Saint Andrew's Village (2005 - 2006)
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Saint Andrew's Junior School (2005)
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Saint Andrew's School (2005)
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Saint Andrew's Junior College (2006)
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Designed by DP Architects of the recently completed NTUC Centre, Suntec Singapore & the Esplanade fame.

The St Andrew's group of schools is coming together in a unique collaboration of educational levels from primary school to junior college. This will be a one-of-a-kind arrangement that will line both sides of the river at the historic Woodsville site. The primary school will be expanded to the latest standards and the secondary school will get a whole new set of buildings on the original Diocesan land on one side of the river. On the other side of the river, in Potong Pasir, the junior college will be built to the most recent educational specifications. Construction is expected to begin in 2003 and will be completed in phases:

While the three schools will contain the latest in facilities, they will be adding other facilities which will help them to continue their very special qualities as part of the St Andrew's family. These include more areas for games and games training as the primary and secondary schools are boys' schools which believe in turning boys to men.
At the junior college side, there will also be added emphasis on facilities in the performing arts to make students into the all-rounded men and women the nation would be proud of.

Traditionally St Andrew's has taken its place among the more recognised schools in Singapore because of strong community support. Foundations that have recognised the importance of contributing to education and ardent alumni have continued to help the three schools prosper. Unlike government schools, St Andrew's is aided and as a result has to raise 5% of the costs of the development for standard facilities and 100% of the costs for non-standard facilities. This comes for all three schools to a total of $8 million.

Seriously St Andrews has too much money. They built the junior school and then partially demolished it again, am I right?

Er... St. Andrew's is actually quite poor...in comparison with ACS that is... For a start, the JC still has about S$200,000 out of S$400,000 needed to raise as of today. Secondly, they will not be including air conditioning in the tutorial classrooms in the new premises (the old premises have air conditioning in the tutorial classrooms). Thirdly, the Principal of the three schools even panicked when earlier in the year there was possibility that the swimming pool was not to be built because of a lack of funds...thankfully they had that issue sort of resolved. Compare this with the ACS schools, air conditioning everywhere, funds everywhere and 3 swimming pools all together...

The constant rebuilding of the Junior School sounded weird, cause in the past they had rebuilt it several times already...with the most recent one mid 1990s so you might say it is rich in this sense, then again it could be bad planning... This time around they are only demolishing a part (Don't know large or not) of the school, they are keeping portions of it...

Well, if they bothered to have better planning, lots of the money could have been used to build more pools! :D

You happen to be from the SA schools or wat, btw?

ya...thats why I know all the negative stuff behind all these ambitious plans...

just thought there there should be a thread for this since just like any condo development, this project is gonna be huge... too bad have yet to see this place in person...too out of the way for me...

Some weird idea the principal of SAJC came up with...to have the river renamed ''St. Andrew's River''. Damn spastic...the entire population laughed... And she wants that part of the river to be used for cca activities such as canoeing etc...crazy... I don't know if that river is a river or is it a dry canal which is only filled with water during the rainy period... and even if it is a river, how polluted will it be to be swimming in it...so dangerous...bonkers...

is that a big tower of light? money should always be spent on beautiful things like that.

SASS had the hall demolished, all its walls and floors knocked out.

But the beams, external walls still stand.Strange...

The Junior School was demolished, rebuit and then partially demolished the new building again.

is that a big tower of light? money should always be spent on beautiful things like that.

It is...
Sadly though, I have a feeling that plans for that have been changed, going by what I saw in its place in the 3D miniature model of the new premises...in its place stood a little tower with a cross on top...hopefully this means nothing and they are still going according to original plans...

The SA House is preserved.

But the partial preservation of the walls SASS?!

SASS had the hall demolished, all its walls and floors knocked out.

But the beams, external walls still stand.Strange...

The Junior School was demolished, rebuit and then partially demolished the new building again.

You live near SASS? How's the construction progress? The junior and secondary schools are supposed to be more or less completed by now...

SASS's hall had the typical architecture of schools built around the 1980s...its good that they decided to just knock everything down...hideous... The beams and external walls of the hall still stand? Even as construction is supposed to be nearing completion? Odd... You sure its not part of the new building? They are not supposed to preserve anything from the secondary school cause the JC is being built in the old secondary school premises...only the Junior School has part of its old building preserved...and the secondary school is being constructed right next to it...

You mean in the past year or so the Junior School was demolished, rebuilt and now partially torn down again...that doesn't make sense...though in the past they did constantly rebuild the school but by now most of the construction work should be done already so there shouldn't be any knocking down of stuff now...

The SA House is preserved.

But the partial preservation of the walls SASS?!

Didn't know they preserved anything other than part of the Junior School which was being upgraded of sorts...

Need visual evidence...haiz...

I often pass by it on the CTE. :)


The entire hall block was demolished, but the walls and beams of the classrooms block still stand.

The style of the schools like the SASS, and the old Victoria School (now holding SASS), is very well ventilated and cooling, with almost full-length windows for the classrooms, and a very high roof for the hall, which was very cooling, unlike more modern designs (those with flat, low roofs).

Perhaps based on the Maya pyramid?
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http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980006043-8073-3222-4047/img0002.jpg

http://www.ura.gov.sg/conservation/franthomas.htm
Conservation of SA House.

That land is huge!

How does it compare to the Chinese High + HCJC size?

The designs seem alright but that tower of light does look iconic, and your principal's idea of using the canal for water activities is interesting but she shouldnt rename it :cool:

The canal is actually Kallang River, and most of the times, it is just like a huge drain, with water like a trickle.

I often pass by it on the CTE. :)


The entire hall block was demolished, but the walls and beams of the classrooms block still stand.

The style of the schools like the SASS, and the old Victoria School (now holding SASS), is very well ventilated and colling, with almost full-length windows for the classrooms, and a very high roof for the hall, which was very colling, unlike more modern designs.

Perhaps based on the Maya pyramid?
http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/p/images/pyramid_maya.elcastil.lg.JPG
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980006043-8073-3222-4047/img0002.jpg

The walls and the beams still stand? Whatever for, since constuction is nearing the end...

Never had a chance to study in a school that was built on such design principles...so I can't imagine how cooling it was...

The Maya Pyramid?!?! I didn't think that far... But now that you mentioned it, perhaps...perhaps...perhaps... The hall does remind me of the High Street Centre though, that knob at the top...

The shape of the cube, and the slopage of the roof is different in every school, but the basic shape is the same.

What seems like a room at the top is actually a huge empty roof.Some schools have glass windows at the cube, some have black panels, some schools' windows are blocked out.

The canal is actually Kallang River, and most of the times, it is just like a huge drain, with water like a trickle.

No firm plans, the principal only just mentioned that they might want to rename that part of the river the ''St. Andrew's River''.

How to have water activities if the water flowing in it is only a trickle...and you have to imagine the danger of a sudden downpour, a surge of water down the canal is dangerous...

No firm plans, the principal only just mentioned that they might want to rename that part of the river the ''St. Andrew's River''.

How to have water activities if the water flowing in it is only a trickle...and you have to imagine the danger of a sudden downpour, a surge of water down the canal is dangerous...
Well I suppose she was looking at things from the map? Get her a geographer!!! :D

That maya pyramid comparison is quite hilarious btw. ;)

That land is huge!

How does it compare to the Chinese High + HCJC size?

The designs seem alright but that tower of light does look iconic, and your principal's idea of using the canal for water activities is interesting but she shouldnt rename it :cool:

Lets just hope they don't remove that tower of light and put in its place a tower... We need for interesting landmarks in Singapore...

For 3 schools (plus boarding house, the church, the kindergarten), it has to be huge... Even the tennis courts for the JC have to be situated on the rooftop...lack of space?...

I don't know how it compares to the Chinese High + HCJC...is there a way to find out? The only place in Singapore which has 3 schools all sited within the same area is this, the SA Village... The closest to this is HCJC & TCHS, RJC & RI, ACSi & ACJC, ACSBR & ACS Primary, MSHS (Pri & Sec), Catholic High (Pri & Sec), Montfort (Pri & Sec) and a few more...

Erm.....removing the tower of light and replacing it with a tower? A tower with no light?? :D

Btw, how come DP architects says there are 4 schools there? The kindergarden is counted?

Lets just hope they don't remove that tower of light and put in its place a tower... We need for interesting landmarks in Singapore...

For 3 schools (plus boarding house, the church, the kindergarten), it has to be huge... Even the tennis courts for the JC have to be situated on the rooftop...lack of space?...

I don't know how it compares to the Chinese High + HCJC...is there a way to find out? The only place in Singapore which has 3 schools all sited within the same area is this, the SA Village... The closest to this is HCJC & TCHS, RJC & RI, ACSi & ACJC, ACSBR & ACS Primary, MSHS (Pri & Sec), Catholic High (Pri & Sec), Montfort (Pri & Sec) and a few more...

Well the tower of light is good, and given its location with lowrise neighbours, I guess it will be a good landmark for that part of Sg.

ChineseHigh reputedly has the biggest area of any sec sch in Sg, not sure if its 100% true.

Actually for ACS(i) and ACJC, they arent part of the same complex as they are near but not connected. I know the boarding facilities are at ACS(i), or maybe things have changed since I was last there :cool:

Lets just pray super hard that they aren't removing that tower of light...the tower I saw in the 3D model and the postcards they had us selling does not look like the type that would emit light...

Ya the kindergarten is included...though most of the time people don't refer to it I guess...

Well the tower of light is good, and given its location with lowrise neighbours, I guess it will be a good landmark for that part of Sg.

ChineseHigh reputedly has the biggest area of any sec sch in Sg, not sure if its 100% true.

Actually for ACS(i) and ACJC, they arent part of the same complex as they are near but not connected. I know the boarding facilities are at ACS(i), or maybe things have changed since I was last there :cool:

Their buildings/track/swimming pool are quite spaced apart, so I wouldn't be surprised if their land area is the biggest...

I know they are not connected, they are separated by a road or something...Don't know...I always get disorientated when I am in the area, one moment I am facing FMSS, the next ACSi, and the very next I find myself near ACJC...weird...

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Saint Andrew's Junior College (SAJC) @ Malan Road
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The Plaza
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The Saints Gallery
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Shaw Foundation Block
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B & C Blocks
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The Porch/Roundabout
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Updated On 12 October 2004
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I recognise that building in the background. It inspired by 'Conne Tower':

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=79855

See the resemblance?

Pretty decent-looking place. Haha.

The building in the background is the ''PSA Building'' along Alexandra Road.

The SAJC campus has been described by the JC1s as being quaint, totally devoid of the signs that make it a typical government educational institution.

http://schools.moe.edu.sg/sajs
Confirmed. Saint Andrew's Junior School (SAJS) will start its new school term in 2005 at its new premises at Potong Pasir.

Is it near the Potong Pasir MRT station?

From the maps, its supposed to be a few HDB blocks away. But maps are deceiving.

Saint Andrew's Village (SAV)
DP Architects

St. Andrew's Village
Location: Singapore
Year of Completion: 2004
Client: The Diocese of Singapore/ Ministry of Education
Project Value: $80 million
Area: 89,000 m2 GFA

Central to the planning of this proposal is the concept of a Village whereby four schools, each with clearly areas of its own, are separated, but only by fenceless boundaries. Like many villages, activities of the St. Andrew's Village centre on the Church. St. Andrew's Village development brings together four levels of education within a single campus. The family of schools once again unite as one. Like most families, the St. Andrew's Village comprises members with differing personalities, strengths and characters.

Our proposal for the four schools and the Diocesan Centre distinguishes itself with its own architectural character and identity. This, along with the clear physical zoning and a hierarchy of spatial arrangements between the schools, creates a diversity that enriches both the visual and physical experience for study, work and play for the entire village community.

This richness in diversity is an ordered one with a common architectural treatment applied throughout the village, creating a campus with individual components coming together in a coherent whole.

Latest News Updates From http://www.saintandrewsschool.info

20,Dec,04

Saint Andrew's move to Woodsville / Potong Pasir

Dear Parents, Students and All other interested parties,

This is to inform you that the school has moved to its new site at Woodsville / Potong Pasir with effect from 20th December 2004.

Thank you.

Hmm......I like the SA T shirt......."once a saint, always a saint"......maybe can ask ignoramus to buy one for me......:lol:

Oh I'm out of the school already and I am never going back...haha...so no chance to buy the tee shirt...

Why the sudden interest to post here?

Saint Andrew's Junior School and Saint Andrew's Secondary School have MOVED to their new campus at the Saint Andrew's Village @ Potong Pasir.

Saint Andrew's Junior College and the swimming pool will be ready by November/December 2005.

Saw the new campuses while on the PIE. Someone free should capture some shots of the place. Very nice and large.

Oh I'm out of the school already and I am never going back...haha...so no chance to buy the tee shirt...

Why the sudden interest to post here?

Haha.....no lah......just saw my colleague wore that T-shirt recently so I was thinking maybe u got lobang loh.......thats the reason for me posting here.....:lol:

once a saint, always a saint realli freaks mi out...it sounds like once u r in the sch, u r a saint 4 ever, theres no way of getting out of being a siant....sounds realli scary...

once a saint, always a saint realli freaks mi out...it sounds like once u r in the sch, u r a saint 4 ever, theres no way of getting out of being a siant....sounds realli scary...

Hmm that's another way to look at it...(No one has actually seen it from that perspective before though...hmm...)

Saint Andrew's Junior School and Saint Andrew's Secondary School have MOVED to their new campus at the Saint Andrew's Village @ Potong Pasir.

Saint Andrew's Junior College and the swimming pool will be ready by November/December 2005.

Saw the new campuses while on the PIE. Someone free should capture some shots of the place. Very nice and large.

so the project is complete? I thought it would be complete in 2006?

The whole project will actually be completed by end 2005.

From the PIE, you can already see that the Junior and Secondary schools are up and running, with massive construction on the other side of the river for the Junior College building.

Good view of the complex from Potong Pasir:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/ptpasirpano.jpg

nice. :)

all my schools are gone or almost gone.

ic...the new St Andrews campus is quite lucky, to have a river-like canal running through it, looks very scenic

Lets just hope the canal won't be as smelly as most other canals are...

Wow the place is BIG...

Why the sudden urge to visit Potong Pasir???

someone was asking for pics of Potong Pasir

nice. :)

all my schools are gone or almost gone.

All of my schools' original buildings had either been demolished or renovated beyond recognition.

same here...

The classroom block of the old SASS (St Andrew Sec) had been 'preserved' by the school and reconstructed internally.

Would be the new SAJC. :cool:

I am guessing the preservation was the result of budget constraints. After all, the JC had a larger than normal intake this year and as a result, additional classrooms had to be added into the plans and constructed at SAV. Furthermore, funds had been used up for this BIG MOVE, as well as for the swimming pool, so its understandable why they are keeping costs down.

Just my guess.

http://www.sajc.moe.edu.sg/news05/TodaySAV.pdf

A recent TODAY article on the Saint Andrew's Village project.

What S$80 million & 12 hectares of land will buy & give you.

1. An olympic size swimming pool due 2006.
2. 1000 seat cultural centre.
3. 100 metre pedestrian bridge across the Kallang River.
4. and the usual stuff.

A boarding house is being planned.

:eek2:

1000 seater?!?! :eek:

My school's only like 200 seater!!!! :cry:

An article from the past

March 2003

St Andrew's Village Breaks Ground


In a simple ground breaking ceremony held on Jan 10th, Bishop John Chew dedicated to the glory of God the physical start to the construction of St Andrew's Village.

Conducted at the site of St Andrew's Junior School (which has been vacated to facilitate the Village's construction), the three St Andrew's schools, Ascension Kindergarten, the Diocese of Singapore and representatives of the three churches that will eventually make up the St Andrew's Village community, came together to praise God and dedicate the site in His service.

Led by Bishop, the ceremony saw the 300 strong audience made up of students, staff and alumni of the 3 St Andrew's schools, as well as invited guests from the Ministry of Education and other institutions, enjoy performances by the St Andrew's School combined Concert Band and the St Andrew's School choir. A special rendition of "The Holy City" by Mr. Geoffrey Abisheganaden was a fitting herald to the "city" that will rise on site in 3 years. The message clearly received during the ceremony, which was emceed by former St Andrew's student Kenneth Liang, was for all to remember that "Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain who build it."

That the coming together of the St Andrew's schools is an eagerly awaited milestone in St Andrew's history was clearly reflected by the strong presence of so many alumni. Saints past and present who had gathered together, drawn by their belief in the unique opportunity the Village presents as a beacon to the community.

The ceremony, though short, was meaningful and as Bishop dedicated the Village, the principals of the 3 St Andrew's schools and Ascension Kindergarten, Canon James Wong, MOE representative Andrew Lai as well as Mr. Seah Mong Hwee, a venerable old boy, took turns to turn the soil.

Construction of the Village will be carried out in phases with the Village completed by the end of 2005 and becoming fully operational by 2006. On site will be the three St Andrew's schools as well as Ascension Kindergarten, the offices of the Diocese of Singapore as well as Chapel of the Resurrection, Chapel of the Holy Spirit and Church of Ascension.

Fundraising for the project is a pressing priority for the schools and churches and it is estimated that the Village requires them to raise a sum of nearly $10 million dollars. While much of cost for the schools will be borne by the Ministry of Education, there is an urgent need for the schools and churches to devote time and effort to raise the extra that is needed to for the top-notch facilities such as an Olympic sized swimming pool, a cultural centre, indoor basketball court, indoor gymnasium and Centre for Excellence for Design and Technology. In addition, education programmes maximizing the potential of the Saints are being drawn up as the Village provides a unique educational opportunity.

Kalyani Kausikan

Kalyani Kausikan is a teacher in St Andrew's Junior College.

Funds to be raised: $10 million
If you want to contribute towards the St Andrew's Village, please call 64743248 ext 11 or 62723055 for more information.

Actually the teacher who wrote this is a very crazy teacher...you have to be in the jc to find out how crazy she is, sometimes in good ways, sometimes in bad ways...

Another article from not so long ago

SPEECH BY MR THARMAN SHANMUGARATNAM,MINISTER FOR EDUCATION, AT THE ST ANDREW'S VILLAGE FUND-RAISING DINNER, 4 NOVEMBER 2005, 8.30 PM AT THE SHANGRI-LA HOTEL

Mr Koh Boon Hwee

Chairman of the Fundraising Committee



Bishop John Chew



Members of the St Andrew’s Alumni



Principals and teachers of the three schools



Members of the St Andrew’s Parents Teachers Association



Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen





1. I am pleased to be among the Saints and their supporters this evening at the closing event of the St Andrew’s Village Fund Raising Campaign.



2. We now have about 140 alumni associations linked to our primary and secondary schools and junior colleges. We are glad the number had grown through the years, because the alumni of a school can really add something special to school life. Alumni members often return to share with students their lessons of life, tips on how to make it, or how to deal with failure. They play advisory roles in school clubs and activities. And alumni members with businesses abroad are helping our schools link up their counterparts in other countries, so that students and teachers can make visits and learn something different.



3. But there is something unique in alumni members giving their time to play rugby, with the same intensity and passion they experienced themselves as students. It expresses the special spirit of the St Andrew’s alumni, a special determination to grow the St Andrew’s schools.



4. For the past four years, your alumni, their friends and well wishers have dedicated a great deal of time and effort to raise funds to bring their dream of a St Andrew's Village to reality. The dream was to bring together the three schools in one location so as to stay true to the St Andrew’s ethos of having “one family unbroken”.



5. The dream of St Andrew's Village, as you charmingly call this complex of primary school, secondary school and junior college, was I believe born in 1978 when the pre-university classes relocated to form the St Andrew’s Junior College. Subsequently the secondary school relocated across the Kallang River and left the primary school in the unmistakable, pink and interesting scaly skinned building. Eventually, the primary school, too, shifted to Woodsville.



6. When the schools were relocated, many alumni felt a loss in the separation of the older students from the younger. The older students had been looked upon as role models by the younger ones.



7. In 1999 the alumni of St Andrew's, several of whom are on the School Board of Governors, approached the Ministry of Education (MOE) to request that the junior college be allowed to return to Woodsville. This came at a time when MOE too wanted to create opportunities for schools to develop an identity and affiliations that matched their history, and for students in JCs to form bonds with younger cohorts.



8. MOE therefore did not find it hard to approve the St Andrew's alumni’s ambitious plans. Today, the primary school and the secondary school are back at Woodsville. At the end of this year, the junior college will move in across the Kallang River to Potong Pasir, where it will be joined to the primary and secondary schools by a bridge.



9. The vision of a Village was not just about physical relocation. It was a vision of three schools working together with all their students. The Village will be able to provide a seamless educational experience for students. Staff and faculty too will have greater opportunities to work together on combined projects and to plan the schools’ curriculum. And a notable feature of the Village that sets it apart from other families of schools is the inclusion of the pre-school.



10. The Village was a well-planned initiative. But it was a plan that would not have materialised without the vision, depth of commitment, and staunch support of the alumni, friends and well-wishers of St Andrew’s. The Chairman of the Fundraising Committee, Mr Koh Boon Hwee told me how he himself was moved by this selflessness and sense of commitment of many individuals. It made him want to add what he could himself.



11. There were generous donations from organisations like the Anglican Diocese which helped with the five hectares of land for the primary and secondary schools, because of their strong belief in the importance in the St Andrew's ethos of education. Together, everyone involved felt that the St Andrew's culture was worth preserving and strengthening - a culture of engaging in “high endeavour, to Play the Game, Keep the Flame Burning brightly ever."



12. The fundraising effort engaged all St Andrew’s alumni, from the oldest to the youngest. I am told that head prefects and class leaders of each year rallied their cohort. Some cohorts held their reunion dinners in the new school grounds.



13. When alumni love their alma mater so much, clearly the school has been doing something right. This is the essence of all great schools - the rich memories years later, of achievement and fun, indefinably melded together.



14. I congratulate the St Andrew’s alumni and family on this joyous occasion. Remembering: “Lives are in the making here, Hearts are in the waking here, Mighty undertaking here, Up and on! Up and On!” And I wish you many more years as “one family unbroken”.

Nov 4, 2005
$90m campus for St Andrew's - plus a river
Its 5,000 students won't have to leave school for water sports like canoeing

By Jane Ng

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It cuts through the campus

FROM next year, students from the St Andrew's family of schools can be spotted in and along the winding Kallang River as they take part in water sports, perform science experiments and roll out projects to preserve the environment. The river cuts through the new 20ha St Andrew's Village campus at Potong Pasir, which will see the primary and secondary schools and junior college reunite in one location with an Olympic-size swimming pool and cultural centre to boot.

THE new St Andrew's schools mega-campus - the only one here with a river cutting through its grounds - is planning to take maximum advantage of the uniqueness bestowed by the Kallang River.

From next year, its 5,000 students will be able to enjoy sports like canoeing and sculling without leaving school, take science modules on riverine studies and get involved in community service projects to keep the river free of pollution.

The new 20ha St Andrew's Village campus will house a kindergarten, primary and secondary schools and junior college, as well as three Anglican chapels, the Diocese of Singapore and new facilities like an Olympic-size pool and cultural centre.

It marks the beginning of what school authorities hope will be a new era for the school.

Built at a cost of $90 million, the campus in Potong Pasir will see the return of St Andrew's Junior College to the site it left back in 1978.

Its principal, Mrs Lim Chye Tin, said reuniting with the rest of the St Andrew's family would bring benefits to both staff and students.

'For our students, it is an opportunity for them to mentor and lead their younger brothers. For the teachers, there will also be a good sharing of resources.

'The art teachers in the JC and secondary school, for example, have their own areas of speciality, so this now means that there are more areas of artistic excellence that can be pursued,' she said.

Her counterpart in the secondary school, Mrs Belinda Charles, agreed that the benefits will work both ways.

She is hoping to implement teacher exchange programmes between the secondary school and junior college. The schools, which run separately, are also starting a seamless programme, beginning with sports like rugby and hockey, that will see the team of sports coaches following students' progress from upper primary right through to junior college.

There will be major academic changes too. Next year's Secondary 1 students will go through a curriculum that links better to JC 1 level, even though they will still sit for the O levels.

They will also be taught using new methods and technology, including tablet PCs, and be assessed through projects and presentations instead of exams.

In a few years, St Andrew's is hoping to reopen boarding facilities, which closed when the school underwent construction in 2002.

The principal of the junior school, Mrs Wai Yin Pryke, said being together would do wonders for the school spirit.

'We will be one big family again and the St Andrew's spirit will be strengthened. The phrase, 'one family unbroken', in the school hymn will finally be true,' she said.

The schools will be having a fund-raising dinner tonight at the Shangri-La Hotel for its construction fund. Education Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam will be the guest of honour.

Location

New Address of SAJC at St. Andrew's Village is
55, Potong Pasir Ave 1, Singapore 358389

We will be moving in in late December 2005.

http://www.standrewsjc.moe.edu.sg/information/images/map_busguide.jpg

Nearest MRT:
Potong Pasir (NE10)

SBSTransit:
8, 26, 31, 90, 142 ,151, 154 (Diocese of Singapore);

13, 107, 107x, 133, 142, 147(Upper Serangoon Road);

13, 23, 26, 31, 64, 65, 66, 107, 107x, 125, 125x, 133, 147 (Bendemeer Rd-Bendemeer Camp HQ SCDF)

SMRT Buses:
857, 966, 986 (Diocese of Singapore),
853 (Upper Serangoon Road)

Oh man, that place feels very inaccessible. Like from the bus stop you have to walk a heck long way in cause 2 sides of the JC are bounded by the expressway, meaning no bus stops, one side by the river, meaning no bus stop, and the only remaining side that is accessible has no bus services. Will enrolment fall? haha...

looks like you are talking to yourself when theres so many post at once... haha... but seriously no worries about the enrolment cause rich people don't take bus, they are being drove to school by cars...

haha...my computer hangs ALMOST ALL THE TIME while I am in the midst of something so I would rather post something and get it saved than type a whole lot of stuff in one post and END UP LOSING EVERYTHING because my computer hung...hahaha...I need a new pc...help...

Introducing Saint Andrew's Village!!! A mere 5 mins walk from Potong Pasir MRT NEL Station. No bus transfer needed. But I can sense that when school starts the two lane road will be CONGESTED as parents drive their kids to the 3 schools...

© ignoramus

Saint Andrew's School - Junior School Wing
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Saint Andrew's School - Secondary School Wing
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Altogether, they form the Saint Andrew's Village
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it sounds scary to be studying in a village... very scary...

Hmmm why....... :eek2:

^ just feels scary to me... :)

© ignoramus

Sheltered bridge across the Kallang a.k.a. St. Andrew's River
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you must have loved SAJC very much... Were you from St Andrew's since primary school? :)

Who said I loved SAJC, I just liked the mega project...hahaha...

Nope, just from the JC.

© ignoramus

Saint Andrew's School - Junior College Wing
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^ i see... but if its me, i would also be very interested about the project if i'm staying near that area even when im not from SAJC...

All photographs are copyright of SAJC!
http://www.standrewsjc.moe.edu.sg/images%202005/SAV%20Move1.htm

Are there supposed to be this many running lanes for a track? This looks excessively wide!
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THIRD FLOOR - Tennis Courts
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Is it just me or does even the basketball court looks oversized?!
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The bridge across the Kallang A.K.A. St. Andrew's River is COMPLETE!
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Time is GMT + 8 hours
Posted: 03 January 2006 1658 hrs
New homes, new beginnings as students go back to school
By Valarie Tan, Channel NewsAsia

SINGAPORE : For some Singapore students, the first day of school was about moving into new homes and starting new traditions.

The 500 students at NUS High School moved into their new campus on Tuesday.

At 4.7 hectares, the independent school is also the only one in Singapore with an observatory.

Said student Charmaine Liew, "I'm very proud to be in this school and I'm very honoured at the same time. We come in here and there's just this sense of awe, that we come in here and this is our campus and we can call it our own."

The St Andrews student community, too, have something to call their own: the St Andrew's Village, which is home to students from primary one right up to junior college.

Boys entering Secondary One and first-year junior college took a ceremonial bridge walk to mark a new start.

Said Secondary 1 student Timothy Tan, "It's another stage of your life. As I cross over from primary to secondary school, although it's a different building, it's still on the same turf; the bond will still be there."

The link bridge connects the three institutions under one 12-hectare village.

With this structure, the school hopes that students will not just come here for studies but treat it as another place to build bonds and bridge ties. - CNA /ct


Copyright © 2005 MCN International Pte Ltd

I have not been following up with Education-related news...

What's NUS High School?

Students enter the National University of Singapore (NUS) High School of Mathematics & Science @ Secondary 1 and proceed all the way to a degree at NUS. I don't think they have to take the O and A levels.

What kind of results or tests would qualify such students?

Erm they must enter the Mathematics Olyimpiad Competition since sec 0ne and must have at least a gold in all the exams. They must also be recommended by the school teachers. Or they have a talent in maths or science already and have been recognized for their brains. :) I took the olympiad exam before, never had a chance to go in....so damn difficult. I think I got a bronze only. Hahaz...

Okay all this is in the wrong thread but never mind. haha... Its scary how the education scene is changing in Singapore. Previously its all about how RI and RGS are elite schools in Singapore but now there are more additions to the list. Yeah its one thign about nurturing bright students but another thing altogether about freaking average students out (seeing elite students everywhere). Creating an elitist society???

Who said I loved SAJC, I just liked the mega project...hahaha...

Nope, just from the JC.

ignoramus, I am just the opposite. 10 years in Junior and Secondary schools but did not go to SAJC. :)

Cool. Off topic but where did you go instead? Straight for an overseas education? Hope you have some pictures of the old school and the new one, both buzzing witha activity for us.

No, I did not study abroad. I went to RJC after Sec 4. Which made it very difficult for me during rugby matches. Not sure which side to cheer for !

I do have pictures of the old school but I will need to dig them out from my shoe box archives.

Great pictures by the way. I will get to enjoy the ambience of the "village" myself next year, when my son starts school there. :)

Saturday, 26 August 2006

St Andrew's Village provides 10-12 years of education programme

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SINGAPORE : A new concept of 'cross-institutional' learning was launched on Saturday - with the official opening of the St Andrew's Village.

By integrating kindergarten, primary, secondary and pre-university education all under one roof, St Andrew's Village is the first school in Singapore to provide the unique education programme of 10 to 12 years.

Students from the St Andrew's schools have lots to sing about.

With the opening of the St Andrew's Village, they are now part of a unique brand of education that sees them through 10 to 12 years of their formative age at one institution.

The village sprawls over 12-hectares. It comprises Ascension Kindergarten, St Andrew's Junior, Secondary Schools, and Junior College which is reclocated from its site in Alexandra Road.

The village houses some 6,000 students and staff - and a river runs through it!

The St Andrew's Schools adopted the Kallang River, and even built a bridge over it to link the Junior and Secondary Schools with its new Junior College Wing.

Officiating its opening where he sealed a time capsule filled with memorabilia and artefacts of the schools, Education Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam challenged the village to prototype for Singapore a 'total school experience'.

He also invited the village to embrace the spirit of a global world.

He said St Andrew's could create unique educational opportunities by twinning with schools in other countries, and help nurture the cultural flexibility that young Singaporeans will need in the new environment.

At the same time, he encouraged the village to show how the interdependence of school and community can lead to a new, enriched model of education.

Old Boys of the school agree the village helps nurture loyalty.

Mr Michael Palmer, St Andrew's Old Boy (1973-1986), said: "When you have a three-in-one school or schools altogether, you give a sense of ownership and belonging to your school.

"And what is important is not the sense of ownership and belonging to the school per se, but it is inculcating in the young, the students ... a belief in a cause or a belonging to their institution or association that you are willing to fight for.

"A lot of us in the alumni are very dedicated, we always come back when the school calls ... we feel that sense of belonging and ownership. When we lose in a rugby (match), we all cry together. When we win, we rejoice together."

Mr S. Iswaran, Minister of State for Trade and Industry and St Andrew's Old Boy (1965-1978), said: "When you co-locate institutions like this, the opportunities exist both for the educators and the students to co-mingle and attempt activities and ventures across the traditional institution device.

"I think it is very good. For the younger students, it is a chance for them to learn from their more mature seniors. And for the seniors, they create a nurturing, mentoring kind of mindset. So there is a lot of potential to that."

St Andrew's School was founded by Anglican missionaries in 1862. - CNA/de

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nice :yes:

is that mansion in the 2nd last pic a conserved structure?

Its the Woodsville House, a conserved building. Don't know much more about it though.

i see...well it is a nice surprise...what is it used for now?

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Woodsville house is a conserved building and was one of the buildings that had deep connections with the school. It used to be the Headmaster's/Principal's residence from the 1940s until the 1990s. Woodsville House is one of the only buildings preserved when the village was built.

Presently, as far as i know, it is being used as the office for the Head of Departments, and teacher's lounge.

More info here (http://www.saints.org.sg/dyk53.cfm) and here (http://www.saints.org.sg/dyk76.cfm)

Thank you and welcome to the forum :)

There are quite a number of older buildings worthy of conservation in the Potong Pasir/ Upper Serangoon area IMO.