My Last Post - A short reflection on my 17-week Journey

Time flies. I will be completing the entire MLS course by the end of next week. This 17-week journey has been great. Not only have I gained much knowledge in the areas of curriculum, student management, educational research and management , I also made many friends, formed valuable networks and got to interact with some of the top minds here.The course has also allowed me to get involved in reaching out to the poor, the distressed and the disadvantaged.

          My great team mates (L-R) :Lim Suat Lay (HOD/Maths-West Grove Pri), Sharon Nah (HOD/Maths-St Joseph Institution(P), Evelyn Cheam (LH/Maths- Yew Tee Pri Sch)

So what's next for me when I return in 2 weeks' time ? I have 3 agendas that are top on my list

(1) To help the school level up the T & L through our existing structures ( Lesson Observation, 3 min walkthrough , Mentoring, Skillful Teachers framework and the eventual formulation of a T & L framework). I will also be looking at how we can make educational research a way of life in our school.

(2) To enhance our professional development processes and to really make every teacher a skillful teacher and a collaborative community

(3) To look into how we can enhance the existing CCE programmes in the school

As a school, we must continue to put aside our personal agendas and work together in the above three areas. If we do these areas well, I believe our children will be benefit tremendously at the end of their 6 years with us.

Why are we doing these ? For the children and their future. It is these two that must drive our work as Educators

Before I end , I would like to share an article which was written by Mr Chua three years ago when he was the Principal of Kuo Chuan. Whenever I am distressed, stressed and feel like throwing in the towel, I would be reminded again and again by this article on our mission as Educators and the sacred role that we hold as Guardians of our Children's future.

" My Primary motivation as a Principal has been to prepare our children to be world ready. The heart of my concerns has always been the cultivation of good character, the development of life-long skills and competencies and the building of good citizens. To these ends, the teachers and I have been working hard to build a vibrant school culture where character is paramount, learning is exciting and space and time are given to nurture children's talents / passions." (Mr Chua)

                               Principal's foreword (Mr Chua, 2012, Kuo Chuan School Magazine)
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Thank you for following me for the past 17 weeks. I look forward to coming back as a more reformed and enlightened man. See you in 2 weeks' time.