International Friendship Day

As part of cultivating our school values of Openness and Sharing, Ascensia Academy held International Friendship Day on 27^th July, celebrating the diversity of cultures and traditions in both Singapore and our school.  Many teachers and visitors kindly agreed to talk to our students about the multi-faceted social fabric of Singapore.

Ascensia students learnt about Singapore’s unique cultural heritage, the Peranakans, and also discussed their own countries’ traditions with each other. Through this, they were exposed to many different mindsets, experiences and viewpoints, which greatly broadened their horizons. As part of the sharing process, we also encouraged students to come in traditional garb in order to showcase their cultures.

The students in each class also bonded over traditional local snacks and chatted with our visitors about customs and traditions in Singapore.  

GS Prep Course Students Graduation Celebration

After weeks of hard work, our Government School Prep Course students finally got to celebrate their achievements on the 31^st of October.  Ascensia is proud of all their hard work and took the opportunity to reward them during their Graduation Celebration with a delicious buffet lunch featuring local cuisine.

Alongside the buffet lunch, we also rewarded outstanding students with prizes and certificates. The full list of award winners is as follows:

AWARD	NAME
Top Student (P2/3)	Li Jiashi
Top Student (P4/5)	Zhang Weijia
Top Student (Sec 1)	Angie Widjaja
Top Student (Sec 2)	He Keren
Top Student (Sec 3)	Zhang Yuqi
FOCUS Award: Faith	Angie Widjaja
FOCUS Award: Caring	Angie Widjaja Raphael Job Theodia Wang Zihao
Cleanest Class (Term 4)	Secondary 1A
Best Noticeboard (Term 4)	Secondary 2A
FOCUS Values Art Competition Winners	Su Shan Susan Liang Yixian Zhang Fan Ikke Sri Ayu Mulyani Ng Daisy Winardi Nookaew Pimchanok Chen Xue Lookhanumanjao Chatchaya Xie Xinyun Hu Jiahua
Creative Expressions Art Contest Winners	Valen Moriska Pornsawanwong Chawit Liao Xiaodong Chansamutyothin Chinadon Pinitkul Siwakorn

Congratulations to the winners, and wishes for the best to all our graduating students! 

O Level Graduation

On 17^th October, our O-Level Seniors graduated from Ascensia Academy!  Students and staff celebrated the occasion with a sumptuous Peranakan buffet full of tasty food.

Certificates and awards were handed out to the winners, who are as follows:

Top O-Level Student: Tran Kim Thao Nguyen

FOCUS Award – Faith: Teng Siyuan, Huang Yafen

FOCUS Award – Caring: Huang Yafen, Chen Yujing

Ascensia wishes our graduating students the very best for their O-Level examinations, and hopes that they will soar to greater heights in the future! 

Ascensia Academy Celebrates Teachers' Day

Our students honoured the hard work their teachers put in with their own class celebrations for their form teachers. Students gave their teachers hand-crafted cards and had small class parties, with some classes going the extra mile to show their appreciation by making their own gifts and even presented personalised videos for their teachers.

2014 Semester 1: A Retrospective

Semester 1 has come and gone, but has left in its wake many happy memories for sutdents of Ascensia Academy. We at Ascensia Academy would like to share a retrospective of some of the events that occurred over the semester. 

ZERO DEMERIT POINTS AWARD

Ascensia Academy rewarded students who had demonstrated good behaviour throughout the term. At the end of every term, students with zero demerit points were awarded a small goodie bag in recognition of their good behaviour. 

Prize winners who had demonstrated exceptional and exemplary behaviour throughout the semester by not receiving any demerit points throughout Terms 1 and 2 were each given a special prize.

Pictured below are our prize winners. Congratulations, award winners, and keep up the good work!

 OUTDOOR LEARNING EXPERIENCE

In Ascensia, learning isn't just limited to the classroom. Students from Ascensia had the chance to experience outdoor learning as part of a holistic education, allowing them to apply skills previously learnt in the classroom. Younger students from the Government School Preparatory Course demonstrated teamwork by putting their heads together and coming up with a plan for their very own Class Fun Day, while our O-Level Seniors got some practice budgeting and preparing for a class barbeque at East Coast Park.

 FOCUS ART CONTEST

At the end of Term 1, the school conducted an art contest for our students to showcase their artistic skills and creativity. The contest centred around our five school Core Values: Faith, Openness, Caring, Unity and Sharing. Many of our students produced amazing artworks and it was a struggle to choose a winner from each class!  

CLEANEST CLASS AWARD

Students were encouraged to take responsibility for their own classroom surroundings and environment via the implementation of a Cleanest Class Award conducted over the course of one term. At the end of the term, the class winners were announced and the students in the winning class were each awarded a prize.

This round, the winning classes were the Primary 4 class and the Secondary 1 class!

 

 

 

 

Ascensia Academy celebrates Chinese New Year!

On the afternoon of the 6th of February, Ascensia kicked off our Chinese New Year celebrations. This year, students were introduced to local Chinese New Year traditions and customs such as the giving of mandarin oranges and the eating of yu sheng.

The festive celebrations served as a cultural exchange point between students of different mutual understanding and acceptance.

Students enthusiastically participated in the activities, munching on such goodies as mandarin oranges and local snacks while eagerly volunteering answers for the day’s Chinese New Year quiz.

Students enjoying the festivities