Bachelor of Science Club

The Bachelor of Science Club, commonly known as BSc Club, is a student club under Teacher Trainees’ Club (TTC) at National Institute of Education (NIE). Initially, it was formed to serve the those in the BSc (Ed) community. However, over the years, the club has extended its arms to reach out to the BSc (Ed) community and beyond through its various forms of services and activities. Today, the club consists of members from all walks of life - students from Bachelor of Science (Education), Bachelor of Arts (Education), DipEd (Diploma in Education), PGDE (Post-Graduate Diploma in Education), and even the returning teachers. With greater diversity, the club has a greater desire to commit itself to improving the needs of the NIE community.
BSc Club envisions to provide good service and create unique learning opportunities for NIE student teachers.
The club engages student teachers in activities that promote:
*Interaction
*Networking
*Teambonding
*Confidence
*Leadership and many more
Thus, it provides opportunities for the student teachers to enjoy first-hand experiences in both event and people management, as well as encourage learning and sharing. In short, the club plays an imperative role in:
*Enhancing the student life
*Instilling vibrancy in NIE
History
2001 to 2004
Founded in 2001 under the advisory of Dr Shirley Lim, NSSE, the club has a healthy committee of 19 members. It was formed to serve the student teachers under the BSc (Ed) community. The BSc colors were initially blue, white and yellow. It also represents the long and winding road that the club is ready to face.
In 2002, under the advisory of Drs Beverly Goh and Kwek Leong Chuan, the club launched the first club T-shirts for BSc (Ed) cohort.
Subsequently, the first club investiture was held on 2nd Oct 2002 held on NIE LT4.
2005 to 2006
*Sharity Camp: A camp in June 2005 was organized with National Council of Social Service to benefit primary school children to know about the different forms of disabilities and the various ways of helping the less fortunate through the fun activities and visits to charity organisations.
*Sharity Carnival: During October 2005, BSc Club worked closely with National Council of Social Service to celebrate Children's Day at the Singapore Zoo for children from Singapore School for the Deaf and those from normal-stream schools.
*Broadening the experience of student teachers through the exploration of the Hong Kong’s education system, BSc Club visited HKIEd as well as 2 primary schools and Singapore International Schoolin Hong Kong during December 2005.
*Graduates of 2006 had a blast of 2nd Dinner and Dance, with the theme Regalia.
*INSPirasi: BSc Club travels to Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, and Bandung for the 2nd overseas educational experience to educate the children on December 2006, as well as to donate books to the poor.
2007 to 2008
*StarLite '07: The first ever singing competition at NIE has been inaugurated on 31st August 2007.
*QueST: Thailand was the next country BSc Club visited. The team conducted a Math workshop for the primary school teachers in Buriram.
*Lecturers from all corners of NIE bought Chinese New Year hampers from BSc Club as gifts for old folks at an Old Folks Home.
*Community Chest 25th Anniversary: A collaboration with National Council of Social Serivice to celebrate 50 years with social service. BSc Club put forth a Sharity event on 23rd August 2008.
*StarLite 2008: BSc Club managed to have a second successful installation on 29th August 2008.
*Science Fair 2008: Another successful event with Science Centre Singapore and various schools in the West Zone cluster. Entailing the theme ‘Saving the Earth’, the competition was graced by Professor Leo Tan, and judged by 4 NSSE Lecturers, Dr Kwek Leong Chuan, Dr Peter Lee, Dr Teo Yong Chua and Mr Timothy Tan.
2009
*BSc Plays Cupid: The first valentine event the club has organized.
*TICE-Eco Camp 2009: The club organized an interesting camp event together with the Tertiary Institutions Council for the Environment for 3 days 2 nights, for the tertiary institutions in Singapore.
*INSOMNIA: An improvised welfare outing for the juniors to know the club better.
2010
*StarLite 2010: A third installation of StarLite has been launched. An overwhelming response from the NIE community.
*NIEXUS: A combined effort with Club Jeux to create an overnight educational forum to prepare the juniors for the upcoming practicum.
*The EcoBooks Movement: An inaugural initiative by the juniors to create eco-friendliness within the campus.
*Dive and Discover: A revamped and improved overseas trip by BSc Club to inculcate life-long learning for student teachers.
*Bizarre Bazaar: The club revamps the way a bazaar works in NIE! It donated its profits to a non-government organization, Gawad Kalinga.
*INSOMNIA X: In conjunction of post-YOG activities, the club launches a night-cycling event!
*StarLite X: A Halloween Special episode of StarLite is being moved out of campus, to The Arts House at Old Parliament.
Past Achievements
*2005: NIE Club Gold Award
*2006: NIE Club Silver Award
*2007: NIE Club Bronze Award
*2009: NIE Club Gold Award
Chairpersons
*Tan Kim Seng Kelvin (2001 thru 2004)
*Wong Kui Fong (2004/05)
*Renne Yuanna Sulaiman (2005/06)
*Lim Hongda (2006/07)
*Nilasari Mohamed Soffe (2007/08)
*Muhammad Faeez (2008/09)
*Yushiella Ahmad (2009/10)
*Yew Yishen Sam (2010/11)
Activities
BSc Club's activities takes on a tripartite structure. Along with these three pillars, confidence level and leadership skills are developed for the student leaders in the club. In addition, the club supports Office of Teacher Education in various portfolio photo-shoots and other activities.
Us
Being Us, there are welfare outings to show that fun can be associated with science education. BSc Club has also created its own niche through the years. StarLite, an annual English singing competition, is an activity to unveil the hidden talents of student teachers at NIE, which otherwise go undiscovered. All work and no play works Jack a dull boy. Through this event, the club is able to show that student teachers can have their moments of stardom, besides teaching. Apart from that, the club has shared its successful StarLite model with cultural clubs like Chinese Language Educational and Research Club, and Malay Language and Cultural Society. By doing so, it will open up new opportunities for student teachers that enjoy singing in other languages and it will create a more vibrant community for NIE.
The Ideal Face
Being The Ideal Face, the club encourages student teachers to excel in info-communication technology. With e-Fiesta, it works closely with Office of Education to enhance teacher education on such technology, as the innovation of new technologies never stops around the globe. Furthermore, the club aids student teachers that are interested in diving. Several of them are beginning divers and this is a good opportunity for them to step out of their comfort zone to learn a new life skill. The club is also leading open house activities to showcase prospective activities that NIE is an active and vibrant environment for learning.
The Delivering Hands
Being The Delivery Hands, BSc Club provides networking opportunities across cohorts with freshmen to interact with one another. The freshmen orientation camps organized with Bachelor of Arts Club are enriching student teacher lives at NIE with teambonding activities. The interaction among the student teacher population is further heightened with the introduction of Dinner and Dance event. This event is jointly organized with Bachelor of Arts Club as well as TTC.

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