The Banyan’s Providence: A Singaporean Persuasion Name: Wang Zizheng Chapter I: The Fallen Bough In the year 2025, a young banyan sapling was torn from its mother’s roots in Singapore’s Central Catchment Reserve—a heartless severance, much like the sudden removal of a beloved character from Austen’s novels. Cast into the concrete wilderness of Estate, it … Continue reading QUEEN’S COMMONWEALTH ESSAY COMPETITION 2025 -Wang Zizheng (Gold Award)
QUEEN’S COMMONWEALTH ESSAY COMPETITION 2025 – Le Nguyen Ngoc Han (Silver Award)
Name : Le Nguyen Ngoc Han Class : 4D (2025) Question: National legends and folklore can take us on a journey through history and culture. Retell a famous folklore from your own or another Commonwealth country in a surprising way. Tam Cam: The Story Never Told I am Cam, and I was born in Vietnam’s … Continue reading QUEEN’S COMMONWEALTH ESSAY COMPETITION 2025 – Le Nguyen Ngoc Han (Silver Award)
QUEEN’S COMMONWEALTH ESSAY COMPETITION 2025 – Francene Pang
Name : Francene Pang Class : 4B3 (2025) Question : 1 Equal access to education is enshrined in the Commonwealth Charter as one of the key values and aspirations that unite the Commonwealth. While the Commonwealth has come a long way on the journey towards this, there is still progress to be made. Imagine a … Continue reading QUEEN’S COMMONWEALTH ESSAY COMPETITION 2025 – Francene Pang
Singapore Kindness Movement 2022 – The Bird and the Bug
Written by: Aceton Low (2D 2022)
Singapore Kindness Movement 2022 – Keep Calm and Be Kind!
Written and Illustrated by: Chee Kai Zhe, Grandas Teo Yue Heng Ze, Hailey Ong Li Wen, Han Zheng Xi, Heng Leng Shuang Shayann, and Rainiern Ang Yun Xiang
Singapore Kindness Movement 2023 – What Would Gizmo Do?
Written by: Aurora Tan, Desiree Lim, Gareth Yip, and Tay Qi Xuan Illustrated by: Elvin Chee and Tang Xin Ying Awarded Consolation Prize (4th place out of 52 entries)
16th International Conference on the Short Story in English (Flash Fiction) 2023 – Mitchell Tan
Theme: Stories about the Globe and the Planet Title: A Prehistoric Day Out Written by: Mitchell Tan (4D 2023) Two rodents scampered across a vast expanse of mudcracks, the pitter-patter of their feet the only sound to be heard for miles. They had found that even though food and water was hard to come by … Continue reading 16th International Conference on the Short Story in English (Flash Fiction) 2023 – Mitchell Tan
16th International Conference on the Short Story in English (Flash Fiction) 2023 – Aceton Low
Theme: Retelling of Myths Written by: Aceton Low (3F 2023) It all began with an accident. Amaterasu Omikami, the Goddess of the highest and she who shines on the world. Every place she went, smiles would illuminate. Birds would croon harmonious symphonies. The living were charmed by her glorious divinity. However, her younger brother was … Continue reading 16th International Conference on the Short Story in English (Flash Fiction) 2023 – Aceton Low
The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2023 – Aceton Low
Script a dialogue between two people, with contrasting viewpoints, on an issue that divides generations. Written by: Aceton Low (3F 2023) - Awarded Gold Scene 1: The ConditionsPierce, a Singaporean queer adolescent, enters the living room in an array of high-fashion couture with a full face of makeup on. Ahma, an old soul with a … Continue reading The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2023 – Aceton Low
The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2023 – Ivan Lim
Title: Does age matter? Written by: Ivan Lim (2G 2023) - Awarded Silver I recently came across an online news article about a missing Singaporean climber, MrShrinivas Sainis Dattatraya, who summited Mount Everest on May 19 2023. He was 39 yearsold. He left Singapore on 1 April with the aim of summiting Mount Everest, followed … Continue reading The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2023 – Ivan Lim
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