The School Concert had a successful Exchange and Performance Trip to Hong Kong from 9 Nov to 13 Nov 08. A total of 53 students, 3 teachers, vice-principal and the instructor were involved in this educational trip.
The members performed at Hong Kong Disneyland and this was an unforgettable experience for them. They also participated in Disney’s World of Physics. They were amazed and enlightened through hands-on experiments and seeing how Science and creativity come together in the design of Hong Kong Disneyland.
The members visited Tuen Mun Govt. Sec School. The band members from the school hosted a band exchange with our members. Our band members collaborated well with them and had a wonderful time sharing their experience. Besides showcasing their own performance, the band members from both school had a combined performance.
In conclusion, this trip had brought about a resolute impression in each and every student’s mind. Not only was this trip educational and unforgettable, it had certainly increased their knowledge on ethics, culture and language of Hong Kong. The students and the teachers had immense fun throughout the trip.
HSS Herbs & Spice Garden
The collaboration between Sec1T1 and FSC club has flourished. In Semester 2, Sec 1T1 IPW lessons and a group of FSC pupils focused on the setting up of a Herbs and Spice Garden in the school. The pupils researched and attended workshops on the uses of herbs and spices, the ways of propagating the planting and the ways to take care of the plants. Two plots of the garden are now flourishing. The plots contained sweet basil, dill, lemon grass and roselle (commonly known as ribena).
3 NT Overseas Motivational Adventure Fieldtrip
4 Nov - 6 Nov 2008
An overseas fieldtrip to Batam was organized for 3NT pupils to promote character development and leadership skills. The objectives of the fieldtrip are to create:
Self awareness
Build camaraderie and team spirit amongst the participants.
The pupils who took part in the fieldtrip underwent team buidling activities, volunteered at an orphanage as well as hiked in the rainforest of Batam.
Extracts from pupils reflections:
Danial from 3T1 said, “After visiting the orphanage, I learn that we have to appreciate what I have.”
Linges from 3T2 said, “The activities are tiring but fun. The word TEAM has no letter ‘I’ in it therefore we have to work hand-in-hand to make it a success.”
Sports Education Program for Sec 2
In our post examination period, all Sec 2 pupils went for their 4-day Sports Education Program when they took part in a series of exciting activities as a class, such as inline skating, kayaking, dragonboating and nature walk at the Southern Bridges. Through their participation, they learnt much about the importance of determination, ruggedness and team-spirits. Our pupils surely had a lot of much too. Let's lead a healthy and sporty lifestyle, Henderson!
NE Fieldtrip to Singapore Flyer
On 13 October, HSS organised a National Education fieldtrip for Secondary One international students and their Singapore buddies to the Singapore Flyer.
The fieldtrip provided a platform for both the international and local students to interact and get to know each other better. It also provided an opportunity for the students to go on board the newly built Singapore Flyer to get a bird's eye view of our modern city-state.
By doing this, the school allowed both the international and local students to have a better understanding of and the appreciate the achievements and development of our country and also the enviroment in which they are living in.
Trip To Pune (India)
A very successful Pune (India) trip was carried out from 30 Aug to 5 Sep 08. Three S2 Cluster Schools took part in this trip. They are Clementi Woods’s Secondary, Crescent Girl’s, and Queensway Secondary. Ten students from our school took part in this trip. A total of 37 students and 5 teachers were involved in this educational trip. It was a 6 days programme. The students visited 2 schools in Pune- Central School and Global International School, an IT Firm, an AutoPlant Motor Company, National Defence Academy and to an Indian Village.
Our school students collaborated well with other schools. The students and the teachers had immense fun throughout the trip. The food provided in Pune was very traditional and delicious. There were diverse types of North Indian food. Many enjoyed the aroma and taste of the food.
Students displayed enthusiasm to gain knowledge from this trip. Although the travelling time exhausted the students, they had strong spirit to continue the trip which made it much memorable and enjoyable. Students had certainly increased their knowledge on ethics, culture and language of Pune. Students were endowed with a summary on the history of Mahatma Gandhi.
The schools visits had provided our students an opportunity to distinguish their teaching methodology and the education system with ours. Moreover, our students were inspired by Pune students’ thirst for knowledge and success.
In conclusion, this trip had brought about a resolute impression in each and every student’s mind. Not only was this trip educational and unforgettable, it was indeed an eye opener for the students in getting to know another country’s culture, practices and celebrations. Students are fervently looking forward to such educational trips to other countries.
Singtel Simulator Challenge (11 Aug) &
Science of F1 (13 Sep)
11 August 2008 The F1 in Schools sec 2 team registered themselves for a trial of the Singtel Simulator Challenge where they got to drive round the Singapore Circuit in conditions as close to what the Grand Prix drivers were experiencing. It was indeed very exciting as the machine could swerve heavily when collisions were made making the drive as realistic as possible. Sad to say, neither anyone of us could even come close to Lewis Hamilton. =)
13 September 2008 With the increase of Formula One interest in our region, the F1 in Schools team went to visit the Singapore Science Center for the Science of F1 exhibition. We got to see many exhibits of Formula One cars and also the science and engineering behind this expensive sport. Concepts such as the use of downforce in F1, Bernoulli principles and F1 safety were explained clearly by the experiments found there. We sure got to learn more about the science behind Formula One.
2nd Humanities-Inter UG Orienteering Competition
The 2nd Humanities-Inter UG Orienteering Competition was successfully conducted on the 4th of September.
The participants and organizers were fortunate to have a great weather.
The participants from the 14 teams went through all the 12 checkpoints with enthusiasm and speed. The first few teams that arrived at Hort Park, Alexandra Road, the final checkpoint, within less than 2 hours.
The results for the competition will be announced on the 19th of September, Friday during morning assembly.
Participants can also catch themselves in action as a video on the competition will be produced.
2nd Humanities-Inter UG Orienteering Competition
The ‘2nd Humanities-Inter UG Orienteering Competition’ will be organised on the 4th of September this year. The location for this year’s competition will be the Southern Ridges. Last year’s competition was held at Labrador Nature Reserve. The competition will be held at 8am and all teams are expected to complete a total of 12 checkpoints within two and a half hours.
Participants from the 14 uniformed groups will be tested on their map reading skills and knowledge of geography and history at the various checkpoints.
Sec 1 Archaeological Trail
Date: 21 May – 22 May
Purpose:
Enrichment activity that aims to build pupil interest in History
Also provides engaging learning opportunities for pupils to imagine themselves to be archaeologists. Students learn how to differentiate the characteristics of different time periods through the use of different sources and evidence and even got to uncover hidden ‘treasures’ from specially-made bricks.
On 13-27 July, 70 pupils and 8 staff arrived from Hong Kong for an exchange programme with 6 secondary schools in Singapore. 11 Hong Kong pupils from Homantin Government Secondary School and King’s College were attached to 11 of our Hendersonians for school immersion and homestay. Pupils from both countries discovered more about Singapore through combined activities such as City Tour, National Museum Visit, Interdisciplinary Trail @ Sentosa. They also experienced Singapore’s multi-racial culture through school-based workshops, cookery and Racial Harmony Day Celebration with us. The two-week exchange programme provided opportunities for pupils to broaden their perspective, learn social and language skills, and cultivate respect for differences in culture. New international friendships are forged, and we look forward to our return trip to Hong Kong in November. Till we meet again, ‘pang yau’!
S2 IT Sharing Carnival & K1 Carnival (26 July 2008)
The F1 in Schools team setup their booth at Crescent Girls School for the S2 IT best practice sharing carnival on 26 July 2008. The team successfully impressed the VIPS and the many primary/secondary school students with their confident explanation of the project. Our school won the top prize of $100 vouchers for the most voted booth in the secondary school category. Following that, the team went to the K1 carnival held at the new Formula One Building to take part in the racing activities. They saw live displays of Formula One cars and drifts cars in action. The team was also there to support Ngee Ann F1 in Schools and our ex henderonian, Sebastian who has a booth there.
F1 in Schools - Singapore Challenge 2008 (Ngee Ann Poly)
Henderson Sec Sch sent 3 teams to take part in The F1 in Schools – Singapore Challenge 2008 on 23 July 2008. After an afternoon of intense and grilling competition, our sch emerged as the Champions in Marketing and Sponsorship and 6th in the fastest racer. A total of 140 hendersonians from 2E1,3E1,3E2,3E3 joined us in the competition as supporters and won themselves 2 hampers as they were the largest and loudest group of supporters.
All Singapore Lower Secondary Mathematics Competition for Normal Course 2008
Our Math team comprising of 3 students from Sec 3N1, under the training of Mdm Kwok and Ms Rina Lio, participated in the competition on the 26th June 2008 and emerged in 10th position out of a total of 99 schools in the Team event. At the same time, 2 of our students, Wang Xiaoqing and Fang Zheng clinched 9th position and 16th position respectively in the Individual event out of a total of 276 participants. Well done, Henderson!
BB CARES at Dover
Dover. On that day, our boys played games, showed a skit, sang along with the elderly and helped to do spring cleaning for some of the elderly. It was a great experience as our boys learned more about taking care of the elderly.
