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Mission To equip persons with special needs, through best practices in education, training and support services, for open employment and life-long learning, in partnership with our stakeholders and the community Vision To be a premier organization that develops individuals with special needs to their fullest potential so that they can lead dignified, fulfilling and independent lives as integral members of society. Objectives • To cater to the educational and vocational • To assist and advise parents or guardians needs of persons with mild intellectual on choices and challenges relating to the disability education and development to the said persons. • To enhance the opportunities for the said persons to lead independent, dignified lives in • To encourage parents or guardians of the said society persons to form groups and associations for mutual assistance and co-operation on matters • To initiate, promote and stimulate research relating to the said persons. into their challenges and conditions. • To raise funds, to purchase and own properties • To create and develop awareness of and and to sell or alter or convert such properties educate the public on the needs of those with for these purposes. intellectual disability REGISTERED ADDRESS IPC STATUS 900 New Upper Changi Road Effective Date of IPC: Singapore 467354 From 01 January 2016 – 31 December 2018 A Full Member of National Council of Social Service CHARITY STATUS Charity Regn No: 0121 Charity Regn Date: 30 Nov 1984 AUDITORS RSM Chio Lim LL CONSTITUTION Date of Establishment : 12 Dec 1975 ROS Regn No :ROS 217/75 UEN : S75SS0058K The Association is an approved institution of a public character under the Singapore Income Tax Act Cap 134. CONTENTS 01 Vision & Mission Statement 04 APSN Pathway 05 Executive Board 06 President’s Review 08 Committees & Representatives ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMMES 10 Association Highlights SCHOOLS/CFA MAJOR EVENTS 26 Centre for Adults 30 Delta Senior School 37 Tanglin School 43 Katong School 50 Chaoyang School FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 56 Financial Statements ASSOCIATION AWARDS 85 List of Association Awards STAFF 87 Staff Members MEMBERS 95 Life and Ordinary Members ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 96 Acknowledgements DONATIONS 98 Donations Received 2 | APSN ANNUAL REPORT 2015 - 2016 APSN ANNUAL REPORT 2015 - 2016 | 3 APSN Pathway APSN Executive Board The Association runs four special education schools and centre for adults that offer services to persons with MID. Institute of Sheltered Open Higher Learning Workshop Employment 22 (e.g. ITE) 21 SG Enable-DSS School to Work Work Experience Program Programme President Emeritus President Vice-President Vice-President Centre for at Y4 & Y5 Mr Chan Chee Keong Dr Francis C. Chen Mr Winston Wong Dr Victor Tay Adults 18 Delta Senior Delta Senior School School 17 (Transition)# (WSQ) 16 Honorary Secretary Honorary Treasurer Honorary Asst Treasurer Mrs Ruby Cheah Mr Gwee Sze Chuan Mr Tan Cheen Chong Tanglin Katong School School (Secondary) 13 12 Transfer upon request Katong Chaoyang Committee Member Committee Member Committee Member Committee Member School Ms Seet Chor Hoon Ms Annabel Moore Mr Royce Seah Mr Leonard Lim School (Primary) 07 # 2-year Transition Programme up till 18 years old. No eligibility criteria for entry. ............................................................................................................................... Age Transfer to DSS WSQ Programme is possible if student meets criteria by 18 years old. 4 | APSN ANNUAL REPORT 2015 - 2016 APSN ANNUAL REPORT 2015 - 2016 | 5 management. What is more important is one of which would be the vertical farming that best practices acquired are put to project. use in day to day teaching and learning to benefit our students. Our schools’ recurrent Our Sub Committees and HQ Administration expenditure is fully funded by MOE together have recorded a good year. Infocomm with the National Council of Social Service. reported that various critical IT applications President's like Finance, HR and Student Management Staff are sent for staff upgrading and Systems were enhanced to perform career advancement courses. To further optimally. Finance and Investment reported Review help staff develop to their full potential we clean audited financial results for the year. have employed a Career Coach and Talent Management Head who will meet up with Our Hon Secretary Mrs Ruby Cheah has each staff to discuss areas for development, been tidying up our Constitution, and all , PBM Mr Chan Chee Keong career aspirations leading to career path consolidated additions and amendments Our founding President, the late Dr Dixie mapping for each one. will be put to the coming AGM for adoption. was 110 students. In those early days when Our governance and transparency policy Tan, once wrote “We dream. We have we had to devise our own curriculum and these children that we need to take care Today our teachers use ipads and continues to be refined. Our Human recruit our own teachers and staff; we also interactive whiteboards and personal lap Resources Subcommittee headed by Ms of, so we take care of them as best we had to raise funds for our expenses. can. I want as many people as possible to tops in the classrooms. Tanglin School has Seet Chor Hoon has reviewed and aligned share this dream. And if it reaches people’s Today, 40 years on, we have 4 schools and a done us proud by winning an award from our hiring and employment terms with whose hearts are a little soft and in the training centre for adults taking care of 1,250 Seisa University of Japan for “Transforming market conditions. Our social enterprise right place, it will bear some fruit”. Yes students and trainees supported by a staff of Passive Learners to Active Creators with team is still evaluating various models, but those words have inspired many to come 380 specially trained educators, instructors, 3D Technology”. Our Infocomm team is currently the cookies-bakery project is in forward to make that dream a reality. This job coaches, psychologists, therapists, social working hard to enhance teaching and full swing, but its commercial viability has year as we celebrate the 40th anniversary workers and administrators. Children from learning with technology and its next yet to be evaluated. of APSN’s founding we can look back focus is Mobile/Engaged Learning, Lesson age seven begin their learning journey with We are also active internationally, by proudly at how far we have progressed Content Creation and Curriculum and us until they are 18 or 21. Upon graduation sending our students and staff on overseas and how much we have achieved. from Delta Senior School and armed with Content Sharing. In all our schools and the Centre for Adults, our staff are constantly learning journeys. Dr Francis C. Chen, our WSQ certifications, more than 90% of our Honorary Member at AFID (Asian Federation Back in the 1970’s children who were reviewing and implementing innovative graduands find gainful employment in F & on Intellectual Disabilities) plays an active deemed not good enough to study in methods of teaching and active learning. B outlets, hotels, landscaping companies role and keeps APSN well connected with mainstream schools were under the care and retail. The high success rate is due to Our schools also participate actively in kindred organizations in Asian and other of the Singapore Association for Retarded the high quality of training provided, the co-curricular and outside programmes. countries. children (SARC). The expertise and resources internship programme, and the strong In the field of sports (Special Olympics of this organisation were geared towards partnership the School has forged with its and Paralympic Games), the Very Special After serving for two 2-year terms as the seriously intellectual disabled. This industrial partners. I thank them for their Arts and overseas visits. Chaoyang School President, I shall be stepping down as led some parents with higher functioning support all these years. School leavers celebrated its 10th year of Academic and President at the next AGM scheduled for children to start classes with curriculum who are not job-ready and require further Cultural Exchange (ACE) Programme with August 2016. I have enjoyed the experience better suited to their children’s abilities. In training can enrol at our Centre for Adults. India with a visit by Principal, 8 staff and 18 and thankful for the opportunity to serve. 1976 a new Association was formed by these students to New Delhi sponsored by Sparkz I thank MOE, MSF, NCSS and the Tote parents and it was named the Association Over the last 40 years our Schools have Pte Ltd. Board for their continuous support. We for Educationally Subnormal Children or evolved with the times. With better funding are grateful to all our sponsors and donors AESN. AESN was renamed APSN in 2000. and support from the Special Education Our Centre for Adults was recently re-located for their generosity and commitment of In 1977, 90 students under AESN started Branch (SEB) of MOE our educators to Kembangan-Chai Chee Community Hub time. I thank our staff for their hard work, classes in borrowed premises in 3 churches. and support staff are better trained and at 11, Jalan Ubi. The official opening was patience and loyalty. I also thank my fellow motivated. Funds are also available for graced by the Minister for Social and Family Board members for their wise counsel and In 1978 the Association took over Tanjong staff to go on overseas study trips to learn Development, Mr Tan Chuan-Jin on