Twinning Country
Under “Friends@YOG”, each Singapore school will be “twinned” with one of the 204 NOCs. It will be a fun and exciting learning journey for students as they cultivate a global mindset through the forging of international friendships, learning about other countries’ cultures and developing respect for cultural diversity. Come Games-time, they will also have the opportunity to participate in various activities with the YOG athletes from their twinned NOC. The 360 schools in Singapore will form 148 clusters, with each group assigned to one or two NOC countries.
Friends @ YOG aims to achieve the objectives of:
- building international friendship through collaboration and cultural exchanges among young people,
- promulgating the Olympic values of excellence, friendship and respect, and
- cultivating among young people a global outlook, a passion for sport and good habits that are part of a healthy lifestyle.
Together with Raffles Girls School and Raffles Girls Primary School, National Junior College will be twinned with Malaysia under this program.
Extract from MOE and Singapore YOG Organising Committee. “LIVING THE OLYMPIC SPIRIT IN ALL SCHOOLS FROM 2009” Press Release,29th December 2009
Below are some photos of the Malaysia Cultural Booth set up at the NJC Canteen during the Healthy Lifestyle Week (17th August 2009 – 21st August 2009) for NJCians to have a better understanding of our twinning country.
"Olympism is a philosophy of life, exalting and combining in a balanced whole the qualities of body, will and mind. Blending sport with culture and education, Olympism seeks to create a way of life based on the joy found in effort, the educational value of good example and respect for universal fundamental ethical principles." Olympic Charter, Fundamental principles, paragraph 2
