2010年：新加坡最多人一起写书法记录 Most People Doing Calligraphy Together

As part of Ngee Ann Primary School’s 70^th Founders’ Day celebrations, the school had kicked off the festivities of commemorating this momentous event by breaking a record of having the largest number of people doing calligraphy together.

The school had easily smashed the previous record of 80 people doing calligraphy together. On 22 February 2010, with the combined effort of the whole school that includes all the pupils from Primary 1 to 6, the members of the staff and even parent volunteers; a total of 1515 people painted the Chinese characters ‘義安’ on pieces of red paper.

All the pupils, including non-Chinese pupils, had participated in this record breaking event. In preparation for this event, all the pupils have had practised writing the two Chinese characters using calligraphy brushes for weeks prior to the event. The characters were chosen not only because it was the school’s namesake but also it symbolises righteousness and peace, virtues that personify the spirit of the school and its 70th Founders’ Day celebrations.