Joy of Learning @ Juying

Applied Learning Programme (ALP)

Our Applied Learning Programme (ALP) in Oracy aims to ‘Develop Confident, Competent and Empathetic Communicators’. Our ALP has a holistic framework that focuses on the 5Es ‘Engage, Excite, Explore, Enrich and Empower’. All our Engage programmes aim to Excite all JYians to have the joy of communicating, allow them to Explore and discover their style as a speaker, Enrich them by sharpening their oracy skills and Empower them to advocate for positive changes, be it in school or in the community.

Every year, we organise a series of workshops for all our JYians. Our Secondary Four and Five students embarked on their DSA/EAE preparatory interview training this year. They worked on their personal narrative and application write-ups, built their e-portfolios and learnt to ace their interviews. Our Secondary Three cohort underwent research and presentation skills training, which saw them getting hands-on experience, practising how to give an effective presentation and researching on their presentation topics. Our Secondary Twos learnt to use the Readers’ Theatre Strategy to act out their scripts and put up a skit that involved applying drama techniques and exercising their creativity to bring across their advocacy message through their performance. Our secondary ones learnt to do storytelling and put together their digital storybooks that allowed them to apply the storytelling strategies they learnt and exercise their creativity in teams. Every year, we recruit Secondary One and Two students who are interested in enhancing their oracy skills into our ALP Talent Development Programme. We provide a customised training workshop to train our ALP talent pool and Juying Achievers Programme students in toastmasters, to equip them with the necessary skills to start their journey as our Juying Gardens Ambassadors with Gardens By The Bay and represent the school in upcoming national competitions. We also conduct oracy training to develop our student leaders into more confident, competent and empathetic leaders so they can perform their roles better.

ALP Framework 2022 A Sec 1 JYian reading a story

ALP Gardens Ambassadorship

ALP TED TALK Series

Learning for Life Programme (LLP) in PASSION

Our Learning for Life Programme (LLP) in PASSION aims to develop self-directed and intrinsically motivated learners through PASSION. Our LLP has a holistic framework that focuses on the 5Es’ “Engage, Excite, Explore, Enrich and Empower”. All our programmes aim to engage the heads, hearts and hands of all our JYians, excite them through exciting learning experiences, allow them to explore local and global issues, enrich them with enriching knowledge and skills and empower them as young advocates who will advocate for positive changes, be it in school or in the community.

The Tier 1 LLP programmes, which target at all the students in each cohort, include the PASSIONthemed Assembly Talks, PASSION curriculum and PASSION SPARK! Day and VIA Projects, which JYians from lower secondary and upper secondary respectively have to ideate in teams to come up with to showcase their learning and advocate for what they are passionate for.

The year-long PASSION curriculum is offered to the Secondary One and Two cohorts. JYians get to choose one of the following PASSION modules; Personal Well-being, Arts, Sports, STEM, Internal Security, Outreach and Nature. JYians get to enjoy learning journeys, dialogue with invited guest speakers, embark on research and investigation, collect data and do analysis, and undergo ICT and ALP training. This programme allows students to interact with and make new friends across streams in the cohort, as well as hone their social emotional competencies.

All JYians also get to enjoy monthly PASSION-themed activities that expose them to the various themes that they may not have much knowledge and awareness of, to allow them to have a greater understanding of the social issues and current affairs surrounding the PASSION themes. The PASSION-themed months also enable JYians to see how the IP, CCA and CCE curricula are relevant to their PASSION experience as different subjects and CCA groups will be involved during different PASSION months to help JYians draw the connections and gain greater appreciation between what they are learning in school and what is happening in the world.

Finally, all JYians get to participate in the Juying PASSION Writing Festival and to reflect on their uniquely Juying PASSION journey in their PASSION E-Portfolio, which serves as a personal branding portfolio that will showcase the growth and development each JYian has made each year, through all the learning experiences the school has provided. JYians get to reflect on their takeaways and through archiving these learning opportunities, they will be able to take stock of these milestone checks during Parent-Teacher Conferences, as they share and articulate their growth to their parents and teachers. The Secondary 4s and 5s will eventually be able to apply for EAE/DSA and use their E-Portfolio in a reflective and authentic way to showcase and represent themselves to the interviewing panel more effectively.

LLP Framework 2022 JYians Got Talent Lunchtime Concert in Arts PASSION Month

JYians solving Math Escape Room puzzles in STEM PASSION Month

Active Pursuit for Passion to Learn and Excel (A.P.P.L.E)

APPLE 2: Outdoor Session at Katapult Trampoline Park Active Pursuit for Passion to Learn and Excel (A.P.P.L.E) is an after-school programme which aims to increase the motivation level of the students in achieving their goals, promote self-leadership, equip them with Social and Emotional Competencies (SEC) relating to conduct / behaviour such as anger management and coping mechanisms to overcome difficulties, develop the desire to attend school regularly, and improve the students’ relationships with peers and significant adults. The school partners an external agency, Majulah Community, in the running of the programme. The youth workers are trained and are engaging the students in the form of group work.

APPLE 1: Latte made and designed by student APPLE 5: Warming up for the fun at Katapult Trampoline Park

APPLE 3: Road Adventure at Lakeside Garden APPLE 4: Photo with teachers in-charge at Lakeside Garden

ECG Café

ECG Café 2022 is a monthly affair in Juying secondary school to expose students to the different career sectors by inviting guest speakers from different industries to share their insights with our JYians. Below are some examples of the cafes that we have held in 2022.

With the issue of mental health among school students in Singapore having been thrust into the spotlight in recent years due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, Juying had the honour of having Mr Rayson Choo, a psychiatric nurse, to share the intricacies of the life-changing work he does. Mr Choo gave our JYians a thorough understanding of the needs in the profession by stressing the attributes that a competent psychiatric nurse must possess.

In light of the recent OCBC phishing scams and the hacking of Toei Animation studios, the ECG Cafe invited Mr Khairul Nizam, Deputy Chief Executive (Development) of Cyber Youth Singapore, to share his insights on the world of ethical hacking. In his sharing, Mr Nizam introduced our JYians to the world of white hat, black hat and grey hat hackers,

Hands-on Experience with Mr Nizam on the world of ethical hacking

as well as various programming languages ranging from Python, Linux to C++. JYians also had a handson experience to practise ethical hacking via the Metasploit software.

To commemorate the 80th Total Defence Day Celebration, the ECG Committee was honoured to have Mr Nelson Tan, a consultant for CyberSecurity Agency Singapore, share his insights into the cybersecurity landscape in Singapore. Mr Nelson unravelled how phishing attacks occur and emphasised the importance of passwords and authentication. Having roused the interest of our JYians, he also shared the multiple possible career prospects in the cybersecurity sector.

Such dialogues with industry partners aim to indeed empower our youth to help them make informed career choices.

ECG Cafe participants learning what it takes to be a psychiatric nurse