Prestige Singapore – July 2019

78 PRESTIGE J U LY 2019

Simple in Virtue,

Steadfast in Duty

The oldest Catholic girls’ school in Singapore

celebrated 165 years of tradition by gathering

alumnae, current and past staff, and sisters from

countries such as Thailand, Japan and Peru for a

gala dinner at Chijmes. The venue was an apt choice:

As the original site of the first Convent of the Holy

Infant Jesus (chij) school established in 1854, it is a

defining piece of ij’s storied history, not just as a

school but also as a home for abandoned children of

all religions, as it then housed an orphanage. The

charming ambience of the heritage building added

to this joyous gathering of the ij family, where guests

reminisced about their time in school and bonded

over shared experiences while tucking into the eight-

course repast catered by the Tung Lok group. The

night, which included handbell performances, choir

acts and more by current and past schoolgirls, also

saw some attendees going home with prizes won

from a lucky draw.

CHIJ CELEBRATES 165 YEARS

RSVP

SHARON KOH AND CLAIRE ANG

SISTER MARIA LAU

SISTER APINYA FROM THAILAND

AGNES ANG AND ELIZABETH ANG

SHUQUO MATHEWS, VALERIE EE,

MARIAN CHOI AND GERALDINE TAN