All About Active Community Leaders

[titank]

Hi Ongkb 2000,


Can I concluded that must be at least \"Executive Member\" then can get endorsement letter? Oh then that is too bad as the school I'm going to target is not in my GRC.

Thanks for your valuable information

[ongkb2000]

Yes.. .Only Executive members will be recognized as community leader

titank:

Hi Ongkb 2000,

Can I concluded that must be at least \"Executive Member\" then can get endorsement letter? Oh then that is too bad as the school I'm going to target is not in my GRC.

Thanks for your valuable information

[ChiefKiasu]

ongkb2000:

...You need to go to People Associate(PA) or Community Center that is the nearest to your home and ask for an application form to register yourself as a RC members. ...

Hi ongkb2000, thanks for this most useful information from yourself as a person who has been through it all. I'm sure lots of parents will benefit from this info you provided.

[wwcookie]

I think you dont necessarily have to volunteer in the GRC where you stay - you may want to check it out whether you can volunteer in the GRC where your school of choice is located. Btw, I heard of somebody who volunteered in a GRC hoping to get into the school of her choice then before the P1 registration commenced, the govt redrew the GRC map in preparation for the coming elections and she found that her school of choice no longer fall within the GRC she volunteered with :shock: :shock:

[2gals]

I think you need to be a member of the RC for at least 3 years before they will give you the letter to endorse you as a Grassroot leader. You may want to double check on this.

[Alexandrea]

I saw from GRC meeting of minutes that you have to be an active grassroot leader for at least 1 year before they will put you in Phase 2B.

They will also only give you a list of selected school around your constituency.

[ksks]

To share with parents who are keen to go via this grassroot route.


I tried to get into the RC membership of my constitutency 2years ago. I went down to talk to the Chief there. I’m very upfront with him that my objective of joining RC is for my kids’ P1 registration. The committee seems "unhappy" that i have such ulterior motive. The chief says "it is important that you have a passion for community work!" …

I mean to be fair, we are not a brunch of rich people who sit at home and do nothing. Our work hours are long and to do such RC work, i have to put my limited rest hours to better use.

At the end of the day, i decided not to join them becos i dont think im willing to spend those endless hours of meeting talking about all sort of things under the sky in the community.

Moreover i find that RC work is very remote and distant from your school of choice. If we really come to an appeal case, the school is unlikely to give you a chance as compared to parent volunteer who is more closer to the school.

[titank]

Hi KSKS,


I heard there are some kind of benefits for being a Grassroot Members, maybe the enrollment of Phase 2B as Community Leaders is one of them.

As one of the member had mentioned that you have to attatined Executive Member then would be able to get the endorsement letter. The letter only allowed you to try at the schools in your GRC.

[learningtobekiasu]

i am curious to know if the endorsement letter only applies to people in RC? i noticed on the pa website there are other areas for grassroot leadership volunteers such as sports and cc committees.


any idea? thanks.

[titank]

Maybe joining PA can have endorsement letter too in enrolling in Phase 2B.