Island Tour
In a course about Asian history and culture, the students are invited to go on a tour. What will the students learn about on the tour?
The class is given six different tours to choose from, where they will visit various national monuments around Singapore.
Tour 1: Lives of the Chinese in Singapore
This tour starts at the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, the first free traditional Chinese medical clinic for the poor in
Singapore which doubled as the initial home of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Our second stop
will be the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to learn about the former Chinese Protectorate that used to be housed here.
The Protectorate, established in 1877, aimed to protect and control Chinese immigrants. We end the
tour at _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, which is home to Singapore's oldest Hakka clan.
Tour 2: Eastern Adventures
This tour explores the monuments present in the East of Singapore. We start with a guided tour of
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ located at the farthest end of the island. We follow that with a trip
to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, which stands as a testament to the contributions of the Straits Chinese
during Singapore's colonial era. After that, we travel northward to the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _,
one of the first Catholic churches in Singapore. There, we will have a presentation of the spread
of Catholicism. We end off back where we started to sample food that the incarcerated individuals
in Singapore eat.
Tour 3: Treasures in the City
National treasures are hidden everywhere in Singapore. In this tour we travel to the heart of
the city to discover the hidden gems of culture within our bustling metropolis.
We start at _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
Historically referred to as the "Town Convent", the chapel that stands here was founded in 1854.
We continue the adventure to the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to visit the heritage gallery housed here.
Then, we proceed to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, which is Singapore's oldest surviving Anglican place of worship.
Afterwards, we return to our previous site to learn more about the history firefighting.
We end the tour at _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ for an orchestral performance.
Tour 4: Theology of Singapore
In this tour, we will explore the history of religion in Singapore.
We start at the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _,
which houses one of Singapore's oldest Buddhist temples. Its grand architecture makes the building stand
out amidst the forest of HDB flats in the neighbourhood. We continue the tour at the first Hindu temple
in Singapore dedicated to Vishnu, the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. Built in the sixties, the temple is also one
of Singapore's oldest Hindu temples. Lastly, we round off the tour at the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _,
which is one of Singapore's oldest Catholic churches. Also known as the "Tamil Church", it represents
the growth of the Tamil Catholic community in the country.
Tour 5: Era of War
In this tour, we will explore some of the buildings left behind from World War II. Our first stop
is the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the north, which used to serve as a base for key military commanders during
the war. The building also bears witness to the former Singapore Naval Base located nearby.
Our second stop will be the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. This pillar serves as a dedication of the lives lost
during the Japanese Occupation. It reminds us of the pain that the various ethnic groups went through,
encouraging us to cherish the peace we have today. Our third stop will be the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _,
where the British unconditionally surrendered Singapore to the Japanese in 1942. Finally, our fourth
stop is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, located at the western tip of Sentosa. As one of the last intact coastal
fortifications built by the British, it now acts as a museum for the various naval guns used during the war.
Tour 6: Remnants of Foreign Culture
Singapore is a cultural melting pot, and that is also evident in our national monuments. This tour brings
us to various buildings in Singapore whose roots come from across the globe. We first head to
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, which was Singapore's first coal-fired power station. The building was built by
the British Administration, who deemed the existing electricity supply at the time as insufficient. Next,
we visit the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. The building, established on 21 March
1919 by Tan Kah Kee, is the first high
school built specially for the Chinese community in Singapore. Next, we will go to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _,
which was home to the German Teutonia Club. It acts as a reminder to the Germans' contributions to Singapore's
growth during the colonial period. Lastly, we end the trip at _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _,
located near Orchard Road.
The building was founded as a garrison church sometime around 1870.
After looking through the choices, the students are polled on their tour of choice.
The poll results are given below:
Tour 1: Kevin
Tour 2: Cindy, Hazel
Tour 3: David, Felix, Ivan, Lisa
Tour 4: Adam
Tour 5: Beatrice, George, Jolene
Tour 6: Esther