We conducted surveys before and after our initiative, to measure the success of our project. This told us how much the student population knew about SGSecure before our project, allowing us to plan our initiatives better. Our surveys would also educate the student population about the existence and purpose of SGSecure, so that they understand what we are advocating for.

Awareness emails were sent out to the school population to provide important information about SGSecure, and to remind them to come and participate in our initiatives.

Posters and infographics were put up in commonly visited areas such as the stairwells and toilets, to allow for a greater amount of students to read more about SGSecure and understand how to respond in a terrorist attack.

This CSSP journey has been a truly remarkable one, filled with ups and downs. At the start, we were 7 confused souls who had no idea on how to go about this project. However, with the help of our seniors, mentors and teachers, we were able to figure out what the requirements of this project were, and after conducting a pre-survey, we identified the issue at hand, which was the students' lack of interest in SGSecure, in order to plan our initiatives.

Our initiatives needed to be fun for students to participate in, and to allow for student engagement. Thus, we set up SGSecure game booths, with colourful informative boards. We also placed posters on the walls of places where students often passed by, such as stairwells and toilets. A Kahoot! quiz was also held during recesses, to engage the students while learning about SGSecure, with prizes such as SGSecure magnets provided by the Orchard NPC. Overall, the student participation in our initiatives was relatively high, showing that we had succeeded in making our initiatives fun and engaging.

Finally, our group has grown closer over the course of this project, and we have also learnt how to respond in a terrorist attack as we were educating our schoolmates through this project. We now understand the importance of staying alert, during and before a terrorist attack, staying strong during an attack, and staying united. The two three word phrases "Run, Hide and Tell", as well as "Press, Tie and Tell" have been firmly ingrained into our minds, and hopefully the rest of the school too, so that we will be able to respond correctly in an attack or crisis. And most importantly, we have taught students that we have to be prepared for an attack any time, as our response matters.

~SGSecure CSSP Group

I feel that our CSSP project has deepened the RGS population's awareness on the importance of SGSecure. Indeed, preparation is key to preventing a terror attack, and I feel that through mass emails, a Kahoot quiz and posters, we have managed to reinforce the key concepts of SGSecure: run, hide, tell, reporting suspicious items, vehicles or persons, press, tie, tell, the 3 pillars of SGSecure and what to do in the event of an attack. Though our project has run rather smoothly, we did face a few setbacks.

Firstly, many RGS students did not see the need to emphasise on the importance of SGSecure, nor were they very interested in our project. To combat this challenge, we decided to attract them with incentives such as attractive prizes kindly provided by the police and fun games such as the one in our recess booth as well as our schoolwide kahoot quiz over a few recesses.

Secondly, there was a gap between an initiative at the end of semester 1 and the next initiative, which was a national day announcement. We were not able to book an earlier assembly slot, and were not able to conduct filler activities as it was PPA season, hence we may not have been as effective in conveying our message as we hoped. The project as a whole definitely could have been better planned - from the very beginning, we could have thought of the gap between the aforementioned 2 initiatives and planned an initiative ahead of time. However, overall the project was rather smoothly run, and can be considered a success.

~ LCpl (NPCC) Sarah Claire Ng Yan Rong

My CSSP journey has been meaningful and educational, and I feel that our group has successfully taught our peers and schoolmates how to use the SGSecure app, and the key ways to prevent, survive and recover from a terrorist attack in Singapore. This deepened the school’s understanding of the three pillars of SGSecure, how to report suspicious people, items and vehicles through the SGSecure app, what to do during a terror attack (Run, Hide, Tell), and how to treat a casualty through the three steps of Press, Tie and Tell.

However, our group faced one outstanding challenge: Most of our schoolmates were not interested in learning about SGSecure, most of them not understanding what SGSecure was and its purpose. Thus, we came up with creative initiatives that incorporated humor and interactive features. For example, the morning announcement was in the form of a skit to pique students’ interests, while the kahoot quiz and board game would allow students to participate in fun activities while learning about SGSecure.

Through this project, I have learnt important values such as how to work as a team, and have bonded with my batchmates through the time we spent planning and executing this project. I would definitely participate in CSSP again if given the chance too, as this has proven to be a valuable experience.

~ LCpl (NPCC) Elizabeth Low Yi-En

Personally, I found that the initiatives carried out were quite helpful in enabling me to be more aware about SGSecure. I believe the Kahoot quiz in particular was the most effective. I also saw several posters around school which gave me succinct knowledge about the topic. I think I have become more aware about the necessary response to protect ourselves in situations such as “Run, hide, tell” and “Press, tie, tell”. Furthermore, I got to know more about why SGSecure was so important in the first place. I have understood that remaining complacent is not going to be beneficial and that we all need to learn to safeguard our nation. I have also gained insight on the three pillars such as staying vigilant, united and strong. I believe the Instagram page was also beneficial in helping me learn more as the facts often came up while I was scrolling through and I quite liked how condensed the information was. Overall, I believe that the initiatives increased my awareness of SGSecure and I hope to apply this knowledge when necessary.

~ Beneficiary (1)

I feel like the initiatives carried out by this team have been quite successful in fulfilling its aim. Through these initiatives, I have learnt a lot more about SGSecure and what to do during an emergency. The posters around the school were highly informative and attractive. This was very helpful in reaching out to the school population. The Kahoot quiz was very effective in inviting the whole school to test their knowledge and through that I learnt more about the pillars of defence with digital defence being a new key aspect which was presented. This allowed us to gain precise knowledge. They also gave us detailed information on how to respond in an emergency using "Run, Hide, Tell" and "Press, Tie, Tell". The emails sent out were informative and concise and it helped spread awareness about this. Their Instagram page was also a great way for them to expand their scope and be more engaging. I have learnt that national security is not something we should take for granted and that we can play our part to keep ourselves and the people around us safe and be responsible. They have explained the meaning about the pillars in a simple yet concise manner so that everyone understands its true meaning. Their initiatives thus far have been very informative and engaging!

~ Beneficiary (2)