My daughters are going to SCGS!
I’ve recently finished my parent volunteer commitment to SCGS (Don’t ask me what I did, but it wasn’t anything to do with traffic.)
So Lizzie and Marissa are probably going to SCGS for their primary school. Why SCGS? First of all, let me qualify that I wasn’t a kiasu parent looking for an early headstart, but the opportunity to volunteer just sort of came up. It’s not a bad thing though, now that I’ve got the 40 hour commitment out of the way.
One good thing about doing the parent volunteer thing is that you get to know the management team, and the culture of the school. There is a strong identify and pride in the school and they do produce girls who are gracious and can carry themselves well. I was just remarking to friends that it is strange that students live up to the stereotypes of their school. For example, ACS boys are supposed to be good at making money and taking risks, and surveying my friends, it is indeed true that the bulk of my more well-to-do friends (who have made money for themselves) are ACS boys. SCGS girls are famous for growing up to be tai-tais. I guess the school provides the necessary skills for that, with its emphasis on the aesthetics and the arts. It does seem like a better fit for Lizzie than Nanyang, which is just round the corner from my place. I’ve heard stories about how Nanyang students stay up to 3am to finish their work, and how some attempt suicide because the stress is overwhelming. Lizzie will benefit from learning how to be a graceful lady, especially since she behaves like a boy, and loves to climb around and play with gadgets, rather than with dolls.
The thing that really impressed me about SCGS is its emphasis on dance. SCGS teaches dance as part of its core curicullum (during school hours) to all its students. In the 1st year, they start off with ballet, then move on to jazz, chinese dance etc. There is a very structured programme to train all students in the basics of dance. This is apart from enrichment carreid out outside of school hours, where students can choose to take examinations or learn other dance forms. I think in Singapore, we have taken dance for granted. Dance, in my view, combines the best of atheletics, team sports, and arts. Dancers must first of all have the ears to listen and feel the music. They must then figure out what the music means and how to express it through their bodies. In order to do that, they must have mastery over their entire body. And if they dance in a group, they must work in a team, and coordinate their movements with each other.
Just watch this video and you can see why. This particular dance is amazing, in that it features one female dancer and 2 male dancers, interchanging parts. The dnace really shows the cheerfulness of the Mediterranean, and evokes the image of peasants dancing to Catalonian songs, during harvest time. Brilliant.
So Lizzie and Marissa are probably going to SCGS for their primary school. Why SCGS? First of all, let me qualify that I wasn’t a kiasu parent looking for an early headstart, but the opportunity to volunteer just sort of came up. It’s not a bad thing though, now that I’ve got the 40 hour commitment out of the way.
One good thing about doing the parent volunteer thing is that you get to know the management team, and the culture of the school. There is a strong identify and pride in the school and they do produce girls who are gracious and can carry themselves well. I was just remarking to friends that it is strange that students live up to the stereotypes of their school. For example, ACS boys are supposed to be good at making money and taking risks, and surveying my friends, it is indeed true that the bulk of my more well-to-do friends (who have made money for themselves) are ACS boys. SCGS girls are famous for growing up to be tai-tais. I guess the school provides the necessary skills for that, with its emphasis on the aesthetics and the arts. It does seem like a better fit for Lizzie than Nanyang, which is just round the corner from my place. I’ve heard stories about how Nanyang students stay up to 3am to finish their work, and how some attempt suicide because the stress is overwhelming. Lizzie will benefit from learning how to be a graceful lady, especially since she behaves like a boy, and loves to climb around and play with gadgets, rather than with dolls.
The thing that really impressed me about SCGS is its emphasis on dance. SCGS teaches dance as part of its core curicullum (during school hours) to all its students. In the 1st year, they start off with ballet, then move on to jazz, chinese dance etc. There is a very structured programme to train all students in the basics of dance. This is apart from enrichment carreid out outside of school hours, where students can choose to take examinations or learn other dance forms. I think in Singapore, we have taken dance for granted. Dance, in my view, combines the best of atheletics, team sports, and arts. Dancers must first of all have the ears to listen and feel the music. They must then figure out what the music means and how to express it through their bodies. In order to do that, they must have mastery over their entire body. And if they dance in a group, they must work in a team, and coordinate their movements with each other.
Just watch this video and you can see why. This particular dance is amazing, in that it features one female dancer and 2 male dancers, interchanging parts. The dnace really shows the cheerfulness of the Mediterranean, and evokes the image of peasants dancing to Catalonian songs, during harvest time. Brilliant.
