The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.
~ Anatole France (1844 - 1924)

Norain Boon dedicated her life towards the training of young minds. She moved further by imparting her love for media arts to schools. Starting humbly as a residential trainer, she realised her drive and passion was in steering youth towards national excellence.

Due to her passion and commitment towards youth development, Norain was commissioned into Mastereign Headquarters as an In-House trainer.

Some of the result of Norain’s passion and commitment can be seen below in the list of her student’s accolades:

• Schools Video Awards 2003- Special Mentions Awards. (Tampines Secondary School)
• National IT Webpage Competition 2003- Top 5 merits. (Bukit View Secondary School)
• National Banner Making Competition 2004-Merit ( Bukit View Secondary School
• Schools Video Awards 2005- Platinum Award for Primary School Documentary (Admiralty Primary School)
• Singapore Youth Festival 2005 (Digital Design Entry)- Silver Award (Admiralty Primary School)
• National Movie-making competition 2005- Merit Award (Admiralty)
• Schools Video Awards 2006- Merit Award for Primary School Documentary (Admiralty Primary School)
• National Anti Smoking Campaign (MTV Competition) 2007- 3rd Place Award (Northview Primary School)
• National Digital Collage Competition 2007-Gold Award & 5 Judges Choice Awards (Canberra Primary School)
• School’s Digital Media Awards (formerly known as SVA) 2007- Merit Award for Advertisement Category (Yishun Secondary School)
• National Commonwealth Website Competition 2008- Merit Award (Presbyterian High School)

Norain Boon is currently an Assistant Programme Manager. She dedicates her time towards youth training for Mastereign Media Arts. Some of her works include DigiComix, Pulpmation,Digi Branding & Digital Scrapbooking.

In conclusion, the Nanyang Polytechnic Digital Media Design Diploma believes that in every student (young or old) there hides a unique design signature that is waiting to be cultivated & cultured.