This article is part of the CCA Previews for 2016.
By Community Advocates EXCO 16
Who We Are
CA is a close knit family of 28, comprising of students from all walks of secondary school CCA life – most of us were active in our service to the community, but have decided to take it one step further by bringing what we learn through service back to the school community.
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This article is part of the CCA Previews for 2016.
By Angela Tham (16S03D), President, and Trudy Chak (16S03D)
The very heart of Interact is service. Upon joining Interact, we come into a community of warm, spirited individuals who share unequivocally in the same passion to serve, all without knowing what to expect. The yearlong journey we undertake together brings quiet moments of satisfaction and warmth weaved together that touch and brighten lives: not just our own, we hope, but the larger community around us.
Weekly service brings the reminder that we are much more capable of giving than we think. The exhaustion from arduous hours in school pulls away in the afternoon as we watch a smile light up a child’s face when he chatters excitedly about his own day or a kindly elderly who shares about simpler times “back in their day”. We know this honest exchange only comes from conscientiously sitting by them week after week, building up their trust in letting us help them and establishing a real and genuine connection. In moments like these, you’ll take comfort in knowing that you have removed each brick in the wall standing between yourself and the people whom you wish to serve. In moments like these, you’ll realize that they have filled a gap in your life just as much as you hope to have done in theirs.
Few are fortunate enough to find likeminded company who share the same fervent passion. Our 80 interactor strong community in Raffles Interact provides just that. We believe in the personal touch, with the strong emphasis on direct service. Along with four main club events, you may also expect ad hoc club service scattered throughout the year, serving as a platform both for intra-club bonding and for exposure to marginalized segments of society that we may otherwise not have had contact with. Since Interact stems from International Action, it seems only logical that apart from local service, we have an annual International Understanding trip to Cambodia. The trip exposes one to realities faced beyond the confines of our island and grants acumen to the role each individual has to play in ameliorating these global issues that plague the world at large.
Service isn’t a skill to be honed nor does one need a talent for it. Instead, service comes genuinely, permeating every aspect of our lives and comes through in the little acts. This is perhaps what truly brings us together: the common guiding light of a sincere desire to serve and love. Keeping this in mind, so long as you have the heart, Raffles Interact warmly welcomes you.
This article is part of the CCA Previews for 2016.
By Nicole Yow (16S03J), Chairperson
It’s a good day for the average member at the CHESS (Cool Hours Enthusiastically Spent Sitting in an air-conditioned room playing chess) Club. That is, aside from the mind-bendingly exhilarating face-offs over the chessboard, incomparable psychological satisfaction, and communion with some of the coolest, trendiest members of the student body.
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By Zhong Shaohong (16S06J), Chairperson; Zhen Si Qi (16S03C), Treasurer; Song Yi Jia (16A01C),Vice-Chairperson; Tang Jiamin, Christal (16S03L), Secretary
Looking to hone your skills in art? Or are you just looking for exposure to different forms of visual arts? Have you ever wanted to express visually, your feelings and thoughts, but have no idea how to start? If you have answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions, art club may be the place for you! Here, we do not look for prior experience, just a genuine interest in art, and an open mind! :)
This article is part of the CCA Previews for 2016.
By Xu Jiaxin (16A01A), Chairperson
Film is not merely a pastime; it is an art form that we learn to critically appreciate and apply practically here at Raffles Film Society. Considering that there are so many approaches to learning film, there’s never really a “regular” session so to speak.
