CREATIVE ENGINEERING
Applied Learning refers to the approach that emphasises authentic and practice-oriented learning experiences.
Our Applied Learning Programme (ALP) employs active learning pedagogy to provide our students with opportunities to explore and experiment in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). We encourage our students to have a Maker mindset (the spirit of inventiveness, tinkering and experimentation) and generate ideas to create real things to solve problems.
We adopt a tiered approach to our programme.
TIER 1 - STEM exposure for all students
In Tier 1, our students work in groups and engage in investigation on STEM modules. Our Secondary One students construct quad-copters and our Secondary 2 students build their own solar cars.
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Our students are self-directed in creating their own knowledge.
Hence, our maker programme converts our classrooms into creative spaces for our students to explore, create, innovate and collaborate.
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In Tier 2, our students receive specialised training and opportunities to challenge themselves through participation in external competitions. The Maker Faire Club is a gathering of like-minded individuals who collaborate and innovate to bring novel solutions to everyday problems.
Our students gain exposure to advanced knowledge and skills through projects and competitions. By working as teams to take part in competitions, our students enhance their social and emotional competencies, deal with conflicting opinions and collaborate effectively with others.
Our Maker Faire students have achieved outstanding results in national competitions. Joshua Kee, Caleb Chia and Arjun Subramani, representing TPSS team illumiKnow, created a prototype to improve road safety for residents. They suggested the installation of solar-powered LEDs (light- emitting diodes) along the pavement of HDB flats along Tampines St 42 to improve safety. They competed against 23 other teams and won the top prize!
Here is their presentation on their innovation.
PRESENTATION BY TEAM ILLUMIKNOW
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Finishing first runner-up was another TPSS team, Road To Victory, represented by Ralph David Coronel Beltran, Thirumaran Kaushik Manian, Muhammad Yazrul Amry Bin Yazid and Dara Tao Yuyi. The team focused on the challenges around the surging number of personal mobility devices on the roads and developed a device that can detect the speed of e-scooters and alert the riders when speed thresholds are exceeded. The device has an in-built sensor that monitors the rate at which e-scooter wheels turn.
We are delighted that our students have created sustainable, practical and innovative solutions to real problems faced by our society. Well done!
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