Newsletter May 2018...student leaders were encouraged to serve and lead, show high moral character...

• StaffNews

• Term3StartDates

• NationalServiceTalk

• StudentLeadershipInvestiture

• PSPNews

• AmericanProtegeInternationalVocal

Competition

• SermaineSaw–LCMHighDistinction

• 10thASEANSchoolsGames

• TKKCharityProject

• HigherEducationFair

• CareersWeek

• TheatreExcursiontotheEsplanade

• InteractClubServiceActivities

• CookeryCCA

• XinyaoDocumentaryMovie

• SEMAC2018

• InternationalStudentsNews

• CricketMatch

• UpcomingEvents

ACS(INTERNATIONAL)NEWSLETTER INTHISISSUE

May2018

DearParents,StudentsandFriends

LastweekwewereabletorecogniseleadershipgiftingsinmanyofourstudentsatourannualStudentLeadershipInvestiture.Wethankedtheoutgoingleadersfortheirsterlingefforts,andinvestedtheincomingleadersintotheirnewroles.Itwasasignificant,formalandmemorableceremonyforallwhoattended.

DevelopingstudentLeadershipisacoregoalofourschool.Ourvisionstatementistodevelopfuture leaderswithmoral character, intellectual ability, internationalmindedness anddeepcompassionforhumanitybaseduponChristianbeliefandvalues.

At the Investiturestudentswereadvisedthat leadershiptakesmanyforms.There isnoonerightway.Thetrailerofthemovie,theDarkestHour,starringGaryOldman,whorecentlywonan Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Winston Churchill, was shown toillustratea few leadershippoints.Churchill isgenerally regardedasagreatwartime leader.Churchillthoughwasnotperfect,aheavierdrinker,notveryapproachablenorwellliked,andhadprevious failedmilitarycampaigns inWorldWar I; butWorldWar IIwashis time–thephrase ‘cometh the hour, cometh theman’ applies to Churchill at that dire time in Britishhistory.

Three keypointswere singledout fromChurchill’s leadership. Firstly, youdon’t have tobeperfecttobeasuccessfulleader–Churchillcertainlywasn’t–andsimilarlyinourcontext,wedonotexpectourstudent leaders tobeperfect,northemostpopularpeople in theschool.Secondly,differentstylesofleadershiparerequiredfordifferentsituations.Forexample,‘wartime’,orsituationsrequiringstrongdirectiveinterventionsuchascrisismanagementorevencompetitive sports, require a different style of leadership to ‘peace time’, or situationsrequiringamoremeasuredconsultativeapproach.Studentleaderswereencouragedtoadapttheir leadership styles according to the situation. Sometimes leading from the front,sometimespushingfrombehind,sometimesliftingupfrombelow,andalwayswithaservantheart–thatis,puttingothersfirst.

Thirdly and finally, students were reminded that leadership is really followership - aboutgetting people to follow you through word and action. Churchill used words - oratory -particularlyeffectively,andhefollowedthroughwithaction;heworkedveryhard,andheledbyexample.

InLuke12:48itsaysthat‘Fromeveryonewhohasbeengivenmuch,muchwillbedemanded;and from theonewhohasbeenentrustedwithmuch,muchmorewillbe asked.’ Incomingstudent leaderswereencouraged to serve and lead, show highmoral character and be anethical leader – not to be seen as a burden but a privilege, an honour and as anacknowledgmentoftheirparticularskillsandabilities.Wewishthemwell!

RobBurroughPrincipal

HippopotamuseshavekilledmorepeopleinAfricathananyotheranimal

NEWSLETTER | May 2018 2

STAFFNEWS

Wewelcomethefollowingnewstaff.

• MsMagdaleneNgLeeIng,CorporateCommunicationsExecutivefromSingapore

• MsJessieYeungHoiTing,MusicTechnicianfromSingapore

NOTICES

Term3(2018)StartDates

Years 1, 2, 3, FIB, Pre-IB and 5: Due to staff training schoolbeginsonWednesday4Julyat8.00am.

Years 4 & 6: Prelim examinations begin on Tuesday 3 July(examtimetabletobepublishedshortly).NoexamsorclassesonMonday2July.

Tuesday3July:NewStudentOrientation3All newstudents to report to the Chapel for Welcome andOrientationat9:00am.

2019DraftCalendar–http://www.acsinternational.edu.sg/acs-calendars/term-dates/

NationalServiceTalk

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScTpPIXaDBAKWApp5mU5PZ-6EiBJZqYCVmeIwvK9SZ5bAUzUw/viewform

http://www.acsinternational.edu.sg/acs-calendars/term-dates/


GautamRamasamy HEADBOYParkJu-Hyun(Julie) HEADGIRLMcKaylaEstherTanoko SECRETARY/DEPUTYHEADOFHOUSESFarahAlwiyaKhan DEPUTYHEADOFAMBASSADORSRobinsonJoshuaYinBunh DEPUTYHEADOFCOUNCILTedjasasmitaJanet DEPUTYHEADOFWELFARE

AnahitaDarayusBhesania HOUSECAPTAINSarahDarmawan HOUSECAPTAINChereeseTan HOUSECAPTAINPannapaWanichnopparat(Mook) HOUSECAPTAINDoshiDevanshSanjay HOUSECAPTAINChenQianye(Linda) HOUSECAPTAINFransiscaIdrawanputri HOUSECAPTAINAnjanaSudharsan HOUSECAPTAIN

HongJiaLei(Jaeger) AviTripathiKaranAttal SohJiaEnZhangRuiyang HannahKai-XinKohChangJenYingJade AudreyTeoMioYoshikawa AmeliaGovierLyngeWangXiran(Annie) ChiaFoongTimothyHuangRuoXinVeronica KimMinJunLeowEphraimShaoPang TriciaPangWeiLing(Tricia)LimWeiJun AdamAngellVarunShah(Varun) NikitaPatelooAshokanJoungJaeWon(Kalista) SheaNgGohChingErn(Sara) LindaTomChenXinmiaoShirley AdivaFahraniAmirWangHuolin SivanesanAlexandreSivarajan(Alex)CamilleAlixDamas KishoraanSivananthanHamJiwon SunnySinghChuaSean ChenXingyu(Coco)LauKiakHou,Daniel WongChiaYun(Ciera)VirawinHanratanakool(Prai) JungArangJadeChan ChanZ'Yann

StudentLeadershipInvestitureOurcongratulationstothefollowingschoolleadersontheirappointments.TheywereappointedtotheirrolesattheannualStudentInvestitureonFriday29April.


PSPNEWS

ParentBondingActivityatMediacorp"What?Withoutthekids?Yes,parentsonly!”

Visit to MediaCorp without kids! Yes, that’s exactly what agroup of us parents did on a Saturday morning on 21 April2018.Withalmost50parentsreplyingpositively,thevisitwasthefirstPSPbondingeventforparentsinthenewschoolyear.

Customary for a Singaporean event, the visit started withsocialising over food - breakfast. The cafe was abuzz withchatterasparentsgottoknoweachotherbetter.Manyoftheparents actually were meeting each other for the first time.Therewasagoodspreadofparentsfromeachyearlevel. Thanks to the wisdomof thePSPorganisers,the parents were split into 2 groups for the touraccordingtotheiryearlevelssothattheycouldgettoknow each other and relate to conversations better.

After breakfast, parents were then led on a tourthroughMediaCorp.TheMediaCorptourguidessharedthe many historical milestones of radio and TVof Singapore. Many parents felt nostalgic when they wereshown the test pattern of an antique TV.

Parents became newsanchors on Channel NewsAsia, radioDJ guests onClass95andevengottobe on the cover of the 8Days magazine. Wesneaked a peek intothe actual nerve centre ofMediacorp where allprograms are beamed toourtelevisionsathome24hours a day as well as thenewsroom wherereporters from different

channels work in. We also Immersed ourselves in avirtualrealityexhibitbyvisitingamovieshoot.Someevengot the chance to be part of the supporting cast ofMediaCorp'shighlypopularTVseries“TheLittleNonya“.

At the end of the fascinating tour, the parents continued toengageoverlunch.Withlotsoftelephonenumbersexchanged,it was telling that many made new friends and even formedlittlesupportcellswithotherparentsofthesameyeargroups.

Big thankyoutothePSPorganisers for the ‘parentgetaway’.Lookingforwardtothenextevent!

MrsLisaChew(parentofNatalieChew3-CKS)


STUDENTSUCCESSES

FirstPlaceWinner-AmericanProtegeInternationalVocalCompetition Arnell Nur Karina is the First Place Winner(Broadway /Musical Theatre / Jazz)at the American Protege InternationalVocalCompetition2016atCarnegieHall,NewYork.

Resultscanbefoundinthefollowingweblink.http://www.americanprotege.com/vocal2016/

ShermaineSaw–LondonCollegeofMusic:HighDistinction

Congratulations to Shermaine onachieving High Distinction awards inboth the London College of Music(LCM) Diploma in Popular Music andthe higher ALCM (Associate LondonCollegeofMusic)Diploma.

Shermaine is pictured here receivingher awards at the University ofWestLondon,LondonCollegeofMusicExaminations Award at the KualaLumpur Convention Centre, Malaysiaon22April2018.

10thASEANSchoolsGames2018Congratulations to our students on being selected forSingaporeSchoolsSwimmingTeam2018.

Event Athlete 100mbreast Lien,Tian-YiCharity 400IM Lye,LiTongMadeline

The selected students will be representing the SingaporeSchoolsSportsCounciltoparticipateinthe10thASEANSchoolsGamesthatwillbeheldinMalaysiafrom19to27July2018.

https://americanprotege.com/vocal2016/


TKKCharityProjectThisyear,myhouseTKKhasstartedaFriendlyNeighbourProject. InApril,weorganiseda lunch timesale to raisefundforthisproject.TheYear5ssoldpizzas,cupnoodlesandbubbleteafor3days,whiletheYear4sandYear2screated a Pick &Win game stall . Personally I found itchallengingtoorganisethemembersandgarnersupportfrommypeersasitwasmyfirsttimeworkingasaleader.However, thinking of what the families go througheveryday, this is a small piece of cake. It was a realstruggle to organise the seniors and delegate workaccordinglyformanystudentsthatIwasn’tcloseto,butIamgladtosaythatthroughthisstruggleTKKmanagedtoraise$539withinthreehours.

I would like to use this opportunity to really thank theteachersandfellowTKKstudentswhomadethispossible.Without the generous students, none of this would beachievable. I am glad to say that I was a part of thischaritableevent;Ilearntsomanyvaluablelessonsaboutleadership and time management to properly orderingthefoodsothatIamabletocollecttheproductswithoutinterrupting any ofmy classes. The swellingmoment ofpridewhenmy teacher toldme the results of our hardworkhadpaidoffreallymademefeelhappyandproud.IknowthismaybeasmallsumtohelpoutbutIhopethatthiscanreallymakeadifference.

CharmaineSuahHousePrefectofTKK


HigherEducationFairHelpsClarifyChoices!Choices!Choices!StudentsandparentswhoattendedtheannualHigherEducationFairinAprilwereindeedcertainlyspoilt forchoice.Nearly50 institutions fromcountriesrangingfrom Singapore to North America to the UK and Europe toAustralasia attended this year’s Fair. A common question formany is ‘Should you continue studying in Singapore or take aleap of faith and consider studying overseas?’. Makingsignificant career-related decisions can be stressful anddaunting,whetheritbeselectingfromtraditionalcoursessuchas medicine, law and engineering or opting for high-techrelatedcoursesrelevantintoday’sworld.

The annual Fair helps to reduce the stress by providingopportunity for parents/guardians and students to personallymeet the representatives from the various local and foreignuniversities/organisationsall underone roof.A ‘new’additionthis year was the PEAKS provider’s booth run by ResearchCommunicationInternational,theschool’spsychometricprofileprovider. Parents were keen to find outmore about the fivefactor PEAKS model which features a strengths-based profilecentred on the belief that everyone is unique and that alldifferingstrengthshavevalue.

Representatives from the different institutions interviewed atthefairstatedthatitisalwaysbeneficialmeetingstudentsfaceto face to clarify any doubts, as well as providing themwithdetailed information on courses offered and exchangeopportunities. Parents, guardians and students used thisopportunitytocollectinformationondifferentInstitutionsandcourses,alsocollectingthelatestupdatesontuitionfees,livingexpenses, accommodation etc and leaving the Fair with anarmfulofbrochures!

TheParticipatingInstitutionswereasfollows:NationalUniversityofSingapore(NUS)NanyangTechnologicalUniversity(NTU)SingaporeManagementUniversity(SMU)SingaporeUniversityofTechnologyandDesign(SUTD)SingaporeInstituteofTechnology(SIT)Yale-NUSSingaporeSingaporeUniversityofSocialSciences(SUSS)SIMGlobalEducationTemasekPolytechnicNanyangAcademyofFineArts(NAFA)LaSalleCollegeoftheArtsSingaporeSHATEC,TheInternationalHotel&TourismSchoolBritishCouncilSingapore(StudyintheUK)TheUniversityofEdinburghUniversityofEastAngliaUniversityofWarwickTheUniversityofNottinghamIDPSingapore(StudyinAustralia)TheUniversityofMelbourneTheUniversityofQueenslandCurtinSingaporeJamesCookUniversity(SingaporeCampus)KnowledgeIntellegentia(StudyinNewZealand)DAAD(StudyinGermany)JacobsUniversityTUMAsia(GermanInstituteofScienceandTechnology)USEIC(StudyintheUSA)EducationUSA(StudyintheUSA)Embry-RiddleAeronauticalUniversityAsiaLIMCollegeDigiPenInstituteofTechnologySingaporeStudyinCanadaStudyinFranceEssecBusinessSchoolSwissEducationGroupLesRoches,TheGlobalHospitalityManagementSchoolGlionInstituteofHigherEducationÉcoleHôtelièredeLausanne(EHL)SparkPrep(SAT,ACT)TesttakersSingapore(SAT,ACT)ICON–TheTestPreparationSpecialistKaplanSingaporeSPJainSchoolofGlobalManagementSingaporeIEUniversityUCAM-UniversidadCatólicaSanAntoniodeMurciaSNFC(SingaporeNationalCo-operativeFederation)BrightSparksSingaporePEAKS


CareersWeek:PopularHealthcareRelatedCareersWhataweekthiswas!Therewasavibrantbuzzinthecanteenduring the Junior/Seniorbreak thewholeof lastweek. Therewere flyers from the Health Promotion Board Singapore onhealthrelatedtopics,suchasHealthyEating,ManagingStress,Eye and Oral Health Care habits etc. These were displayedaround the canteen and the student centre platform. On thefirstday,wehadthepleasureofcatchingupwithourAlumni,Mr Terril Tan, who is currently enrolled in the Diploma ofNursing at Ngee Ann Polytechnic. Apart from speaking tointerested students about Nursing, Terril also offered freeblood pressure and temperature checks. Many staff tookadvantageofthefreechecksandadviceprovidedbyTerril.Onanother table, we had 3 experienced Physiotherapists whowere in their final year at the Singapore Institution ofTechnology (SIT). They were giving tips on how to have ahealthy posture by doing easy relevant exercises apart fromgivingtherapeuticmassagesforachingshouldersandjoints.

Students took advantage of the information provided on theNotice Boards prepared by the Higher Education and CareersDepartment.Therewerealsomanywonderfulprizesgivenoutby the Careers Advisors as students were taking part in theQuizzes related to the theme. One of the fun highlights waswhere students could take photos in a booth using propsrelevanttothehealthcareindustry.

AnotherexcitingdaywaswhentheCPRandAEDexpertsfromInternational SOS demonstrated on the proper administrationof CPR by using a dummy. Students participated and learnedthepropertechniquesofsavinglives.SomestudentswhotookpartintheInternationalSOScompetitionwonprizesthatweresponsoredbythem.ThePsych-talkonFridayafternoonwasthemain highlight for many students as Dr Julia Lam, who is aForensicsPsychologistinSingaporepresentedacareerpathforstudents interested in studyingPsychology. Themost awaitedspeaker, Professor Dr Suresh Nathan who is also one of theinterviewers to the NUSmedical school will be presenting tostudentsandparentsonThursday3May.Thetopicison‘TopTipsonGettingintoMedicalSchool.”

Overall,many studentshavebenefitted from the information,activities and talks provided. Hopefully, their decisioninchoosingtherightcourses /careerswillbemucheasiernow.


TheatreExcursiontotheEsplanade!TheCuriousIncidentoftheDogintheNightTimeOn 7 April 2018, I entered the Esplanade Theatre with zeroknowledgeoftheplayotherthanthetitle.

Thatinthenight,therewasanincidentwithadog,whichwassomehowcuriousenoughtobeafivetimeTonyaward-winningplay.

To my surprise, the title was quite literal. It was night, therewasadog, therewasan incident,andohboywas itacuriousone, for Christopher Boone, our 15 year old protagonist,certainlydidnotkill thedogwithapitchfork.And so theplaybegins with him vowing to avenge the death of the dog andtakes it upon himself to find the killer. But through hisdetectivework,heuncoversahorrifyingtruththatturnshislifeupsidedown.

Theplaywas an immersive experiencewith visual effects andlight shows that project the multitudinous contents ofChristopher’s brain everywhere; from thewonderof the stars(floats in outer space) and the prime numbers that flood hismind (he really likes prime numbers) to the terrors of takingthe London Underground (he almost gets killed by the trainwhile trying to save his pet rat). Christopher’s senses arebombarded by the terrifying cacophony of lights and soundswhichforcestheaudiencetoviewtheworldthroughthelensesofa15yearoldboywithAsperger’s.

ThisdazzlingstoryendsoffwithChristopher, (whohadsolvedthemysteryof thedeathof thedogandeven foundhismomall whilemanaging to score an A* in his A-levelMath paper)eagerly asking his counselor, Siobhan,“Does thatmeanIcando anything?”( Butshedoesnotrespondandtheplayendsonthisnote).

InmymindI’mscreamingYESandjudgingbythesmilesofthepeople sitting next tome, they too believed that ChristopherBoonecoulddoanything.

And maybe that was the takeaway from the Play; that ifyou can conquer your problems,whetherit'sjusttakingthetrainto another place or forgiving afamilymember,you,mydearreader,candoanything.

SiobhanDoyle5TCT


InteractClubServiceActivitiesinApril

DialogueintheDarkOrganized for the second time this year due to theoverwhelmingsuccessofour first trip,ourstudent Interactorshad the unique once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to walk in theshoesofthevisually-handicappedrecentlyfortheir‘DialogueintheDark’experience.

Immersedinaroomincompletedarknessforanhour,wegotto experience first-hand how simple things like crossing thestreet or visiting a hawker centre suddenly becameextraordinarychallenges.

We had to navigate our environment inabsolute darkness, with the help of visually-impaired guides. After which, we had thehands-on opportunity to craft our very own‘thank you’messages in Braille for our guides.Thiswastrulyexperiential learningatitsbest–a thought-provoking and unforgettableexperienceindeedforallofus!

HomeVisitsAswecontinuewithour servicework for thecommunity,ourstudent Interactors solider on with passion in our monthlyhomevisitstodelivergroceriesandcleanupfourneedyhomesjustbehindourschool.

Wefeltverysatisfiedandhappythatourlittleactsofkindnesscanbringsuchjoytotheelderlyandneedyresidentsstayinginthehomes.

We would also like to thank our special guest, Ms MattieJackson,ourfriendlyESOLteacherwhohasvolunteeredtojoinourCCAandaccompanyusonallourhomevisitsand serviceactivities.ThankyouMsJackson!J

InteractClubStudentEXCOCommittee


CookeryCCA“Toplantagardenistobelieveintomorrow.”

~AudreyHepburn

Oneafternoonafterschool,membersofCookeryCCAwentonanexcursiontoThePlantStory,aworkshopandcaféfoundintheEastofSingapore,to learnhowtogerminatethebutterflypea.

Usingmineralwaterbottleswewere asked to bring, weconstructed a self-sufficientwatering system and pot forour butterfly peas to grow in.In the workshop, we learntabout the butterfly pea andhow it serves as a naturalpurple food colouring whenputwithwater.Weevengottotry a drink made from thebutterfly pea! I would saythough,thatamajortakeawayfrom the workshop was the

beautyofnature,whichIonlyrealizedI’dcompletelyneglectedduetomybusynesswithschool.Itwasrelaxingandrefreshinggettingtoexperiencethecalmingpresenceofnatureupclose.

Timepasses trulyquicklywhenyou’re having a good time.Before we knew it, we hadcompleted our workshop, andwere given seeds to put intoour germinating soils. Wewatered our seeds inanticipation and enthusiasm.We couldn’t wait to get backandwatchourplantsgrow!

FrancesCheong6Oldham


XinyaoDocumentaryMovieOn 11 April, the Chinese department brought a group ofstudents to watch the movie entitled “The Songs We Sang”.The movie traces the germination and flowering of a uniquehomegrown movement. The documentary is a nostalgicjourney through an important chapter of Singapore’s culturalhistory,astoldbythecomposersandperformerswhobecamethevoicesoftheirgeneration.

XinYao isagenreof songs that isunique toSingapore. It isacontemporarymandarinvocalgenrethatemergedandrosetofame in Singapore from 1970s to 1980s. Xin Yao songs arecomposedandsungbySingaporeans.Itisanoutletforthemtoexpress their thoughts and feeling around themes likefriendshipsorlovestories.XinyaoisaChinesenouncomprisingtwowords:Xīn(新)whichisanabbreviationforSingapore,andyáo(谣)forsong.TheextendedformisXīnjiāpōgēyáo(新加坡歌谣),whichsimplymeans"SingaporeSongs".

Through the movie, I gained a deeper understanding on thehistoryofSingapore’smusic.Beforethat, IdidnotknowwhatXinYaowas.Itwasindeedeye-openingformeasIlearntalotmoreaboutit. IthashelpedmeappreciateXinYaoalotmoreasIsawhowmucheffort ittookforthemtoprogressandgettowhere theyarenow. Iwasgreatly touched to seehowthefirst few batches of people worked together to overcomeobstacles to follow their dreams, making Xin Yao possible.Nowadays,itisnoteasyforustofollowourdreamsandhaveagroupofsupportivepeoplearoundus,especiallyifthedreamisperceived as “not practical”. Watching them help each otherand bring each other up despite the difficulties they facedprovedtomethatthroughteamwork,anythingispossible.

JanetTedjasasmita5-GHK


SEAMC2018ACS (International) co-hosted the SEAMC (South East AsianMathematics Competition) contest thisyear from 1–4March2018.ACS(International)wasrepresentedbytwoteamsfor the Junior and two teams for the Senior category. MsJasmine Teo was the teacher in-charge for selecting thestudents for the competition.Mr Frank Yip andMsTan ShiaoSeraccompaniedthestudentsforthiscompetition.

Thefollowingstudentsweregivengoldenticketstoparticipatein the World Mathematics Championship Finals at TrinityCollege,UniversityofMelbourne:

1. JustinChengMingHearn,2. LenardOh,3. RupertChia,4. XiruiCheng5. JuanDavinLie

• Total number of schools = 46 (SEAMC, Junior) + 34(SEAMCPLUS,Senior)

• Totalnumberofschools=25• Totalnumberofstudents=240• ACS(International)SchoolRank=12th

IndividualsAwardsatSEAMC2018Contest:

1. Justin Cheng Ming Hearn – Knowledge Junior (GoldAward),ChallengeJunior(SilverAward)

2. LenardOh–CollaborationJunior(BronzeAward)3. JuanDavinLie–StrategySenior(BronzeAward)


INTERNATIONALSTUDENTSNEWS

InternationalStudentsMovieOutingOn 27 April, a group of 32 international students went on amovieoutingwhichwasorganisedbytheInternationalStudentCommittee.Wewent towatchamovie called “TheAvengers:InfinityWar”,atGoldenVillage,inPlazaSingapura.

Thismovie outing gave us a chance to take a break fromourbusy school life. It was an unforgettablemovie night with allour friends and it let us explore the movie and share ourcomments about themovie. Through this activity,wemadenewfriendsanditstrengthenedthebondwithinourfriends.

We initially planned to organise a bowling activity at Jurong-East-Superbowl.However,sincemanyarenotfamiliarwiththesportbowling,wedidnotmanagetoreserveassemblyslotstopubliciseittotheschool.Committeemembershadnegotiatedandsupportedoneanothertocomeupwithnewideas.Intheend,wedecidedtoswitchittoamovienightandwewereabletohave32internationalstudentssignup.

Itwasagreatexperienceforall.

“Thismoviewasreallyinterestingandexciting.Icannotwaittoattend the next event organized by the international studentcommittee”

Cathy (5CKS)

“Do not give up what you love like Thanos who gave up hisdaughter. Becauseafter youhave everything , there’s nothingelseyoucandootherthandoforthepersonyoulove”

Jason(5Oldham)

LucasWangZhuoyu5TCTBellaChang5SVM

CelebrationofCultureACSOldhamHall held its annual Celebrationof Cultureon22Aprilthisyear.Departingfromtradition,thisyear'scelebrationtook the form of a carnival, withmultiple booths showcasingfoodandcultureaswellasbuskingperformancesfromvariouscountries.EndingthenightwithaPrayerfortheNationsandaFinale Song, the Hall looks for greater appreciation andfriendship between boarders and staffof all nationalities andcultures.


CricketMatchOn19April,agroupofboysfromYears4-6tookpartinaone-dayCricket festival heldby SJI International. The team,whichwas ACS (International)’s first Cricket team in a number ofyearswasformedbytwoyear5students-AngadSinghBhalla(5-GHK)andKaranAttal(5-OLD).

Itwasquitechallengingforustoformateamof8withminimalpracticeandexperience.Despite this,wewereable to formagreatteamandwecompetedwellagainstSJIInternational.Thematchresultedwithalossforuswhichwasquitedisappointingformepersonallyaswedidn’tperformuptoourmark.Ascloseasweweretoclinchingthevictorywithacomeback,wewereunabletodoit.Giventhatitwasourfirsttimecompeting,MrBilly assured us that we played well and told us to keep ourheadshighupandworkonimprovingourskills.

AngadSinghBhalla(5-GHK)


UPCOMINGEVENTS

Darren Loh Cup VISaturday 21 July 2018

Categories:

Open 8:30am-10:30am;

Under 19 10:30am-1:00pm;

Mixed 1:00pm-3:30pm

In support of

• DLCVIRegistrationForm• DonationForm

https://intranet.acsinternational.edu.sg/files/webeditor/files/DLC%20VI%20registration%20form.pdf

https://intranet.acsinternational.edu.sg/files/webeditor/files/Donation%20form%20rev%2016%20Jan%2018.pdf


TheTrojanWomenAnACS(International)SchoolProduction2018

GreekTragedythroughthelensofaninterculturalcommunity.

“TheFIRSTmultilingualplayinACS(International)incorporatingEnglish,German,Korean,HindiandtheChineselanguage”

“TheFIRSTcollaborativeandinterculturaltheatreinvolvingtheChineseDramaCCA,AcapellaCCAandElectroAcousticWorld

MusicEnsembleCCA”

Whatisit“Euripides’TheTrojanWomenistheFIRSTanti-warplayintheWesternCanonstagedinAthens.Theplaywaswrittentomake

Greececonsidertheconsequencesofperpetualwarfare.”

ThisisthestoryabouttheaftermathofthedevastatingsiegeofTroy.ThestorycontinuesfromtheGreeks’“victoryinvasion”ofTroythroughtheplotoftheTrojanhorse.Inthisplay,thewarhasended,yetthewomenareawaitingtheirfateasexiles.

WhyisitimportantThescriptisanadaptedversionoftheGreektragedybyEllenMcLaughlin.Itiswrittenforacastwhoplayedmultiplerolesandspokeindifferentlanguages.Intheplay,youwillseetwoQueenHecubas,twobeautifulHelen,threemadCassandrasandachorusthatinterwovethelanguagesofGerman,Hindi,KoreanandChinesewithintheEnglishtext.Itisthestoryof

homesicknessandanostalgiaofloss.

Thisproductionisalsoanexperimenttoempoweringyoungactorswithrolesthatextendbeyondtheirown.Itisanattempttoreflectthesizeoftheirsoul,totraintheirheartstoworktowardssomethingthatisbigger.Toallowthemtoenlarge

theircapacityastheyreflectandfindvalueswithinthemselvesthattheymaynothavefoundotherwise.

SynopsisAtdawn,thenightaftertheGreekhadplunderedandravaged

Troy.ThewomenofTroy,havinglosttheirfathers,sons,brothersandhusbandsarewaitingonthebeachbelowthedevastatedTroycitytobeclaimedbytheirGreekconquerorsasslaves.Thoughthewarisover,exileanddegradationlieaheadandthefatesofthesewomen.AmongthewomenincludetheQueenofTroy,Hecuba;herdaughtermad

prophetessCassandra,andherdaughter-in-lawAndromache,widowofthegreatwarriorHector.

Sub-titleswillbeprovided.

WhatNowPleasecomeandsupportourstudentactors,singersand

musiciansonthiscollaborativeeffort!

ShowTime:17May,5:30pm18May,7:30pm

*Therewillbea15minsharingsessionwiththestudentactorson18thMayFridayaftertheshow.

Venue:ACS(International)OldhamChapel

Tickets:Groupdiscount@$5perticket

ifyoubuy5ticketsinasinglepurchaseSingleticketpriceis$10perticket

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