Headmaster's Welcome
Welcome to RICS!
"My dream for RICS is that we will continually reinvent ourselves as a world class institution that provides a unique, world class international education and prepares our children for the future."
Gary Tan. Headmaster, RICS.
Welcome to Raffles International Christian School (RICS). We invite you to explore our website to find out more about our school, history, culture, programmes and people.
RICS is at the forefront and deeply committed to providing quality education for our students, nurturing them to be active, lifelong learners and influential leaders of sterling character. At RICS, the child is at the centre of every programme and activity that takes place in the school. Every student is important to us and we customize the curriculum to help them realize their full potential. The Raffles Programme is a unique and specially designed curriculum to cater to the varied needs and talents of our students. Through the Raffles Programme, students will be exposed to a holistic education which prepares them to be confident, articulate, independent leaders for the 21st Century.
I am glad to have a team of highly dedicated and experienced faculty. Our teachers create a vibrant learning environment to nurture in our students a passion for learning and cultivate in them the spirit of enquiry.
We hope that your visit to our website will give you a deeper understanding of what makes RICS such an ideal and dynamic place to learn, play and grow. Come join us because at RICS
Ko te Tamaiti te Pútake o te Kaupapa
The Child Is the Heart of the Matter
Traditional Maori saying
About the Headmaster
Mr Gary Tan graduated from the Nanyang Technological University and the National Institute of Education of Singapore. He is also the recipient of the MOE Teaching Scholarship from the Ministry of Education, Singapore. Mr Gary Tan is also the current advisor to Microsoft Indonesia's Partners in Learning Programme
Prior to assuming his current role as Headmaster of Raffles International Christian School. Mr Tan was the vice principal of Crescent Girls' School, a top autonomous school in Singapore. In his tenure at Crescent Girls' School, the school catapulted from 20th position in the Academic Ranking in 2001 to the top 5 schools in 2007.
A seasoned educator, Mr Tan has been a school leader for more than 15 years and has brought tremendous impact to the institutions that he has helmed. He was the key driver in the BackPack.NET project that have placed Crescent Girls' School at the forefront of the educational technology roadmap. The school in close collaboration with industry partners such as, the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), Microsoft Singapore and Fujitsu Asia Pacific became the first school in the world to bring the Tablet PCs into the hands of every student at Crescent Girls School & develop a highly personalized and dynamic learning environment that prepares students for the future.
Widely sought for his expertise, Mr Tan has shared his experiences and worked closely with many dignitaries and visitors from all over the world, such as the Vice Minister of Education, Thailand, Dubai Education Council and Mr Craig Mundie, CTO of Microsoft Corp. He was also part of the Schools of the Future Taskforce, School Based Curriculum Innovation and Prototyping Committee, I. T. Masterplan 2 Committee and presented at global conferences such as the Educational Research Association of Singapore Conference, International Conference on Computer Education, Microsoft Govt Leader's Forum in Singapore and Intel's Govt Leader's Forum in the Philippines.
About the Deputy Headmasters
Mr. Satyajeet Gurung was the Science Coordinator and Head of the Department in our School and has assumed the role of Deputy Headmaster with effect from 2009. He emphasises on application oriented learning wherein students are made confident in applying their learning to real life situations.
He graduated with a Bachelors degree from Rani Durgavati University Jabalpur (M.P), India, (subject: Chemistry, Botany, Zoology) in 1988.Followed by a Masters degree from Rani Durgavati University Jabalpur, (M.P), India, (subjects: Organic Chemistry) in 1993.He has also done his Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) in 1996.
Mr Satyajeet was also the recipient of the Teacher of the Year Award 2008. He has over 16 years of enriching teaching experience in various schools in India. He also taught Chemistry & Biology in Ahlulbayt I S, Kigoma, Tanzania, East Africa. Before joining RICS, he taught chemistry in R N Podar Senior Secondary School Santa Cruz (West) Mumbai, India which adopts the (CBSE) curriculum.
