“Punggol Primary School has been running the Innovation Program for 6 years and every year, we are very heartened to see our pupils learning and enjoying the process of design thinking, creating and innovating new prototypes for the needs of the user in mind. Besides developing more empathy for others, they learn to look at things from new perspectives as well as bounce back from failures that they may face during the innovation process. They have also gained enriching knowledge and experiences through the interaction with innovation mentors and industry experts during the project judging. Pupils always look forward to The Young Innovators’ Fair as it provides an opportunity for them to showcase their projects and learn from the best work and efforts of other participants. Lastly, the skills they learn in this programme are beyond the classroom and are transferrable to other aspects of their life.”

MRS TAN AI KIAM, IvP coordinator &

MS JOANNA TAN MING YI, teacher mentor,

Punggol Primary School

“Overall, I find the mentoring experience extremely rewarding and fulfilling. Students participating in the Innovation Programme (IvP) are eager and ready to learn and apply design thinking to materialize their ideas into tangible objects. Given their young age, they come infused with enthusiasm, energy, and most importantly, raw ideas, which need to be guided by providing timed feedback, direction to skills required for them to move forward, and just positive and optimistic critiques to their ideas and prototypes. One particular attribute for mentoring IvP students is sustained feedback, which engages students to higher level of commitment, excitement, learning, and productivity.”

DR. FRANKLIN ANARIBA

IvP Steering Committee member & Innovation Mentor

Singapore University of Technology and Design