To cultivate an appreciation an interest of the Humanities in the students; and instil in them a strong civic consciousness through varied teaching approaches in Humanities Education.

1) Teaching and Learning Model/Approach/Pedagogy

The study of Humanities utilises the use of inquiry. This approach encourages questioning, critical thinking, investigation and problem solving in the exploration of issues surrounding us.

Sec 1 Geography – Geographical Investigations – Water Quality @ Bishan Park Waterway

21st Century skills will be infused in the lessons in order to nurture our students to be independent learners. Students will undergo lessons that incorporate Thinking Routines, an element of Visible Thinking, to meaningfully foster critical thinking amongst the students.

2) Curriculum/Signature Programmes

Programme Name	Details
Sec 1 Geography – Geographical Investigations – Water Quality @ Bishan Park Waterway	Students embark on an investigation about the water quality at the Waterway at Bishan Park and make connections about how human impact the environment.
Sec 2 History - Historians in Action @ Ford Factory	To prepare students for the demands of the new History Elective and Social Studies syllabus, secondary 2 students embark on an investigation into whether the Japanese Occupation has changed the lives of the people in Singapore. At the museum, students will collect oral and pictorial sources. A study of the context, content and origins of the sources allows students to craft their own perspective as opposed to receiving information from the textbook.
Sec 3 Geography – Geographical Investigations – Micro-Climate Investigation	After generating a hypothesis, students investigate the weather elements in the school. They will collect, analyse and evaluate data obtained
Overseas Humanities Trip	Secondary 3 students will go for an overseas Humanities Trip, which comprises of Geography, History and Social Studies elements, to countries such as Australia and Cambodia. For Principles of Accounts, there are also overseas trips to Hong Kong. *subject to availability

3) Achievements

Year	Achievements	Awardee’s Information	Details
2016	Accounting Carnival 2016 jointly organised by Manjusri Secondary and NIE	LEE MING JUN, JASPER TEE WEI YAN AARON LOW QI XUN JARED TAN WANG PEIZHEN LEONG KAIYUN, JANELLE NGOH SI YING ONG ZI HUI ISABEL TAN HUI QI GRACIA HONE CHI YAN MELISSA KANG JIN YENG CHOO HUI SHAN ELYN, TEO JING RU JOEY LAU RUN-QI WEE YUE KHIM	First Runners-up
2016	NTU-ICC National Cashflow competition 2016	ONG ZI HUI ISABEL MELISSA KANG JIN YENG JOEY LAU RUN-QI JARED TAN ELYN, TEO JING RU NGOH SI YING LEE MING JUN, JASPER HONE CHI YAN LEONG KAIYUN, JANELLE WEE YUE KHIM	Entered Finals
2016	Accounting and Finance Challenge 2016 @ Temasek Polytechnic	LEONG KAIYUN, JANELLE AARON LOW QI XUN TAN HUI QI GRACIA NGOH SI YING ONG ZI HUI ISABEL LEE MING JUN, JASPER HONE CHI YAN JARED TAN
2014	NUS Geography Challenge (organized by National University of Singapore)	Hubert Chong (4E1) Melissa Ong (4E1) Tay Le Min (4E1) Ong Sing Min (4E1) Melissa Ong (4E1)	Team Award - Preliminary Finalists Individual Award – Bronze Award
2014	National Accounting Quiz (organised by Ngee Ann Polytechnic)	Poh Kah Siang (4E3) Low Zhong Xian (4E3) Jasmine Tan (4E3) Celine Tan (4E3)	Team Award – Merit Award

4) Enrichment

Learning Journeys are integral to the holistic development of students. We believe in exposing our students to different range of issues – from self to national and global. Integrated Learning Journeys are planned to provide experiential learning that deepens the students’ understanding. To develop our students’ cultural intelligence, we organize many learning journeys for which our students would get to interact with students from other countries such as Perth, Cambodia and Hong Kong. These trips are carefully planned to include what they have learnt in the classrooms.

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