LLP

"Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day.

Teach a man how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime."

I think the proverb above best encapsulates the philosophy of the Learning for Life Programme (LLP) here in Springfield Secondary School. In this VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous) environment that we are living in, to stay stagnant and not seek new knowledge and growth, is to allow yourself to get left behind by the world. Springfield’s LLP focus on Community Youth Leadership (CYL) is one that takes into account local context and aims to prepare our students for the future while ensuring Singapore stays competitive in the world.

Many of us will be aware as reviewed during Budget 2018 and as illustrated by the Silver Generation Office, approximately 1 in 4 Singaporeans will be aged 65 or older by 2030. And that proportion will change to 1 in 2 Singaporeans by 2050 with our current birth rates. This is where it is absolutely crucial for the youth of today to be prepared for the future because our workforce is going to become older and the burden on the youth will only get greater.

In order to help Singapore remain competitive, it is then vital that a couple of steps are taken. We need to first take better care of our Silver Generation and help them stay gainfully employed longer hence they will also need to keep learning. This aspect will involve our students serving the community and really having a keen understanding of the needs on the ground. The second step will involve our students having the vision to know what needs to be done, the capabilities to be able to do it, and the leadership qualities to positively influence others to follow their lead.

Springfield aims to equip our students with these skill sets through our comprehensive Values in Action (VIA) and Student Leadership Development (SLD) programmes which progressively develops our students to be useful citizens of the future. This is Springfield’s way of ensuring ‘Better Self for Better Tomorrow.’