Fairfield Methodist Primary School
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| Motto | Pure & Honest |
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| Established | August 1888 |
| Type | Government-Aided, Single |
| Principal | Charles Tong |
| School code | 5020 |
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| Locale | Dover, Singapore |
| Enrollment | 1868 |
| Website | [1] |
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Fairfield Methodist Primary School (FMPS) is a government-aided primary school in Singapore. It is located at 100 Dover Road, which is in Dover in western Singapore.
Fairfield Methodist Primary School has been in Dover for more than two decades, at the present campus since 1983.
It has affiliations with Fairfield Methodist Secondary School.
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[edit] School Crest & Motto
The Emblem of the heart which forms the central motif of the school crest represents the highest of all emotions - Love - the love of God for Man and the love of Man for his neighbour. When the heart is Pure and Honest, the Holy Spirit can dwell within and transform the nature of the individual, ennobling it and refining it. Surmounting the heart is the torch of Knowledge and Wisdom which can illuminate the mind and broaden the vision of all who seek its light. Emblazoned in a band of burnished gold across the emblem of the heart are the initials of the school; this represents the Loyalty for the Alma Mater. The two stars that are at the base of the crest reflect the school motto, PURE & HONEST, ideals which every student should aspire to attain.
[edit] School Philosophy
As a Christian school, Fairfield Methodist Primary School embraces the pursuit of strength of character based on the teachings of Christianity, encompassing the spiritual, mental and physical dimensions.
The School Moto: "PURE & HONEST" calls for the development of high moral values and integrity in all pupils and teachers.
[edit] History
Fairfield was started in August 1888 by Miss Sophia Blackmore, a missionary with the Methodist Mission. She started a class for 8 Nonya girls in a little room at Cross Street. During that time, education for girls was definitely not favoured by the early traditional Chinese immigrants. In spite of the differents and even suspicion from parents, Miss Sophia Blackmore perservered in her vision for a girls' school. The Telok Ayer Girls' School was then founded.
In 1912, when Miss Mary Olsen was Principal, the school expanded and moved to 178 Neil Road. The school was then renamed Fairfield Girls' School, in honour of an American, Mr Fairfield, who donated US$5,000 to the school.
The baton was passed to the first Asian Principal in the person of the late Mrs Lim Bock Kee in 1946. In 1958, the name of the school was again changed to Fairfield Methodist Girls' School.
In 1983, the school moved its premises to its current Dover campus. No longer is the school one but two - Fairfield Methodist Primary School and Fairfield Methodist Secondary School - each with its own separate administration but under the same Fairfield Methodist School Board of Management. Miss Cheong Yuen Lin, an old girl of Fairfield, became the principal of FMPS.
In that same year, the school went co-educational and saw its first intake of boys.
In 1989, Miss Dorothy Ho became the Principal of FMPS.
In 1998, FMPS embarked on a PRIME Building Project (1998 - 2002) to build a new Extension Block and upgrade the existing facilities to enable the school to go single session by 2005.
Miss Dorothy Ho retired in Dec 2001 and was succceded by Mrs Tan Shook Fund. Mrs Tan, however, was born unexpectedly in 2003. The baton was succeeded by the current principal, Mr Charles Tong in 2004.
Fairfield will be celebrating its 120th Anniversary in August 2008, deeply conscious of God's many years of Blessing on the school.
[edit] Higher Management Staff
Principal Mr Charles Tong Cherng Jye
Deanery Mr Monger Chan (Character Development) Mr Leonard Chua (Academic Studies) Mrs Pearlyn Gan (Special Projects)
Head of Departments Mrs Lim Wei Wei (English Language) Mrs Pearlyn Gan (Mathematics) Mrs Jenny Quek (Science) Mrs Tai Sem Fang (Mother Tongue) Mrs Gladys Jiow (Physical Education & CCA)
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