From the President

About the Nexus Parent Group:

The NPG is an independent group within the school community. Its mission is to develop this community to the benefit of our learners. The NPG ‘s work is organised through the NPG Committee, which comprises an Executive of five elected office bearers, and a number of general committee members. The NPG’s has two main goals: to provide parents with a platform through which to start conversations and provide feedback to the school – to be “a voice of the parents”, and to offer a range of social, cultural and special interest events that support a close-knit and connected learning community. We welcome all volunteers to become involved in our activities, with the main aim of developing our school’s community. Every parent and guardian is a member of the NPG and our ideas and input are welcomed. We can be easily contacted via email or Facebook: npg@nexus.edu.sg https://www.facebook.com/groups/nexusparentgroup/

Facebook:

Our Facebook NPG page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/nexusparentgroup/) is a place for all our parents and other members that are close friends of Nexus) to interact and create a closer community. Please join the NPG Facebook page for regular and immediate updates and announcements. Please feel free to post questions, reminders or any related comments and to also email us at any time npg@nexus.edu.sg

Virtual Coffee Morning:

Necessity being the mother of invention, the NPG did host a “virtual coffee morning” on the NPG Facebook page where we were joined by the author of the bestselling novel Travails of a Trailing Spouse (Straits Times Press, 2018), Stephanie Suga Chen. Welcomed back by popular demand, Stephanie led an vibrant discussion involving humourous anecdotes, suggestions and recommendations for all expatriates living in our wonderful host nation. Stephanie is releasing a new work which is well worth taking a look at Disunited Nations: International School Mums at War. We thank Stephanie for her goodwill, support and patience as we had to host this event in Cyberspace for the first time.

Our Dedicated Parent Spaces:

The Parent Lounge is located on Level 1 at the north-western corner of the Playing Field. We are still in process of fitting the space out, but it is open and all parents are welcome. This room is currently combined with the Parent Shared Workspace. Over the June/July school holiday (or possibly before) a larger separate Shared Workspace will be created, thus providing the parent community with two fantastic spaces.

Your NPG Committee:

We wear blue badges and will always do our best to answer your questions, address your concerns or just sit down for a coffee

President - Simon Hyett

Vice President - Helle Willumsen

Treasurer - Gina Maier

Secretary - Suzie Bacon

Acting Events Director - Ashley Du Toit

Committee - Suse Lyons (Primary School Liaison), Manisha Rayaral (Secondary School Liaison), Ali Baker, Monica Dewaal, Reinet Doig, Simone Falcao, Penelope Foo

Simon Hyett

President, Nexus Parent Group