ENGAGING THE HEAD, HEART AND HANDS: BRINGING OUT SKILLS AND VALUES IN THE 21 ST CENTURY LEARNER

1. ENGAGING THE HEAD, HEART AND HANDS: BRINGING OUT SKILLS AND VALUES IN THE 21ST CENTURY LEARNER 3 June 2014

2. GAME TIME & CCE RESOURCES

3. ENGAGING THE HEAD, HEART AND HANDS: BRINGING OUT SKILLS AND VALUES IN THE 21ST CENTURY LEARNER 3 June 2014

4. OBJECTIVES At the end of the session, participants will: understand the philosophy, processes and platforms to nurture 21st Century Competencies in our students, and understand how to design activities for students to enhance community awareness.

5. FLOW OF PRESENTATION • Bendemeer’s journey • The Kolam Ayer Trail: designed and led by CCE Ambassadors

6. BENDEMEER’S JOURNEY

7. OUR PHILOSOPHY We believe that all students are unique individuals with talents. We can help them discover their strengths and abilities.

8. Our Vision Active Learners, Responsible Citizens Our Mission A School that Builds Character, Nurtures Learners and Serves the Community Strategic Thrust 1 Developing the Holistic Child Strategic Thrust 2 Developing an Engaged Staff Strategic Thrust 3 Developing Organisational Excellence Our Values Integrity Care Respect Responsibility Resilience

9. NE JOURNEY TOWARDS EXCELLENCE First Phase (2006 to 2008) Second Phase (2009 to 2011) Third Phase (From 2012) • Enhancing external partnership • Expand portfolio and profile of student leaders in NE • Integration of CD and NE • Developing student leadership platforms • Establishing S5 Cluster Centre of Excellence for NE • Enhancing school identity • Developing a niche in NE • Increase engagement of students through internal and external forums • Engaging the community Key Focus

10. CCE FRAMEWORK

11. PLATFORMS • Student Council Elections • Termly Student Forums • Dialogue with Minister • Youth Forum • Student-led Learning Journeys • Platforms for Student Leadership in CCE: • CCE Ambassadors • Green Ambassadors

12. CCE AMBASSADORS Foster social cohesion in the classroom with students leading their peers in CCE • Youth Forum • Dialogue with Minister • Conceptualise and lead Level Learning Journeys • Facilitate NE Core Events • International Students Programme • Internationalisation efforts

14. CCE AMBASSADORS • Previously known as “National Education Ambassadors” • Started by students as an interest group • From 10 to 68! • Given recognition: awarded leadership point for LEAPS

15. Student Development (Training) Training for these individuals is conducted in a spiral manner and crafted to maximise alignment with the CCE focus and VIA project for the cohort

16. Student Development (Training)

17. OUR CCE AMBASSADORS IN ACTION International Friendship Day with Overseas Family School Total Defence Day with SAF Celebrating Singapore with CIP (Boat Folding) Racial Harmony Day Forum with Professor Yaccob

18. Our CCE Ambassadors in Action Recalling the common memories of void deck article reported by Lian He Zao Bao (13 April 2012) Interviewing the Last Rattan Weaver reported by Lian He Zao Bao (16 Sep 2012) Launch of the Kolam Ayer Trail in collaboration with KA Youth Executive Committee reported by Lian He Zao Bao (6 June 2012) Sharing at National Heritage Conference

19. OUR CCE AMBASSADORS IN ACTION Launch of Void Deck exhibition at Kolam Ayer by Minister Yaacob Ibrahim

20. OUR CCE AMBASSADORS IN ACTION Calculating risks “War and Diplomacy”cards

21. NE INTERACTIVE SPACES iLinkz Heritage Gallery Arts and Entertainment Heritage Wall NE Corner

22. NE RESOURCES Heritage Gallery Tent Cards NE Themed Library Kolam Ayer Trail The Eye @ Bendemeer.com Games

23. CHALLENGES Selecting the students Sustaining active involvement from teachers Need to create authentic learning experiences with real consequences as part of the training programme for CCE Ambassadors

24. ENHANCING GREATER PARTNERSHIPS

25. THE KOLAM AYER TRIAL

26. LEARN, LIVE, LEAD • Gradual release of responsibility to the students • Use of the Student Leadership Challenge Model (Kouzes and Posner, 2002)

27. WHY KOLAM AYER Proximity to school Use of service learning as a pedagogy and actual historical research methodology Develop values and 21st Century skills in the students

28. KOLAM AYER TRAIL • Designed by Upper Sec CCE Ambassadors • develop a personal stake and ownership • develop a sense of national identity and rootedness

29. THE KOLAM AYER TRIAL

30. KOLAM AYER TRAIL Eight sites: • The Community Centre • Old Mandarin Theatre • ABC Waterways • Elim Church • Serangoon Broadway Studio • Former Serangoon Fire Station • Former National Aerated Water Company • Former Civil Defence Headquarters

31. LEARNING FROM PARTICPANTS

32. LEARNING FROM CCE AMBASSADORS

33. MOVING FORWARD “Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.” Aristotle

34. MOVING FORWARD Partnership with MOE HQ Partnership with PCVD Partnership with NHB Partnership with Trail Shuttle

35. Moving Forward

36. REFERENCES http://www.studentleadershipchallenge.com/ http://teachingwithpurpose.com/index.php/differentiated-instruction-pages/engaging-21st-century-adolescent-learners/ http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/sept04/vol62/num01/The-Engaged-Classroom.aspx http://cte.sfasu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Service-Learning-Quotes.pdf

37. QUESTION AND ANSWER