What Our Subject is About
Through Project Work, we hope that students will break away from the compartmentalisation of subject-specific knowledge and skills. In examining a real-world issue, students integrate knowledge from different domains, making interdisciplinary connections that help to deepen their understanding of the issue. In our discussions of various issues of Singapore, we hope to inculcate skills in our students so that they are able to think flexibly and inventively to generate ideas and possibilities for problems without fixed solutions, so as to make a positive difference to society. PW allows students to pursue research in an area that is of interest to them, developing information and digital literacy in the process. It is a subject that will allow students to experiment, innovate and create, nurturing student agency and engendering joy of learning. Through this subject, we hope students will be able to engage relevant stakeholders to enable deeper learning through an authentic learning experience. Crucially, students get to work in groups over a sustained period which allows them to learn more about themselves and others, developing the skills for effective communication and collaboration, and nurturing essential social-emotional competencies; and become more confident and effective communicators as they are required to make a formal oral presentation of their project ideas.
What We Do To Develop Students' Interest/Abilities