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Disclaimer
This script need not be strictly followed when giving the visitors a tour of our school. Please
do include details on your daily school life when introducing them to the areas around the
school. Describe the places in the context of your personal experience in Hwa Chong
Route A:
Route B:
Tours leaving the Clock Tower will alternate between Route A & Route B
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General Procedure
Introduction
● Introduce yourself politely to the visitors
● “Good afternoon / Nice to meet you…” “My name is… and I will be your tour guide
for this school tour this afternoon.”
● “Please feel free to ask any questions along the way.”
● “I will be bringing you to…” (Introduce the course you will be taking before starting
the tour)
● “This tour will last for about 45 min” (inform the duration of the tour lest they need
to leave early, they can back out before the start of the tour)
● “During this time, there will be opportunities for toilet breaks and water breaks.”
During tour
● Observe the visitors
o If they are tired and / or uninterested in the things you are saying, ask them
perhaps to take a break when we reach clock tower for refreshments or
otherwise tell them something interesting to spice up the tour
● Behaviour
o Be open to questions and answer them politely
o Be casual and friendly throughout the tour and engage in casual banter
o Share your school experience with them, and engage them with questions
about their school
o DO NOT refer to the script during the duration of the school tour, instead use
your own knowledge about the place during the tour if you cannot recall
● Focus more on your experience rather than the historical context of the facilities in
the school
● Make eye contact and thank each family/ group of visitors personally
● DO NOT give the visitors your contact number/ email. Direct to the various booths or
to the teachers should they have further questions.
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Notes on Facilities in Hwa Chong Institution
Clock Tower
● Original school building when school was founded.
● Designated a national monument.
● Important trivia 1: First constructed in 1925, it not only served as a clock tower, it
was also used as a vantage point and surveillance tower by the Japanese during the
Japanese Occupation of Singapore.
● Important trivia 2: During the tumultuous years of WW2, the four-faced clock was
ruined but was later restored in the 1970s and again in the 1990s.
Auditorium
● Site of weekly assemblies where the principals personally engages students in a
student-hosted panel discussion on a pertinent topic regarding current affairs /
school policy chosen by students
● Experience: The auditorium is also used as an avenue for larger scaled briefings or
events such as The Hague Model United Nations (THMUN). Eg “One of my favourite
events at the Auditorium the Commencement Ceremony, where I get to see my
seniors celebrate the end of their High School Hwa Chong journey.”
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● Combined flag Raising is held here every Monday morning (that’s ~4000 people
gathered together), with the school’s Military Band playing the National Anthem
and School Song
● Tan Kah Kee is the Founder of our school. He donated the land and financed the
building of the school. Today, we have the largest campus in Southeast Asia—96
football fields of space!
● The MRT track actually runs directly under the school field. LTA actually dug up the
field a few years ago to construct the Downtown Line. When it was done, we were
“given” a new track and an upgraded field.
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o Cater to students with a passion for the visual arts and taking Higher Art as a
subject
o Most facilities were student-requested (especially art gallery) – recognizing
that students are key stakeholders in the development of these facilities
o Art gallery displaying only original work by HCI Higher Art students and
updated once per semester (provide inspiration to younger students /
showcase work to parents & visitors / create a sense of pride amongst
students / motivate students to put in their best in every art project) –
various sub-galleries showcasing animation, installation art etc.
● Level 2 – Chemistry Laboratories (advanced equipment for organic / inorganic
analysis)
● Level 1 – Biology Laboratories / Exhibition Centre / Resource Room
● Basement – Physics Laboratories (advanced equipment for laser analysis of wine
etc.). HCI’s Primary Data Centre
o 3D printers
o Materials and facilities to build items for Category 3 – Inventions our
Independent Studies (Project Work)
Tech Block/ AI Lab
● Houses school Computer Labs. Hwa Chong has been conducting computing classes
since the 1980s, recognising the potential or harnessing technology to various areas
of work and research.
● Construction of a new state-of-the art Artificial Intelligence Lab, to support our new
Computing Talent Programme
Drama Centre
● Proscenium style theatre
● Special equipment / acoustics for staging of student performances / production
● Experience: Other than the Auditorium, we use this venue to conduct our
Consortium assembly, other important functions.
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● Experience e.g. Being a student, we would use the “fishtank”, a glass enclosed area
on level 2 to meet our teachers for consultations. We also collect important
information from MOE or submitting important forms at the reception area.
SALT Centre
● Facilities
o Various rooms for uniformed groups
o Sports facilities – well-equipped cardio/weights rooms open to all students
especially athletes
o MPH – mock up of Parliament to cater for gatherings of student leaders and
lessons in Literature/Economics and related subjects where students can
utilize the facility as a place to engage in constructive debate
o Various music rooms – specially designed acoustics for each room (Band, CO,
SO etc.) such that each performing arts group sounds best in its own room
whilst sounding awkward if they moved elsewhere
o Black box – shoebox style performing arts space, for smaller groups of
student performers to experiment with innovative styles of theatre
o Most of our CCAs – the uniformed groups and performing arts use this venue.
● The Name – Ong Teng Cheong
o Exemplifies values of servant leadership —started out as the leader of NTUC
(Singapore’s trade unions), fighting for the interests of the common worker –
before rising to the highest office in the land as Singapore’s first elected
President – his election (as opposed to appointment) is testament to his
strong commitment to the principle of servant leadership (HCI’s leadership
model)
o Man of Vision – as Transport Minister, went against the advice of his
colleagues and transportation experts to authorize the construction of the
MRT system which is today an ever-growing metro network and resounding
success
o Man of the Arts – a Renaissance man and musician who deeply appreciated
and patronised the fine arts
“This marks the end of our school tour. If you would like to join us for our Parents’
Symposium, we’ll be happy to show you the way to the Auditorium. We can also show
you the way to the Academic Booths in the Library, or the CCA Booths at Kah Kee Hall”
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