Entries tagged with “Pastoral care”

Cooking up Meals and Solutions for the Elderly

March 2, 2010

Drop by East Spring Secondary School and you might find students fiddling with rather curious contraptions - these gadgets are in fact inventions by Sec 3 students to make life safer and more convenient for the elderly. They were developed as part of an integrated programme in Geriatric Care, a multi-disciplinary curriculum in which students learn to develop practical solutions for the needs of the elderly based on lessons in Science, Design and Technology, Food and Nutrition, and Pastoral Care and Guidance.

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Adding a Foreign Flavour to Singapore Schools (part 2)

April 25, 2008

Mdm Sarojini

Hailing from India, Mdm Sarojini has devoted the past 14 years of her career to teaching Maths at Riverside Secondary School.

“I came because I wanted to experience teaching in another country,” says Mdm Gnanam Sarojini, “and at that time, the remuneration here was attractive.” She thought she would go back to Chennai, India after a two-year contract. But today, 14 years on, she is still teaching Mathematics at Riverside Secondary School and she is happy to keep working here for as long as she can.

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Adding a Foreign Flavour to Singapore Schools (part 1)

April 23, 2008

Mr Du

Mr Du has adapted to a new way of relating to students in Singapore, treating them as friends instead of always asserting his authority.

“I came here with my wife almost immediately after I graduated from my Masters programme. We had no idea we would stay so long,” admits Mr Du Xin. Eight years on, he is still teaching in Singapore, as is his wife, and they’re raising their two children here. Originally from Changchun in China, Mr Du is a Chinese teacher at Riverside Secondary School. His main motivation for coming to Singapore was to experience working in a new city. MOE accepted his wife and him as Chinese teachers at the same time, and they arrived in Singapore in 2000.

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Using Sports to Say Y.E.S. to Staying in School

April 4, 2008

Juying Primary Y.E.S. Club

Juying Primary School uses sport as a tool to reach out to students, and to help them work on issues of motivation and self-esteem.

“Goal! - and that’s another goal for Juying Primary School!” With the referee’s final whistle marking the end of the game, the on-court players and their team members at the sidelines erupt into loud cheers and high-fives. Team Juying has emerged second runner-up at the Inter-Primary Floorball (5-A-Side) Invitational at the 2007 Sports Carnival organised by Jurong West Secondary School. The victory was all the more sweeter as the players had picked up the sport less than six months ago. The team comprised of pupils from Juying Primary School’s pastoral care and counselling support programme - Y.E.S. (Young Eagles Sports Club) Club; a school programme which aimed to work closely with at-risk pupils to support and guide them.

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