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 The Covid-19 virus outbreak has taken a heavy toll on businesses and economies around the world. In the schools, many activities
were curtailed to minimise the risk of potential exposure and for the first time, this year’s ACSOBA Past vs Present Games and
Founder’s Day Dinner were cancelled.
However, these setbacks did not deter ACSians from gathering in smaller groups to remember the founding of our beloved alma
mater. It was heart-warming to see photographs and video clips on social media of ACSians all over the world remembering and
giving thanks to our pioneers, past and present teachers and principals, benefactors and stakeholders of the school, and especially
God for His grace, love and abundant blessings.
This year, Founder’s Day celebrations overseas included London, Auckland, Melbourne, Brisbane, Jakarta and for the first time,
Sydney, Adelaide, Cambridge and Toronto. Celebrations may have taken place in other cities that we do not know about but what
we are certain is that the 1st of March is always remembered by many who have passed through the portals of ACS.
Click below for a summary of how the celebrations went all over the world. Indeed, the show of solidarity speaks volumes for the ACS spirit.
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44 ACSians in Melbourne, from recent
graduates to those from the classes of
the 1970s, celebrated ACS Founder’s
Day at Nihao Kitchen in suburban Kew
on February 22.
The event kicked off with a recap of
the past year by Associate Professor
Alvin Chong Heong On (Class of 85).
This was followed by a special video
guest appearance of the hilarious Kim
Huat, ACS number one fan, thanks to
the generosity of Mr Brown, aka Lee
Kin Mun (Class of 85). The ACSians
then raised the roof singing the school
anthem before settling into a classic
Chinese banquet.
We were fortunate to have two excellent
dinner speakers for the evening. The
first was Mr Tan See Keng (Class of
’81) who was also an ex-ACS discipline
master. See Keng spoke movingly about
his experiences as a discipline master
who tried to connect with his students
rather than just disciplining them, and
how kindness was often more important
than toughness.
The second speaker was Mr Andrew
Foo (Class of 73), marketing and
business consultant, who had flown
in from Brisbane. He spoke of his
experiences as an ACS boy – including
an unforgettable anecdote about how he
had once thrown his prefect’s badge to
the ground in a fit of rage, only to be told
that in effect, he had “thrown the school
onto the ground”.
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