Students initiate groups to pursue their passion

Student-initiated activities differ from CCAs - they aren't graded, are almost totally run by students

(From left) Cayden Lim Kyler, Katrina Ayuni Khairl Ariffin, Teo Jia Hao, Nur Qisthina Mohamed Zahrein and Clarence Liew Li Ren are from the Gunpla group of Orchid ParkSecondary School.
Dunman High School's Fashion Studies Club members include (top row from left) Koh Sophia, 17, Samantha Lee Hui Yi, 18, and Yeo Xuan, 18, as well as (bottom row from left) Gilana Soh Yee Hui, 18, Chin Sue-Kay, 18, and Yukie Ngoh, 18. ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN
Dunman High School's Fashion Studies Club members include (top row from left) Koh Sophia, 17, Samantha Lee Hui Yi, 18, and Yeo Xuan, 18, as well as (bottom row from left) Gilana Soh Yee Hui, 18, Chin Sue-Kay, 18, and Yukie Ngoh, 18.
(From left) Cayden Lim Kyler, Katrina Ayuni Khairl Ariffin, Teo Jia Hao, Nur Qisthina Mohamed Zahrein and Clarence Liew Li Ren are from the Gunpla group of Orchid Park Secondary School. ST PHOTO: LEE JIA WEN
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Fifteen dresses, each imaginatively detailed and tailored to an Alice In Wonderland theme, were donned for a fashion showcase recently.

However, they were not the work of fashion designers, but 19 student members of Dunman High School's Fashion Studies Club (FSC).

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on July 02, 2018, with the headline Students initiate groups to pursue their passion. Subscribe