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Following that, Dr. Chua stamped this year's Having said that, Dr. Chua proceeded to highlight
English Magazine theme “Voices” as a the social symptoms that have grown rampant
meaningful one. “It spreads the beauty of the among students as a result of the aforementioned

unseen, it brings light to the aspects students don't lockdown. “Exposed to social media ideals on
normally bear witness to. In this sense, freedom of a daily basis, many students have begun to face
expression in literature is paramount. a lack of self-esteem. Some put up facades for
the sole purpose of making a good impression

“We can never fully imagine the scope of on others, but they end up concealing their true
transformations the future will usher in, the degree selves. Another repercussion of the lockdown is
of ground-breaking technological advancements the loss of academic focus among students due
humanity will make. We can only rely on procured to the previous state of excessive liberty, and the

knowledge to adapt to changing times. Unlike decline in their ability to concentrate on what truly
the past, our current dynamic society presents a matters.
new universal necessity for students, that is to be
On Voice and Freedom: participative in a wide range of extracurricular We organize manifold extracurricular events
“Our school strives to combat this.
activities. This is precisely why there has to be
freedom of expression: for students to innovate, throughout the year to facilitate students'
A Perspective Parallel with Legacy and to explore new possibilities.” growth by providing them with a wide range of

opportunities and experiences. Through this, we

Nevertheless, Dr. Chua stressed that there aim to cultivate students' communication skills
School Principal - Interview Article
is a limit to “freedom”. and empathy, as well as to help them gain self-
confidence and independent-thinking skills. At the
It all started with a text message to Miss Kuen Cheng English Magazine, call for an “Take for example the immense degree same time, we have our teachers to thank, as they

Foo. interview with her. “Our school's students have of liberty students lived in during the COVID-19 have willingly adopted new teaching methods to
a generally good command of English in daily pandemic lockdown. Some families pulled reignite students' interest in school commitments
Two official letters back and forth, three communication, but what we lack as a Chinese- through, managing to maintain a healthy work- post-lockdown.”
phone calls from the secretary department, medium school is a deeper understanding of life balance, but what about those students who fell
and multiple drafts of interview questions later, the language. Chinese culture defines our core, through the cracks? Some lost track of time, some Driven by passion for students' well-

we were set to interview Dr. Chua Lee Lee, the but multilingualism shapes our perspectives and spiraled down into the abyss of gadget addiction. being, Dr. Chua had this advice to share: “There
school principal. Frankly, we were nervous, but external selves. This is where the English Magazine are many happenings in life that are beyond our
our anxiety dissipated into thin air as soon as Dr. comes in.” “From these circumstances, we can see control. What matters most is our ability to self-

Chua, poised with affable ease as she strode into that freedom is governed by our morals and self- motivate, and to adapt to external changing
the teachers' meeting room with a smile radiant as Much lauded by Dr. Chua, this magazine awareness. Another instance would be our school situations. Life is as such, containing not only bliss
the sun, asked the first question. convenes students who harbour the common publications. There are certain limitations in but also pain.”
passion for creative writing to compose poems, school writing as to avoid discomforting others or
“Have you two had your lunch? I've got fiction and non-fiction proses. “Our students will portraying distasteful images before our school's

some bread in my bag for the both of you.” The learn to appreciate the English language at a much demographics. From this, we can infer that a
following interview was an illuminating one. higher level, transcending the basic requirement of writer's freedom is ultimately determined by his/
communication. This is a foundational direction her target audience.”

Shuffling her papers, Dr. Chua began by for our school's future students from the school
expressing her joy at having us, the editors of the publication aspect.”
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