Ryan O.J.L Journey

On 21st of February 2019 (Thursday), I officially landed in Dalian, China. I was instantly greeted by the Human Resource Department personnel to welcome me to the school. I was being brought to the school’s dormitory to stay for a week while I find my accommodation outside the school. My impression of the school was great. It has curriculum for students ranging from kindergarten to high school. After high school, the students will be given options both locally and overseas to pursue their tertiary education. I was assigned to teach in the middle school, namely Mathematics (IGCSE) and their high school focuses on A level. At kindergarten level, students are given the choice to pursue either their Normal Class ( Chinese curriculum-basis) or their International Class – whereby 50% of the subjects will be taught in English rather than their Normal Class ( where 100% of the subjects will be taught in Chinese) Be it International Class or Normal Class, all students upon graduatio...

My name is Ryan O.J.L. What prompted me to start this blog to raise awareness of inclusiveness is none other than this gentleman on my left pictured above. His name is Mr Maximillian Tan, he is a para-equestrian A little article about him can be found on the link : https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/ride-of-his-life On a personal note, what inspires me is his tenacity towards life at the same time initiated my passion towards inclusiveness. What is inclusiveness: Every single student, no matter what is the current state ( physical state or cognitive state) shall be treated equally as a normal student in a single stream of education with no segregation of streams based on abilities. I was tasked with organizing my school's Paralympic games in conjunction with our annual Sports Fiesta for the very first time in history. As an old boy from our school, Mr Maximillian Tan was invited as Guest of Honour to inaugurate this milestone significant in ou...