NJC or HCI ?

[devilfries]

ApronMama:

phankao,


Do you know whether NJC is undergoing any reno, reconstruction,...etc for their campus. I heard they only build boarding,.. Will they be doing like RV to have a totally brand new campus in future?

NJC is undergoing renovations for indoor sports hall, junior high library (current one is going to be used for senior high) and a blackbox. The building of the bridge connecting the school and boarding school is complete. Other renovations that were done this year such as upgrading the general office are complete.

[sky12_]

devilfries:

ApronMama:

phankao,


Do you know whether NJC is undergoing any reno, reconstruction,...etc for their campus. I heard they only build boarding,.. Will they be doing like RV to have a totally brand new campus in future?

NJC is undergoing renovations for indoor sports hall, junior high library (current one is going to be used for senior high) and a blackbox. The building of the bridge connecting the school and boarding school is complete. Other renovations that were done this year such as upgrading the general office are complete.

May I know what is a blackbox?

[devilfries]

sky12_:

devilfries:

[quote=\"ApronMama\"]phankao,


Do you know whether NJC is undergoing any reno, reconstruction,...etc for their campus. I heard they only build boarding,.. Will they be doing like RV to have a totally brand new campus in future?

NJC is undergoing renovations for indoor sports hall, junior high library (current one is going to be used for senior high) and a blackbox. The building of the bridge connecting the school and boarding school is complete. Other renovations that were done this year such as upgrading the general office are complete.

May I know what is a blackbox?[/quote]Black box theatre is usually a large square room with black walls and a flat floor. It is used for drama practices. In Sec 1, NJCians attend drama lessons and will perform (as a class) when they reach Sec 2. This will help to facilitate the drama program.

[dunnoleh]

this poll is only applicable for boys, and there are very few boys going to NJC in recent years.


Its becoming like a girls’ school if not for the JC intakes.

[kiasuest2]

dunnoleh:

this poll is only applicable for boys, and there are very few boys going to NJC in recent years.


Its becoming like a girls' school if not for the JC intakes.

a most astute observation

[Jennifer]

sky12_:

ApronMama:

phankao,


Do you know whether NJC is undergoing any reno, reconstruction,...etc for their campus. I heard they only build boarding,.. Will they be doing like RV to have a totally brand new campus in future?

Yes, they are going through renovations now. I believe they will upgrade most of the campus as the campus is a bit old.

I went to HCI Open House last year. Doubt it is \"newer\" than NJC. Some rooms had a dusty smell and I got very bad skin rash after I went home.

Academic success at HCI is proven time and again. No question abt it.


BUT I could not forget this incident: A HCI student punching a bus driver when his girlfriend used an expired student pass and the bus driver \"demanded\" her to surrender the pass.

And the most recent bad press: a MOE scholarship holder formerly from Chinese High, then HCI. One bad apple among the huge cohort, yes. Maybe I too narrow minded.

I still prefer NJC.

[phankao]

Jennifer:

sky12_:

[quote=\"ApronMama\"]phankao,


Do you know whether NJC is undergoing any reno, reconstruction,...etc for their campus. I heard they only build boarding,.. Will they be doing like RV to have a totally brand new campus in future?

Yes, they are going through renovations now. I believe they will upgrade most of the campus as the campus is a bit old.

I went to HCI Open House last year. Doubt it is \"newer\" than NJC. Some rooms had a dusty smell and I got very bad skin rash after I went home.

Academic success at HCI is proven time and again. No question abt it.


BUT I could not forget this incident: A HCI student punching a bus driver when his girlfriend used an expired student pass and the bus driver \"demanded\" her to surrender the pass.

And the most recent bad press: a MOE scholarship holder formerly from Chinese High, then HCI. One bad apple among the huge cohort, yes. Maybe I too narrow minded.

I still prefer NJC.[/quote]I also heard about a taxi scolding incident (from the teacher, who scolded him abt him!).

[Jennifer]

Recently I was on a bus, sitting close to 2 HCI senior high boys. Overhead their conversation which is peppered with EL and CL (very S’porean style of speaking) on selecting Ivy League overseas uni. One of the boys told the other one he was born in Finland and his parents finally chose S’pore to raise him. Apparently his parents had been to many countries and found S’pore the most suitable one.


So far so good right?

Then both said they would be going home once the uni schooling is finished. Where do u think their HOME is?


Not S’pore. CHINA.

What do you think of this conversation?

My shallow view: sch not doing enough to encourage S’pore national identity.

[snowman.022851697]

>Jennifer: Maybe their parents dont want them to continue in Singapore. Or they have relatives in China or something. It’s their final say whether or not they choose to stay in Singapore.

[Vanilla Cake]

Jennifer:

I went to HCI Open House last year. Doubt it is \"newer\" than NJC. Some rooms had a dusty smell and I got very bad skin rash after I went home.

Talking about HCI's Open House reminded my visit together with my male cousin to HCI's Open House in 2008 when I was in P6. If I can still remember, their school group tour had 3 different themes - Academic, CCA and Sports (pls correct me If I am wrong). We had to choose one of them which was the academic group tour and we ended in their AEP display room. We didn't join the other two themes because of time constraint.

How about their current group school tour at their Open House? Still divided into three different themes? Why can't they combine all three into one for the seek of convenience?