SPARC Official Website

Welcome to SPARC Official Website!!

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Our Vision

To groom and equip all members to be dynamic and exemplary emissaries of SP

Our Mission

Enhance the prestigious image of SPARC through our services and contributions to Singapore Polytechnic and the Community.

Our Goals

Cultivate graciousness and confidence in SPARC members, transforming them into eloquent and exalted Ambassadors.

Qualities

Service-oriented

Passionate

Amiable

Responsible

Committed

18th Executive Committee

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Join Us Today!!

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If you are committed and passionate about serving the polytechnic and general public in SP events like graduation and award ceremonies and external events, such as Singapore F1 Night Race, Singapore Youth Olympic Games, etc, JOIN US TODAY!!

Do contact us at:

Sabareesh Nair

President

sab08.sparc@yahoo.com.sg

Gallery

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School Graduation Ceremonies:

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Our outings/gatherings:

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SPARC@POLY50:

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SPARC Annual Dinner and Dance 2009:

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More Pictures can be viewed at SPARC facebook account
*click the facebook icon below*

National Youth Achievements Award: Gold Level

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About the Award

The National Youth Achievement Award (NYAA) was officially launched on 9 May 1992 by the President of the Republic of Singapore at the Istana. The aim of the NYAA Programme is to encourage young people between the ages of 14 and 25 years to develop personal qualities of self-reliance, perseverance and a sense of responsibility to themselves, to society and to the nation.

To date, nearly 130,000 young people in Singapore have been motivated to undertake a variety of voluntary and challenging activities in each of four areas, namely Service, Adventurous Journey, Skills and Physical Recreation. In addition, young people are required to undertake a Residential Project at the Gold level. The criteria for an Award are those of self-improvement and effort as participants are judged on personal achievement and individual capabilities.
The NYAA Singapore is a Full Member of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award International Association, which operates in 120 countries worldwide under various titles.

Sections of the Award

Regardless of which level of the Award you are participating in, you are required to complete non-competitive activities in the following areas:
Service (SPARC Duties)
Adventurous Journey
Skills
Physical Recreation
Residential Project

SPARC Adventurous Journey
@ Mount Yong Yap, Malaysia.
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Physical Recreation: SPARC members
preparing for the POLY50 competition!

SPARC supports the NYAA scheme. To date, many of our SPARC members have received the NYAA Gold Award.

2009 SPARC NYAA Gold Award recipients:
1. Mohammed Farhan Bin Mohammed Firdaus
2. Eu Mei Lin Athina
3. Lee Wei Jian
4. Chia Yue Sheng

SPARC NYAA Gold Award recipients Prior to 2009:
1. Kee Keng Lun Joel
2. Teo Shipei Regina
3. Zheng Weijie Alvin
4. Lim Yue Ping Charissa
5. Tan Si Zhu
6. Tan Wu Hao
7. Wong Teng Hui
8. Tan Ke Ying Serene
9. Chua Roselyn Binte Jamaluddin Chua
10. Cynthia Chua Xin Bei
11. Chua Li Jiao Linnet

For more information about the NYAA, please visit http://www.nyaa.org/ .

About SPARC

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Our Identity

We are the face of SP! We are the SP Ambassadors!-
SPARC members are specially selected as the front-line representatives of SP.
Be it at Poly events or external events, you are bound to see us, in our trademark grey blazers.

Some may ask who are we. All we have to say is "We are one of a kind!!".

SPARC members are also student leaders who believe in an all-rounded education, be it in the academic aspect or in their co-curricular activities. SPARC members strive to do their best in everything.
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Get to know us in 60 seconds!

Our Duties

As the official ambassadors of SP, SPARC members help to provide support to ensure success of events. They are imbued with a set of strong SP core values, common goals and camaraderie.

SPARC members take part and help out at many events that take place in Singapore all year round. One such major event is the annual National Day Parade (NDP) where SPARC members assist in the ushering of VIPs and VVIPs. As part of the job, SPARC members also get to be the first point of contact for many luminaries.

Activities/Duties:
1. Ushering/Attending to VIPs and VVIPs for SP and external events;
e.g. School Graduation Ceremonies, Scholarship Presentations, Hort Park Mid-autumn Festival Celebration, etc.

2. Provide support to ensure smooth running of events; and

3. Other duties which include Chingay, F1 Singapore Night Race, APEC,
Singapore Youth Olympic Games and Singapore Kindness Movement.

We are the student ambassadors of SP under the Department of Student Development.

We facilitate the smooth operation of school internal and external events.
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We also assist other SP student clubs in their events.
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SPARC members performing their duties
during a school graduation ceremony.

Our Achievements:

2010: Outstanding Contributions Award (Group Category)

2009: Excellence in Service Award (Group Category)
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2004: Excellence Award for Campus Vibrancy

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2002: Cleanest Club of the Year Award

Our History

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Mr. Khoo Kay Chai
(1976 – 1995)

He was the first local principal in Singapore Polytechnic and was a principal who has the students’ welfare close to his heart. He has instituted several schemes to generate spirit de corps among the young men and women and to create a unique SP identity.

For instance, in 1979, he set up the Continuing Education Department to look after the affairs of part-time students and improve the quality of their student life. He was also the first to recognise that SP graduates would have aspirations beyond the Polytechnic diploma.

In 1992, he started the Singapore Polytechnic Ambassadorial Relations Corps, fondly known as SPARC around the campus today. This comprises of a group of SP students who are specially groomed to be ambassadors at major functions such as National Day Parade (NDP), Chingay and so on.

Principal Khoo Kay Chai retired after 19 years at the helm, and has given SP many dear memories.