Co-curricular Activities

Co-curricular Activities

               A healthy mind in a healthy body is the key to all-round development and this is ensured through various leisure activities and physical sports.

Objectives should be:

1.   To give children ample opportunities for self expression.

2.  To teach social co-operation by providing experiences in group living.

3.   To make children aware of their social responsibilities.

4.   To prepare children for better leadership and fellowship.

5.   To develop in children high standards of aesthetic sense, ethics, discipline, sportsmanship and social spirit.

6.  To give them training in democratic citizenship.

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Co-curricular activities (CCAs), previously known as Extracurricular Activities (ECA) are non-academic activities. As a means to enhance social interaction, leadership, healthy recreation, self-discipline and self-confidence.

Through CCAs, students in their early teens are often given actual public responsibilities. Red Cross and SJAB members, for example, are often required to render first aid at public events. Most uniformed groups require precision, management and organizational skills, providing training to prepare students for the outside world.

In polytechnics and universities (tertiary education institutes), CCA records are considered by potential employers.

CCA choices vary widely from school to school, although schools at each education level are required to conform to national standards prescribed for that level.

In primary schools, CCAs are often introduced to students at Primary Three. Not all primary schools make CCA participation compulsory. In primary schools, Brownies are likened to junior Girl Guides.

In secondary schools, CCAs are treated more seriously. Students are required to pick at least one Core CCA to join at Secondary One. Belonging to a Core CCA is compulsory, and the students may choose a second CCA if they wish. At the end of the fourth/fifth year, 1 to 2 'O' Level points are removed from the examination aggregate (a lower aggregate indicates better marks). Although the marks are few, it is believed by many that they may make a difference when the students are considered for the most popular post-secondary educational institutions. For example, one minimum prerequisite for admission some schools at Year Five, via the 'O' Levels, is an already perfect score with the maximum of 4 points removed.

At the Primary School campus, the children are gradually prepared for challenges to come in their schooling and ahead in their lives. The initial thrust of the learning program is the establishment of skills, while providing exposure to and developing curiosity for various activities

         

                    An aim of the co-curricular program is to empower students in their own learning journeys.  Some campuses operate a Student Representative Council where students are able to discuss, plan and activate suggestions which may lead to charity collections or achieving specific goals to benefit the school community. Learning the joy of service is a desired outcome of such activities in the schools.