All of you who take to Aljunied mrt in the morns, shall we request for a school shuttle from Aljunied station...good idea? :xedfingers: maybe pick-up 7 am or 7.10am so no need to wait for bus 100 and walk in.
Hi Want_to_know,
Thanks for your reply. What are your typical shool hours like? Are they very long?[/quote]At first at the end of 2011 (when the hours were still up to 1.50), we were totally against school ending at 3.15, but now it's part of our life and we don't actually have anything against it. I in fact find that helpful = more time spent with teachers and not playing computer at home. There's still time for doing homework at home, and CCA time would be reduced by an hour as a result. But the hours are fine by us Cedarians, we are used to it. Besides, we have recess breaks and lunch breaks that give us enough time to 'recuperate'. -
RE: Cedar Girls Secondary School
anneshirleygilbert:
Most Cedarians do not take up a 3rd language, but there are a few who take up as well (around 40-80) pupils. Most popular is CSP (Chinese Special programme) or MSP (Malay special programme) because these subjects are held in school. As for Jap, French and German, they are held in MOE centres.Hi!
Do many Cedarians take a 3rd language? If so, what's the popular choice? Bahasa Indonesia, Japanese, French or German? I'm asking in the hope that my daughter will choose the one that is popular so at least, there can be some practice between friends.
By the way, is there any advantage in picking up a 3rd language? besides personal edification. I mean, any bonus points for Junior College education?
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RE: Cedar Girls Secondary School
melteo:
Hi, I am a Sec 2 student (2012) from Cedar Girls and I think Cedar's stress level is very tolerable. Every school is bound to have a certain amount of stress and I really don't think Cedar's stress is overwhelming. In fact, us Cedarians have so much fun in school and you seldom see people breaking down. As for the school bus, you may inquire with the school. And yes, many people do take buses from Aljunied. Hoping they would have a shuttle bus from Potong Pasir MRT to Cedar as well, because it is usually a long 10 min or 15 min walk. :roll:Hi to all parents and students of Cedar,
Do you find your school stressful? will my daughter still have time for piano practice, thinking of joing u, t score 253. Thanks!!! Any school bus from tampines area?
All of you who take to Aljunied mrt in the morns, shall we request for a school shuttle from Aljunied station...good idea? :xedfingers: maybe pick-up 7 am or 7.10am so no need to wait for bus 100 and walk in. -
RE: IP vs O level
isabellalalok-unibellama:
Hi I am from VCA too, so I was shortlisted to go for the IP and there's interviews this Thurs. Would you mind sharing with me about the curriculum? Is there more emphasis on projects or is there more emphasis on pen and paper? And please share with me the advantages and disadvantages of IP.O level might be better...
There is less stress and the people seem happier...
There are also fewer projects and longer holidays
In addition, they also have opportunities to explore many things
IP is very stressful. There are projects almost every night and we only sleep past midnight everyday. I don't know about the other IP schools but i now Cedar VCA IP is like this. There are projects every week and we learn things that are only taught in JC.
In Cedar IP, subjects such as Home Economics and D&T are also not taught. Instead, we are taught things such as Design Thinking and Financial Literacy which are quite irrelevant.
I would really appreciate your answer, I've been stressing out over this IP for 1 week now.... :?: -
RE: All About Market Rates of Private Tutors
Hi,
Is there any recommendations for Secondary 3 (in 2013) Higher Chinese Tutors? And, what are some good tutoring agencies I can consider? My daughter is weak in Compre, limited vocabulary… Please help!