The
Staff Dedication Service for 2006 was held at the Barker Road
Methodist Church Sanctuary on 30 December 2005. The Service
commenced with a welcome from Mr Ng Eng Chin (Principal, ACS Barker
Road), followed by a time of singspiration and worship, led by Rev
Barnabas Chong (Chaplain, ACJC). It was a fitting start to the year
as all staff from the Anglo-Chinese schools gathered to give praise
and honour to God for what He had done in their work and in their
own lives.
In his opening address, Mr Tan Wah Thong,
Chairman of the Board of Governors, expressed his thanks to everyone
for their hard work and dedication. He also announced that ACS
(International) Jakarta will be completed by March 2006 and will be
established as a full school, with the capacity to house about 1,000
students. Following this, there will be more ACS schools in the
region in time to come. He commended the schools and reminded them
to continue to strive for standards of excellence.
Bishop
Dr Robert Solomon’s message from Ecclesiastes 12:9 -14 challenged
staff members that in their role as educators, they should endeavour
to teach ‘life’s wisdom’ to their pupils, as this ‘has lasting
effect which does not change’. God is the ultimate source of wisdom,
and if teachers are able to influence their students to ‘fear God’
and recognize that ‘He is the Master’, their students will discover
true meaning and purpose in life.
‘Teach the young well - so they will find
happiness and truth. This is the ethos of the ACS education,’ he
said.
The Dedication Service concluded with an
affirmation of the ‘Teachers’ Oath’ and a prayer for the teachers.
Mrs Catherine Wong
(Level Head English)
ACS (Barker Road)
