Maha Bodhi School
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| Name |
Maha Bodhi School |
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| Abbreviation |
MBS |
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| School code |
5601 |
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| Chinese name | 菩提学校 | |
| Address |
（current location) 10 Ubi Avenue 1 Singapore 408931 (holding site) 107 Circuit Road |
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| Country |
Singapore |
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| Town |
Ubi |
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| Founded |
1946 |
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| Community |
Urban |
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| Type |
Government-Aided Primary School |
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| Religion |
Non-secular, Buddhist |
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| Students |
Chinese |
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| Levels |
Primary 1–Primary 6 |
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| Colours |
Green, yellow |
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| Philosophy |
"敦品励学“ ("Steadfast in character, with a thirst for knowledge") |
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| Newspaper |
Bodhian Times |
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| Website | ||
Maha Bodhi School is a Government-Aided primary school that offers Primary education for students in Singapore.
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[edit] History
Maha Bodhi School was founded in 1946 by Rev. Chee Hong of Leng Feng Bodhi Institute, who gave the task of founding a school based on Buddhist education to Miss Pitt Chin Hui and other Buddhist devotees. As a result, Maha Bodhi School was officially declared open on 12 January 1948， at the original shophouse at No. 743, Geylang Road, with an enrolment of 40 pupils. It had no proper facilities. In 1950, the school board decided to place the sponsorship of the school under the Singapore Buddhist Federation for further development. Mr Lee Choon Seng, Chairman of the Singapore Buddhist Federation formed a school building committee to raise funds for the development of the school. In 1951, due to the increasing number of enrolment, a new site at 50, Lorong 34, Geylang, was acquired, and on 1 December 1951, the school was officially declared open by the British High Commissioner Mr Malcolm MacDonald. In 1957 the school became a Government-Aided school. The school building was extended in 1966 at a cost of $800,000 into a 5-storey building. The extension was declared open on 20 December 1970. It became a Special Assistance Plan school, with increased emphasis on English and Chinese and the cultivation of moral values. A piece of land in Ubi, totalling 18,000 square metres, was exchanged for the previous school campus under the "Quid Pro Quo Exchange" Scheme of the Ministry of Education of Singapore. It now has around 2100 students.
[edit] Vision
Inspired Learners Vibrant School
[edit] Mission
To develop every Mind, Body and Soul in the pursuit of excellence in a vibrant environment.
[edit] Values
Integrity, Excellence, Respect, Care, Passion and Perseverance
[edit] School name
"Maha means Great in Sanskrit and Bodhi means Enlightenment, the way the Lord Buddha taught the world the truth and the path to Nirvana. The school is named thus as it hopes for its students to be able to take up the moral and character of the Lord Buddha; to emulate His examples as they absorb knowledge, wisdom and scientific techniques of the world; to live morally, truthfully and wisely." --Venerable Chan Siong Khye (BBM) Past Chairman of Singapore Budhhist Federation
[edit] School song
树植菩提，其叶苍苍， 更仗佛光谱映， 建立斯堂日见海水汪洋， 又见飞鸟迥翔 活泼泼地，可称温暖家乡。 愿我莘莘学子，同爇心香， 敦品励学莫相忘， 拾级而上，业进无疆， 永为佛教放荣光
