As Arts Ambassador for NLCS (Singapore), Moly has taken her role far beyond delivering an opening speech—she has been a driving force behind the student-led energy that defines this year’s Arts Festival. Passionate, imaginative, and quietly determined, she embodies what it means to lead with vision and purpose.
This year’s festival theme, The Future, gave Moly the perfect platform to explore new creative directions while deepening community connections. One of the productions she was involved in was “Roomies”, a Young Directors production that reimagines the classic sitcom format in a theatrical setting. “Sitcoms have kind of faded from the mainstream,” she reflects, “and we wanted to bring that back in a fresh, unexpected way.”
Roomies was a group effort, with a fellow student writing the script, and leading the production, while Moly focused on acting, technical planning, and contributing to the set design. This seamless collaboration brought energy, nostalgia, and creativity to the stage in a uniquely student-led way.
But Roomies is just one piece of a much bigger puzzle. Moly has been heavily involved in The Collaborative Canvas, a cross-campus initiative with NLCS Jeju. In what has become her most time-intensive project, she has led filming, interviews, and the coordination of a joint student performance that weaves together both schools’ themes—”The Future” for NLCS (Singapore) and “Shadows and Luminescence” for NLCS Jeju. The outcome? A powerful celebration of shared identity across continents, crafted entirely by students.
Closer to home, she also led “Windows to the Future”, a vibrant display that paired Junior and Senior School students to create shoebox dioramas imagining the world ahead. “Connecting different parts of the school community has always been really important to me,” Moly explains. “That’s what being Arts Ambassador is really about.”
This collaborative spirit extended to “Canon Follies”, a long-standing NLCS tradition of satire and student-led production. This year, it was once again entirely in the hands of students—from scriptwriting to staging and tech—with staff offering only guidance where needed. Alongside this, student-led workshops on topics such as digital illustration and F1 in Schools reflected a renewed commitment to student agency, enabled by clearer processes and stronger support.
For Moly, the journey to this role has been a meaningful one. “I didn’t have any leadership experience when I joined NLCS (Singapore), but I always looked up to the Arts Ambassadors. I knew I wanted to be one someday.” From her first leadership opportunity as Vice House Captain to now, she’s grown into someone with a clear voice and vision—not just for her own projects, but for the whole arts community at school.
Looking ahead, she plans to pursue product design at university, blending her love for visual arts and design with her desire to create solutions that improve everyday life. “I love how creativity and functionality come together in product design,” she says. “It feels like a natural extension of everything I’ve enjoyed here.”
With warmth, imagination, and integrity, Moly has helped shape this year’s Arts Festival into something bold, inclusive, and forward-looking—a true celebration of student voice and creativity.
