Updates - 2nd Week of July

1. Dengue

Since school began, there have been constant reminders about watching out for mosquitoe breeding areas. One of our students from Sec 4 was hospitalized and we were reminded to check gully traps, air-con ducts, sink areas for the breeding of the aedes mosquitoe.

Students were told to form Mozzie Tems which are to start searching the school for potential breeding areas. The adage goes 'Charity Begins at Home' and the two places we spend most of our time are in school and at home.

Safety can't be compromised.


2. Lightning Alert

The school has also installed Lightning Alert warning devices in the gallery. Whenever there is a lightning alert, key personnel in the school are informed of this via sms. The information received is up-to-date and accurate with constant monitoring and updates.

When the school receives lightning alerts, our Lightning Alert Warning Devices are activated. Students in the gallery and field who notice the warning lights flashing should immediately leave the field. The safety of every 'Son of Montfort' counts.

3. Assembly Talks

For the past two weeks, Mr Simen gave the school insights from his visits to the many places he visited in June:

a. Indonesia - Regina Pagis School; Rudy Hartono's School; Bogor
b. Thailand - Assumption University, Assumption College, St Gabriel's College
c. Shanghai - Suzhou Middle School, No. 6 Middle School

These visits will form the basis of our twinning and exchange program.

Exchange Programs refer to visits and collaborations in the education field. They are short-term and consist of mutual visits.

Twinning Programs are for the long term. They refer to collaborations which extend to beyond three to four years. The schools run by the Brothers of St Gabriels and our neighbouring countries will be the focus.

Mr Simen's visits in June revealed that there was much to learn from our neighbouring countries. They were better off in many ways and there is much to learn. Sincere hospitality and service was one particular area.

The Key Performance Indicators are that we will have 25% of the whole school participating in twinning or exchange programs with all levels represented every year.

This would be built into the Montfortian Experience and be for ALL. It would begin with key personnel and teachers first to build platforms for future collaboration.


4. The Three Legged Stool

Over the past few weeks, emphasis was also placed on the Three Legged Stool

The seat is the clear sense of purpose. The 3 legs are (i) Aspiration; (ii) Generative Conversation; (iii) Understanding Complexity

They help lead to personal mastery and translates into success at the individual level, as a team, at the department level and as a school.

They area lso responsible for
a. Creating a shared vision
b. Changing mental models and mindsets
c. Building teams
d. Systems thinking & prioratizing work (important and urgent stuff should be done first)