Home - Day 6 (5 Sep 08)

Hi all,
We are checking out of the hotel and heading for the airport today.
We had 5 memorable days of our lives in Chennai, India. It was an extraordinary time which provided us with an once-in-a-lifetime experience. Our most unforgettable and humbling moment would be our interaction with students from the Corporation Primary School - the school which we, together with students from The Gateway School, had helped to set up a library corner.
Though our trip has come to an end, the fond memories of this trip will definitely be constantly refreshed with our sharing of them with families and friends for years to come.

See you all at Changi Airport,
Anderson Primary Live from Chennai, India!

Great Days of Learning - Day 5 (4 Sep 08)

Great Days of Learning - Day 4 (3 Sep 08) - Part 2

Dear mummy, daddy & all at home,
We had a fun-filled day today. We could have never gotten this kind of experience from any textbook or classroom lesson. Do you know the host family brought one of my friends for kite-flying and that was actually the first time he had ever flown a kite in his life! I am sure all my friends, like me, will remember this once-in-a lifetime experience forever.
There's so much to tell you when I am back in Singapore. Till then, thank you so much for sending me to Chennai, India :)
Love,
your previous little one

Great Days of Learning - Day 4 (3 Sep 08) - Part 1

We are currently posting this blog at Gateway The Complete School, Chennai. Right now, the pupils are doing tree-planting with their India buddies.

This picture was uploaded "hot from the oven".

Great Days of Learning - Day 3 (2 Sep 08) - Part 3

Warhol Art @ Corporation Primary School

As part of the library corner decoration, Andersonians, together with students from Corporation Primary and The Gateway School, had jointly created a canvas painting.

Great Days of Learning - Day 3 (2 Sep 08) - Part 2

Setting Up a Library Corner @ Corporation Pri Sch

Today, we had an enriching learning experience at a government school, Corporation Primary, in Chennai. Working with our buddies from Gateway The Complete School, we did some community work at Corporation Primary. View our photo clip to find out more.

Great Days of Learning - Day 3 (2 Sep 08) - Part 1

Second Day @ Gateway

Today morning, we learnt Marshal Arts at Gateway school। It was very fun! We first had to greet the teacher by saying “Oish Sensei!” This means “Yes Teacher!”. We learnt head block, low block, side hit and punch! We put every move into one “dance”.
- Extracted from Jie Yi's Blog

Great Days of Learning - Day 2 (1 Sep 08)

Anderson Primary Live from Chennai, India!

Great Days of Learning - Day 1 (31 Aug 08)

Anderson Primary Live from Chennai, India!

Happy Teachers' Day In India

My well wishes to all teachers in APS and all around the world... You rox! A day that is worth celebrating. Happy teachers' day to you.
- Blog Administrator

Happy Teachers Day!
-Justin

HAPPY TEACHERS DAY
-SHAQUIL
I wish you a happy teacher's day!
-HANNA

I wish you a happy teachrr day!
-Le Yi

Mr justin i wish u a happy thercher's day
-kristofer


i wish you hapy teacher dae!
-Gracia

Happy Teachers Day!!
-Kimberly Lee

I wish all the teachers a Happy Teachers' Day! Thanks for teaching me.
-Shernise Lai


Have a Happy Teachers Day!
-Ryan Lai

Happy Teachers Day To All Teachers!
-Michael Ramos

Happy Teachers Day!
-Aravind Naidu

Happy teachers Day to all the teacher!!!
-Dion Ang Kai Feng

happy teacher's day all teachers! you developed our young minds,you help pursue our dreams!, we wish you a happy teachers day!!!!!!

-yours sincerely
--lin yuxuan

thank you teachers for teaching is and preparing us for the future
happy teachers day
yours
--matthew lim

Happy Teacher's Day to all the teachers!!!
-Benedict tan

I wish all the teachers a Happy Teacher's Day!
-Nah Jie Yi

Happy teacher's day
-annabel siew

happy teachers day!!!thanks for all your hard work!!!
(Wesley)

Happy Teachers Day!! Thanks for all your guidance!!!
- Andrea J. Randhawa

HAPPY TEACHERS DAY!!!!
-Ryan Ang

Day 1: Observations Activity - Marina Beach, Chennai

India Immersion Sharing at MOE ExCEL Fest 2008

PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR INDIA TRIP @ Community Day 08

Recently, our friends who went to Bangalore last year, were involved in the Nee Soon South Community Day 2008 event. During the outdoor event, the general public including our PM, Mr Lee Hsien Loong, who visited our booth, got to know more about our school immersion programme to India for the year 2007 & 2008.

Thank You for Your Support

It is heartening to know that there are so many people supporting us in our efforts to help the less fortunates in Chennai. Thank you so much to all the encouraging ones above.

Welcome to Our Blog

Our APS Ambassadors (2007)

Hi, there!

This blog is to commemorate the 2nd collaboration between a local school in India and Anderson Primary School in Singapore. To find out more about what we had done for our India Immersion Programme in 2007, click on the link on your right.

The Immersion Programme to Chennai, India this year will be from 31st August 08 to 5th September 08. Like last year, our immersion to India this year will be as (if not more) interesting and enriching. Many exciting activites are definitely awaiting us.

In addition to providing a platform for our pupils to transfer their learning in art and ICT skills in a real context, this year's immersion to India will have an added focus. Our pupils will be given the opportunity to experience how art and ICT skills can be used to benefit the less fortunates in the society. Working alongside their peers in Chennai, our pupils will truly experience the meaning of giving selflessly to the society. We will be raising funds, collect old story books and help to create a library corner for the less fortunates in Chennai.

Every week, there will be new post to keep everyone excited and informed of the pupils' learning and collaboration beyond the walls of their classrooms. So stay close to our blog to read more.

from
APS Ambassadors

Welcome to Anderson Primary Blog Page for Immersion @ India 2008

Dual Facets of Learning Beyond Classroom: Virtual & Immersive

The ubiquitous use of technology has made ICT skills a basic literacy for the future and this new literacy, coupled with the school vision of nurturing future-ready citizens with character, has prompted the need to re-define learning beyond classroom, in a borderless world. Hence, “Dual Facets of Learning Beyond Classroom: Virtual & Immersive” is conceptualized to define a new learning environment for the future where the school reckons that a virtual and immersive environment is essential to prepare our pupils for the future.

True to the school's spirit of innovation where the teachers are encouraged to constantly question the status quo and the ways things are being done, teachers re-invent how overseas immersion programme can be implemented to be in alignment to the school's vision and strategic thrusts in developing our pupils holistically and adopting ICT for teaching and learning. By leveraging on technology extensively before and throughout the entire trip, technology is used to complement engaged learning activities such as mind-mapping, news reporting and timeline creation as pupils apply a variety of skills (namely reflection, observation, comparison, sorting and organizational skills) in their learning.

Essentially, not only will pupils use technology for engaged learning, the new learning environment will provide an excellent platform to broaden pupils' global outlook as they interact and collaborate with real counterparts beyond Singapore. Having to be independent and to work and live as a team during the trip will also help to build our pupils' resilience and character – an alignment to the school's vision of nurturing future-ready citizens of character.