The 9th World Convention of the International Confederation of Principals 2009 closing cermony was held in the Suntec International Convention and Exhibition Centre Ballroom on the 9th of July. All delegates said their final goodbyes with a small prize presentation. This was also followed by a performance from Natalie,


Above: Natalie giving an outstanding performance

After which, the conference was officially declared closed by the Permanent Secretary of Education, Mrs Tan Ching Yee, who emphasized on the importance of foresight, hindsight, and insight.



"You have had three days of keynote speeches, concurrent sessions, and, perhaps most importantly, lively dialogues, debates and discussions amongst your selves over lunch and along corridors. Our Prime Minister spoke. Education Ministers from 6 top-performing systems had a dialogue with you. You gave Dean Kishore Mahbubani standing ovation this morning. Now I am here. Things are definitely winding down!

I was warned against giving you any more suggestions on what you could or should do. After all, here I am, standing between you and a rousing end to the convention. As the best form of defence is attack, I shall go on the attack. Instead of adding to your already content-rich conversations of the past three days, I am going to give you a small amount of homework. Research has shown that the appropriate amount of homework can reinforce learning and boost learning outcomes: I hope a Principal from Singapore is doing an action research project on this."

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