To cultivate the school values of care and enterprise further in Upper Secondary, Secondary 3 class VIA representatives were tasked to spearhead their class-based VIA projects with the guidance of teachers.
This was done in partnership with the Social Studies Issue Investigation Project, in which the Sec 3 students were tasked to select a social issue that is a cause of concern, collect and analyse data that would help them devise well-substantiated conclusions, and provide recommendations to alleviate the social issue. Upon developing a deeper understanding of the social issue, students subsequently embarked on their class-based VIA projects to mitigate the identified social issues. Thus, this partnership between curriculum and VIA provided the opportunity for students to practice the real-world application of Social Studies, and at the same time, grow to become informed, concerned, and participative citizens.
Our Secondary 3 students initiated projects in a variety of social causes such as the environment, the underprivileged and animal welfare. Scroll down to find out more!
Protection of the Environment
With the loosening of Covid 19 Measures, 3E3, 3E4 and 3N2 took the opportunity to head out to the beaches in partnership with the National Parks Board to help with an environmental clean up. The beach clean ups were also ran in conjunction with the Geography Investigation for Geography students.
Students from 3E3 hard at work
3E4 with the litter they picked up
Students from 3N2 hard at work
To protect the school environment and encourage reducing, reusing and recycling, students from 3N3 worked on collecting old books and recyclable material to help support the efforts of recycling and keeping our environment clean and green.
Animal Welfare
Furry friends who were delighted with the donated food
Students from 3N1 partnered with Causes for Animals Singapore (CAS) and collected food for dogs and cats that lived at the local rescue shelter. In addition, they also sought to raise awareness about adoption in school and encourage volunteering efforts amongst their peers.
Food Aid to Underprivileged Families
Responding to calls from the St Isidore Thrift Shop for food donations, students from 3E2 ran a food drive in school to collect food items. To reduce food wastage, they also spurred the school community to contribute food items that may be close to expiry, so that they can be donated to those who urgently need them. Such efforts were driven by aims to increase appreciation of the value of food and develop empathy for those who are experiencing food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Delivery of 3E2's food donations
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