25 July 2015 - Vision Day updates cum Museum Visit!
Hi all!
On 25 July 2015, we had two activities in one day - Vision day with the Guides and Alumni YAs, as well as our Museum Visits after that.
Update: The three sections of Dunman High Company (Guides, YAs and Alumni YAs) will be coming together on Vision Day each year from 2015 onwards after the handover process. In addition, Vision Day will now be held in July every year instead of January in order to facilitate long-term planning for the new leadership batch, ensuring a more holistic view of their term of leadership.
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Our museum visit was planned as part of our Arts & Cultural Development Programme, and consisted of visits to two different museums - the National Museum of Singapore and the Singapore Art Museum.
Here is a short recount of the trip by Ruo Rou:
On the 25th of July, we visited the National Museum of Singapore and the Singapore Arts Museum as part of our Arts and Cultural development.
At the National Museum of Singapore, we visited the “Singapura: 700 years” exhibition where we had the chance to experience Singapore’s transformation through the years from a small fishing village to the independent nation state it is today. We had a peer education system where the YAs researched on the different milestones of Singapore history and shared their knowledge with the rest. This exhibition served as a timely reminder for us on the contributions made by our forefathers and the hardships that Singapore has went through to achieve what she is today as we celebrate our 50 years of independence.
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THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SINGAPORE
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| Excited us with our tickets before entering the exhibition rooms! |
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| A prelude... |
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| Rui Qi explaining her section on Ancient Singapore (around 1300s) |
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| Us inquisitive kids :) |
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| Yan Shan's turn to present! |
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| The irony - Lynette smiling so brightly while explaining what was supposedly one of Singapore's darkest & bloodiest moments... (Though she definitely did a great job in her sharing) |
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| Dark and gloomy mood of the museum to capture the tough times our pioneers faced... |
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| Note: "Merdeka" = independence in Malay :) |
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| Natalie going into all the details of Year 2 History - no doubt a history fanatic! |
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| All attention placed on Natalie as she did her sharing~ |
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| Interesting to note: the lighting of the rooms got darker during the World War II period, but gradually became brighter and lighter as we progressed towards independence 😊 |
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| Our happy selves after visiting the exhibitions! Excitement level = 100% |
At the Singapore Arts Museum, we visited the “After Utopia” exhibition which seeks to question us about our idea of a utopia, which refers to a society possessing near perfect qualities. Through the Asian contemporary art, we reflected on our mindset of how the world we have now is not enough and the pursuit of an ideal society which is simply unreal. In this exhibition, we learnt more about how to appreciate artworks and to decipher the meaning behind these artworks.
The visit to the 2 museums was certainly an eye-opener and a fulfilling experience as we managed to gain more knowledge in a more enjoyable and interesting manner.Labels: #SG700, 5 Point Programme, Arts and Cultural Development, Museum Visit, Updates, Vision Day
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