NYJC is proud to be the host for this year's "CDAC Ready for School Event" held on Sunday, 2 Dec 12. The Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC), a non-profit self-help group has been holding this event at their premises in the past few years and this is the first time they are holding the event at an external venue. The Guest of Honour gracing the event was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam.

On 9 November 2012, representatives from the Rotary Club of Tanglin visited Nanyang Junior College to give an inspiring talk to Interactors from the Interact Club.

In recognition of the college’s effort in environmental conservation and education, Nanyang Junior College was awarded the Lotus Award in the Schools’ Green Audit Award 2012 by the Singapore Environment Council. The Lotus Award is the highest accolade in the four-level Green Audit Award.

On 3 November 2012, Nanyang Junior College Interact Club collaborated with the Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC), a self-help group, to organise a mega family event called the ‘CDAC Amazing Race Roadshow 2012’. It was held in Ang Mo Kio, which can be interpreted as ‘tomatoes’ in dialect. This inspired us to name the race the ‘RED Race’, in which R stands for Ready, E for Embark and D for Discover. The aim of the race is to foster stronger family ties through interesting and engaging station games.

Review, Rethink and Reinvent. These are important processes to ensure that an organisation remains relevant and stays ahead in a changing world. As such, on 24 Oct 2012, all NYJC staff was engaged in a time of reviewing, rethinking and reinventing college processes, strategies and programmes. Teachers from different departments were grouped together to discuss topics ranging from college branding and partnership to student-related issues like student leadership development and student-initiated projects.

On 12 Oct 2012, the college organised the JC2 Graduation Day Ceremony to bid farewell to the graduating cohort. The theme for this year’s ceremony was “This World is Yours”, in celebration and anticipation of the numerous possibilities that await the JC2 students.

Two of our students, Grace Raj and Mary Raj, both from 1206, have each been awarded the A*STAR Science Award (Junior College) 2012.

This award is given to local junior college students, who demonstrate particularly strong aptitude and interest in mathematics and the sciences, to spur their passion in scientific research and development (R&D).

The Teachers Day celebration was held on 31st August 2012. The theme of this year's celebration was 'A Gift for the Givers', to recognise and appreciate the teachers for not only 'giving' us knowledge, but also love, care and life-skills. The 35th Student Council Teachers' Day Planning Committee 2012 therefore set out to organise an event that would recognise the immense contributions of the teachers and foster a stronger school spirit in all NYJCians by engaging students actively.