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Fancy a haircut in school? Need to video an important event? Need
some cycling or kayaking tips, or even how to project your voice?
Well, if you ever need any of these services, you may not need to
look further than the students in Dunman Secondary School.
Since July 2005, about 120 students from Secondary 1 and 2 NT
have been trained under the FLINT (Fostering Lifelong learning and
Innovation in NT students) programme in various skills such as hairdressing,
video production, drama and adventure sports.
The programme aims to allow students to discover their talents
and build up their self-confidence by learning a new skill.
Well known stars such as Aaron Aziz, Annabelle Francis and Sheik
Haikal have been involved in training some of these students in
Drama techniques.
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part of the 10 week programme, students who opted to participate
in the Drama workshop were given acting tips and practice to
develop them into potential stars of the future.
Another module of the FLINT programme is Hairdressing. Perhaps
one of the most popular options, students learnt hairdressing
skills from a professional hairdresser. The school even converted
one of its classrooms into a hair dressing salon complete
with large mirrors, salon styled chairs (donated by Makansutra)
and a wash basin and reclining seat for washing hair.
Students
render service to the residents of the All Saints' Home adopted
by the school in 2001.
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Annabelle
Francis coaching our NT students in Drama
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Fancy yourself as the future Steven Spielberg ? Well a group of
students from Sec 1H got to try out first hand what it is like to
shoot a video. Guided by a professional video producer, the students
were given training on handling the video camera as well as lighting
and sound equipment.
For the more sporty students the Adventure module was the most
appealing. The module which encompassed cycling, hiking, kayaking,
roller blading among other things was always looked forward to by
the students.
 
The students enjoyed the programme and many have benefited from
it. They say that it makes school a lot more interesting for them.
Well, who knows, the next big star, world famous hairdresser or
even famous video producer could just come from Dunman Secondary.
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