: Kaye Dunn, Regional Academic Manager, ACT Education Solutions, Ltd.
I truly regret being unable to be with you today on this wonderful occasion –your graduation from the Global Assessment Certificate (GAC) at AlphaMax Academy! This year’s graduating group is small, but I am confident that others will soon complete the requirements and join you.
Although I have never met you, I do feel that I know each one of you. Reading all of your many, many assignments and looking at your PowerPoint and oral presentations make me feel as though I know you well. I have observed your development over the course of the GAC to a point where I look forward to receiving your assessments as I know I will learn something new and thoroughly enjoy reading or watching them.
I would like to congratulate you because now you are part of a large global family of high-achievers who can boast proudly, “I survived the GAC!” and as you know from experience, this is a well-earned achievement and not for the faint hearted! I expect there were times you thought you would never get to this day! You have worked your way through the sometimes seemingly endless expectations of the GAC and are now already in the next stage of your life – university. But please be assured that now in your academic life there will be nothing you will not know how to do. You can be confident that the academic and social skills you have learnt in the GAC have indeed prepared you to - not only succeed well in your chosen university course - but also succeed in your lives as capable, well adjusted, and high achieving people.
As you go through life it is important to always remember three things:
First, NEVER lose faith in yourself and what you can do…
Steve Jobs (now deceased), cofounder of Apple said: Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.
So - Believe in yourself and Follow your heart!
A second thing to remember is; don’t ever compromise your basic values – only ever do what you truly believe – believe right deep inside of you - is the right thing to do. Even if everyone else is doing something else, trust in yourself and the values you have been taught by your parents and your teachers. To paraphrase Albert Einstein: Try not to become a person of success, but rather try to become a person of value.
So - Don’t compromise values!
And the third is the most important thing to remember:
ALWAYS have a positive and caring attitude to others as well as for yourself.
Remember that a true test of a person’s worth lies in how much a person gives to society rather than how much they gain.
So - Consider and Care for others!
And so to each of you in this graduating class in 2013 – Congratulations and Good Luck!
And many congratulations to your wonderful teachers who have guided and nurtured you through this stage of your education with a great deal of care and dedication.
Congratulations to all of you!
From Kaye Dunn, regional Academic Manager on behalf of Ros Washington, the Academic Director and all the staff of ACT Education Solutions Ltd.
AlphaMax Academy - Suriname's Premier English Language School. Since 1998 AlphaMax Academy has delivered a Classics values based educational program in English designed for Surinamese students. Its graduates have gone on to universities in several international countries including the UK, the Caribbean,Holland,the US and China. Alphamax is the Suriname center for ACT, GAC and IELTS. AlphaMx students have been doing ACT (since 2004), PSAT ( since 2005), GAC ( since 2007)and IELTS (since 2011).
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Friday, June 28, 2013
2013 Class Graduates Saturday 29 June at 10 am
The Graduation Ceremony for AlphaMax Academy's 2013 class will be held on Saturday 29 June at 10 am at the school's auditorium.
There are eight students in this year's graduating group. Three students will also be graduating from the Global Assessment Program run and moderated by ACT Education Solutions in Australia. Dr. Loes Brommel will be the distinguished Guest speaker.
This year marks the first year that our graduation ceremony will be held in our new school premises. The school fully occupied its new facility on Stavasttastraat in September 2012.
Last Friday the school held a successful its prize giving ceremony in its new multi purpose facility.
There are eight students in this year's graduating group. Three students will also be graduating from the Global Assessment Program run and moderated by ACT Education Solutions in Australia. Dr. Loes Brommel will be the distinguished Guest speaker.
This year marks the first year that our graduation ceremony will be held in our new school premises. The school fully occupied its new facility on Stavasttastraat in September 2012.
Last Friday the school held a successful its prize giving ceremony in its new multi purpose facility.
Monday, June 24, 2013
AMA 2013 Awards Cultural Program
AMA 2013 Awards Cultural Program
1. Invocation Dance Junior High and High School
2. “Au Clair de la Lune” (flute song) Lower School
3. “Chicks” song Kindergarten
4. Poem Shannon van Ommeren
5. “Something” song Cimara Proeve
6. Poem Nathan
7. “Dandia” (stick dance) by Middle School
8. “Scarborough Fair” (flute music) Lower, Middle and Junior High School
9. Poem Shannon van Ommeren
10. “China Waltz” Middle School
11. Poem Reann Kersenhout
12. “All Night Long” dance Middle, Junior High and High School
3. “Chicks” song Kindergarten
4. Poem Shannon van Ommeren
5. “Something” song Cimara Proeve
6. Poem Nathan
7. “Dandia” (stick dance) by Middle School
8. “Scarborough Fair” (flute music) Lower, Middle and Junior High School
9. Poem Shannon van Ommeren
10. “China Waltz” Middle School
11. Poem Reann Kersenhout
12. “All Night Long” dance Middle, Junior High and High School
The AlphaMax Academy School Award Winners June 21, 2013
ACADEMY EXCELLENCE AWARDS
Best GAC Award Jason Hoppie, Li Jun Xu
Best ACT Award Justin Ho
Best IELTS Award Cherise Playfair
Best PSAT Award Reann Kersenhout
Best TOEFL Score Michael Grauwde
Humanities Award Reann Kersenhout, Tiffany Hoashin, Justin Ho, -Michael Grauwde
Spelling Bee Awardees Tamia Hoppie, Kevin Loh, Andrea Lau, Joanna Daher, Noor Patandin, Mary Siu, Noelle Sitaram
KINDERGARTEN
Best Performance & Conduct Dhwani Singh Sobti, Yasmine Chee
Phonics Excellence Christine Bai
Math Excellence Vincent Llopis
Arts & Crafts Neal Sitaram
Most Improved Mohini Maijnard, Ranjiv Jarbandhan, Malik King
LOWER SCHOOL
Best Performance Noelle Sitaram, Mariska van de Werken, Jade Chee, Joanna Daher
English Excellence Ethan Pujadas, Martijn van Werken, Shemaiah Johnson, Joshua Hoashin
Phonics Excellence Nathan-Scott Renfurm, Wang Yi
Science Excellence Joshua Hoashin, Alana Eriks, Faith Daniel
Math Excellence Stephanie Bai, As’ad Karamat-Ali
Arts & Crafts Faith Daniel
Merit Award Angelina Wip, Shemaiah Johnson
Best Conduct Martijn van der Werken
Most Improved Yada-Marie Moi-Thuk-Sang, Jia Jie Gao
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Best Performance Jazmyn van Eer, Chevay Despo, Mary Siu, Tamia Hoppie, Noor Patandin
Math Excellence Lakiesha Despo
Science Excellence Emile BramLanay Fernandes, Kyle Krolis, Sally SiuMerit Awards Andrea Lau, Santiago Chehin,Lakiesha Despo, Matthew Ho, Connor Daniels, Emile Bram
Art Excellence Best Performance: Mary Siu, Mark Burgzorg
Most Improved: Sally Siu, Jazmyn van Eer
Technical Drawing Kevin Loh
Most Improved Mark Burgzorg, Sally Siu
JUNIOR HIGH
Math Excellence Nicholson Zheng, Sven Lemmers
English Excellence Cimara Proeve
Science Excellence Sven Lemmers, Kyle Krolis
Technical Drawing Excellence Sven Lemmers
Writing & Literature Cimara Proeve, Elisabeth Sebico
Most Improved Ana Paula de Souza Menezes, Dion de Bie
Academy’s Music Awardees Vivian Zheng, Lakiesha Despo, Sally Siu, Jade Chee
HIGH SCHOOL
Math Excellence: Li Jun Xu, Reann Kersenhout, Tianshu Zhang, Winnie Siu
[Special Mention: Tiffany Hoashin, Michael Grauwde]
Science Excellence Tiffany Hoashin, Winnie Siu, Vivian Zheng, Shannon van Ommeren, Justin Ho Donovan Chen, Cimara Proeve, Michelle Chow, Alain Soeklal
English & Writing: Winnie Siu, Vivian Zheng, Shannon van Ommeren
Business Excellence: Justin Ho
Art Excellence: Tariq Getrouw, Winnie Siu, Gang Lin, Tianshu Zhang
Literature Award: Students from the CXC Literature Class
Technical Drawing: Alain Soeklal, Gang Lin, Winnie Siu
Sports Excellence: Renzo Tjon A Joe, Xiomara Getrouw, Michael Grauwde, Daniel Kolf
Most Improved: Shannon van Ommeren, Tianshu Zheng, Xiomara Getrouw
Kathryn Ong A Kwie
Labels:
ACT,
AlphaMax Academy,
IELTS,
Paramaribo,
PSAT,
Sean Taylor,
Suriname,
TOEFL
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Alphamax wins first Happy Spelling Bee competition
On June 18 2013 Alphamax Academy lower school and Junior Secondary school took park in the first contest that was sponsored by the Learning for a Better Future Foundation. (The Foundation Leren voor een Goede Toekomsi).
Monique Brown, the head of this foundation had the brilliant idea of encouraging young Surinamese to gain confidence in English in a competition which would bring schools together in a similar fashion to the Dutch spelling competition.
AlphaMax Academy and the Caribbean Educational Institute School were the first to enter the contest. They competed in a very tight contest which AlphaMax won by one point.
Parents and students thoroughly enjoyed the evening. Mrs. Kavita Thani conducted the evening's show.
Mrs Sharon Hoppie was the teacher in charge of AlphamAx's winning team. The team consisted of Tamia Hoppie, Kevin Loh, Andrea Lau, Joanna Daher, Noor Patandin, Mary Siu, Noelle Sitaram.
Monique Brown, the head of this foundation had the brilliant idea of encouraging young Surinamese to gain confidence in English in a competition which would bring schools together in a similar fashion to the Dutch spelling competition.
AlphaMax Academy and the Caribbean Educational Institute School were the first to enter the contest. They competed in a very tight contest which AlphaMax won by one point.
Parents and students thoroughly enjoyed the evening. Mrs. Kavita Thani conducted the evening's show.
Tamia Hoppie -Member of AlphaMax winning team |
The AlphaMax winning team with its coach Sharon Hoppie, Ambassador Keith George and Mrs. Thani-presenter of the show. |
Labels:
AlphaMax Academy,
Ambassador Keith George,
Happy Spelling Bee,
Kavita Thani,
Sharon Hoppie,
Suriname
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