RE Coordinator's Meeting

A meeting for Religious Education, RE, Coordinators was held today, the 6th of November at CAEC in Highland Road.
Fifteen teachers gathered for a sharing on their past year's work with their students and were updated on the Year of Faith and how they could share it with students.
They were also given an update on the CMECS programme and its implementation.
Ms Wendy Louis, executive director of ACCS, (in the picture) and Ms Jeanette Atabelo facilitated the discussions.

Chaplaincy Team Training - Part 2

Over two days, the 23rd and 24th, Chaplaincy Team members received further training at CAEC.
On the first day, Michelle Soliano, Program Manager from the Family Life Society spoke to the group on "Working with Schools" - Today's Youth Culture. After a break Ms Soh Lai Leng, principal of Holy Innocents High spoke on the "Educational Context Today - Learning Environment".
On the second day, Bro. Collin Wee spoke on the Family Life Spiral, the four critical training points of childhood and the Seven possible Effects of the Broken Home on the Child. Ms Merilyn Dasson from ACCS rounded up the session with a talk on the Needs of the Very Young.
Ms Wendy Louis concluded the day's training with a summary, a scriptural reflection and closing prayer.

Preschool Leaders Meeting

Twenty seven principals, board members and supervisors met at CAEC in Highland Road for a briefing on current events affecting preschools on the 21st of July.
The morning began with an explanation of the role of the Professional Standards Office, which was facilitated by ACCS executive director, Ms Wendy Louis.
Ms Merilyn Dasson and Mrs Shirley Tan then led a discussion on the Ministry of Education's initiative "Spark" and Key Performance Indicators.
Ms Dasson later touched on the RETP, the Religious Education Training Program course to be held in Singapore at Catholic Junior College from the 26th to the 29th November.
She also briefed the participants on an attachment program which would be hosted in Brisbane.

Walking with Jesus - July 2011

The Biblical based programme "Walking with Jesus" was the focus of a workshop conducted on the 6th of July 2011. Teachers and parent volunteers from Catholic High, St Gabriels and SJI junior attended the three hour session.
Ms Wendy Louis, Executive Director and Msgr Eugene Vaz conducted the sessions which was aimed at providing the groundwork for the teachers.
The topics covered were:

1. How a Para Liturgy could be conducted
2. How Scripture is used in Walking by Jesus
3. Music in the programme
4. Preparing to teach the sessions.

Lastly, a presentation of how a session with the children could be conducted  and an evaluation was carried out.

Supervisors Meeting

 

Supervisors of Catholic Schools gathered today at the SPI conference room for their regular meeting. On the agenda today was the discussion on the  common purpose and goals of Catholic Education; growing towards becoming a family of Catholic Schools.

Present at the meeting were Bro. Emmanuel SG, Fr Frederick Quek, Sr Maria Ng FMM, Christina Kheng, Fr Henry Siew, Sr Delphine Kang RGS, Sr Cecily Pavri FDCC, ACCS Executive Director Wendy Louis and ACCS Executive Secretary Ursula Quah.

Walking with Jesus Workshops

ACCS organised 2 workshops, on the 26th of January and the 9th of February for teachers of the "Walking with Jesus" biblical based programme for Primary School Catholic students. The programme compliments the CCC based "Call to Faith" programme taught in the parishes.
The session was divided up into three parts; A Biblical overview by Msgr. Eugene Vaz, Music and the programme structure by ACCS Executive Director, Ms Wendy Louis.
The sessions were attended by forty one teachers over the two days.
The video below is the first of two videos of the Biblical Overview.

MOE officers visit ACCS

The Ministry of Education's Civics and Moral Education (CME) Unit sent 14 of its officers for a visit to ACCS and the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) church.
The purpose of the visit was to gain more knowledge and understanding of Christianity.
The visit began at the IHM church where Fr Stanislaus Pang briefed the visitors on the common rituals, rules and regulations to take note of at a place of worship. This was was followed by a tour of the Catholic Archdiocesan Education Centre and the ACCS office.
After that, Ms Wendy Louis, executive director of ACCS gave the visitors a briefing on the main belief system of Christianity and some common practices of Christianity and their rationale.
This was followed by a briefing by Arthur Goh, director of the Singapore Pastoral Institute. He provided a brief introduction of the main Catholic religious texts and their significance as well as common misconceptions about Christianity and how to address them.
The visit ended with a dialogue session.

3rd Communio - Common vision and mission

The 3rd Communio of 2010 was held today, the 30th of July at CHIJ Our Lady of Good Counsel. The objective was to discuss the possibility of a common vision and mission for our Catholic Schools.
The occasion was graced by Archbishop Nicholas Chia who, in his address said that "As a family of Catholic schools within the education system in Singapore we have a common context and share in the Mission of Christ and the Church. It is very important that we see what is common in our mission and purpose and highlight that especially when we gather as a group of schools." His Grace went on to mention that the search today is for what binds us together and gives a stronger common purpose.
Christine Kheng led the day's activities which consisted of two group discussions focussing on a particular school's charisms and "What makes a Catholic School Catholic?" and summing it up with a plenary.
ACCS executive director, Wendy Louis wrapped up the day's proceedings with a synthesis.
ACCS would like to thank the principal Mrs Catherine Seah for the usage of the school's facilities as well as refreshments for tea break.

As You Sow Workshop

Ms Wendy Louis conducted a  workshop for Civics and Moral Education / Religious Education Teachers & Coordinators on the 12th of July at CHIJ St Nicholas Girls' School.
The session underpinned the schools’ efforts to develop students to become men and women for others. It reinforced the whole idea of service and the call to be a neighbour to those in need. The topic offered more meaningful insights into the teacher’s role in forming ‘missionary’ students capable of making choices in life.