briefing for parents 2016 sec 1 - xinmin secondary school · and when to let others lead) 3....

Briefing for Parents2016 Sec 1

Xinmin Secondary SchoolSingapore

Agenda

• Introducing our Team

• Introducing our Signature Programmes

• Views on education & educational pathways

• Question & Answer Session


Our TeamMr Daniel ChungVP (Education)

Ms Mabel GohVP (Education)


Our Team

Mr Fong Kim WahVP (Administration)


Our TeamMrs Amy ChanHOD/ English Language

Mr Tang Chun ChiehHOD/ Mother Tongue languages


Our TeamMr Lim Boon PingHOD/ Science

Mrs Sabrina PhangHOD/ Mathematics


Our TeamMr Nicholas WongHOD/ Humanities

Mdm Pok Siok ChengSH/ Craft & Technology


Our TeamMr Hardev SinghDiscipline Master

Mr Gabriel TayHOD/ PE & CCA


Our TeamMr Lee Foo YongHOD/ Business & Infocom Tec

Mr Gary NeoHOD/ Student Leadership


Our TeamMr Yip MinghaoSH/ Science

Ms Lin MingleiSH/ Mathematics


Our TeamMrs Jane WuSH/ Character & Citizenship Ed

Mrs Cindy WongSH/ Student Leadership


Our TeamMr Josh WongSH/ Arts Education

Mrs Cindy BehSH/ English Literature


Our TeamMr Jason TingSH/ Geography

Mr Chua QingjunSH/ Knowledge Management


Our TeamMrs Ho Yen PengSH/ PE & CCA


Our Student Development TeamMs Ng Lee HuaYear Head (Sec 1)

Mr Jeremy TanYear Head (Sec 2)


Our Student Development TeamMrs Susan NgYear Head (Sec 3)

Mr Alan AngYear Head (Sec 4 & 5)


Our TeamMr Vincent SimAdministration Manager

Mr John SelvamaniOperations Manager


Form Teachers – Class 101

Mr Arthur Lee Ms Jenny Fan



Ms Song Mei’En Lyn Mr Pah Mun Wah



Mdm Guang Jing



Mr Jacob Wang Shun'An Mdm Nurhidayah Moliano



Mr James Tan Mdm AbeyegoonasekeraRebecca



Miss Isabelle Lim Ji Yu Miss Ulrica Liang



Mr Chew Lye Heng Mrs Kwek Yin Sy



Mrs Vivien Tay Mr Kuo Yu Hsuan



Mr Lin Shunyi Miss Avelyn Wei


Our Signature ProgrammesStudent-centric & Values Driven Education



Every Xinmin student will experience:

• Swim Safe programme

• Applied Science programme

• Drama in Xinmin Reflections Theatre

• Analytical Thinking Skills programme

• ICT (computing) programme

• Service Learning curriculum



Every Xinmin student will experience:

• Leadership Skills Programme @Level 1

• Cultural & Aesthetics Exposure Programme


EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL PERSPECTIVES OF EDUCATION

Educational Goals & Pathways


Educational Goals

Do you believe in preparing your children for a “test of life, rather than a life of tests”?


Educational Goals

Success in the 21st century world is dependent on having the right character, attitudes, skills and knowledge


Educational Goals

How to Get a Job at GoogleNY Times, Feb 22, 2014

Google had determined that “G.P.A.’s are worthless as a criteria for hiring, and test scores are worthless. ... We found that they don’t predict anything.” Google has its eyes on much more than skills and knowledge. The 5 attributes they look for are:-


Educational Goals

1. General cognitive ability (learning ability)

2. Leadership (knowing when to step in to lead, and when to let others lead)

3. Humility (humility to step back and embrace the ideas of others)

4. Ownership (sense of responsibility, to step in to try and solve any problem)

5. Expertise (content knowledge and skills)


Educational Goals

“Your degree is not a proxy for your ability to do any job. The world … pays you for what you can do with what you know (and it doesn’t care how you learned it.)”

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/23/opinion/sunday/friedman-how-to-get-a-job-at-google.html


Educational Goals

Character First!

We don’t believe in making things easy for our students.

Schooling is a rehearsal (practice) for life!


Educational Goals

"You have to make sure the next generation doesn't get too comfortable. Don't over-educate them. Push them harder. Don't be too nice to the next generation. Progress comes before education.”

Nassim Nicholas Taleb


The Future of Work

“(Technology) is also blurring the old distinctions between “thinkers” and “makers” in the world of work, and between “white-collar” and “blue-collar”. The rewards are highest for jobs that involve both thinking and making, or thinking and delivering a service.”

Speech by Tharman Shanmugaratnam , DPM & Minister for Finance, at the Official Opening of the Lifelong Learning Institute, 17 Sept 2014


The Value of Mastery

“We must aspire to move beyond competence and doing a regular job, towards mastering skills. We must cherish and respect the mastery of skills – the knowledge, practice and passion that goes into mastering skills, no matter what the job. ….Respect for mastery, whatever the job.”


SkillsFuture Initiative

SkillsFuture is a national movement. It aims to provide opportunities for every citizen to develop themselves through life. It will promote skills mastery in every job and for all Singaporeans, regardless of their academic qualifications or grades.


EDUCATIONAL PATHWAYS

Normal (Technical)


ITE College Central

A College of Creativity & Innovation 2 Ang Mo Kio Drive Singapore 567720

ITE College East

A College of Enterprise & Innovation

10 Simei Avenue

Singapore 486047

ITE College West

A College of Service & Innovation

1 Choa Chu Kang Grove

Singapore 688236


Progression Opportunities

GCE N(T) level GCE N(A) level

National ITE Certificate (Nitec)

Preparatory Course

Higher National ITE Certificate (Higher Nitec)

Diploma

Degree

Master National ITE Certificate(Master ITE)

Opportunities at ITE

January 2015 Joint Intake Exercise (JIE 'H')Indicative Cut-Off Points

S/N Nitec Course Campus *Cut-Off Points

1 Aerospace Avionics College Central 6

2 Finance Services

College West

College Central

College East

5

7

10

3 Business Services

College West

College Central

College East

7

8

11

4Aerospace Machining

TechnologyCollege Central 8

* Best 4 GCE N level subjects


Opportunities at ITE5 Aerospace Technology College Central 9

6 Applied Food Sciences College East 13

7 Opticianry College East 10

8 Floristry College Central 10

9

Info-Communications

technology (networking &

Systems Administration)

College Central

College East

College West

10

16

13

10Digital Audio & Video

Production

College West

College East8

10


EDUCATIONAL PATHWAYNormal (Academic)


GCE ‘O’ Level Exams1 year S5N

GCE ‘N’ Level Exams4 Years N(A) Course

2 yearsJC/

3 years CI

3 yearsNAFA/Lasalle

3 years Polytechnic

2 yearsITE

Higher Nitec

2 yearsITE

Nitec

2YearsPoly

3 yearsPolytechnic

--------------1 year

FoundationProgramme

2 years Higher NitecDirect Entry

Scheme (DPP)

To Polytechnic Programme

Cut-off Points for Poly Courses(Based on 2015 Joint Admission Exercise)

Categories of Courses

Nanyang

南洋

理工学院

Ngee Ann

义安

理工学院

Republic

共和

理工学院

Singapore

新加坡

理工学院

Temasek

淡马锡

理工学院

Business & Management

14 – 17 6 – 15 16 – 26 7 - 13 12 – 21

Applied Sciences 12 -18 8 - 17 15 – 26 8 – 14 9 – 16

Engineering 14 – 26 9 – 23 20 – 26 12 – 24 12 – 25

Information and Digital Technologies

14 - 25 11 - 16 21 - 26 11 - 16 13 – 24

Humanities - 9 – 15 - 11 & 12 9 - 16

Media and Design 17 - 21 10 – 16 18 – 26 12 – 16 13 – 21

Built Environment - 13 - 15 26 12 – 17 17 & 23

Maritime Studies - 16 - 16 -

Health Sciences 14 & 28 13 & 28 18 - 26 14 -


Examples

• Creative Writing for Television & New Media Singapore Poly: 11

• Aeronautical Engineering Singapore Poly: 12

• Baking & Culinary Science Temasek Poly: 14

• Digital Forensics Temasek Poly: 13

• Early Childhood Studies Temasek Poly: 13

• Hotel & Hospitality Management Republic Poly: 19

• Sports Coaching Republic Poly: 18

• Film, Sound & Video Ngee Ann Poly: 11

• Mass Communications Ngee Ann Poly: 10

• Chinese Studies Ngee Ann Poly: 15

• Medicinal Chemistry Nanyang Poly: 13

• Accountancy & Finance Nanyang Poly: 14

Liberal Arts College

Imperial College London- NTU Medical School


Each Child is Different

Fulfill Your Child’s Potential, not Yours!


Question & Answer

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