St Andrew’s Celebrates Its 150th Anniversary in 2012

St Andrew’s Turns 150 This Year!

To mark our 150th anniversary, a string of events have been lined up to bring past and present Saints together in celebrating a glorious 150 years of St Andrew’s history.

• 13 Jan 2012* – Kiwi Cup @ St Andrew’s Junior College Rugby Field
• 08 Feb 2012 – 150th Anniversary Dedication Service @ St Andrew’s Village
• 07 Apr 2012* – St Andrew’s 150th Anniversary Carnival & Jim Weir Cup @ St Andrew’s Village
• 18 May 2012* – St Andrew’s Arts Festival Gala Night @ University Cultural Centre (NUS)
• 22 May 2012* – St Andrew’s Arts Festival – Band Night (including a Matinee session) @ School of the Arts Concert Hall
• 23 May 2012* – St Andrew’s Arts Festival – Choir Night @ School of the Arts Concert Hall
• 25 May 2012* – St Andrew’s Arts Festival – Dance Night (including a Matinee session) @ University Cultural Centre
• 25 Aug 2012 – Founder’s Day and Official Opening of St Andrew’s Hall @ St Andrew’s Junior College Cultural Centre
• 08 Sep 2012* – St Andrew’s 150th Anniversary Dinner @ Raffles City Convention Centre

*Mark these dates on your calendar to join us – detailed information will be made known shortly at our facebook page: http://facebook.com/sav150. Queries? Email us at 150th@saints.org.sg

Thanks to Arene Koh, Deputy Principal, St Andrew’s Junior College

And the year begins!

I was offline most of December and now its time to try to keep things manageable!

1. Wed 04 Jan 2011 – introductory lecture at the CDTL Professional Development Programme – Teaching (PDP-T) workshop – “10 Things I wish someone told me when I started teaching!“
2. Thu 05 2011 – Last talk at CIT’s BuzzEd 2012 – “Search, citation and plagiarism: skills for a digital age have to be taught!“
3. Tue 10 Dec 2011 – “Social Grouping in Animals” (for the Certificate in Animal Management course @ SZG).
4. Answer Dec emails, especially student module queries.
5. Module prep: LSM1303 Animal Behaviour [time-table].
6. Module prep: LSM4262 Tropical Conservation Biology [to confirm time-table].
7. Module prep: MW5201/2 Science Communication [time-table].
8. Prep Active Learning CLassroom @ S16-03.
9. Submission: CHAOS 2012 Question by 20 Jan 2011
10. Reviewing research student’s thesis:
    1. small mammals,
    2. scavengers,
    3. wild boar,
    4. community cats and
    5. smooth-coated otters
11. Freshwater crab proposal
12. Intern placement at NParks.
13. Student exchange letters.
14. ICCS Tanah Merah Year-Round Coastal Cleanups: meeting.
15. NUS PEACE plans
16. Toddycats Exhibition team: management and admin.
17. Exhibition design proposal for LD.
18. Setting up the Biodiversity Roundtable Singapore.
19. Cycling proposal and interview.
20. Battle of Pasir Panjang Anniversary Walk
21. SaintsDYK: list management for 150th anniversary; project with SAS

The list will grow and I hope to keep it manageable. Got to spend some time on the bike and more time with kakis this semester!