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Sunday 29 March 2015

Circles In Everyday Life Project Winners

The Circles In Everyday Life project has been completed. We are thankful to all students and parents who supported their children throughout the two weeks of the project. Following will be a presentation of the winners in both the Children and Adult categories. We judged each project based on five criteria:

1. Creativity
2. Uniqueness
3. Effort
4. Aesthetics
5. Writing

Full list of the marks awarded for each student at HLS who participated in the Circles In Everyday Life project


WINNER, CHILDREN CATEGORY: YONG CHUAN
Yong Chuan and Mr. Duncan pose for a photo with his winning project, certificate and trophy in conjunction with the Circles In Everyday Life project at HLS

A closer look at Yong Chuan's Circles In Everyday Life Project

Yong Chuan had a clear vision of what he wanted to do from the moment the Circles In Everyday Life project began. A wonderfully creative piece of work depicting the Solar System was coupled with a great piece of writing showing how he personally loves space and the planets. His work scored high on all the marking criteria and we thought it was the stand-out project. Congratulations Yong Chuan!


2ND PLACE, CHILDREN CATEGORY: ETHELIND
Ethelind and Mr. Duncan pose for a photo with her project, certificate and trophy in conjunction with the Circles In Everyday Life project at HLS

A closer look at Ethelind's Circles In Everyday Life project

A closer look at Ethelind's Circles In Everyday Life project

Ethelind produced a fine, creative book on various circle shapes in life. Everything was done neatly with excellent written captions. 


3RD PLACE, CHILDREN CATEGORY: ISAAC
Isaac and Mr. Duncan pose for a photo with his project, certificate and trophy in conjunction with the Circles In Everyday Life project at HLS

A closer look at Isaac's Circles In Everyday Life project

Isaac is a consistent performer at HLS and was rewarded for his unique and creative style along with very well written explanations and an essay in the booklet.


4TH PLACE, CHILDREN CATEGORY: KUANG YEE
Kuang Yee and Mr. Duncan pose for a photo with her certificate in conjunction with the Circles In Everyday Life project at HLS

A closer view of Kuang Yee's project

A closer view of Kuang Yee's project focused on the 'circle' of a typical week in comic book format


5TH PLACE, CHILDREN CATEGORY: YE HAO
Ye Hao and Mr. Duncan pose for a photo with his project and certificate in conjunction with the Circles In Everyday Life project at HLS

Ye Hao made a fruit basket and included a good story in the yellow booklet, along with labeling of the fruits in his basket


6TH PLACE, CHILDREN CATEGORY: ACELINE
Aceline and Mr. Duncan pose for a photo with her project and certificate in conjunction with the Circles In Everyday Life project at HLS

A closer look at Aceline's Circles In Everyday Life project

A closer look at Aceline's Circles In Everyday Life project



WINNER, ADULT CATEGORY: HUMAIRAH
Humairah and Mr. Duncan pose for a photo with her project, certificate and plaque in conjunction with the Circles In Everyday Life project at HLS

A closer look at Humairah's Circles In Everyday Life project

A closer look at Humairah's Circles In Everyday Life project

A closer look at Humairah's Circles In Everyday Life project

Humairah scored 98% and was excellent in every category. The creativity of her project was amazing and the paper folding exquisite. It was the clear winner. Congratulations Humairah!


=2ND PLACE, ADULT CATEGORY: KELLY
Kelly received the 2nd place certificate for this nicely done work in the Circles In Everyday Life project at HLS. Descriptions of the four emotions were tucked away inside each plate


=2ND PLACE, ADULT CATEGORY: MRS. FAM
Mrs. Fam and Mr. Duncan pose for a photo with her project and certificate in conjunction with the Circles In Everyday Life project at HLS


A closer look at Mrs. Fam's Circles In Everyday Life project. She made a container to store clothes pegs


Tuesday 17 March 2015

The Circles In Everyday Life Project

This month Horne Learning Services is holding the "Circles In Everyday Life Project" from 9th - 21st March, 2015.

Students may design something like a poster, picture, collage or book, including 100+ words of explanation. They will have 2 classes to complete their projects. As always, we are looking for creativity, a lot of effort, and something unique and interesting. Awards will be given out for all the best entries:

Winner, 2nd place, and 3rd place trophies for The Circles In Everyday Life Project at Horne Learning Services

Winner, 2nd place, and 3rd place trophies for The Circles In Everyday Life Project at Horne Learning Services

Winner's plaque, adult category, for The Circles In Everyday Life Project at Horne Learning Services


Here are a few photos of students working on their projects during the first week:














Saturday 14 March 2015

March 2015 Awards

Every March we present awards for the Longest Attending Students. This is our time to recognise and give back to those who have been studying with us for the long-term, to say thank you for using our services.

Following are the top five students who have been committed to Horne Learning Services, each of them for over 3 years:

Longest Attending Student as of March 2015: Marcus

#2: Ye Hao

#3: Jen Haw


#4: Yasmin

#5: Ser Han