Celebrating 170 years of Lasallian Heritage
1 April 2022
SJI marked 170 years with Founder's Day, a new song and the first of five commissioned murals. Read about the day.
The SJI community celebrated Founder's Day in honour of St.John Baptist De La Salle on 8 April 2022. Rallying as one community, Josephians recalled the zeal and perseverance of the first Brothers who arrived in Singapore and followed the example of St.John Baptist De La Salle to educate the young 170 years ago. At the same ceremony, we congratulated and celebrated the successes in studies and character achieved by our students over the past academic year.
To commemorate the school's 170th anniversary, two creative works by SJI alumni were officially launched - a new song titled "Green and White (opens in new tab)" and two artworks from “A Walk in the Light of La Salle (opens in new tab)” which were commissioned to highlight our Founder's formation journey. Mr Leo Yip from the Class of 1979, was our Guest of Honour who unveiled "Sharing the Light", the first of the two murals from the series of five works around the campus.
On the same evening, the SJI Uniformed Groups (UGs) commemorated the achievements of their Units and their Commanding Officers at the Anniversary Parade.
Guest of Honour Senior Minister Mr Teo Chee Hean (Class of 1972) spoke fondly about his schooling experiences at SJI, and the time he spent in NCC Land in his address (opens in new tab). The event concluded with his unveiling of "Ignite", the second of the five artworks from “A Walk in the Light of La Salle”.
