Hougang Primary School

Community Involvement Programme

4 November 2009

Mdm Lee Pei Shan

Mdm Chee Poh Lai

COMPASSION RESPONSIBILITY

Head, Heart and Hands

• Hougang Primary school’s Community Involvement Programme is a platform for the synthesis of the pupils’ Head, Heart and Hands.

• aims to involve all pupils and staff in a variety of CIP activities within and outside school.

CIP ( Head, Heart and Hands)

Hands

HeartsHeads

CIP

Learning Through Service• The school’s CIP Work Plan aims to develop in pupils,

strong moral character and leadership qualities through the experience of serving real community needs, ie. “Learning Through Service” .

• This is aligned to the school’s strategic thrusts of Pupil Development and, Partnership and Collaboration.

• We believe that teachers should also serve as a role model to pupils. All staff are encouraged to participate in at least 1 CIP activity.

• This is also aligned to the school’s strategic thrusts of Staff Development and, Partnership and Collaboration.

A win-win partnership and collaboration with the community.

• Our whole school approach includes collaboration with other departments and partners.

• In doing so, we hope to achieve social-moral outcomes and creates opportunities for pupils to develop to be active and responsible members of the community.

Collaboration with different departments & partners

CIP

NESS

Envt Dept

NTUC Elder Care

NTUC Elder Care

OAEOAE

SembEnviroSembEnviro Capital Land

Capital Land

Yong-enYong-en

National Park

Board

National Park

Board

CAMELOT

CAMELOT

InnotrekInnotrek

Pertapis Childrens’ Home

Pertapis Childrens’ Home

CMECME

National Envt Agency

National Envt Agency

A & CA & C

Rest Room Association of S’pore

Rest Room Association of S’pore

HGPPupils and Staff CIP

Using 3 Hs

P1 & P2•Litter Picking

•Most Nicely Decorated Bins competitions

P3 & P4•P3-Happy Toilet project -Recycling Art

•P4-China Town Heritage Tour -Sculpture using scrap materials

P5 & P6

•P5 Sarimbun CampConserve envt & litter picking•P6 kayaking-Conserve envt, recycling plastics bottles & litter Picking

Staff CIP• Weeds Eradication and litter Picking at Lower Pierce Reservoir •Toys Donation Drive to Pertapis Children Home•Service at NTUC Elders Care

CIP Frame work

Cleanest ClassroomObjectives: • To instill a sense of ownership and inculcate responsibility of students. • To build team spirit amongst pupils. • Assessment of classroom will be conducted twice a month during recess or i

mmediately after school.

• The classroom will be assessed based on:- The cleanliness of the floor and whiteboard- The neatness of the tables and chairs- Whether the projector and visualiser are switched off- Whether the recycling bins have been emptied.

• Classes will be rank based on the score sheet at the end of each month and results will be sent to teachers via email.

• At the end of each term, the top 3 classes from each level will be awarded Hougang tokens. (1st- 10 tokens, 2nd – 5 tokens, 3rd – 3 tokens)

MARCH

Use Your Hand Campaign

Objectives:

• To instil in our staff and pupils a sense of care & responsibility to maintain school cleanliness.

• For pupils, to clean the classrooms before June and December Holidays. For staff, to clean own work place to improve work efficiency.

Daily Recycling

Objectives:

• To reduce rubbish by practicing 3Rs•Reduce

•Reuse

•Recycle

Recycling bins in classroom and canteen

Depositing used bottles from class to the a plastic recycling bin at staircase B

A green agent preparing to empty used bottles from class recycling bin to the mini recycling point

Using MINI Recycling Points

Newspapers collection

Our Recycling Corner

Magazines Newspapers Writing paper Computer printouts Plastic bottles Carton boxes Old clothing

Recyclables collected in our school

P1 and P2 Litter Picking Reflection Forms

Most Beautifully decorated Dustbin Programme

P3 Happy Toilet Project-A Collaboration with RAS

Objectives• To instill a sense of ownership and

inculcate social responsibility of students. • To improve the school sanitation issues

by teaching the students good toilet etiquette and good toilet manners.

• To build team spirit amongst pupils through the decorating of toilets that each class adopted.

• Instructions for Form teachers and SEL teachers– 2 classes will adopt one toilet. – SEL teachers are to guide the students to do a

poster and put into the mounting board at the door your adopted toilet.

Posters designed by

P3 Pupils

Recycled penguins beautifying the class

P4 Chinatown Heritage Experience

A collaborative project

with Yong-en Care Centre

Objectives Social Moral Outcomes

1. Students will become “Ambassadors for Chinatown” to raise fund for the Chinatown needy and at the same time have an educational experience.

Understanding needsChoosing to make a differenceHelping through action

2. Develop empathy and compassion among students for the less fortunate and highlight the plight of the underprivileged in Chinatown, thus achieving the objectives of Community Involvement Programme.

Touching heartsOwning the community

3. To raise the spirit of volunteerism among students, which is in line with MOE’s National Educational objectives.

Choosing to make a difference Owning the community

4. Appreciation of Chinese culture for

students through first-hand involvement

on the history and heritage of Chinatown.

Owning the community

The Heritage Experience includes

1.A visit to Chinatown Heritage Centre, to see and experience the Chinatown of the

Past, bringing them for a time travel

2. Interaction time with the elderly of Chinatown, giving them time to listen to the life stories

first-hand, and also to ask questions.

3. A short walkabout in the core area of Chinatown

to relish the atmosphere of today’s Chinatown (Sago Lane, Sago Street, Smith Street, Temple Street and Pagoda Street)

P5 Reforestation

A collaboration with National Park Board

Learning Objectives

• To provide an opportunity for pupils to develop a personal commitment to protect and conserve our natural environment.

• To cultivate in our pupils a sense of ownership and caring attitude towards the environment.

• To instil social responsibility and a greater awareness and understanding of environmental issues.

Pupils doing Reforestation

Pupils cleaning their own dormitory during P5 Camp.

Getting Ready for Litter Picking

P6 Seashore Life Programme Cum Kayaking

A collaborative project with Outdoor Adventure Education

Department and

Centre for Affective Management, Experiential Learning & Outdoor Training

P6 Seashore Life Programme cum Kayaking

Learning Objectives: • To provide an opportunity for pupils to develop a pers

onal commitment to protect and conserve our natural environment.

• To educate pupils on seashore life and its habitats, effects of litter on seashore life, how to differentiate between litter and seashore items and what they can do to protect natural ecosystem of the beaches.

• To instil social responsibility and a greater awareness and understanding of environmental

issues.

Objectives Social Moral Outcomes

1. To provide an opportunity for pupils to develop a personal commitment to protect and conserve our natural environment.

Choosing to make a differenceHelping through action

2. To educate pupils on seashore life and its habitats, effects of litter on seashore life, how to differentiate between litter and seashore items and what they can do to protect natural ecosystem of the beaches.

Understanding needs

3. To instil social responsibility and a

greater awareness and understanding of environmental issues.

Understanding needsChoosing to make a difference

ObjectivesTo develop a concerned and giving spirit i

n our staff.To realise that it is the responsibility of ev

eryone in a community to help those in need.

Know more about the organisations they are helping or the cause they are working

for.To achieve at least 1 CIP activity per year.Good role-models to our pupils.

Aligned to Vision, Mission, Core Values and Strategic Thrusts

ST2

People Development

ST3

Partnership & Collaboration

Mission Vision Core Values

To create opportunities for bonding among staff

To provide opportunities for team collaborations among staff

To establish partnership with local and overseas partners

“To nurture every individual to be a global citizen”

A vibrant and globalised institution of excellence in harmony with the community

Responsibility

Perseverance

Compassion

Wisdom

Loyalty

Integrity

Courage

HGP Trs’ CIP cum Family Day 2006

Staff CIP 2007

Staff CIP 2008 NTUC Eldercare Centre

NTUC ElderCare Center provides a mixture of purposeful and structured activities that caters to the needs of frail elderly. The Centre provides dual-income families with care facilities for their frail elderly dependents during the day while they are at work as well as helping the elderly to continue with their therapy programmes in order to maintain their functional independence.

Staff CIP 2009

Staff CIP

Toys Donation Drive