MEDIA ADVISORY 8 January 2009


Republic Polytechnic Community Sports Engagement Day With a Difference
Minister Khaw Boon Wan, Guest of Honour at the Signing of Memorandum of Understanding with the Football Association of Singapore (FAS), Singapore Floorball Association (SFA) and Singapore Rugby Union (SRU) to promote sports for Youths

On 10th January 2009, Minister Khaw Boon Wan and more than 1000 Sembawang GRC residents will join RP from 8am for a series of exciting events starting with Brisk Walk, followed by on-going matches of Waterpolo, Soccer, Rugby and Floorball.

These will be held in the Republic Polytechnic Sports Complex, which has state-of-the-art indoor and outdoor sports facilities and deemed to be one of the best in the nation. The Sports Complex consists of a gymnasium, multi-purpose halls, swimming pools and an astro-turf playing field, which are built to international standards set by sporting bodies such as Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA) Association and Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA).

As part of the programme, Republic Polytechnic will also be signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the Football Association of Singapore (FAS), Singapore Floorball Association (SFA) and Singapore Rugby Union (SRU) to further promote these sports at Republic Polytechnic for youths as it leads to identifying sports talent ahead of the inaugural Youth Olympics in 2010.

Among the event highlights are:
  • Signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the Football Association of Singapore (FAS), Singapore Floorball Association (SFA) and Singapore Rugby Union (SRU) to promote sports for Youths
  • A series of sports competition ranging from Waterpolo, Soccer, Rugby and Floorball to serve to identify talented Youths
We would like to invite your reporter (together with a photographer or camera crew) to attend a special session for the media at the RP Community Sports Engagement Day With a Difference.

 

Date

10 January 2009

 

Venue

9 Woodlands Ave 9, Singapore 738964

 

Time

 
 

8.00 am

Media registration

 

8.00 - 10.00am

Brisk Walk, MOU signing and door-stop interview
(see detailed programme below)
 

10.00 am

End

Detailed Programme

Time

Event

Location

Remark

8.00am

Arrival of Brisk Walk Participants

Open Field beside Koufu & Entrance of Sports Complex

  • Brisk walkers will assemble at Open field beside Koufu.
  • “Best Dressed” Contest for brisk walkers, prize: mystery gift.
8:30am

Arrival of GOH, Minister Khaw Boon Wan

Sports Complex- staircase leading to sports complex.

  • Welcome contingent: P and/or DP and Directors.
  • GOH vehicle parked at Sports Complex’s bus bay.
8:35am

Brisk Walk

RP and Admiralty Park ( refer to map 1&2)

  • Briskwalk – 2.5km
  • GOH flag off brisk walk.
  • Welcome contingent and GOH brisk walk behind brisk walkers.
9:10am

End of Brisk Walk

Entrance of Sports Complex

  • Directors and GOH will be ushered to MOU signing area.
9:15am

Signing of MOU with FAS, SFA & SRU

In front of the entrance of sports complex

  • Welcome contingent and GOH to witness signing of MOU.
  • Student helpers to usher welcome contingent and GOH to Multi-Purpose Hall.
9:30am

Commencement of waterpolo / Soccer / Rugby / Floorball Match

Swimming Pool
Soccer Field
Multi-Purpose Hall

  • Exhibition Match
  • GOH accompanied by welcome contingent, launch floorball matches in Multi-Purpose Hall. 
  • Brisk walkers will be ushered to Sports Complex to watch exhibition match.
9:35am

Sports Complex Tour & Reception

Sports Complex

  • All Sports IG will be using all the sports facilities (Learn-To-Play for Brisk Walkers Participants & Secondary school students)
  • GOH, accompanied by welcome contingent, Fazilah and Gary to tour Sports Complex.
  • Tour (15min):
  • Basement - Multi-Purpose Hall, Gym & Martial Art Room.
  • 2nd floor - Competition Hall, view Soccer Field.
  • 1st floor - view swimming pool and reception at Staff Lounge.

10:00am

GOH takes his leave

Sports Complex- staircase leading to sports complex.

  • Welcome contingent send off GOH.

10:15am

Best Dressed Contest prize presentation

In front of the entrance of sports complex

  • P or DP to give out prize for best dress contest.

10:30am – 6:00pm

Commencement of Sports Carnival

  1. 3 on 3 Floorball Competition
  2. 3 on 3 Basketball Competition
  3. Koh Wei Meng Water Polo Championship

Workshop

  1. Aikido
  2. Judo

Multipurpose Hall
Competition Hall
Swimming Pool
Martial Arts Room

  • Announcement to Brisk walkers about activities in RP’s OH.

Further details are available at http://www.rp.sg/openhouse/. Kindly confirm your attendance by Friday, 9 January 2009.

Republic Polytechnic
Tan Lay Pheng / Benjamin Chow
Tel: 31001779
Email: tan_lay_pheng@rp.sg / benjamin_chow@rp.sg

Mileage Communications Pte Ltd
Ooi Kelly/ Ronald Wong
Tel: 62221678
Email: kelly@mileage.com.sg / ronald@mileage.com.sg

About Republic Polytechnic

The first educational institution in Singapore to adopt the Problem-Based Learning approach for all its diploma programmes, Republic Polytechnic has six schools and one centre offering thirty diploma courses in Information & Communications Technology, Engineering, Applied Science, Technology for the Arts, Sports, Health & Leisure, Events and Hospitality, Innovation and Enterprise, and Culture and Communication. Republic Polytechnic is committed to nurturing innovation and entrepreneurial learning in an environment that develops problem-solving process skills and a life-long learning attitude. Its holistic, broad-based curriculum, covering culture, enterprise development and cognitive processes, prepares students for an active and meaningful role in society. Republic Polytechnic strives for excellence by achieving various national and international accreditations, including People Developer Standards, ISO9001, ISO14001, OHSAS 18001, Singapore Quality Class, Singapore Innovation Class, and the Singapore Health Awards (Gold). For more information, visit http://www.rp.sg.