Dance, choir, taekwando for this all-rounder
She took part in taekwondo, Chinese dance and choir in her school, and has guitar, piano and ballet lessons outside of school. She even found time to act in the musical Annie this year.
And when the PSLE results were released, all-rounder Erika Goh scored A* for Maths and Science and A for English and Chinese.
The St Anthony’s Canossian Primary School student said she does her best to manage her time well, making use of every spare moment to either focus on her studies or get some rest in between activities.
“You shouldn’t get stressed out with the PSLE,” said the Catholic girl, adding that students should “take it as a positive thing. It’s like any exam”.
She said she would sleep at about 11pm after finishing her homework. However, she slept earlier during the exams upon the advice of her parents, “so that I won’t get a mental block”.
Her teachers also helped her and her schoolmates “by giving extra lessons after school and by telling motivational stories and offering support”, she said.
Erika’s schedule of activities would certainly tire out many students her age.
The student, who was appointed prefect in Primary Five, is a member of the Singapore Symphony Children’s Choir and practises with them for four hours every Saturday.
She and her schoolmates participated in the 2012 Singapore Youth Festival in Chinese dance and Choir. “The Chinese dance rehearsals were very rigorous” right before the competition, she said.
In June, she went for the auditions for the musical Annie and was accepted. “From July onwards there were lots of rehearsals for the performance in August,” she said, adding that “it was a great experience to meet new friends and I had fun”.
Erika received her school’s Magdalenian award for her academic achievement and for being an all-rounded student.
She attends novena devotions at Novena Church. She and her family are parishioners of the Church of the Holy Trinity.
