Serangoon jc Dance movements and stage presence are not the only tips that the younger dancers have learned. Indicating the bangle on her arm, Kia Min says, "I'm able to share my past experience with the other dancers, such as how to get around such 'hazards' by attaching elastic to the inside of the bangleIf you happen to step inside Raffles City Shopping Centre on 15 August, you might hear the loud cawing of birds - but there's nothing to be alarmed about. The cawing sounds will soon fade off, giving way to a contemporary piece of music tinged with a Balinese flavour. And if you're in the right spot, you'll see a row of writhing yet graceful young women, "struggling" towards a candle flame burning in front of them.
The NUS and Serangoon JC dancers will perform Wraith, a tribute to the struggle of growth and life choreographed by MOE Senior Specialist for CCA (Dance) Mr Peter Gn. According to him, it incorporates key elements - fire, earth and to a lesser extent, water - to "showcase genesis, the idea of life, infused with Asian themes.He has 6 years of experience in tutoring Primary 4 to Primary 6 students of varying abilities in both Maths, Science and Olympiad level Mathematics. He specializes in guiding students on how to understand and apply the "Singapore Model Method" to solving PSLE maths problem sum questions. He is of the belief that most if not all of the problem sums in the PSLE can be solved using the simple combination of understanding the context of the problem followed by application of the necessary procedural knowledge.
For students with higher learning abilities, he base his teachings on "Conceptual learning/Accelerated Thinking in Heuristics Mathematics", which was developed by Mr Ammiel Wan, Dean of Curriculum at Catholic High School (primary) and Head of "OnSponge". It is currently used by some of the top primary schools in Singapore (SCGS, RGS, Catholic High) to help their students tackle higher level PSLE questions. Far from being any shopping-induced discomfort, this is a dance extravaganza featuring the National University of Singapore (NUS) Dance Synergy Group and Serangoon JC student dancers. A first-time collaboration between JC and university dance groups, this performance will be part of a series of outreach events held around the island during the Singapore Youth Festival, to coincide with the Youth Olympic Games.
