|
|
 |
| Ideas
abound at Crescent Girls’ School |
| |
 |
| This
is how the Classroom of the Future
looks like. |
|
|
|
| |
Rousing
music produced with drums, agogo bells, congas,
dustbins
and coke cans welcomed the public officers to Crescent
Girls’ School on 28 February. The students performed an original piece
of Samba with such gusto and style that it had the audience on their feet, swaying
to the catchy rhythm and joining in the music making.
While on an innovation trail around the school, the delegates soaked in the environment
and marvelled at the sheer diversity of innovative projects seen. Some of the
innovative projects included the following: |
| |
|
•
|
A
collaboration with the Singapore School for
the Deaf to produce an original
children’s sign language storybook to enhance learning for hearing-impaired
children |
|
•
|
A
joint project with the National Cancer Centre
to develop the Kids Against Cancer website
to promote cancer awareness and prevention
amongst teenagers |
| • |
A
joint bioinformatics project with the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology and Apple to develop
a programme with the potential to facilitate
the sharing of databases as well as reduce
the time needed by life scientists to conduct
data searches |
| • |
The
Creative Arts Web portal, which has a unique
e-ticketing feature for online booking as
well as a function that enables the school
to track performance
attendance
patterns |
|
| |
|
|
| A student
demonstrating how to compose a score
using IT. |
|
| - |
The
Classroom of the Future left the most lasting impression
on the delegates. This special room encapsulates
the school’s vision of how teaching and learning
will take place in the future.
The
futuristic learning ground is painted vibrant
purple, green and yellow. The colourful, mobile
furniture is ideal for varied student-centred
activities. High-tech facilities capture the
lessons conducted by the teachers and these lessons
are placed in a repository for easy access by
staff and students. New teachers can also record
and view their own lessons for self-improvement
and professional development. That afternoon,
the visitors had a chance to use the facilities
and enjoyed viewing themselves in action! |
|
| |
| |
By
MOE
Next: LTA wins coveted CIO Award
2003
|
|
|
