At NLCS (Singapore), International Women’s Day is not simply marked, it is lived. This year, the school brought together students, parents, community leaders, and Singapore-based advocates under the banner of HerStory, a week-long programme designed to celebrate women’s voices, inspire young people, and translate shared values into meaningful action. Rooted in the school’s founding mission and shaped by the energy of its students, HerStory offered a powerful reminder that the next generation is not waiting to inherit a more equal world, they are already building it.
The theme at the heart of the week asked a simple question: what will you give to gain through knowledge, time, and advocacy? It is a framing that moves beyond passive celebration towards active contribution, inviting every member of the community to consider their own role in shaping what comes next. For students across year groups, this question became a genuine point of reflection, sparking conversations about inclusion, belonging, and what it means to stand up for something you believe in.
Student voices and student action were central to the HerStory week. Ambassadors from across the school community stepped forward to share their perspectives on equality, wellbeing, and community, speaking with the kind of candour and confidence that comes from an environment where every individual is encouraged to run their own race.
This spirit of student-led advocacy is inseparable from the founding story of NLCS itself. In 1850, Frances Mary Buss established North London Collegiate School with a clear and courageous belief that every girl deserves equal access to an ambitious academic education. That belief remains as relevant today as it was 175 years ago, and it continues to shape how NLCS (Singapore) thinks about the role of young women in education, leadership, and society. HerStory Week was, at its heart, an expression of that enduring legacy.
It reflects something fundamental about life at NLCS (Singapore), a commitment to education that extends far beyond the academic. Our students are encouraged to look outwards, engage with the world as it is, and contribute to shaping it as it could be. The stories being written by this community today are part of a much longer narrative, one that stretches back across 175 years of history and reaches forward into a future that belongs entirely to them.
