AFID confers Honorary Membership on Dr Chen

President of the Asian Federation on Intellectual Disabilities (AFID) at the 21st AFID Conference in New Delhi on 11 Oct 2013 congratulates Dr Francis C. Chen on being elected Honorary Member of AFID. (More on pg 21)

APSN Annual General Meeting 2013

Hon Secretary A/P Mohan P. Menon, Dr Francis C. Chen (VP), Mr Chan Chee Keong (President) and Mr Winston Wong (VP). (More on pg 3)

APSN Dinner and Dance 2013

“Kampong Days”: First Course of the evening served by APSN President Mr Chan along with School Principals and the Centre Director. (More on pg 4)

APSN Volunteer Orientation

Group photo in front porch of DSS, with APSN Vice President Dr Francis C. Chen (seated 2nd from right) and Mr Bill Bowman (4th from left, standing).(More on pg 8)

Tanglin School Collaborates with AWWA

Tanglin School students helping a friend from AWWA School with his bookmarks. (More on pg 12)

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APSN delegation to the 21st AFID Conference in New Delhi, 7-11 Oct 2013. (More on pg 14)

APSN Delegation at Conference

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Mayor of Southeast CDC visits Katong SchoolOn the 25 July 2013 the Mayor of Southeast CDC Dr Mohd Maliki Osman visited APSN Katong School. Principal Mdm Lim Cheng Liew and Mr Chan Chee Keong were present to welcome the Mayor.

Mdm Lim provided a brief background of Katong School and an overview of the programmes.

Dr Maliki was then brought on a tour of the school’s facilities. He was warmly welcomed and greeted by students and staff, some of whom belonged to his constituency where he is the Member of Parliament. After the tour the Mayor had further dialogue with the Principal and staff. He was impressed by the work of the school and Association.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEPresident Mr Chan Chee Keong, PBM

Vice-PresidentsDr Francis C. Chen, PBM, BBMMr Winston Wong

Hon SecretaryMr Royce Seah

Hon Treasurer Mr Gwee Sze Chuan

Assistant Hon TreasurerMrs Ruby Cheah

Committee MembersMr Bill Bowman Ms Kristin Van Burm Mrs Margaret GohA/ Prof Mohan Menon Ms Angie NgDr Victor TayMr Chinnu Palanivelu (Co-opted)

Association for Persons with Special Needs900 New Upper Changi Road Singapore 467354Tel: 6479 6252Fax: 64796272

APSN Centre for Adults29 Jalan Tembusu, Singapore 438235Tel: 63462425Fax: 63467518

SCHOOLS MANAGEMENT COMMITTEEChairman / SupervisorMr Chan Chee Keong

Hon Treasurer Mr Gwee Sze Chuan

Secretary Mrs Michelle Liau

Committee Members Ms Kristin Van BurmA/Prof Mohan MenonMrs Margaret GohDr Victor TayMr Winston Wong

Staff Members Mdm Aslinah Binte AhmadMdm Lim Cheng LiewMrs Liza Ow

MOE Representative Mdm Lisa Choy

Committees & Officials

Mayor Dr Maliki flanked by Principal Mdm Lim Cheng Liew and APSN President Mr Chan Chee Keong.

Some of the KS students interacting with Dr Maliki

www.apsn.org.sgThe views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the Association. Contributions are actively sought, but the editor reserves the right to amend and edit prior to publication.

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APSN President Mr Chan Chee Keong gives the Mayor an introduction to Katong School.

Occupational Therapist Raymond explaining the relevance of therapy in the child’s educational development

Ex-officio Mr Kenneth Tham

CFA MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Chairman Mr Winston Wong

Adviser Dr Francis C. Chen

Hon Treasurer Mrs Rose Ng

Secretary/Staff MemberMr William Tng

Committee MembersMs Donna Canestra Mrs Janet Fong Mr Bill Bowman Mr Kwok Yan Hoe Mr Lee Chuan Bee Mrs Margaret Goh Mrs Annabel Claire Moore

Ex-officio Mr Kenneth Tham

EDITORIAL & PUBLICITY SUBCOMMITTEE Chairman / EditorDr Francis C. Chen

Secretary Mr Koey Zi Qi

ReportersMs Goh Hui Ling Fiona Ms Kharul Bariyah Rashid Ms Ng Xuan Yi Prisca Mr Wong Ying Kin Ms Zuliyah Bee Bte Lalkhan Ms Zuriaty Binte Mohd Zakaria

PhotographersMs Karen Tan Mr Kelvin Yong Mr Koey Zi Qi

Ex-officioMr Kenneth Tham

APSN Delta Senior School3 Choa Chu Kang GroveSingapore 688237Tel: 6276 3818Fax: 6468 3608

APSN Tanglin School143 Alexandra RoadSingapore 159924Tel: 6475 1511Fax: 6472 0408

APSN Katong School900 New Upper Changi RoadSingapore 467354Tel: 6445 8027Fax: 6445 6313

APSN Chaoyang School18 Ang Mo Kio Ave 9Singapore 569767Tel: 6456 6922Fax: 6456 2030

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Held on 21 September 2013 at Tanglin School, the President Mr Chan Chee Keong presented the Annual Report of the Association. All four schools and the Centre for Adults continued to make satisfactory progress. Mr Chan also highlighted some key developments in the the area of Infocomm & Technology.

The new Executive Committee comprised the following:

Annual General Meeting 2013(L-R) Kenneth Tham, Khong Jin Xian, William Tng, Paige Lim, Dr Chen (Vice-President), Kadey Wong, Evelyn Lo and Susanna Teo

(L-R) President Mr Chan Chee Keong with Principals Mdm Lim Cheng Liew (KS), Mrs Michelle Liau (DSS), CFA Director Mr William Tng, Mrs Liza Ow (TS), Mdm Aslinah Ahmad (CYS) and CEO Mr Kenneth Tham

Mr Chinnu, Ms Kristin van Burm, Assoc Prof Menon and Dr Chen

Mr Royce Seah answering a point in financial statements Ms Jennifer Chow, Mr Gwee Sze Chuan, Mrs Margaret Goh, Mrs Helen Cheong and Mrs Lena Boo

Mrs Rose Ng and Ms Ruby Cheah registering

President Mr Chan Chee Keong Vice-Presidents Dr Francis C. Chen & Mr Winston Wong Hon Secretary Mr Royce Seah Hon Treasurer Mr Gwee Sze Chuan

Hon Asst Treasurer Ms Ruby Cheah

Members Mr Bill Bowman, Mrs Margaret Goh, Assoc Prof Mohan P. Menon, Ms Angie Ng, Dr Victor Tay Ms Kristin van Burm

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“Kampong Days” — APSN Annual Dinner

This year’s Annual Dinner was celebrated in unusual style — by revisiting our “Kampong Days” on 23 August 2013 at the Inter-Continental Hotel. The CFA and HQ staff jointly set up a “Mini-Kampong” to welcome all our fellow villagers to reminisce the past. Thus, a total of 350 volunteers and staff of APSN attnded the event. Games such as “tikam-tikam”, “Sarong-Sarong” and Guess-the-Picture brought us back to the 1960s and even earlier. Some of the staff wore “kampong” attire. A fun time was had by all.

After his welcome speech, APSN President Mr Chan Chee Keong gave out the Long Service Awards to the following staffs:

5 year AwardChan Kheng Siong Adrian Kang Kok PengTng Choong Mong Malathi d/o RamalingamRebecca Sillarez Costales Reyes Wendy SolisTeo Mei Zi Germaine Chan Yee Seen WandaChia Choy Soon Doreen Lim Sze WeiMohd Farid Bin Batim Shanthi d/o GovindanSheela Devi V. Kannusamy Wong Lan Fong LolitaShe Tu Kau Yen Dennis Amizah Bte OthmanBarrinuevo Raimond Lasao Han Meng Siew VincentNorlina Bte Mohamad Siti Nur’ Ain Bte SamsudinTan Chew Chian

10 year AwardJanis Fung Huzaima Bte HamidLum Kok Leong Andy Ang Tiam ChuanSuhaini Bte Mohd Salleh Yeo Yoke Soi

15 year AwardLim Poh Hoon Joanne Seah Kah HongPatricia P. Paramanandham

20 year AwardKadey Wong Kueh Bee Hua Martina

25 year Award Fazillah Hashim

President Mr Chan Chee Keong gave his Welcome Speech

Ms Kadey Wong (HQ) receiving her 20-year Long Service Award

Mrs Fazillah Yousoff receiving her 25-year Long Service Award

Winners of the best-dressed Kampong-style

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Back to the 1960s — staffs dressed up as wealthy Nonya ladies. The various displays (newspapers, marbles, Chapteh-Chapteh, etc)

Katong school teachers and instructors dressed up as the Nonya ladies to embrace the Kampong Spirit

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Attendees at the function

VIP Table headed by President Mr Chan Chee Keong

VIP Table headed by Vice-President Mr Winston Wong

Mr William Tng, Chairman of the Organising Committee welcomed guests to the theme of the event — “Kampong Days”

Dr Francis C. Chen posing with our janitorial staff from Tanglin School

Exco & Sub committee Members

Organizing Committee

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Our staff visiting Wisma Harapan where class-rooms are separated by half-partitions. The other school visited was the Klang Special School

SAMH (KL) Visit — Positive feedbackThe visit made by a group of 35 APSN Exco and Staff to the Selangor Association for the Mentally Handicapped in Kuala Lumpur on 28 June 2013 drew positive feedback by participants. Mdm Aslinah Ahmad, Principal of Chaoyang School and co-ordinator of the trip, created a forum on the APSN Intranet inviting people who had been on the trip to comment on the learning journey. About a dozen responses all pointed out the usefulness of such trips, and how much they have learnt from our sister organisation

Photo of the APSN group outside a Thai Restaurant where they had lunch

across the causeway, doing so much with relatively little resources, but with great passion and dedication. They hoped that similar trips could be organised in the future. Some also shared that by sharing a room during the trip, they got to know their room-mates who may be staff in other APSN schools really well. Such overseas forays are always possible for those who attend conferences, especially the biennial ones organised by the Asian Federation on Intellectual Disabilities (AFID).

SDSC Family Day Sports FestivalThe Singapore Disability Sports Council (SDSC) held a Family Day Sports Festival on 31 August 2013 at the Yio Chu Kang Stadium. The Guest-of-honour was Mr Lawrence Wong, Ag Minister for Culture, Community & Sports.

Many disability sports were featured, such as wheelchair basketbal and bowling. Entertainment was provided by many guest artistes, and a fun time was had by all the members and friends from the various organisations that make up the SDSC. Our APSN representative Assoc Prof Mohan P. Menon, who is the current SDSC President, gave a token of appreciation to Mr Lawrence Wong for his patronage.

SDSC President Assoc Prof Mohan P. Menon presenting a token of appreciation to the guest of honour Mr Lawrence Wong, Ag Minister for Culture, Community & Sports at the Family Day.

Guest artistes provided entertainment -- beatboxing !

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Participants at the wheelchair basket-ball

Appreciation Lunch for Mdm Halimah YacobOn 23 Aug 2013, NCSS hosted a lunch for Speaker of Parliament Mdm Halimah Yaacob, who was newly appointed as Adviser to the Council. The occasion was also to appreciate the efoorts of the “Champions” appointed by NCSS to promote the UNCRPD (United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Speaker of Parliament Mdm Halimah Yaacob giving her views

APSN was invited to share our achievements on the above. Mr Chan Chee Keong presented the Association’s efforts towards “Promoting Inclusiveness & Raising Awareness of the UNCRPD.” Mr Chan recounted the measures APSN took to fulfil the objectives of the articles of the Convention. He spoke about the pledges made during Chaoyang School’s Sports Day and Katong School’s Community Involvement Programme. Slides and photos of Delta Senior School’s presentations to ITE West and Choa Chu Kang Citizen’s Consultative Committee, as well as Centre For Adult’s Charity Golf Tournament (which featured Guest of Honour ESM Goh pledging his support for the cause) were shown. APSN student Paul Simons also gave a speech about how his experience through the APSN schools helped him to become independent and gainfully employed. APSN student Paul Simons sharing his

experiences

APSN President Mr Chan Chee Keong giving his presentation

Mr Lawrence Wong “kicked off” the event at Family Day

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Volunteer Orientation — visits to TS & DSSBoard renewal is an ongoing effort for APSN, as in a VWO, it is the volunteers who run the Association. In recent times our referrals have come from CNPL (Centre for Non-Profit Leadership) and the Kind Exchange. On the 18 September 2013, APSN held another orientation programme for volunteers. APSN Vice President Dr Francis C. Chen was also present to welcome the volunteers.

At Tanglin School, Mr KennethTham (CEO) and Mrs Liza Ow (Principal) gave presentations on the Association and Tanglin School respectively, and also about how volunteers such as Dr Francis Chen has contributed significantly to the progress of the Association. The new volunteers were subsequently given a guided tour of the Tanglin School premises and later departed by our mini-bus to tour DSS’s new building at Choa Chu Kang Grove.

At DSS, Ms Alice Sia (Vice-Principal) and Ms Wanda Chan (Employer Relations Officer) were on hand to give a conducted tour of the new premises. Of particular interests are the facilities for vocational training, especially those for Food & Beverage. The tour ended with a tea reception featuring canapes and mocktails prepared by the students in the F & B department.

Mrs Ow gives insight into the key roles that volunteers have played for the Association. Dr Francis C. Chen, Vice-President of APSN, seated in the centre.

Ms Molly Ang and Ms Annabel Moore talking to Mrs Ow at TS

Ms Alice Sia, Vice-Principal of DSS, explaining a programme

Ms Wanda Chan, Employer Relations Officer, explaining work placement Students at a vocational class at DSS

Group photo with the F & B Department at DSS

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Personal Safety for CFA Clients

The purpose of this group work is to equip clients in Centre for Adults (CFA) with some knowledge and skills regarding boundaries in relationship matters, effective communication and assertiveness. Ultimately, the programme will help clients to become more independent and stay safe. Pre-assessment and post-assessment of the group work will be performed to measure the progress of clients more accurately. The assessment will also help to determine the theme of subsequent group work. This adds an element of improvisation into the programme.

Most importantly, clients will enjoy the learning. This will involve learning through hands-on activities and visual illustration. Positively labeled praise will also motivate them to be more engaging and participative.

Role Play : Psychologist teaching client how to avoid “bad touches” from strangers

Discussion on “good touch” vs “bad touch” by strangers.

Personal Safety Group Work programme kick-started in the second week of July this year as one of the modules of the Behavioural Management programmes which all clients of CFA have to undergo. This module will be conducted twice a year, and each run is expected to take approximately four months to complete.

In November 2012, we identified a need for more skills training for our clients in order to better prepare them for employment. We then actively solicited for potential partnerships. With the ready support from SHATEC for training and potential employment by F&B establishments, we embarked on F&B training for our clients. In April 1, 2013, the pilot programme was implemented: A total of 10 clients were involved in the programme and they all have completed 2 of the modules:- (1) WSQ Prepare for Service and (2) WSQ Maintain Food and Beverage Service Environment.

They have also attained the Statement of Attainment (SOA) for the two modules.

F&B Pilot Training ProgrammeThis programme involves formal skills training for young adults with mild intellectual disability age 19 – 21. This programme is necessary in order:

• To provide a longer runway for continued learning • To increase work skills competency and employability in the F&B industry • To provide realistic workplace training opportunities • To promote independent living The course is a Certifiable Training Module in Basic Food Hygiene, and the duration of training would be 336hrs (14hrs per week).

Assessment will be done by an assessor from the Approved Training Organization (ATO) to attain WSQ-SOA.

Topics covered in a previous session

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5 July 2013 was a meaningful day for all students and staff at Delta Senior School. Being new to the community, we were given a wonderful opportunity to collaborate with partners from ITE College West and Chua Chu Kang Citizens’ Consultative (CCC).

Pamphlets were distributed earlier to each household unit around the school vicinity to explain the rationale of the Recycling Outreach Programme for our Youth Day celebrations and to gather the community’s support for this event. A team comprising DSS students & staff, ITE students & staff and members of the CCK Community Sports Club took part in this programme. All were enthusiastic in collecting recyclable newspapers, magazines and clothes. The team covered a total of fifty blocks in the neighbourhood and worked hard in collecting all the recyclable items,

carrying them to the collection points and packing them.The programme provided a great opportunity for our ‘neighbours’ to get to know and understand our students better and at the same time, in building stronger community ties. The amount collected from the recycling project was donated to the HCA Hospice Care (for terminally ill children). The students had lots of fun and mingled comfortably with students from ITE College West. The students and the volunteers ended their day with a satisfying lunch kindly sponsored by Pizza Hut.

Recycling Outreach Programme on Youth Day

In a rapidly changing society of ours, it would be a pity if our culture and ethnicity were to fade away in time to come. What better way than to have an ethnic costume parade which would drive home the point of our national identity as well as the importance of living harmoniously with each other. The new school hall was the venue for the 48th National Day celebrations at DSS With Racial Harmony day incorporated in the celebration, students were asked to dress in pre-determined ethnic

Racial Harmony Cum National Day

Our Principal flagging us off for the outreach programme

Students doing their part for the community by collecting recyclables!

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Delta Senior School staged a vibrant performance at the “Welcome To My World” -- the 20th Anniversary Concert by the Very Special Arts (VSA). The performance was held on Sunday 2 June 2013 at the Republic Cultural Centre, Republic Polytechnic.

The dance presented by DSS was called ̀ Changing Times’ which included 3 music pieces. It was a combination of local Malay traditional and contemporary dance steps along with hip-hop moves. The performance was a fusion dance carefully crafted by our dance instructors Ms Kelly Koh and Ms. Suriani Pani. These young teenagers are passionate about dance and their dedication showed onstage. They had to learn new steps and movements within a few weeks. It was a spirited performance by the DSS Dance group.

Ready to dance to the Bollywood beat.

Guest-of-Honour Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong presents token to Nur Khairah, leader of DSS Dance Group.

DSS Dance Group in action

costumes. The challenge was when the theme of using recyclable materials was introduced for the dress up. Based on our ethnicity, namely, Chinese, Malay, Indian and Fusion Peranakan, each class was asked to send in a few participants. When the day arrived for the showcase, everyone was amazed with the creativity of the staff and pupils of the school. Paper box handbags, Styrofoam clogs with Velcro straps, trash bag tops and sarongs, paper salwar kameez with intricate designs, felts and paper flowers and the lists go on. The brave souls did a culture walk on the school stage while their class

representative described the costumes made out of the recycled materials. After the event when the school sang the National day finale song, there was a groundswell of national pride to be Singaporeans !

Dancing Sensation in Action!

DSS students in costume

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This year the Project involved collaboration amongst the Education Department, Horticulture, Performing Arts, Drama Club, Visual Arts and the Multi Media Club. The Drama Club staged its inaugural drama production based on “The Giving Tree” authored by Shel Silverstein. This skit was presented on 22 May 2013 after which our principal, teachers and students proceeded to witness the caring of

TS Green Wave

Green Wave brings joy to Ilex Cymosa

Members of the Bank Management Club prepared and played relay games with our guests while those from the Library Management Club conducted an interactive story-telling session, based on a folktale, ‘The Thrifty Tailor’, but re-written in the Singapore context.

Tanglin-AWWA School Collaboration

Production of ‘The Giving Tree’

Participation from the audience in the interactive story-telling session

Time flies and we celebrated the 2nd Anniversary of our tree, Ilex Cymosa, which was planted in 2011in conjunction with the Green Wave Project, a global initiative to cultivate ownership and responsibility for nature.

our tree and officially launched Green Wave 2013.

As part of our community outreach, the Green Wave skit has also been presented at the Queenstown Community Library and the Jurong Regional Library. We are hopeful that this Green Wave started at Tanglin School will flourish in the years ahead.

On 3 May 2013, students from our three FOV Clubs, namely Library Management Club, Bank Management Club and Events Management Club, hosted teachers and students from AWWA School in a special outreach collaboration project.

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To foster greater awareness in the field of employment, the TSPSG organised a talk-cum-sharing on May 11, 2013. The session was well represented by parents and caregivers, staff and students of the school.

The first talk was by Mr Jaieden Ace Shen, Head of HI JOB, an organization which helps individuals with special needs find employment. In his talk, he highlighted the challenges faced by his clients and how with active support, they were able to overcome them.

The second speaker was Mr Koh Seng Choon, founder and Executive Director of Dignity Kitchen, which was conceived as a training school to train individuals with disabilities to be food stall operators and hawkers. This is aligned with Mr Koh’s vision of combining food, education and charity. Based on the audio-visual sharing of his project, it clearly underlined that social enterprise is a bitter sweet venture requiring lots of hard work but rewarding nonetheless.

Talk for Parents

Mr Koh Seng Choon (of Dignity Kitchen) addressing the parents & caregivers

Participation from a caregiver in the Q & A segment

The Events Management Club prepared the refreshment for the guests. The Tanglin students and their guests also made bookmarks together which were later given to the guests as souvenirs.

It was heart-warming to observe our students guiding and encouraging their AWWA peers to complete the relay

The endeavour of the Tanglin School Parent Support Group (TSPSG) has been to bring new initiatives and ideas pertaining to special education, employment or policy. We believe that a better understanding of the current environment will enable caregivers to better cater to the needs of their children.

races amidst cheers from their team mates. Despite the short time spent together, bonds of friendship were certainly formed, as echoed in the lyrics of the finale theme song ‘It’s a small world’. This is a positive and authentic learning experience from which our students have benefited.

The session ended with a presentation of mementos to the speakers. A small Mothers’ Day gift also awaited all mothers present as a token of appreciation for their hard work and dedication in bringing up their children with special needs.

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21st Asian Conference on Intellectual Disabilities7 – 11 October 2013.New Delhi

The biennial 21st Asian Conference on Intellectual Disabilities was held in New Delhi from the 7 - 11 Oct 2013 at the India Habitat Centre. Some 450 delegates attended, and about half were from overseas countries. The Association for Persons with Special Needs (APSN) sent 21 participants, and MINDS too had a similar number, and altogether Singapore had some 47 delegates.

APSN delegation at India Habitat Centre, venue of Conference APSN delegation at foyer of New Delhi YMCA

The first day there were 5 Workshops, and the Opening Ceremony on Tuesday 8th Oct 2013 had 3 plenary speakers and some country reports. The “Star Raft Award” was given to Dr Manish Ranjan his work on the malnutrition status of mothers and children, contributing to intellectuability in India. Prizes were also awarded to the winning entries in the Art Exhibition. Chaoyang School won the second prize. In the evening Indian classical dances were featured, and followed by “Friendship Night” by all participants.

The third day was taken up with educational visits to Special Schools & places for vocational training and rehabilitation. Concurrent sessions where papers were presented took up the whole of the fourth day. The last day saw a couple more plenary talks and country reports, where Dr Francis C. Chen gave the Singapore report. In the afternoon was the General Assembly where it was affirmed that Sri Lanka would organise the next Conference in 2015.

The India Habitat Centre (New Delhi) - venue of the Conference

The audience in the Stein Auditorium, at the Opening Ceremony

Dr Chen with AFID President in front of 2nd Prize entry by Katong School student Bryan Chia, entitled “Dancing Girls”.

APSN delegates in audience Executive Board Members all light the Lamp to signal the start of the Conference

View of the Auditorium from the back at the Opening Ceremony

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Dr Chen receiving a gift from the Organisers for his contributions to the Conference

Dr Chen with Dr Satiish Girimaji (India), Prof Kim Yong-Wook (Korea) and Dr Klaus Lachwitz (President, Inclusion International)

Dr Chen presents the “Star Raft Award for 2013” to Dr Manish Ranjan of India, for his work on malnutrition. Assisting in the presentation is Assoc Prof Ken Nishinaga of Seisa University.

Dr Chen being interviewed for a documentary on the Conference and on the work of the Asian Federation on Intellectual Disabilities.

Indian classical dancers performing during Cultural Night

Dr Chen with the delegates from Nepal

In between programmes, delegates having a Tea break

Delegation from Sri Lanka doing their bit

Poster Exhibition -- papers which were not presented orally. On for the duration of Conference.

APSN delegation outside Stein Auditorium, venue of Conference

Ms Lily Yip & Dr Chen at the Jyoti School, an integrated school of disabilities, like intellectual disability, hearing, visual impaired and physically challenged.

Mixed class of intellectually and physically challenged children

At the General Assembly. Philippines, Taiwan, Singapore & India.

Surprise item -- APSN delegation went on stage to sing “Happy Bithday” to Dr Chen

Dr Chen speaking on the “Star Raft Award” on behalf of Prof Kaoru Yamaguchi, Chairman of the Asian Resource Centre which gives out the Awards.

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Singapore delegation (APSN & MINDS) giving a song and dance number, with APSN delegates waving little Singapore flags to the tune of “Singapore Town” during Friendship segment

Dr Chen presenting momento to Mr Nihal Nanayakkara, President of the Ceylon Association for Mentally Retarded (CAMR)

Dr Chen presents momento to new President of AFID, Mrs Nandhini Wijayaratnam of Sri Lanka

Making artificial limbs and prostheses at the Amar Jyoti School, inclusive school for different disabilities

Homeward bound at Indira Gandhi International Airport on 12 Oct 2013 by Jet Airways

With Prof Richard Rose from Northampton University (UK). He was one of the Plenary Speakers at the Singapore Conference in 2009, and had been visiting Professor to APSN before.

AFID Board Meetings & General AssemblyThe Executive Board Meetings of AFID are held every year. When they are held in between the biennial AFID Conferences, they are termed the mid-term Board Meetings. During each AFID Conference, there are usually three such meetings -- two by the out-going Board and one by the incoming Board. On the Final Day of the Conference is held the General Assembly, rather like a General Meeting where all the member-countries are present, and the role is to elect members of the new Executive Board for another term of two yeas. Important decisions taken by the Board are also ratified, and to consider any recommendations of the Board on policy matters.

Presentation to President by Dr Francis C. ChenExecutive Board Meeting

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The important matters decided and endorsed by the General Assembly at this Conference included:-

1. Moving the AFID Permanent Secretariat from Singapore to Seoul, Korea. It will be known as the AFID Secretariat.

2. That an Asian Journal Centre be established in Seoul, Korea, and this will be under the charge of Prof Kim Yong-Wook with the express purpose of bringing out the Asian Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disablities.

3. That the Honorary Membership be conferred upon Dr Francis C. Chen for services rendered to AFID since 1987. There is a maximum of seven Honorary Members. Currently this quota is full.

4. That the Membership status of countries in arrears be reviewed, and at this Conference one member country will be delisted. There will also be attempts to recruit countries which are currently not members, such as the People’s Republic of China.

5. The incoming Executive Board comprises the following:-President: Sri Lanka. Immediate Past President: India. 1st Vice-President: Bangladesh. 2nd Vice-President: Malaysia. 3rd Vice-President: Nepal. The four Members-at-Large are: Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Philippines. In addition, there are the Honorary Members (7) and one each from the Asian Resource Centre, the AFID Secretariat and the Asian Journal Centre.

6. That the sequence of the next few Conferences will be:- Sri Lanka in 2015, Bangladesh in 2017, Malaysia in 2019 and Nepal in 2021.

Meeting showing full Board

Incoming Executive Board Meeting

General Assembly -- full members present (L-R) Philippines, Taiwan, Singapore, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Korea and Japan.

Passing the AFID flag to Sri Lanka

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The papers are:-

(1) A Case Study of the Use of Formal & Informal Vocational Assessment in a Special Education School in Singapore. Arnel Alcira Cabreira & Asmah Abdul Khamid. (Tanglin School)

(2) Effect of the Listening Program on the Improvement of Work Skills, Attention Span and Rate of Work (Speed) in Students diagnosed with MID under Vocational Training. Cherly Radin Repol, Brian Vega Saez & Low Poi Kee (Delta Senior School)

(3) Inventoried & Expressed Vocational Interest Among Persons with Mild Intellectual Disability: The Singapore Experience. Julyn Ng, Rizman Ali Nasriah, Wong Tak Wee & Low Poi Kee (Delta Senior School)

(4) A Preliminary Study to compare the Sensory Processing Abilities of Adults with Mild Intellectual Disability. Jerome Anto Prakash (APSN Centre for Adults)

(5) Effects of Using “Educreations for Interactive Whiteboard’ on the Motivation for Learning English Grammar, Vocabulary & Reading Fluency among students with Intellectual Disabilities. Sarah De Castro Sacro & Serpojan Singh (Katong School)

(6) Finding Our Voices: A School-wide Programme to help Adolescents Discover and Carve Out their Places in the World. Jeyashini Kanagarajah & Wong Wai Sian. (Tanglin School)

APSN gives 11 Papers at Conference

The Singapore APSN delegation had a busy time at the Conference. Apart from the Singapore Country Report given by Dr Francis C Chen at a Plenary Session, all the other 10 papers by APSN staff were given at the concurrent sessions.

Dr Francis C. Chen giving the Singapore Country Report at plenary

Audience at concurrent session

Mr Chan Chee Keong attending concurrent session

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(7) Supporting Communication Intents using Video Modelling with an Adolescent with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Lily Yip (Katong School)

(8) Effects of iPad on the Learning of Addition for Students with Learning Disabilities. Choo Pee Ling & Joyce Lin Mingli (Katong School)

(9) Empowering Students to seek Assistance when in Need: The use of visual cues for training a daily living skill. Wong Ying Kin & Elizabeth Teh (Chaoyang School)

(10) Use Money to Shop for Family. Lam Bing Ling (Chaoyang School) All the presentations were well received. In particular, the paper presented by Mr Jerome Prakash won praise from the Chairman of the Session and from a senior member in the field, and Jerome was very unusually given a standing ovation by all those in the session.

Mrs Sarah Sacro giving her paper Mr Jerome Prakash receiving Certificate from Chairman Dr Om Sai Ramesh of NIMH

Ms Lily Yip presenting her paper Ms Repol receiving Certificate from Chairman Dr Francis C. Chen

Panel discussion (L-R) Prof Kim (Korea), Dr Francis C. Chen (Chairman), Ms Cherly Repol (Singapore) and Dennis Palsy (France)

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Creative Dance Therapy WorkshopOn the first day of the Conference, three Workshops were held in the morning, and two in the afternoon. Thus each participant could attend two Workshops, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. These are hands-on practical sessions where participants go through the exercises conducted by the facilitator. Here, we feature the Workshop on Creative Dance Therapy.

Ms Tripura Kashyap, Choreographer and Movement Therapist, was trained at the University of Wisconsin, and has more than two decades of experience in applying movement and dance therapy in the treatment of autistic children and those with behavioural problems, as well as those with psycho-motor problems. Group therapy should have no more than 8 in a group or class.

Various techniques were demonstrated by Ms Kashyap, and the participants were made to undergo a few of these exercises. Techniques such as “shadowing” and “mirroring” were demonstrated, and how one can be aware of the kinaesthetic space around oneself. Here proprioceptive exercises were performed and how understanding this space can help oneself to realise one’s awareness. Some exercises involve the participants lying prone on the floor with eyes shut, and then extending the different parts of their bodies in as many possible directions as possible to experience spatial awareness.

The therapeutic benefits are only tangible if one is immersed in such exercises, and attendance at such Workshops

are essential for understanding the techniques used. Timing, rhythm, sequential actions, adaption are all methods helping autistic children in their behaviour modification, and for children with psycho-motor problems, dance movements help them achieve balance and body control.

Ms Ruby Lou, the Chairman of the Executive Board of the Macau Parents for the Mentally Handicapped had this to say:- “I thoroughly enjoyed the Workshop. I find the various movements and techniques interesting.” She had visited APSN before with a group from her Association (AFEDMM). Another participant was Mr Stanley Lau, Lecturer at the Macao Polytechnic Institute. A trained social worker, he said: “I never knew one could learn so much from a single Workshop”. The recently-elected President of the Ceylon Association for Mental Retardation (CAMR) Mr Nihal Nanayakkara said:- “When I get back to Sri Lanka, I am going to introduce this to my special schools. And I hope we will have a similar Workshop when we organise the AFID Conference in 2015”.

Dance Exercise Dr Chen presents token of appreciation to Ms Kashyap

Lying on floor with legs extended Group photo of all Workshop participants

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At any one time there are only seven such members as dictated by the Constitution. The others are Emeritus Professor Kaoru Yamaguchi (Japan), Emeritus Prof Kim Joung-Kwon (Korea), Dr Vanrunee Komkris (Thailand), Father Brendan O’Connell, Mr M K Wong (Singapore) and Dr Teresita Inciong (Philippines).

Dr Chen is a former University don, having taught at the National University of Singapore Medical Faculty. He was trained in Neurosciences, and his discipline is Neurophysiology. He had published papers in international academic and scientific journals such as the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. He was formerly a Council Member of the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO), and member of the Pan-Asian Neuroscience Commission.

AFID honours Dr ChenDr Francis C. chen, one of the founding members of the Association, was honoured by having the Honorary Membership bestowed upon him by the Asian Federation on Intellectual Disabilities (AFID) at the General Assembly, held in conjunction with the 21st AFID Conference on 11 October 2013.

He had been active in AFID for the past three decades. He was on the Organising Committee when Singapore organised the 8th Asian Federation on Mental Retardation Conference in 1987, and had actively helmed the AFID Permanent Secretariat since the early days. He had attended Board Meetings of AFID for many years, and at AFID Conferences he was Plenary Speaker, Presenter, Sessions Chairman and Editor. He was President of AFID from 2007-2009, and successfully organised the 19th AFID Conference in Singapore in 2009.

For his contributions in special education for the past three decades, he was awarded the Public Service Medal (PBM) and Public Service Star (BBM) by the Singapore Government. His AFID Honorary Membership is richly deserved. We congratulate him on his award.

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The trip was an appreciation “treat” for the athletes who took part in the Special Olympics Singapore National Games. Through their hard work and determination, Chaoyang athletes garnered a total of 15 gold, 12 silver and 9 bronze medals. Most of the pupils had not visited the aquarium before and they were amazed by the collection of fishes and other sea creatures. Many of them particularly liked the tunnel walk where they could see various species of sharks swimming above and around them. At the end of the visit, the volunteers had a simple lunch with our pupils. They organized a simple Question and Answer game of which our pupils enthusiastically participated. Those who answered correctly were given prizes.

This year, the school introduced a common period of CCE hourly every Wednesday. To encourage students to demonstrate the CCE values, each pupil is given a Model Pupil booklet for positive reinforcement of the CCE value demonstrated. By having a school wide approach and everyone working towards a common goal, Character and Citizenship Education can be meaningful, authentic and successful for everyone involved.

Students engaged in Show and Tell activity in one of the CCE sessions

Learning the CCE value of Respect through a song

Chaoyang School has always emphasised the inculcation of values in the Character and Citizenship Education (CCE) programme, Students learn about values and relationships, especially with friends, the school and the community.

Community of Caring

S.E.A. Aquarium Visit During the June holidays, 30 Chaoyang School pupils visited the SEA Aquarium in Sentosa. The trip was organized and sponsored by volunteers from Singtel.

CCE Assembly programme

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Dr Barbara Hong, our guest speaker

(L-R) CYS Principal Mdm Aslinah Ahmad, APSN President Mr Chan Chee Keong, our two guests and KS Principal Mdm Lim Cheng Liew

The talk provided participants with a deeper understanding of the special educational needs of MID children. One of the areas covered was on how teaching literacy and numeracy skills can be simplified, and how those skills can be effectively imparted to our pupils. Dr Hong also conducted a hands-on activity whereby participants went through a task which they were unable to accomplish. She then linked the activity to how pupils with learning difficulties “see” things. The participants felt that this made them rethink and motivated them to relook into their teaching strategies.

CYS-KS Professional Sharing Day

After lunch, the participants from the two schools shared their own professional team efforts through concurrent sessions: • ‘Effects of iPad on the Learning of Addition’ by Ms Joyce Lin (KS)

• ‘Minute Math @ Katong School’ by Mdm Choo Pee Ling (KS)

• “Let’s Get It Right & Write On!” by Mrs Norlidah Shahrin (CYS)

• “Use Mo ney to Shop for Family” by Ms Lam Bing Ling (CYS)

The feedback from participants was very positive. Overall, it was an enriching professional learning day for staff from both schools as they were able to gain new knowledge from an expert, and also shared their best practices and experiences in teaching APSN pupils.

Teaching staff from Chaoyang School and Katong School came together for a Professional Sharing Day on 6 June 2013 at CYS. Dr Barbara Hong gave a talk entitled “Understanding How MID Persons Learn”. The speaker is an Associate Professor of Education at Pennsylvania State University, and has been working with people with disabilities for over 25 years in various countries.

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Youth Day was celebrated on 5 July 2013 at Katong School. This was another occasion for all students to live up to the school vision, ‘Every member aspires to achieve; ready to give’. Students were engaged in a meaningful activity revolving around the theme this year; Growing and Touching Hearts, GROWTH.

The focus of the celebrations centered on students embracing one of the school values, ‘Responsibility’, while

Teachers and students busily decorating. To the Lions Home with Love

Youth Day 2013

Level 2 students performing the graceful Malay dance

National Day Celebration

expressing empathy for people around us and reaching out to make a difference in their lives. Eleven classes from the secondary level embarked on Project GROWTH, which required students to decorate cushions with felt materials. These colourfully embellished cushions were then donated to the Lions Home for the Elders, with a wish to bring warmth, joy and cheers to the residents.

Donned in red and white, Katong School staff and pupils celebrated National Day in style on 7 August 2013. The celebration started with formalities of flag-raising and the National Day message read by Mdm Lim, our school principal. In line with the theme, ‘Many stories…. One Singapore’, a video clip of old Singapore was screened.

This was followed by a nostalgic sharing of some of the older staff’s childhood days where they reminisced about how simple and carefree their life was back in the kampungs.

Another highlight of the celebration was the elegant ethnic Malay, Chinese and Indian dance performances put up by the Performing Arts pupils. After that, the pupils swayed and sang with gusto to the catchy tunes of some of our National Day songs.

Pupils participated actively in a quiz on Singapore as they wanted to win as many tokens as they possibly could. Indeed, the staff and pupils not only had a meaningful celebration, they also had a fun-filled day.

The long weekend brought yet another endearing moment in watching the National Day Parade together with family and friends as One Singapore!

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Occupational therapy in Tanglin School — Arnel Cabreira Alcira & Edgardo Feljohn Acogido, Jr.

Occupational Therapists assessing students.

Occupational Therapy (OT) at Tanglin School uses varied purposeful activities to help students overcome the effect of his disabilities. The goals of occupational therapy are to improve participation and performance of a child in his“occupations” e.g. self care, play, school and other daily activities. The Occupational Therapist will assess the child and modify the environment or the way of doing a task to promote better participation and independence. They also work towards partnering parents, teachers and other stakeholders so that they can help the child to participate comfortably and inclusively in the community.

Occupational Therapists engage selected students in educationally related activities such as physical exercises to develop or increase gross motor and/or fine motor skills; while other activities are chosen to improve visual perception and eye-hand coordination. The activities will enhance students’ active participation in self-maintenance; academic and vocational pursuits; as well as play and leisure activities. Occupational Therapists provide intervention to students with Autism Spectrum Disorder through sensory-motor based activities where resistive and heavy work activities will improve attention, body awareness and muscle tone, as well as decreasing defensiveness that will enable them to establish a “just right” level of arousal necessary to attend to tasks.

The OT programmes at Tanglin School are as follows: • Vocational Assessment• Listening Program• Vocational-Based OT Intervention

Vocational Assessments are conducted for all Level 1 students. Standardized assessment tools such as the Developmental Test for Visual Perceptual and the Purdue Pegboard tools are used. This process will provide information on a student’s fine motor and visual perceptual skills, which leads to establishing the appropriate intervention strategies to address that need.

The Listening ProgramThe Listening Program is a music listening therapy

that provides engaging brain stimulation to improve performance in school, work and life. It is a fusion of beautiful art and sound science. Systematic training is provided through listening to psycho-acoustically modified classical music which trains the brain to process sound more efficiently. This leads to improvement in self-regulation, sensory processing, attention span and learning.

Vocational-Based OT InterventionWork in its various forms, is seen as being fundamental to the way society is structured and it plays an essential and important part in the lives of people. Vocational-Based OT Intervention includes a wide range of intervention strategies to help students overcome barriers at work.

Intervention is provided throughout the educational cycle in accordance to the student’s changing needs, desires and preference in all areas of occupation. The intervention requires repeated drills and practice to achieve externalization and learning as well as performance in a variety of context to enable generalization. Meaningful student participation within the educational context represents the desired outcome of OT services within the school environment. The specific activities that comprise the “student role” are largely determined by teachers, instructors and other members of the Professional Support Staff.

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Listening Programme in progress Vocational-Based OT intervention during a Housekeeping lesson.

CCA Presentation of AwardsThe Annual Presentation of Awards by Children’s Charities Association (CCA) of Singapore was held on 26 October 2013 at the Cerebral Palsy Centre, Pasir Ris Drive, Singapore. The Guest-of-Honour was Er Dr Lee Bee Wah, Member of Parliament for Nee Soon GRC.

A cheque of $ 715,465.00 was presented to the six member-charities of CCA.

The event also saw the individual member-charities giving out awards to their own volunteers for services rendered. In the case of the Association for Persons with Special Needs, the volunteer recognition awards went to Ms Kristin van Burm, Dr Victor Tay and Mrs Janet Fong.

In addition our Mr Rick Lim (IT Manager) received an Appreciation Award from CCA for IT services in implementing the donors and volunteers’ management system. Mr Chan Chee Keong received the CCA Francis Thomas Award for chairing the Donation Drive event.

APSN recipients: (L-R) Mr Rick Lim, CEO Mr Kenneth Tham, Mr Chan Chee Keong, Er GOH Lee Bee Wah, Mrs Kristin van Burm, Dr Victor Tay and Mrs Janet Fong.

Mrs Kristin van Burm receiving her APSN Award for Long Service from GOH.

GOH Er Lee Bee Wah Member of Parliament for Nee Soon GRC, presents the CCA cheque to the six member charities.

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Leaders proudly displaying their team flags which they made themselves

Resilience is about keeping fit --- during a Mass Aerobics Workout

Teamwork with a Caring HeartA camping trip is always exciting, fun-filled and provides many learning opportunities for participants. One such occasion was a two-day, one-night camp at Katong School on 30 August for students from Levels 1 to 4 to experience communal and independent living.

The students began the day with ice-breaker games and got to know one another better. Teamwork is essential in a camp-setting where everyone’s role is a shared responsibility and this was evident during the school’s spring cleaning activity. Students showed resilience and mutual respect for one another during team-bonding and flag-making activity by cheering on their respective teams.

The teams demonstrated care and harmony for one another as they excitedly competed in the scavenger hunt and during the mass aerobics session. During the Kung Fu Panda

movie-time later that evening, students learnt how the values of resilience, integrity, responsibility and respect could make a person succeed even during difficult situations.

The next morning as the students excitedly made a trip to the zoo, they learnt about care for the larger environment and living harmoniously among all living things on earth. These values were enhanced through their visits to the Wild Africa, Rainforest and Kidzworld zones at the zoo.

We are thankful to our sponsor, Keppel Land, who organised the

interesting and enriching zoo outing for our students.

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My Country - SingaporeSingapore is 48 yers old. I like to wtch the national day parade.I can see marching, firework and flag.Happy Birthdy Singapore!

Ariq Muhammad Fiqri Bin Aris 10 years old Chaoyang School

National Day National Day is on 9th August.We watched NDP show on TV.The theme for this year is Many stories, One Singapore.There were soldiers marching.Ah Boy to Men performed a song.We sing along it.The helicopter carried the Singapore flag. There was also parachutes.The choir sang “In a heartbeat”, “Love at first light” and “One Singapore”.The NDP ended with the fireworks.We had a lot fun and proud to be Singaporean.

Gabrielle Tan & Jazlene Tan11 years oldAPSN Chaoyang School

My hobbyMy favourite hobby is reading. When I am very free, I will stay in my room and read some books. During the weekend, every Saturday I help my mother to mop the floor. I also take part in some activities that include some housework. When I am a teenager in future, I will ask permission to take part in some outdoor activities. Sometimes when I am free, I will spend my free time with my family.

I also like to draw. When I am bored of reading books, I will draw some pictures on the paper and colour them. Sometimes after school, I am allowed to go to the library and borrow some books. At home, my mother also allow me to do my IXL and asknlearn at the computer in my home dining room. I also enjoy

Jasmine Lee12 years oldAPSN Chaoyang School

Primary School CampOn Friday 5th April 2013, we had a primary school camp. We had lots of fun. Ms Sharmala and Mr Jay talked about primary school camp by powerpoint. These are six school values like Respect, Responsibility, Resilience, integrity, Openness and Harmony. The children are playing passing the message. After that we ate breakfast biscuits and Milo. After our breakfast we had the Amazing Race and many games. All children received prizes and goodie bags. We also listened to the hygiene talk from Dettol. We did a lot of activities. And we enjoyed the school camp.

Mohd Shakir Bin Mohd Bathshah12 years oldKatong School

hanging out with my family as it is also a fun hobby for me. In school, I will go home late every Wednesday. It is because, all the morning session pupils will have three periods of CCA in school. I have been choosen in a CCA called harmonica and harmonica is a kind of music lesson too.

I am delighted that I can take part in many activities and I hope that I can be in other outdoor activities in future.

My FamilyThere are 5 members in my family.I have no sisters and 2 brothers.My family likes to go fish farm at Choa Chu Kang on Sunday.I love my mother most because she is very kind and very good in cooking.

Muhammad Rahmat Bin Muhammad YatiLevel 3/5Tanglin School

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Carnival of DrumsWhen Ms Poh selected me to go for the carnival, I thought I won’t have any fun. But I was wrong instead, because I’m having too much fun and it’s seriously unexpected. The event was held on 6th April at Downtown East. I saw many types of drums from India, Korea, Japan and Indonesia. The best part, we get to try all the drums and hear the different sounds that they make. It was awesome ! The day ended with a mass session of playing all the different types of percussion instruments. I really enjoyed the day !

Iffah Arisyah bte Aris14 years oldKatong School

A Dialogue Journal on the Service Learning Day 2013Zul: Why do you think there is so many litter at the beach?Radhi: Yes, people don’t pick up litter and never throw litter into the dustbin. They are lazy. Do you agree?Zul: Yes, I agree with you.They are very lazy!Radhi: How do you feel about the Service Learning Day?Zul: I feel very happy to go there.How do you feel about the event, Radhi?Radhi: Yes, it is very enjoyable at the beach. I also learn to be responsible and not throw litter everywhere.Thank you, Zul, for sharing.Zul: Thank you.It’s my pleasure sharing with you.

Radhi Ahmad Mukhsin B Annuar & Zulkarnain Bin Mohamad Abu BakarSenior 1Tanglin School

My Work Experience Program (WEP): Manning the Buffet Line Up @ Mandarin OrchardIt has not been an easy journey but I have thoroughly been trained and believe that I possess the necessary skills for me to continue being a good employee at Mandarin Hotel. My main duty is to be at the front line, serving guests so that they have a pleasant dining experience. Mainly, I work in the “Fresh Food Section” whereby I have to de-shell oysters as well as prepare fresh salad for the buffet line up. Most importantly, through my work experience program, not only have I

learnt new skills, I have learnt to be a better person and now treat myself and the guests around me better.

Yeo De Rong Food & Beverage StudentYear 4 Delta Senior School

My Work Experience Program (WEP): Serving up Freshly Brewed Coffee & Tea @ The Coffee Bean & Tea LeafMy passion has always been to serve up the freshest and tastiest coffee, with the best Latte Art I can think of, to people around me. When I got to work at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, I was simply ecstatic since I was already working as a part-time Barista at McCafe. Most importantly, I have learnt the importance of teamwork, good leadership as well as the ability to receive customer feedback. As we deal with guests every day, there inevitably would be some who do get upset over the length of time that is taken to serve them. Through this WEP, I have learnt how to handle such situations. As DSS’ tagline goes, “I can, I want and I will” I would never

give up and would continue to give my very best to both my employer and my guests.

Aidil Bin AmranFood & Beverage StudentYear 4Delta Senior School

My AmbitionI have always wanted to be involved in the Performing Arts. I have performed for the Singapore Youth Festival and at Orchard Civic Plaza. I displayed my juggling skills to the audience and received a very warm reception from them. I felt very happy performing at these events as performing makes me feel good. I also love watching Television Artistes like Gurmit Singh acting in a comedy scene. I try and learn by watching them perform on stage or when they host programs so that I can improve myself and think of new acts to perform.

Muhamad Shahreza Bin Mohamad ShafiiFood & Beverage StudentYear 1Delta Senior School

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Ms Aznita Bte Md Amin Teacher TS

01.07.2013

Mdm Eye Swee TianCleaner

(1 year Contract) DSS01.07.2013

Ms Pooja Devi Pandey d/o Shiwsaakar

Teacher (5 months Contract) TS

01.07.2013

Ms Nur Raihanah Binte RahmatTeacher DSS04.07.2013

Ms Tan Jie LingTeacher

(1 year Contract) KS08.07.2013

Mr Shiu Kwok Kwan AlexFinance Manager HQ

08.07.2013

Ms Tahmina HuqTeacher DSS15.07.2013

Ms Yeo Hong Har EllenTeacher

(1 year Contract) CYS15.07.2013

Ms Boersma Mei LiSocial Worker CYS

22.07.2013

Ms Lim Hui Fang PaigeAdministrative Executive

HQ 24.07.2013

Ms Loh Shi Yun QueenieTeacher

(2 years Contract) CYS25.07.2013

Ms Siti Rasyidah Binte Hamzah

Teacher DSS29.07.2013

Mr Zhi Qiang JonathanTrainer DSS05.08.2013

Mr Lai WenfuTrainer DSS12.08.2013

Ms Ang Kai Lee Araxes Teacher TS12.08.2013

Ms Yeo Lai Han PhilifiaCentre Co-ordinator

(2 years Contract) CYS12.08.2013

Ms Lim Siew Tin EstherTeacher Aide TS

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Ms Lee Siang KhiangSocial Worker TS

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Ms Aldilla Abu BakarTrainer DSS27.08.2013

Mrs Nanki Karanjit Singh Psychologist DSS

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Mr Nino Mark Leswe GalaTeacher DSS29.08.2013

Ms Nur Astrini Binte Abdul Rahim

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Huang GuanJie DanielMy Favourite Fruit

7 years oldAPSN Chaoyang School

Wayne Lee Jun LinMy Neighbourhood

11 years oldAPSN Chaoyang School

Tan Jia Jun XavierMy Neighbourhood

12 years oldAPSN Chaoyang School

Fran Ziska AwPanda (Chinese Brush Painting)

14 years oldAPSN Katong School

Students from Level 2/1 and 2/2Leap of Joy (Chinese Brush Painting)

14 years oldAPSN Katong School

Ryner Lau and Nur Alya Syafiqah L4/5, L4/2

Flowers in the Wind (Mixed Media)APSN Tanglin School

Arial Gan L1/3

Magical Flowers (Mixed Media)

APSN Tanglin School

Priya Darshini and Hazirah Begum Binte Hashim

L3/6Batik Painting “Through Barriers”

APSN Tanglin School

Siti Amirah Azman L4/3

Aluminium Tooling “Values at TS” APSN Tanglin School

Art GalleryFrom Our Schools’ Students

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