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adventure at Xinmin Secondary |
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creative way to “write” a
Chinese composition. |
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In recent years, Xinmin
Secondary School achieved many accolades including
the National Best School Thinking Culture Awards
and the Singapore Quality Class. The school opened
its doors to a group of public officers on 28 February
and showcased some of its innovative projects and
practices.
Xinmin Online!
Xinmin’s Web portal, Xinmin Online! or XO!,
was launched in 1997 by the school’s staff.
It caters to administrative, teaching and learning
needs, and includes many innovative Web-based applications,
such as a Physics Online Tutorial Room and an English
Online Writing Studio.
Innovative English lessons
Teacher Gabriel Tan won the Hewlett-Packard Innovation
Teaching Award (Platinum) in 2001 for his innovation
that transforms the way English is taught in class.
For example, he gets his students to log onto the
school’s Intranet, listen to an online recording
of a passage, and then record their own reading
of the passage on the computer. From the online
repository of audio recordings, the students can
view his comments and listen to each other’s
recordings to benchmark their skills.
Drawing Chinese compositions
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When
it comes to Chinese essay writing time, pupils
tend to knit their
brows,
sigh and groan. Miss Phan Siu Ling developed a
remedy to treat these
symptoms. She would draw a few simple lines on
a plain sheet of paper and let the pupils’ imagination
take flight. They have to complete the drawing
and come up with a creative story based on their
artwork.
Creative ways to learn Mathematics
At Xinmin, learning Mathematics can be fun and
exciting. The games, fun-filled activities and
challenging puzzles at the Maths Corner arouse
the pupils’ curiosity and stretch their minds.
Speakers’ Corner
At the Speakers’ Corner, pupils are allowed
to express their ideas freely and raise key issues
for discussion. Topics such as the lack of male
chivalry and whether there are too many restrictions
in school have been hotly argued over.
Aesthetics Corner
And what can things like old bottle caps and discarded
bamboo sticks be recycled into? Well, Xinmin’s
students have demonstrated their creativity in
making string, percussion and wind instruments
out of them. |
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By
MOE
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