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We Coach ( and hence learn ) to Maximise Potential of Self & Others
• PD friend at the SJI Learning Festival Key Personals ( KPs ) were invited to serve as PD friend to presenters at the festival . Many professional conversations were held , with the PD friends helping to sharpen the thinking , learning and growth of the presenters .
We Connect to Learn through Networking and Benchmarking
• We Learn through Sharing - SJI Learning Festival 2018
Focused on the theme ' Culture of Growth , Community of Learners ', the festival celebrates our teachers ' exploration and discovery as they embrace the process of continually learning . Participants signed up for one of 13 concurrent
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Mr Ho Kwon Ping reinforced the importance of the role of teachers who are guiding the young at this stage in their lives . As a mission school , the educators can make a huge difference in building up their confidence , resilience and a sense of purpose and meaning .
“ sessions led by SJI teachers . This year , SJI extended the invitation to teachers from other schools to participate in our Learning Festival . More than 30 teachers from various schools joined us at this event .
• We Learn by going on a Learning Journey Department , Programme and School leaders organise Learning Journeys to broaden knowledge and understanding of organisations outside of school as well as learn new skills .
• We Learn through External Sharing Our teachers shared good practices with the educational fraternity both nationally and internationally . The learning from being a presenter enhances critical thinking and creativity . Mr Karthickeyen Govindaraj presented at the Integrated Programme Sharing Seminar organised MOE , and 2018 Asian Festival of Children ' s Content ( AFCC ). Mr Heng Guek Boon presented at the 2018 International Annual Conference on Teaching Chinese as a Second Language in Taiwan .