Citizenship and Character Education

The CCE department aims to develop a Culture of Citizenship Education and Character Development by (1) removing all barriers to learning, (2) building strong sense of citizenship and sound character, and (3) setting clear education and career outcomes.



Staffing

Key Programmes

Financial Assistance

• Identification of needy pupils through Needs Assessment Survey
• Provide Financial Assistance in the form of MOE FAS, SAC FAS, School Pocket Money or referrals to external agencies e.g. Exxon-Mobil and SouthWest CDC, Singapore Buddhist Lodge, etc.
• Identification of needy pupils by form teachers and assistance provided when needed

Learning/Physical Disabilities/Health Matters

• Identification of pupils with medical conditions from School Health Service records & survey
• Identification of pupils with medical conditions from teachers
• Support and follow-up action for pupils with special / medical needs (e.g. counselling, examination provision, assignment of buddy, etc)
• Annual Health Check
• Temperature taking exercise

At Risk pupils (with discipline issues)

• Collaboration with Discipline Department in identification and followup actions to guide these pupils
• Follow-up action (e.g. counselling, house visits, meet of parents, tailored programs, etc) by the counseling team
• Timeout Programs.
• Inhouse workshop for selected group of pupils (by Full Time School Counsellor, Learning Mentor and Teacher Counsellors).
• I CAN Program

Counselling of pupils

• Monitoring of pupils who are retained (counselling if necessary) by FTSC
• Building rapport , identifying needs, creating awareness on assistance available in school and referring for counseling/care through class contact time, meeting with class committee, etc.
• Counselling (includes feedback for stakeholders, referals if necessary)
• Mobilization of CARE officers during an emergency
• Annual Counselling Survey

Awards & Recognition for pupils and Pupil Involvement

• Best Class Competition
• Class Deco and Noticeboards
• Pupil of the Term
• Pupil of the Year / Singa Awards
• NoticeBoard (Put up information on good acts of pupils, etc)

Education & Career Guidance (ECG)

• ECG Assembly Talk (by Ms Audrey Ang - FTSC)
• VE period - Ecareers lesson (ecareers.sg)
• Experience ITE Programme for Normal Stream Students
• Sec 4NT/NA Visit to ITE/SHATEC
• Sec 4NT/NA ITE Talk
• Sec 4E/5N Visit to Poly / JC
• Sec 4E/5N JC or Poly Talk

Sexuality Education

• Infusion in VE curriculum
• Sec 3NT/NA/E Breaking Down Barrier Program from HPB

Community Involvement Program (CIP)

• Sec 1: Hortpark Service Learning / PW & Service Learning integrated curriculun
• Sec 2: Bukit Batok Home / St Lukes ElderCare / Jamiyah Nursing Home
• Sec 3: Overseas Service Learning trips to Batam / Vietnam / Cambodia / Philippines
• Sec 4/5: Sundac / Bishan Home for the Intellectually Disabled

Curricula Program (2 periods per week for CME and VE respectively)

• Civics and Moral Education (R3 ICH Framework - Respect, Responsibility, Resilience, Integrity, Compassion, Harmony)
• Values Education - Incorporating Social & Emotional Competencies, Lifeskills , Sexuality Education, National Education and 21st century skills

Other Character Development Components

• Assembly talks on life-skills
• Character Development Programs for Post Exam Activities.
• Student Handbook