JOHN, Alice (Mrs) Education in Singapore (Part 1: English), Accession Number 001762


  • Oral History Centre
    Source
  • 14
    Total Reels
  • Rose Marie Chng
    Interviewer
  • 06:06:19
    Total Running Time
  • English
    Language


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Metadata

  • 5 Jun 1996
    Recording Date
  • 00:27:43
    Running Time
  • MP3
    Format
  • Open Access
    Conditions Governing Access

Synopsis

Details of family background and childhood at home. Brief history of Raffles Girls' School (RGS). Enrolment at RGS in 1939. The building layout of the school at Queen Street. The different classes. Her first classroom. How she came to school. Her school uniform, school badge and school song. A typical day in Standard 1. How teachers disciplined students. How reading was taught and encouraged.

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