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| Mdm
Tan Lee Fang, Anderson JC's Teacher-in-charge of
Lion Dance and Wushu, with her CCA members. |
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At the recent Singapore Schools Sports Councils (SSSC) Annual
General Meeting, Education Minister Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam
commended schools for making good progress in the battle against
obesity and stressed the need for students to be actively involved
in sports. Speaking to over 800 educators who attended the event
held on 14 January 2005 at Anderson Junior College, he said
that the role of sports went "beyond developing fitness, athletic
and games skills".
During the event, 301 schools received Gold and Silver Trim
and Fit (TAF) Awards. One Centralised Institute and 14 Junior
Colleges were also awarded the MINDEF Physical Fitness Performance
Award (MPFPA). Millennia Institute received the Best Performer
Award while Pioneer JC bagged the Most Improved Award.
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by her PE teacher to lose weight, Seemanti Mukherjee
of Anderson Junior College aims to become a dietician. |
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For one student, her concerned PE teacher motivated her to keep
fit. Seemanti Mukherjee, 17, of Anderson Junior College said
that she had been a TAF student since Sec 4.
"I've never really been bothered by my weight even though I
was in the TAF Club. We ate oily food at home and I didn't exercise
much. But when I went to JC, my PE teacher, Ms Ong, showed me
how important it was to be healthy. What touched me was that
after school, she took me to the supermarket. She pointed out
all the food items I should and shouldn't be eating and explained
why. Now I want to lose weight and my goal is to become a dietician."
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From 2006, the TAF Awards will be replaced
with the Achievement Award (Physical Health). |
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The new award will use a Sports Participation
Index to gauge the level of effort a school
has made in encouraging students to play sports. |
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Schools must also achieve a NAPFA passing
rate of at least 60% to qualify for the new
award. |
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School can use a new training manual, Mental
Skills For Peak Performance to help students
achieve sporting goals through mental training. |
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Wushu will also be included in the Inter-school
games calendar to encourage students to take
part in a wider variety of CCAs. |
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Schools will receive a $40 subsidy
for every new recruit in the six uniformed groups. |
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