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Lasallian Conversations
The daily hum of teaching and administrative duties leaves teachers with precious little time to pause and reflect on our core values as Lasallian educators . Left unattended , there is the potential to lose sight of that which drives our desire to teach . The Lasallian Conversations are designed to help staff members keep in touch with our core Lasallian values .
These conversations invite staff to become reacquainted with the teachings and practices of our founder , De La Salle and those who have followed in his footsteps . These sessions also offer the opportunity for edification as hearing about the experiences of others can be a powerful means of encouraging growth . The teachers are invited to renew their commitments expressed in the Lasallian Teacher ’ s Pledge .
The Lasallian Conversations are held once a term . Listening to a prepared talk has been a staple of the programme . Discussion questions are offered to encourage the staff to speak to one another .
This year , four conversations were organized with :
1 . Russell Yip & Hubert Yeo , recently graduated students now pursuing University studies
2 . Ms . Fiona Koh , Vice-Principal of Marsiling Secondary School
3 . Mohd Fareez , Senior Assistant Director , Family Services Centre ( Central )
4 . Prof . Tan Cheng Han , Chairman , EW Barker Centre for Law & Business
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( top left ): Solution Focus Workshop : PD Friend Ms Lim Boon Siang with Presenters Mohamad Syaifudin & Asmah Hanim and participants - “ I helped to facilitate the presenter ’ s thinking during the planning stage by linking every step back to the objectives - why they do what they do ?” Ms Lim Boon Siang
( centre ): “ Articulating concepts that we know internally but voicing them out for pedagogical purposes ( for other educators ) is very useful .” - Presenter Mr Eugene Ong
( bottom left ): “ I have learnt how to react to the needs of the participant and share ( enthusiastically ) about something I am passionate about .” - Presenter Ms Christina Leong
( bottom right ): “ I have gained more confidence to share good teaching practices . It is also a good opportunity to learn from teachers outside SJI .” - Presenter Ms Winnie Yap
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( 1st row , left ): Mrs Vivian Tan & Ms Joyce Teo learnt by conducting a workshop at the Academy of Singapore Teachers ( AST ). Mrs Vivian Tan started a community learning network for art teachers from 11 IP schools in Singapore to promote learning and levelling up of standards across the schools .
( 1st row , right ): Mr Ang Yuin Hur and Ms Ong Siew Hwee presented their learning research paper at the API-JEC International Conference on Educational Frontiers 2018 , Philippines
( 2nd row ): Teachers experiencing their Learning Journey ( 3rd row ): ATM @ Victoria School
( 4th row ): Ms Joyce Teo gained experience as an educator intern at Honestbee and presented at the Reactor Startup Immersion for Educators ( RSIE ) Symposium 2018
( Clockwise , from top left ):
Ms Fiona Koh , Mohd Fareez and Prof . Tan Cheng Han