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Other Teacher/Student Leadership Achievements:

 

  • Paper presenter - 4th Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu (2006) - "A Study of Pupils' Perception towards using the Geometer's Sketchpad in the Primary Classroom" (N4 cluster sponsorship)

  • Paper presenter - Teachers' Conference 2004, Singapore - "Innovation through Action Research in the Primary Classroom"

  • Paper presenter and Team Leader - Teachers' Conference 2004, Singapore - "Apple Learning Interchange - the Maris Stella Experience

  • Teacher Mentor for students' Elementz North Zone Science Project Competition - Maris Stella High (Pri) - 3 Gold Awards

  • Teacher Mentor at the MOE ExCEL Fest - Student's Wheatgrass Science Project Exhibition

  • NPCC Cadet Inspector - National Junior College

 

About Our Principal

Mr. Yang Iskandar is an award-winning educator, scholar and former Head of Department for Information and Technology at Maris Stella High (Primary) School. As the HOD for IT, he was overall in-charge for the integration of technology in teaching, learning and administration. He spearheaded many award-winning student and staff research projects on the use of IT in Maths and Science. 

 

He has over 10 years of teaching experience at different schools specialising in upper primary Mathematics and Sciences. He is currently the Programme Director for Primary Maths and Science at Edufront Learning Centre.

 

Academic and Teaching Qualification:

 

  • Masters of Science (Accelerated Masters Programme and NUS Research Scholarship) - National University of Singapore

  • Bachelor of Business Administration (2nd Class Upper Honours) - National University of Singapore

  • Post-Graduate Diploma in Education (Primary Specialisation) - National Institute of Education/Nanyang Technological University

  • Alumnus of National Junior College

  • Alumnus Nan Hua High School (Valedictorian - Class of 1991)

  • Former Head of Department of ICT at Maris Stella High (Primary) School

  • Over 12 years of teaching experience at Maris Stella High (Primary), Radin Mas Primary and Yumin Primary School

  • Top PSLE students under Mr. Yang.

    • Lee Chang Cheng from Maris Stella High (Pri) School - PSLE Agg 273, 4A*

    • Daryl Erfan Othman from Edufront Learning Centre (Pasir Ris Br) - PSLE Agg 274, 4A*

 

Awards and Scholarship:

 

  • Associate of Teachers' Network Award - Ministry of Education, Singapore (2005)

  • Outstanding Team Contribution Award - Maris Stella High (2005), Yumin Primary School (2012)

  • NUS Research Scholarship - Masters Degree (2000)

  • Top 5 finalist - Marist Teacher of the Year Award (while only in the 2 and 3rd year of service at MOE)

  • NUS Exchange Programme Award (full sponsorship) to the University of Melbourne, Australia (1 semester)

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