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Lifelong Learning

Festival 2017

On 11 November 2017, CLE
participated, alongside the
National Silver Academy and
numerous other community
partners, in the Lifelong Learning
Festival held at the Singapore
University of Social Sciences.
NAFA hosted a booth promoting
its courses and conducted a
fashion accessories workshop.
During the event, Vice Dean and
Principal Lecturer, Dance, Dr Caren
Carino and Vice Dean, Teaching &
Learning Unit and Senior Lecturer,
Dr Rebecca Kan gave talks relating to
dance and music.
Supported by SkillsFuture Singapore, SYT’s awards
the Lifelong Learning Festival is an
annual signature event, organised and accolades
by the Lifelong Learning Council,
to promote a culture of continued
learning and development for all. SYT students have won many awards
at local and international competitions
including the 19 Kanagawa Biennial
th
Leading the way World Children’s Art Exhibition; Land
with new courses Transport Authority’s Downtown Line
3 Postcard Design Competition (for
the launch of the Jalan Besar Station);
and Singapore Discovery Centre’s My
In line with market demand, the Army Idol Art Competition. In music
School of Young Talents (SYT) competitions, we won a total of six
continues to offer new and market- prizes, including a clean sweep of all SYT Art Challenge
leading courses. Junior Dance now three prizes in the Junior category, at
offers the Ballet Gifted Programme the 1 Nanyang International Music
st
to train students for competitions Competition 2017; a total of five NAFA held an inter-class art
and performances, as well as the prizes, which include all three prizes competition for all levels, titled Junior
Contemporary Dance course which in the Young Talents category, at the Art Challenge 2017, to challenge
aims to establish a solid foundation 1 Singapore International Festival of students’ skills and creativity in
st
and the development of creativity. Music Competition 2017; 24 prizes, both 2D and 3D art expressions.
Junior Drama also introduced a including top prizes, at the Singapore- Winning artworks were exhibited at
Grade 5 class to train students for Asia Youth Piano Competition 2017; the department’s Art Fair in October
Trinity College London’s Grade 5 and another 24 prizes, including 2017, held in conjunction with the
individual examination. 15 first prizes, at the Singapore Children’s Day celebration.
International Piano Elite Invitational
Competition 2018.

Masterclasses and Downtown Line

Opening Performance

On 20 October 2017, the String Ensemble was invited to perform at
the Downtown Line Opening at the Expo Station. Two masterclasses
were organised, and conducted by pianist, Professor John Perry
HIGHLIGHTS
(in collaboration with Steinway & Sons Singapore) and violinist,
Professor Alexander Trostiansky.

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