AJCAA Tutoring Programme 2010

Duration: 14 August 2010 — 16 October 2010

For the fifth consecutive year, AJCAA has organized the AJCAA Tutoring Programme for the A-Level students of AJC, in order to support the current batch of graduating students in their studies.

For 2010, over 7 tutoring sessions held in the reading room at AJC, we have helped 61 students who were in need of academic support as compared to 40 students in 2009. Furthermore, we have extended our tutor base to 19 alumni from 16 previously in 2009. They are from various batches: 1993, 1998. 1999, 2001, 2003 - 2008. The subjects offered for 2010 were extended to 7 from 6 in 2009 which are General Paper, Economics, Geography, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics.

We are really grateful to our fantastic alumni who came down especially on Saturday mornings from 9am to 12 pm to guide our juniors in the various subjects, clearly exemplifying our college motto of "Non Mihi Solum". Without their help, this Programme will not be made possible. We thank you for your commitment and concern for our juniors, and we look forward to collaborating with you for next year's Tutoring Programme.

For many of us, it is difficult waking up early on weekends after a long week of strenuous work or studies. This year, the alumni EXCO members played a role taking turns to watch over the sessions and to offer any necessary help to our tutors. We sincerely thank our EXCO members and appreciate the time and effort that our alumni spent in coaching our juniors.

If you are interested in joining our Tutoring Programme, you would be invited for an appraisal before the commencement of the AJCAA Tutoring Programme. On the conclusion of the program, AJCAA will award testimonials and transport reimbursements for the ex-AJCians who have participated as tutors in this Programme. Stay tuned and come forward to volunteer yourself for the Programme in 2011.

For more photos taken during the tutoring sessions, and the list of tutors and
alumni who had helped out in the Programme, please visit http://www.ajcaa.com/tutoring/view/year/2010/.

Used AJC School Uniforms Collection Drive

Do you have old school uniforms that you think you will not need anymore?

Why throw them away or chuck them aside to collect dust?

As part of our effort to promote a more caring school environment, the AJC Alumni Association would like to recycle your unwanted uniforms to your juniors who will need them more.

Items we want:
Any AJC shirts, blouses, trousers, or skirts that are in good condition.

Place of collection:
You may drop them in the collection boxes outside Staffroom or in the General Office anytime before 8th December 2010.

Opening Hours of General Office:
Monday - Friday: 8.00 am to 6.00 pm
Saturday: 8.00 am to 12.45 pm
Closed on Sunday and Public Holidays

If you have any queries, please email info@ajcaa.com.

Share your AJC stories

In conjunction to AJCAA's 10th Anniversary, AJCAA invites all AJCians and staff members, both past and present, to share your unique AJC stories with everyone in the AJ Family. Post us your favourite AJC photo, describe what is in the photo and tell us your story and emotions.

You can submit your photos and stories online by visiting http://www.ajcaa.com/ajcstory/add/.

Your AJC stories and photos will be available for public viewing at a later date.

For more information, please visit http://www.ajcaa.com/ajcstory/, or email us at ajcstory@ajcaa.com.

AJCAA Undergraduate Bursary Award 2010

AJCAA has just awarded bursary to 2 more recipients in 2010 — Ng Hong Kiang and Chua Chee Tek.

Ng Hong Kiang (PDG 18/04) — 2nd Year undergraduate at NUS Industrial Design

Hong Kiang has maintained a strong interest in arts and design since his JC days. While taking up part-time jobs to supplement family income, Hong Kiang has attained excellent results for his core design modules and participated in numerous design competitions. He was recently awarded 1st Prize and featured in Straits Times' Life! for his work 'An Asian Family' in NUS-WTP Young Designers' Competition. Awaiting acceptance for an exchange programme at Milan's Politechnico Di Milano to gain invaluable experiences, Hong Kiang hopes to be a role model for AJCians with interest in design and contribute back to AJC with his gift in design.

Ng Hong Kiang (left) receiving the Bursary Award from AJCAA President Lau Kiat Meng.

Chua Chee Tek (PDG 14/03) — Final Year undergraduate majoring in Mechatronics at NUS Mechanical Engineering

Due to both parents' advanced ages, Chee Tek has been giving tuitions to sustain family expenses. He has been consistent in his academic achievements and involvement in extra-curriculum activities with strong interest in Symphonic Band. Since last year, Chee Tek has also helped out in AJCAA Tutoring Programme for AJCians. Just returned from exchange programme at Canada's University of Waterloo, Chee Tek led his team 'TEAM RO-PE' in this year's Robocup 2010 Singapore Competition and won in both Dribble-and-Kick and Technical Challenge events in Adult Size category in the RoboCup Soccer Humanoid League.

Chua Chee Tek (left) receiving the Bursary Award from AJCAA President Lau Kiat Meng.

Limiting to 2 recipients annually, current fund has been decreasing since 2009 and will be exhausted by 2014.

The Association needs your continuous support so as to continue to help more ex-AJCians lessen their burdens as they strive to advance in their academic pursuits.

If you would like to know more about the Bursary Award, and how you can help, please visit http://www.ajcaa.com/bursary/.

AJCAA Tutoring Programme 2010

The AJCAA Tutoring Programme 2010 has suspended after 4 sessions in view of the JC2 prelims. It will be resuming on 2 October 2010. To date, the Programme is a great success with high turnouts for every session. AJCAA would like to express our gratitude and appreciation to all the passionate tutors who have volunteered themselves for the Programme.

You can view some of the photos taken during this year's session at http://www.ajcaa.com/tutoring/view/year/2010/.

On the other hand, some tutors will be leaving us by end September due to commencement of their university new semester. Thus, we are still looking for tutors who can tutor Chemistry or Economics.

Your help will be much appreciated. We look forward to you joining us. The Programme is held every Saturday from 9am to 12pm and expected to cease on 30 October in view of the JC2 'A' level examinations.

If you are interested, please email Kent at tutoring@ajcaa.com or SMS at 91918526. Thanks.

Alumni Update

Congratulations to Ms Siau Fong Fui (PDG 31/91) for her new appointment as the Vice Principal of AJC

Anderson Junior College Alumni Association (AJCAA) would like to express our sincere congratulations to our fellow ex-AJCian, Ms Siau Fong Fui (PDG 31/91), for her new appointment as the Vice Principal of our alma mater. Ms Siau is well deserved for this role with her outstanding contributions to the College in her various leadership appointments since she returned to AJC as a Chinese Language teacher in 1999. She was appointed as the Subject Head for non-sports CCAs in 2003. From 2004 to June 2010, she served as the Head of Department for Student Affairs Department. She is appointed as the Vice Principal on 15 June 2010.

In June 2005, Ms Siau took a year off from work to teach at the Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, under the MOE-Singapore International Foundation (SIF) OuTrEACH Programme. She also helped to develop a Diploma course for the undergraduates and a training programme for the local Chinese Language teachers.

Ms Siau is also one of the founding members of AJCAA, which is started in 2001. To date, she continues to involve herself in AJCAA programmes and plays an active role in building the partnership between the College and the Association. AJCAA looks forward to her making great stride in her career and to continue to work closely with her in AJCAA in the coming years.

Dialogue Session

We would be holding a dialogue session on 31 August 2010 (Tuesday) at 7:30pm to meet interested alumni who wish to know more about the latest updates of AJCAA and AJC. At the same time, as part of our Mentorship Programme, we would be discussing and brainstorming how we can assist, mentor, and serve the current students to prepare them for their next stage of lives. If you would like to know more and contribute to our Mentorship Programme, please register for the dialogue session at http://www.ajcaa.com/events/register/id/2/.

For more information on the Mentorship Programme, please refer to http://www.ajcaa.com/mentorship/.

If you have any other queries, please send an email to mentorship@ajcaa.com.

AJCAA Tutoring Programme 2010

We are glad that 13 ex-AJCians have come forward and signed up as tutors to volunteer their time for the coming AJCAA Tutoring Programme 2010. We will like to thank them in advance.

However, we still need more volunteers to join us especially those who can teach Economics.

(If you are still considering whether to sign up, take a look at the report and photos for the Programme held last year at http://www.ajcaa.com/tutoring/view/year/2009/.)

We look forward to you joining us.

If you are keen to volunteer, feel free to SMS Kent Teo at 91918526 or email tutoring@ajcaa.com by 30 July 2010.

For more information, please visit http://www.ajcaa.com/tutoring/.

All interested volunteers are to attend the briefing session on 31st July 2010.

Launching of AJ Link

We have created AJ Link, an online forum for the AJC Community at http://www.ajcaa.com/forums/. AJ Link will be launched during AJC's Career & Scholarship Fair on 28 July 2010.

The current graduating batch of students will be invited to register for an account and post any question related to post A Level options, such as career options, university/course/scholarship requirements, etc.

We would like to invite you to register for an account and take part in the online discussions either by replying to any question posed by your juniors, or by starting a discussion thread with information useful to them.

Examples of information that you can share include:

• University Courses (Local/Overseas)
• Surviving University (Module Bidding/Hostel/CCAs)
• Scholarships (Experiences/Application Process/Types of Scholarships)
• Career Guidance (Job prospects)
• Attachment and Internship Opportunities
• E-consultation on subject matters

To register for an account, please visit http://www.ajcaa.com/forums/register.php.

If you have any suggestion or feedback regarding the forums, please email us at forum@ajcaa.com, or contact the following coordinators:

Coordinators: Jun Yang (98890135) / Terry (82017333)

Teacher's Day Dedication 2010

Since 2006, with every approaching Teachers' Day, Anderson Junior College Alumni Association and its members have looked for ways to express our sincere gratitude and appreciation to all the teachers of AJC.

We will be creating a dedication page to include your words of thanks, compliments and dedications to any current/former AJC teacher(s) you have in mind.

We have created an online submission form at http://www.ajcaa.com/dedications/add/ where you can submit your special Teachers' Day dedications to your AJC teachers.

The dedication page will be made known to all AJC teachers and published on our web site on 31 August 2010.

Recruitment of Moderators for e-Consultation Forum

Hello fellow AJC Alumnus!

After graduation, have you ever had problems deciding on which university to go to? What course to take? Can we apply for scholarships? What are the requirements for us to qualify for the university/course/scholarship? Should we study in a local or overseas university?

We now have a solution.

We are introducing an online forum where AJCians can consult teachers and seniors regarding issues pertaining to current JC affairs to post A Level options. Ex-AJCians are strongly encouraged to come forward and share their experiences with their juniors. With this portal, they will then be able to easily find information regarding university life, courses and scholarship requirements, local and overseas university comparisons, and many more. This would also be a portal where students can interact among themselves and share information regarding their present school life as well, such as academic consultation, event information (e.g. College Day), and CCA updates.

This is a fantastic way for us to contribute back to the college and also to improve the standards of AJC, thereby allowing our juniors to be the best that they can be. However, we cannot do this alone, and thus we need YOUR help!

We are currently looking for advisors to contribute and manage the various aspects of the forum:

1. University Courses (Local/Overseas)
2. Surviving University (Module Bidding/Hostel/CCAs)
3. Scholarships (Experiences/Application Process/Types of Scholarships)
4. Career Guidance (Job prospects)
5. Attachment and Internship Opportunities
6. E-consultation on subject matters

The role of advisors: To validate information that is shared in the forum, correcting if necessary. Moreover, they can share their personal experiences and advice to provide guidance in the respective fields. An advisor is not restricted to one aspect.

This would be just a small contribution from each one of us, but together, we can make a huge difference to the lives of AJCians. We sincerely seek your co-operation to make this a great success. If interested, please email us at forum@ajcaa.com to find out more, or contact the following coordinators:

Coordinators: Jun Yang (98890135) / Terry (82017333)

The Reunion 2

Oh, don't forget this place

Don't forget the times we'd wait

For the bell to ring

The songs we used to sing

Oh, don't forget this life

Don't forget the way we used to be

Don't forget me

~ From "Hey, Stranger", by Ryan How (class of 2002, AJC)

Pieced together by an 80-man strong ex-AJCians' team, "The Reunion" ~ AJCAA's inaugural Cultural Night in August 2007 showcased the talents of the Alumni's outstanding vocalists, musicians, dancers and actors. These performers were key members of the Alumni CCA groups, namely the Chinese LDDS, Chinese Orchestra, Choir, Dance Society and Guitar Ensemble.

Choir

Chinese Orchestra

Dance Society

Guitar Ensemble

To celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2011, AJCAA proudly presents "The Reunion 2". AJCAA hereby invites all ex-AJCians and AJC CCA Alumni groups to join us in this special occasion. If you are keen to perform or to organize this production with us, please contact Ms Siau Fong Fui (reunion@ajcaa.com).

Dialogue Session

We would be holding a dialogue session on 29 June 2010 (Tuesday) at 7:30pm to meet interested alumni who wish to know more about the latest updates of AJCAA and AJC. At the same time, as part of our Mentorship Programme, we would be discussing and brainstorming how we can assist, mentor, and serve the current students to prepare them for their next stage of lives. If you would like to know more and contribute to our Mentorship Programme, please register for the dialogue session at http://www.ajcaa.com/events/register/id/1/.

For more information on the Mentorship Programme, please refer to http://www.ajcaa.com/mentorship/.

If you have any other queries, please send an email to mentorship@ajcaa.com.

AJCAA Undergraduate Bursary Award 2010

Dear alumni of Anderson Junior College,

Anderson Junior College Alumni Association (AJCAA) is sincerely inviting suitable ex-students of AJC to apply for its annual undergraduate bursary award.

The undergraduate bursary award is instituted by AJCAA in 2005. This award(s) aims to assist former students of AJC who require financial assistance for their full-time undergraduate studies in Nanyang Technological University, National University of Singapore or Singapore Management University. Since its inauguration, a total of 7 ex-AJCians have received this award.

Each award is valued at $1,500 and the full amount will be disbursed to successful applicants by August 2010.

Interested applicants can obtain all necessary information from our website at http://www.ajcaa.com/bursary/.

Application opens on 01 Jun 2010, and closes on 30 Jun 2010.

Short-listed applicants will be invited for a short interview with the AJC Alumni Association Executive Committee in the month of July.

For any enquiries, feel free to contact us at bursary@ajcaa.com. Thank you.

Best regards,

Lau Kiat Meng

President

AJCAA Tutoring Programme 2010

We are currently recruiting tutors for AJCAA Tutoring Programme 2010. The dates are as followed:

24 July 2010: Deadline for the recruitment of tutors

31 July 2010: Briefing and Sharing of the AJCAA Tutoring Programme (Compulsory)

(To be conducted at AJC Teachers' Meeting Room from 10am to 12pm)

14 August — 30 October 2010: Commencement of the AJCAA Tutoring Programme (The sessions are to be on every Saturday from 9am to 12pm in the AJ Reading Room)

Interested ex-AJCians are to email their full name, PDG, subjects that they can tutor, contact number and email address.

Coordinator: Kent Teo (HP: 91918526, Email: tutoring@ajcaa.com)

Career and Scholarships Day

AJC is holding a "Career and Scholarships Day" on 28th July 2010, Wednesday in the school campus. We are currently appealing for ex-AJCians or any suitable organizations from any industry to set up a booth for the exhibition or to give a career talk to students. You can also email us any contacts from any industry that you think might be suitable for this exhibition if you have any. Interested applicants, please email us with your proposed plan for this exhibition by 27th June 2010.

Please send your email to info@ajcaa.com.

AJCAA Annual General Meeting

Dear Alumni,

AJCAA will be having its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 30th January 2010, Saturday, 10am at the AJC Teacher's Meeting Room. The agenda covers the Financial report, Secretary's report, new Exco team, Workplan Calendar and College Strategic Plan.

In conjunction, AJCAA will be presenting a token of appreciation to all the Alumni tutors who have contributed to the AJCAA Tutoring Programme 2009.

We hope to see you there.

For any enquiry, please do not hesitate to contact the Secretary (Kent) at 91918526 or email at kent_teo@yahoo.com.sg