Nanyang Girls' High School [*IP]

[insert username]

Hi! I would like to ask about the Literature Mentorship Programme.

I’m in sec 2 this year, and my teacher mentioned about it yesterday. I am interested in the programme. The teacher mentioned something about a selection test. So, what is the selection test like? And what do the people in the programme do? Is there an interview? Or is the selction is just a pen and paper test? How long will the programme last?And how many people does it take?

[ivylian]

Hi @KiasuNewbie, I'm currently in Sec 3 (I'm using my parent's account to respond to your query) and I was in the Literature Mentorship programme last year (2022).


The selection test is a pen-and-paper test, which is basically your literary response to a text, quite similar to a Sec 1 LA Paper 3 assessment. We're not allowed to disclose the questions but essentially if you love reading and are interested in literature, you should go for it!

For my batch, about 23 of us were accepted based on how we fared in the diagnostic test and sometimes our LA teachers' recommendations.

For us, Literature Mentorship lessons commenced in Term 2 Week 3 and our last lesson was in Term 3 Week 8/9.

As you may have noticed, some LA periods in the Sec 2 timetable are called LA Lecture, which is when the Literature Mentorship students go for the sessions, so you would have to take some time to do the additional readings (if any) and catch up on what was taught in the LA lessons.

In Literature Mentorship, we learnt about some literary theories and read and discussed some texts (including poetry and short stories), and at the end of the programme, we have to work on our Inquiry Project (individual or in a group) on any topic of our choice, which is due the next year in around February (in fact some groups are still working on theirs), and will be posted on a website accessible for all students. There was originally a physical presentation in school but that has been affected due to the pandemic.

We will also be talking about Literature Mentorship on CREATE Day, though that would probably be after the selections for your year have been made.

Personally, I really appreciate the space Literature Mentorship gave me to make some new friends, explore literature concepts and study works (especially when working on my Inquiry Project). Many of us have gone on to study Literature in Upper Secondary and some have even been accepted into the school's Humanities Programme.

I'm glad to hear that you're interested and I hope my response helps I think you should go for it, no harm trying

[jaspire]

Anyone knows if NYGH girls are still awarded MOE Scholarship/Merit award for Top 10% and 25% or Good Progress Awards or Eagles Awards? Cos i know of a fren whose gal is top in her class but she didnt get any award at all? Am curious if NYGH is excluded cos its an independent school?

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Anyone knows if NYGH girls are still awarded MOE Scholarship/Merit award for Top 10% and 25% or Good Progress Awards or Eagles Awards? Cos i know of a fren whose gal is top in her class but she didnt get any award at all? Am curious if NYGH is excluded cos its an independent school?

If you have already accepted ESIS Independent school award from NYGH / RGS ,
then

No more Top (10% or 25%) cohort award nor Good Progress Academic award anymore.
Not applicable anymore

but
still have the Eagles award, if u get selected. Eagles got nothing to do with Academic

[jaspire]

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If you have already accepted ESIS Independent school award from NYGH / RGS ,
then

No more Top (10% or 25%) cohort award nor Good Progress Academic award anymore.
Not applicable anymore

but
still have the Eagles award, if u get selected. Eagles got nothing to do with Academic

Thank you. Now i understand.

[grateful_to_learn]

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