Character & Citizenship Education

Vision

Damaians of good character who can contribute to school, community and nation.

Mission/Goals

To nuture Damaians into 'BrightSparks' through SPARK Value Education.

Damai SPARKS – A Values Education Programme

Objectives:

• To help students to develop their behaviour aligned with our school values – SPARK

• To recognise/acknowledge students’ efforts in displaying the school values through their actions

• To instil the right habits and create a positive school environment

VALUES IN Action

Key Feature of VIA:

To encourage Student Ownership when students discover what they care about and effect positive change.

Learning Outcomes of VIA:

• To exercise social responsibility in their spheres of influence.

• To play their part through meaningful contribution to the community.

School-wide VIA Activities

Level-wide VIA Activities

1) Citizenship Education

Commemoration of Core NE Events

• Total Defence Day

• International Friendship Day

• Racial Harmony Day

• National Day

Mother Tongue Fortnight 

Celebration of Festivals:

• Chinese New Year

• Hari Raya Puasa

• Deepavali

CCE Ambassadors

• Friend of Singa Programme

2) Educational Career Guidance

Purpose of ECG: To equip students with the necessary knowledge, skills and values to make informed decisions at each key education stage for successful transition from school to further education or work, and hence to manage their career pathways and lifelong learning throughout their lives.

Goals of ECG:

- To introduce students to the wide array of occupations, including new jobs created in this ever-changing world-of-work.

- Students will develop an awareness on their:

• interests, abilities and career aspirations.

• relation of self to others and work.

• initial preferences in career roles assumed in play.

Level-based Activities

3) Social Studies

Social Studies Field-Based Learning for P1 – P3

Field-based learning (FbL) extends beyond the walls of the classroom where students are exposed to authentic real-world settings. It allows students to contextualise their learning experiences, enabling the relational learning of concepts and content. As part of engaging students in inquiry-based learning, FbL will also motivate and sustain their interest in the subject matter as students learn to explore the surroundings, construct new knowledge and make connections to the topic being studied. Please refer to the table below for the various locations of the FbL.

Cohort Learning Journeys for P4 - P6

Cohort Learning Journeys are planned and designed for P4 – P6 students to have opportunities to take part in common experiences which include the P5 NE Show and Museum-Based Learning (MBL). The MBL is one of the core learning experience in the Art syllabus. Together with the other learning journeys, these experiences also complement the learning of Social Studies and Character and Citizenship education.

More details and information of the learning journeys will be shared in the letter and acknowledgement form sent via PG nearer the date of the learning journey.

4) Friend of Singapore

A programme for our Permanent Residents and International Students.

• Orientation

• Cultural Workshops

• IS Sharing of home culture

• Learning Journeys

5) Form Teacher Guidance Period (FTGP)

Form Teacher Interaction Time - WeChat

6) Sexuality Education

Scheduled lessons for P5 and P6

7) Character and Citizenship Education

Lessons to cultivate knowledge, skills and values.