CCA Previews ’21: Indian Cultural Society

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By Raffles Indian Cultural Society
Photos taken pre-COVID

Background:

The Raffles Indian Cultural Society (or ICS for short) is an amalgamation of culture and amusement as we give individuals a platform to connect to their roots with their fellow peers. It provides an avenue for individual Indians to assemble and bond with each other, and to develop our Indian culture in school. We hope to sustain shared experiences and to cultivate a feeling of belonging among individuals. We arrange for a variety of initiatives for our members to feel engaged with our cultural happenings and language. 

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CCA Previews ’21: Club Automatica

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By Heng Teng Yi (21S05A), Chairperson, Liao Yu (21S06S), Vice-Chairperson, and Ang Shi Xuan (21S06N), Quartermaster

Automatica? We know what you’re thinking: what CCA is that? Trust us, we were once in your shoes too. After all, it is undeniable that our CCA name does not give any details about the nature of our CCA. It’s not even an actual word. So what does it mean? To be honest, we have no idea either.

What we can tell you though is that we are a robotics club. Our interesting CCA name aside, we are a dedicated, innovative and chill CCA, committed to making our mark on the history of robotics (or so we hope).

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Cold-calling: For Better or for Worse?

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By Sara Chia (21S03G)

The class is silent, and so are you. Your hands are cold, clammy, and you sink further into your jacket, staring furtively at your worksheet, hoping that it’ll somehow make you invisible. You can feel yourself tensing with every moment that goes by, and relief hits you the instant you hear a name that’s not yours being called.

Does that sound familiar? Does that one class that you’ve come to dread come to mind because of this very experience? You’re probably thinking about cold-calling. 

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CCA Previews ’21: Bridge Club

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By Rosaline Lee (21S06H), Novia Loke (21S03N), and Daniel Ng (21S06R)

Hello, come on in! Welcome to Raffles Institution Bridge Club, where you would hopefully be able to soon call home. Here, take a seat, we have one for you at the table. This is where you will be training with your peers for future tournaments, where you will sharpen your skills and your thinking, where you will find yourself a part of a family. 

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CCA Previews ’21: Guitar Ensemble

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By Guitar Ensemble

Have you ever wished you could play your favorite pop or classical tunes on a guitar like those guitarists on stage? Then you have made the right choice clicking on this page! The Raffles Institution Guitar Ensemble (RJGE) is a fully fledged Niibori Guitar Ensemble, and we explore many genres of music. Be it emotional classics or rock songs, you name it, we do it. There is so much more to guitar that you can discover, because other than simple finger-plucking exercises, we have a bigger goal of tugging at your heartstrings! 

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