HCI open house

As everyone know, yesterday was a significant event on our HCI calender. Yes, it was the open house. I will be sharing on what the open house was about and my personal feelings towards it. Early in the morning, at around seven thirty, all the ushers and 'promoters' of each program were waiting there, eager to start their open house. When I reached there, all the boards for various programs were already taken out. People were talking here and there and there was a sense of anticipation. As the time went by, more people were streaming in, getting full preparation to introduce their programs to the anxious parents. The clock tower was decorated pretty well, with plants everywhere. I also noticed that there were drums at the clock tower and I wondered what will those be used for.

The mystery was 'solved' once the parents began to stream in with their the nervous primary 6 child. The drums were used as a table for parents to register and to receive a free goodie bag. I was helping out for the MSP. Parents came and asked questions relating to the MSP, and I had a hard time gearing up as the parents seemed somewhat fierce. Suddenly, we realised that our teacher-in-charge had yet to arrive, and we were not wearing the tags that the presenters were supposed to wear and was very awkward. That thought aside, I tried to explain what the MSP program was about, how it is carried out and the advantages. However, I was not very confident and needed the help of a more eloquent friend. Our teacher appeared out of the blue, handed our tags and rushed off as fast as she came. On the whole, I felt that the parents were friendly, and seemed interested to send their child to HCI. Some parents smiled at us while others gave encouraging words like 'keep it up'. However, some of them were rude to us and casted cold glances at us. During a short break, I toured areas nearby and saw how the interacted with the child and the parents.

Another disaster came when we were short of one packet of food. We had a difficult time sorting the food into another packet and miscommunication were often. Hence, we all had less to eat and one of my friends even resorted to eating refreshments that were for parents. After our lunch, no one came to inquire about the MSP but there were a lot of questions based on consortiums, DSAs, school hours and CCA. I parent maybe too 'kiasu' asked so much about the dsa that we are practically giving it away. The parents must really care their children to ask about the school to such a great extent.

I felt a sense of satisfaction once the open house was over as I am sure that this open house has attracted many parents to sign up for this school after their PSLE. Furthermore, serving parents, ushering them, made me feel happy. But I was particularly happy when a primary six boy, came up to us and asked about our MSP. I could tell that he was really shy from his facial expressions and gestures, yet this did not stop him from coming up to ask up. I hope that if he enters HCI, he would join our MSP and strive to be a good student.