Full Name:
Bhadra Sreejith
Year enrolled:
2009 – 2013
Any memorable stories you would like to share of your time at elc?
The elc campus was really beautiful, surrounded by greenery and flowers. It was always very pleasant walking to and fro classes with the Sungei Buloh hills in the background.
We were given a lot of responsibility in Years 10 and 11 for our Houses in the inter-House competitions.. Some of my favourite memories are of organising the after-school practices, roping in people across different Years to take part, and, of course, the mad chaos of the actual competition day itself– made better if Yellow House won!
Apart from that, going to the library every afternoon to pick out a new book to read on the bus home is an abiding memory. Especially because of the variety of books the library held. I must have read at least 30 books a term.
Did elc give you any valuable life lessons that shaped the way you conduct yourself today?
elc encouraged us to work outwards from our moral centre in everything that we did. It also emphasised the value of hard work and set very high standards for success for its students. I was taught how to plan, organise and delegate in meticulous detail, and the solid foundation this gave me has proved very useful in my current role.
Favourite subject, and why?
English Literature, History
For some reason I can remember all of Gerard Manley Hopkins’s Pied Beauty – “Glory be to God for Dappled Things”- from IGCSE Literature.
I went to Prague a couple of years ago with a former elc classmate of mine and as we went around the city centre we tried to piece together vague recollections of Prague’s role in the Cold War from IGCSE History…quite unsuccessfully.
Give 3 adjectives to describe how you feel about elc ?
Nostalgic, wistful, glad
Full Name:
Bhadra Sreejith
Year enrolled:
2009 – 2013
Any memorable stories you would like to share of your time at elc?
The elc campus was really beautiful, surrounded by greenery and flowers. It was always very pleasant walking to and fro classes with the Sungei Buloh hills in the background.
We were given a lot of responsibility in Years 10 and 11 for our Houses in the inter-House competitions.. Some of my favourite memories are of organising the after-school practices, roping in people across different Years to take part, and, of course, the mad chaos of the actual competition day itself– made better if Yellow House won!
Apart from that, going to the library every afternoon to pick out a new book to read on the bus home is an abiding memory. Especially because of the variety of books the library held. I must have read at least 30 books a term.
Did elc give you any valuable life lessons that shaped the way you conduct yourself today?
elc encouraged us to work outwards from our moral centre in everything that we did. It also emphasised the value of hard work and set very high standards for success for its students. I was taught how to plan, organise and delegate in meticulous detail, and the solid foundation this gave me has proved very useful in my current role.
Favourite subject, and why?
English Literature, History
For some reason I can remember all of Gerard Manley Hopkins’s Pied Beauty – “Glory be to God for Dappled Things”- from IGCSE Literature.
I went to Prague a couple of years ago with a former elc classmate of mine and as we went around the city centre we tried to piece together vague recollections of Prague’s role in the Cold War from IGCSE History…quite unsuccessfully.
Give 3 adjectives to describe how you feel about elc ?
Nostalgic, wistful, glad
“I was taught how to plan, organise and delegate in meticulous detail, and the solid foundation this gave me has proved very useful in my current role.”
~Bhadra Sreejith
College/University:
London School of Economics
Course studied:
Government and Economics
What are you doing now?
Management Consultant, Bain & Company
Current location:
London
If you could go back in time and return to elc, what would you do differently?
Worry less about Prefect-related chores (telling people to stand in line or be quiet in class!) Push to be involved in even more extra-curricular activities.
Any advice to the current elc students?
Work hard, be involved in as much as you can, but don’t worry too much about minor setbacks – it really doesn’t matter if you fail a test or two in Year 9!
College/University:
London School of Economics
Course studied:
Government and Economics
What are you doing now?
Management Consultant, Bain & Company
Current location:
London
If you could go back in time and return to elc, what would you do differently?
Worry less about Prefect-related chores (telling people to stand in line or be quiet in class!) Push to be involved in even more extra-curricular activities.
Any advice to the current elc students?
Work hard, be involved in as much as you can, but don’t worry too much about minor setbacks – it really doesn’t matter if you fail a test or two in Year 9!
