Passion Pursuit provides avenues for high academic achievement, intellectual discovery, leadership excellence and extracurricular exploration essential to lifelong learning through an enriching journey of Diverge, Converge and Emerge. Students get to explore a broad spectrum of interest areas under the Diverge Strand, understand what passion really means through the Converge Strand and eventually actualise it as part of purposeful living in the Emerge Strand. Across the three strands, Passion Pursuit is implemented through Platforms for Exploration and Platforms for Pursuit, and is enriched by the strong partnership among the partner schools and our networks of alumni and community partners.
PLATFORMS FOR EXPLORATION
These are modules offered to our students to nurture their intellectual curiosity and further their interests in the various domains. There are opportunities for students to be exposed to various fields at an introductory or novice level often triggered by an initial interest. The modules encourage exploration and experimentation to ascertain if students wish to pursue them at a deeper and more sustained level. Examples of such modules include Aromachemistry, Art of Ensemble Playing and niche sports such as archery. PLATFORMS FOR PURSUIT
Extending from the Platforms for Exploration, the Platforms for Pursuit enable the pursuit of disciplines at a deeper level, while nurturing the students to be confident and self-directed learners. This is delivered through a range of creative and innovative avenues, and students can look forward to engaging actively in meaning-making through rich dialogue and interaction. An example of Platform for Pursuit is the Research and Mentorship Programme which enables our JIP students to have a choice of engaging in discipline-based or multidisciplinary projects with a teacher mentor or a researcher and expert in selected fields in an in-depth investigation. A reflective component weaved into the design of this programme brings JIP students on a journey of self-discovery to deepen their engagement in these areas.
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