Science Club

Description

The Science Club evolved from its predecessor Science Competition Training Team in 1990. (The Club remains committed to priming a Quiz Team that will fly the RI flag with distinction. RI has the honour of being defending champions in a large number of competitions.)

We are a bunch of young people who have a passion for science. Some of us aspire to be scientists, but all of us simply can't stop asking questions about the things of the visible and invisible universe.

The Club provides opportunities for us to accumulate scientific experiences to further the boundaries of what we know. We also believe that science education should be an enjoyable process. We organize an annual Raffles Science Olympiad for primary school students as a platform for nurturing interest among young boys and girls, as well as a buffet of activities and events to excite the RI community, such as the Inter-House Science Challenge. In the process of planning and executing these projects, we have the context and opportunity to develop a repertoire of organizational and leadership skills.

As an affirmation of our philosophy and sustained efforts, BP Singapore bestowed on the Raffles Institution Science Club the inaugural BP Special Achievement Award for Excellence in 2001.

Achievements

Achievements This Year

AchievementDescription
Global Indian International School (Queenstown) Abdul Kalam Science QuizTeam Champion
Prove It! - National Library Board & Health Promotion BoardTeam 1st (Regional), Team 2nd (National)
Raffles Institution - Hwa Chong Institution "Astrigue" ChallengeTeam Champion, Individual 3rd (Main) - Li Kewei, Individual 1st (Newcomer) - Oh Wei Shen
Nanyang Polytechnic Astronomy CompetitionTeam 2nd
Victoria Junior College Science QuestTeam 2nd, Individual 1st (Li Kewei), Individual 3rd (Jin Chentian), Individual 6th (Kang Zi Yang)
Anglo-Chinese Junior College CB Paul Memorial QuizTeam Champion, Team 3rd; 7 Individual Golds, 2 Individual Silvers
Nanyang Technological University - National University of Singapore Astro-ChallengeTeam 4th, Best Astronomer (Newcomer) - Daniel Wong Xue Wei
MOE - National University of Singapore Creative & Heuristic Applications of Science "CHAOS" (coordinated by Science Department)Team Champion, Team 3rd
National Science ChallengeTeam 2nd
Singapore Polytechnic DCHEmpetition Paper MakingTeam 2nd

Recent Achievements

YearAchievementDescription
2008Raffles Junior College Eureka! QuizTeam Champion
2008Nanyang Technological University - National University of Singapore Astro-ChallengeTeam Champion, Team 3rd, Best Project
2008Singapore Polytechnic Green GeniusTeam 2nd
2008MOE - National University of Singapore Faculty of Engineering Amazing Lab RaceTeam Champion
2008National Science ChallengeTeam Champion
2008MOE - National University of Singapore Creative & Heuristic Applications of Science "CHAOS" (coordinated by Science Department)Team Champion, Team 3rd
2008National University of Singapore Physics Society Open HouseTeam Champion in the Quiz category, Team 2nd in the 'Kaleidoscope' category, and Team 3rd in the Motor category
2008Shell Eco-ChallengeTeam Champion
2008Raffles Junior College "Astrigue" ChallengeTeam 3rd, Team 4th
2008IEEE Island Wide Quiz for junior colleges and secondary schoolsRI had 20 individuals among the Top 40 scorers. Individual Champion - Tng Jia Hao Barry, Individual 2nd - Vincent Brian Arifin Tjeng, Individual 4th - Lim Soon Wei Daniel, Individual 5th - Li Yi Wei Tony, Individual 9th - Tang Huiyao
2008Nanyang Polytechnic Astronomy CompetitionTeam 2nd in both the Team and Advanced categories
2008Victoria Junior College Science QuestTeam Champion, Individual 1st - Lim Soon Wei Daniel, Individual 2nd - Fong Jie Ming Nigel, Individual 6th - Vincent Brian Arifin Tjeng
2008Online Physics Olympiad (coordinated by Science Department)RI had the Top 3 scorers, 9 out of the 11 Distinction awardees, and 8 out of the 12 Merit awardees.
2008Anglo-Chinese Junior College CB Paul Memorial QuizTeam Champion, Team 2nd, Individual 1st - Tng Jia Hao Barry, Individual 2nd - Tang Huiyao, Individual 3rd - Lim Soon Wei Daniel, Individual 4th - Tang Kai Wen Aaron, Individual 5th - Vincent Brian Arifin Tjeng, Individual 8th - Huang Wenjie
2008International Junior Science OlympiadSingapore (3 Gold medals and 3 Silver medals) - Overal Team 3rd, and Experimental Team 3rd. RI had 4 representatives (3 Gold medals and 1 Silver medal) in the Singapore team of 6. RI Gold medallists - Matthew Lee Kay Fei, Jin Chentian, Kang Zi Yang, RI Silver medallist - Chew Hong En

Teachers-in-Charge

Name
Mrs. Joycelene Lim
Mrs. Yau Pooi Har
Mr. Mark Wee

Students Committee

NameRole
Xu XinmingChairman
Nol Swaddiwudhipong Vice-Chairman
Nathanael Wong Vice-Chairman