Montfort School Heritage Centre Visit on 24th Apr 09

Christopher Ess and Victor Reyes browsing through an old school magazine 

Goh PengYeow 

Sammy and Simon Tan JweeSeng

The Secondary 4 cohorts of 1972 visited the Heritage Centre. They saw some of the old pictures and memorabilia displayed and brought back lots of fond memories. Mr. Kwee Song managed to take pictures of their old classes photo when they were at Secondary Two standards. It was a sweetest gathering spent.

Chua ChenHow, Dennis and Sammy 

Chan HongSeng, Nicholas Lee HweeChoon and Chua ChenHow 

Montfort School 1972 Golf Fund raising at Sembawang Golf Course

KaiHow and ChenHow

 

Chee Meng,Philip and Song 

Montfort School 1972 Golf Fund raising at Sembawang Golf Course was held earlier on 24 April 2009.

Dennis Mok 

An afternoon of golf was spent with Sec 4 ex-Montfortians from year of 1972. There were 13 of the old boys plus 2 invited guests. A total of $1500 were generousity contributed by the ex-Montfortians, and we would like to thank Sembawang Golf Course GM, Charlie for his help to make this possible for the day.

Time for a cool beer after the game 

Thanks you for making our cohort's gathering a wonderful and unforgetable event.

93rd Founder's Day

Montfort school's 93rd Founder's Day was commemorated on the 25th of April 2009. As part of this year's programme, the Indoor Sports Hall(ISH) was officially opened. It is named the Chew Hua Seng Foundation Indoor Sports Hall after Mr. Chew Hua Seng, who was the Guest-of-Honor for the day.

After inspecting the guard-of-honor, Mr Chew, along with other distinguished guests toured the ISH. This was followed by a sports procession and showcase by the various sports groups like the basketball, tennis, softball and badminton teams. Also, boys from Montfort Secondary and Montfort Junior showcased a synchornised workout, something similar to our mass workout.

At the same time, there were several perfromances in the Montfort Secondary hall. This line-up included the Montfort Junior String Ensemble, Montfort Sec NPCC, TLDDS and a joint Wushu performance. Then, Mr Chew and guests from the ISH preceedings joined the hall programme.
Prizes were given out to oustanding students who had excelled in the previous year's 'N', 'O' levels and the PSLE exams. Also, teachers who had been recently promoted were given the due commendations.3 video presentations were shown; the first being on the life of Montfort, followed by a video on Montfort School and lastly, a photo slideshow on the earlier ISH opening. As a fitting end to the commemoration, 'Glory to thee Montfort' and the school song was played, and everyone in the hall sang their hearts out.

Brian Theng, 3e1

The Ubin Days

For some, elation is the word to describe their end-of-the-dreaded-camp feeling. For others, it was an unforgettable experience, filled with fun and learning. I've learned that my class (3E1) is not just a bunch of study-hards put together - we're more than a class, we're a team.

We got to visit Chek Jawa, wetlands where we could see nature untouched. From mudskippers and crabs to jellyfish and a school of fishes, we could observe how these lived in their natural habitat, the mangrove. Sadly, we were there at high tide, and most of the corals were under the water. Still, we got to learn all about why these mangroves are so important to us and why we should conserve them.

The whole camp was, to me, about leadership and teamwork. It pushed us, at individuals, all the way to the top and more. But it also pushed us as a team. We motivated and kept each other going. We worked together towards a common goal and persevered all throughout the 4 days.

The best part of the camp was the kayaking refresher and expedition. For the refresher at Water Venture (Sembawang), we took the capsize and rescue seriously, but had loads of fun doing it as well. The two-man kayak gave us a opportunity to work together as a team, and when we had to raft up, a class.

The expedition out from Ubin Lodge to Frog Island was unique. A challenge was posed to us - when rafted up, everyone had to stand up and the guys from the kayaks at the end had to switch places. From this, I think a few leaders stepped out, and the others followed...we cooperated. Everything was possible. And when an initial idea didn't work out, we changed it quickly and efficiently.

Well, I learned that everyone had to work together, and never act alone. From kayaking to even going to a makeshift toilet(a tree) at 1am in the morning, we needed a buddy to make sure nothing happened. Motivation was the thing for the night walk. Though it wasn't as dark as it was supposed to be, some guys were not exactly hyped-up about it. But the others encouraged them.

As for the best memories, they cannot be captured on film, nor written down. I guess these are the times when we got to be with our friends. That was what that made the whole camp so special to me; The people I had around me. Nothing would have been fun without them, and nothing would mean something special if they were not there.

Maybe it's more than a 'man for others' here in Montfort. It's a brotherhood. A special bond that brings us close together. It's more than a 'discerning individual', but a collective class of people who stick to whatever is right, and make sure everyone else does it together with them. No one wants to say it, but I feel that we're closer than we think. We all love our friends. We show it in what we do. We don't say it.


Brian Theng, 3E1

ExHiLeaRate Week 2009

The primary objective of ExHiLeaRate Week (31st March to 6th April 2008) is to provide the necessary platforms for Montfortians to exhibit as well as internalise School Values, selected “Habits of Mind” and Servant Leadership traits, aligned to the five aspects of the School Vision – ‘The Scholar’, ‘The Sportsman’, ‘The Gentleman’, ‘The Leader’ and ‘The Man for Others’.

Secondary One Montfortians were taken through a slew of activities to develop class and school spirit. A 2D1N camp at Sentosa forges a strong bond between the Sec One Montfortians. They have learnt on team-building activities and bonding, namely introduction to High- and Low- Elements, Rafting, Geocaching.

Secondary Two Montfortians focused on 1-Star Kayaking as well as Proficiency Level 1 Abseiling accreditation, Dragon-boating, Improvised Rafting, Rock-climbing and High Elements, in preparation for Montfort’s quest to participate in “The Hillary Challenge”.

Secondary Three Montfortians roughed it out in a 4D3N Camp on Pulau Ubin, where they challenged themselves to Kayaking Refresher Course, Orienteering, Night Walk, and Eco Programme at Chek Jawa.

The Secondary Four Normal (Technical) students also gained advance module accreditation from the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) when they undertook the Category A Elective Module, Video Production.

Aside from fun activities, there were serious enrichment training activities like Math Trails, and PET Rocket for the Secondary One. These activities are designed to motivate pupils to learn Math and Science in an interesting way.

Also activity such as Community Waypoint Challenge also designed to toughen up the Secondary Two to prepare them for the CIP/Service-Learning. They have visited and gained insights into Charitable Homes and VWOs in the vicnity of Hougang/Serangoon.

Lastly, for the Sec 4E/4N/5N students, various enrichment programmes such as Motivational Course by Adam Khoo Programme, IP, ECG Portal, NE Survey,and *CIP (for selected classes) are also conducted to motivate and cultivate good learning habits for extensive knowledge acquistion for the Montfortians.