Posts by Hafsah Begum
Recognising student achievements in the RVRC Programme
The college is pleased to announce the RVRC Programme Honour Roll 2023. Please join us in congratulating these students from the RVRC Class of 2023 who have been selected for their meritorious academic performance along with contributions to residential and student life. Students listed on the Honour Roll will receive the RVRC Digital badge for…
Read MoreRVRC Dinner & Dance 2023
Dinner & Dance (D&D) is a yearly event that celebrates the achievements of our residents and brings together all the RVRC year 2 residents for a final farewell. This year’s D&D marked a new era, as it was not only held outside of RVRC, but for the very first time ever outside of the NUS…
Read MoreRaya with Ridge!
This year, RVRC decided to celebrate Hari Raya a little differently. Raya with Ridge was a student-led initiative, offering residents and our NUS friends from all diversity a glimpse into the popular and big Hari Raya festival! On April 4th, Ridge View Residential College held their first every Ramadan/Hari Raya event – Raya with Ridge! Co-led by Year…
Read MoreRCTEC welcomes Sadaf Ansari to the Residential Colleges Teaching Excellence Award Honour Roll
RVRC Fellow Sadaf Ansari has won multiple teaching awards both as an individual and as a member of a teaching team. She has consistently struck colleagues, in RVRC and beyond, for her thoughtful, reflective, and proactive approach to her teaching and to her students’ experience. She is a caring educator who is highly attentive to students’…
Read MoreRVRC Coastal and Mangrove Cleanup at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve
As part of the RVRC Coastal and Mangrove Cleanup outdoor learning programme, the Green Rangers interest group organised a mangrove clean-up in conjunction with Little Green Men [add hyperlink to https://littlegreenmensg.wordpress.com/ ] on 18th March in Kranji Coastal Nature Park, the extension of Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. 20 participants from RVRC, SUSS, and the general public collected a whopping 96kg of marine litter in…
Read MoreVisit to the Pottery Jungle & Dragon Kiln
Taking a break from the campus after the gruelling mid-terms, 34 RVRC students visited the Thow Kwang Pottery Jungle @ Lor Tawas, home to one of Singapore’s only two traditional wood-fired Dragon Kilns. As part of the RVRC Heritage Immersion series, organised in collaboration with Artelier, students participated in an educational tour of the traditional wood-fired dragon kiln…
Read MoreRV Climate Cafe Dialogue Sessions
RV Climate Cafe (RVCC) interest group hosted two dialogues in the 1st half of semester 2. On 26 January, RVCC invited Gavriel Tan from Altimate Nutrition to talk about his food sustainability start-up that uses crickets to make protein bars. Students learned about the urgency to improve food security worldwide alongside the need to destigmatise the consumption of…
Read MoreRVRC Walk for Rice 2023
The Ridge View Residential College (RVRC) has been organising an annual college walk across the Southern Ridges since 2016. Spanning over eight kilometres, the walk typically begins at the RVRC Lawn, through Kent Ridge Park, Telok Blangah Hill, Henderson Waves and ends at Mount Faber. An additional “Sunset View” route, which is eleven kilometres long, has been conceptualised by the RV Explorers…
Read MoreRVRC Welcome Back Carnival 2023
On 12th January 2023, RVRC CSC held an uplifting and warming Welcome Back Carnival to kick start the new semester. RVRC residents had to complete their bingo cards to redeem food, cute keychains or a polaroid at the photo booth. There were multiple game stations, such as the popular gladiator dome, fast hands and darts. Long queues could be…
Read MoreEmbracing the imperfections of paint (and life)
RVRC ArtJam was conceived as interactive and hands-on art therapy sessions, conducted during Reading Week (Nov 2022) to enable our students to take a break from studying for finals. The art form used is called Acrylic Pour Painting, a technique that works well for students with no prior painting skills and can be offered at a beginner level to…
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