Our Team

Director (Student Support) Psychological and Emotional Care:

Mervyln Goh (Mrs)

Set up Agape Counselling Sanctuary (2009), founded upon the theme that Love Never Fails (1 Corinthians 13: 8), by the grace of God.2020: received the Long Service Award for 25 years at Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) and various ACS(I) awards for contributions (2018, 2011, 2008, 2007)

2018: The Caring Teacher Award (NIE)
2007: National Day Award Pingat Berkebolehan

1995-present Taught GEP (O Levels, English Language, Literatrure), IP (Language Arts), IBDP (English A: Literature HL for HSP);TOK; currently teaching IBDP (English A: Language and Literature, SL)

Member of IPPA (since 2019): International Positive Psychology Association

NUS: MA (English Studies), BA (Hons, Literature)
NIE: PDGE, NIE-MOE, TSN

Favourite Reads:

–Narrative Counselling in Schools (Winslade, J.M. & Monk, G.D.)
–It’s Not Always Depression (Hendel, H.J.)
-Maybe You Should Talk to Someone (Gottlieb, L.)
-Flourish (Seligman, M.)
-Grit (Duckworth, A.)

Grateful mother of 2 ACS (Independent) IBDP alumni (total 24 years of ACS education).

E-mail: MERVYLN@acsindep.edu.sg

School Counsellors:

Samuel Lum

Samuel (BSc in Psychology) believes in the role of counselling in helping individuals attain their aspirations in life. He ensures his best by continually learning as much as he can about its’ practice. To that end, he is currently undergoing training at the Executive Counselling & Training Academy for the Masters in Counselling awarded by the Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia.

Through counselling, he hopes to guide others towards becoming the person they want to be despite life’s obstacles. He holds firm the belief that everyone needs an empathic listening ear from time to time and there is no need to go through challenges alone.

Email: samuellummj@acsindep.edu.sg

Telephone: 6773 9513